Magick Matters

“The New Universe and the Human Future: How a Shared Cosmology Could Transform the World” by Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel R. Primack

"After a four-century rupture between science and the questions of value and meaning, this groundbreaking book presents an explosive and potentially life-altering idea: if the world could agree on a shared creation story based on modern cosmology and biology—a story that has just become available—it would redefine our relationship with Planet Earth and benefit all of humanity, now and into the distant future. Written in eloquent, accessible prose and illustrated in magnificent color throughout, including images from innovative simulations of the evolving universe, this book brings the new scientific picture of the universe to life. It interprets what our human place in the cosmos may mean for us and our descendants. It offers unique insights ...>>

“Horary Astrology: The Theory and Practice of Finding Lost Objects” by Anthony Louis

"With nothing more than a sincerely asked question, horary astrology can help you locate anything that has been lost. Renowned astrologer Anthony Louis shares dozens of charts taken from astrological literature and his own practice, complete with in-depth explanations of how to read them. Covering a wide variety of situations, from misplaced cell phones to missing persons, these charts help practitioners of all levels to improve their skills. Sharing the well-established methods of influential astrologers, such as seventeenth-century author William Lilly, this book delves deeply into the most helpful ways to work with the relevant houses and aspects. You'll discover revelatory ideas for exploring planetary keywords, retrograde significators, combustion, colors, lunar nodes, and much more. ...>>

“Predicting The Present: Twenty-two Fingers Pointing at The Moon” by Daniel Kelley

"Predicting The Present is a thorough examination of the Major Arcana of the Aleister Crowley Thoth Tarot deck from an initiatic, developmental, and contemplative standpoint. Author Daniel Allen Kelley, himself an initiate of Western Hermeticism for over two decades, consolidates his vast experience and knowledge of the Grades of initiation, spiritual crises, and the Wisdom Traditions of the world using the twenty-two trumps Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot deck as a canvas. Drawing on the teachings of Aleister Crowley, Friedrich Nietzsche, Integral Developmental Psychology, Sri Aurobindo, Shree Rajneesh, Jiddu Krishnamurti, G.I. Gurdjieff, and the Knowledge and Conversation of his own Holy Guardian Angel, Kelley guides the reader through the “three ages of spiritual evolution” and ...>>

“Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe” Stephen C. Meyer

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "Beginning in the late 19th century, many intellectuals began to insist that scientific knowledge conflicts with traditional theistic belief—that science and belief in God are “at war.” Philosopher of science Stephen Meyer challenges this view by examining three scientific discoveries with decidedly theistic implications. Building on the case for the intelligent design of life that he developed in Signature in the Cell and Darwin’s Doubt, Meyer demonstrates how discoveries in cosmology and physics coupled with those in biology help to establish the identity of the designing intelligence behind life and the universe. Meyer argues that theism — with its affirmation of a transcendent, intelligent and active creator — best explains the evidence ...>>

“Gothic Music: The Sounds of the Uncanny” by Isabella van Elferen

"Gothic Music traces the sound of the Gothic from the eerie echoing footsteps that haunt gothic novels to the dark soundscapes that give contemporary goth nightclubs their dark atmosphere. This broad perspective enables Isabella van Elferen to widen the scope of gothic music which includes bands such as Christian Death, Bauhaus, The Damned, and The Sisters of Mercy from its roots in the contemporary goth subculture to manifestations in mainstream literature, film, television, and video games, while also offering a musical and theoretical definition of gothic music that is lacking in current scholarship. Bringing together versions of the Gothic in all media, van Elferen connects those to the subculture a historical and theoretical connection ...>>