Azrael Project Newsletter [Volume 5, Issue 1]

New Orleans, LA: Westgate Press, 1996. Staplebound. Very Good+ in Wraps. Staplebound. "The name “Westgate” came from a concept Wendell introduced in her book Our Name Is Melancholy: The Complete Books of Azrael: the four cardinal directions represent spiritual “gates,” or transitional points in the universe, and the West gate—the direction of sunset—is the death gate. Wendell wrote the first version of the book, a lyrical combination of memoir and romantic meditation on death as a being, in the late ’80s, after choosing the Westgate name as the umbrella for her creative efforts (the book has been updated several times since with extra chapters). Wendell was not a social creature and adhered the concept of death.. The workings will permit the magician to bask in the "lifeforce" of the Angel of Death. Successful working of any of these devotions will enable you to share consciousness with the Angel of Death on an intimate level, as well as becoming "one" with your own death. These are rites of passion and devotion for the accomplished and sincere practitioner. A cult necromantic legacy for 1990s morbid enthusiasts and death dwellers. Published by between Westgate Press, New Orleans 1992-1994. Near fine in orange paper in black, postmarked on rear. Tabloid, folded. 20pp. Illus. (b/w).