Von Zos is taking pre-orders on its forthcoming title, Shades in Mauve: A History of the Typhonian Tradition by Edward Gauntlett with an introduction by Michael Staley. It will be available in two formats: a standard edition of 400 copies… Continue Reading
New book announcements from Three Hands Press are always attention-grabbing, and this time it’s especially so as the subject of their latest title is Babalon. The anthology A Rose Veiled in Black: Art and Arcana of Our Lady Babalon has… Continue Reading
At its biennial National Ordo Templi Orientis Conference (NOTOCON), U.S. Grand Lodge just launched Neither East Nor West, the fourth volume in its ongoing series of NOTOCON proceedings books. This title contains a selection of papers that were presented at… Continue Reading
The New York Hudson Valley’s Almanac Weekly–an art, entertainment, and adventure magazine–recommends Aleister Crowley’s old stomping grounds, Esopus Island, as a great summer getaway for camping, kayaking, or retracing Crowley’s visit of nearly a century ago. The small rocky island… Continue Reading
Public nominations have now closed for people to appear on the Bank of England’s new £20 note, which will celebrate Britain’s achievements in the visual arts. Of nearly 30,000 suggestions, 592 candidates were eligible. The list is quite varied, including… Continue Reading
Back in November, I posted about Golden Hoard’s release of Dr. Stephen Skinner’s <i>Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic</i>, a fantastic overview of the little-understood (and oft-misunderstood) subject of its title. The practical application of this wealth of material was promised in… Continue Reading
The venerable academic publishing-house Brill has just announced that it is launching a new journal in 2016: Gnosis: Journal of Gnostic Studies. According to the publisher’s website, Gnosis: Journal of Gnostic Studies is a peer-reviewed publication devoted to the study… Continue Reading
Ouroboros Press—purveyors of high-quality editions of classic texts of Western esotericism, and host of Seattle’s Esoteric Book Conference—has just announced its latest publication, the Triangular Book of St. Germain. This encrypted grimoire, attributed to Comte de Saint Germain (d. 1784),… Continue Reading
If you don’t already have a copy of Stephen Skinner’s encyclopedic The Complete Magician’s Tables, there’s never been a better time to pick one up: Golden Hoard Press has just released the 5th expanded edition, which runs to nearly 500… Continue Reading
From Strange Attractor Press, whose imprint includes Phil Baker’s excellent biography Austin Osman Spare, comes this announcement of an interesting new publication concerning the celebrated British artist and magician: In the Spring of 2013 a 78-card, hand-painted tarot deck created c.1906 by… Continue Reading