Sacred Rite of Magical Love

“The English publication of the works of Maria de Naglowska is an enormous step in making the elusive information on sexual magic available to a new generation of readers.” * Hans Thomas Hakl, author of Eranos and co-editor of Gnostika *“While much of de Naglowska’s work does not fit at all with modern spiritual conceptions, this book does seed certain concepts that allow for some flexibility in gender roles in modern magical practices. This may be another curio to collect, but it also merits academic, particularly sociological, study.” * Diana Rajchel, Facing North, August 2012 *

Maria de Naglowska (1883-1936) was a Russian occultist, mystic, and founder of the Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow, whose conferences in Paris in the 1930s were attended by many now famous avant-garde and notorious writers and artists, such as Julius Evola, Man Ray, and André Breton. She is also known for her translation of P. B. Randolph’s Magia Sexualis, the classic occult text that has survived only through her translation.

Donald Traxler is both a translator and student of the occult. He lives in Martinez, California.