The Hermetic and Alchemical Zines of Brian Cotnoir. Boxed Set of the Zines

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This is a One of Many edition, an unlimited edition of The Hermetic and Alchemical Zines of Brian Cotnoir, Vol. I., unsigned and unnumbered.It is a box set of all of Cotnoirs 7 alc hemical, theurgical zines plus the new zine On the Mystic Magick, Talismanic, Alchemical Practice of Zine Making, and an Introduction and Backstory available only with the set. Working from primary sources and new translations, the zines explore a variety of alchemical and esoteric topics such as: artificial life, dream, animation of statues, time, union of opposites, the golem, and talismans.From the Introduction:Re-reading this collection Im in thrall to its tactility and analogue affect. I get a palpable sense of Cotnoir handling an incredible range of texts, of his having a muscle memory of those texts enduring value as well as a haptic appreciation of their potentiality, of him scissoring extracts to remix and reconfigure, handwriting and drawing elements that augment his visionary archive. Im drawn to the elements of cut-up chaos, outsider-art graphology, polylingual sampledelia. The books pages feel remind me of a New York that once flourished noisy, sometimes illicit, heterogeneous and that still looms large in my dreams. The books wears its deep learning lightly but it never talks down to readers; its bibliography will steer them in directions both intimidating and exciting. Sukhdev Sandhu (New York University)8.5 x 5.5 x 1.0, Zines Photocopy, Slipcase Offset Printed. Show more