Item #60157 Ontological Graffiti. Michael BERTIAUX.

Ontological Graffiti.

London: Fulgur Ltd., 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 476pp. Shimmering deep red cloth with metallic blue illustration to upper cover lettering to spine. Printed on thick art paper in colour and b&w, custom endpapers, appendix. From the publisher: "Ontological Graffiti is Michael Bertiaux’s magnum opus. More than 40 years in development and a decade in production, this work now stands at over 470 pages and is without doubt his most substantial and important book yet. Ontological Graffiti provides for us a vibrant vudutronic, spiritualist, art-grimoire. It presents the strange narrative of certain magical work conducted at the infamous ‘Hyde Park Lodge’ in Chicago during the period 1965-1975. The lodge was a ‘ritual collective of occult initiates’ who would meet monthly under the directorship of Dr. Hector-Francois Jean Main. Ontological Graffiti contains the séances, lecture notes and descriptive texts for this intense period. This material accompanies the series of large acrylic magical paintings produced by Bertiaux, who was assigned to capture through his art the messages and images of various ‘transcendental consciousnesses’ which manifested during the course of their workings. The Lodge later discovered that rituals conducted using these paintings deepened the connection with the spirits, Loa, and ‘Other Minds’. In addition, the book also offers the reader countless drawings, collages and ‘passeports for contacting and travelling within the spirit realms.’ " A used copy but appears unused - thus near Fine in near Fine dust jacket. VERY large and heavy - additional shipping will be required to all destinations. Item #60157

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