Part One: King Pausole and the Wican Rede in Wican Ethics by David Richard Jones.

“King Pausol is not, in fact, legendary per se but the literary creation of the French novelist by Pierre Louÿs (1870-1925).” [via]

Consider also:

  1. “As influential as all these sources may be, Gerald Gardner tells us quite clearly what the direct predecessor actually is”
  2. “The novel takes place in fantastic kingdom of Tryphême, which has a simple code: — Ne nuis pas à ton voisin. — Ceci bien comprix, fais ce qu’il te plaît.”
  3. “The conflict in the story comes when a handsome young stranger arrives in the Kingdom and Pausole is faced with applying this principle to his beautiful daughter Aline when she and the handsome stranger fall in love.”
  4. The Serpent Tongue: Liber 187
  5. Leather journal covers