Scarlet Imprint
Scarlet Imprint was founded in 2007 by Peter Grey and Alkistis Dimech, with the talismanic publication of 156 copies of The Red Goddess. We aim to bring a new energy and vision to occult publishing and stimulate the resurgence in the practice and study of magic and esotericism, whilst pursuing excellence in the book arts.
The book is a tangible object of power. Our books are designed and typeset in house, and are widely recognised for their aesthetic and artistry. We approach the design as one prepares a talisman; the book must give form to the author’s words and vision with a sensitivity to the numen or tutelary spirit of the work. We place that level of attention into each and every edition, from our renowned fine bindings to our paperback Bibliothèque rouge editions.
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Anastasha Verde’s Modern Green Gnosis is shaped by her decades of work in the plant ecological sciences, magic and witchcraft. Answering the need for an approach grounded in animism, she opens a new path that elevates human and plant partners and their allies alike; a path where the distillate of contemporary logos ignites in praxis and leads seekers to a profound green gnosis and a living botanical praxis.
Publication 2025.
Paul Holman’s work documents a series of ritual actions performed at sites associated with serpent and dragon legends in Sussex from the winter solstice of 2017 until the summer solstice of 2022.
Publication 2025.
The long awaited second part of Peter Grey’s study of Lucifer will be published in early 2025.
Down Here is the first of a meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated three volume work, The Tarot of Marsilio by Christophe Poncet; a landmark inquiry into the origins of the Tarot de Marseille. Against the prevalent view in the academy, Poncet argues that the Tarot de Marseille is a work of esoteric philosophy hidden in plain sight.
Arriton is an enigmatic work from the artist Ayis Lertas. To open Arriton is to encounter the remnants of a lost esoteric tradition, leaves from an untranslated manuscript, a chance find amongst the disordered bookstalls of a remote ancient city. The seeker is thence immersed into a world redolent of gnostic gems, magical alphabets, defixiones and the spells of the magical papyri, which unfolds following a logic all of its own and yet remains entirely alien. It is a Borgesian artefact which will intrigue, challenge and reward contemplation.
Mark Nemglan’s Avalon Working is equal parts grimoire and devotional, gazeteer and visionary journey. The work passionately argues for Glastonbury as centre of emergence and initiation, a latter-day Eleusis. Through essay and ritual, the author invites readers to actively participate in the Holy Island’s unfolding destiny, in partnership with its spirits and powers, to co-create its mythopoeia and, in doing so, forge a new Avalonian covenant.
Serpent Songs is an anthology of the voices of traditional craft: the words and works of those who remain untamed, cunning folk, exorcists, pellars, sorgin, witches and mystics. A collection of fifteen essays, introduced and curated by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold.
Comprises fourteen original and extensive essays which explore the Grimoires in passionate, informed and evocative pieces which create a unique testament to the vibrancy of the modern magickal current.
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.
A series of essays on different aspects of the Grimoire tradition, including: The Red Dragon/Grand Grimoire, Grimorium Verum, Lemegeton, The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, The Testament of Solomon, The Nightside of Eden, The Wisdom of S'lba, Qutub, Liber 231, Liber 325, The Bartzabel, Working The Holy Books of Thelema, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook & The Taufer books
Our civilisation is in crisis. As we confront ecological collapse, political control, wars of terror, and wars on our consciousness we are seeking emergence from this state of emergency. XVI proposes gnostic strategy for liberation.
Edited by Ruby Sara, Mandragora: Further explorations in esoteric poesis is a companion volume to Datura, comprising nine extensive essays and the works of 48 poets.
Mandragora: Further explorations in esoteric poesis is a companion volume to Datura, comprising nine extensive essays and the works of 48 poets. A chthonic and deeply rooted work.
Edited by Ruby Sara, Datura: Explorations in esoteric poesis collects the work of 26 leading poets from the occult and pagan communities, accompanied by six essays on the agony and ecstasy of the creative process.
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.
The Oculi Occultati tarot is an enchanting and highly original work by Polish artist Radomił Bogusławski, comprising a complete set of 78 cards.
Jinn Sorcery by Rain Al-Alim is a compilation of jinn conjurations and rituals translated from rare Arabic manuscripts in the author’s private collection.
Hagia Sophia / Sanctum of Kronos: Spiritual Dissent in an Age of Tyranny is a study of the esoteric doctrines and spiritual traditions encoded within the Hagia Sophia, as manifested in its structural and decorative design.
The Dionysian themed frescos of Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries constitute the single most important theurgical narrative to have survived in the Western esoteric tradition. No other practitioner account of the ritual process for conducting a mystery rite has survived down to today.
The Game of Saturn is the first full length, scholarly study of the enigmatic Renaissance masterwork known as the Sola-Busca tarot. It reveals the existence of a pagan liturgical and ritual tradition active amongst members of the Renaissance elite and encoded within the deck.
The Two Antichrists is a monograph on the figure of Antichrist in a post-Christian and progressive Thelemic context.
The Red Goddess is an ecstatic journey through the history of Babalon, the goddess of Revelation, a provocative vision of a very modern goddess coming into power. From the Revelation of St John the Divine, back through the Ishtar Gate and forward into a living modern magical current. This is more than a history, it is a passionate account of living magic and the transcendent power of Love.
Peter Grey’s Lucifer: Princeps is a seminal study on the origins of Lucifer and the fallen angels, the foundation myth of the Western occult tradition.
In Apocalyptic Witchcraft, Peter Grey gives a compelling account of the Sabbat and Wild Hunt as living experiences. The wolf, the devil, and the goddess of witchcraft are encountered in a haunted and scarred land.
Tara Morgana is a work of pure magical writing. Part magical diary, part dreamscape, part dérive, Tara Morgana is an enigmatic record of ritual practice from poet Paul Holman.
Babalon and Other Plays comprises ten works by Paul A. Green, written and performed from 1972 to 2005. The plays provide a crawling map of the modern occult, written by an insider who charts one of its most febrile periods.
Palo Mayombe: The Garden of Blood and Bones is an initiate’s account of this much maligned cult whose central nigromantic mystery is the prenda, the cauldron containing the human skull or bones, reanimated by living spirit.
Ifá: A Forest of Mystery by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold is a major study on the cosmology, metaphysics, philosophy and divination system of Ifá, written by a tradition holder and member of the council of elders, known as the Ogboni society, of Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Exu and the Quimbanda of Night and Fire is the companion to Pomba Gira. Together they give the most complete account of this sorcerous cult. Exu is the fusion of Umbanda, Angolan sorcery, European demonology and Kardec’s Spiritsm, erupting in a uniquely Brazilian cult of practical magical action. Spells, workings, hierarchies and origins are all given in detail.