“The Black Books of Elverum” by Mary S. Rustad (Kindle ebook version)

"In a dusty attic in central Norway, Mary Rustad came upon two ancient handwritten books of magic used by the common people—practical handbooks for daily concerns like stopping a toothache, retrieving stolen goods, and protecting livestock. Contains reproductions of the original, Old Norwegian pages facing the English translation. Includes an account of a 17th-century Norwegian witch trial."...>>

“Wisdom and Initiation in Gabon: A Philosophical Analysis of Fang Tales, Myths, and Legends” by Bonaventure Mve Ondo

"Wisdom and Initiation in Gabon: A Philosophical Analysis of Fang Tales, Myths, and Legends is a study of the philosophical significance of Fang mythology and the rituals of Initiation that lead to Wisdom. Bonaventure Mvé Ondo argues that Fang tales, myths, and legends are components of the foundation of a worldview that sustains and protects a unique, historical Fang identity. For Mvé Ondo, the contemporary challenges to the existence and identity of the Fang require, perhaps more than ever, recognition of the central role of mythology. At an historical moment when Africans are faced with the challenges of westernization, the metaphysics of the Fang, illustrated and preserved by tales, myths, and legends, is a...>>

“The Noble Art: From Shadow to Essence Through the Wheel of the Year” by Tiffany Lazic

"An alchemical journey to harmony and healing, The Noble Art provides spiritual, psychological, and energetic tools for reclaiming your essence through the stages and seasons of life. Each spoke of the Wheel of the Year represents an opportunity for transformation. Tiffany Lazic provides meditations, inner workings, and rituals that invite you to drop into the landscape of your unconscious and restore your light. Explore how Hermetic principles can be utilized to reflect your highest potential. Engage in powerful rituals for planting seeds of intention and overcoming shame and emotional blocks. This book also offers valuable recommendations for stones, chakras, and affirmations that deepen your healing work and further support the transmutation of shadow into...>>

“Daemons of High Magick: Pathworking and Rituals for Lucifer, Bune and Eight Other Daemons” by David Thompson

A beginner's guide to working with daemons using high magick, this is a book version of several of my popular Left Hand Magick classes, with chapters on Lucifer, Bune, Belphegor, Lilith, Ba'al, Paimon, Marbas, Nitika, and others. Working with these daemons has proven to be safe, and highly effective. As intelligent beings, you do not need to restrict them, command them or otherwise work a ritual which binds them. I show how treating them with honor and respect will get awesome results. I'll include my experiences while working with these beings, my results and best methods of summoning them, including new "path working" methods of making contact and presenting your petition. Then there are the new sigils...>>

“Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion” by Jeffrey J. Kripal

"Jeffrey Kripal here recounts the spectacular history of Esalen, the institute that has long been a world leader in alternative and experiential education and stands today at the center of the human potential movement. Forged in the literary and mythical leanings of the Beat Generation, inspired in the lecture halls of Stanford by radical scholars of comparative religion, the institute was the remarkable brainchild of Michael Murphy and Richard Price. Set against the heady backdrop of California during the revolutionary 1960s, Esalen recounts in fascinating detail how these two maverick thinkers sought to fuse the spiritual revelations of the East with the scientific revolutions of the West, or to combine the very best elements...>>