Magick Matters

“Vodou: Visions and Voices of Haiti” by Phyllis Galembo

"Eighty-plus brilliant color photographs are accompanied by captions and essays from experts of Voodoo, or VODOU, the dazzlingly symbolic spiritual tradition. Photographer Phyllis Galembo shows us the human and divine faces and voices of real Haitian Vodou in a beautiful, personal, and intimate document of a fascinating and deeply misunderstood religion.Reissued with a new cover to coincide with the author’s one-person show at the Albany Institute of History and Art in New York. A groundbreaking collection that was before its time. As alternative religions such as Wicca gain in popularity, less understood traditions such as vodou are garnering more attention. Captions and essays from experts in the field accompany brilliant photographs documenting the vodou religious...>>

“Your Sacred Anatomy: An Owner’s Guide To The Human Energy Structure” by Desda Zuckerman

"Your Sacred Anatomy: An Owner’s Guide to the Human Energy Structure is the most comprehensive blueprint of the Human Energy Structure ever published. Written for both healing professionals and spiritual seekers, this book reveals the underlying systems, mechanics, and subtle anatomy of the soul. Combining detailed descriptions, specific exercises, and vibrant color illustrations, this book can awaken your consciousness. Both an invitation to awakening, and a road-map to greater self-awareness, this treatise of enlightened expertise broadens the definition of what it means to be human. By entering this world of sacred anatomy, you will expand your sense of who and what you are."...>>

“Tales of the Tattooed: An Anthology of Ink” edited by John Miller (British Library Tales of the Weird)

"The excruciating beauty, exoticism and mystery of tattoos is laid bare in this original selection of atmospheric short stories; thirteen ink-soaked tales tracing depictions of the tattoo art form from late-Victorian sensationalism and taboo to twentieth-century encounters with the sublime and the sinister. With classics of the genre such as Tanizaki’s The Tattooer and Roald Dahl’s Skin alongside rare pieces reprinted for the first time since their first publication, this exploration of the tattoo in classic fiction is guaranteed to leave an indelible impression."...>>

“The Sign And The Seal: Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant” by Graham Hancock

"The fact of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the grant historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vessel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to level mountains, destroy armies, and lay waste to cities. The Ark itself, however, mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon. After ten years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, as well as braving the real-life dangers of a bloody civil war in Ethiopia, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist...>>

“The Lost Ark of the Covenant: The Remarkable Quest for the Legendary Ark” by Tudor Parfitt

"Professor Tudor Parfitt, a real-life British Indiana Jones, has made the biggest discovery of the last 3,000 years — the secret location of the fabled Ark of the Covenant. In 2006, he made an incredible journey to its final resting place and in February 2008 he will reveal this to the world. This is the amazing story of his quest. This is the real-life account of Professor Tudor Parfitt's remarkable discovery — of the lost Ark of the Covenant that disappeared from the Temple of Jerusalem centuries ago. The holiest object in the world, the Ark of the Old Testament contains the tablets of law sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Scholar, orientalist and adventurer,...>>