BURNING HAND RECORD #443011 29/5/1975 Arthur Agence Commentary The symbol associated with this chapter is an iconic one. It is often used to denote the gnostic way of thinking within Circlar groups. It is a literal representation of the scene depicted by Bowyer in this chapter. A man is bound […]
BURNING HAND RECORD #443001 23/5/1975 Arthur Agence Commentary The Eidola are the villains of the piece. This is a general term spanning a great range of creatures in Bowyer’s Universe. The least of them are the humans who had rejected the Lie, and perhaps are in thrall to some of […]
BURNING HAND RECORD #442995 21/5/1975 Arthur Agence Commentary In this chapter, Bowyer introduces one of her most controversial ideas: That our world is populated in part by beings which are not human, but look human. They wear the masks of humanity, and are indistiguishable from the rest of us. In […]
Collette Bowyer is venerated as the creator of the Circlar phenomenon. The publication of her pamphlet The Tellurian Artifice led to the dissemination of her theology and ideas.
BURNING HAND RECORD #442997 25/5/1975 Arthur Agence Commentary In this passage, Bower uses the imagery of the eye, and sight, to represent our perception of reality as a whole. She mentions the other senses, but stresses the importance of sight in the ability to perceive the Great Lie. The Little […]
Our friend, Giles Archen, was an eccentric man. When I knew him back in the summer of 2012 he was obsessed with doors. He was crashing at our place while he volunteered for the London Olympics. When he wasn't busy with that, he spent his time wandering the streets looking at doors.
BURNING HAND RECORD #442988 19/5/1975 Arthur Agence Commentary The Gaol that is the World is a key phrase used in Circlar Sects and writings. Bowyer. In this chapter of the Tellurian Artifice, Bowyer likens the ‘real’ world to a prison, or gaol. Her vision shows her on the outside of […]
The Tellurian Artifice is a small booklet written by Collette Bowyer in 1901. It is a collection of 19 passages based on Gnostic philosophy and some of her own notions. Largely ignored by the mainstream, the work steadily gained in notoriety throughout the 20th Century.