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Mar 2017

Serpent Stone in Memory of Arthur Machen

Les Nadredds serpent The  Serpent Stone from Celtic mythology, an oil painting dedicated to Arthur Machen and his novel The White People. Oil on canvas, 48 inches by 36 inches.    This Serpent Stone of Celtic mythology, sometimes referred to as Adder Stone, which were believed to be created by a coming together of snakes, normally occurring in Spring, but more auspicial on May Eve. The stones, thought to be created from snakes saliva, were claimed to have magical qualities, much like mirrors, that would allow entry into the spirit world. In the Mabinogion, Peredur is given a magical stone that allows […]
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Jan 2017

Zeus and Io, Io Tells Her Story

Io Tells Her Story Oil painting on canvas, 24 inches by 48 inches, 2011. Zeus Io.  Io was, in Greek mythology, a priestess of Hera in Argos. Seduced by Zeus, he changed her into a heifer to escape detection. His wife Hera sent ever-watchful Argus with 100 eyes to guard her, but Hermes was sent to distract the guardian and slay him. Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 48 inches, 2011. My objective in creating the picture was to encapsulate in a single image the mythological journey of Io and her relationship with Zeus, Hera and Hermes. I used the same formula […]

Paintings One, Mythology, Io Tells Her Story
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Jan 2017

Black Book of the Jackal Grimoire

Black Book Jackal A navigational guide for travel within The Ancient Egyptian Book of The Dead The Black Book of the Jackal is a grimoire of the Western Occult Tradition based upon the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. Order the Regular  editions at Magus Books Order Collectable editions at Amazon Western occult tradition grimoire. Using an ingenious synthesis between the techniques of the Western Occult Tradition and the formula of the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Black Book of the Jackal offers entry points to the seven ancient gates of the Egyptian Underworld. The grimoire opens with a […]

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11
Dec 2016

In Memory of Felicien Rops Baudelairian graphic artist

In Memory of Felicien Rops, 1833 – 1898 Let Me Talk Over Your Left Shoulder, inspired by the works of Baudelairian artist Felicien Rops, Oil on canvas, 11 inches by 14 inches, 2010 Biography Rops is a Baudelairian graphic artist much admired by Péladan; a Belgian who lived most of his life in Paris. He attended the Namur Académie, then went on to Brussels while attending the workshop of Saint-Luc. In 1856 he founded the satirical weekly ‘Uylenspiegel’. In 1868 he became Vice-President of the Société Libre des Beaux-Arts de Brussels. In 1870 he founded the Society of Etchers. He settled in […]

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Dec 2016

Roger Williamson Art Prints at Magus Books

 Roger Williamson Art Prints Available now at Magus Books & Herbs Order online or visit the store in Minneapolis Mythology art prints. All prints are 8.5 inches  by 11 inches and are sealed in a clear envelope with backing board. Click on images to view or purchase           Newsletter Sign Up

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Oct 2016

Dream Linguistics, Dream Language

Dream Linguistics A picture is a hieroglyph concealing a story. A story is a spell evoking a picture Dream linguistics. art as a language of dream interpretation,  a technique of communication employed by classes of diverse orders of beings desiring to converse with one another. Application of this method is not dependent on the communicating energy systems being of the same race, species or even coexisting to the same time, space or dimension.  The communication will naturally occur when an in-between[i] consciousness state engages between the communiques.  This in-between consciousness is the realm of “creative dreaming,” which has a correlation […]

Dream linguistics. art as a language of dream interpretation,  a technique of communication employed by classes of diverse orders of beings desiring to converse with one another
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Jun 2016

Sabbat or Dark Interpreter, De Quincy Dreams of Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow

Sabbat or Dark Interpreter, De Quincy Dreams of Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow Oil on wood, 48 inches by 48 inches, 2016 Purchase the original painting from Saatchi Art Since the Middle Ages, until comparatively recently, a conjecture of public opinion held the view that visits of witches and warlocks to the Sabbat were a physical experience. In recent times this view has, by many, been transformed into a concept  that attendance at the Sabbat is induced by hallucinogenic substances, ingredients often absorbed through the skin from the well known “flying ointment”. See Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by […]

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May 2016

Haunts and Horrors On the Arrival of the Machine

The Second Haunts Horrors Haunts and Horrors, A Collection of Dark Fantasy  Haunts Horrors The Second Haunts and Horrors Magapack a collection of dark fantasy and horror stories includes my short story On the Arrival of the Machine and its Mode of Operation.   The story first appeared on my CD On the Arrival of the Machine and subsequently in my book Howling at the Sky: Draconian Magic and the Sabian Keys. Available from Amazon Welcome to another wide-ranging collection of dark fantasy and horror stories. From familiar classics to rare pulp stories, from the Victorian era to contemporary tales, there’s something here for every […]

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11
Dec 2015

Ghosts In The Domaine

Ghosts In The Domaine Ghosts In the Domaine is a glimpse of paintings created by Roger Williamson at his studio, “The Domaine” in Minneapolis. Roger Williamson is a visual  artist, residing and creating in Minneapolis Minnesota. Born in Loughborough, England, in 1947 and growing up in Coventry he was inspired from an early age by the French Symbolist painters of late nineteenth century France, These artistic influences, in conjunction with his own esoteric upbringing and practical experiences of magick, mythology and dream control, form the matrix, a collective oeuvre upon which his paintings and writings are an extension. Using diverse […]

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