The Baron Citadel
Book of the Four Ways
by Peter Hamilton-Giles
The Baron Citadel sets out preparatory rituals leading up to the making of the Crossroads. Unlike any other working text, this grimoire also engages with introspective contours for optimising successive ambulatory steps across various stakes (points). Each stake comes with the title of a spirit and yet the actual name of each remains guarded. Why? Because the Work encourages the practitioner to gain a rapport with each spirit, with the view that a name will be given which will be particular to each and every person who dares to undertake the work.
Embedded in folkloric practice, this grimoire set the benchmark for subsequent books by the author, in particular, the Book of the Black Dragon series. Indeed, such a coalition resulted in the Baron Citadel pre-figuring many of the topics that have and will be addressed in the Black Dragon series, so much so, that this title places the practitioner ahead of the curve.
Further qualifications for the authenticity of The Baron Citadel relate to the author’s ritual experiences in Northern Haiti. As a primary source, much of what was learnt during these sojourns was accumulated and then transferred into a ritual setting with a view to it having broader appeal. And yet, further countenance requires us to state that this does not mean that what you have with the Baron is a diluted down version, rather the Work stands as a testament to the ability of the author to distil experiences in Haiti with those he had when working with Andrew Chumbley. Drawing on those experiences and then adding to it a philosophic and explanatory lens, means The Baron Citadel continues to present a vital component in detailing a contemporary rendition of crooked path sorcery.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Grimoire of the Baron Citadel: The Book of the Four Ways
The Enchiridion Baron Citadel
Temple of Fortitude
The Baron keystone
The Blackthorn
The Yew
The First Stake: The Path Bearer
The Second Stake: The Path Etcher
The Third Stake: The Shadow Beacon Bearer
The Fourth Stake: The Grace Breached Father
The Fifth Stake: The Life Bringer
The Sixth Stake: The Causeway Maker
The Seventh Stake: The Gatekeeper
The Eighth Stake: The Bone Taker
The Ninth Stake: The Necromancer
The Tenth Stake: The Atramentous Illuminator
The Eleventh Stake: The Indwelling Racine
The Twelfth Stake: The Ensorcelling Sorcerer
The Thirteenth Stake: The Nameless One
The Rite of the 13th Stake: An Evocation to the Nameless One
The Temple of Fortitude
The I-reflective constitution of the Temple
Assembling the Temple of Fortitude
The Sorcerer of the Ways Between
The Broken Crone of the Dirt Track
The Baron of the Crossroads
The Reaping
The Temple requirements
Orientation
Libating procedures
The blessing of the dead and spirits alike
Discussing the contents of the Temple
The Invocation to the Baron Citadel:
He who stands at the epicentre of our own becoming.
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Illustrated by Carolyn Hamilton-Giles.
Standard Hardcover Edition
207 pages. Red cloth-bound hardcover, black and gold foil embossing to front and back, gold foil to spine. Printed on munken rough paper, with gold-yellow endpapers. Head and tail bands, black ribbon bookmark.
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Press, reviews, endorsements
Book Review by Foolish Fish - watch on YouTube here
Book Review by Occult Works - watch on YouTube here
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About the Author
Peter Hamilton-Giles is an author and researcher of the esoteric, academically trained in anthropology and religious studies his primary interest is in occult philosophy. He is co-founder of the Dragons’ Column along with Andrew Chumbley. His first book was The Afflicted Mirror published by Three Hands Press in 2013, this was followed by The Baron Citadel also published by Three Hands Press in 2015, since then he has written many books for Atramentous Press, his first was The Witching-Other published in 2017 which was followed by Standing at the Crossroads in 2018. He is currently working on the long anticipated follow up to the Dragon Book of Essex (A. D. Chumbley, 2014), the Book of the Black Dragon Series. His primary interests are in Phenomenology and Hermeneutics and how these apply to an occult context.
About the Artist
Carolyn Hamilton-Giles is a self-taught artist and has had her work featured in a number of Three Hands Press titles, these include the journal Clavis, The Baron Citadel, Witch-Ikon, The Witching-Other, as well as being included in a THP art exhibition in Los Angeles in 2011. Using techniques such as automatic drawing and trance induced separation, Carolyn has created a unique form of art that has included creating covers for Atramentous Press books.
