Magick Matters

26.03.2023

“Clytemnestra: A Novel” by Costanza Casati

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"Clytemnestra: A Novel" by Costanza Casati
"For fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen. As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best… You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot. But when...>>
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26.03.2023

“Tales of Merlin, Arthur, and the Magic Arts: From the Welsh Chronicle of the Six Ages of the World” by Elis Gruffydd

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"Tales of Merlin, Arthur, and the Magic Arts: From the Welsh Chronicle of the Six Ages of the World" by Elis Gruffydd
"The original Welsh stories of these beloved characters and their world for the first time in English The stories in Tales of Merlin, Arthur, and the Magic Arts deal with well-known figures from medieval Britain who will be familiar to many readers—though not from the versions presented here. These freshly translated tales emerge from the remarkable and enormous sixteenth-century Chronicle of the Six Ages of the World by the Welshman Elis Gruffydd. Tales of Merlin, Arthur, and the Magic Arts revives the original legends of these Welsh heroes alongside stories of the continued survival of the magical arts, from antiquity to the Renaissance, and the broader cultural world of the Welsh. These stories provide...>>
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26.03.2023

“Purple Fables: Quartet” by Ingo Swann

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"Purple Fables: Quartet" by Ingo Swann
"If a fable is a legendary story of supernatural happenings," Mr. Swann says, "or a narration intended to enforce a useful truth, then these four are fables—which shouldn't be confused with fairy tales targeted only for children. These, then, are tales for kind and loving people of all ages". The Temple of Sanity tells of an idea that became a reality and grew into an institution, only to develop rules and leaders, cliques and critics... A Clay-Modeling Lesson tells of the four identical boys separated at birth and raised Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and atheist, and how they met as representatives of their respective communities... The Fate and Destiny of a Traveling Clairvoyant tells of a woman with...>>
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26.03.2023

“Star Fire” by Ingo Swann

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"Star Fire" by Ingo Swann
"One spring day, he sang to a flower... and the flower sang back. Rock superstar-composer Dan Merriweather is the world's first true megapsychic. And when he discovers the true extent of his extraordinary powers, and his out-of-body voyages reveal the existence of top-secret US and Russian installations for the development of psychic weapons more frightening than any nuclear or bacteriological hardware, he evolves an astounding plan to transform the world... Superpsychic author Ingo Swann has drawn on the incredible experience of his own scientifically documented paranormal powers for this nerve-tingling breakthrough novel that's just one small step ahead of the headlines."...>>
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