29.06.2023

“Desire After Dark: Contemporary Queer Cultures and Occultly Marvelous Media” by Andrew J. Owens

Magick Matters

"Since the 1960s, the occult in film and television has responded to and reflected society's crises surrounding gender and sexuality. In Desire After Dark, Andrew J. Owens explores media where figures such as vampires and witches make use of their supernatural knowledge in order to queer what otherwise appears to be a normative world. Beginning with the global sexual revolutions of the '60s and moving decade by decade through "Euro-sleaze" cinema and theatrical hardcore pornography, the HIV/AIDS crisis, the popularity of New Age religions and witchcraft, and finally the increasingly explicit sexualization of American cable television, Owens contends that occult media has risen to prominence during the past 60 years as a way of exposing...>>

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29.06.2023

“Sigil Magic for Writers, Artists, & Other Creatives: Increase Focus, Ignite Creativity, and Boost Success!” by T. Thorn Coyle (2022 revised and expanded edition)

Magick Matters

"The power of magic flows through all acts of creation. The power of magic harnesses desire... Sigils are symbolic signatures. They invoke, calling in what we desire. They evoke, calling forth that which we wish to manifest. Sigils represent something outside the symbol itself, and stand in as representatives for that thing. Think of a maker’s mark on the bottom of a silver dish, or clay pot. Think of a corporate logo. Think of your own signature. Now think of using these symbols and signatures to ask for what you want, need, or desire. Every alphabet tells a story using symbols. Letters are coded marks that form sounds, words, concepts, and ideas. Symbols communicate meaning and purpose. Sigil magic...>>

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29.06.2023

“Crafting a Daily Practice: a Simple Course on Self Commitment” by T. Thorn Coyle (2022 revised and expanded edition)

Magick Matters

"Daily spiritual practice is the gateway to satisfying, successful life. Practice builds continuity of mind, thought, and presence. If your life is not as you wish, or you are foundering spiritually, running from epiphany to being stuck, it is likely that daily practice is missing from your life. This book takes us through a home study course, exploring the components of a strong daily practice and why it is important to have one. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This edition is significantly revised and expanded from the 2012 edition. "...>>

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29.06.2023

“The Magic of Butterflies and Moths: Butterfly and Moth Magic” by Steve Andrews

Magick Matters

"Who can fail to be amazed by the transformation of a tiny egg into a caterpillar, then into a chrysalis, finally to emerge as a beautiful butterfly? This seemingly magical process is the life cycle of every butterfly and moth and is one of the many wonders of nature that fascinated Steve Andrews when he was a child - and it still does to this day. The Magic of Butterflies and Moths musingly explores the wonders of these marvelous winged insects and what makes them so magical."...>>

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29.06.2023

“Divination Conjure Style: Reading Cards, Throwing Bones, and Other Forms of Household Fortune-Telling” by Starr Casas (alternate rip)

Magick Matters

"The practices of Conjure style divination have, until now, largely been passed down as family secrets unavailable in books. Here, Starr Casas shares her own ancestral traditions of divination, including many tips and techniques. Starr's book reminds us that Conjure divination, as author Judika Illes writes in its foreword, is "a basic human skill intended to help us all live our best lives". Traditionally, Conjure has been the domain of the poor, the disenfranchised, and the oppressed living in regions that were (and often remain) unfriendly to magic and the occult. Conjure divination relies on inexpensive tools that are not exclusively magical and can hide in plain sight. Divination Conjure Style features illustrations of...>>

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