Veneficium ~ Magic, Witchcraft and the Poison Path

Veneficium ~ Magic, Witchcraft and the Poison Path was first published in late Summer 2012. Daniel Schulke first book on esoteric toxicology was an instant success, selling out in six months. Its principal concern is the intersection of magic and poison. Originating in remotest antiquity and reaching into the occult traditions of present day. Beyond their functions as agents of bodily harm, poisons have also served as gateways of religious ecstasy, occult knowledge, and sensorial aberration. As well as the basis of cures. Allied with Samael, the Edenic serpent of first transgression whose name in some interpretations is ‘Venom of God’, this facet of magic wends through the rites of ancient Sumer and Egypt, through European Necromancy, Alchemy, the arcane the rites of the Witches’ Sabbath, and modern-day folk magic.

The second edition of Veneficium is now properly contextualized within a trilogy of forthcoming books entitled Triangulum Lamiarum (‘Triangle of the Witches’), each of which concerns a specific ontological aspect of witchcraft. Veneficium of course, treats the occult parameters of poison, toxins, and venom, and their presence in witchcraft and allied magical arts.

Newly released, the 2nd edition contains the 1st edition in its entirety. There are some notable expansions and evolutions:

• New typographic design for the entire book, to be used for the whole of the trilogy
• Slight expansions of certain chapters
• One additional chapter
• Additional images
• New title page illustration by Benjamin A. Vierling
• Footnote enumerations

The second edition also expands the published formats.

Three Hands Press ✢ Limited hardcover with 4 page colour insert, and dust jacket, limited to 750 copies.