ECPYROSIS: The Best of Starfire Volume One; An Anthology – Deluxe Edition in Custom Slipcase

London: Starfire Publishing, 2011. LIMITED EDITION OF 111 COPIES. Signed and numbered by Michael Staley on the title page. A FINE PREMIUM CLOTH VOLUME IN MATCHING SLIPCASE.

This journal is printed on quality heavy matte, with a colored frontispiece. The first issue of Starfire was published in 1986, and the fifth issue appeared in 1995. Includes THE BOOK OF BABALON by Jack Parsons with special commentary by Michael Staley who also served as the general editor. 304 pages.

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Essays include: Vol. I, no 1 (1986): Great Dismal by Linda Falorio – a short story of the evocation of a creature from the chthonic depths of Great Dismal Swamp; Going Beyond by Michael Staley – an essay on non-duality; The Stélé of Revealing and the Abomination of Desolation by Stephen Dziklewicz – an essay considering the gematria and other aspects arising from these twin terms of The Book of the Law. Volume I, no 2 (1987): Cults of Cthulhu by Peter Smith – an essay on H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Gnosis; The Hiss of the Serpent by Stephen Dziklewicz – considerations of the serpent and related imagery in The Book of the Law. Vol. I, no. 3 (1989): A Statement on Lam – setting out some techniques to facilitate contact with Lam; The Heart of Thelema by Michael Staley – considerations of Thelema; Disciple of Dagon by Peter Smith – a study of Clark Ashton Smith; The Babalon Working consists of two parts: Belovèd of Babalon by Michael Staley – a study of Jack Parsons; and The Book of Babalon by Jack Parsons – his detailed account of the Babalon Workng which he performed with Marjorie Cameron and L. Ron Hubbard. Vol. I, no. 4 (1992): Meditations on Liber AL by Lindsey Calvert – considerations of The Book of the Law; Ciphers in Flesh by Mouse – on poetry as inspired text; The Vision and the Voice by Michael Staley – an introductory essay on Crowley’s 1909 Working. Vol. I, no. 5 (1994): Zos: The New Flesh of Desire by Gavin Semple – an examination of the sorcery of Austin Osman Spare; Lam: The Gateway by Michael Staley – an essay on Lam; Wisdom for the New Flesh by Andrew Chumbley – some considerations of a modern sorcery; Supping at the Angel & Feathers by Michael Staley – an essay on the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel