Sex Magic: Ithell Colquhoun's Diagrams of Love - Hardcover

by Amy Hale (Author)

A unique body of work and a radical contribution to the magical conversations of the period, this exquisitely illustrated book provides an introduction to Ithell Colquhoun's enigmatic series of paintings, drawings, and poems: Diagrams of Love

A unique body of work and a radical contribution to the magical conversations of the period, this exquisitely illustrated book provides an introduction to Ithell Colquhoun's enigmatic series of paintings, drawings, and poems: Diagrams of Love. Exploring her blend of alchemical, Kabbalistic, and Tantric imagery, and placed within the context of theories of sex magic extant in the occult subcultures of the early 20th century, this beautiful little book of erotic art and poetry is one to treasure.

Author Biography

Dr. Amy Hale is an Atlanta-based writer, curator, and critic, ethnographer, and folklorist, speaking and writing about esoteric history, magic, art, culture, women, and Cornwall. She writes and speaks on topics as diverse as psychogeography, Cornish ethnonationalism, pagan religious tourism, color theory, and extremist politics in modern paganism.