Magick Matters

“Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of the World’s Afterlife Beliefs” by Gregory Shushan

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A cross-cultural comparison of ancient beliefs about death and the afterlife • Reveals the powerful influence of near-death experiences (NDEs) on the formation of religious beliefs, mystical literature, and ritual practices • Focuses on the afterlife beliefs of five ancient world regions: Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt, Sumer and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia, Vedic India, pre-Buddhist China, and Maya and Aztec Mesoamerica • Shows how the similarities among afterlife beliefs and their correspondences with NDEs reveal that they both stem from universal truths Taking readers on a thought-provoking journey into our ancestors’ beliefs about death, dying, and the afterlife, Gregory Shushan, Ph.D., reveals the powerful influence of near-death experiences (NDEs) on religious...>>

“The Secret Fire of Alchemy: Kriya Yoga, Kundalini, and Shamanism” by Kevin B. Turner

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A spiritual journey of alchemical initiation in both Eastern and Western traditions • Describes the initiatory stages of Kriya Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism with high-level yogis and lamas • Shares the author’s experiences of spontaneous dream initiations, astral travels, Kundalini awakening, and an out-of-body journey through the Bardo to a past life—which led him to pursue spiritual studies in Asia • Reveals the profound parallels between Western Alchemy’s search for the Philosopher’s Stone and the Indo-Tibetan quest for Spiritual Liberation Guided by a profound series of dream initiations, astral travels, intense kundalini activation, and an out-of-body journey to a past life, Kevin Turner embarks on an around-the-world quest in pursuit of...>>

“8 Steps to Living a Long Life: The Earth Path of Taoism” by Sifu Peter Newton

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A guide to healthy and happy longevity based on the wisdom of ancient Chinese sages • Shares an eight-step process based on the life-prolonging and health-enhancing methodology of the Earth Path of Taoism • Includes practices focused on posture, breathing, mental health, energy flow, and meditation, as well as eight mind-body Daoyin longevity exercises, complete with illustrated instructions • Explores what causes premature aging and how to avoid it, along with longevity secrets of the legendary Eight Immortals According to the ancient Chinese sages, the way to achieve health, longevity, and enlightenment starts with the Earth Path of Taoism, which advises us to nurture the body, calm the mind, and stir...>>

“Gay Witchcraft” by Christopher Penczak (2024 new edition)

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "When Christopher Penczak was introduced to Witchcraft, he found a spiritual path through which he could honor and embrace his homosexuality. In Gay Witchcraft, Penczak’s clearheaded theory and practice combine to create a classic book of Witchcraft focused on the perspective of the gay community. Penczak’s writing has made it much easier for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people interested in practicing any form of Witchcraft. His willingness to share his own personal journey and the foundations that made the Craft accessible allows readers to find their own ways of practice. This book explores the history of Paganism and offers a compendium of spells, meditations, ceremonies, and affirmations that will enrich both...>>

“Spirit Voices: The First Live Conversation Between Worlds” by Mark L. Cowden

"Mark L. Cowden is the audio-visual technician who recorded what is believed to be the first ever documented case of a live, two-way conversation with the spirit world. In early 2010, at an apparently haunted hotel in Northern Ireland, Mark was part of a small team of people who were filming a television documentary series about ghost stories when something incredible happened. While a medium and a psychic investigator sat on a bed in the next room and attempted to contact the spirit of a ghost in the hotel, Mark was able to record not only the medium's side of the conversation-and her report of the responses she was receiving from the spirit-but the...>>