Sexuality Magic Perversion

When the late, respected British author Francis King first published this book in 1971, it marked a turning point in our sexual history, a time when occult dimensions of sexuality were just coming out into the open. Long out of print, this amusing but serious examination of the origins and development of many secret traditions of sex is in high demand. With fascinating research into the interrelationship between sexuality, perversion and magic - East and West, past and present - this book will entice readers interested in sex, the occult and everything in between.

Sexuality, Magic & Perversion by Francis King is a controversial, revelatory, highly recommended volume of original research that investigates sexuality in religions and traditions all over the globe, from fertility cults and tantricism to Islamic mysticism and Crowleyan sex magick. A tantalizing study of the mystical aspect of sex, heavily researched.

An indispensable sampling of the vast assortment of publications which exist as an adjunct to the mainstream press, or which promote themes and ideas that may be defined as pop culture, alternative, underground or subversive. Updated and revised from the pages of the critically acclaimed Headpress journal, this is an enlightened and entertaining guide to the counter culture - including everything from cult film, music, comics and cutting-edge fiction, by way of its books and zines, with contact information accompanying each review.

Great sex can be magical, but what if magic adds sizzle¬—or horror—to the sex? Wrestlers with superhero powers battle for combat prowess and sexual dominance in a secret League of Justice. A demanding demon has its horrific way with a gay couple whose wonderful day together goes awry. The Devil’s seed oozes evil on a New York subway car. A vampire’s seduction of a beautiful youth ends tragically. The unlikely love of two men survives the tragic death of one. A college student experiences a nerve-wracking close encounter with dick-grabbing tentacles slithering out of his toilet. And when a man comes to visit an old school buddy, he’s seduced by the father who has stolen his son’s soul... Arcane mystery, supernatural seduction, sex that haunts in a manner both weird and wondrous—these stories by Lawrence Schimel, Tom Cardamone, Gregory L. Norris, Bard, Mark Wildyr, David Holly, Johnny Murdoc, Davem Verne, and others offer sexual thrills and perverse arousal, spooky chills and magical orgasms. Dare to enter a sexual Otherworld.

Every good reference book is both a product and a reflection of its time. The Dictionary of Magic & Mystery is not just another compendium or dictionary of occultism: it is a jumping-off point for further research. Here, the reader will find the ancient and modern interpretation for magical and mystical terms, together with explanations for the differences between the varied (and often conflicting) approaches to magic.

Clearly presenting complex ideas, this absorbing book, is a compendium of one hundred words which are key to the understanding of contemporary sexualities and intimacies, and shows how they can be 'magical' in the unfolding of sexual meanings.

The history of Western esotericism is rich in references to the domains of eros and sexuality, but this connection has never been explored in detail from a critical scholarly perspective. Bringing together an impressive array of top-level specialists, this volume reveals the outlines of a largely unknown history spanning more than twenty centuries.

Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (1928) is Professor and Head of the department of Linguistics at Osmania University, Hyderabad. He received a B.A. (Hons.) Degree (1948) in Telugu language and literature at Andhra University Waltair and an M.A. (1955) and Ph.D. (1957) in linguistics from the university of Pennsylvania U.S.A.