The Book of Pleasure Frontispiece
Austin Spare's richly illustrated and more peculiarly written "THE BOOK OF PLEASURE" shall be reprinted in exact facsimile of the original 1913 edition, with a recent introduction by Kenneth Grant.
This book reveals Spare's sexual mystique of Magical Obsession as he explains through words and drawings the cult of the Atmospheric Eye, Neither-Neither, and the In-Between concepts. The Death Posture, Kia (in many illustrated beliefs), Sigils-Belief with Protection, the Doctrine of Eternal Self-Love, the Complete Ritual and Doctrine of Magic are some of the chapter titles that reveal the genius of Austin Osman Spare. The Author, as an artist, has also unveiled some of the finest detail of subconscious power in the Human Psyche to have been captured by pen & paper.
THE BOOK OF PLEASURE concerns various methods of Willed Magicial Obsession. Through means of Sexual Exhaustion and projection onto the Akasha of the Sigilized Desire, an ancient power of Magical
potential is re-lived, and knowledge of cosmic power zones that exist in the finer realms of matter and motion aid the aspirant in his search for his primordial id-identity; his True Will, its function and principle, manifest into true belief. Austin Osman Spare has given us in this book further practicle applications of the 93 Current to the Art of Magick, which is that of Life.
-Peter and Linda MacFarlane of 93 Publishing, Quebec 1974.
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