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DECAN WALK: SAGITTARIUS 3, TEN OF WANDS – Part I

Telos Tarot of 777 Ten of Wands — third decan of Sagittarius; Telos Tarot of 777

Decan Walk: Sagittarius decan 3

Lord of Oppression

Cadent Decan of Sagittarius: A man leading another by his hair and slaying him.

Sagittarius: ruled by Jupiter. Decan 3, ruled by Saturn. Triplicity ruler is the Sun.

The juxtaposition of Caldean decan ruler Saturn with triplicity decan ruler the Sun is interesting. Saturn is dark and cold, while the Sun brings heat and light. This is the last decan before the Winter Solstice here in the Northern hemisphere, so we are approaching maximum darkness, the longest night. It feels very Saturnian. Yet at the end, at the Solstice when we enter the next decan, the light begins to increase again.

This decan is also the run-up to the Christmas season, which for some, just feels like a burden. I personally celebrate the Solstice, not Christmas. I don’t celebrate Christmas, yet since family members do, I feel obligated to participate. The scheduling, the gift buying…it sometimes seems something born of necessity to get through. I like getting together with family in the Capricorn decan 1. But here in this Sagittarius decan 3, the preparation to get there is just a weight to bear.

Excerpt from Scions of 777:

“The magical image from 777 is quite challenging and grim, fit for Saturn the reaper: “A man leading another by his hair and slaying him.” The brutal man wields ten wands bound together. The wands are bound as a Fasces. The fasces is a bundle of rods around a central rod with an axe blade, symbolic of authoritarian force. It is seen in governmental regalia and was oft adopted by dictators and fascists.

This comes from Latin Fascis, which has meanings of:

A bundle of sticks
A burden, a load.
(plural) A bundle carried by lictors before the highest magistrates, consisting of rods and an axe, with which criminals were scourged and beheaded.
A high office, like the consulship.

We can see the image contains the fasces as the weapon used by the violent figure to slay and oppress, and as the burden in the form of the bundle of sticks the oppressed peasant is weighed down with. It is a necessary burden; he needs that wood to thatch his roof to survive the winter. Its necessity does not make it any easier to carry, and makes it even harder to fight unarmed against his oppressor, while awkwardly weighted down.” [end of excerpt]

In the Telos Tarot of 777 image at the top of the page, I also included the horse skull, inspired by Austin Coppock’s 36 Faces, as he used a horse’s skull as his glyph of the decan. I like how it combines Sagittarius (the centaur has a horse’s body, though not the head) and Saturn (a skull, bones are very Saturnian.) I almost put a dying campfire there instead, which would have also fit the waning Sagittarius fire. But at the time, I just couldn’t deal with drawing more sticks!

The Hellenistic deity per the “36 Airs” fragment is Anangke/Ananke: Time and necessity.

The Ptolemic deity per is Teraph/Zeraph. Teraph is the term for a Semitic household god, and an ancestral deity. As many of us know, ancestral work comes with its own set of challenges.

This is a face of obstinate will in pursuit of ambitions; yet with exhaustion via enduring responsibilities. Use it for things that must be done and borne of necessity, though they demand heavy tolls. The Ten of Wands card indicates taking on responsibility because it is necessary and someone has to do it.

I also see this card as indicative of overly powerful regimes, those 800 lb gorillas, David vs Goliath sort of things. “You can’t fight City Hall,” as they say. So it goes.

Off to work on packing books…

DECAN WALK: SAGITTARIUS 2, NINE OF WANDS – Bonus content

I forgot to add this fun thing to the Sagittarius decan 2 Part II update, so it’s a bit of a bonus content post.

As mentioned, this is my solar decan. I like to observe the exact moment of my solar returns, as a sort of prognosis or predictive forecast of the upcoming solar year. I also sometimes try to engineer them, in the sense of, be doing something that you want to be doing in that moment.

For this last solar return, I decided I’d like to be doing some art during it. With all the book writing, blog writing, newsletter posting, emails to printers, shepherding the book along…there has been no time for art. I’ve missed it.

So I had this funny idea I wanted to do: a new version of the Krampus. He is a sort of demonic alter-ego to St. Nick. Horned and cloven hoofed, dark or black skinned, very devilish. Instead of rewarding good boys and girls, he punishes the bad ones. He wears a bell (to warn you?) and carries a switch of twigs to paddle the bad kids, and a cage, to cart the worst ones off to hell.

St. Nick’s feast day is December 6th, but Krampus’ is Krampusnacht; “Krampus Night” on December 5th. December 5th happened to be my solar return, so I decided to do my own bad ass version of Krampus. Cowboy Krampus, the bounty hunter.

First I did a pencil sketch. I was working on this during the exact moment of my solar return, and finished that day. Don’t ask me what gave me the idea – he just popped up in my head as a bad-ass cowboy figure.

Cowboy Krampus, pencil sketch on watercolor paper

After that I painted him in color, using Casein (milk paint) for the figure, and watercolor for the background.

Cowboy Krampus, comin’ to get ya. ©2025 M.M. Meleen

It sure was fun. I’m going to use it to make some Yule cards, maybe write a humorous poem to go in it. If I have time, after packing these decks and books.

Onward, back to packing.

DECAN WALK: SAGITTARIUS 2, NINE OF WANDS – Part II

Decan Walk: middle decan of Sagittarius

This is the Part II update for the Nine of Wands, the middle decan of Sagittarius. See the previous Part I post for correspondences and data.

This is my birthday decan, and it has been an eventful one.

This decan is ruled by the Moon. The full moon on the Gemini/Sagittarius axis was during this decan on the 4th, with the Sun in Sagittarius at the exact degree of my Sun, which happens to be conjunct a space oddity called the Great Attractor. That is the 14th degree of Sagittarius. The Sabian symbol for the solar 14th Sagittarius degree reads “A vast panorama of sand and time is unfolding; the pyramids and Sphinx in their glory rise before the eye;” it reminds me of the Knight of Wands, which I consider (one of) my significators.

You can read more about the Great Attractor and the December full moon in this web version of the last newsletter. If you haven’t signed up for the newsletter yet, here is a sign up link.

What happened for me around this full moon was that the printers told me the Scions of 777 books and the new editions of Telos Tarot of 777, large and mid size, were completed and ready to ship out to me.

So that was exciting, and triggered the need to update everyone who ordered, through the newsletter and through the Kickstarter posts for the deck. Following that, was a few days of birthday celebrations. I usually celebrate the solar return and the actual birthdate, at the very least. Any excuse to celebrate. So there was indeed several days of food and fun, friends and partying.

Over the weekend I saw the Doors movie, called “When You’re Strange,” mostly about Jim Morrison, who was born December 8th, so with his Sun also in this decan, at the 16th degree. Fairly close to that Great Attractor, as I think the orb to consider is around two degrees.

Since then I’ve been busy, as this week the books and decks have been trickling in. I’ve been assembling the deck boxes, making booklets, etc. Now the new decks and books are almost all here. Here at the end of Sagittarius 2 I feel the burden of Sagittarius 3, the Saturn-ruled next decan, the Ten of Wands, already approaching. I’m already schlepping around extremely heavy boxes – these books weigh 2 lbs each. Plus boxes of decks. They all need to be carried in, piled up, sorted through. Books signed, decks signed and assembled. All before the huge undertaking of shipping, shipping, shipping, into the future. It’s going to be days and days of this, from now until sometime in the next decan.

Back to work for me, party-time is over; see you in Sag 3.

DECAN WALK: SAGITTARIUS 2, NINE OF WANDS – Part I

Decan Walk: Middle decan of Sagittarius

Nine of Wands, Strength

Succedent Decan of Sagittarius: A man leading cows, and before him an ape and a bear.

The middle decan of Sagittarius is known in the Thoth tarot as “Strength.” The longer Hermetic title in the Golden Dawn tradition is the Lord of Great Strength.

Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter. The decan itself, and the Nines in general, are ruled by the ever-fluctuating Moon. Thus the strength here is that of strength amongst change, and strength with flexibility, such as the archer drawing his bow.

Of course the archer here is going to need to be strong and adaptable, seeing as he suddenly meets an ape and a bear in these dark woods he leads his cattle through.

The ape, the bear, and the cows: large animals are associated with Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius. Large animals in general are ruled by Jupiter our largest planet, and Sagittarius also has some connection with the larger animals.

Yet there are lunar associations to these particular animals as well, for the Moon is the ruler of the decan. Cows, with their crescent horns and white milk, are associated with the Moon. Many lunar deities wear the horns of a cow as a crown. Like Hathor, the crescent crown is also worn by the mother goddess Neith, whose iconography includes the bow and arrow. As she is also a goddess of war, her symbols were arrows crossed over a shield, and the hieroglyphs of her name are sometimes followed by a determinative containing the archery elements.

The ape and bear are also both considered ancestors of man. The ape is associated with evolution. It is a symbol of strength and adaptability, bearing a canny intelligence.

The bear is also associated with the Moon, and is frequently depicted as a companion of the lunar goddesses Diana and Artemis. In alchemy, the bear is associated with the nigredo phase of blackness or decomposition, a psychological metaphor for the dark night of the soul, when the shadow is confronted. Like many carnivorous nocturnal creatures, it is a chthonic symbol of the perilous nature of unconscious impulses. Like the Moon, the bear also has links to the cycles of vegetative growth, for it disappears in hibernation during winter and emerges in spring.

Sagittarius is the archer, and it’s path on the middle pillar resides between lunar Yesod, home of the Nines, and solar Tiphareth. Sagittarius is also said to be where the Dragon’s Tail, or South Node of the Moon, is exalted. The nodes are where the Moon’s orbit intersects the ecliptic, or orbital plane of the Sun. The ape and bear wear the solar disk and lunar crescent, and these symbols are also present on the archer’s quiver, surrounded by the dragon’s tail.

Hellenistic deity: Korē the maiden, the Underworld queen also known as Persephone, the Daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) and Demeter, and the maiden who descends in winter and rises in spring. The Ptolemaic deity is Tomras, a lesser known god. I suspect he may be associated with Atum, also known as Toum, a personification of the midnight sun of the Underworld. Though I have other interesting speculations about him per the etymology of Tomras.

When working with this decan, it is important to align the mind and body, for this face is associated with “fear of, and for, the body.” Used when confronted with overly powerful entities, it gives the ability to adapt with cunning. It will give concentration and focus when needing strength and resilience.

DECAN WALK: SAGITTARIUS 1, EIGHT OF WANDS – Part II

Decan Walk: first decan of Sagittarius

This is just the Part II update for the first decan of Sagittarius, where I muse about anything related to the correspondences of the Sagittarius 1 decan we reviewed in Part I.

As mentioned, this decan combines a Jupiter ruled sign, with a Mercury ruled decan, which seems to combine some good fortune (Jupiter) and expansion (Jupiter) with all things related to Mercury, like communications. I did notice a whole lot of communications during this decan, most of which were with my printers around the new book. Publishing in general is a function of Jupiter, and books themselves could be considered Mercury as dissemination of information. So there has been a lot of back and forth getting things settled around the book printing, and the printing of the new editions of Telos Tarot of 777, and some other decks I’m getting replenished or restocked in inventory, or newly added.

Even expanding (Jupiter) inventory (Mercury) fits the themes.

But also, it was very interesting to see that all the myriad web and technology problems I’ve been having during the last Mercury retrograde all seemed to finally, blessedly, resolve right at the start of this decan, even though at that point, Mercury was still retrograde. I’ll take it! It was a big relief to finally have some good fortune in that area! Chalking it up to: Jupiter’s help, and Mercury’s face dignity here in this decan, even though the RX wasn’t yet done. It is done now though, and so soon Mercury will be getting fully back up to speed. I think it will be in even better shape after the full moon on Dec 4th, and out of the RX shadow period by December 11th. Which is around when I expect to be shipping out all the pre-ordered books and decks!

Another observation is that here in the US Thanksgiving holiday falls here in the first decan of Sagittarius – a big huge feast (Jupiter) and a lot of conversation, catching up (Mercury) with friends and family.

It also coincides with all the BIG SALES – another Jupiter/Mercury theme. Jupiter is always BIG and Mercury is the patron of merchants. It is a bunch of hot air, in some cases, like the big A online retailer who grossly inflates the prices then claims its a big prime deal that is X% off. It usually is a big exaggeration, also a Jupiter/Mercury theme.

I didn’t post any “big sales” during this Sag 1 decan, as frankly I almost never do. I find the whole Black Friday! Cyber Monday! etc coming at me from every merchant I’ve ever purchased from kind of overwhelming to the point of irritation. But I get overwhelmed easily by such things. So I usually just do a “procrastinators sale” in Sagittarius 2 instead, as a sort of reverse-birthday way of offering something, for those that expect or need it.

As of the time of posting this, we are right at the cusp of the next decan, my birthday decan, good old Sagittarius 2. So I’m looking forward to some good times, before buckling down to ship the pre-ordered decks and books that I expect to arrive here at either the end of this week or during the next one.

Onward! See you in Sag 2!

DECAN WALK: SAGITTARIUS 1, EIGHT OF WANDS – Part I

First decan of Sagittarius

Welcome to Sagittarius, the “most philosophical of the signs” (nod to Mr. Mojo Risin’)

Personally I am fond of this decan. My own natal Mercury is here. Though Mercury is in detriment in Sagittarius, here in the first decan it has face dignity.

The decan ruler is Mercury.
Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter.
The Eights are associated with Hod, corresponding to Mercury.
The triplicity ruler of the decan is Jupiter.

So it is a pure mix of Mercury (Hermes) and Jupiter (Zeus). It is a unique juxtaposition. Mercury rules small things and details. Jupiter rules large things and the big picture. Mercury is associated with the third house of local travels and the neighborhood. Jupiter is associated with long-distance travels and the global.

The Magus (Mercury) performs his Art (Sagittarius) here. Art as in, the Art of Alchemy. And for the Sagittarius 1 decan there is a magical description of the decan in 777 with a decidedly alchemical feel:

Ascendant Decan of Sagittarius: A man with 3 bodies – 1 black, 1 red, 1 white.

Eight of Wands, Sagittarius decan 1, Telos Tarot of 777

This is like the description in Picatrix: “Three bodies of men of which one is yellow, another white, but the third red.” Similar, but with yellow in place of black, and with the colors in a different sequence. Where the 777 description says “a man with three bodies” which sounds like one man in three forms (Hermes Trismegistus), the Picatrix description mentions “three bodies of men,” which sounds more like distinct individuals, or even corpses in various states.

The three colors, of 777‘s description, black, red, and white, seem like an alchemical series.

nigredo, the blackness of decomposition that was the first phase in the preparation of the philosopher’s stone
rubedo phase, or redness, the end stage where red indicating alchemical success
albedo, or whiteness phase, washes away impurities, bringing light to the prima materia

It is interesting that in the final phase of white in this sequence, the subject is divided into two opposites, that get united in the red phase. I say interesting that this is last in this progression instead of red which normally is end-stage, because something divided into two, or a twinning, also makes one think of Mercury, ruler of this decan, and ruler of Gemini the twins. I also associate this decan with light, and the speed of light, and speed of thought, so this albedo phase coming last emits light as the final action.

The Hellenistic deity is Loimos, associated with plague and pestilence that travels through the air. What else travels virulently? Propaganda, for one thing. Note the word “influencer” and its similarity to “influenza” and going “viral.”

Radio waves, sound waves, the internet, telepathy, slang words, ideas…all similar spreading things may apply here.

The decan has indications of growth potential, as well as boldness, liberty, travel, warfare, and virulent propagations. Talismanically it can be used for alchemically generating energy for swift approach to a goal. It also excels for brainstorming, dissemination of ideas, propaganda, and sales ability, thanks to the combination of Sag ruler Jupiter/Zeus’ airy realm on Olympus and decan ruler Mercury/Hermes, patron god of merchants and thieves.

DECAN WALK: SCORPIO 3, SEVEN OF CUPS – Part II

Scorpio Decan 3

This is the Part II update, just with any mundane observations on how the Scorpio decan 3 unfolded. For the Scorpio decan 3 correspondences see Part I.

Well, we are almost through Scorpio season; it is right at the end and it has been a hell of a ride. Today is November 20, 2025, the new moon at the 29th degree of Scorpio. It is a crazy new moon chart.

Lots of things hovering around the fateful anaretic 29th degree, including all the angles. It is a critical degree associated with endings, urgency, and turning points. It is a strange chart. There are some positive aspects like the new moon trining exalted Jupiter in Cancer and trining Neptune in its rulership sign Pisces. Yet Jupiter and Neptune are both retrograde. And Mercury retrograde is nearly exactly conjunct the new moon, with the Sun, Moon, and retro Mercury in the 29th Scorpio degree all closely opposing retrograde Uranus at 29 Taurus.

And it is a new moon – no light – things are hidden, happening behind the scenes. No doubt there are things afoot of which we are not yet aware. Look at anything in the news lately – what is even real anymore?

One of the deities of this decan is Panotragus, “all-hearing.” Listen to what is being said, and not said.

Personally all this jazz has been doing things in my natal chart involving my own natal Mercury and angles. I’ve been noticing a lot more unusual events around technology. You could call them “interesting” in the old curse sort of way “May you have an interesting life.”

Honestly looking forward to the end of Mercury retrograde right at the end of November, just in time for the middle of the Sagittarius decans. I made up a song this morning called “I’m tired of all this bullsh*t,” if that tells you anything about how it has been going LOL.

As far as “Debauch” and the Seven of Cups goes, well, we cracked into a big batch of Elderberry Mead recently, ahead of schedule so it is a bit less aged than it should be. But it tastes amazingly good despite that; it has been going down easily enough. It’s a favorite. And I attended a “Scorpio Fest” party, an annual birthday event of a friend’s family that has six family members in Scorpio. It was quite a good time, plenty of good food, good drink, and good friends. These times are necessary to offset some of the more annoying things in life.

Seven of Cups Telos Tarot of 777 — Scorpio decan 3 Telos Tarot of 777

Themes of Debauch have been seen in nature. Put up the bird feeders for the winter. One broke and spilled pounds of seed out, leading to some debauched bird, squirrel, and chipmunk behavior. And a real treat for the cat to watch; he was so into the show that he didn’t take his daytime nap for several days.

There have been some good ideas being generated, for future projects. Another deity of the decan is Kairos, associated with “right timing.” Which ideas should move forward, and what is the right time to initiate them? At the moment of the dark moon in this decan, with all these retro planets and ending degrees, it is too early to tell which are viable, and which are pipe dreams.

DECAN WALK: SCORPIO 3, SEVEN OF CUPS – Part I

Scorpio decan 3

Crowley’s “Magical image of the decan” per 777: A horse and a wolf.

The Seven of Cups is called Lord of Debauch (Illusionary Success).

It is probably the most simple decan image of all, and I think is the only one without a human or humanoid figure in it, at least in the 777 image and in the Picatrix image that the 777 images seem to be loosely derived from. Here are some of the decan descriptions:

Magical image of the decan per 777	A horse and a wolf
Picatrix image and significations	A horse and a rabbit. Evil works and flavors, and forcing sex upon unwilling women.
Henry Cornelius Agrippa image and significations (Three Books of Occult Philosophy)	A man bowed downward upon his knees, and a woman striking him with a staff. Drunkenness, fornication, wrath, violence, and strife.
Giordano Bruno image (De Umbris Idearum)	A man with his back bared and holding his feet with his hands, being beaten by a woman.
Varahamihira Vedic image (Brihat Jataka)	A being with a human face and a lion’s body from neck downwards, with a flattened nose, face as big as a tortoise, frightening foxes, deer, pigs in the forest, protecting the sandalwood tree infested forest. This is a quadruped and a male decanate.
Raphael image and significations	Two women pulling one another by the hair of the head, one having a staff in her hand, striking the other on the head (and therefore they must needs be very wicked). War, drunkenness, and violence, fornication, wrath, and pride.
Ibn Ezra image (The Beginning of Wisdom)	A dog, and two pigs, and a big leopard with white hair, and various prey animals.
Liber Hermetis image	It makes afflictions of the bones like fractures. It has a human body and the form of a he-goat, holding eggs hanging from a thread in both hands. It rules the climate of Cappadocia, Galatia, and Phrygian.
Sacred Book of Hermes to Asclepius (Ruelle) image	He has the body of a man with the head of a goat. He holds reins with both hands, and is covered in wrappings from chest to heels.
36 Faces (Coppock)	A Crow

While 777 has a horse and wolf, Picatrix has a horse and rabbit, creatures that seem to have sexual connotations. Men “hung like a horse” or called “wolves” as in womanizers. Rabbits known for prolific breeding. The creatures in the other descriptions are similar: the “he-goat” of Liber Hermetis, the various predators and prey of the Vedic image, and the violent women of the Agrippa, Bruno, and Raphael images, who also may be victims of violent fornications, according to the significations.

Venus is the Chaldean ruler of the decan, and ruler of Netzach and the Sevens, and she is not particularly happy in Mars-ruled Scorpio. The triplicity ruler is the Moon, which adds glamour, illusions, and changeability to the mix.

Amongst the corrupted waters of the image, the seven floating alchemical vessels each contain an Eros/Thanatos theme, a combination of life (Venus, Empress) and death (Scorpio, Death):

the dove and serpent
the Orphic egg
the skull and roses
the apple and worm
the scythe and grain
the artist palette with brush and bone
the mirror of Venus, covered in cracks

The Hellenistic deity is Kairos (a repeat from Libra II, a decan with an intriguingly similar juxtaposition of Venus by sign, and decan ruler Saturn, who has similar death connotations). Kairos is about right timing, and seizing the moment. Here it seems to indicate that there are artistic visions that can be valuable, if only one can see through the delusions also present.

The Ptolemaic deity is Panotragus, “all-hearing,” who may have an association with Ptah, “he who listens.” Listening may be a valuable sense when what is seen cannot necessarily be trusted.

Picatrix lists the talismanic applications as useful for the prevention of rain, and protection from the harmful effects of the sea. I would add to that, that it may be utilized for casting glamours, and seeking artistic visions.

I jokingly call this card, “Fantasy Island,” after the old television show about a mysterious island where one could live out their deepest fantasies, for a price.

DECAN WALK: SCORPIO 2, SIX OF CUPS – Part II

Scorpio decan 2.

This is the Part II update for the middle decan of Scorpio, with observations. For the correspondences see Scorpio decan 2 Part I.

I tell ya what, this decan started a bit better than decan 1 was, for me personally. But it has not been a cake walk. There have been periods of pleasure, but it is mostly that I have consciously tried to balance what has been stressful with some moments of pleasure and ease. A steam sauna was a recent highlight, that reminds me of this decan that combines the waters of Scorpio with the heat of solar fire.

There have been a few snags for me though, which I attribute to the way current astrological transits hit my chart, rather than to this decan in particular. Though some of the ongoing challenges have been around technology and tools I use for work and career, and this decan is near enough to the top of my chart, which is that general area of life. I am so longing to experience the innocent carefree joy of the children in RWS image (above left), and the utter freedom of the soaring eagle in the Tabula Mundi image on right.

As far as the snags and challenges go, they seem to be smoothing out in a much less stressful way than similar things went in Scorpio decan 1.

One thing I did that seemed aligned with this decan, was to have a “death meeting” with my best friend, on a Tuesday (Mars day, Mars as ruler of Scorpio). This is a project of hers, to interview her friends and family about their wishes around things about death. Lots of questions around preferences before death, during actively dying, and what happens after. While it sounds morbid it was actually quite fitting, to talk about these things in a relaxed and pleasant way, while we drank hot chocolate spiked with whiskey.

Which leads us to the next decan, my old friend Debauch incoming.

Update about the new book and new deck editions

Hello friends! With the launch for the new book Scions of 777, I included the opportunity to add a new edition of Telos Tarot of 777, large or mid-size, with a holographic effect on the card backs.

Card back of the new holographic edition

There have been some questions about what the difference is between the Telos Tarot of 777 first edition, and the new holographic edition that comes in both mid-size and large. I thought I’d sum them up here.

What is the difference between Telos Tarot of 777 first edition, and the holographic editions, besides the card backs?

The graphic above lists the differences.

To recap: the main differences are the special effects (double-sided foil vs one-sided holographic), a real paperback with 120 pages vs a stapled booklet of 60 pages, or no booklet (mid-size). There is also offset vs digital printing. Traditional Offset (used for the first edition) is more durable, as the ink sinks into the card stock. You can’t do the holographic effect with offset though. Modern Digital (used for the holographic) is more vibrant, as the ink sits on top of the card stock like enameled jewelry. You can also add the holographic effect. The first edition box has the Stele, making the box a little portable theatre or shrine. Lastly, the first edition is numbered and limited and won’t be repeated.

The award-winning first edition of Telos, numbered and limited, currently has a retail price of $77. When it is gone, it is gone for good. The costs to produce that edition were only made possible by funding it with a Kickstarter, as you cannot do traditional offset printing cost effectively in very small runs, which is what most of my printing jobs are limited to for financial reasons.

The holographic edition mid-size is currently available separately for $49, or $44 when ordered with the new Scions of 777 book. The large holographic edition is currently available to order with the book for $55. I have not made it available separately yet, though it will be added to the store at some point after the Pre-orders of the new book close.

Pre-orders are being kept open:

Because the store had some web issues during the initial days of the launch for the new book (fixed now) I decided to order books over and above what came in for the launch, and leave pre-orders open. This way I can keep it on the store as a pre-order through November for anyone who had difficulty but still wants to pre-order in order to get it for December. If for some reason suddenly a lot more orders come in, up to the amount of books I ordered with the printers, it will still show on the store but will be in back-order status. If it goes to backorder status, the book won’t be available until I print more. So please pre-order if you want the new book, or the new book and new edition, to be delivered in December.