30.12.2023

“Smiling Buddha Yoga” by Ivan Kos

Magick Matters

"A powerful illustration of the power of a smile is the image of the Buddha being assaulted by the hordes of Mara, the personifications of spiritual doubt and defeat. In this allegory, which has been depicted many times, Mara’s armies, which consist of hideous demons that symbolize craving, discontent, laziness, and fear, surround Buddha. At the center of this demonic assault, the Enlightened One sits, smiling peacefully, radiant aura extending around him. The Buddha’s aura is the radiance of his smile, his protective shield. Every time we smile, in meditation or not, we create the conditions for joy and peace to arise. Every time we smile, we connect ourselves to higher centers of our being. Studies...>>

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29.12.2023

“The Witch Belongs to the World: A Spell of Becoming” by Fio Gede Parma

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"Cast on Yourself a Living Spell of Becoming with this Love Song to Witches We are emergent, embedded, arising, collapsing, changing beings in all worlds at all times. You will find that it takes that leap—that fall, that breaking apart of what is considered to be certain—to dance with the queer cunning current of witchery. This book is offered as a spell of becoming that you cast on yourself with every step—a living spell of you and your intimacy with the life-force and the mystery. You will dance with your demons and make pacts with your spirits and gods. You will sing yourself back to life by letting yourself be sung and danced through the eye...>>

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29.12.2023

“The Wheel: A Witch’s Path Back to the Ancient Self” by Jennifer Lane

Magick Matters

"Do you ever find that the earth stills and you suddenly feel acutely alive? Have you ever looked into an animal's eyes and felt the pull of a more primal world? Do you sometimes feel panic rise, or isolation sink upon you, or simply feel out of kilter with the modern world? 'Inside my cauldron is a thick fistful of paper, old diary entries, work "to do" lists, notes I wrote while I was in a bad place and feeling trapped in a life that was keeping my mind small and narrow; thoughts and feelings that are holding me back, keeping me tied to a time I want to let go of. These papers are...>>

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28.12.2023

“Scientific and practical Technomagic” by Eugene Shamala

Magick Matters

"In the book, in a popular scientific and accessible form, "all seals are removed" from the secret knowledge that humanity has dreamed of mastering all the years of its existence: The wand of Hermes. Device. The principle of operation. Electricity and heat from the ether. Teleportation. Heat ray. Vajra. Flying saucer is easy! Time. Time travel. Levitation The Grail, the Uraboros and the Seven Seals."...>>

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28.12.2023

“Magical Hymns from Roman Egypt: A Study of Greek and Egyptian Traditions of Divinity” by Ljuba Merlina Bortolani

Magick Matters

"This interdisciplinary study investigates the divine personas in the so-called magical hymns of the Greek Magical Papyri which, in a corpus usually seen as a significant expression of religious syncretism with strong Egyptian influence, were long considered to be the 'most authentically Greek' contribution. Fifteen hymns receive a line-by-line commentary focusing on religious concepts, ritual practice, language and style. The overarching aim is to categorise the nature of divinity according to its Greek or Egyptian elements, examining earlier Greek and Egyptian sources and religious-magical traditions in order to find textual or conceptual parallels. Are the gods of the magical hymns Greek or Egyptian in nature? Did the magical hymns originate in a Greek or...>>

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