Look up towards the heavens and open your mind to the infinite, for itis there that you will see the colourful multifaceted world of wingedmessengers - Gods, Angels, Fallen Angels and Demons.BOTH SIDES OF HEAVEN is a collection of 18 essays by some of theforemost modern esoteric writers, occult scholars and magicians. In theirpersonal contributions they share their experiences, research andunique insights into the spiritual realms of the mysterious beings whohave played such an important and inspirational role in humanspiritual history. From the nature of the daimons of the Graeco-Romanworld, the Zoroastrian Ahuras and Daevas, the seductive Lilith andmighty Lucifer, through to the Fallen Angels of the Bible and the Bookof Enoch, and their children the Nephilim, we find that these powerfulbeings are harbingers of change.In this anthology their magical natures are explored through the worksof Renaissance magicians such as Dr John Dee and Edward Kelley, DrThomas Rudd and more recently Madeline Montalban, as well as in thatof the experiences of the contributors themselves. The ceremonies andconjurations of grimoires such as the Key of Solomon, Goetia andGrimorium Verum are considered, as well as adaptations thereof andsimpler, personal encounters.When you look at Both Sides of Heaven seeking wisdom and knowledgefrom the wings of ethereal messengers, you will see legions of angelsand demons, archangels, fallen angels, old gods and even a few faeriesand green butterflies. And maybe, they will be looking back at youtoo.List of Contributions:Introduction - A Host of Winged Messengers - Sorita d'Este (editor)Fallen Angels and Legends of the Fall - Rufus HarringtonOn the Wings of Rebirth - Katherine SutherlandThe Myth of the Fallen Ones - Michael HowardThe Enochians - Aaron LeitchMadeline Montalban, Elemental and Fallen Angels - Julia PhillipsAzazel & Shemyaza - Diana AllamThirteen Unicycles in the Woods - Adele NozedarThe Salvation of the Sidhe - Emily CardingThe Green Butterfly - Dan HarmsThe Fallen Angels and the Goetia - David RankineDemons & Devils - Maestro NestorGrimoires for Pagans - Jake Stratton-KentThe Thwarting Angels - Stephen SkinnerThe Face in the Mirror - Charlotte RodgersBetween Gods and Men - Kim HuggensLoving Lilith - Melissa HarringtonZoroastrian Angels and Demons - Payam NabarzAs these essays demonstrate, Angels have been with us for many thousands of years, and their influence continues to be felt as strongly today as it ever was!