The Red Goddess

<p><em>The Red Goddess</em> is an ecstatic journey through the history of Babalon the goddess of Revelation a provocative vision of a very modern goddess coming into power. From the Revelation of St John the Divine back through the Ishtar Gate and forward into a living modern magical current. This is more than a history it is a passionate account of living magic and the transcendent power of Love. </p><p><br></p><p>The text takes us from Babylon to Jerusalem to Rome and onwards to Apocalypse. It confronts us with the language and symbols of our own culture and the denied demonised divine feminine. It looks at the angelic work of John Dee and places it in a European eschatology. It delivers a devastating exegesis on the excesses of Aleister Crowley and unlocks the secrets of 'Waratah Blossoms.' It explains the immolation of the Californian antichrist-superstar Jack Parsons and his relationship with Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. There is also a full supporting cast of Solomon Simon Magus St John the Divine Earl Bothwell the Templars Mary the Magdalene and countless others. This is the missing history of the love goddess in the West.</p><p>Thirteen essays conclude the book on subjects including: roses mirror magick bdsm aphrodisiac drugs the information age love and lust and the meaning of apocalypse.<em> The Red Goddess</em> is for anyone with blood in their veins regardless of tradition background or experience.</p><p><br></p>