To pick up items and read books, scrolls and letters, use the GRIP button on the LEFT-HAND controller. You learn spells by reading them in books.

To tell your health look at the runes on your hand. The number of runes equates the number of hit points you have left.

To summon magic, use the TRIGGER Button on the LEFT-HAND controller. You can draw magical glyphs with this, which will then cast spells if you have learned the spell.

To blink (teleport) hold the PAD on the LEFT-HAND controller. That will display a ray going to where you will teleport to. Release to teleport there. For best results, aim at the floor - aiming at a wall will tend to end up with your face stuck right up against that wall!

To slide (locomote) hold the PAD on the RIGHT-HAND controller (the staff). Then move the controller in space, forward, back, left or right- you will slide in the direction you moved your hand. Move your hand further to slide faster. You will need to ENABLE this option - do so in the opening area with the Left-Hand Path logo.

To view your grimoire bring your staff to your forehead. The grimoire will appear in front of you. As soon as you learn a spell or a ritual, it will appear in the grimoire. Flip through the grimoire's pages by grasping the turned corners at the bottom left or right of the grimoire and pulling them to the middle of the book. Do remember to read all the pages of the Grimoire!

To make the grimoire disappear raise your staff to your forehead again. It'll vanish.

To find out how many Husks you have open the Grimoire. There's a counter at the top right.

To swap to left-handed mode you can change mode in the opening area with the Left-Hand Path logo.

To fight back against monsters read through your Grimoire's pages - when you start the game you know the Vis spell, which will aid you...

If you're in a black place with no light try casting the Lux spell to illuminate the area.

If you can't get a spell to work check your grimoire for the glyph of the spell. The dot on the glyph shows where you should start the movement. The direction you draw in is important - drawing clockwise or drawing counter-clockwise will often produce different effects.

If you're looking for a save point Most important actions in the game persist - opening shortcuts, killing most bosses or key opponents, etc. You can also return to the Screaming Heads if you have encountered them throughout the world - if not, don't worry, you will soon..

If you want to reset your progress you can do that in the starter area with the Left-Hand Path logo. Look for the red writing offering that option. You can get to the starter area by restarting Left-Hand Path.

If you pick up a book and it's upside down try putting the book down and picking it up from another angle.

If the Grimoire won't go away raise your staff to your forehead. You need to use the front half or so of the staff - touch that to your forehead and the grimoire should vanish.

Getting killed and don't know how to fight back? Look up the "Vis" spell in your Grimoire.

SPOILERS BELOW

Rituals not working? You need to put the circle around yourself, THEN lower your staff flat to the ground. That will cause the compass directions to appear. Then you can draw the runes.

If you've got another problem or think you've found a bug, please do let me know on the Steam Discussions for Left-Hand Path, on Reddit (/u/cairmen) or on Twitter (@hughhancock).

I check all those daily, and in the first few days after any update I'll be checking them a lot more frequently than that. I WILL help you through any problems you encounter, so please don't hesitate to give me a shout!