RADICAL DESIRE

Kink & Magickal Sex
Mark Ramsden & Ruth Ramsden
(Erotica) (Fetish) (Non-Fiction)


Radical Desire
Kink & Magickal Sex
Mark Ramsden & Ruth Ramsden
Format: Softcover/140pp
ISBN: 978-1-906958-19-0
£15.00 / US$24.00
Subjects: Erotica/Fetish/Tantra/Erotic Art/Non-Fiction

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RADICAL DESIRE
Re-written with much new material
Completely new illustrations & 3 bonus short stories

“The wit and wisdom of Mark Ramsden’s illuminating text delivers a gripping journey through a rich seam of sexual expression. Read this book, enjoy this book, for it deserves your utmost attention. Over 40? Fat? The style gurus say you’re not sexy, not horny, this book says ‘Bollocks!’ An essential reference work… And bloody good fun too.” – – John Carter

Radical Desire review on Amazon

“This slim (140 pages) book is part brutally honest, unpretentious and often hilarious autobiography, (page 28 is a full page photograph of Mr Ramsden’s pierced penis with the caption “The author making a dick of himself with his eighth Prince Albert upgrade”) part encyclopaedia of fetish (including Piercing, Corsets, Rubber, Switching and Scarification) part tour guide for fetish-loving tourists (“Some say the dungeon play (at Club Rub) is not as extreme as at certain clubs but then I don’t go to a club to see perverts fisting each other. I can get that at home.”) part fine visual art (all illustrations by Ruth Ramsden) and part fiction (2 kinky short stories, here’s an excerpt from “Madam Petra”: Sometime, somewhere, we are always together. Exchanging fragments of dreams and whispered prayers. In the long, slow, sweet dance of desire. Warmed by a pussycat smile.) and entirely satisfying.

Radical Desire: Kink & Magickal Sex, is not so much a book as it is an experience; one that kinksters, new, experienced, or jaded, should not miss.”
– Madeleine


The Author
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ramsden

ALSO BY THE SAME AUTHORS:

The DARK TANTRA TAROT is a synthesis of sex, fetishism and spirituality created by Mark & Ruth Ramsden.
www.darktantratarot.moonfruit.com

Read a review of the DARK TANTRA TAROT on the AECLECTIC TAROT WEBSITE
www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/dark-tantra/review.shtml”

BLUE MURDER at THE PINK PARROT
A flamboyant, surreal, stylish, erotic, noir thriller novel by Ruth Ramsden.


Read a sample chapter, read the reviews and get a copy of BLUE MURDER at THE PINK PARROT on www.amazon.co.uk website
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Books of The Beast

Timothy d’Arch Smith

The Books of The Beast
Timothy d’Arch Smith
Format: Softcover
ISBN 9781869928179
£15.00 / US$22.00
Subjects: Aleister Crowley/Crowleyiana/Publishing History/Antiquarian Books/Occult.

USA & AUS $22.00

UK £15.00

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Timothy d’Arch Smith’s The Books of the Beast is a compelling collection of essays that delves into the intricate world of occult literature, with a particular focus on Aleister Crowley and his contemporaries. Originally published in 1987 and later expanded in a 2010 edition, this work offers both bibliographic detail and cultural insight.

 Overview

D’Arch Smith, an esteemed bibliographer and antiquarian bookseller, explores the symbolic significance Crowley attributed to every aspect of his publications—from colour and paper type to pricing. The book serves as an authoritative guide to Crowley’s magical first editions, providing context and commentary that illuminate their esoteric meanings.

Contents

Beyond Crowley, the essays examine figures such as:

  • Montague Summers: A Roman Catholic priest and demonologist, whose private indulgences contrasted with his public condemnations of the occult.

  • Ralph Chubb: A poet and artist who attempted to establish a new religion centred around a boy-god, reflecting his controversial personal beliefs.

  • Florence Farr: A prominent member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, known for her associations with literary figures like W.B. Yeats and George Bernard Shaw.

  • R.A. Caton: Publisher of the Fortune Press, noted for his interest in homoerotic literature.

The book also discusses the British Library’s Private Case collection and includes an autobiographical epilogue detailing d’Arch Smith’s experiences in the London occult scene of the 1950s and 1960s, featuring encounters with individuals like Michael Houghton of the Atlantis Bookshop, biographer Jean Overton Fuller, and musician Jimmy Page.

Tone and Style

The essays are noted for their scholarly rigour combined with a gentle humour, making complex and potentially controversial topics accessible and engaging. D’Arch Smith’s firsthand experiences and extensive research provide a unique perspective on the interplay between literature, sexuality, and the occult.

Editions and Availability

The 2010 edition, published by Mandrake, includes an additional chapter on Crowley and is available in both paperback and Kindle formats. For those interested in the intersections of esoterica, literature, and cultural history, this book offers a rich and nuanced exploration.

REVIEWS

”…one could hardly wish for a more stimulating guide…’‘ –The London Magazine

”One of the more immediately striking things about the book is its gentle humour.”Time Out


The Books of The Beast. Timothy d’Arch Smith. (Mandrake).
The author of this collection of studies of twentieth-century occultists is a well-known antiquarian bookseller, bibliographer and reviewer with a life-long interest in esoterica and erotica. This collection has a bibliography of Crowley that gives the book its title and biographies of the Roman Catholic priest, playwright, schoolmaster, collector of homoerotic pornography, demonologist and closet Satanist, Montague Summers, the eccentric R.A. Caton, who shared Summer’s interest in young boys and was briefly his publisher, Ralph Chubb, writer, artist and pederast who tried to create a new religion based on the worship of a boy-god, and pioneering female occultist Florence Farr of The Hermetic Order of The Golden Dawn. There is also an account of Crowley’s disguised appearance as a character in Anthony Powell’s famous novel A Dance to the Music of Time (1951), one of many he made in fictional works, and a description of the private collection of erotica in the British Library. The book concludes with a fascinating autobiographical epilogue on the author’s adventures in the London occult scene of the 1950s and 1960s. These feature Michael Houghton from the Atlantis Bookshop (compared by the author to Grumpy in Walt Disney’s Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs because of his stature and demeanour!), Crowley’s forgotten biographer and cricket fan Charles Richard Cammel, who died during a Test Match at the Oval (what a way to go!), the writer and biographer Jean Overton Fuller, the Beatles (who attended a witchcraft exhibition organised by the author), and Crowley follower Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. Highly recommended.
The Cauldron # 136, May 2010.