William Kiesel

William Kiesel is an independent scholar researching occultism and western esotericism in practical and historical contexts. He is particularly interested in esoteric symbol-systems and their use as manifested in alchemical, hermetic and occult traditions. In addition to giving presentations on these topics in the United States and abroad, Kiesel has also collaborated in avant-garde music circles concerned with the esoteric use of music.

Publications

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Magic Circles in the Grimoire Tradition
Three Hands Press, William Kiesel, Magic Circles Grimoire Tradition, Grimoire
Magic Circles in the Grimoire Tradition
Three Hands Press, William Kiesel, Magic Circles Grimoire Tradition, Grimoire

Magic Circles have been depicted in popular expressions of magic and witchcraft as well as detailed with full rubrics in traditional manuals of magic such as the Clavicula Solomonis or Liber Juratus.

Three Hands Press, William Kiesel, Magic Circles Grimoire Tradition, Grimoire

Periodicals

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Fiddler’s Green: Volume 1 Number 2 - Verdigris Soul
Fiddler's Green, Clint Marsh, William Kiesel, George Tipton, Isaac Bonewits, Alexis Berger, Benjamin Vierling, Daniel A. Schulke, Hilary Lazell, Jason Merdecai, Peter Good, Dave King, Timo Ketola, David Malki, Jeff Hoke
Fiddler’s Green: Volume 1 Number 2 - Verdigris Soul
Fiddler's Green, Clint Marsh, William Kiesel, George Tipton, Isaac Bonewits, Alexis Berger, Benjamin Vierling, Daniel A. Schulke, Hilary Lazell, Jason Merdecai, Peter Good, Dave King, Timo Ketola, David Malki, Jeff Hoke

Second issue, “Verdigris Soul,” first published September 2015 (500 copies) and reissued February 2016 (250 copies) in honor of the Occult Humanities Conference, featuring copper foil titling on the cover

Fiddler's Green, Clint Marsh, William Kiesel, George Tipton, Isaac Bonewits, Alexis Berger, Benjamin Vierling, Daniel A. Schulke, Hilary Lazell, Jason Merdecai, Peter Good, Dave King, Timo Ketola, David Malki, Jeff Hoke
Clavis: Volume 3 - Cipher and Stone
Clavis, Miriam Escofet, Claudia Avila, Aaron Cheak, Mike Davis, Frederik Eytzinger, Scott Finch, Francisco D., Richard Gavin, John Major Jenkins, William Kiesel, Nick Koss, Rory Alan MacLean, P. Andrew Larson, Joe A. MacGown, K. Lenore Siner, Johan G. Winther
Clavis: Volume 3 - Cipher and Stone
Clavis, Miriam Escofet, Claudia Avila, Aaron Cheak, Mike Davis, Frederik Eytzinger, Scott Finch, Francisco D., Richard Gavin, John Major Jenkins, William Kiesel, Nick Koss, Rory Alan MacLean, P. Andrew Larson, Joe A. MacGown, K. Lenore Siner, Johan G. Winther

The third volume of Clavis: A Journal of Occult Arts, Letters, and Experience is now available for pre-order. Its contents concern the respective themes of ‘Cipher and Stone’.

Clavis, Miriam Escofet, Claudia Avila, Aaron Cheak, Mike Davis, Frederik Eytzinger, Scott Finch, Francisco D., Richard Gavin, John Major Jenkins, William Kiesel, Nick Koss, Rory Alan MacLean, P. Andrew Larson, Joe A. MacGown, K. Lenore Siner, Johan G. Winther

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