Occult studies

Decodes the alchemical, Qabalistic, hermetic, spiritual, and Tarot-related references in many of Plaths poems Based on more than 15 years of research, including analysis of Plaths unpublished personal writings from the Plath archives at Indiana University Examines the influences of Plaths parents, her early interests in Hermeticism, and her and husband Ted Hughess explorations in the supernatural and the occultSharing her more than 15 years of compelling researchincluding analysis of Sylvia Plaths unpublished calendars, notebooks, scrapbooks, book annotations, and underlinings as well as published memoirs, biographies, letters, journals, and interviews with Plath and her husband, friends, and familyPlath scholar Julia Gordon-Bramer reveals Sylvia Plaths enduring interest and active practice in mysticism and the occult from childhood until her tragic death in 1963.

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Offers traditional rituals and spells to help you connect with your ancestors, see your familys ancestral patterns, and change your destiny Examines the history of ancestor worship in the Slavic tradition and ancient Slavic burial and funeral customs, many of which are still practiced today in remote pockets of Russia Explores the similarities between ancestral beliefs in Haitian Vodou and the Slavic traditionRaised in the Soviet Union, where she grew up steeped in ancient Slavic magical traditions, occultist and hereditary witch Natasha Helvin reveals not only how you are continually and powerfully influenced by your ancestors but also how you can open the door to your ancestral connections in order to know who you truly are and change the course of your destiny.

Explores the many theurgic themes and events in the Odyssey and the Iliad Analyzes the writings of Neoplatonists Porphyry and Proclus, showing how both describe the technical ritual praxis of theurgy in Homeric terms Examines the methods of telestik, a form of theurgic statue animation and technique to divinize the soul, and how theurgy is akin to shamanic soul flightFirst defined by the second century Chaldean Oracles, theurgy is an ancient magic practice whereby practitioners divinized the soul and achieved mystical union with a deity, the Demiurge, or the One.

Shares hermetic and alchemical techniques for liberating creative expression and looks at the zodiacal and planetary timing of creative operations Explains how to work with and transmute alchemical energies for increased levels of insight, intuition, and imaginative expression Explores the connections between Surrealism and alchemy, as well as the rich and complicated symbolism of alchemical artIn this initiatory guide to the Hermetic art of alchemy, artist Marlene Seven Bremner reveals how the alchemical opus, the Great Work, offers a practical means for liberating the authentic creator within and attaining gnosis, or true self-knowledge.

2026 Coalition of Visionary Resources Gold Award Explains how to determine your shadow planets and zodiac signs through the oppositions of your birth chart Details the meaning and challenges of each shadow counterpart for every astrological sign and planet that appears in a traditional astrological chart Looks at the alchemical nature of the dark side of the human mind and shadow-work methods for bringing the oppositional self into personal awarenessIn this practical guide to shadow astrology, Maja DAoust explains how to determine the shadow polarities of your natal chart and explore the hidden wisdom and challenges of the oppositional identity within.