ABRAXAS JOURNAL

Thanks to everyone for the really great feedback we’ve received now that Abraxas 2 has been unleashed. With so many sparkling contributors we knew you’d be a bit chuffed to add it to your reading list. And we are already hard at work on Abraxas 3…

ATUA: Voices from La Societe Voudon Gnostique

edited by David Beth

A working-group journal like no other, ATUA wowed the crowd when it was first unboxed at the Treadwell’s launch party. Packed with exploratory essays, evocative fiction, inspirational art and haunting sounds, ATUA sets new standards in the transmission of the voudon gnostic continuum… {more}

Dearest Vera

by Austin Osman Spare

For all admirers of Zos, an intimate series of letters from the artist to his pupil Vera Wainwright are published here as holograph facsimiles for the first time. Covering the last 16 years of Spare’s life, this correspondence tells of the hardships of WWII and memories of earlier glories, including his thoughts on publishing and art… {more}

Solve

The entire edition of Orryelle Defenestrate Bascule’s Coagula sold out within 9 months last year, so we are very happy to announce the third volume in his Tela Quadrivium series will be issued shortly. Replete with wild drawings and strange themes Solve promises to offer us Orryelle’s best work yet…

Abraxas 3

Despite being one of our larger editions, after just five months the second issue of Abraxas is now approaching 60% sold. Encouraged and inspired, we are now well advanced with plans for the third issue, which will appear in the spring of 2012. But if you have been thinking about making a submission there is still enough time, and a dedicated form may be found at the Abraxas website…{more}

The Journey of the Soul through Death to Rebirth

by Austin Osman Spare

Devoted to the Dark Room: Lauren Simonutti 1968-2012

It with great sadness that I read today of the death of the Baltimore photographer, Lauren Simonutti. Lauren’s haunting and original photographs, produced without any kind of digital manipulation, were one of the highlights of the second issue of Abraxas. Several weeks after publication Lauren wrote to me expressing her gratitude; not because her images were in print (that gratitude was entirely mine) but because so many Abraxas readers had made contact with her to share their appreciation of her work. Her passing is a great loss.

The Exhibition Catalogues of Austin O. Spare

April 6th 2012

We are pleased to confirm this title is now in stock. All pre-orders for standard copies will be dispatched over the next 10 days, with deluxes to follow thereafter.

Esoteric Book Conference 2012

March 12th 2012

In recent years, the annual Esoteric Book Conference in Seattle has grown to become the premier event for anyone interested in esotericism and the art of the book. The quality of speakers is excellent, and the rare books and art offered by the vendors are often far too tempting. But it is a shared sense of generous enthusiasm from those who attend, participate and organise the EBC that really makes it an exceptional event. In our 20th year of publishing, Fulgur will be attending with something special this September and there will be more news on this shortly. For now though, the dazzling new EBC website has gone live: http://esotericbookconference.com/

Pam Grossman joins the Abraxas Journal

January 10th 2012

We are delighted to announce that Pam Grossman has joined us as an Associate Editor for Abraxas. Based in New York, Pam has been a principal force behind the excellent esoteric arts venue Observatory, and her own informative and inspiring website, Phantasmaphile. In her role as an Associate Editor, Pam will be working with us to support and develop the diversity and quality of artists and writers contributing to Abraxas. Further details may be found on the Abraxas website. Christina and I warmly welcome her to the project.

The Exhibition Catalogues of Austin O. Spare

compiled and edited by Robert Ansell

For Spare, art WAS magick… and here we are pleased to release nearly 50 years of his exhibition catalogues, from his 1907 Bruton Gallery exhibition to his 1955 show at the Archer Gallery. Essays from Spare, Grant, Bardens and a wealth of material invaluable to anyone interested in Spare’s life and work… {more}

Reduced Postal Rates

August 27th 2011

Due to our increase in sales this year, we have managed to negotiate a substantial reduction in postal charges for all our overseas customers. In most instances savings approach 50% of the old rate. For example, the heavy second issue of Abraxas Journal is now only $15.00 to the USA, and just €8.00 to the EU. At a time when prices seem continually rising, we hope this will be welcome news for many of our subscribers overseas.

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