Unfolding Secrets: Folding Plates in Esoteric Texts with William Kiesel!

"The Magic of Books" Monthly lecture series with William Kiesel

Presented by PRS and Ouroboros Press

In the PRS LIBRARY!

Lecture Two:

Unfolding Secrets: Folding Plates in Esoteric Texts

Q&A to follow the lecture

Lecture Series Overview

“Without books, there is no memory, and without memory, a culture cannot

exist.” - Fernando Báez

Join William Kiesel for a series of engaging talks on books and book

culture surrounding the wisdom traditions housed in the PRS Library.

Books are vessels of coagulated thought, distilled and filtered through

the minds of authors, artists and adepts. Understanding the technology

of the book and the laboratory of the library grants the seeker access

to the esoteric secrets that can aid them on their journey of discovery.

Presented in the peaceful environs of the PRS Library, William uses some

of the bibilographic treasures of the library to illustrate

multi-disciplined topics aimed at bringing deeper awareness into these

important literary tools which have preserved the ageless wisdom for

centuries.

April 10

Unfolding Secrets: Folding Plates in Esoteric Texts

Study in the esoteric world requires the consideration of many things,

some quite abstract or complex. Folding plates are a tool, often missing

from contemporary texts, that allow for the expression of concepts and

explanations that text alone may not convey clearly. The old proverb,

'an image is worth a thousand words,' expresses this somewhat but

folding plates may also show us charts, lineages and other data in

organized, artful and surprising ways. In addition to presenting the

folding plates in Manly P. Hall's The Secret Teachings of All Ages, the

talk will also feature other examples which provide the context of these

important educational tools of esoteric print culture.

About William Kiesel

William Kiesel has walked the path of esotericism for over 30 years. His

practical experience and historical knowledge of occult literature and

culture draws from such diverse disciplines as Hermeticism,

Neoplatonism, Qabalah, Thelema, Alchemy, Rosicrucianism, Theosophy, and

Ceremonial Magic. With his decades as an antiquarian bookseller, his

training in letterpress printing and bookbinding, Kiesel brings his love

of books and scholarship together as publisher at Ouroboros Press. He is

also faculty at 22 Teachings School of Hermetic Science and Magical

Arts. www.bookarts.org

Ticket Price: $22 (In Person Only)

Please email [email protected] or phone 323-663-2167 with any questions.

Get tickets to the other lectures in this series here:

March 13 - Anatomy of the Book: Book Arts and Archives

June 5 - Keys to the Mysteries: How to use the Library for Esoteric Research

July 10 - Secret Books of the Rosicrucians

August 14 - The Corpus Hermeticum: Books of the Hermetic Adepts

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