Magick Matters

31.03.2022

“Witches, Feminism, and the Fall of the West” by Edward Dutton

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"The archetype of the "witch" is burnt deep into the European psyche, recurring again and again in folklore and fairytales. But is she merely the stuff of fantasy? Roald Dahl warned that witches don't always don black hats and ride on broom sticks. They "dress in ordinary clothes, and look very much like ordinary women. . . . That is why they are so hard to catch." In Witches, Feminism and the Fall of the West, Edward Dutton examines the history of witches and witch-hunting in light of evolutionary psychology. Throughout the centuries, witches were ostracized across Europe and often condemned and executed for sorcery and harming children. They generally adhered to a type: witches...>>

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31.03.2022

“Weird Fiction: A Genre Study” by Michael Cisco

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"Weird Fiction: A Genre Study presents a comprehensive, contemporary analysis of the genre of weird fiction by identifying the concepts that influence and produce it. Focusing on the sources of narrative content—how the content is produced and what makes something weird—Michael Cisco engages with theories from Deleuze and Guattari to explain how genres work and to understand the relationship between identity and the ordinary. Cisco also uses these theories to examine the supernatural not merely as a horde of tropes, but as a recognition of the infinity of experience in defiance of limiting norms. The book also traces the sociopolitical implications of weird fiction, studying the differentiation of major and minor literatures. Through an...>>

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29.03.2022

“Greek Magic: Ancient, Medieval and Modern” by J.C.B. Petropoulos

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"Magic has always been a widespread phenomenon in Greek Society, starting from Homer’s Circe (the first ‘evil witch’ in western history) and extending to the pervasive belief in the ‘evil eye’ in the twenty-first century Greece. Indeed, magic is probably the most ancient and durable among social and religious phenomena known to classical and other scholars, and it can be traced over a span of some three millennia in sources in the Greek language as well as in an impressive range of visual and other media. For instance, curse tablets from fourth-century B.C. Athens, the medico-magical gems of late antiquity, early Christian amulets, and various exorcism prayers from the medieval and later periods. Organised chronologically,...>>

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29.03.2022

“Secret Warriors, Psychic Spies: Redux” by Roger Mannon

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"This is a true story to the U.S. Army's experiment in psychic warfare. What is this thing called psychic phenomena? Could it be real? Is it possible for your essence to leave your physical body, travel to distant locations, visit other realities? Can you see the shape of the future? Could altered states of consciousness be portals to these unexplored worlds? The U.S. Army thought so, and between 1977 and 1985, conducted a series of experiments to prove it. They were successful and began training soldiers in psychic warfare. Their efforts led to the now-infamous CIA Stargate Project.Are you curious? Do you want to believe? Yes? Then, come, take a trip with me.This is a...>>

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28.03.2022

“Triunistic Model of Reality: What It Is, Does and Emerges As” by Marc Leavitt (Reality Explained Trilogy Book 3)

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"The Reality Explained Trilogy is the culmination of a thirty-year direct investigation into the fundamental nature of Reality. The study of Reality is a response to one’s deep-seated need to understand the mysterious, yet ordered world that we find ourselves inextricably woven into. An exhaustive examination of Reality is not limited to the study of the outward world, but it is also the study of the very space or capacity that the entire world exists in. The study of Reality exists to resolve the paradoxical relationship between ‘Mind and matter’ or ‘God and individuality’, or more generally speaking, the ‘Absolute and the relative.’ Book Three: Triunistic Model of Reality, is a thorough and exhaustive examination...>>

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