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03.08.2020

“Abrahadabra: Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thelemic Magic” by Rodney Orpheus

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"Abrahadabra: Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thelemic Magic" by Rodney Orpheus
"Magick is a subtle and curious thing and often works in ways you do not expect and at times you do not expect but it always works. Every magical act brings a result, as you are about to learn." Rodney Orpheus, from the Introduction "Abrahadabra is about the practice of the magick of Thelema a system of physical, mental, and spiritual training and discipline based on two fundamental principles: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" and "Love is the law, love under will." Lon Milo DuQuette"...>>
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01.08.2020

“The Arcane Veil: Ten Discourses on The Craft and The History of Magic” by Shani Oates

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"The Arcane Veil: Ten Discourses on The Craft and The History of Magic" by Shani Oates
"Analogue of Craft historiography, brought up to date through the author’s own experiential praxis. A discursive investigation of magical beliefs and practises in England since 600CE to the post-modern fall-out of the 21st century, analysing in particular its influences and survival strategies. Emphasis is placed on Christian, Heathen, and Hermetic Praxis, with provocative, critical study of the concepts of Lucifer, Witch-Blood, Sin-Eating and their influences on modern Traditional Craft praxes. “A driving thirst for knowledge is the forerunner of wisdom. Knowledge is a state that all organic life possesses, wisdom is the reward of the spirit, gained in the search for knowledge. Truth is variable – what is true now, will not be true tomorrow, since...>>
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01.08.2020

“Tubelo’s Green Fire” by Shani Oates

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"Tubelo's Green Fire" by Shani Oates
"This book explores historical and contemporary ideas of witchcraft through the perspective of the Clan of Tubal Cain - a closed Initiatory group aligned to the Shadow Mysteries within the Luciferian stream. As students of arte we mediate the ancestral stream, teaching through practice with the sacred tenets of Truth, Love and Beauty. The Word is thus manifest in deed and vision. “A driving thirst for knowledge is the forerunner of wisdom. Knowledge is a state that all organic life posesses, wisdom is the reward of the spirit, gained in the search for knowledge. Truth is variable – what is true now, will not be true tomorrow, since the temporal truths are dependent upon ethics and...>>
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01.08.2020

“Zos-Kia: An Introductory Essay on the Art and Sorcery of Austin Osman Spare” by Gavin W. Semple

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"Zos-Kia: An Introductory Essay on the Art and Sorcery of Austin Osman Spare" by Gavin W. Semple
"Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) was one of the most enigmatic artists of this century. His powerful and idiosyncratic art masks a philosophy of arcane beauty, often overlooked by the undiscerning eye. In this essay his personal systems are explored, clarified and augmented with judicious application of the artist’s own words. Here are excerpts from Spare’s last unpublished grimoire The Logomachy of Zos alongside the early text of The Book of Pleasure, clearly demonstrating the strength and consistency of his vision through life. With the hindsight of many years biographical research and experimentation exploring Spare’s system with his own, the author Gavin Semple here gives emphasis to the techniques of sorcery that imbued Spare’a art...>>
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