G. McCAUGHRY
Pilgrim on the Path of Gnosis
G. McCaughry is the founder, chief editor, and a contributing writer to PILLARS, Anathema Publishing’s occult periodical. He also serves as CEO of Anathema Publishing Ltd.
A lifelong pilgrim of the Mystery Traditions, his studies and devotional interests encompass Spiritual Alchemy, Hermeticism, Gnosticism, Non-Dualism, Esoteric Buddhism, and the Nameless Arte of the Traditional Craft. His work is deeply informed by a contemplative pursuit of what he describes as the radiance and manifold expressions of the Omni-Cipher; the living wonder of the Pleroma refracted through symbol, myth, and inner transformation.
Marked by an interplay of polysemic thought, paradox, and counter-intuitive language, McCaughry’s writing is less concerned with imposing conclusions than with opening spaces of reflection and transmutation within the reader. His work often seeks to illuminate the fertile tension between knowing and unknowing, inviting engagement not merely on an intellectual level, but through lived experience and inward participation.
(h)Auroræ, his first book, thus stands as both a literary and alchemical vehicle, intended to inspire the reader toward the embrace of transformation and the refinement of experience within the crucible of the self.
(h)Auroræ is, functions as, an occult text; it is technically not a book ‘about’ the occult. The distinction is important here: the whole concept, presentation, and perennial philosophy underlying the book aim at provoking a mystical experience and stimulating the Divine Inspiration of the reader, so that they, in turn, become Inspiration.
This manuscript is a mystifying, albeit utterly profound journey. Part ontological synthesis, philosophical rambling, magickal diary, visual grimoire, mystical poetry, revelatory individuation process, and alchemical vessel of expression, the book exists under the umbrella of what the author refers to as Neoteric Heterodoxy. First and foremost, however, (h)Auroræ exists as an act of eternal remembrance.
(h)Auroræ is G. McCaughry’s first published manuscript – a tome which correlates directly with Anathema Publishing’s mandate, along with his unique views and methodologies on alchemical book-making. This is very much a continuation in the spirit of his previous contributions to the PILLARS occult periodical (and elsewhere), but within (h)Auroræ, these concepts are fully developed and actualized.
PUBLISHED WORK
(h)Auroræ
(h)Auroræ: The recalling or retelling of the many Pasts made Present & Whole again
by G. McCaughry
Illustrations by José Gabriel Alegría Sabogal
Typeset, Layout, & Design by G. McCaughry
Original Retail Prices:
Paperback Edition: $40 CAD
HC Standard Edition: $90 CAD
HC Collector’s Edition: $150 CAD
HC Artisanal Edition: $599 CAD
(h)Auroræ is, and functions as, an occult text; it is technically not a book ‘about’ the occult. The distinction is important here: the whole concept, presentation, and perennial philosophy underlying the book aim at provoking a mystical experience and stimulating the Divine Inspiration of the reader, so that they, in turn, become Inspiration.
This manuscript is a mystifying, albeit utterly profound journey. Part ontological synthesis, philosophical rambling, magickal diary, visual grimoire, mystical poetry, revelatory/individuation process, and alchemical vessel of expression, the book exists under the umbrella of what the author refers to as Neoteric Heterodoxy. First and foremost, however, (h)Auroræ exists as an act of eternal remembrance.
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