Magick Matters

“We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History of UFOs and Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears, and Fantasies” by Marc Hartzman

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "Do you want to believe? Explore our fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence through exclusive interviews, archival photos, and strange but true stories from history. After decades of cover-ups and denials, in a June 2021 report, the US government finally admitted what many people already knew: yes, UFOs are real, and no, we don’t know what (or who) they are. Writer and historian Marc Hartzman separates fact from fiction and provides a comprehensive tour through the skies, including: UFO sightings, from the famous to the obscure Alien abductions, including the Betty and Barney Hill abduction and the Pascagoula abduction Ancient aliens, from Biblical astronauts...>>

“Receptions of Simon Magus as an Archetype of the Heretic” by Alberto Ferreiro and Ephraim Nissan

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "This book about receptions of Simon Magus uncovers further facets of one who was held to be the evil archetype of heretics. Ephraim Nissan and Alberto Ferreiro explore how Simon Magus has been represented in text, visual art, and music. Special attention is devoted to the late medieval Catalan painter Lluís Borrassà and the Italian librettist and musician Arrigo Boito. The tradition of Simon Magus’ demonic flight, ending in his crashing down, first appears in the patristic literature. The book situates that flight typologically across cultures. Fascinating observations emerge, as the discussion spans flight of the wicked in rabbinic texts, flight and death of King Lear’s father and a Soviet-era Buryat Buddhist monk,...>>

“The Mysteries of Chartres Cathedral” by Louis Charpentier

"Is the magnificent Cathedral at Chartres merely a superb example of Gothic architecture—or a living, enduring legacy of ancient knowledge which built not only the Cathedral, but Stonehenge, the Temple of Solomon, and the Pyramids? The Cathedral reverberates with mysteries far older than the Cathedral itself—mysteries reflecting the ageless action of Earth and Cosmos on mankind, spanning the eons from ancient Egyptian and Druid civilizations down to the present."...>>

“The Lunar Year: Moon Magic Through the Seasons” by Alison Davies

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "Discover the transformative power of the lunar cycle in The Lunar Year, your year-long companion to the magic of the moon. With a chapter for every month of the year, The Lunar Year reveals how to tune into Mother Nature and celebrate the power of the moon. In this beautifully illustrated guide, you will explore the phases of the moon and learn to tap into lunar wisdom. Discover how to harness the power of your emotions by getting in touch with your moon sign and find inspiration in the wisdom lunar gods and goddesses of traditions past. Filled with ancient traditions, grounding rituals and spells for a sprinkle of magic for every season, this is...>>

“The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners: The Healing Power of Medicinal Plants” by Wolf D. Storl

"Traditional herbalists or wise women were not only good botanists or pharmacologists; they were also shamanic practitioners and keepers of occult knowledge about the powerful properties of plants. Traveling back to the healing arts of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners takes readers deep into this world, through the leechcraft of heathen society and witches’ herb bundles to the cloister gardens of the Middle Ages. It also examines herbal medicine today in the traditional Chinese apothecary, the Indian ayurvedic system, homeopathy, and Native American medicine. Balancing the mystical with the practical, author Wolf Storl explains how to become an herbalist, from collecting material to distilling and...>>