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Fourteen years after it was first published, the 2021 edition of
The Red Goddess has been freshly typeset and is introduced with a
preface by Alkistis Dimech. The Red Goddess is an ecstatic journey
through the unheard history of Babalon, the goddess of Revelation,
an explicit and challenging vision of a very modern goddess coming
into power. From the Revelation of St John the Divine, back through
the Ishtar Gate and forward into a living modern magical current.
This is more than a history, it is a passionate account of living
magic and the transcendent power of Love. The epic sweep of the
text takes us from Babylon to Jerusalem to Rome, and onwards to
Apocalypse. It confronts us with the language and symbols of our
own culture and the denied demonic feminine. It looks at the
angelic work of John Dee and places it in a European eschatology.
It delivers a devastating exegesis on the excesses of Aleister
Crowley, and unlocks the secrets of 'Waratah Blossoms.' It explains
the immolation of the Californian antichrist-superstar Jack Parsons
and his relationship with Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. There
is also a full supporting cast of Solomon, Simon Magus, St John the
Divine, Earl Bothwell, the Templars, Mary, the Magdalene and
countless others. This is the missing history of the love goddess
in the West. Thirteen essays conclude the book on subjects
including: roses, mirror magick, bdsm, aphrodisiac drugs, the
information age, love and lust, and the meaning of apocalypse. The
Red Goddess is for anyone with blood in their veins, regardless of
tradition, background or experience.
Exu and the Quimbanda of Night and Fire is the companion to Pomba
Gira. Together they give the most complete account of this
sorcerous cult. Exu is the fusion of Umbanda, Angolan sorcery,
European demonology and Kardec's Spiritsm, erupting in a uniquely
Brazilian cult of practical magical action. Spells, workings,
hierarchies and origins are all given in detail. This is an
essential text for students of the grimoires, Satanism and
Traditional Witchcraft, as well as those drawn to or working within
the cults of Quimbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Palo Mayombe and the
African diaspora religions. Quimbanda is a living tradition that
gets results. It is a massive storehouse of magical lore, heresies
and history which has absorbed aspects of Goetia, Grimorium Verum,
Red Dragon and even Huysman's La Bas. The origin of Exu is explored
from the iconic Baphomet of Eliphas Levi and the influence of St
Cyprian, the patron saint of necromancers, back to Umbanda and the
traditional African religions. Exu revels in a unique heritage that
encompasses a Gnostic account of the crucifixion mystery, the
concealed nature of St Michael Archangel and the native shamanism
of the Caboclos. A forceful spirit, Exu presides over the kingdom
of the world, and offers a fierce path for those that would take
him as companion. The Seven Legions of Exus are 'hot' spirits, and
their work is considered black magic. The perils of this work are
given, with the dangers of obsession by the Qlippoth and vampirism
described. Guidance is offered and the path to ascension shown. In
Exu and the Quimbanda of Night and Fire Frisvold gives explicit
workings for good and ill, a herbarium and details of offerings,
powders and baths, songs and seals. He discusses the fearsome Exu
Mor for the first time, a subject not treated in his previous
works. Frisvold is an intiate and gives an insider's view, drawing
upon his years of experience in the cult. With access to texts,
manuscripts and personal testimony this is the most definitive work
on Exu available in English.
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Crossed Keys (Paperback)
Michael Cecchetelli; Edited by Alkistis Dimech; Translated by Michael Cecchetelli; Revised by Peter Grey
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