Paracelsus' Alchemical Catechism
Paracelsus
“This valuable and noteworthy piece was said to have been found in the Vatican Library by the Swiss Mason, Baron Tschoudy.”
Publisher: Holmes
Paperback
“This valuable and noteworthy piece was said to have been found in the Vatican Library by the Swiss Mason, Baron Tschoudy.”
Publisher: Holmes
Paperback
“A manuscript which is often attributed to John Dee but is more likely the teachings of a true alchemical school. It embodies a subtle esoteric knowledge and a symbolic system of self development. Mr. James conveys the secret process for the unfoldment of the Stone and the mystery of philosophical geomancy. The Alchemical Trees of the Planets have been reproduced here for the first time, having been restored from the original British Museum manuscript. The use of the gematria as a key to the hidden language of Alchemy makes this an original contribution—the most important alchemical commentary since Fulcanelli.”
Publisher: Holmes
Paperback: 184 pages
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Publisher: Holmes
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“According to his wish, these selections from his own works were read as a eulogy at Brighton on December 5, 1948.”
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“One of the most haunting creations from the hand of this artist—an important sketchbook of immensely powerful line drawings from 1924 which directly communicates that peculiar ecstatic energy which is at the heart of the cultus of which Spare was an adept. The volume includes a prophetic excerpt from Spare’s unpublished writings.”
Publisher: Holmes
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“Austin Spare was an explorer of the imagination and the Unconscious and perfected a form of Surrealist automatism some 10 years before Breton and Dali. Includes 17 illustrations by Spare.”
Publisher: Holmes
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In three volumes:
Volume 1: The Writings and Images of Austin Osman Spare
Includes “To A. O. S.” (a poem by Aleister Crowley), “Austin O. Spare” (from Adventures With Inspiration by Hannen Swaffer), “Sex in Art” (from Ideas and People by Clifford Bax), “Earth Inferno,” “A Book of Satyrs,” “The Book of Pleasure,” “The Focus of Life,” “Anathema of Zos” by Austin Spare, “Automatic Drawing” by Austin Spare and Frederick Carter and more.
Volume 2: Austin Osman Spare—The Artist’s Books 1905-1927
Dr. W. Wallace
This volume is an analysis of the five books: Earth Inferno (1905), The Book of Pleasure (1913), The Anathema of Zos (1927), A Book of Satyrs (1907 and 1909) and The Focus of Life (1921). “The books constitute an interconnected developmental sequence within which the artist pursues and refines certain major themes, exhaustively exploring allegorical method. This leads to the evolution of a method of symbolic automatism which is presented as the praxis of the evolving cosmology, mysticism and world view developing directly from Earth Inferno.”
Volume 3: Michelangelo in a Teacup—
The Intimate Life of Austin Osman Spare
Frank Letchford
Publisher: Holmes
Hardback: 1208 pages
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“Through a lifetime of experiment with divination, Spare evolved his thesis of the continuity of consciousness between past, present and future. In these two works, he demonstrates the power of traditional sorcery to liberate perception from the limitations of time and suggests the means evolving a personal Alphabet of Desire. Illustrated with examples of Spare’s experiments in divination.”
Publisher: Holmes
Hardback
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“Spare’s powerful and idiosyncratic art masks a philosophy of arcane beauty often overlooked. In this work, his personal systems are explored, clarified and augmented with the artist’s own words. Also, this volume offers excerpts from Spare’s last unpublished grimoire, The Logomachy of Zos, along with the earliest text of The Book of Pleasure. This clearly demonstrates the strength and consistency of his vision throughout his life.”
Publisher: Holmes
Hardback
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“Waite seeks to show the connection of the Rosicrucian stream of initiation and its relationship to mystic Freemasonry and the liaison between them, Robert Fludd.”
Publisher: Holmes
Paperback: 28 pages