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The Sacrificial Universe (Deluxe edition) by David Chaim Smith
£650.00
First Deluxe Edition, Limited to 88 hand numbered copies and signed by the author.
Folio in original slipcase. 120 pages with 35 full page plates, including five large folding triptychs and a quadriptych, and 28 in-text vignettes.
Quarter grey leather over red gilt-stamped grey cloth.
Condition: Fine, unread copy.
From the publisher: "Ranging from intellectual treatises on sacred geometry, bio-morphism and the symbol of the serpent in Kabbalistic theory and practice, "The Sacrificial Universe" is unlike any other book Fulgur has offered to date. Produced as a lavish small folio with generous margins and a classic typographic style, "The Sacrificial Universe" presents David's key artworks of the last four years as full-page images, with the triptychs and quadriptych offered as folding plates. The complex and evocative iconographic symbolism is also explored through commentaries. And yet "The Sacrificial Universe" is more than a homage to those seventeenth century books of hermetic mysticism. Structured like unto the classic Kabbalistic text Sepher Yetzirah, the work may be approached on three levels (world, year, and soul) to offer the reader a view of Gnostic surrender within a vision of the self-consuming nature of phenomena. The plates are reminiscent of the extraordinary works of Freher, and his marvelous rendering of the Behmenist vision. In homage to such a work, Fulgur has chosen to issue the volume as a Small Folio (335mm x 225mm)."
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The Thirty-Two Keys, the third volume from the Lightning Flash of Alef series, is a group of symbolic images that provide an overview of the non-emanationist interpretation of the Kabbalah based on sources that span eight centuries. The images support a set of contemplative exercises configured for a 288-day period and serve as an introduction to the greater path of mysticism in all its forms. Beyond its introductory role, The Thirty-Two Keys is a powerful tool for contemplation at any point on the path and is absolutely unique in the literature of the Western Esoteric Tradition. This second edition has profoundly refined the original material and extensively reworked both the text and the images to make the content clearer and more accessible than ever.
Psycho-Aetheric Alchemy Volume 1 by David Chaim Smith
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"We are very happy to launch a new series of paperback books entitled Psycho-Aetheric Alchemy. This series will present innovative new works utilizing esoteric symbol systems established in the Lightning Flash of Alef books, published between 2017 and 2023. Volume One bears the title of the series and is based on a set of 72 concise contemplative passages presented in numbered sections. Each passage is accompanied by an image from the extended body of esoteric cartographs from 2006 until present."
Metacartograph: Psycho-Aetheric Alchemy Volume 3 by David Chaim Smith
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The Psycho-Aetheric Alchemy series presents innovative new works utilizing esoteric symbol systems established in the Lightning Flash of Alef books, published between 2017 and 2023. Volume three is titled Metacartograph. A metacartograph is the highest category of esoteric cartography, which is a type of sacred image making unaffiliated with either organized religion or secular culture. The work is completely in its own category, and constitutes a radical departure from the role of art in contemporary society. The cartographer gives their entire life over to the process to become an open channel for the sublime mystery at the heart of all things. The process is a form of prayer, both in its manufacture as well as its viewing. This volume delves into both aspects along with the practice of mystical contemplation that makes both possible.
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