Amongst Mystics and Magicians in Stockholm.
Gothenberg: Belzebez, 2015. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. 142pp. Original printed wrappers. According to the publishers only 200 copies of this first (and only) English edition were printed. 'Amongst Mystics and Magicians in Stockholm' was originally released in Swedish in 2012 and is now released in its first English edition by Belzebez as part of the a new series, Canon. The book is the first in a trilogy covering the history and development of the Swedish based order Dragon Rouge (Ordo Draconis et Atri Adamantis) and the initiatory journey of some of its members. The group was founded on New Year's Eve in 1989 by Thomas Karlsson and a group of magicians and focuses on Draconian initiation in relation to qliphothic qabalah. It has since grown into a world-wide organisation, and is today mainly centred in Europe and America. In 'Amongst Mystics and Magicians in Stockholm', Thomas Karlsson accounts for the initial years of his magical practice during the years 1989-1991 and retells many important experiences that he had at his summer house on the island of Gotland and in Stockholm during the occult boom in the 90s. The book contains a lot of references to the sub-cultural context of the author's youth and accounts of his epochal journey to Marrakech, Morocco, where he received the prophecy to build a temple for the red Dragon. Thomas Karlsson, born in 1972, has written several books on esotericism and magic. He holds a PhD in History of Religions from Stockholm University and has done extensive research on the Swedish mystic Johannes Bureus and his Gothic Kabbalah and runic alchemy. Thomas is also a known guest singer and lyricists in different bands such as Therion, Serpent Noir and Shadowseeds. "As new" - a clean, sharp & tight near-Fine copy. Very scarce. Item #65932
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