09.07.2024

“Devil’s Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain” by Ed Simon

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A devilishly fascinating tour of the Faustian bargain through the ages, from brimstone to blues and beyond... From ancient times to the modern world, the idea of the Faustian bargain—the exchange of one's soul in return for untold riches and power—has exerted a magnetic pull upon our collective imaginations. Scholar Ed Simon takes us on a historical tour of the Faustian bargain, from the Bible to blues, and illustrates how the impulse fto sacrifice our principles in exchange for power is present in all kinds of social ills, from colonialism to nuclear warfare, from social media to climate change to AI, and beyond. In doing so, Simon conveys just how much the Faustian bargain shows...>>

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09.07.2024

“Ancestral Slavic Magic: Transcend Family Patterns and Empower Ancestral Connections” by Natasha Helvin

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A guide to harnessing ancestral power in the Slavic Pagan tradition • Offers traditional rituals and spells to help you connect with your ancestors, see your family’s ancestral patterns, and change your destiny • Examines the history of ancestor worship in the Slavic tradition and ancient Slavic burial and funeral customs, many of which are still practiced today in remote pockets of Russia • Explores the similarities between ancestral beliefs in Haitian Vodou and the Slavic tradition Raised in the Soviet Union, where she grew up steeped in ancient Slavic magical traditions, occultist and hereditary witch Natasha Helvin reveals not only how you are continually and powerfully influenced by your ancestors but also how you can open...>>

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09.07.2024

“The Way of Imagination: From Psychomagic to Psychotrance” by Alejandro Jodorowsky

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A detailed guide to the theory and power behind psychomagic • Explains the theoretical basis behind psychomagic, Jodorowsky’s shamanic healing technique • Details the author’s technique of "psychotrance" to access his subconscious mind to discover the most suitable psychomagic remedy • Shares passionate correspondence between Jodorowsky and patients and admirers who have successfully used psychomagic methods for personal healing Through films, books, comics, and art spanning seven decades, legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky has offered his singular surrealistic perspective on the fundamentally dreamlike nature of reality. This perspective also underlies his healing technique known as psychomagic, which uses the symbolism of the unconscious to understand and mend reality as if it were a dream. In The Way of Imagination,...>>

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09.07.2024

“Voudon Gnosticism: An Introduction to the Rites and Practices” by Frater Vameri

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A comprehensive introduction to the Voudon Gnostic system of magic • Analyzes the syncretic magical system of Voudon Gnosticism and the traditions from which it is sourced • Explains the practices of Voudon Gnosticism in detail, including how to speak with the Lwas (spirits) and establish relationships with them • Explores the history of Voudon Gnosticism and significant teachers like Martinez de Pasqually, Lucien François Jean-Maine, and Michael Bertiaux The Voudon Gnostic system—a unique melding of Haitian Vodou with Gnosticism, Martinism, and other traditions—is one of the most creative and rich ways to explore magic. Providing a comprehensive introduction to this complex magical tradition, Frater Vameri explores its history and practices, initiating novices and more advanced readers...>>

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09.07.2024

“The Secret Language of the Body: Regulate Your Nervous System, Heal Your Body, Free Your Mind” by Jennifer Mann and Karden Rabin

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "From two mind-body practitioners comes the new essential self-healing bible—a revolutionary body-first guide to reducing stress, resolving long-term pain, and healing from trauma for good using your body’s own nervous system. Your autonomic nervous system is responsible for the constant but mostly subconscious communication between your brain and body. When you experience stress, anxiety, or trauma, your nervous system formulates responses to keep you alive. But you can also become trapped in survival mode if you’re consistently exposed to unsafe environments, toxic relationships, or destructive thought patterns. When this happens it’s known as nervous system dysregulation or sensitization, which can result in chronic mental and physical pain and confusion, leaving you unable to cope...>>

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