The Red Goddess
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 history of Babalon, the goddess of Revelation, a provocative 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 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 demonised divine 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.
1st edition
Solstice edition
777 numbered and signed hardcover
Devotee edition
49 copiesBlack goat, red silk, marbled ends, gilded edges.
Individually dedicated.
2nd edition
Mother of Pearls edition
Limited to 77 signed copies
Handbound in full scarlet caviar grain goatskin, the star of Babalon in gold, all edges red under gold, marbled endpapers, ribboned and presented in a clamshell box.
Rose edition
Limited to 156 signed copies
Bound in ruby silk, the star of Babalon in gold, gilt edges, scarlet ribbon, textured black endpapers, translucent scarlet dust jacket and lined slipcase.
Pearl edition
Limited to 777 copies
Bound in pearl white silk book cloth, stamped in scarlet with the star of Babalon, scarlet edges, ribbon and endpapers, and translucent dust jacket. Printed on 120 gsm paper.
Paperback
£21
Sewn paperback, printed on 100 gsm paper, cover icon of Babalon by Christopher Conn Askew.
