07.08.2023

“Self-Hypnosis For Dummies” by Mike Bryant and Peter Mabbutt

Magick Matters

"Become your best self with this gentle mind control technique Whether you want to lose weight, overcome phobias or stop smoking, this positive guide to self-hypnosis offers straight-talking information to help you harness the power of your mind. With reassuring advice on how to combat specific issues and break unwanted habits, as well as ways to improve your general outlook, you'll discover how to use light hypnosis techniques to make immediate changes. Use the book and to re-train your subconscious and start reaping the rewards of self-hypnosis straight away. Identify your needs and prepare the way — learn what self-hypnosis is all about and discover how you can use it to achieve your goals ...>>

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06.08.2023

“Shadows on the Wall: Dark Tales by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman” edited by Mike Ashley

Magick Matters

"Introducing an influential American author to the series, offering a view of how weird fiction developed in the U.S. alongside the works of British authors. It includes two stories missed by the "complete" strange story anthologies which have been assembled thanks to Mike Ashley’s expertise. Suddenly he began hastening hither and thither about the room. He moved the furniture with fierce jerks, turning ever to see the effect upon the shadow on the wall. Not a line of its terrible outlines wavered. The disquieting tales of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman explore a world of contrast, where the supernatural erupts out of authentically drawn portraits of New England life. This is a world of witchcraft, secrecy, domestic...>>

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06.08.2023

“Minor Hauntings: Chilling Tales of Spectral Youth” edited by Jen Baker

Magick Matters

"From living dolls to spirits wandering in search of solace or vengeance, the ghostly youth is one of the most enduring phenomena of supernatural fiction, its roots stretching back into the realms of folklore and superstition. In this spine-tingling new collection Jen Baker gathers a selection of the most chilling hauntings and encounters with ghostly children, expertly paired with notes and extracts from the folklore and legends which inspired them. Reviving obscure stories from Victorian periodicals alongside nail-biting episodes from master storytellers such as Elizabeth Gaskell, M.R. James and Margery Lawrence, this is a collection by turns enchanting, moving and thoroughly frightening. "...>>

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06.08.2023

“When Ghosts Speak: Understanding the World of Earthbound Spirits” by Mary Ann Winkowski

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"In the bestselling tradition of Rosemary Altea and John Edwards comes the memoir of Mary Ann Winkowski, the real life "Ghost Whisperer" and consultant on the Top 30 CBS show Ghost Whisperer starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. Lights flicker on and off for no good reason. You feel drained and inexplicably irritable. Your four-year-old is scared to enter her bedroom. Tell these things to Mary Ann Winkowski, and she'll tell you that you have a ghost. A happily married, devout Catholic, suburban mother and full-time paranormal investigator, Mary Ann Winkowski has been able to see earthbound spirits, spirits that are trapped on earth and haven't "crossed over", since she was a little girl. Mary Ann works with these...>>

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05.08.2023

“Psycho-Cybernetics” by Maxwell Maltz (2015 edition, updated and expanded)

Magick Matters

"Cybernetics (loosely translated from the Greek): "a helmsman who steers his ship to port". Psycho-Cybernetics is a term coined by Dr. Maxwell Maltz, which means, "steering your mind to a productive, useful goal so you can reach the greatest port in the world, peace of mind". Since its first publication in 1960, Maltz’s landmark bestseller has inspired and enhanced the lives of more than 30 million readers. In this updated edition, with a new introduction and editorial commentary by Matt Furey, president of the Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation, the original text has been annotated and amplified to make Maltz’s message even more relevant for the contemporary reader. "Before the mind can work efficiently, we must develop our perception...>>

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