The is the continuation of D.J.'s first book Dancing With Dragons. This book takes one further on the path to working with Dragons by guiding one on how to enter the five rings of the Dragon realm. Dragons are true magickal power and only the serious minded should seek their ways. I purchased Dancing With Dragons when it first became available and I have been entranced ever since. I was thrilled to see this second book and discover the more intimate ways of seeking Dragon help. I loved the frist book, but I feel as if I can really connect with the Dragons in this book. I appreciate the fact that the path of the Dragon is taken seriously by Ms. Conway and Dragons are presented as the wizards, teachers, guides, and wise ones they truly are. These books open a tremendous world for anyone seriously seeking the Dragon path! I love all of D.J. Conways books and I hope she'll establish a more intricate website in the future!
One thing I've noticed about DJ Conway is that most people who learned dragon lore on their own usually don't like her. Many said she's read too much into Dungeons and Dragons, and it appears in her new book, she's traded D&D for Harry Potter. Each of the five "rings" is a set of lesson objectives, each set complete with its own title, uniform, symbol, color and honor code.
As per her last dragon magick book, Conway has come up with new ideas that are completely uniqe to her. She has layed out a map of the Muliverse the likes of which no one has ever seen, listed dragons names no one else has ever heard of, and she herself has even found a previously undiscovered element to add to the traditional Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Light and Chaos.
Besides all these extreme claims, there is little in the book that few students of magick will find new, even when compared to Dancing with Dragons. Conway again covers colors, herbs, stones. She has added runes and astrology to the book, but nothing any serious student hasn't seen before. Finish it off with so called meditations that lead you by the nose as far as what you see and how it all makes you feel and what you'll say to whom and essential "tests" which you'll only visualize yourself passing anyway.
The only thing I can say is to connect with your dragon co-magicians and guardians and learn from them personally. If you haven't established that kind of relationship, work on it. There is nothing new, essential or even inspiring about this book.
