"102. ALL PLEASURES eventually equalize; their difference is of duration and degree. When certain pleasures are constant we naturally strive for their preservation. Hence to me a 'large fat woman's bottom' is spacious and spatial- I know nothing better- so why should I disavow or transfer to 'Love of God', or anything else? I am loving God via a fat arse."
There aren't a heck of a lot of books on Spare but the most lavish one I've encountered is "Zos Speaks! Encounters with Austin Osman Spare". It's perhaps one of the nicest occult books I've had the pleasure of reading, and I found mine for only $80 in brand new condition. Not only does it contain a myriad of Spare's artwork (including a full-color section) you also get Spare's grimoire "The Book of Zos Vel Thanatos" and, equally fascinating, correspondance and diary extracts between Austin Spare and Kenneth Grant during the years 1949-1956. Some of those letters are downright fascinating... |
