Richard Ward

For the best part of 30 years, Richard has practiced and researched various occult traditions, with a particular emphasis on English folk magic and Haitian Vodou.

He lives in his native Essex where he sells second-hand books on esoteric subjects via Man, Myth & Magic. His published work have appeared in a wide variety of anthologies, journals and magazines, including Starfire, The Cauldron, Talking Stick, Lovecraft Studies, Pagan Dawn, and Devoted and At the Crossroads by Scarlet Imprint. Born of Blood and Fire is his second book, the first, Echoes from the Primal Grimoire was published by Von Zos in 2016.

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Ninth Circle Press, Betwixt God and the Devil, Richard Ward

Betwixt God and the Devil

Ninth Circle Press, Betwixt God and the Devil, Richard Ward

Richard Ward’s book ‘Betwixt God and the Devil’ was born of a lifelong interest in the folk magic traditions of his native Essex, an area long known as 'The Witch County.’ as such, it is key to the history and development of modern traditional Witchcraft.

Ninth Circle Press, Betwixt God and the Devil, Richard Ward

Scarlet Imprint, Devoted, Stephen Grasso, Peter Grey, Mogg Morgan, Jake Stratton-Kent, Richard Ward, Levannah Morgan, Ruby Sara, David Blank, Mark Alan Smith, Charlotte Rogers, Mordant Carnival, Tony Elliot, Alkistis Dimech, Dr. George J. Sieg

Devoted

Scarlet Imprint, Devoted, Stephen Grasso, Peter Grey, Mogg Morgan, Jake Stratton-Kent, Richard Ward, Levannah Morgan, Ruby Sara, David Blank, Mark Alan Smith, Charlotte Rogers, Mordant Carnival, Tony Elliot, Alkistis Dimech, Dr. George J. Sieg

Devoted comprises fifteen essays by fourteen writers on their devotional practice.

Scarlet Imprint, Devoted, Stephen Grasso, Peter Grey, Mogg Morgan, Jake Stratton-Kent, Richard Ward, Levannah Morgan, Ruby Sara, David Blank, Mark Alan Smith, Charlotte Rogers, Mordant Carnival, Tony Elliot, Alkistis Dimech, Dr. George J. Sieg

Scarlet Imprint, At the Crossroads, Peter Grey, Jake Stratton-Kent, Aaron Leitch, Erik K. Lerner, Stephen Grasso, Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold, Richard Ward, Drac Uber, Ivy Kerrigan, Michael Cecchetelli, Humberto Maggi, Ryan Valentine, Hagen von Tulien, Kyle Fite, ConjureMan Ali, Christopher Bradford, Chad Balthazar, Angela Edwards

At the Crossroads

Scarlet Imprint, At the Crossroads, Peter Grey, Jake Stratton-Kent, Aaron Leitch, Erik K. Lerner, Stephen Grasso, Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold, Richard Ward, Drac Uber, Ivy Kerrigan, Michael Cecchetelli, Humberto Maggi, Ryan Valentine, Hagen von Tulien, Kyle Fite, ConjureMan Ali, Christopher Bradford, Chad Balthazar, Angela Edwards

At the Crossroads' tells the stories of what happens when the Western Magical Tradition encounters the African Diaspora and Traditional religions, and vice versa. It is a mixing and a magic that speaks of a truly new world emerging.

Scarlet Imprint, At the Crossroads, Peter Grey, Jake Stratton-Kent, Aaron Leitch, Erik K. Lerner, Stephen Grasso, Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold, Richard Ward, Drac Uber, Ivy Kerrigan, Michael Cecchetelli, Humberto Maggi, Ryan Valentine, Hagen von Tulien, Kyle Fite, ConjureMan Ali, Christopher Bradford, Chad Balthazar, Angela Edwards

Scarlet Imprint, Richard Ward, Born of Blood of Fire

Born of Blood and Fire

Scarlet Imprint, Richard Ward, Born of Blood of Fire

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.

Scarlet Imprint, Richard Ward, Born of Blood of Fire