Abraxas: Volume 2
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Abraxas: Volume 2

Following the enormous success of the first issue, we are delighted to announce Abraxas No.2 is now available. Substantially larger than the first issue, Abraxas No.2 offers over 200 pages of essays, poetry, interviews and art.

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Study for a Portrait of Frank Letchford
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Study for a Portrait of Frank Letchford

Driven by a personal quest for the eccentric and unusual, the young art connoisseur Frank Letchford sought out Austin Osman Spare in 1937. Through twenty years of close friendship he became Spare’s student, amanuensis and benefactor and after the artist’s death sustained a tireless effort to further his work and ideas.

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The Devil’s Noctuary
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The Devil’s Noctuary

A homage to Qayin. The book situates the reader in relation to Qayin by leading you through a diverse range of adorations, that when realised impart the structure of an overall Rite. This book is witty, clever in its structure, and with swift of hand delivers a beauty to an impossible dilemma.

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Whoever Thought Thus?
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Whoever Thought Thus?

The Book of Pleasure is often regarded as Spare’s most important work. This brief essay is offers perspectives from many years research by the noted AOS authority, Gavin W. Semple.

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Zos-Kia
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Zos-Kia

Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) was one of the most enigmatic artists of this century. His powerful and idiosyncratic art masks a philosophy of arcane beauty, often overlooked by the undiscerning eye.

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Two Tracts on Cartomancy
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Two Tracts on Cartomancy

This book is intended to provide an introduction to various techniques of divination using cards as developed by the English artist and sorcerer, Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956).

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The Witches Sabbath and Axiomata
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The Witches Sabbath and Axiomata

The work comprises two complete previously unpublished texts by Spare bound back to back - ie the texts start at opposite ends of the book, with each finishing in the middle. Each text has its own color frontis and numerous black and white illustrations.

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The Dragon-Book of Essex
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The Dragon-Book of Essex

This substantial work expounds the sorcerous ethos and praxes of the Crooked Path ritual system. Its contents include a cycle of ten extensive Mystery-rites, each accompanied by adjunctive solitary rituals and detailed commentaries.

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The Psalter of Cain
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The Psalter of Cain

The Psalter of Cain consists of a series of devotional magical works to Cain, holy ancestor of sorcerers. Its magical foci are dedicated specifically to the Ancestral Manes of the Sabbatic Current, the shade-mothers and fathers of the Companie of the Wise.

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