This is Jake Stratton-Kent's masterpiece, tracing the development of magic from the Greeks to the grimoires, it lays bare the chthonic roots of ritual. By exposing the necromantic origins of much of modern magic we are able to reconnect with the source of our ritual tradition. There is a continuity of practice in the West which encompasses the pre-Olympian cults of Dionysus and Cybele, is found in the Greek Magical Papyri and Picatrix and flows into the grimoires.
I just ordered my copy of this. I am so excited to receive it that I wanted to open this thread for anyone who is reading or has read JSK's new work.
Will add my review after I receive and give it a first read through. If anyone is looking for a special book to buy this holiday season, I would consider this book. Only 500 copies.
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