07.12.2025

“A Ghost in the Room: Supernatural Adventures in Historic Houses” by Ann McDougall

Magick Matters

"Drawing upon her decades of experience with historic houses, author Ann McDougall charts our fascination with ghosts from antiquity to YouTube, pairing intriguing stories from individual museums with an objective overview of the beliefs, approaches and techniques they typify. Neither an acolyte nor a cynic, her attempts to contact the dead are compassionate and clear-eyed. She approaches her investigations with sincerity while also documenting frauds and charlatans, past and present. A fresh take on a controversial topic, A Ghost in the Room combines personal experience, evolving cultural trends and modern scientific inquiry to explore the enduring human desire to communicate with the dead."...>>

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06.12.2025

“Thanosis” by Jason Reza Jorjani

Magick Matters

"In Thanosis, Jason Reza Jorjani presents a radical philosophical investigation of life after death, integrating parapsychological data with an ontological framework. Rejecting both materialist annihilation and monistic idealism, he affirms a Jamesian pluralism: consciousness as a battlefield of wills where individuality, freedom, and creative agency endure beyond death. Engaging with more than a century of parapsychological research and earlier survival studies, Jorjani critiques both idealism and epistemic impasse, proposing instead a pluralistic panpsychism that gives meaning to survival in a way that preserves personal agency. Across the chapters of Thanosis, Jorjani explores the distinction between reincarnation and possession with a view to the question of personal identity; he exposes the "afterlife" as a psychotronic prison...>>

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06.12.2025

“Creating Objects of Power: A Practical Guide to Making Amulets & Talismans” by Brandon Whitton

Magick Matters

"Step into a world where intention becomes form, energy becomes action, and the unseen currents of reality respond to the objects you craft with your own hands. Creating Objects of Power is a complete and transformative guide for witches, energy workers, and practitioners who want to create amulets and talismans that truly work. This book takes you deep into the art of energetic craftsmanship, teaching you how to construct protective amulets that ward away harm and disruptive forces, as well as potent talismans that attract prosperity, vitality, love, spiritual clarity, and personal mastery. Each chapter explores a different realm of life’s challenges and opportunities, offering beautifully structured rituals that combine visualization, spoken intention, emotional power,...>>

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06.12.2025

“The AI Occultist: Digital Tools for Modern Magick and Manifestation” by Sagar Sharma

Magick Matters

"Unleash your inner magician in the digital age with The AI Occultist, a groundbreaking guide that fuses ancient mystical practices with the power of modern technology. This visionary book empowers you to become a modern occultist, wielding AI, virtual reality, and coded spells to manifest your deepest desires. Across ten captivating chapters, discover how to: Build Digital Altars: Craft sacred spaces in VR and apps for rituals and manifestation. Partner with AI: Transform chatbots and algorithms into spirit guides for divination and insight. Code Spells: Write incantations in Python and automate magick with tools like IFTTT. Harness Frequencies: Use binaural beats and AI-generated...>>

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05.12.2025

“The Rag & Bone Man” by Lee Morgan

Magick Matters

"We didn’t get to choose the stories we inherit. The rag and bone man comes meandering along your street in the dawn hours. He’s looking for old things that still have a bit of fat left in them, including off-cuts of outsiders’ dreams. If you decide to stop and talk to him, he will tell you the old tales of how to tease out the teeming world of spirits that bulges behind our reality. The Rag & Bone Man’s uncanny narrative, bookended by historical context and a grimoire inspired by the novel, bridges the gap between old ideas and new paradigms with a watchful eye on historical biases. In this luminous novel, Lee Morgan covers sensationalism...>>

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