Magick Matters

18.08.2022

“Alchemy and Kabbalah in the Tarot: The Keys of Radical Spiritual Transformation” by Samael Aun Weor

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"Alchemy and Kabbalah in the Tarot: The Keys of Radical Spiritual Transformation" by Samael Aun Weor
"The most ancient sciences in the world are Alchemy and Kabbalah, which are the practical, spiritual knowledge hidden in the depths of every great religion and mystical tradition. Modern scientists are only recently discovering what these ancient teachings have always known: that we are a part of a multidimensional universe, and that our Consciousness, our awareness, can expand to perceive matter and energy that are invisible to the flesh. Just as physics and chemistry illuminate our understanding of the physical world, Alchemy and Kabbalah constitute a scientific method to awaken the Consciousness and fully develop the human being, opening the doors to vast worlds that are hidden from the physical senses. This awakening or alchemical birth...>>
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16.08.2022

“Dying to Know: Is There Life After Death?” by Josh Langley

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"Dying to Know: Is There Life After Death?" by Josh Langley
"Ride shotgun with author and award-winning copywriter Josh Langley as he battles his inner-cynic and subjects himself to a barrage of strange and creepy adventures as a result of his lifelong obsession with the afterlife. Determined to find out what happens when we die but realizing it’s unlikely that an obliging ghost is going to jump out in front of him with the verdict, Josh designs his own unique "afterlife investigation plan"’ and sets off on an extraordinary journey in a quest for answers to the question we all secretly want to know. Things get a little weird and spooky as he visits crematoriums, experiments with out-of-body experiences, attempts past-life regressions, conjures up dead people, converses...>>
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16.08.2022

“Trolls: An Unnatural History” by John Lindow

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"Trolls: An Unnatural History" by John Lindow
"Trolls lurk under bridges waiting to eat children, threaten hobbits in Middle-Earth, and invade the dungeons of Hogwarts. Often they are depicted as stupid, slow, and ugly creatures, but they also appear as comforting characters in some children’s stories or as plastic dolls with bright, fuzzy hair. Today, the name of this fantastic being from Scandinavia has found a wider reach: it is the word for the homeless in California and slang for the antagonizing and sometimes cruel people on the Internet. But how did trolls go from folktales to the World Wide Web? To explain why trolls still hold our interest, John Lindow goes back to their first appearances in Scandinavian folklore, where...>>
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16.08.2022

“Dark Scenes from Damaged Earth: The Gothic Anthropocene” edited by Justin D. Edwards et al

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"Dark Scenes from Damaged Earth: The Gothic Anthropocene" edited by Justin D. Edwards et al
"What can the Gothic teach us about our current geological era? More than just spooky, moonlit castles and morbid graveyards, the Gothic represents a vibrant, emergent perspective on the Anthropocene. In this volume, more than a dozen scholars move beyond longstanding perspectives on the Anthropocene—such as science fiction and apocalyptic narratives—to show that the Gothic offers a unique (and dark) interpretation of events like climate change, diminished ecosystems, and mass extinction. Embracing pop cultural phenomena like True Detective, Jaws, and Twin Peaks, as well as topics from the New Weird and prehistoric shark fiction to ruin porn and the "monstroscene", Dark Scenes from Damaged Earth demonstrates the continuing vitality of the Gothic while opening important...>>
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