The Greater Feast of Steffi Grant

[kylefite]

Posted by Michael Staley via Facebook today:

It is with great sadness that I am announcing the recent death of Steffi Grant. She passed away at a hospital in north-west London on 6th October after a short illness. It was agreed with her family not to announce her death until after the funeral, which took place yesterday afternoon.

A highly-skilled artist whose work was integral to Kenneth Grant's Typhonian Trilogies, she was also an extremely good writer, as attested by her enthralling Introduction to 'Zos Speaks!' as well as several essays of hers throughout the Carfax Monographs.

On behalf of Steffi's family, I would like to thank Professor Henrik and Maria Bogdan for flying from Sweden to attend the funeral, and Robert and Aïsha Shehu-Ansell for the long-distance drive to take part.

[kylefite]

I recently remarked to a friend that the printed works of Kenneth Grant feel haunted by the elusive yet omnipresent spirit of Steffi. When we think of any one title, we immediately recall the cover art, both its form and color. These cause us to resonate with certain “tones” associated with the material within. The style is unmistakably Steffi's. Other artists come and go within the “picture pages” of each book while the contributions of Steffi are consistent.

Mick mentions her writing in Zos Speaks! We also find a striking essay by Mrs. Grant in At The Feet Of The Guru, “A Dream,” which originally appeared in The Call Divine, 1954. I suspect we may be graced with further works by Mrs. Grant in the future.

Even when she is not directly mentioned, I have felt that if we but hold the work in question “Against The Light,” an altogether different picture will appear. It is one in which the Presence of Ilyarun illumines Aossic within S'lba even as Shakti is one with Shiva.

I wish Peace of Spirit and Comfort to all Family and Friends of the Grants.

[noctivagus]

Very true. For me it's hard not to see her art when thinking of the Typhonian work.
Both Kenneth and Steffi showed that magick and creativity goes hand in hand.