05.04.2021

“Contemporary Women’s Gothic Fiction: Carnival, Hauntings and Vampire Kisses” by Gina Wisker

Magick Matters

"This book revives and revitalises the literary Gothic in the hands of contemporary women writers. It makes a scholarly, lively and convincing case that the Gothic makes horror respectable, and establishes contemporary women’s Gothic fictions in and against traditional Gothic. The book provides new, engaging perspectives on established contemporary women Gothic writers, with a particular focus on Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood and Toni Morrison. It explores how the Gothic is malleable in their hands and is used to demythologise oppressions based on difference in gender and ethnicity. The study presents new Gothic work and new nuances, critiques of dangerous complacency and radical questionings of what is safe and conformist in works as diverse as...>>

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05.04.2021

“The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time. Silver Anniversary Edition” by Preston B. Nichols and Peter Moon

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"The Montauk Project chronicles the most amazing and secretive research project in recorded history through the eyes of Preston Nichols, an expert in radar whose job duties required him to study The Philadelphia Experiment of 1943 which led to the revelation that he had a secret life as a technician for a radar installation at Montauk’s Camp Hero air force station that was designed to control the emotions and minds of human beings. Additional research led to the discovery that radar could also be used to rescramble matter and even to manipulate time itself. This Silver Anniversary Edition not only includes the original text of The Montauk Project as it appeared over twenty-five...>>

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05.04.2021

“Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times” by Thomas Waters (kindle ebook version)

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"The definitive history of how witchcraft and black magic have survived, through the modern era and into the present day Cursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or controversial. Yet, whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed – dark supernatural forces. Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. Waters takes us on a fascinating journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of...>>

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05.04.2021

“Philosophy of Time: A Contemporary Introduction” by Sean Enda Power

Magick Matters

"As a growing area of research, the philosophy of time is increasingly relevant to different areas of philosophy and even other disciplines. This book describes and evaluates the most important debates in philosophy of time, under several subject areas: metaphysics, epistemology, physics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, rationality, and art. Questions this book investigates include the following. Can we know what time really is? Is time possible, especially given modern physics? Must there be time because we cannot think without it? What do we experience of time? How might philosophy of time be relevant to understanding the mind–body relationship or evidence in cognitive science? Can the philosophy of time help us understand...>>

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04.04.2021

“Pagan Portals: Hellenic Paganism” by Samantha Leaver (Pagan Portals)

Magick Matters

"Hellenic Paganism has been growing in interest for a number of years and steadily becoming a strong presence in neo-Paganism. As with most paths there are many differing practices in the Hellenic world, all underpinned by the values and ethics of what is understood to be the Hellenic way of life. This includes practitioners who simply believe and work with the Theoi and those that attempt the daunting task of reconstructing this beautifully rich and consuming religion. Hellenic Paganism explores the revitalisation and modernisation of ancient Greek life."...>>

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