24.06.2022

“The Vampire: Origins of a European Myth” by Thomas M. Bohn

Magick Matters

"Even before Bram Stoker immortalized Transylvania as the homeland of his fictional Count Dracula, the figure of the vampire was inextricably tied to Eastern Europe in the popular imagination. Drawing on a wealth of heretofore neglected sources, this book offers a fascinating account of how vampires―whose various incarnations originally emerged from the folk traditions of societies throughout the world―became identified with such a specific region. It demonstrates that the modern conception of the vampire was born in the crucible of the Enlightenment, embodying a mysterious, Eastern “otherness” that stood opposed to Western rationality."...>>

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24.06.2022

“How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion” by David McRaney

Magick Matters

"A brain-bending investigation of why some people never change their minds—and others do in an instant—by the bestselling author of You Are Not So Smart What made a prominent conspiracy-theorist YouTuber finally see that 9/11 was not a hoax? How do voter opinions shift from neutral to resolute? Can widespread social change only take place when a generation dies out? From one of our greatest thinkers on reasoning, How Minds Change is a book about the science, and the experience, of transformation. When self-delusion expert and psychology nerd David McRaney began a book about how to change someone’s mind in one conversation, he never expected to change his own. But then a diehard 9/11 Truther’s...>>

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24.06.2022

“Auroras, Petroglyphs and Pagans” by Jeff Ransom

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"More than 100 years ago researchers demonstrated that ancient myths and pagan religions are similar throughout the world. Other researchers have known for years that ancient petroglyph images are similar throughout the world. What was not known until near the end of the twentieth century was that scientists could reproduce the petroglyph images in the plasma laboratory. The laboratory plasma that produced petroglyph images was the type of plasma that creates the Earth’s auroras. Under certain conditions, those images drawn in petroglyphs could have appeared in the auroras during ancient times. Numerous areas through the world could have seen similar images in the sky during the same time-frames. Those images combined with their motions...>>

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24.06.2022

“Predicting with Conditional Nakṣatra-Based Daśās” by Marc Boney

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"The incredible daśā systems of Jyotiṣa are what give it such predictive power. The Bṛhat Pārāśara Horā Śāstra, that great compendium of astrological knowledge, gives 35 different ones, including nine conditional nakṣatra-based daśās that can be applied only when a birth chart meet certain criterion. In this monumental work of over 400 pages, Master Jyotiṣī Marc Boney, presents each of these in great detail and profusely illustrates their efficacy in timing major life events using the birth charts of well-known individuals. He then presents his own case studies in which these conditional daśās were used to accurately predict. Also included in this book is a chapter giving a systematic, step-by-step methodology for predicting with planetary periods...>>

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24.06.2022

“Predicting Major Life Events: A Composite Approach” by Marc Boney

Magick Matters

"In this landmark book master jyotiṣi Marc Boney initiates students into a sophisticated methodology for predicting eight major life events. This methodology includes: • simultaneous use of both the Parshari and Jaimini systems • use of alternative lagnas when considering both the static potentials of a birth chart and the dynamic potentials of a particular period/sub-period•extensive use of divisional charts • application of multiple daśās when timing an event • application of transits and the qualification of these using aṣtakavarga. The eight major events are educational achievement, career rise, financial prosperity, marriage, childbirth, home purchase, settlement aboard and spiritual initiation."...>>

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