Magick Matters

07.09.2020

“Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture” by Marvin Harris

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"One of America's leading anthropolgists offers solutions to the perplexing question of why people behave the way they do. Why do Hindus worship cows? Why do Jews and Moslems refuse to eat pork? Why did so many people in post-medieval Europe believe in witches? Marvin Harris answers these and other perplexing questions about human behavior, showing that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from identifiable and intelligble sources."...>>

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07.09.2020

“Counterculture Through the Ages: From Abraham to Acid House” by Ken Goffman and Dan Joy

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"As long as there has been culture, there has been counterculture. At times it moves deep below the surface of things, a stealth mode of being all but invisible to the dominant paradigm; at other times it’s in plain sight, challenging the status quo; and at still other times it erupts in a fiery burst of creative–or destructive–energy to change the world forever. But until now the countercultural phenomenon has been one of history’s great blind spots. Individual countercultures have been explored, but never before has a book set out to demonstrate the recurring nature of counterculturalism across all times and societies, and to illustrate its dynamic role in the continuous evolution of human values...>>

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06.09.2020

“Cosmic Codes: Hidden Messages From The Edge Of Eternity” by Chuck Missler

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"Are we in possession of messages of extraterrestrial origin? If so, what do they mean? What do these messages from the edge of eternity portend for the future? What has the science of cryptology revealed about these ancient texts? Is our universe itself a "digital message"? Do these messages explain the interval between the miracle of our origin and the mystery of our destiny? Read the implications of our finite universe and the shocking discoveries of quantum physics at the very boundaries of reality and learn their significance to our origin and personal destinies! You will grow in excitement as Chuck Missler details astonishing hidden messages within the text of the Torah that could only have been placed there by...>>

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06.09.2020

“The Miscellaneous Writings of Clark Ashton Smith” edited by Scott Connors and Ron Hilger

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"The Miscellaneous Fictions of Clark Ashton Smith gathers together the adventure, juvenilia and other non-fantastic fiction of Smith. While he is known best for his fantastic work, these adventure and mainstream stories shed light on the development of Smith’s writing and his constantly evolving style. The Miscellaneous Fictions is a perfect companion to the five volume Collected Fantasies set. As with that set, editors Scott Connors and Ron Hilger have prepared this volume by comparing original manuscripts, various typescripts, published editions, and Smith’s notes and letters, in order to prepare a definitive set of texts."...>>

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06.09.2020

“The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith” edited by Scott Connors and Ron Hilger (five-volume set)

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"Published in chronological order, with extensive story and bibliographic notes, this series not only provides access to stories that have been out of print for years, but gives them a historical and social context. Series editors Scott Connors and Ronald S. Hilger excavated the still-existing manuscripts, letters and various published versions of the stories, creating a definitive “preferred text” for Smith's entire body of work. Volume 1: The End Of The Story Volume 2: The Door To Saturn Volume 3: A Vintage From Atlantis Volume 4: The Maze of the Enchanter Volume 5: The Last Hieroglyph"...>>

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