13.04.2021

“Esoteric Transfers and Constructions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam” edited by Mark Segdwick and Francesco Piraino

Magick Matters

"Similarities between esoteric and mystical currents in different religious traditions have long interested scholars. This book takes a new look at the relationship between such currents. It advances a discussion that started with the search for religious essences, archetypes, and universals, from William James to Eranos. The universal categories that resulted from that search were later criticized as essentialist constructions, and questioned by deconstructionists. An alternative explanation was advanced by diffusionists: that there were transfers between different traditions. This book presents empirical case studies of such constructions, and of transfers between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the premodern period, and Judaism, Christianity, and Western esotericism in the modern period. It shows that there were...>>

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13.04.2021

“The Reality Bubble: Blind Spots, Hidden Truths, and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World” by Ziya Tong

Magick Matters

"From one of the world's most engaging science journalists, a groundbreaking and wonder-filled look at the hidden things that shape our lives in unexpected and sometimes dangerous ways. Our naked eyes see only a thin sliver of reality. We are blind in comparison to the X-rays that peer through skin, the mass spectrometers that detect the dead inside the living, or the high-tech surveillance systems that see with artificial intelligence. And we are blind compared to the animals that can see in infrared, or ultraviolet, or in 360-degree vision. These animals live in the same world we do, but they see something quite different when they look around. With all of the curiosity and flair that drives...>>

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13.04.2021

“Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic” translated by Dan Attrell and David Porreca (kindle ebook version)

Magick Matters

"A manual for constructing talismans, mixing magical compounds, summoning planetary spirits, and determining astrological conditions, Picatrix is a cornerstone of Western esotericism. It offers important insights not only into occult practices and beliefs but also into the transmission of magical ideas from antiquity to the present. Dan Attrell and David Porreca’s English translation opens the world of this vital medieval treatise to modern-day scholars and lay readers. The original text, Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm, was compiled in Arabic from over two hundred sources in the latter half of the tenth century. It was translated into Castilian Spanish in the mid-thirteenth century, and shortly thereafter into Latin. Based on David Pingree’s edition of the Latin text, this translation...>>

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13.04.2021

“The Magus: A Complete System of Occult Philosophy” by Francis Barrett (Red Wheel/Weiser kindle ebook version)

Magick Matters

"The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer; being a Complete System of Occult Philosophy is a handbook of the occult and ceremonial magic compiled by Francis Barrett and published in 1801. This book facilitated the modern revival of magic by making information from otherwise rare books readily available. It may have influenced novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton and occultist Eliphas Levi. More controversially, it has been identified as an influence on Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, in Reed C. Durham, Jr.'s speech "Is There No Help for the Widow's Son?" Reproduction of 1801 Edition."...>>

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13.04.2021

“Mental Projection Made Easy” by Kenyata Long

Magick Matters

"When you learn to consciously project your consciousness, you recapture the inborn freedom given to you by the creator. Make no mistake that this truly is a gift and we are to use it to increase the prosperity levels of our own lives and the lives of those we know. In fact, Mental Projection is such a powerful tool that you can even use it to raise the vibration of the planet and even other places in the galaxy. The only limit to how you can use this natural gift is your own imagination and training. Using Mental Projection, you can become a nearly unstoppable force for both your personal good and the good of...>>

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