ARCANUM BESTIARUM by Robert Fitzgerald (Limited Edition Hardcover)

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ARCANUM BESTIARUM by Robert Fitzgerald (Limited Edition Hardcover)

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One of only 1,400 limited edition hardcover. Book is in fine condition.

Written in the great tradition of the medieval bestiaries, Robert Fitzgerald’s long-awaited new work Arcanum Bestiarum re-imagines the animal menagerie in the context of bestial mystery and atavistic power. Written for the modern magical practitioner and zoophile, the 272-page volume examines the occult virtues and totemic majesties of fifty animals, theriomorphs, and their kindred. Correspondences with deific powers, atavistic wisdom, and mythopoetic emanation are examined, especially in light of the tutelary powers all animals possess.

Special attention is given to the zoomorphic aspects of alchemy, which historically used the bestial emblemata as veils of the stages of the Great Work, as well as shamanism and witchcraft, bodies of knowledge particularly rich in the lore of animals as spirit-helpers. The work is an emergent strand of magical investigation long part of the author’s private life, where he has worked in the ecological field of wildlife rehabilitation, especially raptors.

The text is graced with fifty-five original woodcut illustrations by artist Liv Rainey-Smith, prepared especially for this title in close collaboration with the author. Amongst the more ambitious renderings in the work are the occult cryptofauna Homunculus, Manticore, Ouroboros, and Basilisk, as well as animals prominent in the ancient dawn of magick: the Bear, Goat, Viper, Peacock, and more. Completing the design elements is an original typeface designed for the work by calligrapher Gail Coppock, serving to illuminate this grimoire of the Magician’s Primal Eden.

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This is a beautiful book. And I found myself smiling a lot when I read and experienced it for the first time. It has original woodcut illustrations by Liv Rainey-Smith, and an perfectly suited original typeface created by calligrapher Gail Coppock that make it really special. Robert Fitzgerald adeptly writes in the tradition of the Medieval Beastiaries about the magickal powers of numerous creatures. His work is well documented and he includes a nice bibliography. My 11 year old son was delighted when I showed him the Basilisk (which he knows from Harry Potter). I'm always looking for safe and appropriate ways to share magick with him and I am really grateful to have this book I can use and enjoy that also inspires his imagination and art. Brava!

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