Magick Matters

“Days and Times of Power: A Guide to Optimizing High Energy Solar and Lunar Moments” by Eric Rasbold and Katrina Rasbold

"In human life, we choose certain days to celebrate particular feelings and events. As we move from culture to culture, those days shift and greatly reflect the values upheld by the particular society concerned. We celebrate anniversaries of important happenings, including our own birth. We have holidays that are of religious significance to us and connect us deeply to our own version of what is divine and sacred, as well as to the traditional stories that link us together on a spiritual level. In this book, we explore the energies that are inherent during particular seasonal periods of the Sun, the aspects of the Moon and other astrological metaphysical phenomenon that play out through our...>>

“A Practical Guidebook for Lucid Dreaming and Out-of-Body Travel” by Michael Raduga

"The practice of phase states of the mind is the hottest and most promising pursuit of the modern age. Unlike in the past, the notions of “out-of-body experience” and “astral projection” have already lost their mystical halo, and their real basis has been studied in minute detail from the most non-nonsense approach. Now, this phenomenon is accessible to everyone, regardless of their worldview. It is now known how to easily master it and apply it effectively. This guidebook is the result of ten years of extremely active personal practice and study of the out-of-body phenomenon (the phase), coupled with having successfully taught it to thousands of people. I know all of the obstacles and problems...>>

“The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design” by Ronald L. Numbers (expanded edition)

"In light of the embattled status of evolutionary theory, particularly as "intelligent design" makes headway against Darwinism in the schools and in the courts, this now classic account of the roots of creationism assumes new relevance. Expanded and updated to account for the appeal of intelligent design and the global spread of creationism, The Creationists offers a thorough, clear, and balanced overview of the arguments and figures at the heart of the debate. Praised by both creationists and evolutionists for its comprehensiveness, the book meticulously traces the dramatic shift among Christian fundamentalists from acceptance of the earth's antiquity to the insistence of present-day scientific creationists that most fossils date back to Noah's flood and its...>>

“How to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age” by Theodore Schick, Jr. and Lewis Vaughn (8th edition)

"How to Think about Weird Things, is a concise and engaging text that offers students a step-by-step process by which to determine when a claim is likely to be true. Schick and Vaughn provide a course on critical thinking- emphasizing neither debunking nor advocating specific claims, but rather explaining principles of good reasoning that enable students to evaluate any claim, no matter how strange, for themselves. By teaching readers how to distinguish good reasons from bad reasons for believing a claim, this text helps students improve their decision-making abilities and provides them with a powerful weapon against all forms of hucksterism."...>>

“Once Upon a Time … A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tale Illustrations” edited by Jeff A. Menges

"This enchanting gallery transports viewers to a fairy tale world—an ageless fantasy realm inhabited by characters from favorite folktales and depicted by renowned artists. Lovingly reproduced from rare early editions, more than 180 illustrations portray scenes from stories by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and other sources, including ancient Celtic and Norse legends. Breathtaking art, dating from 1882 to 1923, captures the genius of 23 illustrators, including Arthur Rackham, Gustave Doré, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, Warwick Goble, and Walter Crane. The imaginative interpretations include vignettes from Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, Puss in Boots, The Snow Queen, and scores of other familiar and lesser-known tales. The illustrations, many of which are brilliantly colored, full-page images,...>>