Magick Matters

“The Devil in Manuscript and Other Tales of Forbidden Books” edited by Osie Turner

“The Green Book,” a small, unassuming diary of a young girl; an unheard of book of the Talmud known as the “Tractate Middoth”; “The King in Yellow,” a play that drives people to insanity; two mysterious grey stone plaques from the sands of Chaldea known as the “Tablets of The Gods”; “The Confessions of Constantine,” which drives its readers into a homicidal rage—these accursed books are the subject of this collection of olden tales. Table of Contents: The Tractate Middoth by M.R. James The White People by Arthur Machen The Devil in Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers The Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare) by Algernon Blackwood P.’s Correspondence by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Innmost Light...>>

“Kundalini Awakening: Guided Meditation Techniques to Increase Energy, Achieve Higher Consciousness, Heal Your Body, Gain Enlightenment, Expand Mind Power, Enhance Psychic Abilities, Intuition” by Jenifer Williams

"Kundalini Awakening is the #1 guide that will help you unleash your potential and unlock your full power through guided meditation techniques. What was once a guarded secret is now revealed in this book. Now, you too can use these secret techniques! Learn about Kundalini, Chakras, Prana, and more and how to use them to realize your higher capabilities. If your goals are to enrich your spirituality and enhance your mind and psychic abilities -- maybe even gain enlightenment -- then this book will guide you toward them. Kundalini Awakening will help you connect with your Divine Purpose within and spark the uncoiling of Kundalini. These things will all be taught by going back to the...>>

“The Kundalini Concept: Its Origin and Value” by Mary Scott

""It is very important that we come to a clear understanding of what kundalini is and what it is not. This becomes especially important in the light of the greatly increased interest in the West in the practice of various kinds of yogas. Much harm can come in the attempts to 'arouse kundalini' if there is not the corresponding practice of progressive freedom from egocentrism. Mary Scott has done an admirable job in clarifying the subject by delving into the context in which the notions of kundalini and chakras were developed. In addition to the sympathetic reading of Aurobindo and Woodroffe, who seems to have been one of the few Westerners who tried to...>>

“Secrets of Nature: Astrology and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe” edited by William R. Newman and Anthony Grafton

"In recent years scholars have begun to acknowledge that the occult sciences were not marginal enterprises but an integral part of the worldview of many of our ancestors. Astrology was one of the many intellectual tools―along with what we consider to be the superior tools of social and political analysis―that Renaissance thinkers used to attack practical and intellectual problems. It was a coherent body of practices, strongly supported by social institutions. And alchemy was not viewed primarily as a spiritual pursuit, an idea popularized by nineteenth-century occultists, but as a part of natural philosophy. It was often compared to medicine.Many Renaissance writers suggested links between astrology and alchemy that went beyond the use of...>>

“In The Circle: Crafting the Witches’ Path ” by Elen Hawke

"Daffodils dance in a chilly spring breeze . . . a butterfly alights on a sunny marigold . . . sleepy autumn energy moves through an apple tree . . . in a winter garden, a redstart greedily strips berries from holly. And so the seasons rise and fall, the wheel of the year turns, and the sacred circle of birth, death, and regeneration goes on. This simple and beautiful guide combines author Elen Hawke's personal accounts of sabbats and moon rites with clear, common sense instruction that makes witchcraft accessible to anyone who wishes to enter the circle. Journey through the Moon's phases and the eight seasonal festivals; gain an understanding of Goddess and God;...>>