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11.01.2025

“The Jade Mirror of Lingbao Daoist Magic” by Jerry Alan Johnson

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"The Jade Mirror of Numinous Treasure (Lingbao Yujian) Daoist teachings were popular in ancient China during the Southern Song Dynasty. Included in the following three installments are both the translations and commentaries surrounding all 43 Volumes of this unique mystical text. In this fascinating book are many of the magical invocations and secret talismans that were used by the ancient Lingbao Daoists to summon celestial generals to take command of wandering ghosts and disruptive spirits. Also included in these unique teachings are special star stepping instructions, the activation incantations used to empower the rituals, and the different types of altar banners that were used as important exorcism and meditation tools as well as special transformation...>>

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10.01.2025

“Iconophages: A History of Ingesting Images” by Jeremie Koering

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"An unprecedented art-historical account of practices of image ingestion from ancient Egypt to the twentieth century Eating and drinking images may seem like an anomalous notion but, since antiquity, in the European and Mediterranean worlds, people have swallowed down frescoes, icons, engravings, eucharistic hosts stamped with images, heraldic wafers, marzipan figures, and other sculpted dishes. Either specifically made for human consumption or diverted from their original purpose so as to be ingested, these figured artifacts have been not only gazed upon but also incorporated—taken into the body—as solids or liquids. How can we explain such behavior? Why take an image into one’s own body, devouring it at the risk of destroying it, consuming rather than contemplating...>>

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10.01.2025

“A Feral Church: A Guided Journey to Find Magic, Kinship, and the Goddess” by H. Byron Ballard

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"Journey into the Wilderness Within and Around You Through a series of guided meditations that lead you from one solstice to another and back again, H. Byron Ballard empowers you to journey into the uncharted and feral lands of your imagination, where you will connect to the primal mother—the Goddess. Ballard shows you how to leave your domesticated world and enter a place of wild worship and joy, a feral church unbound by dogma or liturgy. Your spiritual pilgrimage will take you to places familiar and unknown, both internal and external. Framed as one big pathworking, this book guides your journey with a new meditation, plus a section to reflect on what you discovered, in every...>>

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10.01.2025

“A Year and a Day of Everyday Magic: Witchify Your Life with a Daily Dose of Magic” by Deborah Blake

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"Invite a Little More Magic into Each Day Explore 366 quick activities that you can follow chronologically through the year or dip into as time allows. This follow-up to A Year and a Day of Everyday Witchcraft includes spells, rituals, meditations, crafts, recipes, and journal prompts you can enjoy anytime, anywhere. You'll find ideas to: • Design a labyrinth • Carve intention into candles • Build an ancestor altar • Make a besom • Grow a moon garden • Fold paper airplane magic • Wish with bubbles • Chant to the Goddess • And more In addition to the daily inspirations, Deborah Blake offers activities for full moons, holidays, and other special occasions. With this...>>

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09.01.2025

“The Shadow Path: A Journey to Uncovering Your Depths and Illuminating Your Full Potential” by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "Do you want to cultivate a deeper understanding of yourself and realize your full potential? Then it's time to meet your Shadow. This beginner-friendly 10-week journey guides you along a path of self-discovery through Shadow Work — a process of exploring and claiming unconscious desires, hidden impulses, hopes and fears. While popularized by Jungian Psychology, Shadow Work draws on a rich tradition of spiritual practices that span centuries, from tarot and astrology, and spellcraft to meditation, all of which acknowledge that the more willing we are to look into our depths and uncover what is concealed, the more at peace we’ll be with ourselves and our world. Each week, Shadow expert Chelsey Pippin Mizzi guides you...>>

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