Magick Matters

05.02.2022

“The Besht: Magician, Mystic, and Leader” by Immanuel Etkes

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"The Besht: Magician, Mystic, and Leader" by Immanuel Etkes
"Founded in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century, the Hasidic movement and its religious thinking have dramatically transformed modern Judaism. The figure of the Ba’al Shem Tov (known in acronym form as the BeSHT)―the purported founder of the Hasidic movement―has fascinated scholars, Jewish philosophers, and laypeople interested in popular Jewish mysticism in general and the contemporary Hasidic movement in all its variety. In this volume, Etkes enters a rich and heated debate over the origins of the movement, as well as the historicity of its mythic founder, Rabbi Israel Ba’al Shem Tov, who lived much of his life as a miracle worker. The eighteenth century, as Etkes vividly portrays, was the heyday of the kabbalists, ...>>
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05.02.2022

“The Penguin Book of Witches” edited by Katherine Howe

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"The Penguin Book of Witches" edited by Katherine Howe
"Chilling real-life accounts of witches, from medieval Europe through colonial America, compiled by the New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs From a manual for witch hunters written by King James himself in 1597, to court documents from the Salem witch trials of 1692, to newspaper coverage of a woman stoned to death on the streets of Philadelphia while the Continental Congress met, The Penguin Book of Witches is a treasury of historical accounts of accused witches that sheds light on the reality behind the legends. Bringing to life stories like that of Eunice Cole, tried for attacking a teenage girl with a rock ...>>
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04.02.2022

“The Calling: A 12-Week Science-Based Program to Discover, Energize, and Engage Your Soul’s Work” by Julia Mossbridge

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"The Calling: A 12-Week Science-Based Program to Discover, Energize, and Engage Your Soul’s Work" by Julia Mossbridge
"The Calling offers a groundbreaking twelve-week program to help you discover more fulfilling work, more authentic relationships, and a deeper sense of connection. It’s no secret that many working professionals are dissatisfied with their occupations—it’s been estimated that more than 75 percent of employees in the US are disengaged or otherwise unhappy in their jobs. This dissatisfaction is often seen as a structural problem—one that can be solved by shuffling people in and out of positions until they find the right fit. Cognitive neuroscientist, researcher, and spiritual seeker Julia Mossbridge has a different take. According to Mossbridge, this lack of engagement and satisfaction in the workforce is a spiritual problem: we find ourselves in ...>>
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04.02.2022

“The Premonition Code: The Science of Precognition, How Sensing the Future Can Change Your Life” by Theresa Cheung and Julia Mossbridge

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"The Premonition Code: The Science of Precognition, How Sensing the Future Can Change Your Life" by Theresa Cheung and Julia Mossbridge
"An in-depth study into the cutting-edge science of ‘sensing’ the future, or precognition—from a cognitive neuroscientist and the bestselling author of The Dream Dictionary In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author Theresa Cheung joins forces with cognitive neuroscientist Julia Mossbridge, PhD, Director of the Innovation Lab at The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS). Together they reveal revolutionary new research showing that sensing the future is possible; they also provide practical tools and techniques you can use to develop your own powers of precognition. Precognition is the scientific name for the knowledge or perception of the future, obtained through extrasensory means. Often called ‘premonition’, precognition is the most frequently reported of all extrasensory perception (ESP) experiences, occurring ...>>
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04.02.2022

“How to Catch A Dream: 21 Ways to Dream (and Live) Bigger and Better” by Theresa Cheung

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"How to Catch A Dream: 21 Ways to Dream (and Live) Bigger and Better" by Theresa Cheung
"Becoming a lucid dreamer means tuning into your mind, body and spirit to help you achieve anything you turn your intention to. Dreams simmer up to the surface of our consciousness and disappear before we can catch them, let alone grasp what they mean. But what if we paid them more attention? What if we tapped into their power to learn more about ourselves, to transform our lives and to help us heal? Theresa Cheung, dream expert and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dream Dictionary from A to Z, shows you how all of this is possible in just three weeks. Through 21 easy-to-follow practices, such as Brain Charge, REM Expansion and Deep ...>>
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