Magick Matters

“Wisht Waters: The Cult & Magic Of Water” by Gemma Gary

"The numinous hangs heavy around bodies of water — places of liminality and otherworldly congress, haunted by eldritch presences and rituals of magic and custom. Wisht Waters explores the spirits, deities, magical traditions and ceremonies of holy wells, sacred springs, pools, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, the sea and dew, alongside matters of hydromancy and the use and significance of water within the witch-cult. (Wisht — a dialect word from Devon, Cornwall and Somerset meaning "weird","‘uncanny" or relating to supernatural influence) First published by Three Hands Press in (2014) as part of the Occult Monograph Series as Wisht Waters — Aqueous Magica and the Cult of Holy Wells, Troy Books is pleased to reissue the...>>

“The Halo and the Hollow: Duality of Sacred and Void” by Soror Syrinx

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "The Halo and the Hollow is a transformative self-help workbook that invites you to journey into the depths of your psyche. Drawing upon the archetypal wisdom of Carl Jung and the esoteric insights of Aleister Crowley, this guide illuminates the forces that shape us—the luminous drives that lift us higher, and the hidden shadows that hold us back. Through reflective questioning, sacred teachings, and practical pathways, you will learn to recognize the archetypes at play within your life, uncover what truly drives you, and transform obstacles into gateways of growth. This is not merely a workbook—it is a mirror, a map, and a ritual. It empowers you to step into your fullest self, uniting the...>>

“Graveyards: A History of Living with the Dead” by Roger Luckhurst

"From the author of Gothic, a marvelously illustrated cultural history of graves and graveyards, from the earliest known burial sites to today’s green burials Why, how, and where do we inter our dead? How have people throughout history responded to the problem of laying their dead to rest? Roger Luckhurst sets out in search of answers in this arresting book. Taking readers on an unforgettable tour of the rich and unusual visual culture of the grave, he visits locales such as the pyramids of Giza, the catacombs and columbaria of Rome, and the cenotaphs erected to the world’s war dead. Along the way, he examines the diverse role of graveyards in literature, art, film, and...>>

“A Psychonaut’s Guide to the Invisible Landscape: The Topography of the Psychedelic Experience” by Dan Carpenter

"A bold cartography of the inner landscape visible only to those experiencing altered states • Presents the psychedelic experience as an objective landscape that embodies the Other, rather than a subjective state of mind • Provides corroboration of phenomena encountered by those who venture into this domain Journeying into the invisible world revealed by his use of the dissociative psychedelic DXM (dextromethorphan), Dan Carpenter found that what he experienced was not simply subjective sensations and psychological states but an objective world of familiar, if inordinately odd, landmarks and characters. The running diary he kept of these voyages recounts impressions of a landscape charted by other travelers into this Inner Space and includes descriptions...>>