Pyramidos. Self Initiation in the Aeon of Horus.
England: Hell Fire Club, [ 2014 ]. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 400pp. Full black cross-grain calf boards, with gilt sigil on front board and titling to spine. Red silk moire endpapers. Edition limited to 220 un-numbered copies. This copy includes a card, with printed gilt A.'. A.'. seal, inscribed by the author. Mattichak died within months of publication and only a part of the print-run included the card. From the author's description: "The Pyramidos Ritual is a fundamental component of Aleister Crowley’s comprehensive system of magick. This truly original magick ceremony is an effective initiation ritual and forms a cornerstone in the practice of modern Hermetic magick. The Pyramidos Ritual, based on the Neophyte initiation ceremony of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, is drawn on throughout the magical practices of the Great Beast 666, and it is one of his most dynamic ceremonial compositions. Pyramidos traces the history and development of this fundamental magical ceremony from its earliest origins in the famed Golden Dawn Cipher Documents, through Crowley’s first attempts to codify a system of magick in the Order of the Lamp of the Invisible Light to the final composition of the Pyramidos Ritual as the jewel in the crown of Crowley’s own magical order. The Pyramidos Ceremony is included in its fully expanded form and the symbolism of the ritual is explained in detail. There is also a comprehensive examination of the Golden Dawn Neophyte Ceremony as well as several complete magick ceremonies that are discussed in the text. Pyramidos is a handbook for the performance of this central ceremony of modern Hermetic magick. It includes 15 illustrations and a complete bibliography of references." From the collection of Clive Harper with his discrete book-label neatly tipped in at the rear. Harper is well-known as the bibliographer of Austin Osman Spare, for updating the Aleister Crowley bibliography in the 2011 Teitan Press collection of Gerald Yorke's writings, and as someone who has lent his expertise to numerous other publications. The label can easily be removed without affecting the page, although it would be a shame not to preserve this record of the book's provenance. A tight clean Fine copy of this out-of-print edition. Includes a few related bits of advertising ephemera loosly inserted. (no dust jacket issued.). Item #64834
ISBN: 9781312346949
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