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Gothenburg Dreamtime Video

During the second weekend of May (9th -11th) in 2014, the artist Michael Idehall revealed his portrayals of Gothenburg’s atemporal layers during the exhibition ‘Gothenburg Dreamtime’. Cinnober Teater provided the venue for the exhibition and together with music from artists Jonas Lindgren and Fredrik Eytzinger, as well as an opening lecture by local scholar Jimmy Elwing, it proved to be an excellent space for successfully transferring the artist’s visions to an unexpected audience. In this brief excerpt, you will find footage of the exhibited works as well as the venue for the event.

‘Gothenburg Dreamtime’ will further be documented in an exhibition catalogue featuring an introduction based on the opening talk given by Jimmy Elwing as well as poetic writings from a number of artists. These writings will accompany the exhibited pieces in a book due to be released by BELZEBEZ in 2015.

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Artwork Books Subscriber's Edition

end of subscriber’s edition 1-2014

We hereby conclude our first Subscriber’s Edition, and we thank our subscribers for their interest and support. This first attempt at creating a palpable connection between peers of sorcery has yielded good results, and we are encouraged to proceed with the manifestation of Belzebez.


 

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AGHORA PRAYER BOX

Sara van der Meer

Few Indian sects are as infamous as the Aghora, a religious group founded by Baba Kinaram in the 17th century. Although the Aughars are infamous for their antinomian practice, very little is known about them. In this box, Sara van der Meer has collected certain ritual objects, gathered from her own travels in Varanasi, many of which are very unique, and rarely found outside of Uttar Pradesh. Accompanying the ritual items is a small prayer book that is used in order to go in rapport with Baba Kinaram, the founder of the Aughar lineage. In a sense, the box itself is a shrine of devotional worship.

Included in the box are:

– A turmeric covered cinnamon stick, used for ritual painting
– An Aghora mala from Baba Keenaram Sthal, Krim-Kund, Varanasi
– Ashes from the cremation grounds, obtained from a puja at Baba Keenaram Sthal, Krim-Kund, Varanasi
– A stick with cotton used for divination
– Picture of Baba Kinaram
– Bidi used in magical rituals
– An Aughar prayer book

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A’ANO’NIN

Fredrik Eytzinger

This painting, called A’ANO’NIN, is part of a series of paintings depicting passages and gateways experienced during oneiric explorations. Painted in 2014, it is an attempt to materialise the visions received on the Tree of Knowledge, in this particular case, created in the tension between the Samael and Thagirion qliphas.
The artist’s signature is found on the reverse side of painting, together with a poetic reflection on the artwork.

Acrylics and papier-mâché on canvas.

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Formula of Les Voltigeurs

Johnny Jakobsson

One of the noble traditions of the Qliphothic Qabalah is the Shimmusha de-shedei; the magical praxis to ascend into prophetic states of consciousness via the alliance with demons of the Left Emanation – the art of assimilating magical abilities from the leaves of the Tree of Knowledge. It was Adam, who first brought the wisdom of leaves from the Garden of Eden; fortifying themselves with their knowledge, thus discovering the illicit art of sorcery. In the Qliphothic initiation, a theoretical distinction can be established between the fruits and the leaves of the Tree of Knowledge. As the fruit bestow the initiation and realisation of our individual divinity, the leaves convey the knowledge of sorcery and magic. Theoretically they are separated specific aspects of the Left Emanation, though in initiation, they function in symbiotic relation. The draconian alchemist is obliged to intently learn to harvest the wisdom of the leaves solely as ladders to reach the true initiatory emanations of the fruit within each shell of the Qliphoth, thus the adept initiate himself and transcend. If the alchemist does not follow this edict of initiation, he will stray in deception from the draconian path toward the Black Sun and indulge in the knowledge of the leaves, thus become adrift in the seven Lesser Palaces of the Sitra Ahra. In the totemic form of les Voltigeurs, the arboreal adept leaps between the branches of the Tree of Knowledge in search of the fruits. The illustration depicts the formula of the Voltigeurs as he voyages through the tunnel of A’ano’nin toward the Black Sun.

21 x 15 cm drawing in black and gold ink. Signed by artist on reverse

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Suzugoi Spell Bottle

Michael Idehall

A particular current of witchcraft emanates from beyond the primordial Luna, which shines of her own light.

This package containing a spell bottle and a grimoire of instructions, constitutes the first publicly available channeling from a node of craft located in the shadow of the shell of the dark moon of Gamaliel.

Spell Bottle – Glass bottle, rope, paint, pewter, and cork.
Grimoire – Hand bound in antique paper with silver foil stampings.

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gothenburg dreamtime

Gothenburg Dreamtime was an exhibition of the works of Michael Idehall at Cinnober Teater in Gothenburg 9-11/5 2014. The fineart was accompanied by sounds from Jonas Lindgren, Fredrik Eytzinger, and Johnny Jakobsson. The vernissage was opened with an introductory talk by the scholar Jimmy Elwing. All photos were taken by Andreas Sandlund.

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gothenburg dreamtime

Exhibition at Cinnober Teater with paintings, sculptures, and sound. Belzebez merchandise will be available.

Friday 9/5 19:00-22:00 – The vernissage is opened by a short introduction to art and esotericism by local scholar Jimmy Elwing. Drone by Jonas Lindgren.
Sat 10/5 13:00-22:00 – The exhibition will hold a continuous sorcerous concert by Fredrik Eytzinger and friends.
Sun 11/5 13:00-15:00 – The gates to the Gothenburg Dreamtime will be closed.

As centuries pass, settled human civilisation becomes a living organism with personal traits, history and a fate of its own. The destinies of the denizens of a particular locality become interwoven with the land. Ancestral lineages form, and actions, intent, and emotions accumulate within the mythological atmosphere. This creates an intemporal dimension where the place of dwelling becomes a stage for archetypal dramas, and lore from ancient history can surface in the now.

Gothenburg Dreamtime is a collection of visions of an atemporal Gothenburg, where the first settling of the area coincide with the city’s ultimate doom. The mythological Gothenburg is provided with a voice, and is allowed to teach us the epic tales of heroes, monsters, and ultimately of the people who have, will, and could have spent their lives here.

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About the artist:

The artistic output of Michael Idehall always strives towards manifesting an opening to a world beyond the mundane. The creative process involves honing in on the nexuses between the flows of mind, matter and spirit, nexuses which exist inside the human being, but also in the outer world, as conglomerations of energy and matter. In Michael’s creations, this convergence is revealed through the clash of ancient and modern, natural and artificial, and first and foremost the instilling of spirit into object.

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the birth of a book

Our ambition to create something vital has brought us into contact with some incredibly skilled craftsmen, and our production has come to rely heavily on their knowledge of traditional craft. The images below were taken by our bookbinder at Flodstrands Bokbinderi as he was making the deluxe edition of Pyramidox gel Heb á Qual. This title was originally released by Belzebez, but it has been re-released by Aeon Sophia Press as a part of their Monographic Grimoire Series. These images reveal a glimpse of the alchemy that is bookbinding, where a gem is made out of coarse elements.  

The book in the images can be purchased here.