Becoming Invisible is a guide and a visual primer that draws on the literature of Rosicrucianism, theosophy and esoteric yoga. It describes how, through visualisation and breathing exercises, the reader will be able to split light into its constituent parts and then recombine the seven colours of the spectrum to form a glowing white cloud that envelops its creator. Thus, potentially, anyone can achieve the goal of becoming invisible.

Ian Whittlesea is an artist whose work is concerned with the ability of text to transform the physical and psychic state of the viewer. His books have ben collectively described as 'instruction manuals for transcendental exercise.'