Alraune – The Poisoners Guild: An Anthology of the Poison Path – Hardcover

Second issue of Alraune Journal, a 190 pages full-color anthology dedicated to the Poison Path. This second edition of Alraune Journal is dedicated to the exploration of the Poison Path with a focus on personal gnosis and practices offering a reification of what has been gained through the Poisoners dealing with the Spirits and Genii of the Verdant, Divine and Daimonic Intoxication. As the many plants haunting the enchanted grove of the Midnight Eden possess their own particular signatures, this second Alraune offers a unique panacea of visions, experiences and practices, reflecting in their diversity the various modalities of expression, gnosis and personae of those engaged in the Poisonous Artes. A compendium of refined Veneficia offered as the Serpent’s Gift of Gnosis from Practitioners to Practitioners. Authors: Chthonia, Rebecca Beyer, Tugce Okay, Idlu Lili Regulus, Coby Michael, B Drinnon… Artists: Poison Plant Cult, The Witch Art of Azk, Dolorosa De La Cruz, Odona Bones, Cartis Mandua… Large format: 21 x 27 cm, richly illustrated with more than 90 artworks and photos in color. CONTENTS: About the importance of the rite in the use of entheogens – Marcos Drake The Way to Poison – Alexander Dushkov The Devil’s Supper or the Poisoned Eucharist – Soror Imperator The Magicks of Mandragora – Trinidy Patterson Possession and madness: the mysteries of ergot in rural Galicia – Vini de Monte Borrowed Ideas – Tugce Okay Poison Arrow and a gardener’s journey – Poison Arrow Building a bioregional Poison Path – Rebecca Beyer Of Fire and Water: Poison in artefact quenching – Mayishtar The Medeousa – Idlu Lili Regulus Medea, the Poison of dishonour – Selenya Virgo Infernus – Viridian Gnosis & Chthonic Sibilation – Chthonia Venus suspended in Venenum – B. Drinnon / Overgrown Nightshade Healing the heart with poisonous plants – Coby Michael Beckoning helleborus in the winter garden – Amanda Shoemaker Morning glory – Laurie Bianciotto At the heart of the inexpressible and ecstasy in Mazatec territory – Marcos Drake The Tree and the Snake: Jurema Sagrada & Ayahuasca – Mehdi Richard ARTISTS: Poison Plant Cult – Vide Supra Hoc Planum – Odona Bones – The Witch Art of Azk – Tugce Okay – Hens Tongue La Cabane de Pan – Poison Arrow – Kathula – Dolorosa De La Cruz – Chthonia – Asta Hagalaz – Elora Sperber Cartis Mandua – Arkadiusz Danovski