Magick Matters

“Highways of the Mind: The Art and History of Pathworking” by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki

"Pathworking is a term given to a specific kind of guided visualization exercise in which the mind is projected into a series of situations and landscapes that can be viewed on a mental screen. Tracing them from the earliest cave paintings, through the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Bardic tradition and the story-tellers of Ireland, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki shows pathworkings to be a part of a much greater structure in the make-up of man, pertaining to his hopes and dreams and his ability to make those dreams come true. Used with purpose and by trained minds, the pathworking becomes a series of controlled thought patterns - and thought is the basis of creation."...>>

“Psience Fiction: The Paranormal in Science Fiction Literature” by Damien Broderick

"Science fiction has often been considered the literature of futuristic technology: fantastic warfare among the stars or ruinous apocalypses on Earth. The last century, however, saw, through John W. Campbell, the introduction of "psience fiction," which explores such themes of mental powers as telepathy, precognition of the future, teleportation, etc. — and symbolic machines that react to such forces. The author surveys this long-ignored literary shift through a series of influential novels and short stories published between the 1930s and the present. This discussion is framed by the sudden surge of interest in parapsychology and its absorption not only into the SF genre, but also into the real world through military experiments such as the ...>>

“Chaos Craft: The Wheel of the Year in Eight Colours” by Steve Dee and Julian Vayne

"Blending together the essences of Chaos Magic and modern Paganism, this book records the emergence of the new tradition of Chaos Craft. Many of the essays presented here were first brewed up in theblogofbaphomet.com. New pictures and fresh essays add spice to these existing writings. Some of which, previously unavailable, comprise the secret rituals of this unashamedly syncretic form of occultism. The potion you may sample inside is infused with the flavours of Gurdjieff, mindfulness meditation, trance-bodywork, entheogenics, Wiccan and Sabbatic Craft. The mixture has been diligently stirred widdershins for two years as the Wheel of the Year cycled through the Colours of Chaos. The explorations, the questions, the techniques and reflections presented here ...>>

“Matrix Magic: The Mad Memer’s Guide to SocioMagic and Deep Societal Knowledge” by R. Kirk Packwood

"Matrix Magic is societal magic with a utopian twist. *Societal magic* is a sociospiritual discipline and art, involving work with spiritual elements, forces, and currents operating behind and embedded within human societies. Matrix Magic is focused at the point where sociocultural physical and ideological manifestation, laws, norms, and elements meet the realm of spirit. This metaphysical point is called the *sociospiritual realm*. Societal magic can be used to unlock and work with the occult mysteries, Societal Archetypes, machinations, and forces present within human societies. In addition, Matrix Magic can provide protection from and understanding of active and latent forms of negative influence initiated and perpetuated by omnipresent hostile societal^forces and ^elements. Within the Matrix Magic ...>>

“The Chaos Conundrum” by Aaron John Gulyas

"In The Chaos Conundrum, historian Aaron John Gulyas examines how the paranormal has intersected and influenced our culture in myriad ways, from the conspiracy beliefs of William Cooper and Exopolitics to the challenge that the stories of Gray Barker presented to our concept of self and time. He looks at the maelstrom of personalities, agendas, impressions, data, confusion, and contradictions that can be found in the world of the weird, and demonstrates how they have become an integral part of our lives, whether in the form of flying saucers, hauntings, religious revelations, psychic abilities, or dozens of other guises. Gulyas delves into the stories of the people who have attempted to create order out ...>>