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HOLY DAIMON by Frater Acher – Limited Edition Hardcover 2nd Edition
Wonderful journey to the spirit realm, fresh breath of air for those who have experienced their Holy Daimon. Beautiful illustrations by Jose Gabriel sabogal!
—Anonymous
THE HEKATAEON by Jack Grayle – MEDEA Edition Limited Edition Hardcover with Expanded Material
This book is beyond my expectation. This is a true grimoire. It does the one thing that most occult books don’t do that we all want them to do. It gives complete working instructions and ritual after ritual after ritual. The conjurations shake the spirit. Advanced in-depth rituals that will not disappoint. This is the epitome of a “working book”. The spine on my book was damaged upon delivery. Miskatonic had another copy on the way the next morning. Superb information, superb customer service. I’d give it 13 stars if I could.
—Bailey Hebert
THAI OCCULT 2: Regions of Power by Jenx – Deluxe Leather Bound Limited Edition with Genuine Yantra and Hand Drawn Kali on Real Death Shroud
Beautiful work. The corpse cloth is secure behind a small window in the book which will help keep it clean and safe through use. So much craftsmanship and care went into the creation of this deluxe edition and it shows. The content itself speaks for itself, for which I cannot offer higher praise. It a labor of love and offers incredible insight of this system from the minds of many masters.
—Lindsay Kippur
QUEEN OF HELL: Special Hand-bound Dark Moon Huntress Edition with Extra Material by Mark Alan Smith – Semi-Deluxe Leather Bound Limited Edition Hardcover
Exceptional quality. Texture, cover, guilding. Fantastic. But the added material is worth the purchase. MAS’s works can seem daunting, even unapproachable. The added material allows one to “back-up” and kind of get one’s feet on “ground-level.” It all kinda “clicks” and becomes “real.” Esp. if one hasn’t invested the time and energy necessary to understand it. This is a “hand’s on,” “take action” path. But the books are so full of images, sigils, new jargon, etc.a cursory glance doesn’t suffice. MAS VALIDATES himself with the added material. Of course, MAS has been there from the beginning with his accessibility in answering questions. But this new approach works. The Red King edition needs to be jumped on. Ultimately, IMO, the author needs to publish supplementary, instructional material entirely separate from the series.
—Michael Mack
