Pillars: Seeds of Ares

by Evan Davies (Editor), Daniel Expósito Romero, Verónica Rivas

This issue of PILLARS explores the ‘martian’ side of magickal practice, and analyze phenomena of psychic violence, what it means to engage in transgressive and subversive art, to dive deep into shadow-work, to embrace the unconventional and the radical, the vicious and immoral, perhaps even the damning, and the taboo. To understand one’s wrath and conditioning, and the fearlessness that inspires work with such currents.

What attracts some of us to these systems, and what benefits do they provide, if any?

The conversation is centered around how this work may lead to self-realization and actualization, and what kind of fulfillment one seeks. Or, if one plays the contrarian (which we also encouraged), are negative currents really all that 'negative,' or are we merely the product of modern life where so many people view the world in starkly black and white terms?

If anything, this particular issue of PILLARS is meant to be a thorough investigation of the human condition, what uneasiness or reassurance this thought may bring to the forefront of consciousness, and how one proceeds to harmonize these aspects of the Self through the usage of such polarizing angles.

Genres: Occult

192 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 2020

Reviews

[Christian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm very fond of G. McCaughry's Anathema Publishing, since I read his stuff since the first issues of "Pillars", his periodical, which we have here in its latest rendition. As with the last volume, I'm not entirely satisfied with the choice of texts which are mostly rather loosely related to the central theme of the volume - which I was very excited for. On the whole I prefer the second half.

The design is, as always, superb. Especially the paper: haven't read anything yet with such thick and soft paper.