The Cyprian Handbook
2014 has absolutely been the year of St Cyprian. Apart from the two major works that came out this year: Jake Stratton Kent’s Testament of Cyprian The Mage and José Leitão’s Book of St Cyprian, The Sorcerer’s Treasure, there has been enormous interest in all parts of the world. Now that it is September, the days of the feasts of both Cyprians, I have invited my students to participate in the same Novena that I do, and am getting innundated with request for further prayers and supplimental spells.
Like a Cyprianista Superman Polyphanes from The Digital Ambler has delivered a new Handbook of Cyprian Prayers! This is a pithy collection of translations from Botanicas and Church traditions through the east and the west. I got mine on Friday vis my phone and took the prayers from the Orthodox Tradition out for a spin while meditating at the Shrine of Saint Anne.
One thing: these are largely translations of Christian Prayers. Many of us can look past some of the odious aspects of Christianity and see what lies underneath, but if you cannot, this is not the book for you. I give this caveat because the Church has done many terrible things and those who hold it in contempt have perfectly valid reasons. If you are looking for an uber-occult, gnostic, liberal, and multi-traditional Christianity this is not the place to find it.
For the rest of us this chapbook is a STEAL. 23 pages of Cyprian Prayers for just 9 bucks. Go grab it.
