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30.08.2021

“Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century England” by Keith Thomas (kindle ebook version)

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"Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the belief that a blessed amulet could prevent the assaults of the Devil to the use of the same charms to recover stolen goods. At the same time the Protestant Reformation attempted to take the magic out of religion, and scientists were developing new explanations of the universe. Keith Thomas's classic analysis of beliefs held on every level of English society begins with the collapse of the medieval Church and ends with the changing intellectual atmosphere around 1700, when science and rationalism began to challenge the older systems of belief."...>>

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29.08.2021

“Arianrhod’s Dance: A Druid Ritual Handbook ” by Julie White and Graeme K. Talboys

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"All ritual is a focus. It makes you aware of the point at which you stand — be that of a time of year, of day or night, of a moment of potential when the way forward becomes apparent or a possible future is revealed, of an instant when one cycle closing opens the next. It also makes you aware of the place where you stand, for none of the events celebrated by our rituals takes place in limbo. They happen in the real world, marking real and often intimate events of enormous consequence. And by marking these events, we allow them to mark us – binding us to the sky and to the...>>

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29.08.2021

“The Path Through the Forest: A Druid Guidebook” by Julie White and Graeme K. Talboys (2nd edition)

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"Divided into three sections, this book is designed to provide an introduction to the Druid Way based on a Celtic metaphysic. It examines the history of the Druid Way, the metaphysic that gives it continued life, the philosophical concepts of the Druid Way, as well as the importance of the Matter of Britain in understanding what it is to be Druid. The Path through the Forest was written out of the need to provide an introduction to the Druid Way based on a Celtic metaphysic. The authors bring a wide experience of Druidic practice and thought to bear, presenting a work that will allow those new to the Way to take their first steps with...>>

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28.08.2021

“Confessions of an Egyptologist: Lost Libraries, Vanished Labyrinths & the Astonishing Truth Under the Saqqara Pyramids” by Erich von Daniken

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "Bestselling author Erich von Däniken shares the story of a 16-year-old grave-diver who discovered a mysterious labyrinth of the old kings under one of the pyramids of Saqqara. In this book, Erich von Däniken shares the story of his friend Adel H., an Egyptologist, who, as a 16-year-old boy, was trapped for days under the Step Pyramid of Saqqara. Based on his conversations with Adel H., he retells the boy’s search for a way out of the underground world, how the boy roamed passageways and chambers and saw what he calls “impossible” things of which the professional world is completely unaware. Adel experienced uncanny events, a mixture of spirit realm and reality, which is...>>

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28.08.2021

“Yemaya: Orisha, Goddess, and Queen of the Sea” by Raven Morgaine

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ " Yemaya, queen of the sea, first emerged in Yorubaland (now in modern Nigeria). A primordial deity, considered the mother of all, some perceive her to be at the root of numerous ancient goddesses, including Isis. During the Middle Passage, Yemaya accompanied her enslaved devotees to the Western Hemisphere, where her veneration took root and flourished. She is among the most beloved and prominent spirits of Candomblé, Santeria, and other African diaspora traditions. Through her associations with the Virgin Mary, devotion to Yemaya spread throughout Latin America. Cuban immigrants brought Yemaya with them to the US, where her veneration expanded exponentially. No longer a local water spirit, she became an internationally beloved goddess whose...>>

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