Entering the Desert

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15 Jan

The landscape of the Soul is a feral hunting ground of shadows and light, each morphing into translucent bodies of nourishment or destruction, depending upon the topographic Vision of the desert dweller. Entering the Desert explores the Terra Incognito of the Soul and reveals a primordial vision of a Pagan Sacramental Gnosticism of alchemical nature which if understood can open up the doorways to the Inner Sanctuary of Sacramental Vision.

Entering the Desert presents a sobering and inspiring journey into the mysterious landscape of the Soul. Gnostic Bishop Craig Williams (Tau Lazarus) outlines an esoteric infrastructure of Pagan Sacramental Gnosticism which can be applied to any sincere path oriented towards spiritual realization. Through the use of evocative word, inspired poetry, magical grimoire, and empowering ritual, Entering the Desert is both terrifying and inspiring. This text provides the spiritual seeker with important tools to illuminate the pathway unto the Soul, and holds the potential to awaken ancient primordial memories hidden within the flesh, blood, and mind of the reader.

“The idea of the mirage applies not only to the individual in the desert milieu of the Soul, but also to the environment in which the individual is born and nurtured: the world. From an esoteric perspective, we can view the entire world as a mirage, a meta-illusion created by the collected individual mirages of the walking dead; a collective perceptual agreement nourished by the emotion of fear and ego-fueled solipsism.” —Craig Williams

“The occult subculture with its superficial and trite syncretism is a symptom of our Age and an offence to Tradition and true gnosis. However, not all is detritus, and authentic syncretism has, despite all this, a long and venerable history that can be traced back to Antiquity and, as the current book is testament to, it continues to make its presence known in the world today.” —Richard Rudgley

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Paperback Edition

Publication date: 2019.
ISBN: 978-1-989339-09-1
Original price: £20/CA$33

Contributors
Illustrated by: David S. Herrerías.

Physical Description
Dimensions: 5.25 x 8.5 inches.
Page Count: 176 pages.

Binding
Binding: German Binding. Gloss (Scuff Free) finish.
Paper: Printed on Rolland Opaque Natural 140M quality paper.
Typography: Fine typography.

Standard Edition

Publication date: 2017.
ISBN: 978-0-9949111-2-4
Original price: £53/CA$90
Copies printed: Limited to 400 copies (sold out).

Contributors
Illustrated by: David S. Herrerías.

Physical Description
Dimensions: 5.25 x 8.5 inches.
Page count: 160 pages.
Illustrative content: Color interior.
Other physical details: Individually numbered.

Binding
Binding: Hardbound Sierra Tan bookcloth, 100 pts (very thick) cover, with different Front AND Back symbols in Blind Deboss on Cover and back cover, Metallic Black Foil stamp on spine, Color Interior, and illustrated Endpapers featuring David S. Herrerías artworks.
Paper: Printed on Royal Sundance 160M paper, natural finish.
Typography: Fine typography.

Content Note
Accompanying material: Comes with a carton Card with a code, allowing to download a musico-mystical collaboration with Dark Ambient virtuosos Shibalba, Alone in the Hollow Garden & Nam-Khar, made especially for Entering the Desert.

Collector’s Edition

Publication date: 2017.
ISBN: 978-0-9949111-2-4
Original price: £88/CA$150
Copies printed: Limited to 150 copies (sold out).

Contributors
Illustrated by: Murk Jelena.

Physical Description
Dimensions: 5.25 x 8.5 inches.
Page Count: 160 pages.
Illustrative content: Colour interior.
Other physical details: Individually hand-numbered. Comes with a book-plate signed by the author.

Binding
Binding: Hardbound Fiscagomma Agenda Cervo Dark Brown f-leather, 100 pts (/thick) cover, with unique Symbol, stamped in Bronze Foil on Cover, Metallic Bronze Foil stamp on spine with illustrated Endpapers featuring David S. Herrerías artworks.
Paper: Printed on Royal Sundance 160M paper, natural finish.
Typography: Fine typography.

Content Note
Accompanying material: Comes with a book-plate signed and hand-numbered by the Author, and a carton card with a code, allowing to download a musico-mystical collaboration with Dark Ambient virtuosos Shibalba, Alone in the Hollow Garden & Nam-Khar, made especially for Entering the Desert.

Artisanal Edition

Publication date: 2017.
ISBN: 978-0-9949111-2-4
Original price: £352/CA$599
Copies printed: Strictly limited to 12 copies (sold out).

Contributors
Illustrated by: Murk Jelena.

Physical Description
Dimensions: 5.25 x 8.5 inches.
Page Count: 160 pages.
Illustrative content: B&W & Colour interior
Other physical details: Individually hand-numbered. Comes with a book-plate signed by the author & the publisher.

Binding
Binding: Hand-Bound in Genuine Buffalo Leather dyed Midnight Blue. (The natural animal hide pattern makes it so that each book will have a unique look.) Blind Deboss and gold foil stamped on the front cover. Raised nerves and gold foil stamp on the spine. Interior features custom-made artisanal endpapers as well, different from those used within Standard and Deluxe edition.
Paper: Printed on Cougar Natural 160M archive-quality paper. Handmade Marbled Nepalese Lokta Paper (Red/Yellow).
Typography: Fine typography.

Content Note
Accompanying material: The Book comes with its own Slipcase, enwrapped with handmade custom-dyed marbled paper (each box succinctly look slightly different from one another.)