The Wandering School of Secrets: A Prospectus

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The Wandering School of Secrets: A Prospectus by Simon Dyda is a manual and syllabus of sorcery for developing proficiency in magic for daily life aimed at the itinerant magician. Without eschewing discipline, the author emphasises learning magic through immersion: by doing magic. This is magical growth stripped down to the essentials – a journey through the heteropraxy of sorcery as a subversive and secretive lifestyle that benefits the practitioner and those they choose to help.

Drawing on a wide range of sources from ancient Greek myth and magic, Welsh folklore, the grimoire tradition, Shinto, and many others, the core principles and essential practices are covered in a lucid and effective manner. Dealing with spirits, the ancestors, nature spirits, using planetary magic, herb lore, magical language and music, astrology and effective timing are all explored as core components of developing your personal practice of sorcery. This book is an inspirational work which lays the groundwork in front of the reader in an incredibly accessible form – setting their feet on the road less travelled and giving pointers to all the necessary tools.

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgements

I. VIA MAGISTER EST

II. MAGIA VIAM APERIT

            The Devil’s Bible

            Casanova’s Choice

III. SILENTIUM CLAVIS EST

IV. SUPERSTITIO RELIGIONEM SUPERSTAT

            The Warlock and the Mouse

V. SPIRITUS SOCII SUNT

VI. NOX INFERNUM EST

            An Archaic Eschatology

            Manifestations of the Netherworld

            Dream

            Dreaming like Rhonabwy

VII. SEPTEM SUNT

            The Seven Patrons

            Planetary Hours on the Road

            Planetary Chords

            The Planetary Rosary

VIII. MUNDUS NOBIS LOQUITUR

            Divination

IX. LEGENDA DEOS EVIGILAT

            Primary Texts

            Secondary Texts

            Bibliomancy

X. REX INFERNIS MUNDUM REGIT

            Veles 

            Pan

XI. FORUM, FERIA ET PASTURA

XII. CANTATRIX IN LINGUAE UMBRARUM CANTAT

            Magical Language

            Demonic Macaronic

            Rhyme,Whispers, and Song

XIII. VINDICTA VENEFICIO VINCIT

            Exorcism by Knife

Bibliography

Index

Our hardcover edition is printed on Munken creme paper and covered in forest green buckram with copper foiling on front and spine and printed endsheets. Limited to 400 copies. The epub edition is available to purchase now from Hadean Press, and the paperback edition will be released on 9 October 2025.

The Wandering School of Secrets: A Prospectus
Simon Dyda
ISBN 978-1-915933-80-5 (Hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-915933-81-2 (Softcover)
ISBN 978-1-915933-81-2 (Epub)
116 pages