20.01.2022

“Our Grateful Dead: Stories of Those Left Behind” by Vinciane Despret

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"An award-winning exploration of the presence of the dead in the lives of the living A common remedy after suffering the loss of a loved one is to progress through the “stages of grief,” with “acceptance” as the final stage in the process. But is it necessary to leave death behind, to stop dwelling on the dead, to get over the pain? Vinciane Despret thinks not. In her fascinating, elegantly translated book, this influential thinker argues that, in practice, people in all cultures continue to enjoy a lively, inventive, positive relationship with their dead. Through her unique storytelling woven from ethnographic sources and her own family history, Despret assembles accounts of those who have found ways...>>

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20.01.2022

“The Ultimate Guide to Channeling: Practical Techniques to Connect With Your Spirit Guides” by Amy Sikarskie

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"Channeling is the ability to communicate with angels, spirit guides, ascended masters, and beings in spiritual realms. The Ultimate Guide to Channeling teaches you how to develop this advanced intuitive skill with precision and safety. Expert author and Spirit School founder, Amy Sikarskie, will guide you through: The different styles of channeling How to connect with your personal group of guardian angels and spirit guides The different chakras and clair senses How to use your natural intuitive abilities to perceive spiritual messages with accuracy How to integrate other divinatory tools such as oracle cards and sound into your channeling practice You...>>

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20.01.2022

“The Weiser Field Guide to the Paranormal: Abductions, Apparitions, ESP, Synchronicity, and More Unexplained Phenomena from Other Realms” by Judith Joyce

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"Stranded motorists on a lonesome road are rescued by angels. The phone rings with a call from beyond the grave. A bloodsucking predator is sighted again in the south of Texas. The Weiser Field Guide to the Paranormal is your gateway into the world beyond the known. Covering topics from cryptids to psychics, telekinesis to telepathy, this concise handbook will guide you through the eerie, the undeniable, and the strange world of the paranormal. Once upon a time, events like ghost sightings were commonplace. Parlors were redecorated to accommodate seance rituals, and ghost stories poured from the culture. Psychic occurrences and abilities might have been feared and disliked, but they were accepted as a normal...>>

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20.01.2022

“The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam” by Bernard Lewis

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"The history of an extremist Islamic sect in the 11th-12th centuries whose terrorist methods gave the English language a new word: assassin. The word 'Assassin' was brought back from Syria by the Crusaders, and in time acquired the meaning of murderer. Originally it was applied to the members of a Muslim religious sect - a branch of the Ismailis, and the followers of a leader known as the Old Man of the Mountain. Their beliefs and their methods made them a by-word for both fanaticism and terrorism in Syria and Persia in the 11th and 12th centuries, and the subject of a luxuriant growth of myth and legend. In this book, Bernard Lewis begins by tracing...>>

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20.01.2022

“The Ultimate Guide to Witchcraft: A Modern-Day Guide to Making Magick” by Anjou Kiernan

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"Written by Anjou Kiernan—named “One of the Magical Women You Should be Following on Instagram,” by Refinery 29—The Ultimate Guide to Witchcraft is a beginner’s guide to the practice of witchcraft, providing a complete toolkit for cultivating your own practice. Magic is not for the select few. We all have the ability to connect to the power of the natural and supernatural worlds to support our intentions. Blending ancient practices with modern context, this guide gives aspiring witches a practical, easy-to-follow path through the study of natural witchcraft and ritual. Whether you are looking to commune with spirits across the veil, need an amulet for protection, wish to build your magical apothecary, create a grimoire, or...>>

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