The Consecrated Little Book of Black Venus, otherwise known as TUBA VENERIS is currently in layout production at Ouroboros Press. A revised English translation of this fabled grimoire attributed by John Dee has been produced by Teresa Burns and Nancy Turner. The translators, who were also behind the Ouroboros Press edition of MONAS HIEROGLYPHICA have written an essay explaining recent scholarship around the Dee authorship of the text. Like other grimoires, the Tuba Veneris authorship is most likely spurious, as we have seen with texts like the Keys of Solomon.

Nonetheless, John Dee, as pseudo-author remains on this edition, which also includes a new portrait of Dee and other illustrations as drawn by Artist Benjamin A. Vierling. This Ouroboros Press edition of Tuba Veneris will feature the original Latin and English texts and newly drawn sigils. Trade and Deluxe editions of this book will be offered in limited quantities. To be informed of details and to receive notice of release and ordering dates, send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: TUBA VENERIS.

Ouroboros Press has received many requests to publish an edition of the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz over the years and I am very pleased to announce that we are about to do just that. The press has commissioned woodcut artist Dexter Brightman to make special illustrations for the project. Several full-page illustrations, an exquisite portrait of Johann Valentine Andreae and ornamental decorations by Brightman bring this classic Rosicrucian text alive. Augmenting the Renaissance style these woodcuts provide we have selected the Doves typeface as complementary to the overall design of the book.

A very limited number of copies of the woodcut portrait of Andreae will be printed by hand on an antique printing press by the artist to raise funds toward the printing of the book. Special deluxe bindings will also be offered for this publication. To be put on the notification list for this title email [email protected] with the subject line: CHYMICAL WEDDING.

We have temporarily closed book sales on the website between March 10 and April 30 while away for a Residency in Los Angeles. I will continue to sell and ship out the Hand of the Philosophers letterpress print from Los Angeles. Book sales will begin again upon my return in Late April. Below is a schedule of events I will be participating in including a Mortlake and Company / Ouroboros Press Pop-Up at the Magicians Mercantile at 22 Teachings [LOS ANGELES TAKE NOTE].
Hope to see you there!

William Kiesel 2023 Spring Residency for 22 Teachings School of Hermetic Science and Magical Arts
March 14th Lantern Sub Rosa
March 16th Automatic Drawing
March 22 & 23rd Lunar Mansions
March 28th The Lantern As Above So Below
Mar 31 Pop Up - Mortlake and Company / Ouroboros Press
April 1st Fools Day at 22 Teachings
April 6th Star of the Sea Lunar Rite
April 11th Lantern St Germain
April 12th  Secret Language of Sigils at the Philosophical Research Society
April 19th and 20th Hermetic Arcana in the Emblem Tradition
April 25th Lantern Grimoires