14.10.2021

“Liber Astrum: Magick of the Planetary Intelligences” by Hecateus Apuliensis

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"Planets’ energy can passively affect your lives, but what if you can use actively those energies to change your reality? This book is about the planetary Intelligences, powerful beings who can change reality in accordance to your Will. These beings are true allies of the magician. In this grimoire I will show you how to contact these entities using a modern method I developed myself, based on the ancient lore of these beings. Inspired by the tradition inherited from Agrippa’s most famous work The three books of the Occult Philosophy and other grimoires that speak about them. With the magical power of the seven Intelligences of the planets, you will be able to shape reality and bring...>>

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14.10.2021

“The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts” by Mary Wellesley

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"Medieval manuscripts can tell us much about power and art, knowledge and beauty. Many have survived because of an author’s status—part of the reason we have so much of Chaucer’s writing, for example, is because he was a London-based government official first and a poet second. Other works by the less influential have narrowly avoided ruin, like the book of illiterate Margery Kempe, found in a country house closet, the cover nibbled on by mice. Scholar Mary Wellesley recounts the amazing origins of these remarkable manuscripts, surfacing the important roles played by women and ordinary people—the grinders, binders, and scribes—in their creation and survival. The Gilded Page is the story of the written word in...>>

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14.10.2021

“Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise” by Thich Nhat Hanh

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"The Zen master and one of the world's most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide to understanding and developing our most powerful inner resource—silence—to help us find happiness, purpose, and peace. Many people embark on a seemingly futile search for happiness, running as if there is somewhere else to get to, when the world they live in is full of wonder. To be alive is a miracle. Beauty calls to us every day, yet we rarely are in the position to listen. To hear the call of beauty and respond to it, we need silence. Silence shows us how to find and maintain our equanimity amid the barrage of noise. Thich Nhat Hanh guides...>>

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14.10.2021

“Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television” by Heather Greene

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"Follow the Witch Through Decades of American Entertainment Deviant mistress of the dark arts. Goddess worshipper dancing in the moonlight. Crystal-wielding bookworm with a black hat and broom. We recognize the witch because no industry has been quite so influential in shaping our vision of her as Hollywood. This comprehensive book delves into the fascinating history of witchcraft and witches in American film and television. From Joan the Woman and The Wizard of Oz to Carrie and Charmed, author and film scholar Heather Greene explores how these movies and TV shows helped influence the public image of the witch and profoundly affected how women negotiate their power in a patriarchal society. Greene presents more than two...>>

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13.10.2021

“A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes & Mistletoe” by Dee Dee Chainey

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"An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon’s feathers could not die? Or that green is an unlucky colour for wedding dresses? In Scotland it was thought you could ward off fairies by hanging your trousers from the foot of the bed, and in Gloucestershire you could cure warts by cutting notches in the bark of an ash tree. You’ve heard about King Arthur and St George, but how about the Green Man, a vegetative deity who is seen to symbolise death and rebirth? Or Black Shuck, the giant ghostly dog who...>>

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