Hellebore: Issue 1 - The Sacrifice Issue
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Hellebore: Issue 1 - The Sacrifice Issue

Human sacrifice is perhaps the most recurring trope in folk horror, whether it’s practised by rural communities, as seen in The Wicker Man, or part of a Dark Arts ritual, such as that of The Blood on Satan’s Claw. We’re exploring its role in some of our favourite works of fiction, its associations with megaliths and ancient pagan cults in popular culture, its power in magical thinking, and some possible archaeological evidence for it.

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The Sphere Group
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The Sphere Group

A comprehensive collection of the Sphere Group documents, with biographical notes on each of the members.

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A Path to the Grail
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A Path to the Grail

The Guild of the Mater Jesus originated out of Dion Fortune’s wish to form a new kind of Christian worship for adepts which would become The Church of the Graal.

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A History of Irish Magic (Forthcoming)
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A History of Irish Magic (Forthcoming)

This is our labour of love over quite a few years, covering druids, witchcraft, fairies, sacred kingship, Irish Hermeticists, W. B. Yeats and his Celtic Order, and the “Hibernian Adept” Art O’Murnaghan.

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Folkwitch: Issue 3
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Folkwitch: Issue 3

Issue three is a volume of fire & rhythm, of soundsystems as laboratories, of the earth screaming at the burning of the forests, of dancing & finding our way in this maddening time of ecological devastation.

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Folkwitch: Issue 2
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Folkwitch: Issue 2

Chock full of incredible essays & pieces by some of the world’s great contemporary occult authors. In a limited edition of 48 copies per print run Folkwitch is meant to be for the discerning witch looking to read work by likeminded authors and artists who explore the path as an active participant in our world.

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Folkwitch: Issue 1
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Folkwitch: Issue 1

Dedicated to the tradition of occult fanzines, esoteric pamphlets, slanderous onesheets & the underground periodicals of anarchists, radicals, and outcasts FOLKWITCH will be an occasional periodical brought to you by Alkahest Press & the Skeptical Occultist, featuring a motley cast of contributors focused on the exploration of folklore, folk witchcraft, & landscape magic.

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