Starfire : A Journal of the New Aeon - Vol. II #3 [The Official Organ of the Typhonian Order]

by Andrew D. Chumbley, Michael Staley (Editor), Kenneth Grant

This issue features "Supplement: A Selection of Papers from the 2004 'Thelema Beyond Crowley' Conference"

Includes the following:
The Magic of Folly by Richard Ward – some considerations of ‘The Fool’ card in the Tarot;
Sinister Shades in Yellow by Alistair Coombs – an essay on the work of novelist Sax Rohmer;
The Stone of Stars by Oliver St. John – a fascinating short story woven around a talismanic stone and the forces it calls down;
Tzaddi is Not the Star by Elmet Caradoc – some considerations on the Thoth deck;
The Aphotic Oracle by Daniel Lett – on the role of the imagination in magic; Nightmare Sorcery by Richard Gavin – utilizing the powers of dream;
Maranatha: A Blessing or a Curse by Stephen Dziklewicz – an insightful analysis of this word;
The Altar by Peter Smith – another fascinating short story, this time focusing on the history of a lost grimoire;
A Very Personal Tantrum by Joe Claxton – an account of consequences from some specific ritual work.
Illustrations by Austin O. Spare, Peter Smith, Kyle Fite and Allen Holub.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2008

About the author

Andrew D. Chumbley was an English practitioner and theorist of magic, and a writer, poet and artist. He was Magister of the UK-based magical group Cultus Sabbati. Chumbley’s writings presented a unique and innovative form of modern religious witchcraft to the world’s esoteric milieu that deviated significantly from the better-known Wicca.