Magick Matters

02.05.2023

“The Brotherhood of Freemason Sisters: Gender, Secrecy, and Fraternity in Italian Masonic Lodges” by Lilith Mahmud

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"The Brotherhood of Freemason Sisters: Gender, Secrecy, and Fraternity in Italian Masonic Lodges" by Lilith Mahmud
"From its cryptic images on the dollar bill to Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol, the Freemasons have long been one of the most romanticized secret societies in the world. But a simple fact escapes most depictions of this elite brotherhood: there are also female members. In this groundbreaking ethnography, Lilith Mahmud takes readers inside Masonic lodges of contemporary Italy, where she observes the ritualistic and fraternal bonds forged among Freemason women. Offering a tantalizing look behind lodge doors, The Brotherhood of Freemason Sisters unveils a complex culture of discretion in which Freemasons reveal some truths and hide others. Female initiates—one of Freemasonry’s best-kept secrets—are often upper class and highly educated, yet avowedly antifeminist. Their self-cultivation...>>
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02.05.2023

“Strange Tales from Japan: 99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural” by Keisuke Nishimoto

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"Strange Tales from Japan: 99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural" by Keisuke Nishimoto
"Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories! Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 33 color woodblock prints and over 55 b&w illustrations of these creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for centuries, bring the stories to life. The captivating tales in this volume include: The Vengeance of Oiwa—The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the grave The Curse of Okiku—A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results The Snow...>>
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02.05.2023

“The Astrology Guide: Understanding Your Signs, Your Gifts, and Yourself” by Claudia Trivelas

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"The Astrology Guide: Understanding Your Signs, Your Gifts, and Yourself" by Claudia Trivelas
🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "How does each planetary sign, each house, and the relationships between planetary bodies influence your life? This essential guide lets you harness the energy of your unique astrological influences and gifts! Building on the basics of traditional astrology with an in-depth understanding of the 12 signs, 12 houses, the planets, and the planetary combinations, The Astrology Guide: Understanding Your Signs, Your Gifts, and Yourself includes interpretations of the asteroid Chiron and the recently discovered dwarf planets Ceres, Eris, and Sedna. Beginner and advanced practitioners will benefit from its mastery of chart interpretation and its understanding of the gifts (and challenges) of planetary energies. Rather than interpreting planetary influences as "good" or "bad", thereby putting the...>>
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02.05.2023

“How Attention Works: Finding Your Way in a World Full of Distraction” by Stefan Van Der Stigchel

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"How Attention Works: Finding Your Way in a World Full of Distraction" by Stefan Van Der Stigchel
"We are surrounded by a world rich with visual information, but we pay attention to very little of it, filtering out what is irrelevant so we can focus on what we think we need to know. Advertisers, web designers, and other "attention architects" try hard to get our attention, promoting products with videos on huge outdoor screens, adding flashing banners to websites, and developing computer programs with blinking icons that tempt us to click. Often they succeed in distracting us from what we are supposed to be doing. In How Attention Works, Stefan Van der Stigchel explains the process of attention and what the implications are for our everyday lives. The visual attention system is...>>
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01.05.2023

“The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul’s Conquest of Evil” by Heinrich Zimmer and Joseph Campbell (2nd edition)

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"The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil" by Heinrich Zimmer and Joseph Campbell (2nd edition)
"Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the Arabian Nights, this theme unfolds in legends from Irish paganism, medieval Christianity, the Arthurian cycle, and early Hinduism. In the retelling of these tales, Zimmer discloses the meanings within their seemingly unrelated symbols and suggests the philosophical wholeness of this assortment of myth."...>>
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