1971 1st Edition 1st Printing,
SEXUALITY MAGIC & PERVERSION
By Francis King
Francis (X.) King (1934–1994) was a British writer, editor, and popularizer of Western esotericism. Beginning in the late 1960s he produced readable, well-researched surveys of occult history and practice that helped bring Golden Dawn, Crowleyan, and Tantric materials to a wide audience. His breakout book, Ritual Magic in England (1970), traced the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and its offshoots. He followed with Sexuality, Magic & Perversion (1971) and—co-authored with Stephen Skinner—Techniques of High Magic (1976), a practical introduction to ceremonial work. King also edited and reproduced hard-to-find primary documents (for example, material associated with the O.T.O. and Golden Dawn), efforts that raised his profile but also sparked controversies with some occult organizations.
A lucid synthesizer rather than an academic specialist, King wrote for the intelligent general reader, blending narrative history, biography, and hands-on description. Later titles include The Rites of Modern Magic and Modern Ritual Magic: The Rise of Western Occultism. His books remain widely cited by historians of modern occultism and by practitioners looking for an accessible map of the Western magical revival.
Illustrated By:
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: Yes, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Published By: Neville Spearman, London
octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 207
ISBN: 9780854351619
King surveys how sexuality intersects with magical religion and occult practice—East and West—from Tantric traditions and Chinese sexual alchemy to Western fertility cults, black/white masses, Templar and O.T.O. sex magick, and Crowleyan currents. He also touches on modern pornography’s “magical fantasy.” The appendices dig into curiosities like Priapic revivals, Ralph Chubb’s homoerotic mysticism, and oddments of Mariavite history. It’s written as a lively, source-aware overview rather than a practical manual.
SKU: BTETM0002607
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
1971 1st Edition 1st Printing,
SEXUALITY MAGIC & PERVERSION
By Francis King
Francis (X.) King (1934–1994) was a British writer, editor, and popularizer of Western esotericism. Beginning in the late 1960s he produced readable, well-researched surveys of occult history and practice that helped bring Golden Dawn, Crowleyan, and Tantric materials to a wide audience. His breakout book, Ritual Magic in England (1970), traced the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and its offshoots. He followed with Sexuality, Magic & Perversion (1971) and—co-authored with Stephen Skinner—Techniques of High Magic (1976), a practical introduction to ceremonial work. King also edited and reproduced hard-to-find primary documents (for example, material associated with the O.T.O. and Golden Dawn), efforts that raised his profile but also sparked controversies with some occult organizations.
A lucid synthesizer rather than an academic specialist, King wrote for the intelligent general reader, blending narrative history, biography, and hands-on description. Later titles include The Rites of Modern Magic and Modern Ritual Magic: The Rise of Western Occultism. His books remain widely cited by historians of modern occultism and by practitioners looking for an accessible map of the Western magical revival.
Illustrated By:
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: Yes, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Published By: Neville Spearman, London
octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 207
ISBN: 9780854351619
King surveys how sexuality intersects with magical religion and occult practice—East and West—from Tantric traditions and Chinese sexual alchemy to Western fertility cults, black/white masses, Templar and O.T.O. sex magick, and Crowleyan currents. He also touches on modern pornography’s “magical fantasy.” The appendices dig into curiosities like Priapic revivals, Ralph Chubb’s homoerotic mysticism, and oddments of Mariavite history. It’s written as a lively, source-aware overview rather than a practical manual.
SKU: BTETM0002607
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
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