12.10.2024

“The Neuroscience of Psychedelics: The Pharmacology of What Makes Us Human” by Genis Ona

Magick Matters

"A detailed look at the neural and biological mechanisms of psychedelic use • Examines the main pharmacological properties of psychedelic substances, including LSD, DMT, psilocybin, ayahuasca, mescaline, ketamine, ibogaine, salvia, and MDMA • Explains the physiological mechanisms behind visionary effects, including what is happening in the brain and how each psychedelic is processed by the body • Shares safe strategies for using psychedelics, including harm-reduction techniques, and looks at where the future of psychedelic therapies is likely to go With the widespread legalization of marijuana and the increasing use of psychoactives in controlled therapy settings, further research and understanding of psychedelics is now possible. Yet while individual accounts of their use abound, exactly what’s happening to the brain...>>

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11.10.2024

“Witchcraft Unchained: Exploring the History & Traditions of British Craft” by Craig Spencer

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"On June 22, 1951 the last of the Witchcraft Acts was repealed in the UK. This single action would lead to the rise of what would become the global witchcraft revival movement. Despite another year marking the passing of this historical event, so much of our history still remains lost, misunderstood, or frankly made inaccessible to the magical community at large. There is a craving for better information about the more recent history of witchcraft in the hopes that these gaps in knowledge may be filled, and it’s the author's intention to make Witchcraft Unchained: Exploring the History & Traditions of British Craft the book that will do just that. By addressing the metaphorical...>>

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10.10.2024

“Something Wicked: The Lives, Crimes and Deaths of the Pendle Witches” by Carol Ann Lee

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "On 20 August 1612, ten people from Pendle were executed before a vast crowd at Lancaster's Gallows Hill. The condemned and their associates had endured six months of accusations, imprisonment and torture; their treatment was such that one of the group died in Lancaster Castle's dungeons, while awaiting trial. Today, a thriving tourism industry exists in and around Pendle, the former home of the so-called witches, yet virtually everything we know about the case originates from a single source: Thomas Potts' Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches, hurriedly published in 1613 and distinctly skewed in favour of the prosecution. Until now... Sunday Times bestselling author Carol Ann Lee brings an entirely fresh perspective to the story by...>>

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10.10.2024

“Nature Tales for Winter Nights” by Nancy Campbell

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"A treasure trove of nature tales from storytellers across the globe, bringing a little magic and wonder to every winter night. As the evenings draw in — a time of reckoning, rest and restoration — immerse yourself in this new seasonal anthology. Nature Tales for Winter Nights puts winter — rural, wild and urban — under the microscope and reveals its wonder. From the late days of autumn, through deepest cold, and towards the bright hope of spring, here is a collection of familiar names and dazzling new discoveries. Join the naturalist Linnæus travelling on horseback in Lapland, witness frost fairs on the Thames and witch-hazel harvesting in Connecticut, experience Alpine adventure, polar bird myths and courtship...>>

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10.10.2024

“The Dead of Winter: The Demons, Witches and Ghosts of Christmas” by Sarah Clegg

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🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "As winter comes and the hours of darkness overtake the light, we seek out warmth, good food, and good company. But beneath the jollity and bright enchantment of the festive season, there lurks a darker mood — one that has found expression over the centuries in a host of strange and unsettling traditions and lore. Here, Sarah Clegg takes us on a journey through midwinter to explore the lesser-known Christmas traditions, from English mummers plays and Austrian Krampus runs, to modern pagan rituals at Stonehenge and the night in Finland when a young girl is crowned with candles as St. Lucy — a martyred Christian girl who also appears as a witch leading a...>>

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