Magick Matters

“Mata the Magician: A Romance of the New Era” by Isabella Ingalese

"Richard and Isabella Ingalese were a very important couple of the New Thought Movement of the early 1900s. They wrote and lectured extensively on the Occult subjects, such as reincarnation, alchemy, psychic forces, hypnotism and others. They became very famous in the 1920s, after claiming to have confected the true Philosopher's Stone, which confers immortality and turns common metals into gold (based on the writings of Paracelsus). Mata the Magician is an Esoteric Novel, and one of the books written only by Isabella. It covers in a novelized version a wide range of subjects, from Psychic Phenomena to Death to what happens after death, including reincarnation. This novel is heavily quoted in their other...>>

“Cosmogony and Evolution” by Richard Ingalese and Isabella Ingalese

"In 1907 the seven lessons in philosophy contained in this book were prepared by Richard Ingalese for his more advanced students. This book is recommended only form those who are advanced spiritually. Contents: Seven cosmic periods of evolution; Seven planets of evolution; Seven cosmic forces; Seven planes of our world; Seven ages of the earth; Fatalism, karma, & free will; Immortality; Along the path."...>>

“The History and Power of Mind” by Richard Ingalese

"A great student of the Science of Mind, Richard Ingalese frequently lectured on New Thought and topics of mental therapeutics. The History and Power of Mind is a collection of many of his lectures and articles, first published in 1902, with Ingalese's own annotations and expansions. Difficult subjects to wrangle, from self-control to hypnotism to self-healing, were not a problem for the articulate and charismatic Ingalese, who brings insight and intelligence to esoteric ideas and puts them in a practical and applicable context that demystifies mental and psychic phenomena for the intellectual reader curious about the mind, how it works, and what it can do. American lawyer Richard Ingalese (b. 1854) was a self-taught...>>

“Other Worlds, Other Universes: Playing the Reality Game” by Brad Steiger and John White

"Other Worlds, Other Universes: Playing The Reality Game is a stimulating selection of consciousness expanding topics which include The Search For Extraterrestrial Life; Other Civilizations: The Prehistory Of Earth; Other Lifeforms: A Look At UFOs; Other Dimensions: The Astral Plane and Beyond; and Other Universes and Return to Godhead. The introduction begins: "This book is an attempt to expand your consciousness by playing The Reality Game. The term originates with Brad Steiger in his book Mysteries of Time and Space, where he suggests that humanity has been challenged to participate in a kind of cosmic contest—The Reality Game. The objective is to know reality, to understand ourselves and the cosmos as fully as possible. If...>>

“William Lilly: Magician, Astrologer and Adept” by Peter Stockinger and Sue Ward

"Born less than a year before the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, William Lilly lived during one of the most turbulent times in English history. Like so many of his generation, he had to deal with the plague, was drawn into the madness of the English Civil War and was forced to take sides, and witnessed the regicide of King Charles I. Lilly lived in a time of enormous religious and social upheaval, but his astrology remained the outer expression of a magical world-view, based on hermetic and neo-Platonic principles and rooted in the 16th century. This book provides the reader with a thorough introduction to the world of William Lilly, the famous...>>