Magick Matters

“Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone: A Primal Guide to Animal Magic” by Lupa (older 2006 edition)

"Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone is like no other book on animal magic. While covering the more common topics such as animal spirits and familiars, Lupa also delves into such controversial realms as shapeshifting, the magical and ritual use of animal parts, and includes pathworkings for meeting your animal spirits, among other ritual ideas. Aimed at magical practitioners both new and advanced, Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone is a must for anyone interested in this popular subject."...>>

“Skin Spirits: The Spiritual and Magical Uses of Animal Parts” by Lupa

"Since the mid-1990s Lupa, artist, author and neoshaman, has worked with animal parts in her artwork and spiritual practice. From leather and fur to skulls and bones, she incorporates them into ritual tools, jewelry, and other sacred items. Not only does her practice involve the physical remains, but she also works with the spirits of the animals themselves. In this book she expands upon the information provided in her earlier book, Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone: A Primal Guide to Animal Magic. You'll find information on how to select animal remains based on not only your needs but those of the spirits themselves; how to work with the animal spirits, including in shapeshifting...>>

“Occult Botany: Sédir’s Concise Guide to Magical Plants” by Paul Sedir

"A classic text on esoteric traditional herbalism from one of the most influential herbalists of the Paris occult revival • Includes a dictionary of nearly 300 magical plants with descriptions of each plant’s scientific name, common names, elemental qualities, ruling planets, and zodiacal signatures, with commentary on medico-magical properties and uses • Explores methods of phytotherapy and plant magic, including the Paracelsian “transplantation of diseases,” ritual pacts with trees, the secret ingredients of witches’ ointments, and the composition of magical philters • Explains the occult secrets of phytogenesis, plant physiology, and plant physiognomy (classification of plants according to the doctrine of signatures) Merging the scientific discipline of botany with ancient, medieval, and Renaissance traditions of occult herbalism, this...>>

“Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic” by Samael Aun Weor

"In ancient times, only the wisest were trusted with medical knowledge, for it bears power over life and death. The remedies and methods of those seers may have been abandoned by modern civilization, but they have been preserved, and retain their power. Throughout all of our most sacred traditions, it is known that Nature is the source for all genuine medicine. The teachings of Paracelsus, Galen, Tibetan tantras, and others all agree that a properly prepared individual can use Nature to cure any illness. Samael Aun Weor, founder of the International Gnostic Movement and author of more than sixty books, lived for many years in close contact with the mysterious natives of the Sierra Nevada of...>>

“The Psychology Of Ritual” by Murry Hope

"We all perform rituals of one kind or another during the course of our daily lives. These range from the purely practical routines of home life, to the social, political, religious and magical observances which vary according to our personal ideals and persuasions. The rites we choose to perform are highly revealing, as they act as an unconscious statement of our real intentions and transpersonal aspirations they are keys to the hidden Self. Morphic resonance as applied to ritual role-playing reveal both the therapeutic benefits of the rite and its potential as a conditioning agent have been realised by mankind over the ages. Here, Murry Hope examines the birth, growth, history and heritage of...>>