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Voudon Gnosis author David Beth gives an extensive interview for episode 55 of the respected podcast 'Occult of Personality'.
Plenty of good information on the voudon systems of Michael Bertiaux and a clear explanation of David's magickal philosophy.
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A new reader review of David Beth's Voudon Gnosis:
Seized by the Eyes
Kenneth Grant has described the main purpose of his books as to prepare people for encounters with unfamiliar state of consciousness. In Voudon Gnosis, David Beth describes the principles in the works of Michael Bertiaux as leading to true Gnostic Luciferean transformation. Both Grant and Bertiaux have devised highly original systems of magic which draw on the creativity of the adherent. This is not a simple structured system of rote learning, rather they both offer guides or pointers into deep and complex magical universes which the adherent must learn to develop him or herself. In Bertiaux’s system, adherents use ‘La Prise des Yeaux’, a form of occult active imagination, to explore their magical universe, often documenting it through personal art works.
Bertiaux’s writings do not outline a linear system of magic or esoteric spirituality. Rather they delve into a complex but intriguing web of magical openings which could be analogised by the system of points chaud where magical entities are impregnated in the physical body of the adherent and then activated as required to meet certain purposes. His system is catholic by nature and purpose, and much richer by reason of this. By, as David Beth describes, using a range of spiritual and esoteric systems, it opens up a broad magical universe, which then allows for the absorption of the diverse range of energies.
Bertiaux’s magnum opus, the Voudon Gnostic Workbook, is a dense, complex and voluminous compilation of papers on the magical system he has worked on and helped develop over the last number of decades. Finally back in print in an affordable paperback edition, it a dense and bulging tome of truly occult methodology and philosophy. It is a foreboding text with a seemingly multitude of ports of entry.
David Beth has chosen some of the key elements of the system and provided a lucid exegesis in a slim and attractive volume published by Scarlet Imprint. Expanding on an article originally published in the Howlings anthology, the text has been expanded on and structured in an even more user-friendly manner. There are also some extra diagrams, which help facilitate a clearer comprehension of the complex areas covered.
Armed with the insight gained through reading Voudon Gnosis, the Voudon Gnostic Workbook becomes a much less foreboding document, and the true potential and scope of its magical system becomes much more clear. While there have be other primers of sorts for other magical systems, in particular thelemic magick, I have yet to read a text which is comparable in the effect it has had in introducing the possibilities and scope of a magical system or philosophy. While this is of course a function of staggering scope of Bertiaux’s system, credit must also be due to the author, David Beth, in unveiling some of the content of this ophidian chthonic current.
In addition to an explanation of some of concepts of voudon gnosis, there are also some very useful appendices. Of particular interest in an essay on an initiated interpretation of love, AMOR, which explores the conception of esoteric love, a subject I found fascinating. There are further instructional material on the use of fetishes and time travelling, expanding on materials touched upon in the main text.
Voudon gnosis has been produced in a limited edition and will no doubt soon sell out. It must surely classify as one of the most intriguing and practical occult texts published in recent years and should be classified as essential reading for anyone with more than a passing interest in esoteric methodology.
-David Heney
A few words on David Beth's Voudon Gnosis from one of our readers. Being able to untangle the Voudon universe is no mean feat. We know this is an important book, and it is a pleasure to see how it is being recieved:
I just wanted to say a big thank you to all involved at Scarlet Imprint and the work you guys do! I recently purchased a copy of ‘Voudon Gnosis’ by David Beth and was highly impressed with the service you provided and the speed as to which you replied to my emails.
After discussing the Voudon Gnostic Workbook and related topics with David Beth I already had high hopes for ‘Voudon Gnosis’ I have to say I was not disappointed! This book offers a clear and concise insight into some of the basics of the Voudon current. It is broken down into easy, understandable chapters.
It was nice to see some of this information visually backed up with diagrams. Beth also took the time to mention related currents and authors, which is useful for both reference and further studies. Appendix I: Nganga was of particular interest to me, also giving an idea as to the sorts of questions raised by other students.
The book itself is a work of art, both attractive and of high quality (many thanks to Scarlet Imprint.) The contents of the pages are expertly written and as far as I’m concerned invaluable. The artwork and photography are pleasing. I urge anyone with similar interests to read it, as I have done three times. I eagerly await further essays and publications by David Beth.
- Tripstone Fox
Despite problems with our printers, we hope to have Voudon Gnosis back in stock within a few weeks.
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VOUDON GNOSIS by David Beth, a new title from Scarlet Imprint
Public Press Release
Foreword by Michael Staley
Finally, a clear exposition of the Voudon Gnostic system of Michael Bertiaux
and the work of La Couleuvre Noire.
The thriving multiverse of artistic imagination which this current represents
has been explored by Kenneth Grant, but this is the first text giving
the inside experience of an initiand.
A fascinating and challenging glimpse into the Voudon system, it is both
a gateway for students and an inspiration for those looking for a more
creative occultism.
David Beth draws on his Kosmic Gnosis to create a text which both
stands alone, and serves as a perfect introduction to the complexities
of that strangest of all modern grimoires, Bertiaux'sVoudon Gnostic
Workbook.
Voudon Gnosis is an elegant octavo book of 108pp, with three tipped in colour plates of original artwork.
The standard edition is stealthily bound in black cloth, with black endpapers, and blind embossed with an ophidian design.
This is in keeping with the cultus of La Coulevre Noire.
It is being prepared in a strictly limited and hand-numbered edition of five hundred and fifty-five copies.
A copy can be yours for twenty-five English pounds plus postage.
http://www.scarletimprint.com/voudongnosis_buy.htm
The deluxe edition of fifty five copies of Voudon Gnosis are
quarter bound in black snake skin and finished in a stygian black paper
which is debossed with an ophidian design. The endpapers are hand
marbled and swirled. The foredge stained black. All copies of the deluxe are personally signed and sigilised by David Beth. SOLD OUT
Expanding upon the groundwork of his essay in Scarlet Imprint's Howlings,
David Beth guides us through this eclectic, syncretic and highly personal
system of sorcery which nevertheless has come from a genuine Haitian lineage.
Those looking for the wilder atavistic energies of sex magick, as we find
embodied in the art of Austin Osman Spare, will find much of interest
in this book. Voudon Gnosis outlines a more complex and highly developed
system of sex magick than is found in the secret grade papers of the Western
magickal tradition.
This slim volume is densely packed with information and suggestions which will augment your practice, regardless of your tradition.
Voudon Gnosis covers:
Las Prise des Yeaux
Points Chauds
Spider Sorcery and Time Travelling
Elemental Sex Magick
The Grimoire Ghuedhe
With appendices on:
Nganga and the Fetish
A-Mor, an initiated analysis of Love
David Beth is the Sovereign Grand Master for the international Voudon Orders and is the Presiding Bishop of the Ecclesia Aeterna. A tireless ambassador, teacher and speaker, David is one of the key players and charismatic characters in the modern occult revival.
Full information on this title can be found here: http://www.scarletimprint.com
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Dear Friends,
Just a brief announcement.
We are preparing a new title for publication in October.
Voudon Gnosis by David Beth.
For those interested in the Voudon Gnostic Workbook and the world of Michael Bertiaux's esoteric voudon, this will prove to be an invaluable guide.
Those wanting all the booknographic details of the publication will have to wait a little while.
Pre-orders will be opening in mid september for our subscriber list.
If you want to get a sense for the text, fuller details can now be found on the scarletimprint.com website.
We can tantalisingly promise that there will be other titles before the end of the year.
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