Published by Grayle Press
* Limited edition of 500 copies
* 175 semi-gloss pages, with 93 illustrations (28 in full color)
* Oversize fold-out map of Hermes Navigating the Seas of Chaos by Orryelle and Melissa Shemanna
* Hardbound in charcoal indigo linen with exquisite silver & copper foil stamping
* A 16-track, 78-minutes CD and Download of music and verse created specifically for this release
* Book size 11” x 8.5” (28cm x 22cm)
Also available worldwide from Miskatonic Books (based in the USA, so postage cheaper for customers there): www.miskatonicbooks.com/product/esezezus-by-orryelle-defenestrate-bascule-limited-edition-hardcover-with-cd-and-map-of-hermes/
Esezezus is an exploration of the Magic of Language, particularly in verse – both in the form of an exegesis on the subject; and also by example as it compiles over a decade’s worth of esoteric poetry by the author. This ranges from the cosmic and evocational to the personal, in a diversity of styles and forms.
Extracts of ritual theatre productions in verse are also included, and the work is richly illustrated by the author-artist in multiple media – drawings, oil paintings, and photographs from sculptures and performances.
As the central essay in this book explores especially the vibrational aspects of poetic language – ie when spoken or sung rather than only written – it comes with an album (CD & streaming code) of magical music by the author and collaborators, wherein many of the verses in the book are orated or sung accompanied by a wide range of musical accompaniment from neoclassical to experimental electronica.
Esezezus is a new word referring to the bliss of ‘Tongues’ as both physical vessels of language and languages themselves. As the Word (made flesh) ‘Language’ itself comes from French Langue meaning Tongue (the organ) they are really one, and can only thus be differentiated or split by speaking/act- ing with Forked Tongue (dividing the concept and its means).
