The Night of Disposition

The latest bundle from Snuggly Books is now available for order. This includes my up-coming collection of stories and novellas, The Exalted and the Abased (which will be available on its own on October 19th).

The Exalted and the Abased collects four stories reprinted from older collections along with two previously unpublished novellas, each of which comprises a fairly major work. 

The contents are as follows: 
The Ivory Sovereign 
The Notary 
The Hieromantic Mirror 
The Exalted and the Abased
An Incident in the House of Destiny
A Night of Amethyst

Of these, the title story and A Night of Amethyst are new. 

The bundle can be purchased here: 
https://www.snugglybooks.co.uk/special-offers/

I'll post again when The Exalted and the Abased is available for purchase on its own. 

“You’ve passed into a house of catastrophic repute—the carpets confound, the lamps conceal, the passages obstruct, and the locks are unfaithful. The night has crept in through a crack in the foundation and impersonates the night watch. Even the shadows revolt against the light—they cluster around it like a company of pickpockets.”

Two Podcast Interviews

I've just done two different podcast interviews, each of them partly focused on occult practice and partly focused on writing. 

The first is with Praxis Behind the Obscure and is roughly two hours long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wiHWdzzNdU&t=1324s

The second is with Magick Without Fears and is roughly 3 hours: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sAtL3ORDfvL0bEotKwHdb

Topics discussed include details about my occult background, initiation, teaching occultism, running a temple, The Bornless Rite, Enochian, grimoires, writing, occult fiction, Neo-Decadence, and far too many other things to list. 

The Narcissus Variations

I'm honored to announce the impending release of The Narcissus Variations on Mount Abraxas Press, a novella dedicated to the Kibbo Kift and to the fortuitous ambiguity of memory. 

A white rhinoceros, a resurrected king, a river that flows into the heart of night, the amassing of thrushes, the discharge of artillery, a rotating chamber replete with false doors, invisible signals, a cunning sentry, the manipulation of recording tape, an illustrious imposter, the wailing of torches, a desperate man trapped in a hallucinated boudoir—The Narcissus Variations weaves these disparate themes into a narrative thread tied in intricate knots to comprise a novella steeped in labyrinthine intrigues and startling revelations.

The Narcissus Variations can be purchased directly from the publisher by sending an inquiry to exoccidente@gmail.com, or pre-ordered from Ziesing Books in the US. 

Neo-Decadence: 12 Manifestos

I'm very happy to announce the impending release of Neo-Decadence: 12 Manifestos on Snuggly Books. My Manifesto of Neo-Decadent Occultism is included, along with several others (a couple of which I was honored to contribute to). 

The early 21st Century: a gilded age of pious guilt, poison nostalgia, environmental collapse, unchecked pandemics, corporate franchises, workshopped creativity and personal brands. Standing against the Neo-Passéist tide, Neo-Decadence presents a total reformulation of everyday life. What is the vertical table? Why is a sex helmet indispensable for all assignations? What is the proper spirit of electronic gaming? Covering fashion, cooking, architecture, occultism, poetry, gardening, and other areas of concern to all young people, the present volume is the ONLY resource for those wishing to shrug off the cerements of late capitalist literature and art. If you’ve ever wanted to proudly commit commercial suicide while serving your own head on a plate as an offering to your inner daemon, consult this collection of manifestos—as much a personal style guide as it is a declaration of uncompromising aesthetic war.