16.01.2022

“Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World” by Gary Lachman

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"Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World" by Gary Lachman
"This definitive work on the occult’s “great beast” traces the arc of his controversial life and influence on rock-and-roll giants, from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin to Black Sabbath. When Aleister Crowley died in 1947, he was not an obvious contender for the most enduring pop-culture figure of the next century. But twenty years later, Crowley’s name and image were everywhere. The Beatles put him on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Rolling Stones were briefly serious devotees. Today, his visage hangs in goth clubs, occult temples, and college dorm rooms, and his methods of ceremonial magick animate the passions of myriad occultists and spiritual seekers. Aleister Crowley is...>>
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16.01.2022

“The Triple Path: A New Monotheism Rooted In Western Tradition” by James Kenneth Rogers

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"The Triple Path: A New Monotheism Rooted In Western Tradition" by James Kenneth Rogers
"We've lost something. Society's increasing secularization has stripped the sacred from our lives and culture—jettisoning much that is bright and good in exchange for dark, dull substitutes. Every human society has had religion—has needed religion. It is foolish to think ours is any different. But at the same time, the ancient cosmologies and disproved beliefs of the world's major religions feel increasingly dissatisfying and irrelevant to growing numbers of people. The Triple Path offers a solution—it sets forth a new monotheistic religion that harmonizes and reconciles our great Western heritage with modernity, but with an emphasis on keeping as much as possible of the teachings and practices of Western tradition. When you honestly appraise yourself and your life,...>>
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16.01.2022

“The Triumph of the Sea Gods: The War against the Goddess Hidden in Homer’s Tales” by Steven Sora

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"The Triumph of the Sea Gods: The War against the Goddess Hidden in Homer's Tales" by Steven Sora
"An investigation of the geographical incongruities in Homer’s epics locates Troy on the coast of Iberia, in a conflict that changed history • Cites the rise in sea level in 1200 B.C. as leading to the invasion and victory of the Atlantean sea people over the goddess-worshipping Trojans who ruled the coasts • Identifies Troia (Troy) as part of a tri-city area that later became Lisbon, Portugal In The Triumph of the Sea Gods, Steven Sora argues compellingly that Homer’s tales do not describe adventures in the Mediterranean, but are adaptations of Celtic myths that chronicle an Atlantic coastal war that took place off the Iberian Peninsula around 1200 B.C. It was a war between the pro-goddess...>>
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15.01.2022

“Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World” by Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir

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"Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World" by Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir
"Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but guide spears, arrows and sword blades into the bodies of others. Viking myths about valkyries attempt to elevate the banality of war — to make the pain and suffering, the lost limbs and deformities, the piles of lifeless bodies of young men, glorious and worthwhile. Rather than their death being futile, it is their destiny and good fortune, determined by divine beings. The women in these stories take full part in the power struggles and upheavals in their communities, for better or worse. Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological evidence, Valkyrie introduces readers to the...>>
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