Scarlet Imprint’s blog

Dear Friends 

One of  the hazards of producing Talismanic books is the speculator.
We do everything within our power to prevent our books being bought, hoarded and then re-sold still un-opened.
On the rare occasions that this happens we blacklist the seller and do not sell them any further titles.

Scarlet Imprint produces texts with a deliberate magickal purpose.
We intend to create change. Our  blood is in these books.

The internet  means that we can tell who is speculating, and receive kind emails from our readers to let us know when it occurs.
To see still sealed copies on ebay is extremely  frustrating to us.
We want our books to be loved, but most crucially read and Worked with.
This is happening.

 Magick is not the preserve of the collector or the speculator. Perhaps if they loosed the ribbons and read the last chapter of The Red Goddess they might begin to understand this.

Magick defends itself.

 All our Love,

In Nomine Babalon,

Scarlet Imprint x

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce that in less than a month from release, every copy of HOWLINGS has been sold. We would like to take this opportunity to extend our thanks to the writers who contributed to the collection, and the Spirits which inspired the book itself.

If you have missed out on HOWLINGS you may find a copy left in Atlantis, Treadwell's or Labyrinth Books in the UK, or Ravenoir books and Night of Pan in the United States.

Scarlet Imprint are dedicated to the magickal revival, working with the next generation of writers who are engaged in passionate creative Work. These are exciting times, and we have more titles in preparation. Those of you fortunate enough to make the launch party at Treadwell's Bookshop in London will have had the opportunity to feel the excitement and energy which is building around our books.

We have received some beautiful emails from our readers, who we are pleased to find engaging with Scarlet Imprint, we offer you our heartfelt thanks.

If you have any reactions to the book, suggestions or comments for our writers, then please do email us.

Finally we can confirm that The Red Goddess will be released in a limited edition of 777 copies on the Summer Solstice 2008.
She is looking absolutely stunning.
If you are in London on that date, you may wish to keep your diary free.
There will also be a rather special version only available to subscribers, to join our list please email us at scarletimprint@gmail.com
We will be sending  full details out to our subscribers by email closer to the time.

We are putting everything on red.

 
In Nomine Babalon 

Peter Grey
Alkistis Dimech

x

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce the birth of HOWLINGS.

A strictly limited first edition of 333 copies. 

Subscribers who have pre-ordered will have their books sent to them in the next two days.
HOWLINGS is an octavo book of two hundred pages, four sumptuous colour plates, handsomely designed and bound in peacock blue and gilt stamped cloth.
Our printing house have described it as 'strikingly handsome' and we are inclined to agree. Images can be seen here

If you have not ordered yet, a copy can be yours for the princely sum of thirty-three English pounds plus postage.

HOWLINGS comprises fourteen original and extensive essays which explore the Grimoires. These are passionate, informed and evocative pieces which create a unique testament to the vibrancy of the modern magickal current.

Our writers pursue knowledge, power and wisdom through the pages of:

The Picatrix
The Goetia, or Lesser Key of Solomon
Four Books of Occult Philosophy
The Voudon Gnostic Workbook
Liber 231
Qutub
And the Grimoire itself

Our esteemed writers are, 

Biographies of our writers can be found here

To order please make payment via paypal of £33 plus postage to scarletimprint@gmail.com

Postage rates are:
UK First Class £3.50
Europe £5
Worldwide £9

If you do not have a paypal account and wish to pay by cheque (uk residents only), please email us and we will forward you our postal address.

As with all our titles, this is a talismanic production. Every book mirrors our intent and is ritually consecrated. Each book has a job to do, a destiny to fulfill.

In Nomine Babalon

Alkistis Dimech x

Editrix

Dear Friends,

We've been silent on our journal as we are deep in the edit.
The response to our announcement of HOWLINGS has been extremely positive.
There seems to be quite a rennaissance in Grimoire magick and we want to be instrumental in encouraging that revival.
The book is taking on a life of it's own as the essays continue to come in from our contributors.
As has been said before, we do seem to have friends in low places.

We are really delighted to have this opportunity to showcase the Work of people who have gone deeply into the Grimoire tradition.
The anecdotes, insights and passion are already informing our own practice, and we know that they will go on to transform the work with Spirits of everyone who reads this collection.

When we have the full text prepared for print we will reveal the full line-up to our subscribers list, and begin to take pre-orders.
It is wonderful that so many of you have asked to be added to this, as we do like to speak to you all personally.

There are many voices clamouring to have their stories heard.

It seems a magickal revival is stirring.

In Nomine Babalon

Alkistis x

Editrix

Dear Friends,

Scarlet Imprint is proud to announce HOWLINGS a bestiary of essays on Grimoire Magick to be published in early Spring 2008.

Taking the established experts and ranging them alongside raw and hungry voices, we are creating a quite beautiful monstrosity of staggering scope.   

From unpublished manuscripts on demonology to the accounts of working magicians, this is a unique publishing event.

Prepare to be delighted, inspired and intoxicated.

Contributors include experts in their fields, the authors of acclaimed modern grimoires and sundry sulphurous others.

Scarlet Imprint are in a unique position to gather together these voices, and let them be heard.

Texts examined in depth through eighteen original essays include:

Qutub

Liber 231

The Goetia

The Picatrix

The Greek Magical Papyri

The Voudon Gnostic Workbook

Anyone intrigued by the idea of the grimoire tradition will have their personal understanding and Work enriched by this collection.

We will be accepting pre-orders in late January as the smoke thickens in the triangle.

A full press release will be sent out to our subscribers at that time.

If you have not already joined our mailing list simply send us an email with the subject line 'subscribe' to scarletimprint@gmail.com

This will be a suitably delectable hardback in a limited and numbered edition.

It promises to be a truly magickal book. 

Solstice greetings at this, the darkest time of the year.

In Nomine Babalon

Alkistis Dimech x

Editrix

Peter Grey will be speaking at the Bath Omphalos Magickal Moot on Sunday November 11.

DATE / TIME: 11th November, 2007 - 2PM (2.30 start) until 4PM
VENUE: Percy Community Centre, New King Street, Bath
COST: £5.00

Peter Grey takes us on a journey through history, searching for the tell-tale scent of the Whore Goddess. We meet her in ancient Babylon and get to really understand why the Old Testament prophets had such a downer on Her. We glimpse her brazen face in the Revelations of St.John, and her more intimate manifestations in the shew stone of John Dee and Edward Kelly. Tracking our quarry further, we spy Her in the work of Crowley and, crucially, see where Crowley couldn't get to grips with this most formidable force. Jack Parsons rounds off the history and brings us up to speed with what the Mother of Harlots has been up to since her début in ancient Persia.

'With Her back-story brilliantly brought to life, we are then offered an insight into the work of making contact with the Goddess through Peter's own work. This is devotional yoga and the key technique is Letting Go. In this sense the methodology of interacting with Babalon is very similar to that recommended by many adepts when dealing with any powerful, transcendent force. There are some inspired suggestions for specific techniques in this volume; the use mirrors, BDSM sexual explorations, drugs, Enochian . . . '  Julian Vayne for Mandrake Speaks 202 (review)

Website: http://www.omphalos.org.uk/

Every copy of The Red Goddess has now been secured or sold.
Just as She wanted, the copies have gone to those who deserve them.
A coin in every lap.
We have been deeply touched by the words, letters, poems and pictures that have poured in with the orders.
The text is being Worked with.

But this is only the start.

We have ambitious plans for Scarlet Imprint in the year ahead.
Ritual, pilgrimage, performance, conferences and speaking invitations are lined up. 
Of course there are more publications slated for press.
Some extremely exciting titles are taking shape.

Those who have bought copies of The Red Goddess or add themselves to our mailing list will receive pre-publication notification.

We offer up our thanks.

Nothing wasted, every drop in the cup.

In Nomine Babalon

Scarlet Imprint

The Red Goddess is a book for the coming century, a book which conveys modern ideas and practice without chucking out the old school necessities of magickal work. This book is about today and tomorrow, not about the past. It is not gentle, nor does it aim to disguise the realities of working with Babalon. The book is not "politically correct" so if you are expecting something gentle telling you about "womyn's things" then this book will probably offend you and is best left well alone. However, if you have at one time or another felt the calling of Babalon, felt her inside you or seen her in a lover, then this book may inspire you towards taking action. (Or possibly to let go of some delusions!). If you are a Thelemite (rather than a Crowleyite), a Ceremonial addict fascinated with the practices of sex magick or a Witch seeking to broaden your horizons this book may also appeal to you, if you enter it with an open mind, that is.

Mr Grey strikes a great balance between poetry and research, history and modern ritual in this work. My only complaint is that there is no index and no bibliography, which is a pity. But it does not detract from this book in anyway whatsoever and it has been given a special place on our shelves. More information can be gotten by emailing scarletimprint@gmail.com or by visiting http://scarletimprint.livejournal.com

The Red Goddess is a beautifully produced book, but this really isn't a triumph of style over substance. Too often with limited edition bound-in-genuine-un-baptised-toad skin volumes of esoterica, the text is a big let down (do you really want to read more oh-so-spooky Cultus Sabbati waffle?). The Red Goddess is quite different. Peter Grey takes us on a journey through history, searching for the tell-tale scent of the Whore Goddess. We meet her in ancient Babylon and get to really understand why the Old Testament prophets had such a downer on Her. We glimpse her brazen face in the Revelations of St.John, and her more intimate manifestations in the shew stone of John Dee and Edward Kelly. Tracking our quarry further, we spy Her in the work of Crowley and, crucially, see where Crowley couldn't get to grips with this most formidable force. Jack Parsons rounds off the history and brings us up to speed with what the Mother of Harlots has been up to since her début in ancient Persia.
With Her back-story brilliantly brought to life, we are then offered an insight into the work of making contact with the Goddess through Peter's own work. This is devotional yoga and the key technique is Letting Go. In this sense the methodology of interacting with Babalon is very similar to that recommended by many adepts when dealing with any powerful, transcendent force. There are some inspired suggestions for specific techniques in this volume; the use mirrors, BDSM sexual explorations, drugs, Enochian – it's right here and in some detail. But most important of all, the book simply smells of Her. This isn't just a history, not just another to-do list of tactics to deploy. Instead this whole volume is suffused with the obvious power and passion for the Work that Peter Grey has been pursuing. Finally the author also contextualises Babalon in contemporary culture, demonstrating how she is a thoroughly modern Goddess. I'm always dubious that just reading a book can get you anywhere unless you act on the contents, but this volume virtually glows with its own scarlet energy. Talismanic production, excellent research blended with some delectable turns of phrase, means that reading all 156 pages is itself a powerful invocation.
Although the present volume is a limited edition it is possible that the text will be made available as a less expensive version (though not immediately). However, if you're serious about getting close to The Red Goddess you're going to have to pay, and honey, she's worth every penny. Seven stars out of a possible seven.

- Julian Vayne (author of Pharmakon)