Crooked Confessions

An Ophidian Philosophy of the Sanctified Devil –

Blades of Grass After the Scythe

By Ian C. Edwards, PhD

“Forever becoming Magic; content to stand a dancing contradiction.”

This groundbreaking book argues for a rebellious, transformative philosophy, based on becoming the “Sanctified Devil,” an archetypal figure who transgresses and transcends ideas of good and evil through personal transformation and magical practice.

CORE IDEAS:

The Scythe

A new way to philosophize beyond Nietzsche's hammer, into the Crooked Path

Ophidian Ontology

A worldview where reality is dynamic and shaped by magical or transformative action

Sorcerous Sisyphus

The Myth of Sisyphus is reinterpreted as a symbol of endless self-creation

Promethean Fire

A full metaphysics of transgression, theft, and sacred defiance

Ethics of the Sanctified Devil

Georges Bataille's ecstatic thought reimagined for the practicing occultist

Living Praxis

Concludes with the Psalterium Diabolus Sanctus, usable for ritual practice

This is not a book for the timid or the orthodox. It is for those willing to hold paradox and transform crucified suffering into joyous laughter, to become the Übermensch the tradition forgot to name…

Standard Edition
Head and Tail Bands
Printed cover
Limited to 300 copies
Price £68

‘Confessor’ Edition (SOLD OUT)
Head and Tail Bands
Clothbound with foil to cover and spine
Book Ribbon
Slipcase
Limited to 33 copies
Price £186

Deluxe Edition available in our deluxe editions store

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