Magick Matters

“The Diary of a Drug Fiend” by Aleister Crowley (kindle ebook version)

"This is a true story... It is a terrible story, but it is also a story of hope and of beauty. Written by Aleister Crowley, Diary of a Drug Fiend tells the story of young Peter Pendragon and his lover Louise Laleham, and their adventures traveling through Europe in a cocaine and heroin haze. The bohemian couples' binges produce visions and poetic prophecies, but when their supply inevitably runs dry they find themselves faced with the reality of their drug addiction. Through the guidance of King Lamus, a master adept, they use the application of practical Magick to free themselves from addiction. First published in 1922 and dubbed "a book for burning" by the papers ...>>

“The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients: A Wiccan Guide to Spellcasting” by Lexa Rosean (kindle ebook version)

"Bringing the art and magick of casting spells to the masses, Lexa Rosean is the new face of Wicca. In The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients she provides beginner and experienced practitioners of spellcasting with a quick, easy, and accurate guide to the magickal powers and properties of herbs, spices, flowers, vegetables, fruits, metals, and colors — more than 500 ingredients in all. With this info at your fingertips, you can craft spells for specific desires or needs — whether it's love, luck, fertility, or even next month's rent! Written with passion for the craft and a deep understanding of the needs of modern-day Wiccans, The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients is an indispensable addition to every ...>>

“The Dark Side of the Enlightenment: Wizards, Alchemists, and Spiritual Seekers in the Age of Reason” by John V. Fleming

"Why spiritual and supernatural yearnings, even investigations into the occult, flourished in the era of rationalist philosophy? In The Dark Side of the Enlightenment, John V. Fleming shows how the impulses of the European Enlightenment―generally associated with great strides in the liberation of human thought from superstition and traditional religion―were challenged by tenacious religious ideas or channeled into the “darker” pursuits of the esoteric and the occult. His engaging topics include the stubborn survival of the miraculous, the Enlightenment roles of Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry, and the widespread pursuit of magic and alchemy. Though we tend not to associate what was once called alchemy with what we now call chemistry, Fleming shows that the difference ...>>

“The Energy Healing Experiments: Science Reveals Our Natural Power to Heal” by Gary E. Schwartz

"A healer removes the pain of a broken wrist in fifteen minutes. Another removes an ovarian tumor in a couple of weeks. Still another, from thousands of miles away, regenerates the nerves of an injured spine for a patient on whom the doctors had given up. These sound like tabloid stories but could they be true? They are just three out of millions of instances in which healers have claimed to manipulate energy fields to cure the body. Books on vibrational medicine, prayer, and spiritual healing present readers with an array of historical and current discoveries and techniques. But so far nobody has addressed the reality of such methods of healing through comprehensive scientific research. ...>>

“The Esoteric Secrets of Surrealism: Origins, Magic, and Secret Societies” by Patrick Lepetit

"A profound understanding of the surrealists’ connections with alchemists and secret societies and the hermetic aspirations revealed in their works: • Explains how surrealist paintings and poems employed mythology, gnostic principles, tarot, voodoo, alchemy, and other hermetic sciences to seek out unexplored regions of the mind and recover lost “psychic” and magical powers • Provides many examples of esoteric influence in surrealism, such as how Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon was originally titled The Bath of the Philosophers Not merely an artistic or literary movement as many believe, the surrealists rejected the labels of artist and author bestowed upon them by outsiders, accepting instead the titles of magician, alchemist, or—in the case of Leonora Carrington and Remedios ...>>