Magick Matters

“Private Myths: Dreams and Dreaming” by Anthony Stevens

"Every night we enter a mythic realm, a dark, primordial world of fear and desire. What this world offers, Anthony Stevens suggests, may well be the key to understanding our waking mysteries—ourselves, our society, and our history. A prominent psychiatrist and practicing Jungian analyst, Stevens views dreaming from both psychological and neurological perspectives to show how dreams owe their origins as much to our evolutionary history as a species as to our personal history as individuals. A work rich in symbolic and scientific insight, Private Myths traverses the course of dream interpretation from distant hunter-gatherer times to the present. This analysis is as authoritative as it is wide-ranging, including discussions of the biology of dreaming...>>

“The Power of Mantra: Vital Practices for Transformation” by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

"Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the respected and beloved cofounder of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, offers us a significant book that is both a beautiful tool for experienced practitioners and a how-to for beginners. Revitalize your practice with the potent energy of mantra. In this book, beloved teacher Lama Zopa Rinpoche guides us through the most popular mantras in Tibetan Buddhism: Shakyamuni Buddha, Chenrezig, Manjushri, Tara, Medicine Buddha, Vajrasattva, and more. A mantra—literally “that which protects the mind”—is a series of Sanskrit syllables that evoke the energy of a particular buddha or bodhisattva. It works as a sacred sound that brings blessings to ourself and others, and as a tool to transform our mind...>>

“Trans Historical: Gender Plurality before the Modern” edited by Greta LaFleur, Masha Raskolnikov and Anna Klosowska

"Trans Historical explores the plurality of gender experiences that flourished before the modern era, from Late Antiquity to the eighteenth century, across a broad geographic range, from Spain to Poland and Byzantium to Boston. Refuting arguments that transgender people, experiences, and identities were non-existent or even impossible prior to the twentieth century, this volume focuses on archives―literary texts, trial transcripts, documents, and artifacts―that denaturalize gender as a category. The volume historicizes the many different social lives of sexual differentiation, exploring what gender might have been before modern medicine, the anatomical sciences, and the sedimentation of gender difference into its putatively binary form. The volume's multidisciplinary group of contributors consider how individuals, communities, and states understood...>>

“The Sator Square Unlocked” by Clifford Ross Marshall Pierre

"Is it possible to summarize all the significant stories of the bible with just 5 words? Discover how first-time author Clifford Ross Marshall Pierre makes a compelling case that this feat is possible and was already done by none other than Jesus Christ himself. By creating colorful illustrations inspired by scriptures derived strictly from the Bible, the author proves that the Sator Square is an ancient religious symbol that serves as Jesus' official chalkboard to the world. After a chance encounter with Bishop T.D. Jakes during an autograph book signing, Mr. Pierre say that he believes he was gifted with a divine spiritual wisdom that enabled him to easily interpret every letter, word, and diagram...>>

“The Reality Creation Technique” by Frederick E. Dodson

"How to focus energy in the form of thought, word and deed to attract, create and manifest wealth, health and love. Beyond the shallow waters of new-age, "law of attraction" and conventional motivational psychology there is a deep well from which you derive unbending determination and strength. That source is within you and can be awakened to achieve anything. The Reality Creation Technique is the most speedily effective method to help you make your dreams come true."...>>