Sharp Practice

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Sharp Practice ~ The Ritual Dagger in Bön Sorcery & Vajrayana Buddhism is an exposition upon ‘Dagger as Deity’ as purely expressed within animist practice and Buddhism. It further delineates the evolution of the Phurba as ritual weapon. Examining its deific essence, as well as its iconography. The book concludes with a rite dedicated to the Three Jewels, inspired by each tradition.

Ritual daggers have long been vital accoutrements in the exercise of magic, sorcery and shamanic practice. As a means of subduing demonic forces, their essence is derived from their power to penetrate and transfix. In India and Tibet, they are the centre of a vast and ancient spiritual lineage of devotees, who use the dagger or phurba as a means of both exorcism and enlightenment.

Originally conceived for the ‘Three Hands Press Occult Monographs’ series, Robert Fitzgerald has expanded the text from its original form. It includes several original illustrations by Chicago based artist Johnny Decker Miller.

Three Hands Press ✢ 2019 Limited edition hardcover with gilt-stamped white cloth and colour dust jacket, limited to 888 hand numbered copies