Magick Matters

“How to Train a Happy Mind: A Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment” by Scott Snibbe

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "Train Your Mind Toward Lasting Connection and Joy Eager to share the life-enhancing benefits he found in Buddhism, skeptic Scott Snibbe presents this 8-step programme that allows anyone to build positive mental habits. Inspired by the ancient Buddhist path to enlightenment yet firmly grounded in modern science, How to Train a Happy Mind is the first mainstream book to show how you can achieve happiness using analytical meditation. Working in much the same way as cognitive behavioural therapy, analytical meditation goes beyond the calm-inducing practice of mindfulness to actively train the brain through easy-to-follow narrative visualizations. Breaking the path down into concise steps and written in a relatable tone with plenty of references to popular...>>

“Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan” by Patrick Macias

"Tokyo, in the early aughts, was a weird place. Lonely single men wanted to marry action figures instead of women. High school girls worked at maid cafes and were paid to act like Manga characters. Nightclubs filled with kids in anime cosplay who danced to remixed versions of cartoon theme songs. People’s private obsessions, once confined to bedrooms and computer screens, were transforming entire city blocks. Long before global media, Pharrell Williams, and millions of tourists twigged to the strange new energy emerging from Japan, author Patrick Macias was there, chronicling the emergence of "Cool Japan" in a famous blog entitled "An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla". Now with biting humor and cultural insight,...>>

“Practical Meditation: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide” by Giovanni Dienstmann

"Want to improve your concentration and memory, and reduce stress? Meditation is proven to do both — and more. Find out how to meditate to suit your lifestyle, whether you are new to meditation or seeking to enhance your existing practice. Do I need to sit in a special pose? How long should I meditate for? Is meditation religious? With myth-busting facts and easy-to-follow advice, Practical Meditation provides everything you need to know, from your first taste of meditation, to how to master the key techniques and deepen your practice. Find a style that you enjoy by exploring over 30 step-by-step meditations, from Mindfulness Meditation to Tai Chi. Discover the benefits of meditation on your mind...>>

“Cosmic Crystals: Rituals and Meditations for Connecting With Lunar Energy” by Ashley Leavy

"Cosmic Crystals shows you how to work with the phases and signs of the moon to energize and amplify the power of your crystals. Living in sync with the rhythm of the lunar cycle is a powerful way to stay aligned to universal energy. Crystals and moon magic have been used together to this aim for centuries. Crystals are natural amplifiers of energy that can be used to enhance your connection to the moon and its healing energy. Learn crystal meditations and rituals for each moon phase, as well as which crystals are most potent during New Moons, Full Moons, and other lunar events. Cosmic Crystals shows you how to combine the power of lunar...>>

“Daoist Psycho-Techniques and Meditation” by Samuel Greenberg

"Take control of your life and be happy! In this book you will find Taoist exercises and meditation techniques that will teach you to live in harmony with the modern world and nature, prevent and treat the most common diseases and health conditions, cleanse your body and mind of toxins, increase immunity and resistance to physical and emotional stress, overwork and burnout. You will learn how to recharge your body and brain with fresh energy and start living life to the fullest. What is inside the book? You will learn how to accumulate energy, direct it in the right direction, open the blocked passages of the body and remove all toxins and impurities from it. The exercises...>>