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ADDENDUM:OCTOBER, 2013
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EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS
IS PROUD TO PRESENT
THE FOLLOWING NEW COLLECTIBLE TITLE
FROM THREE HANDS PRESS:
THE AFFLICTED MIRROR
A Study of
Ordeals and the Making
of Compacts
By Peter
Hamilton-Giles
With
Illustrations by Carolyn Hamilton-Giles
Three Hands
Press, Autumn 2013
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Measuring the
connectivity between the visible and invisible, by using physicality as a
signifier, brings another aspect to the fore. There appears to be good reason
to believe there is a ratio in physical difference when it comes to observing
how the metaphysical manifests partial presences. Exponential distortions
correspond to how we retain a level of contact with the Other. When these
abnormalities become exaggerated, they prompt greater emotive responses, such
as fear. By expressing an Otherness in this manner their difference takes on a
terrifying dimension which also indicates power.
A shared feature
of genuine magical practice and religious experience is the impression of
‘Otherness’, an entic arena of alienation and unfamiliarity. Contrasted with the more comfortable and
known spheres of the Self, this ‘state apart’ provides not only inspiration and
wonder, it is the dwelling-place of the gods and the prime source of gnosis,
direct experience with the divine.
The Afflicted
Mirror, based on a research paper presented at the 1996 AAA Anthropology of
Religion inaugural conference in Kansas, suggests that for the metaphysical
domain to become significant it must distort its appearance so as to attract
our attention. This leads not only to validating the existence of the ‘Other’
but also illustrates its influence on how we shape the world. Providing
groundbreaking insight on the magician’s actuated relationship with spirits and
Gods, The Afflicted Mirror offers a pioneering examination of a topic often overlooked
by scholars. As an original phenomenological model, Peter Hamilton-Giles’ The
Afflicted Mirror unites such diverse spiritual states as the mysticism of the
Seer, the religious ecstasy of the Saint, and the spirit-conjurations of the
sorcerer.
The Afflicted
Mirror is 172 pages, printed on heavy stock, and features ten original
illustrations by Carolyn Hamilton-Giles. As usual, our fine bindings are
designed in-house, and executed to the highest standard by Pettingell
Bookbindery, Berekeley, California. Due out in late September, it is now
available in three editions:
Standard
hardcover edition with dust jacket, limited to 666 hardcover copies.
List Price:
$66.00
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