Entering the Desert
Entering the Desert: Pilgrimage into the Hinterlands of the Soul
by Craig Williams
Illustrations by David S. Herrerías
Typeset, Layout, & Design by G. McCaughry
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.
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Format: 5.25 x 8.5 inches. 176 pages. German Binding. Gloss (Scuff Free) finish. Thoroughly illustrated throughout by David S. Herrerías, Fine typography, printed on Rolland Opaque Natural 140M quality paper.
ISBN: 978-1-989339-09-1
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5.25 x 8.5 inches. 160 pages. 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. Fine typography, printed on Royal Sundance 160M paper, natural finish. Individually numbered. 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.
Limited to 400 copies (sold out) | ISBN: 978-0-9949111-2-4
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5.25 x 8.5 inches. 160 pages. 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, Color Interior, and illustrated Endpapers featuring David S. Herrerías artworks. Fine typography, printed on Royal Sundance 160M paper, natural finish. 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.
Limited to 150 copies (sold out) | ISBN: 978-0-9949111-2-4
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Format: 5.25 x 8.5 inches. 160 pages. 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. The Book comes with its own Slipcase, enwrapped with handmade custom-dyed marbled paper (each box succinctly look slightly different from one another.) Interior features custom-made artisanal endpapers as well, different from those used within Standard and Deluxe edition. Comes with a book-plate signed by the author, the artist and the publisher (Craig Williams, David S. Herrerías & G. McCaughry.) 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.
Strictly limited to 12 copies (sold out) | ISBN: 978-0-9949111-2-4
Contents
Preface: Toward the Desert, by Richard Rudgley
New Introduction: Uncharted Esoteric Topography
¶ Part I: Valley of Dry Bones
Chapter 0: Introduction
Chapter 1: The Mirage
Chapter 2: The Cell
¶ Part II: Earthen Vessels
Chapter 3: The Inner Sanctuary
Chapter 4: The Wilderness
Chapter 5: The Desert Grimoire
Index
Description
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.
“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
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 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
