Magick Matters

24.01.2022

“English Magic and Imperial Madness: The Anti-Colonial Politics of Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell” by Peter D. Mathews

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"English Magic and Imperial Madness: The Anti-Colonial Politics of Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" by Peter D. Mathews
"Regency England was a pivotal time, remembered for its political uncertainty, with a changing monarchy, the Napoleonic Wars, and a population explosion in London. In Susanna Clarke’s fantasy novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, the era is also witness to the unexpected return of magic. Locating the consequences of this eruption of magical unreason within the context of England’s imperial history, this study examines Merlin and his legacy, the roles of magicians throughout history, the mythology of disenchantment, the racism at work in the character of Stephen Black, the meaning behind the fantasy of magic’s return, and the Englishness of English magic itself. Looking at the larger historical context of magic and its links to...>>
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24.01.2022

“MonoThreeism: An Absurdly Arrogant Attempt to Answer All the Problems of the Last 2000 Years in One Night at a Pub” by JD Lyonhart

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"MonoThreeism: An Absurdly Arrogant Attempt to Answer All the Problems of the Last 2000 Years in One Night at a Pub" by JD Lyonhart
"What if God is as rational as our own existence? Sitting in a pub one Christmas Eve, two friends hash out their doubts and questions about God, the Trinity, and existence itself. They agree that the Christian Trinity does not make much sense, yet when they look at the origins of the universe, they realize it also does not make sense, and for exactly the same reasons. And if the enigma of the Trinity is the same one underlying the universe, then perhaps the Trinity is as rational to believe in as our own existence. Yet as the night goes on, they realize the same tact can be taken with lots of other mysteries...>>
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24.01.2022

“Forms of Chinese Talismans & Related Taoist Rituals” by Ricardo Choo

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"Forms of Chinese Talismans & Related Taoist Rituals" by Ricardo Choo
"The book explains the context of Chinese Talisman in details from how it is being drawn to its consecration process as well as related Taoist rituals. It is beneficial for beginners especially western readers who would like to understand more on this subject. The writer is a certified Taoist Priest of Mao Shan Hua Yang Qing Feng Sect and has been studying this subject for more than 10 years. The contents include: - Origins & Types of Chinese Talisman - Different Schools / Sects of Chinese Talisman - What Makes a Chinese Talisman - Various Ways to Use Chinese Talismans - Common Features of the Chinese Talisman - Steps in Drawing the Chinese Talisman - Chinese Talismans with Related Folklore Rituals - Ritual on...>>
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24.01.2022

“The Construction of the Supernatural in Euro-American Cultures: Something Nice about Vampires” by Benson Saler

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"The Construction of the Supernatural in Euro-American Cultures: Something Nice about Vampires" by Benson Saler
"This book describes aspects of the concept of the supernatural from the intellectual history of Euro-American cultures. These samplings shed light on issues in the study of religions and religion rather than attempting to provide either a lineally coherent or exhaustive account of a somewhat fraught and complicated notion. Observations include uses of the term among the ancient Greeks and medieval Christian theologians and 19th- and 20th-century social scientists. This book highlights more recent academics who draw on the cognitive and evolutionary sciences in attempting to make sense of recurrent features of the representations and meta-representations of different cultures. This includes such counter-intuitive notions as “the mysterious” among the Wayuu of Columbia and Venezuela...>>
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