Magick Matters

"This is a collection of articles written by myself, Astennu Sever, over a couple of years. Some of these have appeared in occult magazines and websites, namely occultist.net, while others have not been published until now. My primary motivation in publishing this work has been to explain occultism in a very pragmatic manner for those who are interested in this path. I consider occultism a comprehensive worldview by which the person regularly gets in touch with powers that are outside of ordinary sense perception. The main reason for getting in touch with these powers, which often present themselves as spiritual entities during rituals, is so that the occultist can manipulate external and internal reality...>>

"The philosophy of Raymond Ruyer was an important if subterranean influence on twentieth-century French thought, and explicitly engaged with by figures such as Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Georges Canguilhem, Gilbert Simondon, and Gilles Deleuze. The Genesis of Living Forms is Ruyer’s most focussed and forceful analysis of a central but apparently paradoxical biological phenomenon that also presents serious problems for philosophy: embryogenesis. When a cat develops from the early stages of fertilization to an adult, what is it that makes it the same cat? How is it that a living being can at once be the same and constantly changing? Ruyer’s answer to these questions unfolds through a detailed set of encounters with major scientific fields, from...>>

"Learn the secrets of wandmaking and gain a powerful new tool for magical workings of all sorts. This enchanting, one-of-a-kind guidebook is for anyone who's ever wanted to know how magic wands work or longed to have a real magic wand of his or her own. Written by the foremost authority on the making of wands, this book is the first devoted solely to the art of wandmaking and its mysteries. Discover how a tree branch is transformed into a wand of magic, from selecting the wood and working in harmony with the tree spirits (or dryads) to understanding the magical correspondences of different stones, colors, and metals. Wandlore reveals aspects of wand theory that...>>

"Enhance your inner peace, overcome phobias, increase your wealth, or ignite passion in your romantic life using the power of poppets. One of the oldest forms of magic, a poppet or voodoo doll can be used for almost any purpose including emotional and physical healing, breaking bad habits, manifesting success, inspiring creativity and more. Poppets can be as simple or as complex as you like."...>>

"Poppets are dolls used for sympathetic magic, and are designed in the likeness of individuals in order to represent them in spells to help, heal or harm. The word poppet comes from the Middle Ages in England, originally meaning a small doll or child, and it is still in use today as a name of endearment. The term is older than the phrase ‘Voodoo doll’. Pagan Portals – Poppets and Magical Dolls explores the history of poppets and offers a practical guide to making and using them in modern witchcraft. It also covers seasonal dolls, from Brigid dolls, used in celebrations for the first stirrings of spring, to fairy dolls enjoyed in tree-dressing at...>>