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Keith Rowley
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Only in darkness are our deepest perceptions formed and nurtured, safe from the torture of light's corrosive discharge. And only in darkness, unafflicted by light's tyranny are we able to see and reach deep within ourselves in our quest for ultimate truth.
Only of eternal darkness may we truly be assured, for the light is evanescent, a transient flare in an eternity of nothingness. And ONLY darkness is eternal. When the stars have died and all warmth has fled the universe, then will we be at peace, forever.
But that is the promise of the future, and we must live in the moment of now. Even so, I have always preferred the the promise of sunset to the threat of dawn, always thrilled in life renewed and strength reborn as darkness permeates and renews my senses.
It is therefore natural that over the course of my life, I should have pursued the study of those things so long forbidden by the worshippers of light.
Although solidly rooted in the modern world (I manage an international business), my life is filled and blessed with the power of Magick and Qabbalah.
My long journey began in the course of my formative years, with the esoteric works of Aleister Crowley. Pursuing his work to its origins, I found the Qabbalah, the yoga of the West, of which I have been a student ever since.
Not that Qabbalah is confined to the darker arts (or anything else). But it does provide a map and compass for the navigator of infinity as no other system can.
These things are made evident in my book, 'The Aquarius Key, A Novel of the Occult'. Based on more than thirty years of research, this book reveals much of the nature of our strange new eon and the destruction which is to come.
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Birth Place: Bangor, North Wales
Accomplishments: I am delighted with the reviews received for The Aquarius Key on the following highly respected sites:
Pagan Book Reviews
Odyssey reviews
Darque Reviews
Finally, and not least, the review by Mr. Peter Labelle on the Blackwell Books web site (UK - link on my 'Books' page) is most gratifying. Mr. Labelle says he was attracted to the book by the cover artwork (which was comissioned by my wonderfully talented wife) and that 'this could keep you awake for days'. Thank you Mr. Labelle. If you ever find my contact details, I'd be delighted and honored to thank you personally for your comments.
These reviews show that a self published book can win respect from serious reviewers and readers and lay the foundation of a writing career. Once again, I thank my reviewers - please visit their sites when you can.
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Books

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Short Stories
 SINNER: Part 5 by Keith Rowley Conspiracy......
The Other Side of Light (Part 7) by Keith Rowley Not all is at it seems through the lies of deception and truth......
The Other Side of Light (Part 9) by Keith Rowley The physics of eternity unfolds from the mind of the Angel of the Morning...
Painting: "The Divided God" by Hettie Rowley (oils)....
The Other Side of Light (Part 8) by Keith Rowley The angel Lucifer begins unravelling the truth...painting of Lucifer by Hettie Rowley....
The Other Side of Light (Part 6) by Keith Rowley Our tale of enlightenment continues...Painting of Lucifer by Hettie Rowley....
The Other Side of Light (Part 5) by Keith Rowley My fingers seem driven and inspired...my muse has returned! Painting of Lucifer by Hettie Rowley....
The Other Side of Light (Part 4) by Keith Rowley My muse has been on sick leave of late, and so, lost and empty, my mind has been relegated to the mundane. Anyway, she''s back, and the tale continues...painting of Lucifer by Hettie Rowley....
The Other Side of Light (Part 3) by Keith Rowley Please read parts 1 and 2 first. Painting of Lucifer by Hettie Rowley....
SINNER: Part 3 by Keith Rowley The scene changes......
The Other Side of Light (Part 2) by Keith Rowley The saga unfolds - read part 1 first though...Painting of Lucifer by Hettie Rowley....
The Other Side of Light (Part 1) by Keith Rowley A personal encounter...Painting of Lucifer by Hettie Rowley...
SINNER: Part 9 by Keith Rowley A murder, an abduction, a long journey. Tha saga of SINNER continues.....
SINNER: Part 4 by Keith Rowley Welcome to the drink sodden world of Mike Brand......
SINNER: Part 1: Prelude by Keith Rowley Welcome to SINNER, the Synthetic Intelligence Neural Network Epistemic Reader…
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SINNER: Part 2 by Keith Rowley The human tale begins in beautiful New Orleans......
SINNER: Part 6 by Keith Rowley A vast conspiracy unfolds......
SINNER: Part 7 by Keith Rowley Mike Brand rises from the mire......
SINNER: Part 8 by Keith Rowley Trouble at UNISECS in our continuing tale...
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SINNER: Part 10 by Keith Rowley SINNER grows in confidence, coalescing its cold, quantum intelligence on its holy mission......
Mordica by Keith Rowley A pink toad in a party hat with cherry-red human lips. An octopus with a bright blue eyes. A gigantic Baobab with musical fruit that thinks he’s a moron - it’s all becoming too much for Mordica
Bi...
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Poetry
 Little Death by Keith Rowley Humanity''s long love affair with alcohol leaves none of us untouched, whether by the social consequences or the impact on our personal lives through a closer association.
I have certainly consume...
A Spell of Death by Keith Rowley Words give voice to those forces that underlie and permeate the universe, channelling them through human consciousness. These words are the voice of misery and death... a spell of the mind, the voice ...
Phoenix by Keith Rowley Through inexorable cycles of misery and pain, of joy and redemption, the human spirit surges through unending days and nights of mortal life, magnificent yet pitiful in its futile quest for the peace ...
The Sleep of Endymion by Keith Rowley Thought I''d take a stab at a classical theme - hope it works. Endymion was cast into eternal sleep at the behest of the goddess Selene who wished him as her eternal lover.
And for you youngsters ...
Playing Dice by Keith Rowley Wasn''t it dear old Albert Einstein who, faced with the nature''s apparent quantum level indeterminacy, exclaimed that ''God does not play dice with the universe!''
Here''s a little bit of fu...
Dark Trinity by Keith Rowley The Gods are sacrificed in vain...
Painting by Hettie Rowley. Commissioned for ''The Aquarius Key, A Novel of the Occult''.
The images may take a little decoding!...
Dark Tears by Keith Rowley Continuing the theme of Lucifer as the great liberator of humanity, the falsely accused and rejected father...why have we rejected our dearly bought liberty in favour of the storm god...the god that d...
Echoes by Keith Rowley A few days ago I attended the funeral of a young man. He was much loved, and materially successful. He had lunch with his parents shortly before his short but brilliant life was ended. Their dignity i...
The Magus by Keith Rowley This is a tribute to the seeker, Aleister Crowley.
Penned in pastels by Hettie Rowley, the portrait is overwritten by an excerpt from his great poem, ''Hymn to Pan''.
I really think ...
Outcast Redeemer by Keith Rowley This is consistent with the theme of ''The Other Side of Light'', throwing the archangel Lucifer in the role of human redeemer.
Painting of Lucifer by Hettie Rowley....
Chaos Reflux by Keith Rowley What this is, I do not know – my mind chatters under license...read forwards and then back...see the point...? If you do, please let me know; I feel like the mouthpiece of chaos....
Africa by Keith Rowley We did not know our ancient mother, Africa, when we returned. And so we despised her wisdom and trampled the dignity of her people underfoot...
Painting by Hettie Rowley...
Time's Ruin by Keith Rowley This portrait was commissioned for The Aquarius Key by my wife Hettie. I hope this touches you......
Voices Whisper by Keith Rowley Thought I'd attempt to grace this recent painting by my wife Hettie...my first bash at Haiku......
Why? by Keith Rowley Of late I've been listening to the raging debate between fundamentalist Christians and non-theists. My own position is ambiguous and divided - although the non-theists seem to be winning on many level...
Computer Says... by Keith Rowley Computers are useful, but not when they become an excuse for intellectual and educational indolence and slovenliness......
Oh come all ye faithful by Keith Rowley Sing heartily to the old tune of ''Oh Come all ye faithful...!
This is just another ditty reflecting my utter contempt for politicians, my hatred for the income tax as a fundamental breach of...
Unborn by Keith Rowley Do you recognise this entity...?...
The Necromancer by Keith Rowley Death waits for all...the face he wears will depend on you...painting by Hettie Rowley....
Freedom by Keith Rowley I really can't abide politicians, taxes and all the attendant hypocracy and corruption. I really would shoot tax collectors given half a chance - I believe there's substantial historical precedence......
The Stealer by Keith Rowley Here''s one to frighten the kids with. Image by Hettie Rowley....
A Vision of Christ and Odin by Keith Rowley The death of Odin bears a striking resemblance to that of Christ, which it predates. The painting was commissioned by Hettie Rowley for The Aquarius Key which touches on this much ignored fact......
The Slaughter of Rhiannon by Keith Rowley Horses - magnificient, noble - man''s companions and friends through the millenia. They have carried us into battle, ploughed our fields, carried our children gently across the landscapes of human hi...
Bring Me Swiftly to Eternal Darkness by Keith Rowley Beyond the domain of God''s falsehoods lies the promise of peace......
Love by Keith Rowley Love is......
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Articles
 Billary, the Two Headed Beast of Political Whoredom by Keith Rowley As a South African, and like so many other Africans (and Canadians and Brits of my acquaintance),I''m hoping like crazy that the US doesn''t fall for the lies of Billary. Here''s a few thoughts from s...
Upgrading Hell by Keith Rowley This is a rather amusing thread from the Amazon.com discussion forums under the ''religion'' thread:
http://www.amazon.com/tag/religion/forum/ref=cm_cd_pg_prev?%5Fencoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx417AUXOWK...
Evil from the Scriptures by Keith Rowley Prompted by a series of egregious and hateful attacks on gay people on this site by a christian pastor, I've done a little digging into the nature of the old testament deity JHVH.
Here's a fe...
Chaos and Desolation by Keith Rowley Are we defined by our loneliness?...
Contribute to my next book... by Keith Rowley My readers are invited to contribute ideas and knowledge to my next book. The top ten or twenty suggestions will be acknowledged in the book''s forward....
Musings on Physics and the Occult by Keith Rowley Is science approaching the ultimate obstacle to reductionist analysis? Can science ever understand the nature of life? Can engineers ever devise an intelligent, conscious machine?
Or must we now r...
Magick and the Aquarius Key by Keith Rowley This brief article provides a little of the background data needed to understand a modern approach to qabbalistic magick as a science and is contained amongst the appendices of The Aquarius Key.
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News
 iUniverse Book Reviews by Keith Rowley A milestone review......
Number 2 Bestseller in Category by Keith Rowley 'The Aquarius Key - A Novel of the Occult' appears as the number 2 best seller in category on Eden Books......
Another great review for the Aquarius Key by Keith Rowley "The Aquarius Key, A Novel of the Occult" receives yet another stunning review from a respected source... ...
Number 4 Seller in category on Amazon UK by Keith Rowley The Aquarius Key reached #4 today in Amazon.co.uk rankings...
Darque Reviews - The Aquarius Key by Keith Rowley The highly respected Darque Reviews site run by Kimberley Swan reviewed The Aquarius Key - A Novel of the Occult, and found it to be a work to remember......
Odyssey Reviews Rates Aquarius Key 'A Work of Excellence' by Keith Rowley Odyssey Reviews has awarded The Aquarius Key its maximum rating of five medallions. ...
Fantastic Review for The Aquarius key by Keith Rowley I was delighted to find this on the Blackwell Books site (URL below) in the UK......
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Events
 Book Expo America 2007 6/1/2007 This is one of the world's premiere events for book retailers, librarians, publishers and of course, the reading public....
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Links
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| Home of the Thelema Trust
Hosts 'The Aquarius Key, A Novel of the Occult', as well as artworks on the subject, background on the book and free downloads.
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Darque Reviews
This is a well respected review site for books on the 'darquer' side, and especially books of the classic urban thriller / esoteric type. 'The Aquarius Key' obtained a very good review here in January 2008 from Kimberley Swan.
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Odyssey Reviews
This is a respected review site for self published books. 'The Aquarius Key' earned top honours here in late 2007.
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Pagan Book Reviews
This is a wonderful resource-rich site for pagans, and those with a strong interest in pagan books. There are also some links to other superb pagan sites. Lupa was kind enough to review 'The Aquarius Key' on this site in February 2008.
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Additional information
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| I am currently working on my new novel, SINNER, which is concerned with the machinations of a rogue artificial intelligence, the insidious nature of our surveillance society, and the vagaries of extremist religious sects. This should be completed by the close of 2008. Watch out on Authorsden for pre-release extracts, the first of which is now available. A download will soon be available on magick.co.za.
For art lovers, check out the paintings commissioned for The Aquarius Key on www.magick.co.za
Please respect the Copyright of ALL work posted on this site. Fair use is fair use - there's a solid definition for it so please, if you need more, just ask. I don't bite. |
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Contact
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Thelema Trust PO Box 357 Wierda Park Centurion
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Work phone: +27 83 273 5507
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