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where we are based) to inform the community of what events are happening at our
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SKIING THE MAGICKAL BUNNY SLOPE
A
Really, Really Introductory Course on Wicca, Magick and Everything
This five-session class includes instruction, exercises, and
question-and-answer time.
The
dates and times for the Spring 2014 Session of Skiing the Magickal Bunny Slope
are:
Friday, March 28,
2014 7PM – 9PM
Friday, April 4, 2014
7PM – 9PM
Friday, April 11,
2014 7PM – 9PM
Friday, April 18,
2014 7PM – 9PM
Friday, April 25,
2014 7PM - 9PM
Enrollment is open to all, but note that due to the class
structure and content, attendance at the first day’s class is required. If you
can’t make it the first day, please join us when the next series is offered in
Spring 2015. If you’ve taken the class before, you’re welcome to come to any
session you may have missed previously, or re-take any you found particularly
interesting.
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It is presented once a year as a community service of OLOTEAS, and is supported
by donations from our ritual events. Many thanks to Edge of the Circle Books
for allowing us to use the space at no cost!
These are some of the materials that are given to students
of our Skiing the Magickal Bunny Slope classes:
Here’s
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A Brief
Guide to Pagan Etiquette
Some
Tips for Aspiring Herbalists
Magical
Ethics
Basic
Circle Casting
Correspondences
- Key of Solomon
Magickal
Weapons and Tools
Spellcraft
The
Oracle™
The
Tree of Life
Temple
Arrangement
The
Wheel of the Year
Glossary
Recommended
Reading List
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Note:
all prices are subject to change without notice.
MAKING
TALISMANS:
Creating
Living Magical Tools for Change and Transformation
By
Nick Farrell
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Mandrake; 2 edition (December 21, 2013)
List Price: $23.00
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Discover the secret keys and practical techniques to turn
mundane objects into "living entities of power," bringing real change
in your life. By pooling magical practices from shamanism, paganism, the Order
of the Golden Dawn, and Dion Fortune, Making Talismans offers training and
techniques for performing advanced magical talismanic operations. For many years,
this occult classic has been "out of print" and now has been reworked
by the author to reveal more detailed and advanced magical work. This book is
nearly entirely practical and tells the reader how to create talismans which
work and how this specialist form of magical work can be part of a spiritual
path.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nick Farrell is the author is the Chief Adept of the Magical
Order of the Aurora Aurea which is a modern Golden Dawn dedicated to magical
experimentation and development.
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ANGELIC
CANDLE MAGIC
By
Michael Howard
Paperback, 125 pages
Capall Bann Publishing, 2012, 2014
List Price: $21.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a
basic introduction to one of the simplest, yet most effective forms of magical
practice. The true practice of magic is a well attested method for contacting
the unseen world of spirits and attaining personal growth and spiritual
development. At its highest expression, it is a gnostic path leading to
self-enlightenment or illumination. It is written for the would-be magician of
the second decade of the 21st century. Although its practice is
timeless and ageless in nature, the Arte Magical has developed and evolved in
accordance with socio-cultural and historical changes.
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PHI-NETER:
The Power
of Egyptian Gods
By
Mogg Morgan
Paperback: 226 pages
Publisher: Mandrake (December 21, 2013)
List Price: $23.00
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Phi-Neter,
means 'Power of the Gods'.
In hieroglyphs, this is represented by the hind-quarters of
a leopard, a "Typhonian" creature, a predator who exemplifies the
driving force of magick. In this book, the author extends the core working
material of Egyptian magick for himself and others to study and use. These
techniques are manifest in the cult of Lord Seth - known as Typhon by the
Greeks - and by all the other Gods of the Egyptian pantheon. The Egyptian
magician wields a power that was ultimately created by the Gods for the use of
anyone who wishes to do their work. It is the same underlying power whether
manipulated by Gods, priests, aristocrats, the common people or even the
criminal. Same power, different ends.
"Ancient
Egypt is an intellectual and spiritual world that is linked to our own by
numerous strands of tradition."
- Jan
Assmann, The Mind of Egypt
Topics include: the False Door; Temple; Abramelin; Magick Squares;
Aleister Crowley; The Heptagram; Vowel Song; Cardinality; Twilight Language;
Seven Charaktêres for "Deliverance"; Ring of Power; Hermeticism;
Colour Symbolism; Number; Egyptian "Kabbalah"; Hermeneia; The Star
Goddess; The Book of Nuit; Ephemeris of Egyptian Decans; Books of the
Nightworld (Duat); Book of Gates; Egyptian liturgy; a Greco-Egyptian dice
oracle; Short Invocations, Prayers, Valedictions, Maledictions , etc.
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MAGIC
OF THE NORTHGATE
By
Josephine McCarthy
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Mandrake (August 31, 2013)
List Price: $19.99
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Magic of the North Gate is a focused look at magic that
involves the body, the land, the living and the dead.
Written for magicians, occultists, pagans, priests and
priestesses, this book looks in depth at the techniques, contacts, methods and
ritual actions that can be undertaken when approaching Earth Magic. Working
with land spirits and Faery beings, building shrines, living in a magical home,
working with the magical elements, connecting with ancient deities, working
with ancestral burials, understanding and living with resident ghosts, weaving
power, plus learning how to connect and work with storms, are just some of the
magical mysteries contained within the North Gate.
Foreword by Frater Acher.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Josephine McCarthy is
a seasoned occultist and author living in the Dartmoor National Park UK. She
has taught and led magical groups in the USA and UK for over twenty years and
has written a variety of books on magic/occultism including the Magical
Knowledge trilogy, the Exorcists Handbook and The Work of the Hierophant.
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THE WAY
OF THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD
By
Jack Wolf
Paperback: 212 pages
Publisher: Mandrake (August 1, 2013)
List Price: $16.99
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
‘Would
you know more?’
It began with a simple question, sent from an unknown e-mail
address, and it kindled the fires of a quest that would take him on a journey
of discovery spanning several years; a journey that would lead him closer to
the enigmatic secret society known as the Odin Brotherhood.
Continuing a quest for understanding which had been started
by his mentor years earlier, and following a trail of cryptic clues and
mysterious lore, Canadian author Jack Wolf set out on a journey into the
workings of this largely undocumented secret society. Accompanied by a
mysterious informant known only as Crow, he embarks on a series of adventures
that will ultimately draw him closer to penetrating the history, lore and
secrets of this elder pagan fraternity – an entity which has existed for nearly
six hundred years.
Mark
Mirabello’s Foreword to Jack Wolf’s The Way of the Odin Brotherhood:
“I have
sometimes wondered if it were possible that unrecognized forces of the past or
present– or even the future– work through the thoughts and actions of living
men.”
-
Robert E. Howard, December 14, 1933
Mysteries have always intrigued me.
For example, Vallalar, also known as Ramalinga Adigal,
disappeared from his one-room residence in Mettukuppam, India on January 30,
1874. After he had given his last and most famous lecture on the “nature of the
powers that lie beyond us and move us,” he locked himself into his home and
told his followers never to open the door. He said anyone entering would find
nothing.
Vallalar’s seclusion generated rumors, and the British
Government finally forced the door in May. They found an empty room and no
clues. The facts were reported in the Madras District Gazetteer.
In my own life, I have experienced the enigma of the Odin
Brotherhood. This secret society, composed of men and women who use darkness
and stealth to preserve the lore of old gods and the purity of old ways,
thrives on mystery.
Who are they? Why are they here? Why does legend surround
their origin?
No one really knows the answers to such questions, but it
clear that anyone who encounters the Brotherhood is never the same. Life has
many moments of transformation–as an elderly Ethiopian woman once said to Leo
Viktor Frobenius (1873 – 1938), the fabled scholar, when a woman is deflowered,
or when a pubescent boy undergoes the ordeal of circumcision, each is changed
forever–but when men and women encounter the Odin Brotherhood, they are
transfigured.
Since publishing my little work on the Odin Brotherhood—in
1992—my contacts with the arcane have increased in number. I have been
contacted by an alleged time traveler, I have been visited by a woman claiming
to be from Odin, I have received cryptic verses (postmarked from Frankfurt,
Germany) supposedly written by Odin himself, I have been offered membership in
a French suicide cult, I have been asked to help with an exorcism of an
adolescent deaf girl, and I have been visited by a traumatized woman who
claimed to be a refugee from a subterranean world where humans are “bred like
cattle and hunted like rabbits.” The list is extensive.
My hope was to be invited to join the Academy of Secrets,
founded by Giambattista della Porta (1535? – 1615) and open only to those who
had made important discoveries, but that has not yet happened.
Are any or all of these contacts connected to the Odin
Brotherhood? As a believer in the process that Professor Karl Jung called
“synchronicity,” or “meaningful coincidences,” I think that they are.
I cannot prove the linkage, but I do know that by publishing
my slender book I did meet Jack Wolf. A Canadian, an acolyte of E. Max Hyatt,
and an associate of Cassie Strong, a magician, Jack Wolf is the man who crafted
the volume that you now hold.
And now, as my life has changed, so shall his.
After remaining hidden for so long, why is information on
the Odin Brotherhood now emerging? Members still keep their involvement secret,
but why is their “ancient lore” now appearing in books, articles, videos, and
Internet sites?
Perhaps, as our civilization dies, we are being offered a
“beacon of light.”
Many historians date the decline of the West from World War
I, and is it a coincidence that weeks before the war, on July 20, 1914, that
modern humans rediscovered Trois-Frères?
Used for 20,000 years as a religious site, this huge
labyrinth, reached in total darkness via a narrow passage—only one foot high
and 120 feet long—was dedicated to the old gods of Europe, when man hunted
savage beasts, dressed in rawhide, and huddled around open fires.
Perhaps, in this time of distress, the old gods and
goddesses from the era of the “Ice” are stirring once more.
And, they are using Jack Wolf to help us.
Mark
Mirabello, Ph.D.
Year
591 of the Odin Brotherhood
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UP AND
DOWN THE TREE:
Exploring
the Nine Worlds of Yggdrasil
By
Runic John
Paperback: 460 pages
Publisher: Capall Bann Publishing (May 1, 2013)
List Price: $ 35.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The ancient yew Yggdrasil holds within its roots and branches
all aspects of reality, the Seen and the Unseen, the known and the unknown. Its
vision was given to our ancestors, the ancient Seidrfolk who travelled through
its branches and roots when the world was young. It is through countless
generations of their lives that this mighty vision is bequeathed to us today.
With myth and majik, song and ceremony this book will lead you into the
otherworld as your ancestors once knew it. Relearn and re-tread the paths they
once walked between the worlds, gain personal practical experience and intimate
knowledge of each of the nine worlds and the beings that dwell within them.
Eventually return to Midgard with symbols, objects of power and majikal songs
through which you may manifest and ground the power of your inner experience in
physical reality.
**
BALDR'S
MAGIC:
The
Power of Norse Shamanism and Ecstatic Trance
By
Nicholas E. Brink, Ph.D.
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Bear & Company (March 3, 2014)
List Price: $18.00
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
A guide to using ecstatic trance to connect with your
ancestors, rediscover your extrasensory powers, and reclaim the peaceful nature
of humanity
• Illustrates ecstatic trance postures to connect with the
ancient Nordic people, to journey to exact points in time, and to access powers
such as seeing into our future
• Explains how the coming new age of peace and veneration
for Mother Earth was predicted in Norse mythology as the rebirth of the
compassionate god Baldr
• Expands on the stories of the early Nordic gods and
goddesses from the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda
Connecting Norse mythology, ecstatic trance, the Universal
Mind, and the dawn of a new age of peace and veneration for Mother Earth,
Nicholas Brink reveals how we can use ecstatic and hypnotic trance to learn
more directly and deeply from our distant ancestors, rediscover our
extrasensory powers, and reclaim the original magical nature of humanity. The
imminent rebirth of a peaceful, balanced, connected world was predicted in
Norse mythology as the return of Baldr, the gentle and compassionate Nordic god
of truth, healing, and rune work.
Illustrating ecstatic trance postures to connect with the
ancient Nordic people and their beliefs, to journey to exact points in time,
and to access specific powers, such as seeing into our future, Brink explores
humanity’s evolving cycle of consciousness from the era when the Great Mother
goddess was the center of life through the transition to the worship of power
and physical strength in the Bronze Age and the world of the Vikings. He
explores the coming return of Baldr and the imminent new age of peace and
respect for the earth. Through hypnotic divination, the author expands the
stories of the early Nordic gods and goddesses from the Prose Edda and the
Poetic Edda, in particular the fertility deities of the Vanir, such as Freyr,
Freyja, and Idunn, who came before the warrior deities of the Æsir, such as
Odin, Thor, and Loki. He details the epic battle of Ragnarǫk and the birth, life, death, and rebirth of
Baldr.
Brink shows how these ancient stories happen outside of
time, in the past, present, and future, thus Baldr’s return is replayed in our
death-rebirth experiences of life, in each dawn, with each spring, and now with
the birth of a new age that we see happening all around us. Through the power
of trance at this time of rebirth, we move full circle to reclaim the magic of
the earliest times, the times of the Garden of Idunn.
**
THE
VATICAN HERESY:
Bernini
and the Building of the Hermetic Temple of the Sun
By
Robert Bauval (Author), Chiara
Hohenzollern (Author), Sandro Zicari
Ph.D. (Contributor)
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Bear & Company (March 1, 2014)
List Price: $18.00
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Reveals how the largest Sun Temple in the world, built
according to Hermetic principles, is located at one of Christianity’s holiest
sites: the Vatican
• Shows how famous Renaissance philosophers and scientists
called for a Hermetic reformation of Christianity by building a magical Temple
of the Sun in Rome
• Explains how the Vatican architect Bernini designed St.
Peter’s Square to reflect heliocentric and Hermetic principles
• Reveals how the design was masterminded by Bernini, Jesuit
scholars, the mystical Queen Christine of Sweden, and several popes
In 16th century Italy, in the midst of the Renaissance, two
powerful movements took hold. The first, the Hermetic Movement, was inspired by
an ancient set of books housed in the library of Cosimo de’ Medici and written
by the Egyptian sage Hermes Trismegistus. The movement expounded the return of
the “true religion of the world” based on a form of natural magic that could
draw down the powers of the heavens and incorporate them into statues and
physical structures. The other movement, the Heliocentric Movement launched by
Copernicus, was a direct challenge to the Vatican’s biblical interpretation of
a geocentric world system. Declared a heresy by the Pope, those who promoted it
risked the full force of the Inquisition.
Exploring the meeting point of these two movements, authors
Robert Bauval and Chiara Hohenzollern reveal how the most outspoken and famous
philosophers, alchemists, and scientists of the Renaissance, such as Giordano
Bruno and Marsilio Ficino, called for a Hermetic reformation of the Christian
religion by building a magical utopic city, an architectural version of the
heliocentric system. Using contemporary documents and the latest cutting-edge
theses, the authors show that this Temple of the Sun was built in Rome,
directly in front of the Vatican’s Basilica of St. Peter. They explain how the
Vatican architect Bernini designed St. Peter’s Square to reflect the esoteric
principles of the Hermetica and how the square is a detailed representation of
the heliocentric system.
Revealing the magical architectural plan masterminded by the
Renaissance’s greatest minds, including Bernini, Jesuit scholars, Queen
Christine of Sweden, and several popes, the authors expose the ultimate heresy
of all time blessed by the Vatican itself.
**
ESSAYS
IN CONTEMPORARY PAGANISM
By
Trevor Greenfield
Paperback: 127 pages
Publisher: Moon Books (December 7, 2013)
List Price: $16.95
FROM THE PUBISHER:
In this absorbing anthology, twelve Pagan writers from
across the globe offer a unique perspective on Paganism today in both its
theoretical and practical aspects. Each writer began with a blank canvas, other
than their essay must reflect a contemporary theme. In turn, the essays are
philosophical, practical, personal and reflective, with issues ranging from
parenting to polytheism, from being a Pagan in London to the sacred landscapes
of Australia, from mysticism to the World Wide Web. In their breadth, these
essays reflect a concern with living in a modern world, with modern technology
and with understanding oneself within a tradition that is evolving and adapting
to meet the needs of its adherents whilst staying true to its fundamental
principles.
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THE
ESSENTIAL LENORMAND:
Your
Guide to Precise & Practical Fortunetelling
by
Rana George
Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (March 8, 2014)
List Price: $21.99
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Master the keys of wisdom and insight
Lenormand is a 36-card deck with simple, straightforward
illustrations that provide direct answers for the reader. For over 150 years,
the Lenormand deck has been a popular divination tool around the world, and
it’s rapidly becoming a phenomenon in the US. Providing step-by-step
instructions and a guide to individual card meanings, leading expert Rana
George shows how to use the Lenormand for predictions on any topic:
relationships, work, finances, family, and more.
From simple inquiries to critical dilemmas, the Lenormand
provides a glimpse of the future when you need it most. The Essential Lenormand
includes traditional reading methods, Rana George’s personal techniques, tips
for working with multiple spreads, and ways to use the Lenormand with the
tarot. Use the Lenormand to unlock the secrets of your destiny, and reveal the
knowledge hidden within.
Praise:
“You
won’t find a better teacher than Rana George.”—Mary K. Greer
**
HOW TO
CLEAR YOUR HOME OF GHOSTS & SPIRITS:
Tips
& Techniques from a Professional Ghost Hunter
By
Debi Chestnut
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (March 8, 2014)
List Price: 15.99
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
When it comes to spirits and specters, knowledge is power
and fear is the enemy
How to Clear Your Home of Ghosts & Spirits is a guide to
everything you need to know to get rid of ghosts. Providing a brief history of
haunts and delving into her own personal experiences, paranormal researcher
Debi Chestnut sheds light on the different types of ghosts—from harmless
spirits to destructive entities—and gives tips and techniques for clearing
them.
Join Debi as she explores how ghosts and spirits can be
accidentally invited into the home and shows how to choose a paranormal team
for extreme cases. Written in a no-nonsense style by an author with years of
experience, this guide is a must-have for those who prefer to live with the
facts instead of living in fear.
**
SPIRIT
BOARDS FOR BEGINNERS:
The
History & Mystery of Talking to the Other Side
By
Alexandra Chauran
Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (March 8, 2014)
List Price: $13.99
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Answers At Your Fingertips
Get answers to your questions about relationships, school,
and career. Communicate with your personal spirit guides. Contact loved ones
who have passed to the other side. Whether you want to divine the future or
just have fun, Spirit Boards for Beginners is an invaluable resource, with:
• Step-by-step
instructions for using the board
• Techniques for
self-protection
• Tips to help you
avoid being tricked
• The controversial
history of spirit boards
• Dozens of true
spirit-board stories
While spirit boards have sometimes received a negative
reputation, they are a perfectly safe way to communicate when used properly.
Sharing dozens of heartwarming tales and creepy encounters, silly games and
life-changing occurrences, author Alexandra Chauran provides everything you
need to know to make the most out of your spirit board experience.
**
NEW DIVINATION TOOLS:
CLASSIC
OUIJA®
Suggested Retail Price : $24.95
Special Introductory Price: $19.95
Whether you call it Wee-Gee or Wee-Ja, the Classic OUIJA®
board spells fun! Just ask it a question and wait to see what the answer the
Mystifying Oracle will reveal to you. Includes a THICK WOOD board!!
**
NEW TAROT DECKS:
TAROT
OF THE NIGHT
By Richard ShadowFox
Size: 11 3/4″ x 6″ | 78 art cards | 256 pp
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; Har/Crds edition
(January 28, 2014)
List Price: $45.00
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Journey to a three-dimensional world of the Tarot that
blends a familiar and traditional style 78-card deck with ghosts, skeletons,
and other creatures of the night. Everything is not as it seems in the dark of
uncertainty, but if you look close, the details will come to life and the
answers will be revealed. Included is an easy-to-follow, comprehensive
companion guide that supplies a method of applying the Tarot to the questions
you have about your life, offered in a conversational tone for the novice and
experienced alike. Rounding out with a detailed understanding of familiar Tarot
spreads, and a unique, original spread for self-evaluation (Vincit Omnia
Veritas – Truth Conquers All), you will have a complete and enlightening
experience. Don’t let the creatures of the night frighten you – in Tarot of the
Night, they are here to help.
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"I've been reading Tarot for more than thirty years,
and reading professionally at the Edge for a decade. My belief is that Tarot is
best used for putting you in touch with your own subconscious, allowing you to
make healthy decisions that can change your life for the better. My readings
tend to be rather commonsensical. They are often geared toward helping the
client deal with the often self-imposed obstacles in their lives in a healthy,
self –affirming way, so that they can achieve their goals and fully enjoy the
fruits that life has to bring."
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This
concludes our Newsletter for this month.
Look
for us again May 1st 2014!
Raven,
Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter
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Monday, March 17, 2014
NEW COLLECTIBLE TITLES FROM SCARLET IMPRINT AND AEON SOPHIA PRESS!
SPECIAL
ADDENDUM II, MARCH, 2014
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WE ARE
PROUD TO PRESENT
THE FOLLOWING NEW COLLECTIBLE TITLES!
THE
TESTAMENT OF CYPRIAN THE MAGE
Encylopædia
Goetica Volume III,
Comprehending
The Book of Saint Cyprian, His magical Elements,
And an
Elucidation of The Testament of Solomon
By
Jake Stratton-Kent
Scarlet Imprint, 2014
Starry Heaven edition, Limited to 800 exemplars.
A pair of royal octavo books comprising 592pp bound in a
lapis night sky cloth, spangled with stars, with dustjackets.
Printed in black and red throughout on archival paper, and
finished with embossed endpapers.
List Price: $181.50
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The Testament of Cyprian the Mage is a two-volume work by
Jake Stratton-Kent, comprehending The Book of Saint Cyprian and his Magical
Elements and an elucidation of The Testament of Solomon.
The Testament of Cyprian the Mage is a two volume work of
approximately 600 pages endowed with charts, tables, seals etc. and punctuated
by specially commissioned pen and ink illustrations by Oliver Liebeskind.
Lavishly bound and printed in red and black ink throughout, this is a work of
enduring importance and a resource to accompany your ongoing study.
This is the final work in Stratton-Kent's acclaimed Encylopædia
Goetica series which begin with The True Grimoire, a working reconstruction of
the Grimorium Verum, and was followed by the monumental two volume Geosophia:
The Argo of Magic which explored the necromantic Greek origins of Goetia.
The Testament of Cyprian the Mage is a fitting climax to
this endeavour which has placed the author at the forefront of modern magic
with a body of work that is both scholarly and aimed at practical application.
All are standalone texts though benefit from being read as aspects of a single
thesis: the importance of Goetia as the oldest continuous tradition of Western
magic.
As Stratton-Kent affirms, 'Goetic Magic ... if properly
understood would regenerate Western magic and underline its immense cultural
significance, on a level equal to any spiritual tradition in the world.'
This understanding is clearly given in two volumes of lucid
and fascinating exegesis with clear extracts from all the necessary works.
The Testament of Cyprian the Mage is an ambitious and
far-seeing work, addressing two ends of the magical spectrum: the Testament of
Solomon and a version of the Iberian Book of Saint Cyprian. In doing so, key
aspects of magical practice are revealed.
This work draws upon these texts to create a clear
understanding of the practice of grimoire magic, not as a discrete or
degenerate subset of ceremonial magic, but one which is integrated with folk
magic and witchcraft. In particular we discover a shared dramatis personae, the
infernal pact, and a common terrain of Wild Hunt and Sabbat.
Within the text we encounter the Chiefs, Kings and Queens of
the grimoire tradition; the magical role of the Decans and their stones and
plants; lunar magic and magical animals; the gods of Time; the Sibyl and the
Hygromanteia; Asmodeus and Oriens; Angelology, Theurgy, Conjunction and the
Pact, the Angelic Vice-regent and thwarting Angels; Asclepius, Iamblichus and
Neo-Platonism; Paracelsus and the Elemental Spirits; Necromancy, and the
principles of spell work.
As Jake writes, 'A
primary purpose of this book is to explore the implicit mythology of grimoire
spirits and the contexts from which it derives.' It does far more. This is
a fundamental revisioning of magic with profound implications for the magical
revival which we are all engaged in.
Jake Stratton-Kent has been a goetic magician since 1972,
making more than forty years of continuous goetic practice. His practical work
integrates the magical papyri, Italo-French grimoires in particular the
Grimorium Verum and African traditional religions with a focus on Quimbanda and
Magia Negra. His interest in magic spans the ancient, medieval, renaissance,
and modern as well as stretching from the West to the Middle East and
crucially, the New World. His scholarly approach is backed with a personal
relationship with the spirits, which is rare to find in the modern world.
LIBER
THAGIRION
Draconian
Grimoire of the Black Sun
By
Asenath Mason
MONOGRAPHIC GRIMOIRE SERIES
“Veritable
œuvres de la Magie” 4
Aeon Sophia Press, 2014
73 pages, 120 grams paper text block, cloth bound hardcover,
sigil stamp on front cover
List Price: $56.50
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
"Liber Thagirion" is a small grimoire which was
written especially for the Monographic Grimoire Series by Aeon Sophia Press.
The book includes rituals and meditations that will guide the reader through
the mysteries of the Black Sun from the perspective of the Draconian Initiate
and are designed for a solitary practitioner of Draconian self-initiatory
magic. Among them you'll find invocations of Sorath, Belphegor, meditations
with the Black Sun and rituals of the Adversary.
CHTHONIC
PROSE & THEORY
By
Vadge Moore
Aeon Sophia Press
Paperback, 190 pages
List Price: $ 32.50
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
From the pen of
Vadge Moore, one of American counterculture's most notorious debauchees, comes
a tome devoted to all the base, depraved, wicked and vile aspects of the animal
Man. Asserting that the savage, primal elements of the human spirit are, in
fact, the proverbial Lead from which spiritual Gold can be spun, Moore takes us
on a tour through Hell; the passage of which - for those bold enough to
undertake it - can lead to a Heaven of a decidedly different nature than that posited
by orthodox religion.
To achieve his
aims of sanctifying the depraved, Moore takes as his starting-point the ancient
Greek concept of the chthonic - a term denoting Hell, Hades or the Underworld,
and all those aspects of Man himself which are associated with such places. To
Moore, the chthonic is an impetus from which to trace the myriad manifestations
of the primitive, primordial, uninhibited beast in Man throughout history; and
also the means by which to tie them together into a cohesive, practical
philosophy. Throughout Chthonic: Prose & Theory, Moore explores all things
chthonic in the history of art, literature, philosophy and religion, tracing
its lineage from the Bacchanalian and Dionysian cults of Ancient Greece and
Rome, to Eighteenth Century France and beyond. He analyzes the chthonic in the
works of the notorious Marquis DeSade, and its influence on the post-modernist
muse Georges Bataille, as well as in the lives and philosophies of Twentieth
Century icons such as occultist Aleister Crowley, psychologist Carl Jung and
Church Of Satan founder, Anton LaVey.
Through
cross-disciplinary scholarly research, Vadge Moore presents a solidly-grounded
philosophical worldview centered around the chthonic - an unapologetically
dark, nihilistic mysticism which does not require the dependent counterbalance
of a benevolent "God" to assert itself. Chthonic: Prose & Theory
delineates Moore's idiosyncratic, previously unexplored means by which to
approach an all-inclusive understanding of the Absolute; not by self-effacing
penitence and sublimation to a supposedly munificent God, but through the
sin-drenched Left-Hand path of the Devil. Join him in the descent!
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