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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

ADDENDUM: MAY, 2013- NEW FROM AEON SOPHIA PRESS!


ADDENDUM: MAY, 2013




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 EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING NEW TITLES:









WHISPERINGS FROM THE VOID:The Amaranthine Arcanum of Holy Image and Revealed Exegesis
By Patrick John LarabeePublisher: Aeon Sophia Press
Standard Edition, Hardcover
List Price: $118.95


FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Presents a work consisting of esoterically inspired art and prose from a practitioner of Sorcerous Crafts. This body of work aspires to illuminate to all seekers of Truth and Wisdom the intricacies of the journey thus far, facilitated via the antiquarian practices of the occult devotee and presented in a manner befitting their sacred manifestation: conjoined image and written word in a dynamic fusion of prayer and icon.

BOOK I:
Book I: The Path of the Hermit- an anthology of essays which seek to illuminate by way of written word and artistic fashioning myriad interests regarding such topics as the Void, the Undefined Desire of the Universe as both source and foundation of the material Cosmos the Womb and opposing Tomb of all existence; the nature of the Self and Consciousness. The Dualism of Subject and Object including the ever present reality shared between each; A personal account of the Unseen world existing in tandem to our own, as well as its effects upon us and vice versa. The Mask and the Mystery; the reality of the Soul and its placement within the Sorcerous Arte, the inheritance of Sorcerous Fire from the Witch Goddess, and the concept of discovery and growth through adversarial opposition. The lighting of the darker paths of wisdom, locating there the ever blazing flame of the Art Magical behind all veils; The true Solitary nature of the Path towards Discovery of Divinity. Of seeking to examine the multitude aspects of Being both as spiritual and earthly entities, as well as exploring our individually created and maintained universe in terms of the emotive, mental, imaginative and phantastic emanations.

In many ways this work entire must be considered ‘liminal’ in that it inhabits a space betwixt: between the auspices of writ and limn and so too of the peripheries of waking and dreaming, leading beyond worlds of spirit and of the flesh in order to issue forth from a domain of devotion and praxis, Balance and Beauty, the gnostic revelation of Lux Veritas.
Amidst all this is also featured the artwork series ‘Hermit Pathos’: 12 full page renderings, representing various concepts not readily identifiable through the conventions of articulated word, as well as a collection of sorcerous sigils acting as Keys to the world existent beyond all which is scribed: to bypass the filters of conscious mind via symbol, ordaining the opening of the gateways to the unseen and unconscious self to pour through into our world and behold the shadow-realm with eyes of pure light. 


"On another level, purely visionary one could say, there exists within us an ‘eye’ of sorts, not just any eye but a Spiritual Eye, that sees and beholds ALL. It resides in the deepest parts of ourselves and yet never ceases to watch, to observe, to look out as well as within.  This Eye could be said to be the equivalent of the Third-Eye, the Ajna, the source of what has over time become know as the ‘Second-Sight’, it is via this inner ability to see both the seen and the unseen that we experience visions, partake of the Imaginal worlds, and have the ability to ‘see’ into other worlds, other dimensions. It through attuning this Spiritual Eye through various means such as occult praxis and meditation, rites and rituals, devotion and hard work that we start to open up to the invisible worlds around us, to actually hear the Voices of the Gods and Spirits, and to partake of that Grander Vision of the Universal and Infinite Godhead."

BOOK II:
Book II: The Book of Blood- A treatise of prose serving to describe by various means the Path and Praxis of the Sorcerous Arte: containing prayers, devotionals, rites and modes of Praxis which commit to explaining in detail particular aspects of ritual and spirit-congress, including but not limited to: icons and invocations unto the Masculine and Feminine aspects of the Godhead through various masks called herein the Holy Sorcerous Daemonic Host; those Devils and Angels of the Arte otherwise known as the Intelligences who preside as Patrons of the Dark Arte: a path trampled through the Lands of Nod, those Dreaming Worlds of the Soul leading to the Spiritual fountain of Wisdom.
As a collective of work based upon profound personal experience and dedication to the very Gods typified within, we once more bear witness to the same dynamic fusion of prose and art which includes a series of invocations and sigillic accompaniments pertaining to each God and Goddess by which the complete manifestation of Libri ab Sanguis is intended as presented here through a succession of mystery-rites.

Libri ab Sanguis as featured here in a series of 19 full page icons along with their accompanying text and insignia shall reveal through such twin aesthetics another set of Keys which open out into the vistas of Spirit. Each deity named and petitioned represents a power and as such all image becomes a gateway revealing sigils, features and habitations which both veils and reveals their essence. Though these are but masks they allow equally the discovery of means by which they may be lifted and through which understanding of their true nature may be realised; each must be engendered and embraced if one is to locate the heart of each Mystery as it is envisioned.

"Rituals and rites are about congress with the unseen powers of the Universe, within rite we consciously interact with the powers of Heaven, Earth and the Underworld, with Gods and Spirits both Empyrean and Infernal, it is about experiencing the spiritual aspect of reality whilst incarnate, a way of enfleshing upon the Earth the Mysteries of the Eternal. It can be seen as a process that brings the seeker into communion with Divine Presence and Wsdom, Spirit unto spirit, Soul unto soul and Self unto self, it is about reaching out into Otherness."
Each work spoken of above is herein bound and presented as a single breath, One heart: in order to inform and ensoul its twin through a chaotic interplay of artistic phantasia and gnostic revelation.

"In the Blackest Light of Azazel I Illuminate the Secret House of the Hidden God:
shine I with the Radiance of the Divine ever concealed
beneath the Veils of Flesh!"

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TANTRIC BRUTE GRIMOIRE
A Magical Grammar of the Psychopathology Stirred by the Night and Magic
By Angela Edwards
The 'works' are housed in a full Gede purple cemetery night infused cloth cover, adorned with Gold-foil stamps and Gold-foil lettering on spine. The inside of the book is finished with structured end-papers. Book-block of 140 grams high quality paper.
Publisher: Aeon Sophia Press
Hardcover
Approx 170 pages
Over 80 full color plates
List Price: $76.95

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Synopsis:
This book is a voodoo transgressive sex-magical grimoire. With over eighty full color plates and text. Utilizing the Qliphothic realms. It includes veve’s, invocations, Qliphothic spirit maps, rituals, properties, sexual positions, body points and lwa. It is a contemporary grimoire reflecting the human condition created by a practitioner and artist. Exploring the darker elements of human psychosexuality. This will appeal to those working the Typhonian current, Voodoo, Left Hand Path, and Western Sex-magic. 


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
London, UK based artist and author Angela Edwards did extensive research for her book both academically as well as putting her knowledge about voodoo and modern occultism into practice. By doing so, she experienced the darker elements first hand. Which lead to the creation of a sexual, raw emotional and very in-your-face text and art. She uses the extremes of the human condition explored in the act of ritual. This transgressive grimoire isn't for those restrained by moral objections. All content is tested by the author/artist and proven workable.

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QLIPHOTH Opus II 
"Flesh Totems And Mask Bones"
Created by Edgar Kerval 111, with multiple contributors
Standard edition
Including approx 241 pages in book format.
Publisher: Aeon Sophia Press
List Price: $76.95








There is a secret sign to be drawn...
A transgressive dance to be done
A flesh totem to be bathed in blood
A mask bones to be mould...
And a sole path to drink from the sacred vessels
ov the Qliphoths..

“We are the Quintessence, the dissolution of self-ecstasy of pain and death Beyond Daath, Beyond the Void...” 
Edgar Kerval 111




QLIPHOTH Opus II  ----Table of Contents:

The Magician As Vampire - Andrew Dixon

The Tellum Scorpionis -Atrum Semita Pondera - R.N. Lant

The Arte Of Blood - S.Ben Qayin

The Mass of Tiamat - Aion 131

Becoming hoodoo Part II - Kyle Fite

The Fundamentals Of Utilizing The Qliphoth To Perfect BeingOf Becoming In Nothingness/Everything In The Path Transfixed Of The Void - Angela Edwards

Theoretical Demonology In Psychoanalytical - Alexei Dzyuba

A Short Optical About The Zos Kia Cultus - Claudio Cesar DeCarvalho

Blackmouth Beach - Sean Woodward

Symbology Of The Serpent - Marco Grosso

Liber Bes - Aion 131

Parasitic Vampyrism And The Inspiring Aspects Of  Motivational Vampyrism - Dante Miel

Explorations And Permutations Upon The Formula Of  N.O.X. - Jhon Longshaw

Formula Ov The Red Ecstasy-Trance and Erotocomatose Rite-
(Automatic Writting & Drawing) - Edgar Kerval

The Treatise 393 SEFEKH, THE CONSORT OF THOTH Part II -Robert Angelo Dalla Valle



QLIPHOTH Opus II  ----Visuals by:


-Michael Gallant
-Alexei Dzyuba
-Kyle Fite
-Magick Kazin
-R.N.Lant
-Isa Lam'DeFond Ramdani
-Claudio Carvalho
-Sean Woodward
-Aion 131
-Patrick Larabee
-Akehrra Phasmatanas
-Edgar Kerval

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

HAPPY BELTANE!


HAPPY BELTANE!



WELCOME to the Edge of the Circle Newsletter. This newsletter has come about as an effort to reach out to the Pagan/ Occult community (particularly in Seattle where we are based) to inform the community of what events are happening at our store. Without further ado, welcome, and enjoy.  Regards, Erica (Raven) Branch-Butler, Editrix

WHO WE ARE: Edge of the Circle Books is Seattle's resource for Paganism & the Occult. This newsletter seeks to provide the Seattle community with a place to list events, post articles, and do a bit of networking.

We are located at: 701 E. Pike St, corner of Boylston Ave., just two blocks west of Broadway, on Capitol Hill.

Edge of the Circle Books strives to be your ideal Magical Pagan store.

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Call: 206-PAN-1999

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: SEATTLE HAS A NEW RESOURCE FOR PAGANS!
PSPRG : The Puget Sound Pagan Resource Guide
"Are you a Pagan in the Puget Sound area? Find groups, shops, events, classes, makers of thinks, officiates, healers, readers and more!"
About the Puget Sound Pagan Resource Guide
    The scope of this project is limited to doing a few things very well, aimed a connecting the wider Puget Sound Pagan community.  The site will serve two main functions… first to act as a community calendar, second to act as a pagan "yellow pages".  It is, and always will be, free to all. 
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KEYS OF OCAT
By S. Connolly
Nephilim Press

The Standard Edition of the Keys of Ocat is 6"x9", heavy cream, smythe sewn, archival quality paper. The LIbrary Edition, in only 450 copies,  is bound in Red cloth and has gold foil stamping .

List Price:  $54.00

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The Keys of Ocat reveals the never before published Saturn rites, seals, and theophantic gate opening rituals of Ocat, the abyssal gatekeeper of the dead. Behind His gates dwell the Daemons of death including Euronymous, Balberith, Bune, Hekate, Frucisierre, and many others. These blood magick rituals, talismans and seals will aid the advanced magician in conjuring Daemons to speak with the dead, commune with death, and discover the true meaning of mortality and spiritual immortality.  Be forewarned, however, Ocat is not known to be a friendly gatekeeper to all magi who approach Him, and the Daemons behind His gates are some of the most terrifying of their nature.

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APPROACHING THE KABBALAH OF MAAT
By Karr (Author), Colin Low (Foreword)

Maine, USA: Black Jackal Press, 2013.
First Edition Hardcover. 8vo. (9 x 6 inches / 228 x 152 mm), xxii + 334pp.

Black cloth with spine lettered in silver-gilt, and silver-gilt device on front board. Full color dustjacket. Printed on acid free paper. Sewn. Black and white frontispiece. Numerous black and white illustrations, diagrams and tables in text. Edition limited to 416 hand-numbered copies.
New book thus Fine in Fine Dust Jacket.

List Price: $54.95

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
"Approaching the Kabbalah of Maat" explores three radical expressions of modern goddess-inclusive occult theory and practice that evolved in the late twentieth century. Drawing from the same broad esoteric lineage that produced Aleister Crowley, Frater Achad, and Kenneth Grant, Maat magicians and theosophists such as Nema, Aion, 416 and others, developed new concepts of personal and cultural evolution, weaving æonic theory and kabbalah into revolutionary tenets and practices. The text is supplemented by transcriptions of original documents, diagrams and artwork by individuals and groups involved in Maatian practice, including a significant collection of material from the Thelemically-inclined occult order, the OAI. The book also offers a well-researched history of the esoteric streams that gave rise to the progressive/subversive methods of Maat magick, and the broader cultural movements and upheavals which also contributed to them. The author, Don Karr, is a well-known scholar of the hermetic arts. He is the co-author of two books in the acclaimed "Sourceworks of Ceremonial Magic Series" (with Stephen Skinner) and is also the author of numerous articles on Jewish mysticism and its influence on the Western esoteric tradition.

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DARK SPIRITS:
The Magical Art of Rosaleen Norton and Austin Osman Spare, Dr. Nevill Drury
By Dr. Nevill Drury
Series: Modern Magistery
Publisher: Salamander and Sons
Pub date: 05 December 2012
Extent: 199pp
Format: Paperback
List Price: $54.95

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Although they never met, the Australian witch Rosaleen Norton (1917-1979) and British visionary artist Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) shared many points in common. As occult practitioners operating within the Western esoteric tradition, both artists were well versed in the literature of Western magic, Theosophy, kabbalah, Eastern mysticism, and modern psychoanalysis. Fascinated by mediæval magical grimoires, they also explored the ‘seals’ associated with elemental spirit-beings and developed unique forms of sigil magic. Perhaps even more significantly, Norton and Spare utilised their own personal techniques of self-hypnosis and trance in order to produce their distinctive visionary artworks. As this book demonstrates, there is a clear parallel between the trance states associated with the Zos / Kia cosmology of Spare and the trance magic of Norton. Profiling both artists in detail, and with in excess of 120 colour and black and white images, Dark Spirits explores the unique contributions of both Spare and Norton as visionary outsiders and is necessary reading for anyone interested in the nether regions of the magical psyche.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dr. Nevill Drury is an independent researcher and author whose specialist interests include modern Western magic, shamanism and visionary art. For many years he worked in the Australian book industry as an editor and art book publisher and in 2008 he received his PhD from the University of Newcastle for a dissertation on the art and magic of Rosaleen Norton. He now lives in Milton on the south coast of New South Wales and works as a full-time writer and occasional university lecturer. Nevill’s books have been published in 25 countries. Recent publications include Sacred Encounters: Shamanism and Magical Journeys of the Spirit (2003), The Dictionary of Magic (2005) and Stealing Fire from Heaven: the Rise of Modern Western Magic (2011). He is also the editor of the multi-authored Pathways in Modern Western Magic (2012).

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THE PASS-KEYS TO ALCHEMY:
The Lost Book of Lapidus
By Lapidus
Series: Modern Magistery
Publisher: Salamander and Sons
Pub date: 10 September 2012
Format: Hardcover
List Price: $43.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Lost for more than three decades, the companion volume to In Pursuit of Gold has been found.

For decades students of alchemy have believed that In Pursuit of Gold – hailed upon its 1976 publication as a rare work by one of the few practicing laboratory alchemists writing in English during the mid-to-late 20th century – constituted the sole alchemical text penned by the enigmatic alchemist Lapidus. The truth is that Lapidus – real name David Curwen – wrote a second text which, unknown to most, he secreted away with at least one trusted Brother in the Art. Throughout the intervening years this remarkable book, The Pass-Keys to Alchemy, has passed through just a few select and trusted hands.

Each of the chapters of The Pass-Keys to Alchemy details one pass-key to the successful confection of the Philosophers’ Stone, as identified by Lapidus. Drawing upon the writings of Eirenæus Philalethes and Ali Puli, The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus the Great, Bendictus Figulus’ A Golden and Blessed Casket of Nature’s Marvels, Sir Edward Kelly’s Book of St. Dunstan, and Michael Maier’s Atalanta Fugiens among other canonical texts, this lost alchemical masterpiece includes the kind of profound insights into alchemical theory, laboratory processes and practical methods that only derive from a lifetime of quiet alchemical work.

A rare alchemical gem in print for the first time, The Pass-Keys to Alchemy also includes an introductory essay by Tony Matthews, grandson of Lapidus, and 16 of Theodor de Bry’s masterful engraved emblems from Atalanta Fugiens with accompanying commentary by Lapidus.

 ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Writing under the nom de plume of Lapidus, David Curwen (1893-1984) was one of the most mysterious personalities of modern alchemysticism, and one of the very few practicing laboratory alchemists residing in the United Kingdom during the latter half of the 20th century. In the decades since the publication of the first edition of In Pursuit of Gold in 1976, many have speculated regarding the true identity of Lapidus, and a few individuals have even laid claim to be the enigmatic adept. An intensely private man, very little information has been publicly available about Lapidus prior to the publication of the revised and expanded second edition of In Pursuit of Gold by Salamander and Sons in 2011.

During the period 1944 to 1947 David Curwen engaged in a notable correspondence with the ageing Great Beast 666, Aleister Crowley. This dialogue is collected in Brother Curwen, Brother Crowley: A Correspondence (2010) published by The Teitan Press.

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THE SPELLBOOK OF MARIE LAVEAU:
The Petit Albert
By Talia Felix (Translator)
Hardcover: 166 pages
Publisher: Hadean Press (December 27, 2012)
List Price: $38.95

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
From its first printing, the Book of the Fantastical Secrets of the Petit Albert made its way into the most rural of French hamlets and eventually to the colonies beyond, where it became a great success in the Caribbean and North America-especially in Québec in the north and in New Orleans in the south. It is there that the Petit Albert was almost certainly used by the hoodoo and voodoo practitioners of the nineteenth century, including the Voodoo Queen herself, Marie Laveau. In The Spellbook of Marie Laveau: The Petit Albert, translator Talia Felix presents the full text of the Petit Albert in the English language, and offers a compelling argument that the Petit Albert was most likely one of the spellbooks in Laveau's arsenal, if indeed she was literate at all. At the very least, as Ms. Felix states in her introduction to the book, "it presents a period-correct view of the sort of magical knowledge that was likely to have influenced the real and genuine life and works of the famous Marie Laveau, and of New Orleans Voodoo as a whole."

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LEARNING LENORMAND:
Traditional Fortune Telling for Modern Life
By Marcus Katz  and Tali Goodwin
Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (May 8, 2013)
List Price: $16.99

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Discover Your Future in 36 Cards

Read the Lenormand cards to answer practical questions about romance, career, money, travel, and important life choices. With simple instructions for beginning readers, Learning Lenormand teaches easily accessible methods for using this simple thirty-six card deck. Providing fascinating historical research and proven techniques, renowned instructors Marcus Katz and Tali Goodwin reveal everything you need to know:

Card meanings • The Grand Tableau • Accessing your inner Sibyl • Sample readings Working with houses • Basic layouts • Deck recommendations • The significance of facing cards • Lenormand and tarot • Diagonals, reflections, zones, and shadows

With fewer complex symbols than traditional tarot cards, the Lenormand deck is a key that unlocks the secrets of the future and uncovers deep personal insights.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Marcus Katz (England) is a tarot teacher and the director of Tarot Professionals, the world’s largest professional tarot organization. He has studied and taught tarot for thirty years and has delivered more than ten thousand face-to-face readings. He is the co-founder of Tarot Town, the social network for tarot readers, with thousands of members worldwide.

Tali Goodwin (England) is the marketing director of Tarot Professionals and co-founder of the Tarot Town social network. She maintains a popular tarot blog at TarotSpeakEasy.com.

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CREATE YOUR OWN RELIGION:
A How-To Book without Instructions
By Daniele Bolelli
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Disinformation Books (April 1, 2013)
List Price: $19.95

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Create Your Own Religion is a call to arms--an open invitation to question all the values, beliefs, and worldviews that humanity has so far held as sacred in order to find the answers we need to the very practical problems facing us.

Writer, philosopher, and professor of comparative religion, Daniele Bolelli, leads the reader through three thousand years of mythology, misogyny, misinformation, and the flat-out lies about "revealed truth" that continue to muddle our ability to live a peaceful life, free of guilt and shame and the ultimate fear of death.

"Our worldviews are in desperate need of some housecleaning," says Bolelli. "We enter the 21st century still carrying on our backs the prejudices and ways of thinking of countless past generations. What worked for them may or may not still be of use, so it is our job to make sure to save the tools that can help us and let go of the dead weight."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Daniele Bolelli is a writer, university professor and martial artist and the author of 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know: Religion. He is a history professor at Santa Monica College and California State University, Long Beach and is a regular contributor to several magazines both in Italy and in the United States. He lives in Los Angeles.


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THE FORBIDDEN BOOK: A NOVEL
By Joscelyn Godwin  
and Guido Mina di Sospiro
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Disinformation Books; Reprint edition (April 1, 2013)
List Price: $24.95


FROM THE PUBLISHER:
"Watch out Dan Brown and Umberto Eco! Here's a real esoteric thriller written by some real Illuminati who know the real thing and aren't afraid to let the secret out. Sex, magic, politics, and mystery. The Forbidden Book is a gripping, exciting, and illuminating read." -Gary Lachman, author of Turn Off Your Mind

"This is a really excellent book--gripping, thought-provoking, mysterious, deep and resonant with esoteric knowledge. It keeps you turning the pages in a most compelling way. I couldn't put it down." -Graham Hancock, author of the international bestsellers The Sign and the Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods, and Heaven's Mirror

This gripping page-turner has something for every fan of occult fiction: a murder mystery set against the conflicts of Islam and the West with symbolism, alchemy, and magic fueling the action. The evocative setting of Venice and the Veneto dominates the plot, along with vivid scenes in Santiago de Compostela, Provence, Washington, and the Vatican.

The Forbidden Book delves deep into esoteric knowledge and practice, thanks to Guido Mina di Sospiro's extensive knowledge of Catholicism and Joscelyn Godwin's authoritative studies of the western esoteric tradition. Underlying the fast-paced action, the reader will find a profound treatment of moral and political dilemmas, the conflict of religions, and the frightening possibilities of the occult.



NEW TAROT DECKS AND SETS


THE GOLDEN TAROT:
The Visconti-Sforza Book and Deck Set
By Mary Packard
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Race Point Publishing; HAR/CRDS edition (March 21, 2013)
List Price: $30.00

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The Tarot is much more than mere pictures on cards, the pictures are physical symbols for spiritual concepts. The images are symbolic representation of archetypal forces and/or beings which have always existed and have been identified and passed on to us by ancient initiates and which provide a focus for us to use in self-initiation, spiritual development, and the perception of hidden wisdom.

The tarot deck included in this beautiful set was commissioned around 1451 by the Visconti and Sforza families, and it is one of the oldest tarot decks in existence. The images on the cards have been faithfully recreated, showing members of the Sforza and Visconti families in period garments. The borders of the elegant cards are adorned with gold metallic ink.

The accompanying book provides a history of Visconti-Sforza cards, 35 of which are now in the collection of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City. The symbolism of the different cards is described, along with explanations of different ways to arrange the cards when seeking information about different aspects of life.

This beautiful gift box holds the book and card deck side by side, with a purple satin reading cloth folded and placed underneath the book.

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ANNA. K TAROT
By Anna. K
Cards: 240 pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; Crds/Pap edition (May 8, 2013)
List Price: $26.99

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Saturated with emotion, drama, and powerful stories, the Anna K Tarot is an easy-to-use, intuitive tool for self-discovery. See yourself in these gorgeously rendered scenes that emphasize the human experience and stay true to the Rider-Waite tradition—with fewer distracting symbols. Mirroring the many aspects of Self, this unique and beautiful deck will help you look lovingly inside your heart and unmask true motivations, fears, and potential. The companion guide offers everything you need to begin your journey.

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SO BELOW DECK:
Book of Shadows Tarot, Volume 2
By Barbara Moore and Sabrina Ariganello
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; Cards edition (May 8, 2013)
List Price: $22.95


FROM THE PUBLISHER:
So Below, volume two within The Book of Shadows Tarot Kit, is now available as a stand-alone deck. Explore the beliefs, symbols, and values of Pagan and Wicca spirituality—and how these teachings manifest in the real world. Following basic Rider-Waite structure, this vivid and powerful tarot helps us recognize—and learn from—the magical energies that surround us in everyday life.








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Anyone practicing, curious about, or otherwise interested in Chaos magic is welcome to attend.


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UNCOMMONSENSE TAROT
Tarot readings by Erica (Raven) Branch-Butler
"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 June 1st, 2013!
Raven, Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter

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Monday, April 15, 2013

ADDENDUM, APRIL, 2013


EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS NEWSLETTER ADDENDUM, APRIL, 2013

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EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING NEW OBSCURE COLLECTOR’S EDITIONS:





APOCALYPTIC WITCHCRAFT
By Peter Grey

Publisher: Scarlet Imprint, 2013

“Of the Doves” edition; 1000 exemplars; Black linen cloth stamped with white dove devices to front and rear. Starkly iconic.
Embossed grey end papers, printed on archival quality paper.

List Price: $74.95

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The spectre of witchcraft is haunting the West, the dead giving up their secrets. This is a ritual unveiling of these mysteries. It is a vision and a revelation of the mytho-poetic structure of the Art.

Apocalyptic Witchcraft is a bold project which does not seek to impose an orthodoxy on what is the heresy of heresies. Instead, it suggests a way forward.

Apocalyptic Witchcraft gives a compelling and profound account of the Sabbat and Wild Hunt as living experiences. These are the core of our ritual practice. Dream, lunar and, critically, menstrual magic are explored as a path to this knowledge. The wolf, the Devil, and the Goddess of witchcraft are then encountered in a landscape that ultimately reveals the witch to her or himself. These are not separate threads, but arise from a deep mythic structure and are woven together into a single unifying vision. Alternating between polemic, poetic and ecstatic prose, an harmonious course is revealed in a sequence of elegant stratagems. The book is threaded together with a cycle of hymns to Inanna, pearls on the tapestry of night. Seemingly disparate aspects are joined into a vision which is neither afraid of blessing nor curse. This is a daring undertaking, born from both urgency and need. It offers a renewed sense of purpose and meaning for a witchcraft that has seen many of its treasured ideas about itself destroyed. An apocalyptic age demands an Apocalyptic Witchcraft, and this is a book which is offered up to revolutionise the body of the craft, a way out of the dark impasse.
Tradition is not static, it flows, and this work pours forth a vision for the future. Founded in pilgrimage and ritual, encountered in dreams and gleaned from the conversations of both doves and crows, a remarkable narrative unfolds. Its wings span from pre-history, through the witch-panic and it emerges fully fledged into our present moment of crisis. It offers a witchcraft for our time. Apocalyptic Witchcraft is a controversial, luminous text. A shuddering paroxysm of eternal renewal beneath the serpent moon.

It is neither a how-to book, nor a history, rather it is a magical vision of the Art in its entirety.

The standard Of the Doves edition is an octavo book of 200pp bound in rough black linen cloth. Limited to 1000 copies. The boards are stamped with white doves, whose hidden meaning is elucidated in the text. Lyrical typography and carefully chosen images communicate further understanding.


CONTENTS

Exordium
Apocalyptic Witchcraft
A Manifesto of Apocalyptic Witchcraft
She is Without
The Cup, the Cross and the Cave
A Spell to Awaken England
The Scaffold of Lightning
The Children that are Hidden Away
A Wolf sent Forth to Snatch away a Lamb
Fifteen
Hic Rhodus, Hic Salta!


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Peter Grey is the co-founder of Scarlet Imprint. His previous work The Red Goddess has become the standard work (if there can be such a thing) on Babalon. Apocalyptic Witchcraft represents his mature understanding of these mysteries, working in conjunction with Lover and accomplice Alkistis Dimech. This is his second book length work and the first title Scarlet Imprint has devoted to witchcraft.




GENUINE WITCHCRAFT IS EXPLAINED:
The Secret History of the Royal Windsor Coven and the Regency
By John of Monmouth

Publisher: Capall Bann
Bibliotheque Rouge paperback edition; with plates of rare manuscript, illustrated. 488 pages.

List Price: $39.95

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
For some fifty years, secrecy has surrounded the Royal Windsor Coven and the Regency which operated from the 1960s to the 1990s. They have played a major role in shaping modern witchcraft and paganism, not only in the U.K. but, in the USA and Australasia. The Royal Windsor Coven gave birth to what is known as the "Cochrane Tradition" in witchcraft, named after the pseudonym of one of the coven's founders: "Robert Cochrane". The Regency, which was the exoteric form of the Royal Windsor Coven, was the first group to hold public, pagan celebrations, open to all-comers, in Britain and paved the way for the public pagan festivals that culminated in the Stonehenge Festivals. Together, these groups gave rise to the Clan of Tubal Cain and Y Plant Bran strands of witchcraft in Britain and the 1734 and Roebuck covens in the USA. They included amongst their members most of the famous names in witchcraft today, including Doreen Valiente, Marion Green, Norman Gills, Bill Gray, Madge Worthington, Joe Wilson and Evan John Jones.

In spite of their importance, there is very little information in the public domain about either of these groups and much of what is available is filled with factual error and invention. As leader of the Regency, the author possesses a collection of letters and documents that has never seen the light of day and sheds interesting and detailed information about the activities, beliefs and rituals of the Royal Windsor Coven and the Regency. The author also has over forty years experience and membership of the Regency, together with anecdotal information about the Royal Windsor Coven from its members who were close friends and with whom he lived for many years. This is a history of the Royal Windsor Coven and the Regency, which focuses on its members, beliefs and rituals to demystify, inform and inspire.




ABRAXAS: ISSUE 3, SPRING 2013
International Journal of Esoteric Studies
Publisher; Fulgur

176 pages, printed on a variety of papers; Standard Issue , sewn paperback

List Price: $25.00

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Abraxas No.3 offers 176 large format pages of essays, poetry, interviews and art. Printed using state-of-the-art offset lithography to our usual high standard, Abraxas 3 is richly illustrated and employs a variety of papers.






Contributions for this third issue include:

SPECIAL FEATURES

Aleister Crowley: The Palermo Collection:

Caves of Sorcerers: The American Beginnings of Crowley’s Art
William Breeze

Crowley :The Painter in Cefalù and the Origins of the Palermo Collection
Giuseppe Di Liberti

Aleister Crowley, Painting, and the Works from the Palermo Collection
Marco Pasi

An Inventory of the Palermo Collection
Marco Pasi

ESSAYS, PLUS


The Secret School vol. I, II, III
Christina Mitrentse

Saint Spider
Francesco Dimitri

Stones
Tomáš D’Aradia

Do Me Dada Style
Adel Souto

Sufism: A Theurgic Perspective
Zaheer Gulamhusein

A Place Apart
Christina Harrington

POETRY, PLUS

Tread Well
Robert Yates

In the Bookshop
Stephen Alexander

Designing the Hermitage
Paul Cowlan

of the stars, and two
Paul Hardacre

Hunting Amber (For Johs Pedersen) Paul Cowlan

Casting Song
Siofra McSherry

IMAGES AND TYPOGRAPHY


8 English Rituals
Sara Hannant

Initiation
Geraldine Lambert

Lamia
Santiago Caruso

Untitled
Rik Garrett

Paracelsus: of the Umbratick Evester
Joseph Uccello

INTERVIEWS

Jesse Bransford: An Interview
Pam Grossman

The Eglantine Breath: An Interview with Denis Forkas Kostromitin
Robert Ansell