A Walking Flame

This collection, edited by folklorist and anthropologist Amy Hale and published by Strange Attractor Press, gathers nearly 40 previously scattered essays by Ithell Colquhoun (1906–1988), a surrealist writer, artist, and occult practitioner who published extensively on esoteric topics during her lifetime yet never produced a dedicated magical writings volume. The 336-page edition, featuring 16 colour illustrations, presents Colquhoun’s explorations across Kabbalah, esoteric colour theory, Celtic mysticism, and alchemy, demonstrating how her occult knowledge informed her artistic practice. By collecting these neglected texts cohesively for the first time, the book illuminates an integral but previously obscured dimension of Colquhoun’s thought and establishes her as a significant figure at the intersection of surrealism, magic, and counter-cultural practice.

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