{"product_id":"a-rose-veiled-in-black-deluxe-39-49","title":"A Rose Veiled in Black (Deluxe ~ #39\/49)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Rose Veiled in Black\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eArcana and Art of Our Lady Babalon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdited by\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRobert Fitzgerald and Daniel A. Schulke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2016\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Hands Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e222 pp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeluxe Edition - quarter-bound in red goat leather, marbled endpapers, hand-numbered #39 of 49 copies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFine condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Rose Veiled in Black: Arcana and Art of Our Lady Babalon, edited by Robert Fitzgerald and Daniel A. Schulke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lady Babalon is one of the more enigmatic figures in the Cult of Thelema. She is a manifold deity in the sense that She is a divine harlot, an initiatrix, a creator and a destroyer. In representative form, the letters of Her name encompass an heptogrammic star; yet She lies beyond mere representation, and Her star signifies only the powers of Her train and not the station of Her immanence. She is the unsignified, a cipher conveying manifestation, and yet the veritable seal of the invisible Order of Illuminated Adepts. In Her subtle and etheric anatomy flows the life-blood of the Saints – the All-Living – and in this is Her deepest mystery, for, as it is written, in the Gospels, and in Aleister Crowley's Liber 418, ‘The Blood is the Life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Rose Veiled in Black is the second volume in Three Hands Press' 'Western Esotericism in Context' Series which began with Hands of Apostasy. The book is a potent gathering of twelve essays and rituals of Babalon by scholars, practitioners, and allies of Thelema, dedicated wholly unto the manifest contemplation of Her Mystery. Exploring occult themes of sacrifice, magical liberation, prophecy, witchcraft, and abomination, it marks a watershed publication for the discourse on this important and previously neglected aspect of Thelemic Studies. The written works are enhanced by an offering of original and visionary art from contemporary practitioners, each exploring Her magical arcana from a ritually embodied perspective.\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe ship all International orders via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/\"\u003ePriority Post\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eShipping discounts available on combined orders!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeedless to say, prices are subject to change without notice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe strive to ensure quality and satisfaction with every book sold.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYour privacy is very important to us!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe ship our items discreetly with no occult references on the package.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo view our Return Policy, Privacy Policy and\/or Terms and Conditions, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/darkstarmagick.com\/the-legal-stuff\/\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Three Hands Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67709575102709,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/9201\/4325\/files\/IMG_3636.jpg?v=1792099311","url":"https:\/\/darkstarmagick.com\/products\/a-rose-veiled-in-black-deluxe-39-49","provider":"Dark Star Magick","version":"1.0","type":"link"}