ROD & RING: An Initiation into a Mesopotamian Mystery Tradition
Quebec: Anathema, 2021. First edition. Collector's Edition limited to 309 hand-numbered copies; 8.5" x 5.25"; 352 pages. Bound in 'Silktouch' Orange/Brown Mottled Bonded Leather; Gold foil blocking on rounded spine and on the cover, as well as Blind Deboss on the cover with Gold 'Swirl' Endpapers; Illustrated throughout by Johnny Decker Miller; Printed on Cougar White 160M archive-quality paper. Includes a special limited goatskin leather bookmark of which only 30 were made. Item #28516
New condition.
History tells us of the mystery traditions of Isis, Dionysius, and Mithras – but what of the mysteries of Inanna, Enki, and Dumuzid? Author Samuel David’s Order of the Rod & Ring seeks to fill those lacunae with a spiritual journey that combines traditional Mesopotamian praxis with a contemporary paradigm. Immerse yourself in this mystery tradition as you undertake a mythopoetic journey informed by historical, religious, and cultic practices, as well as mythology, and research from experts in the field of Assyriology. Prepare yourself to approach the shrine of the gods as their supplicant; take up the Divine Measures bestowed upon humanity as their servant, and brave the dark as you descend into the depths of the Underworld; be reborn as the temple steward and pass through the Heavenly gates to present yourself as one worthy to be entrusted with their holy regalia: the Rod and the Ring.
Price: $500.00