Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems

*; Details hands-on techniques, spells, and rituals paired with personal stories from the author's decades of magical practice *; Presents teachings on working with each element in different ways--such as divination, communication, healing, protection, manifestation, and enchantment *; Explores elemental altars, scrying and reading the bones, undines and fairies, working with runes and crystals, ancestral healing, weather sensing, fire gazing, candle magic, sex magic, and communicating with the Otherworld A Book of Shadows is a witch's sacred journal, filled with personal experiences and the intimate working of spells.

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This accessible introduction by the world's leading expert explains why the study of esotericism is not a marginal pursuit but belongs at the center of modern research in the humanities.

This book explores the inter-relationship between religious groups and wider society and examines the way religious groups change in relation to societal norms, potentially to the point of undergoing processes of 'internal secularisation' within secular and secularist cultures.

In the febrile religious and political climate of late sixteenth-century England, when the grip of the Reformation was as yet fragile and insecure, and underground papism still perceived to be rife, Lancashire was felt by the Protestant authorities to be a sinister corner of superstition, lawlessness and popery.

A complete history of alchemy revealing the subject as much more than the attempts in early science of turning base metals into gold or silver, this book goes about intimating the mystical experience underlying hermetic symbolism.

This book introduces students to Christian mysticism and modern critical responses to it.

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing.

The first true social history of the phenomenon known as New Age culture, Children of the New Age presents an overview of the diverse varieties of New Age belief and practice from the 1930s to the present day.

A guide to meaningful life choices for living an ethical life without theology or religious faith.

This book explores the entanglements of gender and power in spiritual practices and analyzes strategies used by spiritual practitioners to attain what to social scientists might seem an impossible goal: creating spiritual communities without creating gendered hierarchies.

Are Christian families more - or less - strong than other families?

Addressing the role which divination played in ancient Greek society, this volume deals with various forms of prophecy and how each was utilised and for what purpose.

Ernesto de Martino was a major critical thinker in the study of vernacular religions, producing innovative analyses of key concepts such as 'folklore', 'magic' and 'ritual'.

Imagine yourself sitting on the cool damp earth, surrounded by deep night sky and fields full of fireflies, anticipating the ritual of initiation that you are about to undergo.

In one of the biggest religion news stories of the new millennium, the Associated Press announced that Professor Antony Flew, the world's leading atheist, now believes in God.

How to study the contemporary dynamics between the religious, the nonreligious and the secular in a globalizing world?

In 2013, when the state of Oklahoma erected a statue of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state capitol, a group calling themselves The Satanic Temple applied to erect a statue of Baphomet alongside the Judeo-Christian tablets.

Daughters of Hecate unites for the first time research on the problem of gender and magic in three ancient Mediterranean societies: early Judaism, Christianity, and Graeco-Roman culture.

Science, Politics and Gnosticism comprises two essays by Eric Voegelin (1901-85), arguably one of the most provocative and influential political philosophers of the last century.

Monsters in Greek literature are often thought of as creatures which exist in mythological narratives, however, as this book shows, they appear in a much broader range of ancient sources and are used in creation narratives, ethnographic texts, and biology to explore the limits of the human body and of the human world.

The Indigo Child concept is a contemporary New Age redefinition of self.

Spirituality and the Occult argues against the widely held view that occult spiritualities are marginal to Western culture.

Whilst accounting for the present-day popularity and relevance of Alan Watts' contributions to psychology, religion, arts, and humanities, this interdisciplinary collection grapples with the ongoing criticisms which surround Watts' life and work.

Wisdom is an integratal part of all philosophical and religious traditions in the world.

Reveals how ancient Gnostic teachings predicted modern quantum physics*; 2024 Nautilus Book Award "e;Silver"e; Winner*; 2023 American Book Fest Best Book Award*; Explains how the perennial principles of Gnosticism, a repository of Judeo-Christian mysticism, describe major theories of quantum physics, such as the Big Bang, parallel universes, the Holographic Universe theory, and Einstein's Relativity*; Shows how these teachings reveal consciousness as the creator of reality*; Reveals how to harness quantum spirituality for personal empowerment, access to higher levels of consciousness, and manifestationFrom the dawn of history, a universal wisdom tradition has existed that explains humanity's purpose in the cosmos and our relationship to the Master Source Consciousness.

Instinct and Revelation revolves around the hypothesis that ritual behavior and imaginative awareness in early hominids may have helped to spawn the evolution of the human brain and human consciousness.

As the first woman, Eve was the pattern for all her daughters.

This book introduces students to the anthropology of magic and witchcraft, terms widely used but with no widely accepted definitions.

Spirituality is, too often, subsumed under the heading of religion and treated as much the same kind of thing.

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This multidisciplinary volume examines the ongoing effects of James G.

New commentaries on Aleister Crowley's Book of the Law reveal how it is connected to both Right- and Left-Hand Paths *; Examines each line of the Book of the Law in the light of modern psychology, Egyptology, Gurdjieff's teachings, and contemporary Left-Hand Path thought *; Explores Crowley's identification with the First Beast of Revelations as well as his adoption of the Loki archetype for becoming a vessel of love for all humanity *; Recasts the Cairo Working as a text of personal sovereignty and a relevant tool for personal transformation *; Includes commentary on the Book of the Law by Dr.

This book shows that widespread resacralisation has been taking place, which is producing new ways of perceiving God and the divine.

Im Jahr 1945 entdeckten Bauern im ägyptischen Nag Hammadi eine antike Sammlung mysteriöser Schriften – darunter das Thomasevangelium, ein apokrypher Text, der die moderne Wissenschaft in Aufregung versetzte und das Verständnis des frühen Christentums nachhaltig veränderte.

This new edition of Parapsychology continues to challenge and provoke readers with some of psychology's most puzzling phenomena.

All religions undergo continuous change, but minority religions tend to be less anchored in their ways than mainstream, traditional religions.

Interest in preternatural and supernatural themes has revitalized the Gothic tale, renewed explorations of psychic powers and given rise to a host of social and religious movements based upon claims of the fantastical.

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive drink used for healing and divination among religious groups in the Brazilian Amazon.

Yeshayahu Ben-Aharon zeigt in den vorliegenden Vorträgen auf, dass die Michael-Bewegung auf der Suche nach kreativen, mutigen und enthusiastischen Seelen ist, um eine starke Gemeinschaft zu fördern, die sich von einem Jahrzehnt zum nächsten als ein lebendiger Organismus entwickelt.

Is the Germanic god Wotan (Odin) really an archaic archetype of the Spirit?

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

This hugely controversial work demonstrates convincingly how the worlds three major monotheistic religionsChristianity, Judaism, and Islamhave attempted to suppress knowledge, science, pleasure, and desire, condemning nonbelievers often to death.

This small but interdisciplinary collection on ritual originally published between 1974 and 1998, draws together research by leading academics in the area of anthropology, sociology, history and religion and provides a focused approach to the study of ritual in human society.

Important essays on Gnosis and Gnosticism.

In The Devil and Philosophy, 34 philosophers explore questions about one of the most recognizable and influential characters (villains?