Magick Matters

“The Shadow Book of Ji Yun: The Chinese Classic of Weird True Tales, Horror Stories, and Occult Knowledge” by Ji Yun, Yi Izzy Yu and John Yu Branscum

"Imagine if a national political figure like Benjamin Franklin was also a paranormal investigator, one who wrote up his investigations with a storytelling flair that reads like a combination of M.R. James, Lafcadio Hearn, and Zhuangzi—with a dash of the bureaucratic absurdism of Kafka sprinkled in, alongside a healthy dose of H.P. Lovecraft’s weird antiquarianism. In China, at roughly the same time that Franklin was filling the sky with electrified kites, there was such a figure. He was Special Advisor to the emperor of China, Imperial Librarian, and one of the most celebrated scholars and poets of his time. His name was Ji Yun (纪昀). Beginning in 1789, Ji Yun published five volumes of weird...>>

“Tales From the Inverted World: Close Contact with Ghosts, UFOs Serial Killers and Simulation Theory” by Shane Cashman

"Ghosts reaching through the simulation. Skeletons hidden in the forest. Children abducted by aliens. Birds falling from the sky. Death threats in Hell’s Kitchen. UFOs over military bases. Paranormal activity during COVID lockdowns. Serial killers on the loose. Haunted houses. Government experiments. Police cover-ups. Rat utopias. Societal collapse. Fear, hope, paranoia, and a search for truth in strange and desperate times. These are Tales From the Inverted World. True stories of paranormal encounters, unsolved murder, and events that will warp your perception of reality." thx to Miskatonic Library...>>

“Phantom Messages: Chilling Phone Calls, Letters, Emails, and Texts from Unknown Realms” by William J. Hall and Jimmy Petonito

"Hauntings, aliens, and other unexplained phenomena are encountered in strange new ways in this unique investigation into paranormal contact. In Phantom Messages, paranormal investigators William J. Hall and Jimmy Petonito examine stories of unexplained contact by phone, computer, TV, radio, letter, and other mediums. These messages come from a variety of mysterious sources, from loved ones who never sent them to extraterrestrials, deceased friends, and bizarre beings from the past or future. There are recordings of what seem to be future events in progress, and messages from people who lived centuries in the past. Some feature predictions, or warnings, that are eerily accurate. As Hall and Petonito attempt to unravel these impossible communications, they...>>

“The 7 Hermetic Principles Applied: The Keys to Understanding the Way the World Works” by Heidl Snelgrove

"Ever wonder why some people are more successful than you? It could be as simple as having a better understanding of how the world works than you have. I use to wonder the same thing, but then I discovered 7 key principles that are as old as Abraham himself. Everything got easier by understanding how to apply these principles to my daily life. It was like for the first time I wasn’t trying to run up a hill in every area of my life. Relationships get easier Business negotiations go better because you understand both sides Small changes yield bigger results because you understand what...>>