Magick Matters

“Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic” edited by Daisy Butcher (British Library Tales of the Weird)

"Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the villainous (or perhaps just misunderstood) ‘killer plant’ in fiction, film and video games. Step within to marvel at Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s giant wistaria and H. G. Wells' hungry orchid; hear the calls of the ethereal women of the wood, and the frightful drone of the moaning lily; and do tread carefully around E. Nesbit’s wandering creepers… Every strain of vegetable threat (and one deadly fungus) can be found within this new collection, representing the very best tales from the undergrowth of Gothic fiction."...>>

“Weird Woods: Tales from the Haunted Forests of Britain” edited by John Miller (British Library Tales of the Weird)

"Woods play a crucial and recurring role in horror, fantasy, the gothic and the weird. They are places in which strange things happen, where it is easy to lose your way. Supernatural creatures thrive in the thickets. Trees reach into underworlds of pagan myth and magic. Forests are full of ghosts. Lining the path through this realm of folklore and fear are twelve stories from across Britain, telling tales of whispering voices and maddening sights from deep in the Yorkshire Dales to the ancient hills of Gwent and the eerie quiet of the forests of Dartmoor. Immerse yourself in this collection of classic tales celebrating the enduring power of our natural spaces to enthral and...>>

“Age of Delirium: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union” by David Satter

"The first state in history to be based explicitly on atheism, the Soviet Union endowed itself with the attributes of God. In this book, David Satter shows through individual stories what it meant to construct an entire state on the basis of a false idea, how people were forced to act out this fictitious reality, and the tragic human cost of the Soviet attempt to remake reality by force."...>>

“The Secret to Spiritual Awakening is not Religious, it’s Physics!” by Deni Van

"You are about to dive inward on an experiential journey with first introducing you to another aspect of Self. The Being, larger part of Self. Once experienced, this larger part of you is where you will energetically pinpoint from where you are hemorrhaging your precious energy. It is also from this subtle space of Being-ness where you can clearly see all that is Human about you. This energetic movement can be clearly seen from the space of Being. You can awaken NOW and shift your perception to where your healing power, abundance, inner peace, natural compassion and more! There are no words for this shift. "...>>

“REALITY CREATION AND MANIFESTING: A Collection of Essays on Manifesting and Deliberate Creation” by Mwendwa Mbaabu

"More than ever before, many people in the world today are curious about manifesting and reality creation, as they awaken to the fact that life is not happening randomly, that we are not powerless but the creators of our reality and have the power to manifest our deepest desires and create the realities of our choosing. The powerful essays in this book will remind you of your eternal nature and the fact that you are the creator of your reality and can manifest your every desire by understanding how reality creation works. Mwendwa Mbaabu lays out the eternal, omnipotent truths of the universe with a clarity and simplicity that will awaken within you a deep...>>