The Vice of Kings by Jasun Horsley

The Vice of Kings by Jasun Horsley

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary

An investigation into the dark side of occultism and the shadowy secret at the heart of culture and society.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

The Vice of Kings by Jasun Horsley

An investigation into the dark side of occultism and the shadowy secret at the heart of culture and society. In today's "post-truth" world, we are becoming inundated with fantasy fictions, "alternate news", and grossly oversimplified (and wildly exaggerated) conspiracy theories that identify cryptocratic power structures ruling our fates. But suppose the truth is both stranger than any fiction and more nuanced and disturbing than any theory? Suppose it is not conspiracy but complicity that creates our world? Beginning as an investigation into the author's childhood inside a closet aristocracy of "progressive" British entrepreneurs, The Vice of Kings uncovers a history both disturbingly personal and shockingly universal. By juxtaposing disc jockey Jimmy Savile's secret cultural, criminal, and political affiliations in the second half of the 20th century with the life and teachings of Aleister Crowley in the first, it uncovers an alarming body of evidence on the prevalence of organized child abuse in occult circles, as well as the wider society.

Jasun Horsley is the author of several books, including 'Paper Tiger' and 'Dark Oasis'. 'Prisoner of Infinity' is the second in a loose 'cultural engineering' trilogy, with 'Seen and Not Seen' (2015) and 'The Vice of Kings', which will be published by Aeon in January 2019. He hosts a regular podcast, The Liminalist, at his website, Auticulture.

SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9781911597049
ISBN 10 1911597043
Title The Vice of Kings
Author Jasun Horsley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Aeon Books Ltd
Year published 2019-01-22
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.