Both Sides of Heaven

Look up towards the heavens and open your mind to the infinite, for it
is there that you will see the colourful multifaceted world of winged
messengers - Gods, Angels, Fallen Angels and Demons.

BOTH SIDES OF HEAVEN is a collection of 18 essays by some of the
foremost modern esoteric writers, occult scholars and magicians. In their
personal contributions they share their experiences, research and
unique insights into the spiritual realms of the mysterious beings who
have played such an important and inspirational role in human
spiritual history. From the nature of the daimons of the Graeco-Roman
world, the Zoroastrian Ahuras and Daevas, the seductive Lilith and
mighty Lucifer, through to the Fallen Angels of the Bible and the Book
of Enoch, and their children the Nephilim, we find that these powerful
beings are harbingers of change.

In this anthology their magical natures are explored through the works
of Renaissance magicians such as Dr John Dee and Edward Kelley, Dr
Thomas Rudd and more recently Madeline Montalban, as well as in that
of the experiences of the contributors themselves. The ceremonies and
conjurations of grimoires such as the Key of Solomon, Goetia and
Grimorium Verum are considered, as well as adaptations thereof and
simpler, personal encounters.

When you look at Both Sides of Heaven seeking wisdom and knowledge
from the wings of ethereal messengers, you will see legions of angels
and demons, archangels, fallen angels, old gods and even a few faeries
and green butterflies. And maybe, they will be looking back at you
too.


List of Contributions:

Introduction - A Host of Winged Messengers - Sorita d'Este (editor)

Fallen Angels and Legends of the Fall - Rufus Harrington

On the Wings of Rebirth - Katherine Sutherland

The Myth of the Fallen Ones - Michael Howard

The Enochians - Aaron Leitch

Madeline Montalban, Elemental and Fallen Angels - Julia Phillips

Azazel & Shemyaza - Diana Allam

Thirteen Unicycles in the Woods - Adele Nozedar

The Salvation of the Sidhe - Emily Carding

The Green Butterfly - Dan Harms

The Fallen Angels and the Goetia - David Rankine

Demons & Devils - Maestro Nestor

Grimoires for Pagans - Jake Stratton-Kent

The Thwarting Angels - Stephen Skinner

The Face in the Mirror - Charlotte Rodgers

Between Gods and Men - Kim Huggens

Loving Lilith - Melissa Harrington

Zoroastrian Angels and Demons - Payam Nabarz


As these essays demonstrate, Angels have been with us for many thousands of years, and their influence continues to be felt as strongly today as it ever was!