Red Goddess.
UK: Scarlet Imprint, 2021. The Pearl Edition [ Third Edition ]. Hardcover. Octavo. 240pp. Bound in pearl white silk book cloth, stamped in scarlet with the star of Babalon. Scarlet page edges, ribbon marker and endpapers. Translucent tissue dust jacket. The standard hardcover edition, or "the Pearl Edition" is the third edition of this popular title. The Pearl edition is limited to 777 hand-numbered copies. From the publisher: "The Red Goddess is an ecstatic journey through the unheard history of Babalon, the goddess of Revelation, an explicit and challenging vision of a very modern goddess coming into power. From the Revelation of St John the Divine, back through the Ishtar Gate and forward into a living modern magical current. This is more than a history, it is a passionate account of living magic and the transcendent power of Love. The epic sweep of the text takes us from Babylon to Jerusalem to Rome, and onwards to Apocalypse. It confronts us with the language and symbols of our own culture and the denied demonic feminine. It looks at the angelic work of John Dee and places it in a European eschatology. It delivers a devastating exegesis on the excesses of Aleister Crowley, and unlocks the secrets of ‘Waratah Blossoms.’ It explains the immolation of the Californian antichrist-superstar Jack Parsons and his relationship with Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. There is also a full supporting cast of Solomon, Simon Magus, St John the Divine, Earl Bothwell, the Templars, Mary, the Magdalene and countless others. This is the missing history of the love goddess in the West. Thirteen essays conclude the book on subjects including: roses, mirror magick, aphrodisiac drugs, the information age, love and lust, and the meaning of apocalypse. The Red Goddess is for anyone with blood in their veins, regardless of tradition, background or experience " This was the first book published by Scarlet Imprint - it first appeared in an edition of only 156 copies in 2007, and was reissued a year later only to quickly go out of print again. Here is the Third Limited Edition of this important work. An unused copy in Fine condition in publisher's plain tissue dust jacket. This title is now Out-of-Print and scarce in all hardcover editions. Item #68218
ISBN: 9781912316496
Price: $135.00