Magick Matters

“Chaos Witch” by Jaq D. Hawkins

"Chaos Witch addresses a relatively new term among young witches, Chaos Witchcraft. It explores how methods like sigil magick and free belief relate to traditional paths of Witchcraft, to the Ritual Magick influences that gave rise to Chaos Magick, and to the practices of Chaos Magick itself and how they've become relevant to modern witches today. Jaq D. Hawkins was the first Chaos Magician to make information about Chaos Magick available to the general public in her book, Understanding Chaos Magic (now incorporated into The Chaonomicon). In recognising how the results oriented practices of Chaos Magick has transcended beyond the formal schools of Magick and taken it into the hands-on methods of folk witchcraft, she...>>

“The Chase for Choronzon” by Jaq D. Hawkins

"A zany chase through time and space and between the worlds to put the universe back in order, if they live to accomplish their task! The demon Choronzon was supposed to keep the gate between the worlds, but he has abandoned his post and it's up to two reincarnated magicians, Karl Spare and Alei-Cat, to capture him and return him to his post. A romp through time and space takes these two unlikely heroes through some harrowing portals and surreal adventures where they meet a variety of bizarre personages along the way, but there can be only one finale to the chase for Choronzon!"...>>

“Corpus Hermeticum: Constituting Ye Sophomore Tome of Malcolmist the Alchemist” by Malcolmist The Alchemist

"I have a bag of tasty nugs To prove this writer likes his drugs And spent the money from his copies On Ganja buds instead of poppies. I hope the five to whom I sold Will have their mystic thoughts unfold Instead of think my first book sucks Which sold down by the pond of ducks. But either way, if they don’t get I have some killer weed to hit Which I bought with my hard earned cash To turn to smoke and blackened ash Like any poet out of Cali Who lives his life down a blind alley Yet not unto my own demise While crafting words through reddened eyes."...>>

“Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes” by Chris Knowles and Joseph Michael Linsner

"From occult underground to superhero! Was Superman's arch nemesis Lex Luthor based on Aleister Crowley? Can Captain Marvel be linked to the Sun gods on antiquity? In Our Gods Wear Spandex, Christopher Knowles answers these questions and brings to light many other intriguing links between superheroes and the enchanted world of esoterica. Occult students and comic book fans alike will discover countless fascinating connections, from little known facts such as that DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz started his career as H.P. Lovecraft's agent, to the tantalizingly extensive influence of Madame Blavatsky's Theosophy on the birth of comics, to the mystic roots of Superman. The book also traces the rise of the comic superheroes and...>>