The Devil’s Supper

With various Illustrations by:
Baltens, Bosch, Bruegel, Dürer, Blake, Doré, Füssli, Holman Hunt, Giotto, Michelangelo, Van Eyck, Van Maële, Fuseli & Vasnetsov, Léopold Boilly, Hans Trapp, Wagrez, Taddeo di Bartolo, and Klinger.

The Devils Supper is a critical enquiry into popular culture, past and present. The text explores the myths and realities of the so-called Witches Sabbat. Using trial depositions, source documents, contemporary poems and literary accounts, a hidden history is unfurled, offering a totally unique understanding of this occulted enigma. From Fasting to Feasting, the mystery of ritual, sacred Vessels of Transformation is exposed. The myriad masks of the Devil are fully removed, layer by layer in celebration of his multi-faceted and ingenious complexities. Along the way, we explore the philosophical and theological enquiries that have long held us in their thrall. We tackle the weighty topics of evil, who the Devil really serves and how this impacts upon the true virtue of the Grail as panacea or poison, overturning prescribed opinion to discover the real thread that binds these enigmatic elements together and how these things are even connected within occulted custom, lore, tradition and law.

Titling of Contents:

Preface

Introduction
Origins: Shadow of the Dark Obstructer

Chapter One: Forgotten and Forbidden Gods

Chapter Two: Arcadia

Chapter Three: Occidental Horizons

Chapter Four: Matters of Theology: Heresy and Evil
Flux: The Middle–Ages

Chapter Five: The Maverick Anti-Hero

Chapter Six: The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse

Chapter Seven: Cockaigne: A Fool's Paradise

Chapter Eight: Faerie Lore & Folk Custom

Chapter Nine: The Grande Sabbat

Chapter Ten: Stagecraft – The Witch Craze Parody

Chapter Eleven: Demonology: Textbooks of the Damned
End Game: A Return to the Shadows

Chapter Twelve: Devils Advocate – Agent Provocateur

Chapter Thirteen: Old Hornie, Trades and Guilds

Conclusion: Lifeblood of a Traditional Legacy
Appendices

Bibliography

Standard Hardcover Edition (limited to 500 copies):
6x9 inches. 276 pages. Hardbound 80 pts, Bamberger Kaliko “Metallic Graphite” bookcloth, blind deboss on cover, silver foil stamp on rounded spine, colour interior, and Neenah Red and Leno embossed endpapers. Fine typography, illustrated by artist Lupe Vasconcelos (also featuring numerous historical B&W art pieces), printed on Cougar Natural 160M archive-quality paper. Individually numbered.