The Meaning of Witchcraft

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Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 160925189X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (92 download)

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Book Synopsis The Meaning of Witchcraft by : Gerald B. Gardner

Download or read book The Meaning of Witchcraft written by Gerald B. Gardner and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thought to be the father of modern witchcraft, Gerald Gardner published The Meaning of Witchcraft in 1959, not long after laws punishing witches were repealed. It was the first sympathetic book written from the point of view of a practicing witch. The Meaning of Witchcraft is an invaluable source book for witches today. Chapters include: Witch's Memories and Beliefs, The Stone Age Origins of Witchcraft, Druidism and the Aryan Celts, Magic Thinking, Curious Beliefs about Witches, Signs and Symbols, The Black Mass, Some Allegations Examined. The Meaning of Witchcraft is a record of witches' roots-and a tribute to a founding pioneer with the courage to set that record straight.

The Occult in Modernist Art, Literature, and Cinema

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319764993
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Book Synopsis The Occult in Modernist Art, Literature, and Cinema by : Tessel M. Bauduin

Download or read book The Occult in Modernist Art, Literature, and Cinema written by Tessel M. Bauduin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many modernist and avant-garde artists and authors were fascinated by the occult movements of their day. This volume explores how Occultism came to shape modernist art, literature, and film. Individual chapters examine the presence and role of Occultism in the work of such modernist luminaries as Rainer Maria Rilke, August Strindberg, W.B. Yeats, Joséphin Péladan and the artist Jan Švankmaier, as well as in avant-garde film, post-war Greek Surrealism, and Scandinavian Retrogardism. Combining the theoretical and methodological foundations of the field of Esotericism Studies with those of Literary Studies, Art History, and Cinema Studies, this volume provides in-depth and nuanced perspectives upon the relationship between Occultism and Modernism in the Western arts from the nineteenth century to the present day.

The Materiality of Magic

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Publisher : Brill Fink
ISBN 13 : 9783770557257
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Book Synopsis The Materiality of Magic by : Dietrich Boschung

Download or read book The Materiality of Magic written by Dietrich Boschung and published by Brill Fink. This book was released on 2015 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last two decades we have had many books and proceedings of conferences on the history, formulas and incantations of magic in antiquity, both in East and West, but this is the first book of its kind that focuses on the material aspects of magic, such as gems, rings, drawings, grimoires, amulets and figurines. In recent years scholars have focused not only on the discourse and practices of magic in antiquity, but also on its practitioners, literary stereotypes and historical shifts. Much less attention, however, has been paid to the material that was used by the magicians for their curses and incantations. Yet there is no magic without materiality. The practice of magic required a specialist expertise that knew how to handle material such as lead, gold, stones, papyrus, figurines or voodoo dolls. That is why we present new insights on the materiality of magic by studying both the materials used for magic as well as the books in which the expertise was preserved.--Publisher.

The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor

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Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 9780877288381
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (883 download)

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Book Synopsis The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor by : Joscelyn Godwin

Download or read book The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor written by Joscelyn Godwin and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, active in the last decades of the 19th century, was the only order of its time that taught practical occultism in the Western Mystery Tradition. This is the first complete and undistorted account, tracing the origins, founders, and practices of this very secretive order, which counted among its members many of the well-known figures of late 19th-century occultism, spiritualism, and Theosophy, including Max Theon, Peter Davidson, Thomas Henry Burgoyne and Paschal Beverly Randolph. This scholarly work provides all the materials for revisioning the history, assigning the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor its rightful place as one of the most influential esoteric orders of its time.

Contesting Orthodoxy in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319323857
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Book Synopsis Contesting Orthodoxy in Medieval and Early Modern Europe by : Louise Nyholm Kallestrup

Download or read book Contesting Orthodoxy in Medieval and Early Modern Europe written by Louise Nyholm Kallestrup and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book breaks with three common scholarly barriers of periodization, discipline and geography in its exploration of the related themes of heresy, magic and witchcraft. It sets aside constructed chronological boundaries, and in doing so aims to achieve a clearer picture of what ‘went before’, as well as what ‘came after’. Thus the volume demonstrates continuity as well as change in the concepts and understandings of magic, heresy and witchcraft. In addition, the geographical pattern of similarities and diversities suggests a comparative approach, transcending confessional as well as national borders. Throughout the medieval and early modern period, the orthodoxy of the Christian Church was continuously contested. The challenge of heterodoxy, especially as expressed in various kinds of heresy, magic and witchcraft, was constantly present during the period 1200-1650. Neither contesters nor followers of orthodoxy were homogeneous groups or fractions. They themselves and their ideas changed from one century to the next, from region to region, even from city to city, but within a common framework of interpretation. This collection of essays focuses on this complex.

The Key Of The Mysteries

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Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849644456
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)

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Book Synopsis The Key Of The Mysteries by : Eliphas Levi

Download or read book The Key Of The Mysteries written by Eliphas Levi and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2014-05-26 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represents the high-water mark of the thought of Eliphas Levi. It may be regarded as written by him as his Thesis for the Grade of Exempt Adept, just as his "Ritual and Dogma" was his Thesis for the grade of a Major Adept. He is, in fact, no longer talking of things as if their sense was fixed and universal. He is beginning to see something of the contradiction inherent in the nature of things, or at any rate, he constantly illustrates the fact that the planes are to be kept separate for practical purposes, although in the final analysis they turn out to be one. This, and the extraordinarily subtle and delicate irony of which Eliphas Levi is one of the greatest masters that has ever lived, have baffled the pedantry and stupidity of such commentators as Waite.

Binding Words

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Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271046969
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (469 download)

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Book Synopsis Binding Words by : Don C. Skemer

Download or read book Binding Words written by Don C. Skemer and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Middle Ages, textual amulets--short texts written on parchment or paper and worn on the body--were thought to protect the bearer against enemies, to heal afflictions caused by demonic invasions, and to bring the wearer good fortune. In Binding Words, Don C. Skemer provides the first book-length study of this once-common means of harnessing the magical power of words. Textual amulets were a unique source of empowerment, promising the believer safe passage through a precarious world by means of an ever-changing mix of scriptural quotations, divine names, common prayers, and liturgical formulas. Although theologians and canon lawyers frequently derided textual amulets as ignorant superstition, many literate clergy played a central role in producing and disseminating them. The texts were, in turn, embraced by a broad cross-section of Western Europe. Saints and parish priests, physicians and village healers, landowners and peasants alike believed in their efficacy. Skemer offers careful analysis of several dozen surviving textual amulets along with other contemporary medieval source materials. In the process, Binding Words enriches our understanding of popular religion and magic in everyday medieval life.

High Magic

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9780738704715
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis High Magic by : U. D. (Frater)

Download or read book High Magic written by U. D. (Frater) and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2005 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of course, Magic is Magic wherever. But Ceremonial Magic - with or without a k ending - is perceived as largely European in origin and practice. The Golden Dawn, Aurum Solis, O.T.O were European and even AMORC, B.O.T.A., G.B.G. were mostly European inspired. As valid as these esoteric orders were and are, they are at best schools and the knowledge taught is now widely available. What is key is not the knowledge but the self-accomplishment that comes only through personal experience (otherwise known as ''self-initiation''). The essence of Magic is a simple formula based on the exercise of Will, Imagination, and Gnosis or Magical Trance. It is a ''technology'' and must be mastered like any technology through understanding and practice. Like playing the piano, it takes discipline to continue practicing basic exercises until it all becomes second nature and can function as an art as well. "And, what for? " Not to perform tricks or miracles. Not to wear fancy robes and chant barbarous words. Not to reach high degrees with grand titles in a secret order. No, it is to transform and transmute your own self and thus to become more than you were, not merely to accelerate normal human evolution but to actually move beyond and be a co-creator. And to finally answer those questions: "Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?" High Magic is an active program for self-discovery and Self-Realization. This book by a famed contemporary German magician self-instructs the student through a series of basic exercises and real magical practices that train the magician through a consistent program combined with examples and explanations. Each step isthorough without extravagance; the program is effective and entirely self-directed (as must be all real learning); the book is encyclopedic in depth and inclusive even of chaos and cyber magic. Tables and Charts simplify the learning process. The system starts with immediate immersion in ritual practice starting with the Kabbalistic Cross and Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram and moves through beginning to advanced levels of Practical Sigil Magic, Ritual Magic, Elemental Magic, the Greater Ritual of the Pentagram, Planetary Magic, the Hexagram Ritual, Mantra Meditation, the Magical Gaze, Magical Trance, the Pan Ritual, Money Magic, Talisman Magic, Moon Magic, Chaos Magic and Cyber Magic. In each case, practice is used to instruct - nothing is presented as ''theory only.'' You will find everything analyzed, explained and justified with refreshing and truly uncommon common sense! The author fully dispels the myths and subterfuges of archaic magical orders and explores the role of the Unconscious Mind, the issues of Religion and Mysticism, the nature of High and Low Magic, the function of Myth and the role of Drama in Ritual, the Magical Nature of Reality and Magical Perception, Dream Work in relation to Magical Training, the Magical Imagination and training for Visualization, Psychic Protection, Invocation and Evocation, the Calling and Movement of Energies, Charging, Paradigm Shifting, what is really means ''to Keep Silent, '' the power of Intention & definition of Magical Goals, the ritual use of Symbols and Gestures, the power of Words, the Magician''s Universe, the magical pronunciation of Hebrew Letters, the Magician''s Tools, Mantric Sigils, the IAO formula, andmuch more. High Magic is as central to Western culture as are science, technology, the rule of law, democracy and the entrepreneurial economy. Its practice and application should be part of your daily life starting now.

Where Do Demons Live?

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 073872694X
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis Where Do Demons Live? by : Frater U.:D.:

Download or read book Where Do Demons Live? written by Frater U.:D.: and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where do demons live? What’s the skinny on sigils? Did the O.T.O. invent sex magick? Playing Dear Abby for the occult crowd, Frater U.:D.: answers frequently asked questions about magick. The renowned European author and magician introduces us to chatty Aunt Klara, his coffee-swilling, straight-talking alter ego, here to answer your burning questions. These short and snappy essays offer accurate, detailed information on a broad array of magickal topics, from secret orders and poltergeists to astral travel, black magick, Harry Potter, and Aleister Crowley. Easy to page through, good humored, and never dogmatic, Where Do Demons Live? is the perfect quick reference for magicians of all disciplines.

Secrets of Western Sex Magic

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9781567187069
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (87 download)

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Book Synopsis Secrets of Western Sex Magic by : U. D. Frater

Download or read book Secrets of Western Sex Magic written by U. D. Frater and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2001 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HARNESS THE MOST POWERFUL ENERGIES YOU HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED Unlock the powerful energies raised during the sex act and use them to manifest your deepest desires. During the sex act, your attention becomes focused into a "laser beam" of concentration. This power of concentrated thought is the foundation of all magical systems. Sex Magic's "secret" is that it's a tremendously powerful and easily learned way to consciously direct sexual energy and accomplish material and personal goals. Male and female energies are often entirely different and it would be folly to deny this; but experience shows that female magicians can be particularly successful in using and developing Sex Magic. Consequently, this book is aimed at both male and female readers unlike more traditional teachings written for men. Of all secret lore, Sex Magic has been reputed through the centuries to be the most dangerous. Today we know that this attitude was largely a reflection of the hostility held towards the flesh held by repressive religions. If we learn one thing from the shamanic cultures, it is the strong emphasis upon the role of the body in magic. Mind and Body are two facets of the One Thing in which Will, Imagination and Gnostic Trance are the three pillars of success. Contrary to the principles of Eastern Tantra, Western Sex Magic emphasizes the importance of actual orgasm, both male and female. Orgasm is the moment when the walls between consciousness and subconsciousness are sundered and direct access to the deeper levels of the psyche become possible, freeing up possible paranormal powers. Orgasm itself is sufficient to achieve gnostic trance provided that control is maintained and one does not simply lose consciousness, as most people do at the moment of ecstasy. Secrets Western Sex Magic teaches one of the oldest disciplines of this secret lore. It is a complete system of Sex Magic, in theory and practice - with exercises to develop related abilities for visualization, concentration, breath control, psychic energy arousal and flow along with full instructions on the projection of sexual energies for healing and manifestation, their use in Sigil Magic and the charging of Amulets & Talismans, Group Ritual, and the assumption of god-forms when working as a priestly couple, and the divine “Chymical Marriage” of ultimate union. This book is also an introduction to the entire field of practical magic, using our natural interest and involvement in sexual pleasure to illustrate and develop magical abilities and techniques.

Globalization and “Minority” Cultures

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Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004282084
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis Globalization and “Minority” Cultures by : Sophie Croisy

Download or read book Globalization and “Minority” Cultures written by Sophie Croisy and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization and “Minority” Cultures: The Role of “Minor” Cultural Groups in Shaping Our Global Future is a collective work which brings to the forefront of global studies new perspectives on the relationship between globalization and the experiences of cultural minorities worldwide.

Money Magic

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738721271
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis Money Magic by : Frater U.:D.:

Download or read book Money Magic written by Frater U.:D.: and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2011 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's amazing how many magical practitioners have trouble meeting their monetary needs. Certainly applied magic should allow us to improve our finances. Shouldn't magicians who are tired of poverty be able to use their magic to obtain wealth? Now, one of the world's most famous ceremonial magicians, Frater U∴D∴, reveals full instructions for a variety of magical ways to obtain greater wealth in his eagerly awaited new book. Here he begins by placing money in its proper element (Air, not Earth!) and shows you how to create your own rituals to bring money. Exercises help you to untie the mental knots keeping you from success and free up the Mercurial energy of money so that it will flow into your life. This isn't a simplistic spellbook. Rather, it features all of the information, exercises, rituals, and real magical work that, with study and practice, can change your life.

Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and Practice

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004426973
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and Practice written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and Practice brings together the latest research on Islamic occult sciences from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, namely intellectual history, manuscript studies and material culture. Its aim is not only to showcase the range of pioneering work that is currently being done in these areas, but also to provide a model for closer interaction amongst the disciplines constituting this burgeoning field of study. Furthermore, the book provides the rare opportunity to bridge the gap on an institutional level by bringing the academic and curatorial spheres into dialogue. Contributors include: Charles Burnett, Jean-Charles Coulon, Maryam Ekhtiar, Noah Gardiner, Christiane Gruber, Bink Hallum, Francesca Leoni, Matthew Melvin-Koushki, Michael Noble, Rachel Parikh, Liana Saif, Maria Subtelny, Farouk Yahya, and Travis Zadeh.

European Witch Trials

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520320581
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis European Witch Trials by : Richard Kieckhefer

Download or read book European Witch Trials written by Richard Kieckhefer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.

John Dee

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Total Pages : 320 pages
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Book Synopsis John Dee by : William Howard Sherman

Download or read book John Dee written by William Howard Sherman and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a major reassessment of the career and cultural background of John Dee (1527-1609), one of Elizabethan England's most interesting figures. Challenging the conventional image of the isolated, eccentric philosopher, Sherman situates Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly, and commercial circles of his day. The centerpiece of Dee's life is shown to be the massive library and museum at Mortlake, perhaps the first modern "think tank". There he lived, worked, and entertained some of the period's most influential intellectuals and politicians. Sherman discusses Dee's household arrangements, reading practices, and writings on subjects ranging from calendar reform to imperial policy. He also offers the first detailed account of the broad network of scholars and other experts who, along with Dee, operated behind the political scenes, providing textual and technological support during this time of unprecedented intellectual and global expansion.

Secrets of Sex Magic

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ISBN 13 : 9780875427737
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (277 download)

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Book Synopsis Secrets of Sex Magic by : U. D. Frater

Download or read book Secrets of Sex Magic written by U. D. Frater and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Direct the tremendous amount of power released during sexual intercourse to magical and practical ends with the aid of the occult secrets in this book! Techniques and exercises explain how to transfer sexual energy to heal your partner, magically charge amulets and much more -- frankly and explicitly!

Sex Magic

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ISBN 13 : 9780738731346
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis Sex Magic by : Frater U.:D.:

Download or read book Sex Magic written by Frater U.:D.: and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash the primal power and potent magic of mystical sexual practices Harnessing the elemental power of sexuality is one of the oldest and most important disciplines in magic practiced by a wide variety of cultures and magical sects. In Sex Magic, one of the world's most respected magicians shares the rituals and practices of this fascinating secret science. Join Frater U∴D∴ as he explores practical and highly effective rituals for transforming sex into magical success in a way that is courageously free of taboos. This book is a thorough examination of erotic magical power, providing hands-on exercises and exploring how and why the magic works for you.