Grey School Of Wizardry? Options

okay, I have NO idea where to put this thread. I skimmed the front page a few times and then gave up.

Anyway, what are your thoughts on the grey school? Originally I thought it was a very annoying riot hall for wannabe harry potter fan types, but I've been looking at the site a bit and it seems like it might have some interesting points. Has anyone had any experience with this school? All thoughts appreciated, thanks:)

It's based on a 'grimoire' by an author who's credentials are suspect, who's philosophy is a bit new agey for my taste personally, and who's book is really fluffy. But, who knows.

Personally, I don't think that there's any good reason to enroll in an online 'magick academy' of any sort. You can find people all over the place on the web to discuss magick with - find someone who's opinion you respect and make friends if you want that personal attention but can't find it in 'real life' as it were. But everything they'll teach you in one of these online academies is going to be basically the same sort of things you can learn on your own reading books.

A real magickal group, and instruction by a true adept, in person, gives the benefit of helping you to have magickal experiences. That can't be done online in the kind of convincing way that will open an initiates mind. All the work you will ever do you'll do on your own though - no one can develop you magickally except yourself.

This place seems fluffy to me, I wouldn't put stock in it personally. They're charging 'tuition' which is, granted, about the cost of a couple of books to study for a year, but to charge money for online courses in something like magick is ridiculous - I seriously doubt they have any kind of exclusive information or technique you can't learn about on your own.

peace