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Limited to 50 copies. 160 pages Royal format – bound in Wintan* leather. Gold foil blocking to cover & spine, deep red endpapers, with red and black head and tail bands., Printed on 90gsm paper, stitched. With Black a slipcase. Each copy will contain a signed and numbered bookplate uniquely designed for the book
Book is in new, unread condition.
Published by Ninth Circle Press.
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Haqel D’ma, the Potter’s Field or Field of Blood, is the burial ground of nameless souls, the forgotten, and those outside of society. Associated in legend with the place of Judas’ demise, paid for with the coins of betrayal, and the location of a desert father, hermit, Saint and ‘wild man’, it is the ‘field of blood’. From the first centuries of Christianity, Judas was the apostle who betrayed Jesus and became crucial to the story of the Christ’s death and resurrection. This book spans the early Christian cult, the Gnostic Cainites who kept the Gospel of Judas, through to the medieval period when the Betrayer accumulated sins around him. Through folklore and custom, Judas has become synonymous with witchcraft and diabolism, charming and – most appropriately – cursing. In particular, curses laid upon books against theft!
Haqel D’ma explores the myth of Judas as a Cainite figure within medieval witch-lore, folklore, and custom, charming and cursing, revealing greater depth around a much-maligned character. It is a work concerned wholly with the arcana of Betrayal and its implication within the hallowed current of the Wytchan art and as an expression of the via negativa.
Contents
Introduction
God on His Side
The Thirteenth Apostle in History, Myth and Gnosis
Onolatry – Seth-Typhon and the God of the Christians
The Gospel of Judas
Sacrifice the man who clothes me…
Who were the Cainites?
The Gospel of the Traitor
The Medieval Judas
Judas the Betrayer
Thirty Pieces of Silver
Folk Customs and Devilry
The Judas Curse, Charms and Incantation
A Canny Art…
Witchcraft and the Meaning of Betrayal
Schelling – Oedipal Ordeals of Fate and Freedom
The Role of the Betrayer
Conclusion
Appendix
Charms, Incantations & Curses
Bibliography
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HAQEL D'MA: Accursed Lore and Magic from the Field of Blood by Ian Chambers (Special Leather Bound Limited Hardcover in Custom Slipcase)
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Verified ownerI had not heard about this book until it dropped. I read the description and knew I had to have it. The book itself is incredibly well put together. Looks absolutely beautiful. The content is more in-depth than I imagined. It goes into the evolution of the person of Judas, from Biblical villain to a medieval curse. The Gnostic version of Judas is explored and proves to be quite different than the official record. Leaves you with many question and ponderings. Meant to make you think.
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