Midsummer Approaching, as are three new titles from Avalonia!

The past couple of weeks has been a tremendously productive and busy time for us here at Avalonia!  At the end of last month we launched “Hekate Liminal Rites” by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine which has been hugely popular.  So far so good and those of you who bought the book and wrote back to tell us what you thought seemed to have enjoyed it and found the research of interest.    Likewise it seems that there has been a surge of interest in our book Practical Elemental Magick which was released late last year, with many comments coming in from readers who are eager for us to do further volumes in the set.  To join Practical Elemental Magick and Practical Planetary Magick in the near future is Practical Qabalah Magick; and later this year “Practical Astral Magick”.  There are a couple of further volumes planned, but not until later in 2010 and 2011.

Then in addition to dealing with queries, orders and other correspondence generated by the above, we have also been getting ready for the launch of THREE new titles!  Pre-orders for all three these will open very soon at the Avalonia Books website – make sure to join our Newsletter Mailinglist if you wish to stay informed:

The first of the three titles to be released will be “Both Sides of Heaven” (due out 25-06-09).  This is an anthology considering the nature, history and magical practices associated with Angels, Fallen Angels and Demons.  With a host of amazing contributors (see cover below for details) this anthology is already drawing in a lot of attention from people with an interest in the subjects covered:

Then, to join the heavenly chorus (or, sometimes ex-heavenly chorus!) of Both Sides of Heaven, comes the long awaited book by the author Payam Nabarz, “Stellar Magic”.  This book brings together both carefully researched material in relation to the Stars, Planets and Constellations; with inspired rituals, poetry and liturgy which would appeal to both Pagans and Ceremonialists alike.   More information on this project can be found at www.stellarmagic.co.uk and will soon also be available on the Avalonia Books website.  We have shown it to friends of ours in the Fellowship of Isis; who are Wiccan and who are Thelemites over the last couple of weeks and they have all been justifyable excited to see a book like this be prepared for publication.  (The Wiccan HPS remarked that it would be a great book for any Pagan group to have, as quite a few of the rituals are designed for group use, something which is rare in the marketplace as of course it is usually considered less “commercial” !).  We are excited as we think this book compliments some of our own titles very well, but also because it does offer a lot of new practical material which would be very useful to people working by themselves or who are trying to start groups of their own.

(Stellar Magic, by Payam Nabarz is due out on the July Full Moon, 7/7/09)

Then finally, to join the above we have “A Book of Treasure Spirits” (edited by David Rankine).  This book contains annotated transcriptions from a seemingly forgotten (or ignored!) MSS, as well as a conjuration which was alledgedly done for King Edward IV of England – more information at Avalonia Books soon!