GEOSOPHIA. The Argo of Magic. Encyclopedia Goetia Volume II: From the Greeks to the Grimoires. Books I, II, III and IV [and] Encyclopedia Goetia Volume III: Books V, VI, VII & VIII. Two Volumes Complete, THE DELUXE EDITION OF 54 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES, bound in gilt-decorated vellum and marbled boards, slipcased.

STRATTON-KENT, Jake.

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Publisher: UK: Scarlet Imprint
Date Published: MMX [2010].
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Vellum
Condition: Fine in Slipcase
Book Id: 303234

Description

Two volumes. One of 54 hand-numbered copies comprising the Deluxe edition. Octavo, original gilt-decorated quarter vellum over marbled paper boards, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, silk bookmarkers. 312 + 326 pp, eight colour plates and illustrations, maps and tables, Indexes at rear. A fine set, as new in the original publisher's cloth covered slipcase. GEOSOPHIA: The Argo of Magic, by Jake Stratton-Kent, comprises the Second Volume of The Encyclopaedia Goetica, concluding the work that was begun in the First Volume, THE TRUE GRIMOIRE, which dealt extensively with the Grimorium Verum. ¶ Jake Stratton-Kent's masterpiece. Tracing the development of magic from the Greeks to the grimoires, it lays bare the chthonic roots of goetic ritual. By exposing the necromantic origins of much of modern magic we are able to reconnect with the source of our ritual tradition. There is a continuity of practice in the West which encompasses the pre-Olympian cults of Dionysus and Cybele, is found in the Greek Magical Papyri and Picatrix and flows into the grimoires. Rather than a muddle of superstition, the grimoire tradition is revealed as the living descendant of the ancient practices of the Goes. This is a work which redefines our understanding of the Western tradition, one which does not begin with Cabbala or Solomon, but rather descends into the Underworld and brings forth new life. JSK illuminates scarce and overlooked texts with an incisive commentary, from volcanic conjurations to over 70 pages dealing with Picatrix. Following the voyage of the Argonauts, Geosophia offers biographies of the heroes and gods, and discovers the hidden magical meanings and significance of their actions and adventures. Yet this is not a history lesson, JSK dares to imagine a global synthesis of magic where Western goetic magic, reconnected to its chthonic origins can dovetail with the African Traditional Religions. Like The True Grimoire, this further work in the Encyclopaedia Goetica series is both a scholarly and eminently practical work. Geosophia equips the modern grimoire magician with an arsenal of techniques and approaches that will transform their personal art. The mythic structure of Geosophia anchors the practice of the modern necromancer in an indigenous yet eclectic history which transfuses the Western Magical Tradition with the same vitality that we find in the African diaspora religions. Jake Stratton-Kent has been a goetic magician since 1972, making forty years of continuous goetic practice. His practical work integrates the magical papyri, italo-french grimoires in particular the Grimorium Verum and African traditional religions with a focus on Quimbanda and magia negra. His interest in magic spans the ancient, medieval, renaissance, and modern as well as stretching from the West to the Middle East and crucially, the New World. His scholarly approach is backed with a personal relationship with the spirits, which is rare to find in the modern world. An essential text, and certainly one of the most important and sought after books on grimoires & magick that has been written & published in the last 10 years.