The Infernal Masque - Richard Gavin

In The Infernal Masque, Richard Gavin explores the charged meeting point between primordial darkness and infernal fire—a liminal territory where necromancy, spirit-contact, and daemonic insight become instruments of inner transformation. This work centres on the dynamic tension between two occult forces: the deep, generative darkness from which all forms arise, and the awakening fire that illuminates, consumes, and reveals.

Through this interplay, the reader is guided toward an altered mode of perception in which the presence of the Dead, the reality of spirits, and the hidden drama of the Netherworld begin to disclose themselves. Gavin draws on esoteric ideas such as the Eidolon, sciomancy, and divine madness, presenting dread, estrangement, and the uncanny not as symbols but as initiatic states that can open the practitioner to profound spiritual contact.

Reflective as well as practical, the book offers orientation and suggestions for ritual engagement without reducing the infernal to mere symbolism or theatrical darkness. Written with clarity and visionary force, The Infernal Masque will appeal to magicians, necromancers, spirit-workers, and serious students of esoteric practice who are drawn to the borderland where sorcery, awe, and revelation meet.

Edition Specifications
• Publisher: Theion Publishing
• Format: Cloth Hardcover Edition (Black-ivory fine cloth binding with red embossing and spine lettering, rounded spine)
• Limitation: Limited to 890 copies
• Interior Detail: Surbalin deep-black endpapers, ribbon marker, and headband
• Page Count: 160 pages
• Dimensions: 165 × 235 mm
• Paper: Printed on 115 gsm wood-free design paper (natural white)