The Headless One
The Headless One is a comprehensively revised and updated expansion of Jake Stratton-Kent’s ground-breaking investigation of the ritual of the Headless One, first published in 1991 in No.6 of the long out of print Equinox: British Journal of Thelema.
The ritual of the Headless One examined in this Guide has been one of the most important in modern magic for 160 years. Originating in the Magical Papyri, it was published by Charles Wycliffe Goodwin in 1852. It was swiftly adapted by the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley, forming the very core of their ritual arsenal. The rite has borne various titles, such as the Bornless One, Liber Samekh, and the Preliminary Invocation. A key element of what is effective in modern magic, its ancient roots have long remained a closed book.
The Headless One
Jake Stratton-Kent.
ISBN 978-1-914166-81-5
A Guide to the Underworld.
Published June 2012.
28 pages.
