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Nema
~ Soror Andahadna ~ Maggie Ingalls
Author +
Artist
Thelemic
belief teaches that in 1904, with the reception of the Book of the Law, the
Aeon of Osiris (the dying god) was supplanted by the Aeon of Horus, the Crowned
and Conquering Child, sometimes considered a God of War. Within a lifetime,
humanity experienced two world wars and was threatened with nuclear
annihilation. In 1974 Nema received
Liber Pennae Praenumbra the text which initiated the Aeon of Maat (goddess of
truth, justices and harmony) which thereafter is believed to operate
concurrently with, and balancing, the Aeon of Horus. Nema developed a system of
Thelemic practice entitled Maat Magic. Her work was highly regarded by Kenneth
Grant and she was, for awhile, a member of the Typhonian O.T.O. She also worked
with the Bate Cabal - publisher of the Cincinnati Journal of Ceremonial Magic,
the Church of Pantheist Wicca, the Horus Maat Lodge and was an Adi Nath Tantra
initiate.A greatly respected, wise and influential figure in the field of
Thelema and occultism, she passed through her Great Feast in January 2018.
PLEASE
NOTE:- The following examples of her artwork and artefacts of her relationship
with Kenneth Grant are presently in the USA. Postage will be charged at cost
from that location.
Paintings:-
Acrylic
on canvas, 32"X26", pre 1985. A blank canvas. The eyes demand to be painted.
The rest follows in short order. The sage walks his lonely path, searching for
TRUTH. Signed Nema on the front with what appears to be an illegible date.
Signed on the back "Sage" in pencil. Order Ref. Nema 01 £1825
Acrylic
on canvas, 30"X26" About 1990. Maiden, Mother and Crone in the
Goddess system, balanced by the Youth, the Hunter and the Sage, representatives
of (sub) races of one actual race, the Human Race, any of whom could have
helped produce what Nema described as "looking like a lump of
hamburger": The future. Order
Ref. Nema 02 £1565
Acrylic
on canvas, 24"X20". The title is pronounced to be like
"checkmate" The peculiar American problem of race, played out on a
chess board. The Black King is checkmated, surrounded by superior forces. He
contemplates the choice between the King's Crown and Jester's Hat. Signed Nema
and sigil on the front, Signed on the back "Sheikh Maat (Checkmate) 1-23-91
Nema (Sigil)" all in pencil. Order Ref. Nema 03 £950
Gifts
from Kenneth Grant to Nema:-
Kenneth Grant, Black to Black, And Other Poems, Carfax Ltd Ed 1963 31pp Acknowledges contribution of
Vera Wainwright in the selection of the poems. Poems include Flowers of
Strange; Silent Storms; the Cruel Virgin; Deus Nodyens; White Lake Where Never
Fishes Swam. Advert for the Carfax Monographs etc. Signed inscription "This
copy for dear Maggie with love and Thelemic Greetings Summer '77e.v. from
Kenneth" [inverted dotted triangle]. Two poems have been marked with a
small cross in pencil. Very Good in a somewhat chipped and worn Good condition
dustwrapper Order Ref. Nema 04 £375
Kenneth
Grant, Against the Light, A Nightside Narrative, Starefire
Pub. 1997 Hardback xiii + 120pp Part autobiographical occult fiction which has
been very well received, Inscribed "A Witch Brew for Nema with Love
from Kenneth 1997 e.v.". Nema has highlighted one paragraph with an
arrow pinting towards it. Fine in Fine protected dustwrapper Order Ref. Nema 05 £250
Kenneth
Grant, Gamaliel, The Diary of a Vampire & Dance, Doll, Dance, Starfire
2003 Hardback 158pp Frontispiece plate by Steffi Grant. Limited Edition of 1000
Inscribed "To Margaret Ingalls - Sorceress of the Stars from Kenneth
Grant with love and best wishes spring 2003
London" [with inverted triangle of dots] Fine in Fine dustwrapper Order Ref. Nema 06 £265
Kenneth
Grant, Snakewand and the Darker Strain, Starfire winter solstice
2000ev. Inscribed "for Nema with Voodoo Greetings from Kenneth Grant -
2001 e.v." [with inverted triangle of dots]. In addition Nema inscribed
the free front endpaper has inscribed the free front endpaper "Ex
Libris Nema & Lyrus p.82 p.83" with her sigil and that of Lyrus,
her husband. There are 35 instances Nema underling words or marking paragraphs
which, I am informed, is unusual for her. Fine in Fine dustwrapper Order Ref. Nema 07 £290
