Magick Matters

“The Key of Solomon the King: A Magical Grimoire of Sigils and Rituals for Summoning and Mastering Spirits. Clavicula Salomonis” by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (Red Wheel/Weiser ebook editon)

"A magical grimoire of sigils and rituals for summoning and mastering spirits, The Key of Solomon the King is the most famous, or infamous, of all magick books. It has influenced everything from the revival of magick and the Western Mystery Traditions (tarot, alchemy, astrology, etc.) to fictional works such as Lovecraft's The Necronomicon. Purported to have been penned by King Solomon himself, the book provides instruction for incantations, rituals, and sigils used to call upon and control spirits and demons. Those practicing magick have used it extensively through the centuries, but its true origins and purpose have been lost in the mists of time. No library of the contemporary occult student or practicing...>>

“Paganism: An Introduction to Earth- Centered Religions” by Joyce Higginbotham and River Higginbotham

"A comprehensive guide to a growing religious movement If you want to study Paganism in more detail, this book is the place to start. Based on a course in Paganism that the authors have taught for more than a decade, it is full of exercises, meditations, and discussion questions for group or individual study. This book presents the basic fundamentals of Paganism. It explores what Pagans are like; how the Pagan sacred year is arranged; what Pagans do in ritual; what magick is; and what Pagans believe about God, worship, human nature, and ethics. For those who are exploring their own spirituality, or who want a good book to give to non-Pagan family...>>

“The Akan, Other Africans and The Sirius Star System: Egyptian and Sumerian gods in African culture” by Kwame Adapa

"The Akan are an African indigenous group found primarily in the southern parts of Ghana, as well as in Cote d'Ivoire and in Togo. This book explores certain aspects of Akan language, culture and tradition that point to association with star beings from the Sirius star system. Akan language and culture offers clues and revelations that point to links with the ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and of the Nile valley. Among these revelations, Kwame Adapa shows that names of Akan deities can be traced back to Egyptian and Mesopotamian deities who have links with the Sirius star system. Having grown up in Akan culture, it was a starting point for Kwame Adapa to do...>>

“Taoism and Chinese Religion” by Henri Maspero (1981 scan)

"This book is a translation of Le Taoisme et les Religions Chinoises, which was posthumously published in France in 1971. It is the first English translation of most of the seminal works on Chinese religion of the great sinologist Henri Maspero. Maspero (1883-1945) was the first Western scholar to study the vast and recondite compendium of Taoist writing, the Tao-tsang. As his discovery of its historic meaning was explained in publication, it exploded forever the myths that China was either a country without religion or one with three religions. Maspero, as did other French sinologists, rejected the idea that Confucianism was the philosophy of the majority of ancient Chinese. The first part of the book...>>

“Spiritualism & Clairvoyance for Beginners: Simple Techniques to Develop Your Psychic Abilities” by Elizabeth Owens

"Clarivoyance is the ability to "see" things using psychic perception rather than your physical senses. Clairvoyant images may be experienced as scenes, symbols, words, numbers, colors, or even spirits. This positive and encourageing guidebook shows that with patience and practice, clairvoyance is possible for everyone. Spiritualist medium and popular author Elizabeth Owens offers simple techniques and a step-by-step approach to developing clairvoyant abilities at your own pace. Along with a straightforward explanation of different psychic abilities, Elizabeth shares firsthand accounts of clairvoyant experiences that she and six other Spiritualist mediums have encountered in their own lives. This book includes a system of progressive learning exercises that start with meditation and continue with memory development, visualization,...>>