{"product_id":"grimoire-of-the-baron-citadel-the-book-of-the-four-ways-by-peter-hamilton-giles-with-images-by-carolyn-hamilton-giles","title":"Grimoire of the Baron Citadel by Peter Hamilton-Giles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"BxUVEf ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc pOOWX\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Hand \/ Antiquarian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the governor of the Dead and the burial ground, the Baron Samedi is one of the most distinctive and potent\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eloa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Haitian Vodou. An imposing figure in black raiment, he is most often pictured as a corpse. His other magical domains, less discussed in esoteric literature, include disruption, obscenity and —importantly for the practicing sorcerer—not only the arts of Magic but the very fabric of which it is made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmergent from the spiritual crossroads of traditional Vodou and English witchcraft is the \u003cem\u003eBaron Citadel,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea working grimoire exploring the nature of magical time, Self, Other, and the essential power-rudiments of sorcery itself. Simultaneously an emanation of the Baron as the Lord of all Crossroads and an embodied magical chronologue through which the sorcerer gains access to the powers and directions of the Path, the Citadel is both magical theory and an embodied sorcerous architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn it are discussed the hidden powers of the retinue of the Dead, the esoteric doctrine of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edirt track\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand its relationship to the sorcerer, and the thirteen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edaimon\u003c\/em\u003e-cohorts of the Baron or ‘retinue’ which constitute the Citadel’s indwelling genii, subroutines and operative forces. The whole is set in equipoise to the powers of Opposition and Unity embodied in that most magical of places, the Crossroads. The whole is densely illustrated throughout with the bewitching images of visional esoteric artist Carolyn Hamilton-Giles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook of the Four Ways\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecan be regarded as a preparatory rite before embarking upon any major magical work. By concentrating on the nature of summoning, the focal challenge for all practitioners is how to initiate dialogue with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edaimons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom unseen worlds.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBaron Citadel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erepresents the consummate reified version of the crossing-point for this to occur. As spirit and book, the\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCitadel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents the methodology for establishing a sorcerous discourse between the physical and metaphysical.  Unique in its endeavor the grimoire not only orientates the reader by inculcating a sorcerous pedagogic philosophy, but also makes available for the very first time the ritual procedures for keeping the Way open.\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"BxUVEf ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc pOOWX\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"BxUVEf ILfuVd\"\u003ePublished: First edition. Three Hands Press, San Pablo, California 2015\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Fine, dust jacket unclipped. Binding firm, pages clean and unmarked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watkins Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57111590502774,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0635\/6656\/files\/IMG_4536_5dc8f7b1-9088-4c61-835d-566cfaaa0dc5.heic?v=1768922725","url":"https:\/\/shop.watkinsbooks.com\/products\/grimoire-of-the-baron-citadel-the-book-of-the-four-ways-by-peter-hamilton-giles-with-images-by-carolyn-hamilton-giles","provider":"Watkins Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}