Hadean Press is pleased to announce the release of The Mirror of Elicona, by Phil Legard. This exciting manuscript could almost be read as a goetic love story, and so is very timely for this Valentine’s Day.
The Mirror of Elicona is a grimoire in the form of magical biography: a personal reflection on a series of encounters with a spirit who was, up until the close of the early modern period, perhaps frequently called upon by the magicians and cunning folk of the British Isles. The purpose of this Mirror is not only to make a small contribution to the development and appreciation of what might be called ‘proto– Goetic’ magic, but also to share something of the author’s own magical practice, which in the last decade has moved significantly away from ritualism to a more subtle appreciation and engagement with the spiritual hierarchies around us.
About the Author:
Phil Legard’s main interests are the folklore, magic and psychogeography of rural areas. He has been involved in magic in one form or another since the mid-90s and has for the last decade worked extensively with the tutelary genii of Yorkshire. As a sonic expression of his esoteric interests he has recorded and performed music as Xenis Emputae Travelling Band, which was recently featured on the Tesserae compilation included with Abraxas Journal Volume 2. Phil has written a number of esoteric works including a commentary on the Libellus Veneri Nigro Sacer attributed to John Dee (Trident Books, 2010) and Psychogeographia Ruralis (Larkfall Press, 2007 – 2011). He is currently is working on an edition of the 17th century German magical text Theosophia Pneumatica for Trident Books, as well as collaborating with Joseph Peterson and Dan Harms on an edition of the 16th century Folger magical manuscript.
Our first release in our new home: Saint Martha the Dominator, by the inestimable Messrs Alexzander & Aldarnay.
Within the hoodoo system St. Martha is known as The Dominator – she is called upon for acts of domination over an individual – specifically bosses and lovers. She can be called on in “aggressive” love magic, where a little extra persuasion is needed, as well as in commanding and compelling work. This Guide describes the symbols and history of the Saint and explains how to work with her in the Hoodoo tradition.
Publisher’s note: This is the first of three pamphlets that we’ll be releasing almost immediately one after the other. Next up is The Mirror of Elicona by Phil Legard, followed by Spiritual Baths for Everyday Use by Andrea Bradford. We are also pleased to offer several copies of Liber Falxifer II, published by our friends at Ixaxaar. While we have no intention of becoming distributors as well as publishers, we are always happy to showcase works by other respected publishers in the field.
Enjoy!
The first thing we’d like to do in this new calendar year is to offer our thanks to the people who have purchased our publications. Your kind comments, your encouragement, and your patronage mean a great deal to us. We are overwhelmed by your support of this small press.
The second thing we’d like to do is to thank those authors and artists who have chosen to publish with us. We consider it a great privilege to produce and promote your work, and are also overwhelmed by your enthusiasm for this small press.
The third thing we need to do is to let everyone know that one week from tomorrow, we are making our move to rural France.
This will create some change for Hadean Press — all of it for the good. Customers, authors and other interested parties should not be concerned. We’ll have a short period of downtime, and then it’s back to work as usual. We will keep everyone updated as we go.
We have been planning for this move for over two years. At the moment, we are distracted by the usual pre-move chaos. We are both doing our best to keep up with the awesome amount of emails we receive daily, and with the publications and other projects currently nearing completion. We ask that you bear with us during this period of great change. Once we are in France, we’ll be able to focus our attention on Hadean Press again. The titles we have planned for this year will amaze you.
Regular updates will resume once we’ve made our move. Until then, we wish all of you the best in this bright new year.
Hadean Press is pleased to announce the release of the latest addition to our Guides to the Underworld: The Lunar Formula of IAO by Derik S. Richards.
The mysterious name “IAO” has for centuries been a ubiquitous feature of magical traditions. Many modern systems ascribe this name to Tiphareth and the solar mysteries. However, in the Ogdoadic Tradition of High Magick this name is employed as the divine name of the Moon-sphere, Yesod. The Lunar Formula of IAO discusses the practical magical application of this elusive formula, presenting never-before published keys thereto. While this guide conducts its survey within the milieu of the Ogdoadic Tradition, and provides a brief introduction to the Ogdoadic mysteries as a whole, it will also prove valuable to initiates and students of other traditions of the Magical Art who may find herein a resonance with their own Work.
Read more about the Ogdoadic Tradition in the full listing in our catalogue, or visit Studio Circle Six to purchase a copy of this most remarkable text.
Now available after a great reception at The Day of The Dead event in Glastonbury!
The Spirit Cards is a limited edition hand-cut deck of 50 copies. Letters A-Z, numbers 0 – 9, Yes, No, Goodbye, a blank and a cover card make up the deck, which comes with a booklet of instructions. Each card was cut by hand, lending the deck a rustic appearance. This divinatory system was popularised in board form, but the cards allow for variable spreads and methods of exploration. This deck was co-produced by Hadean Press and The Occult Consultancy. They are also available at Saint Martha’s Botanica in Glastonbury.
Hadean Press is pleased to announce the release of Opening the Book of Lambspring, the latest in our Guides to the Underworld.
The Book of Lambspring is a series of emblematic images through which the processes of Hermetic Alchemy are alluded to; it has proven completely impenetrable to the un-initiated, which has been the case for all of the true Alchemical texts. In this small manuscript, Christopher Bradford takes each of the emblems from The Book of Lambspring and speaks with them to reveal their meaning. The Alchemical wisdom held within will shine from it and enlighten the aspiring Alchemist, while hopefully leading the practiced Alchemist down well-trodden paths of wisdom.
It has been an extremely busy few weeks since the Day of the Dead Conference — so busy that we’ve not even had time to write up the event itself. That will come when it comes, but for now we’d like to alert you to the following updates:
Conjure Codex: Somewhere between editing and layout the footnotes to Kim Huggen’s article Nefarious Occult Dealings: necromancy, ghosts and spirit expeditions in the Graeco-Roman, hoodoo and Vodou magical traditions were lost. They do appear at the end of the document, but the accompanying numbers do not! We have prepared an insert for those copies of Conjure Codex that were affected by this error and are including it with any copies remaining from that print run. For those of you who have already purchased Conjure Codex, we’ve made them available as a pdf.
This only affects the first print run, which is nearly gone. The corrected Conjure Codex will shortly be available to purchase from online sellers such as Amazon, The Book Depository and B&N.
We are now accepting submissions for the second issue of Conjure Codex. The current deadline is 30 June, 2012 for publication in October 2012. If we have not received enough material by the end of June, we will extend both the deadline and the publication date. We will accept submissions of both text and art. Please read our submission guidelines for more information. All submissions must be sent to hadean.press@gmail.com.
Guides to the Underworld: We have a fantastic array of new Guides to the Underworld in progress now. Today will see the release of Opening the Book of Lambspring by Christopher Bradford, to be followed by The Lunar Formula of IAO, a short treatise by Derik S. Richards concerning IAO and the Ogdoadic mysteries. After that we’ve another in our Hoodoo series of Guides, Saint Martha by Jamie Alexzander and S. Aldarnay.
We also have several other exciting manuscripts and proposals under review — we’ll announce them as soon as we can.
Magick Works: As some of you know, we are in the process of preparing to move house. We are escaping the Black Iron Prison as best as we can by relocating to a little cottage in rural France, where we will spend our lives gardening and writing/making books and art until we draw our last breath. To this end, Dis will be leaving his current employer in order to fully focus on Hadean Press, beginning next week. You will hear Erzebet’s sigh of relief across the globe. We do not expect to move until January at the earliest, and will keep you updated as we go.
Thank you for your attention to these updates.
Dis & Erze
We are very pleased to announce the long-awaited release of Conjure Codex, which made its first appearance at the Day of the Dead Conference this past weekend. We are very grateful for those authors who came together to create this most important codex, and for the artists who shared their vision with us. The spirits are no longer restless — they are clamouring to be heard.
CONJURE CODEX breaks new ground in presenting inter-related material from a range of traditions, embracing ancient cultures, the grimoires, New World traditions and others; by publishing new translations and rare texts alongside accounts of work in these traditions, and elucidations of them. We invite contributions including new translations and analyses of operative systems of spirit magic from around the globe.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
Old Wizard by Jake Stratton-Kent
The Paladins of Earth and Fire by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold
The Tree of the Grimoires by Humberto Maggi
Modern Grimoiric Evocation by Michael Cecchetelli
The Comte de Gabalis by Abbé N. de Montfaucon de Villars, English trans. anon. with an introduction by Jake Stratton-Kent
The Great and True Natural Secret of the Queen of the Hairy Flies, trans. Brendan Hughes, with addenda by Jake Stratton-Kent
Language of the Birds by Humberto Maggi
Infernal Conjure Craft by Chad Barber
Lessons from Ginen by Drac Uber
An Interview with England’s Most Notorious Necromancer: Jake Stratton-Kent talks about his practices and beliefs
Nefarious Occult Dealings: Necromancy, Ghosts and Spirit Expeditions in the Graeco-Roman, Hoodoo and Vodou Magical Traditions by Kim Huggens
Artwork by Johnny Jakobsson, Audrey Melo, S. Aldarnay & V. Midian.
Cover art by Johnny Jakobsson.
We’ll be away and most likely without internet from today through Tuesday. We’re off to the Day of the Dead Conference in Glastonbury and are looking forward to seeing everyone there. Any orders received over this long weekend will be shipped on Wednesday of next week.
Have a most wonderful weekend!
Hadean Press has joined forces with The Occult Consultancy to co-produce one last sneaky treat just in time for the Day of the Dead Conference being held in Glastonbury on the 29th of October, 2011.
The Spirit Cards is a limited edition hand-cut deck of 50 copies retailing at £15.00 each. Letters A-Z, numbers 0 – 9, Yes, No, Goodbye, a blank and a cover card make up the deck, which comes with a booklet of instructions. The image you see here is of the prototype, which is currently on display at Saint Martha’s Botanica in Glastonbury. These will first go on sale at the Day of the Dead Conference, with remaining copies to be sold both at the Botanica and by Hadean Press.
We’ll post more information about the cards when they are available for sale.
