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Signs, Seals and Sigils: The Occult Science of Magic Script
July 27, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free – $25William Kiesel of Ouroboros Press
Sigillic scripts are common in the grimoires and manuals of magic. Learn about magical alphabets, asemic writing and the diverse symbols, signs & signets of practical occultism. What is the difference between a sigil and a seal? How are they constructed and used? Join us and find out! In this class Kiesel will discuss the techniques of sigil construction as found in the texts of the traditional grimoires, magic squares, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn as well as Austin Osman Spare and other contemporaries.
William Kiesel has been a practitioner of Hermetic Qabalah for three decades and is known for his ability to clearly express the abstract ideas found in esoteric traditions. He is the publishing director at Ouroboros Press, the host of the international Texts & Traditions Colloquium, as well as an ongoing participant in the antiquarian and scholarly book trade. William haunts the archives and special collections in order to publish obscure and lost knowledge found in old books and manuscripts. He is the proprietor at Mortlake and Company Book Arte Gallery in his hometown Seattle. His first book, Magic Circles in the Grimoire Tradition, was published in 2012 by Three Hands Press.
The $25 ticketed class will be followed by Q & A at 4 pm, and then a reception at 4pm that will be free and open to the public. Event ticket includes a discount on Ouroboros titles purchased at the event.
Tickets are $25. Contact daedalus@oregonbookseller.com or (503) 274-7742.