In the ancient Greco-Roman world, it was common practice to curse or bind an enemy or rival by writing an incantation on a tablet and dedicating it to a god or spirit.
Stories about witches are by their nature stories about the most basic and profound of human experiences-healing, sex, violence, tragedies, aging, death, and encountering the mystery and magic of the unknown.
Learn how to use the principles and practices of natural magic for personal development and spiritual empowerment *; Offers detailed descriptions of the magical properties of minerals, animals, plants, and the earth's cycles and how to use them in your own practice *; Explores the magical laws of nature and how to guide your inner energy to work in concert with cosmic energies *; Details how to design your own ceremonies, practice elemental meditations, and craft your own magical talismans, wands, and divining rods An expert on European rural folk magic traditions, author Nigel Pennick presents a comprehensive introduction to the principles, rituals, practices, and magical tools required to draw on the magic inherent in the natural world.
A guide to the practices, tools, and rituals of New Orleans Voodoo as well as the many cultural influences at its origins *; Includes recipes for magical oils, instructions for candle workings, and directions to create gris-gris bags and Voodoo dolls to attract love, money, justice, and healing and for retribution *; Explores the major figures of New Orleans Voodoo, including Marie Laveau and Dr.
A comprehensive account of the rich folk culture preserved in the rural secret societies of the British Isles *; Describes the secret rites, ceremonies, and initiation rituals of guilds and rural fraternities such as the Shoemakers, Horsemen, Toadmen, Mummers, and Bonesmen *; Explains their use of masks, black face, and other disguises to avoid persecution *; Draws not only on scholarly research but also the author's personal contacts within these still living traditions Centuries ago the remote, marshy plains of eastern England--the Fens--were drained to create agricultural land.
A complete guide to the theory, practice, and history of Mazdan magic, the first organized system of magic *; Provides a complete curriculum of magical study and initiation centered on exercises keyed to the sacred Zoroastrian calendar *; Details advanced magical rituals and practices based on archaic Persian formulas, including fire rituals and divine invocations *; Explores the history and lore of Persian magic, explaining how the author reconstructed the original Mazdan system of magic Stephen Flowers explores the history, theory, practice, rituals, and initiations of the Mazdan magical system practiced by the Magi of ancient Persia, who were so skilled and famed for their effectiveness that their name came to mean what we today call ';magic.
The late Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, may be the most notoriously familiar for his Satanic Bible, but The Satanic Witch best reflects the discoveries Anton made in his younger days working the carny shows and Mitt Camps.
Use ecstatic trance to journey to the time of Beowulf and learn first hand the ancient magic of the early Nordic people *; Reveals a hidden side to the epic of Beowulf through the perspective of Queen Wealhtheow *; Shows how Grendel respected and would not harm Queen Wealhtheow because she practiced the ancient magic of the Mother Goddess Freyja *; Explains how the magic practices of Queen Wealhtheow provide a blueprint for our emergence from the warlike nature of the past millennia into a time of peace and compassion for our Great Mother Earth Using the altered state of ecstatic trance to access the memories of the Universal Mind, Nicholas Brink takes us back to ancient Scandinavia, to the time of the epic of Beowulf, the oldest piece of literature written in the English language.
'One of the best Stephen King novels not written by the master himself' - New York Times*******************The dark net is an online shadowland for criminals to operate anonymously, but when a demonic force begins to hack the minds of its users there is nowhere left to hide.
Reveals the secret spiritual exercises of the Bektashi Order of Sufis *; Shows how this order, also known as Oriental Freemasonry, preserves the ancient spiritual doctrines forgotten by modern Freemasonry *; Explains how to transform the soul into the alchemical Magnum Opus by combining Masonic grips and the abbreviated letters of the Qur'an *; Includes a detailed biography of Baron von Sebottendorff Originally published in Germany in 1924, this rare book by Baron Rudolf von Sebottendorff reveals the secret spiritual exercises of the Bektashi Order of Sufis as well as how this order, also known as Oriental Freemasonry, preserves the ancient spiritual doctrines forgotten by modern Freemasonry.
Reveals how the art of memory is the origin of the Masonic method *; Explains the classical techniques of the art of memory, how they were reworked by hermetic thinkers during the Renaissance, and how they contributed to the transformation of operative Freemasonry into speculative Freemasonry *; Traces the creation of speculative Freemasonry to 1637, one hundred years earlier than previously thought *; Explores how the ';memory palaces' created with the art of memory enabled access to universal knowledge as well as represented the Masonic temple in its imaginary state In Antiquity, the art of memory was a mnemonic device that allowed an orator, such as Cicero, to recall all the points he wished to make by associating each of them with an image or architectural element in the site he was speaking.
In the most extraordinary news to embrace schoolyard Earth in 98,000 years, members of the kingdom above the human kingdom, called the Kingdom of Souls, have offered to work alongside humanity, providing incorruptible consultation, if allowed, to solve perennial problems: tumultuous divisions, violence and costly wars against our brothers, toxic pervasive pollution, dehumanizing injustices, massive deceptions and lies that cloud our judgment, as yet again humanity struggles to find the correct pathway forward.
Seit den Anfängen des Films hat der Teufel in verschiedenen Rollen seine Auftritte auf der Leinwand: nicht nur in klassischen Horrorfilmen, sondern auch in verschiedenen anderen Filmtypen, vom Porno bis zur Literaturverfilmung.
First English translation of the book that introduced the realm of Hollow Earth *; Explores the underground world of Agarttha, sometimes known as Shambhala, a realm that is spiritually and technologically advanced beyond our modern culture*; One of the most influential works of 19th-century occultism*; Written by the philosopher who influenced Papus, Rene Gunon, and Rudolf SteinerThe underground realm of Agarttha was first introduced to the Western world in 1886 by the French esoteric philosopher Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre with his book Mission de l'Inde, translated here for the first time into English.
In this poetic handbook, written when he was just twenty-three, the world-famous high-wire artist Philippe Petit offers a window into the world of his craft.
Astrology, Tarot cards, Ouija boards, spiritism, psychic healing, palm reading, and old fashioned fortune telling (now called psychic consulting) -- all these are popular in America today.
'GAVE ME SERIOUS WRITER ENVY' KIRSTY LOGAN'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE'AN INCREDIBLE AND UNIQUE IMAGINATION' IRISH TIMES'I WAS DELICIOUSLY HORRIFIED' JENN ASHWORTHThe belly groan of a face unpeeled.
A study of the substantial evidence for a former race of giants in North America and its 150-year suppression by the Smithsonian Institution *; Shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been found, particularly in the Mississippi Valley, as well as the ruins of the giants' cities *; Explores 400 years of giant finds, including newspaper articles, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports *; Reveals the Stonehenge-era megalithic burial complex on Catalina Island with over 4,000 giant skeletons, including kings more than 9 feet tall *; Includes more than 100 rare photographs and illustrations of the lost evidence Drawing on 400 years of newspaper articles and photos, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports, Richard J.
