Magick Matters

“Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants” by Fez Inkwright (older 2021 edition)

"Discover the folklore and history of our most toxic plants through this beautifully produced, gorgeously illustrated compendium—a captivating coffee table book for enthusiasts of witchcraft books and botanical knowledge alike. "If you drink much from a bottle marked ‘poison,’ it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later." — Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland In both history and fiction, some of the most dramatic, notorious deaths have been through poisonings. Concealed and deliberate, it’s a crime that requires advance planning and that for many centuries could go virtually undetected. And yet there is a fine line between healing and killing: the difference lies only in the dosage! In Botanical Curses and Poisons, Fez Inkwright,...>>

“Trolldom: Spells and Methods of the Norse Folk Magic Tradition” by Johannes Björn Gårdbäck

"Trolldom, the folk magic of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, has been practiced for more than 500 years. Now, after extensive research, Johannes Björn Gårdbäck presents the fascinating occult art of Norse trolldom to an English-speaking audience. This detailed account of traditional Scandinavian folk magic offers in-depth historical background, divination methods, and descriptions of practical spell-craft, and includes hundreds of collected Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish trolldom workings for love, money, protection, healing, and cursing."...>>

“Mysteries of the Round Towers: The Subtle Energies of the Stone Structures of Ireland” by Christopher Freeland

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "An investigation of the round towers of Ireland and Scotland • Reveals how the round towers were built over the crossing of underground waterways and with every stone in magnetic polarity alignment • Explains how the siting and magnetic properties of the towers energetically enhances the surrounding environment, akin to feng shui and vastu • Presents a guide to the energetic principles behind the creation and purpose of the round towers In Ireland, and to a lesser extent Scotland, in seemingly unconnected locations, there are more than 60 enigmatic round towers, often 90 feet tall or higher and nearly uniform in their construction. Believed to have been built between the 7th...>>

“Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of the World’s Afterlife Beliefs” by Gregory Shushan

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A cross-cultural comparison of ancient beliefs about death and the afterlife • Reveals the powerful influence of near-death experiences (NDEs) on the formation of religious beliefs, mystical literature, and ritual practices • Focuses on the afterlife beliefs of five ancient world regions: Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt, Sumer and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia, Vedic India, pre-Buddhist China, and Maya and Aztec Mesoamerica • Shows how the similarities among afterlife beliefs and their correspondences with NDEs reveal that they both stem from universal truths Taking readers on a thought-provoking journey into our ancestors’ beliefs about death, dying, and the afterlife, Gregory Shushan, Ph.D., reveals the powerful influence of near-death experiences (NDEs) on religious...>>

“The Secret Fire of Alchemy: Kriya Yoga, Kundalini, and Shamanism” by Kevin B. Turner

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A spiritual journey of alchemical initiation in both Eastern and Western traditions • Describes the initiatory stages of Kriya Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism with high-level yogis and lamas • Shares the author’s experiences of spontaneous dream initiations, astral travels, Kundalini awakening, and an out-of-body journey through the Bardo to a past life—which led him to pursue spiritual studies in Asia • Reveals the profound parallels between Western Alchemy’s search for the Philosopher’s Stone and the Indo-Tibetan quest for Spiritual Liberation Guided by a profound series of dream initiations, astral travels, intense kundalini activation, and an out-of-body journey to a past life, Kevin Turner embarks on an around-the-world quest in pursuit of...>>