Occult Psaligraphy: The Hidden Art of Papercutting ( Okkulte Psaligraphie: Die Verborgene Kunst des Scherenschitts ).
Seattle, WA: Ouroboros Press, 2013. First Edition, Deluxe. Hardcover. Quarto. 126pp. Full Black Goat leather with gold stamped device and spine-titling. Marbled endsheets and silk ribbon bookmark. The DELUXE edition limited to 65 copies. B/w illustrations throughout, with some black & red designs. English and German text. From the publisher: "Ouroboros Press desires every discerning Bibliophile to know that a new book by contemporary artist and occultist Hagen Von Tulien is now available. With more than thirty years of intense magical theory and practice, he has specialized in creating art as an expression and manifestation of magical states of awareness and its use as an esoteric tool. In Occult Psaligraphy Von Tulien expresses these magical states in a series of over 100 papercuts. The book, produced in large format and printed in red and black with bi-lingual text in English and German. Includes introductions by the Artist and publisher William Kiesel, who speaks to the practice of papercutting in diverse esoteric traditions worldwide, including China, Japan, Mexico, Europe, Indonesia and America. Von Tulien’s papercuts show a superior quality, the line work, fluidity and design elements reflect experience with both graphics and occult symbolism. The papercut images Von Tulien creates with his scissors are functioning sacred diagrams, Veves and potent effigies whereby congress with the spirit world may be actuated." Boards very lightly rubbed, light bump to upper edge of front cover - else a tight bright near Fine copy. Item #62897
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