The Two Antichrists
by Peter Grey
The Two Antichrists is a monograph on the figure of Antichrist in a post-Christian and progressive Thelemic context.
Opening with considerations on the future of witchcraft and its relation to radical ecology, Grey returns to the Babalon Working of Jack Parsons and L. Ron Hubbard, and considers a series of little examined texts from science fiction and the outer fringes of Scientology which form a ‘Babalon Apocrypha.’ By reading across these sources, the familiar story is revealed to have hidden depths and dimensions. Exploring the role of Antichrist in relation to Parsons and Hubbard, Grey provides insights into the initiatory drama of Thelema: of Satanic rites, Abyss and Angel. The Two Antichrists observes the long shadow cast by the monolith of Scientology, and Parsons’ eclipsed sodality The Witchcraft. Looking to the future, he envisions an emergent space witchcraft, infused with the spirit of Do What Thou Wilt.
The book concludes with a series of non-denominational rituals and revised Antichrist workings. The work is a fusion of inspiration, research and ritual, from which Grey draws the first lines of his vision of witchcraft in the dusk of our world.
The work stands as a companion to Lucifer: Praxis and continues the trajectory initiated with The Red Goddess and pursued through Apocalyptic Witchcraft.
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Table of Contents
A VISION FROM THE ABYSS
Past futures and futures to come
Malachite green
Triumph over the Moon
The terrible equation and the aperture
THE BABALON APOCRYPHA
The Perfect Initiate
The Triangle of Art
Unknown pleasures
Admissions & Affirmations
The Atomic God-Man
Schemes and Pyramids
Eldritch Philadelphia
The Two Antichrists
The Manifesto of the Antichrist
Against God
Thelemic Witchcraft
Two years of fury
The disastrous star of the White Scribe
Alpha & Omega
APPENDICES
Tetelestai
The Reformed Antichrist Rite
The New Antichrist Rite
The Remote Station
The Eleventh Hour
Bibliography
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Star Hardcover Edition - Limited to 777 copies
128 pages. Bound in black linen, emblazoned with the Cross of St Peter on front and back boards, grey textured endpapers, and silver dust jacket.
Paperback Edition
128 pages. Sewn paperback, printed on 150 gsm paper, silver cover with the Cross of St Peter in black foil on front.
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Press, reviews, endorsements
“The work of Peter Grey has been biting and controversial since the publication of the Red Goddess in 2007. His 2021 effort is no different and continues the strain of libertine, anti-capitalist, environmentalist, and chaos magic-influenced worldview that underpins the writing. While not as present as in Apocalyptic Witchcraft, this worldview colors much of [The Two Antichrists] and contributes to the feeling of a book written for long-term readers of Grey. Connections to ideas around embodiment found within the Brazen Vessel or Grey’s conception of Lucifer detailed within Lucifer: Princeps are teased within the text and show the presence of an author well in command of a consistent voice. Accounts of history show little bias and are well supported by primary sources. The language used throughout is easy to follow and does not suffer from the obfuscation that is common in occult literature. While not a good introduction to Grey’s wider canon, The Two Antichrists is the most mature and nuanced work he has penned.”
Rockets and Shadows
Book Review by Sul Books - read the review here
Interview with Peter Grey on the Rune Soup podcast - watch on YouTube here
Interview with Peter Grey on the Spirit Box podcast - watch on YouTube here
Interview with Peter Grey on The Secret History of Western Esotericism podcast - listen here
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About the Author
Peter Grey is a writer, and the co-founder of Scarlet Imprint. He is the author of The Red Goddess (2007), which has inspired the resurgence of interest in Babalon, the goddess of Revelation. His Apocalyptic Witchcraft (2013) has been called the most important modern book on witchcraft, placing it in the mythopoetic context of the sabbat and in a landscape suffering climate and ecological collapse. His collected writings, from 2008–2018, are published in The Brazen Vessel (2019) with those of Alkistis Dimech. His notable work, The Two Antichrists (2021), is a return to the Babalon and Antichrist workings of Jack Parsons and his eclipsed sodality The Witchcraft. His Lucifer: Princeps (2015) is a study of the origins of the figure of Lucifer; followed up by his most recent work; its second instalment Lucifer: Praxis (2025).
He has spoken at private and public events and conferences worldwide to both practitioners and academics. These have included Occulture, the Occult Conferences in Glastonbury and London, Treadwell’s Bookshop, the Esoteric Book Conference in Seattle, Flambeau Noir in Portland, the Psychology, Art and the Occult conference in London, Here to Go II in Norway, the Trans-States conference in Northampton University, the Magic and Ecology conference for CRASSH at Cambridge University and Pagan Federation events. He can be heard on podcasts including Rune Soup, Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast, Right Where you are Sitting Now, Thelema Now, Spirit Box, Quarantine Sessions with Jake Kobrin, Against Everyone with Conner Habib, Grimerica, Witches and Wine, Thoth-Hermes, and Rendering Unconscious.
Peter lives with his lover Alkistis Dimech in Cornwall on the edge of the Lizard peninsula, where he surfs in the cold Atlantic, walks the ancient land and pursues his magical practice.
