Magick Matters

“How to Focus” by Thich Nhat Hanh

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "The simple, refreshing meditations of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh give us the tools to cultivate concentration. Practicing mindfulness brings concentration, and concentration brings insight and understanding. With our world experiencing the deep effects of loneliness, digital overload, and a proliferation of potential distractions, this pocket-sized How To book reminds us of the value of developing our concentration, so we can let go of misperceptions and cultivate the clarity of mind that is the basis for understanding ourselves, each other, and the world. Written with characteristic simplicity and kindness, these wise meditations teach us that by practicing mindfulness in daily life, we are cultivating the power of concentration and fostering the conditions that bring...>>

“Self-Improvement: Technologies of the Soul in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” by Mark Coeckelbergh

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "We are obsessed with self-improvement; it’s a billion-dollar industry. But apps, workshops, speakers, retreats, and life hacks have not made us happier. Obsessed with the endless task of perfecting ourselves, we have become restless, anxious, and desperate. We are improving ourselves to death. The culture of self-improvement stems from philosophical classics, perfectionist religions, and a ruthless strain of capitalism―but today, new technologies shape what it means to improve the self. The old humanist culture has given way to artificial intelligence, social media, and big data: powerful tools that do not only inform us but also measure, compare, and perhaps change us forever. This book shows how self-improvement culture became so toxic―and why we need...>>

“Making Marks: Discover the Art of Intuitive Drawing” by Elaine Clayton

"Through the simple act of drawing—whether it’s doodling or creating detailed illustrations—embrace your inner voice and unlock the power of your intuitive intelligence. Do you remember being a child and the pure joy brought on by a box of crayons and piece of paper? Do you still find yourself sketching away every time you pick up a pencil? That’s because drawing is a natural impulse that stays with us throughout our entire lives. Whether you are doodling in a notebook or carving your name in the sand, this simple, stream-of-consciousness activity is a window into your deepest, truest self. In Making Marks, you’ll learn that every single line, smudge, or spot you make contains visual imagery...>>

“Working with Chakras for Belief Change: The Healing InSight Method” by Nikki Gresham-Record

"An easy-to-use therapy tool for transforming unhelpful belief patterns and envisioning positive change • Identifies 28 beliefs per chakra that can be energetically realigned using the Healing InSight Method • Offers a tool set of therapeutic processes, affirmations, visualization, and bodywork for the practical application of the transformational belief realignment method • Includes 56 full-color, high-vibration chakra images, one for each main chakra as well as 7 additional empowering images for each chakra Working with Chakras for Belief Change transforms people’s unhelpful beliefs through clearing their chakras, raising their vibrations, and creating a fertile space for the New to come in. The Healing InSight Method presented in this practical full-color book is based on affirmations used together with...>>

“The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity” by Hans Jonas (3rd edition)

"The Gnostic Religion was the first decent introduction to Gnosticism for the modern world and is still of value today. It includes both heresiological and original texts—Nag Hammadi only uncovered later. It holds useful material on Simon Magus, the Hermetic Poimandres (shown here to be equally a Gnostic document), the Valentinians, Mandaeans, Manichaeans and the Hymn of the Pearl. The existentialist bend—Jonas a student of Martin Heidegger—makes an interesting contrast to Pagel's more orthodox view of Gnostic religion as theistic. This volume and the Nag Hammadi library will provide good coverage of the diverse teachings of Gnostic and related movements."...>>