A Rose Veiled in Black
Various Authors
The Lady Babalon is one of the more enigmatic figures in the Cult of Thelema. She is a manifold deity in the sense that She is a divine harlot, an initiatrix, a creator and a destroyer. In representative form, the letters of Her name encompass an heptogrammic star; yet She lies beyond mere representation, and Her star signifies only the powers of Her train and not the station of Her immanence. She is the unsignified, a cipher conveying manifestation, and yet the veritable seal of the invisible Order of Illuminated Adepts. In Her subtle and etheric anatomy flows the life-blood of the Saints – the All-Living – and in this is Her deepest mystery, for, as it is written, in the Gospels, and in Aleister Crowley's Liber 418, ‘The Blood is the Life.”
A Rose Veiled in Black is the second volume in Three Hands Press' 'Western Esotericism in Context' Series which began with Hands of Apostasy. The book is a potent gathering of twelve essays and rituals of Babalon by scholars, practitioners, and allies of Thelema, 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. The written works are enhanced by an offering of original and visionary art from contemporary practitioners, each exploring Her magical arcana from a ritually embodied perspective.
Trade Paperback Edition
Publication date/copyright date: March 2025
Original price: US $29.95
Copies printed: Not stated
Contributors
Authors: Amodali, Bob Stein, Caroline Wise, Daniel A. Schulke, Frater A.I., Gordan Djurdjevic, Grant Potts, Manon Hedenborg White, Richard Kaczynski, Robert Fitzgerald
Artists: Barry William Hale, Carolyn Hamilton-Giles, Hana Lee, Linda MacFarlane, Liv Rainey-Smith, Mitchell Nolte, Nicole DiMucci Potts, Sarah Lindsay, Timo Ketola
Physical Description
Dimensions: 9.25 × 6 × 1 inches
Page Count: 264 pages
Illustrative content: Not stated
Binding
Binding: Softbound with colour cover
Hardcover Edition
Publication date/copyright date: July 2014
Original price: US $60.00
Copies printed: Limited to 1,092 copies
Contributors
Authors: Amodali, Bob Stein, Caroline Wise, Daniel A. Schulke, Frater A.I., Gordan Djurdjevic, Grant Potts, Manon Hedenborg White, Richard Kaczynski, Robert Fitzgerald
Artists: Barry William Hale, Carolyn Hamilton-Giles, Hana Lee, Linda MacFarlane, Liv Rainey-Smith, Mitchell Nolte, Nicole DiMucci Potts, Sarah Lindsay, Timo Ketola
Physical Description
Dimensions: 9 × 6 × 1 inches
Page Count: 264 pages
Illustrative content: Not stated
Binding
Binding: Bound in cloth with dust jacket
Deluxe Edition
Publication date/copyright date: February 2017
Original price: US $375.00
Copies printed: Limited to 77 copies
Contributors
Authors: Amodali, Bob Stein, Caroline Wise, Daniel A. Schulke, Frater A.I., Gordan Djurdjevic, Grant Potts, Manon Hedenborg White, Richard Kaczynski, Robert Fitzgerald
Artists: Barry William Hale, Carolyn Hamilton-Giles, Hana Lee, Linda MacFarlane, Liv Rainey-Smith, Mitchell Nolte, Nicole DiMucci Potts, Sarah Lindsay, Timo Ketola
Physical Description
Dimensions: 9 × 6 × 1 inches
Page Count: 264 pages
Illustrative content: Not stated
Binding
Binding: Quarter-bound in scarlet goat and marbled paper
