Magick Matters

“The Mysteries of Fire and Water” by Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

"Our psychic life is shaped and moulded every day by the forces and influences we allow to enter and impregnate us. This is why it is essential to have a store of lovely pictures that we can conjure up in our minds often, pictures that are with us day and night, so that our thoughts may be constantly in touch with all that is most elevated, pure and sacred. And what is more beautiful, more poetic or more full of meaning than water and fire, and the different forms in which they appear to us? You can fill your whole life with these pictures, and absorb them until they impregnate every cell of your...>>

“The Junior Witch’s Handbook: A Kid’s Guide to White Magic, Spells, and Rituals” by Nikki Van De Car

"An empowering guide for young witches about the kinds of magic they can create for themselves every day. Intended for children between the ages of eight and twelve, who are curious about the possibility of "something more" in their lives, this handbook focuses on three major areas of the witch's life: friendship, personal fulfillment, and family. Each section includes spells, rituals, potions, and other useful information, such as tables about crystals, chakras, and herbs."...>>

“The Grand Contraption: The World as Myth, Number, and Chance” by David Park

"The Grand Contraption tells the story of humanity's attempts through 4,000 years of written history to make sense of the world in its cosmic totality, to understand its physical nature, and to know its real and imagined inhabitants. No other book has provided as coherent, compelling, and learned a narrative on this subject of subjects. David Park takes us on an incredible journey that illuminates the multitude of elaborate "contraptions" by which humans in the Western world have imagined the earth they inhabit—and what lies beyond. Intertwining history, religion, philosophy, literature, and the physical sciences, this eminently readable book is, ultimately, about the "grand contraption" we've constructed through the ages in an effort to...>>

“True Tales of the Ouija Board: Terrifying, Wondrous, and Fascinating Experiences with the Mysterious Spirit Oracle” by Stephen Wagner

"True stories from those who experienced them about the most controversial "toy" in the world: the Ouija board. Ordinary people who dared experiment with the "mystifying oracle" tell their tales of strange and amazing messages, paranormal phenomena, dark spirits, contact with loved ones, incredible predictions and warnings, and the much-feared Zozo entity. These are true tales that you might not want to read alone... or in the dark. You'll be frightened, fascinated and caused to wonder — all at once. You might even be tempted to try the board yourself... or swear never to touch one ever again. Either way, you'll never forget these remarkable and often terrifying true tales of the Ouija board."...>>

“God and the Multiverse: Humanity’s Expanding View of the Cosmos” by Victor J. Stenger

"Cosmologists have reasons to believe that the vast universe in which we live is just one of an endless number of other universes within a multiverse-a mind-boggling array that may extend indefinitely in space and endlessly in both the past and the future. Victor Stenger reviews the key developments in the history of science that led to the current consensus view of astrophysicists, taking pains to explain essential concepts and discoveries in accessible terminology. The author shows that science's emerging understanding of the multiverse-consisting of trillions upon trillions of galaxies-is fully explicable in naturalistic terms with no need for supernatural forces to explain its origin or ongoing existence.How can conceptions of God, traditional or...>>