Mandrake of Oxford

Mandrake of Oxford is a specialist independent publisher based in Oxford, England,[2] primarily known for the publication of "hands-on" books for occult practitioners.[3] The company was started in 1986 under the name Golden Dawn Publications,[4] but changed its name to Mandrake upon the publication of Sexual Magick by Katon Shual (a pen-name of founder Mogg Morgan[5]) in 1988.[6] Mandrake publishes texts on magick, occulture, tantra and Thelema.[6]

Not to be confused with Mandrake Press.

Mandrake of Oxford
Founded1986 (1986)
(as Golden Dawn Publications)
FounderMogg Morgan[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationOxford, England
Key peopleMogg Morgan
(Chairman & CEO)
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.mandrake.uk.net

In 1992 Mandrake published Aleister Crowley's The Equinox, Volume I, Number 1 to 10.[7]

Founder

Mandrake's founder, Mogg Morgan, when interviewed by occultebooks, said that he chose the name in 1987 as an homage to Aleister Crowley (see Mandrake Press) and that he prefers to publish new writers who are continuing to develop the Thelemic tradition.[8]

Publications

Mandrake of Oxford is best known for discovering German occultist freestyle shaman Jan Fries,[9] and publishing several of his works, including his seminal work, Visual Magick.[10] The company also published for five issues an annual peer-reviewed[3] Journal for the Academic Study of Magic. Other notable publications include:

  • Katon Shual (1988). Sexual magick & other essays. ISBN 1-869928-05-9.. Note that Katon Shual is the pen name of Mogg Morgan.[11]
  • Snoo Wilson (1990). More light : a play about the heretic Giordano Bruno. ISBN 1-869928-08-3.
  • Fries, J. (1992). Visual Magick : a practical guide to trance, sigils and visualization techniques. ISBN 1-869928-18-0.[12]
  • Fries, J. (1993). Helrunar : a manual of rune magick. ISBN 1-869928-19-9.[12][13]
  • Drury, Nevill (1993). Pan's daughter : the magical world of Rosaleen Norton. ISBN 1-869928-31-8.[14]
  • Katon Shual (1995). Sexual Magick. ISBN 1-869928-40-7.[11][15]
  • Fries, J. (1996). Seidways : shaking, swaying and serpent mysteries. ISBN 1-869928-36-9.[12]
  • Kamil Veith Zvelebil (1996). The Siddha Quest for Immortality. ISBN 1-869928-43-1.,[16] 2003: ISBN 1-869928-43-1
  • Fries, J. (1998). Living Midnight: Three Movements of the Tao. ISBN 1-869928-50-4.[17]
  • Steven Ashe (2002). Qabalah of 50 Gates. ISBN 1-869928-23-7.[18]
  • Fries, J. (2003). Cauldron of the Gods : a manual of Celtic magick. ISBN 1-869928-70-9.
  • Les Visible (2004). The Dark Splendour. ISBN 1-869928-69-5.
  • Harris, Nathaniel J. (2004). Witcha: A Book of Cunning. ISBN 1-869928-77-6.
  • Julian Vayne; Greg Humphries (2004). Now That's What I Call Chaos Magick. ISBN 1-869928-74-1.
  • Mirabello, Mark (2002). The Cannibal Within. ISBN 1-869928-27-X.
  • Mirabello, Mark (2009). Handbook for Rebels and Outlaws: Resisting Tyrants, Hangmen, and Priests. ISBN 978-1-906958-00-8.
  • Mirabello, Mark (2004). The Odin Brotherhood. ISBN 1-869928-71-7.
  • John Barber (2006). Camden Town Murder: The Life and Death of Emily Dimmock. ISBN 1-869928-14-8.
  • Hedger, Mary (2006). Occult High (History of Fun--Volume 2). ISBN 1-869928-73-3.
  • Parry, David (2009). The Grammar of Witchcraft. ISBN 1-906958-05-X.
  • Bolot, Xavier (2017). Drawing in Real Perspective. Oxford: Mandrake Of Oxford. ISBN 1906958777.
  • Atanes, Carlos (2022). Chaos Magic For Skeptics. Oxford: Mandrake Of Oxford. ISBN 1914153170.

Periodicals

Mandrake's periodicals include:

  • Nuit-Isis [19]
  • Thelemic Magick (Volumes 1 & 2)
  • Snoo Wilson; Mogg Morgan (22 October 1994). Thelemic Magick I: being the proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium of Thelemic Magick. Oxford: Golden Dawn. ISBN 1-869928-44-X.
  • Akashanath; Steven Ashe; Mogg Morgan (21 October 1995). Thelemic magick II : being the proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium of Thelemic Magick. Oxford: Golden Dawn. ISBN 1-869928-48-2.
  • O. Neo-Sannyas (2003). Ashé Journal: Selections from the Journal of Experimental Spirituality. ISBN 1-869928-80-6.

See also

Footnotes
  1. Company history, Penguin Random House
  2. The Publishers' Association, Federation of European Publishers (1991). Directory of Publishing. New York: Cassell. p. 99. ISBN 0-304-32819-7.
  3. Evans (2007), p. 39
  4. "Catalog # 2". Weiser Antiquarian Books. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2007.
  5. Evans (2007), p. 178
  6. Mogg Morgan. Mandrake of Oxford: Who We Are Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Directory of Publishing, England and Wales. November 2008. ISBN 9781847065438. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. Evans, Dave. Occult E-books meets Mogg Morgan of Mandrake Archived 21 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Morgan, Mogg. About me
  10. Jan Fries Reviews
  11. ASHE. ISBN 1-869928-80-6. Mogg Morgan is a respected occult publisher and owner of Mandrake of Oxford. He is an author whose works includes: The English Mahatma, Sexual Magick (under the name Katon Shual) and Tankhem.
  12. Nathaniel J Harris (2004). "Bibliography". Witcha: A Book of Cunning. Mandrake of Oxford. p. 284. ISBN 1-869928-77-6.
  13. Denny Sargent (2004). "Bibliography". Your Guardian Angel and You. Red Wheel. p. 161. ISBN 1-57863-275-7.
  14. Donald Michael Kraig (1998). "Bibliography". Modern Sex Magick: Secrets of Erotic Spirituality. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 366. ISBN 1-56718-394-8.
  15. Lynn Picknett; Clive Prince (2004). "Bibliografia". La Revelacisn de Los Templarios. Planeta Publishing. p. 443. ISBN 84-270-3032-0.
  16. Georg Feuerstein (2002). "Select Bibliography". The Yoga Tradition: its history, literature, philosophy and practice. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 639. ISBN 81-208-1923-3.
  17. Edward A. Hacker; Steve Moore; Lorraine Patsco (2002). I Ching: An Annotated Bibliography. Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 0-415-93969-0.
  18. Lulu.tv audio
  19. Richard Metzger (2003). "Article Histories". Book of Lies: The Disinformation Guide to Magick and the Occult. The Disinformation Company. p. 353. ISBN 0-9713942-7-X.

References
  • Evans, Dave (2007). The History of British Magic After Crowley: Kenneth Grant, Amado Crowley, Chaos Magic, Lovecraft, the Left Hand Path, Blasphemy and Magical Morality. Hidden Publishing. ISBN 0-9555237-0-2
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