Published for the first time, the “Via Tortuosa” is a grimoire
elaborating the occult ontology of Crooked Path Sorcery by three
initiates of the order. Its diverse by-ways and their spheres of gnosis
are examined through essay and allegory, including the Opposer, the
Serpent of Eld, the Crooked Step, the Transfiguration of the New Flesh,
and the Embrace of the Other. The Mysterium is set forth in three
sections: Exegesis, Prayer, and The Parables of the Exiled. The whole is
illustrated with ten original drawings by Canadian artist, James Dunk,
each embodying the aberrant hypostases of the Crooked Gods.