Heka Books, Adelaide (2026)

06/10/2023

Shani Oates

The Hanged God – Standard Hardcover

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¶ Standard Edition (Limited to 640 copies — 2022): 5.25 x 8.5 inches. 192 pages. Hardbound 100pts, bound in Dark Brown Setalux fine Italian bookcloth. Gold foil blocking on rounded spine and Blind Deboss Bind-Rune on the cover. 1 Full-Color Frontispiece. B&W interior, with “Oatmeal-coloured” with Ultra Reverse pattern embossing Endpapers. Black & Yellow Headbands. Fully Illustrated. Fine typography, printed on Husky Opaque Offset Smooth 160M archive-quality paper. Hand-numbered.

The Hanged God: Óðinn Grímnir
(Volume I of the Óðinn Trilogy within the Northern Otherworld Series)
by Shani Oates

Challenging former atrophied or outdated knowledge regarding Óðinn’s acquisition of the runes and the mead of poetry, this extensive and intense study revisits Hávamál, Vǫluspá, Skáldskaparmál, Grímnismál, Heimskringla and Ynglinga Sagas specifically, to unravel and reconnect crucial factors that collectively reveal a magical formula for rebirth and resurrection. These kennings have preserved the threads of mysteries pertaining to Rúnar entrenched in Taboo. Óðinn’s quest of discovery takes him through three historically attested trials as Rites of Passage that find parallel forms in other animistic traditions. His ordeals of Mound, Tree and Sacral Kingship together with an articulation of the role of Hamingja are hitherto connected.

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04/10/2023

Holy Daimon
Frater Acher
Standard Hardback
8vo (240 × 165 mm)
216 pp
Illustrations by Jose Gabriel Alegría Sabogal
Black and white photographs by the author

Holy Daimon is issued in a new edition, with 18 illustrations by Jose Gabriel Alegría Sabogal. This first volume of Frater Acher’s Holy Daimon cycle is the result of more than ten years of ritual and theoretical magical research, and is comprised of three parts: History, Memory and Practice, providing a well-grounded introduction, as well as a practical path to creating communion with one’s holy daimon.

Rather than drawing on Abramelin or Crowley’s Liber Samekh, Frater Acher returns to the source, analysing the daimon as it was experienced in three cultures, Chaldean, Zoroastrian and Ancient Greek. These give a necessary overview to contextualise the material that follows, and restores the daimon to its central place in the journey of attainment.

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28/09/2023

The Hanged God – Collector’s Edition

¶ Collector’s Edition (Limited to 412 copies — 2022): 5.25 x 8.5 inches. 192 pages. Hardbound 100pts, bound in Mottled Brown Silktouch Nuba faux leather. Gold foil blocking on rounded spine and Blind Deboss + Gold foil on the cover as well. 1 Full-Color Frontispiece. B&W interior, with “Oatmeal-coloured” with Ultra Reverse pattern embossing Endpapers. Black & Yellow Headbands. Fully Illustrated. Fine typography, printed on Husky Opaque Offset Smooth 160M archive-quality paper. Comes with a carton-plate insert glued on the interior, individually hand-numbered, and signed by the author Shani Oates.

The Hanged God: Óðinn Grímnir
(Volume I of the Óðinn Trilogy within the Northern Otherworld Series)
by Shani Oates

Challenging former atrophied or outdated knowledge regarding Óðinn’s acquisition of the runes and the mead of poetry, this extensive and intense study revisits Hávamál, Vǫluspá, Skáldskaparmál, Grímnismál, Heimskringla and Ynglinga Sagas specifically, to unravel and reconnect crucial factors that collectively reveal a magical formula for rebirth and resurrection. These kennings have preserved the threads of mysteries pertaining to Rúnar entrenched in Taboo. Óðinn’s quest of discovery takes him through three historically attested trials as Rites of Passage that find parallel forms in other animistic traditions. His ordeals of Mound, Tree and Sacral Kingship together with an articulation of the role of Hamingja are hitherto connected.

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27/09/2023

Cabala: Mirror of Art and Nature
By Stephan Michelspacher
Translated by Leigh T. I. Penman

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Book design by Joseph Uc***lo

Sewn hard-cover in letterpress dust jacket

160 pages, with engravings, ( 4to ) 7” x 10”

Tri-lingual Edition
Illustrated with Engravings and Ornaments

Historical Introduction

CABALA: SPIEGEL DER KUNST VND NATUR was first published precisely four hundred years ago in the Free Imperial City of Augsburg, located in the Holy Roman Empire. The first edition was printed by Johann Schultes Sr., and published by the enigmatic Tyrolean, Stephan Michelspacher. CABALA remains one of the most fascinating, beautiful and problematic alchemical texts of the early seventeenth century. Its short text, partly in verse-form, describes three steel mirrors forged by the heat of the sun and revealed by the grace of God, which are at least partly metaphorical. When combined together, these mirrors – which reflect the Paracelsian triumvirate of mercury, salt and sulphur – reveal the great Arcanum, or secret of alchemical transmutation.

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26/09/2023

Adam Rutherford

∴ P y r a m i d o l o g y ∴

Book I ∴ Elements of Pyramidology

Book II ∴ The Glory Of Christ As Revealed By The Great Pyramid

Book III∴ Co-Ordination of The Great Pyramid’s Chronology and Archaeology

Book IV ∴The History Of The Great Pyramid And Pyramidology

Complete Four Volume Set
The Institute Of Pyramidology, Great Britain, 1968 (Third ed.)

This set of hardcover books is bound in a stunning iridescent blue cloth with a unique pattern that catches the eye. Gold foil stamping on the spine and front cover, as well as the border relief stamping.

The books themselves are in excellent condition, with only minor signs of handling over the years. Both superficially and structurally, the books have been well-maintained and are in sound condition. The fold-out diagrams of geometric studies of Egyptian pyramids and other sacred architecture, as well as the black and white photographic plates throughout the four volumes, add an extra layer of depth and interest to the contents.

It is rare to find all four volumes of this set together in great condition, making this a truly unique and valuable find for collectors. All four volumes are under laminate protective sleeves.

This complete four-volume set on Pyramidology is a fascinating and rare collection of works that delves deep into the mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Written by a renowned expert in the field, the late Adam Rutherford, this set is a must-have for anyone interested in Egyptology, archaeology, or history.

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25/09/2023

Born of Blood and Fire

By Richard Ward

Published by Scarlet Imprint

Standard hardback edition.
Limited to 725 copies
Bound in blood red cloth, the vèvè of Erzuli Dantò foiled in white on front, black and white blocking on spine, black textured endpapers.
8vo (245 × 160 mm)
192 pp
Frontispiece & 32 vèvè of Petwo lwa

Richard Ward’s Born of Blood and Fire is a study of the origins, history, practices, evolution and influence of the Petwo rite that was pivotal in the Haitian slave revolts and subsequent revolution.

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18/09/2023

Eleanor C. Merry

∴ A r t ∴

I t s O c c u l t B a s i s

A n d H e a l i n g V a l u e

New Knowledge Books, England, 1961 (first edition).

A red clothbound hardcover with gold foil stamping on both the spine and cover. In very good condition, only minor foxing on the end papers and page edges. The internal pages are clean, displaying no inscriptions other than previous owners initials. Structurally, the book is in very good condition. The dustcover has sustained some wear and tear, with minor tears at the top and bottom of the spine and a significant tear on the back. The book includes several coluor plates. Contains small security tag on the back board.

Merry Eleanor C.’s ‘Art: Its Occult Basis And Healing Value’ is an exploration of the mystical side of art. The author provides readers with a journey into the unseen world of occultism and it’s relationship to creativity. The book examines the connection between art and healing, presenting readers with new perspectives on how art can be used to promote personal transformation. Raders are offered insights into the transformative potential of art and the deeper aspects of the human experience.

Page count: 190

22 x 15 x 2 cm

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13/09/2023

On The Tarot – Le Monde Primitif
By Antoine Court de Gebelin and the Count of Mellet
Translated by Dantzel Cenatiempo
Introduction by Naha Armady

Sewn hard-cover in printed dust jacket
120 pages, engravings ( small 8vo ) 4.25” x 7”

Source text on the history of Tarot
Engravings reproduced from an original edition of 1787
Quality bookmaking for beauty and longevity
The First Edition is Limited to 1,500 copies

Referring to it as the Book of Destiny, Antoine Court de Gebelin published the first documented essays on the Tarot in his multi-volume French encyclopedia Le Monde Primitif in 1787. The ideas expressed on the Tarot as a book of wisdom or mystical repository, sometimes known as the Book of Thoth, was quoted by many proponents of the esoteric tradition; William Wynn Westcott, Papus, Eliphas Levi, A.E.Waite, Paul Foster Case and Manly P. Hall among them.

This complete English translation provides an important text in the history and use of the Tarot to scholars and diviners of the western esoteric tradition.

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07/09/2023

Neville Drury

∴ P a n s D a u g h t e r ∴

T h e S t r a n g e W o r l d O f

R o s a l e e n N o r t o n

Collins Australia, 1988 (first edition).

Purple cloth hardcover, gilt to spine. Octavo. Both book and dust jacket in near mint condition. Only very minor shelf wear to bottom of boards. Black and white illustrations, bibliography, index. Pages are immaculately clean, no fading or inscriptions. Dust cover under protective laminate. An excellent copy of an incredibly rare book.

During the 1950s and early 1960s the Sydney-based trance-artist and Pan-worshipper, Rosaleen Norton, was well known in Australia as ‘the Witch of Kings Cross’ and was frequently portrayed in the tabloid press as an evil ‘devil-worshipping’ figure from the red-light district. Norton attracted attention from both the public at large and also the local police for engaging in bizarre pagan sex-rituals with her lover, the poet Gavin Greenlees. Details of these activities would surface from time to time in the local courts when Norton was defending her metaphysical beliefs and seeking to defuse claims that her magical paintings and drawings were obscene.

Norton was also associated with the scandal that eventually engulfed the professional career of renowned musical conductor, Eugene (later, Sir Eugene) Goossens who had arrived in Australia in 1947 and became a member of Norton’s magical coven six years later. Norton dedicated her magical practice to the Great God Pan and to a lesser extent Hecate, Lilith and Lucifer.

Pan’s Daughter is the only biography of Rosaleen Norton and provides the most detailed and authoritative account of her magical beliefs.

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04/09/2023

We currently have some rare antiquarian titles and some out of print Scarlet Imprint and Ouroboros Press.

The Book of the Dead - Budge, E.A. Wallis - 1901
http://tinyurl.com/d86s4hua

Liber Aleph vel CXI - Crowley - (Signed by Hymenaeus Beta) - New York, 93 Publishing, 1991
http://tinyurl.com/94yaujy

Paracelsus - Franz Hartmann - 1887
http://tinyurl.com/bdfbmk7y

Ifá: A Forest of Mystery - Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold - Standard hardcover
http://tinyurl.com/4s4e55xx

Mystai - Peter Mark Adams - Standard hardcover
http://tinyurl.com/44absrwd

Daemonologie - King James - Ouroboros Press
http://tinyurl.com/3n65vmkh

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04/09/2023

Franz Hartmann

∴ P a r a c e l s u s ∴

Ballantyne Press, late 19th C

Brown clothbound hardcover with gold foil titling to spine. Sewn pages. Good to very good condition. The wear to this item is mostly superficial, showing signs of typical shelf wear and scuff marks to corners and bottom of spine. Structurally in good condition, no major damage to binding. A significant amount of foxing and page tanning. A good copy despite its considerable age.

This is Franz Hartmann’s biography of Paracelsus. It includes a broad yet detailed survey of his teachings on a wide range of subjects, including Cosmology, Anthropology, Pneumatology, Medicine, Magic, Alchemy, Astrology, Philosophy and Theosophy or Occultism. Paracelsus (1493-1541), born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss German philosopher, physician, botanist, astrologer, and general occultist. He is credited as the founder of toxicology. He is also a famous revolutionary for utilising observations of nature, rather than referring to ancient texts, something of radical defiance during his time. He is credited for giving zinc its name, calling it zincum. Modern psychology often also credits him for being the first to note that some diseases are rooted in psychological conditions. Paracelsus’ most important legacy is likely his critique of the scholastic methods in medicine, science and theology. According to Mme. Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, he was an “Adept-Initiate”. She calls him “the great and unfortunate physician-Occultist and the greatest Alchemist of the age”.

Page count: 268
21.5 x 15 x 3 cm

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03/09/2023

The Serpent Ikons

A Sorcerous Distortion
of the Tarot de Marseille Major Arcana

by Helena van El & Shandi AzK Bouscatier

The Serpent Ikons: A Sorcerous Distortion of the Tarot de Marseille Major Arcana is a card deck, philosophical commentary, and grimoire; combining at the very heart of its creation primal art, writing, and magickal practice. Forged in the fire of passion for the Mysteries, the Serpent Ikons are an oblation to the Self and its Daemon in the most sacred of experiences – one’s Life as a deliberate, Initiatory journey fashioned by the creativity and will of the magician.

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