A Rose Veiled in Black

After six years out of print, our anthology on the Thelemic goddess Babalon, edited by Daniel A. Schulke and Robert Fitzgerald, has returned in softcover. Featuring identical content as the hardcover, the 2025 version includes a new cover image by Linda MacFarlane, the same artist who painted the dust jacket for the hardcover.

A ROSE VEILED IN BLACK is a gathering of twelve essays and rituals of The Lady Babalon, the divine harlot, initiatrix, creator, destroyer, and goddess of Thelema. Sourced from a diverse array of scholars, practitioners, and artists, the work is 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. Including essays by Thelemic scholars Manon Hedenborg White, Gordan Djurdjevic, and Richard Kaczynski, the works are enhanced by an offering of original and visionary art from contemporary practitioners, each exploring the magical arcana of Babalon from a ritually embodied perspective. Designed and produced to the highest standard, the book is 264 pages, with numerous images in both color and black and white.

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