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• The Ogdoadic Journal of the Western Mysteries - Vol. 1 No. 1

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  Articles and material on topics such as Defining the Ogdoadic Tradition, Historical Influences of the Tradition, The Constellation of the Worshipped, The Regenerative Mysteries, Symbolism of the Ogdoadic Tradition, The Holy Guardian Angel: Its Quest and Fulfillment, Ogdoadic Ritual Magic, etc.

  
  
   

• The Ogdoadic Journal of the Western Mysteries - Vol. 1 No. 2

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  Articles and material on topics such as Defining the Ogdoadic Tradition, Historical Influences of the Tradition, The Constellation of the Worshipped, The Regenerative Mysteries, Symbolism of the Ogdoadic Tradition, The Holy Guardian Angel: Its Quest and Fulfillment, Ogdoadic Ritual Magic, etc.

  
  
   

• Harvey & Wallis - Historical Dictionary of Shamanism

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  Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as shamanism. In their engagements with other worlds, shamans have conversed with animals and ancestors and have been empowered with the knowledge to heal patients, advise hunters, and curse enemies. Still other shamans, aided by rhythmic music or powerful plant helpers, undertake journeys into different realities where their actions negotiate harmony between human and other than human communities. Once relegated to paintings on cave walls, today Shamanism can be seen in performances at rave clubs and psychotherapeutic clinics.
  
  
  
  The Historical Dictionary of Shamanism has the duel task of exploring the common ground of shamanic traditions and evaluating the diversity of both traditional indigenous communities and individual Western seekers. This is done in an introduction, a bibliography, a chronology, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries, which explore the consistent features of a variety of shamans, the purposes shamanism serves, the function and activities of the shaman, and the cultural contexts in which they make sense.

• Nadia Lovell - Cord of Blood: Possession and the Making of Voodoo

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  The relationship between human beings and their gods lies at the center of all questions of identity, individual and collective. Nadia Lovell examines how religious feelings reflect notions of personhood and belonging, and how religious involvement can transform gender relations, by focusing on cults of Vodhun (voodoo) possession among the Watchi in Southern Togo. Using this detailed ethnographic study as a point of departure she offers a fascinating insight into the complex interplay between religion, gender, ethnography and globalisation.Lovell argues that the relationship of men and women to the Vodhun is one of mutual dependency: on the one hand human beings will gods to exist; on the other hand, gods embody themselves in human beings, especially women, through possession. Possession, according to Lovell, implies not only affliction, but the manifestation of creative potential through which women can express multiple identities -- a process through which concepts of gender are both confirmed and dismantled. Looking in particular at the role of the devotees, Lovell presents an enticing account which offers an important contribution to the study of religion, gender and society.

• The Gypsy Wisdom Spellbook by Denise Alvarado

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  Instead of hexing your ex or casting a curse, embrace the good things in life with this charming collection of easy-to-follow traditional spells and folk wisdom of the Romany people--also known as Gypsies--for attracting good luck, love, health, and wealth.
  
  This Spellbook differs from others in that it provides a historical backdrop for the gypsy life experience and is peppered with a selection of authentic vintage photographs that are enchanting to the eye. Whether you are looking to add to your own collection of charms and spells or are simply curious, this lavish compilation will both entertain and enlighten, and will bring love and luck to all those who believe. P'aves Baxtalo/Baxtali! May you be lucky!

• The Wisdom of the I Ching

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  Eyler Robert Coates, Sr.

  
  
  
  
  
   

• Clark Wilkerson - Hawaiian Magic

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  According to a Huna site online "Author of Hawaiian Magic, highly recommended book. (It is strong in areas of removing fixations and mental complexes. Not pure huna, also includes laws of the universe, and channeled information.) His other books, from which Hawaiian Magic draw mightily, were Know Thyself Subconsciously, Celestial Wisdom, Cosmic Wisdom Attunement, Private Consultations of a Kahuna. He also authored Wisdom from Venus...." Includes chapters on: mental power - astral and etheric contact - mental fixations - harmony within - ego body - removing mental complexes - casting out demons - universal planetary contact - self-realization of god within - your higher self - contact with the impersonals - curses removed - treasures beyond description - 33 cosmic laws - ghosts among us - humanoids - then there were none - there was light

• Magical scripts and Cipher Alphabets

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• Serge Kahili King - Urban Shaman: A Handbook for Personal and Planetary Transformation Based on the Hawaiian Way of the Adventurer

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  A handbook for personal and planetary transformation. Includes a history of Hawaiian shamanism, a detailed discussion of the seven principles of Huna, and an abundance of shamanic healing techniques for use in the urban environment. You will learn how to
  
  * interpret and change your dreams
  
  * heal yourself, your relationships, and the environment
  
  * cast the shaman stones to know the unknown
  
  * design and perform powerful rituals
  
  * shapechange for healing and adventure
  
  * make vision quests to other realities without leaving town

• Psychic Phenomena of Jamaica

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  Since that fateful day, about twenty-seven years ago, I have made three other visits to Jamaica and I have spent there in all nearly six years. It has been my good fortune to penetrate to some of the least accessible parts of mountain and "bush" and I have lived for considerable time in those remote districts where superstitious practices are most prevalent. It has been my constant purpose to forward a scientific study of such unusual phenomena as might be regarded as psychic, both by discussing the incidents with natives of every class and colour, and by seeking out those who were reputed as practitioners of the black man's witchcraft. Time and again I sought to draw out in conversation the professional obeah-men, but I invariably found them evasive and non-committal. As occasion offered, I closely questioned youngsters who, according to common report, were apprenticed to obeah-men as disciples to acquire the art, but they had already learned their lesson of secrecy and I could make no impression on them. I repeatedly watched a black boy whom I knew well, the son of a notorious obeah-woman, as he stood motionless for long periods staring straight at the sun,--a sure indication in itself that he was in preparation for the practice of obeah, yet despite the fact that I remunerated him generously for trifling errands and otherwise strove to win his confidence, I never succeeded in gaining from him any information of value. Meanwhile, however, I have carefully studied the works of others and I have searched diligently for every scrap of information on the subject, making it my great objective to sort out judiciously to the best of my ability, what appears to be authentic facts from the mass of fiction that has been written on the subject.

• Judika Illes - Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods, and Goddesses.

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  Enter the World of Spirits!
  
  The Encyclopedia of Spirits is a comprehensive and entertaining A to Z of spirits from around this world and the next. Within these pages meet love goddesses and disease demons, guardians of children and guardians of cadavers. Discover Celtic goddesses and goddesses of the Kabbalah, female Buddhas, African Powers, Dragon Ladies, White Ladies, Black Madonnas, the Green Man, the Green Fairy, lots and lots of ghosts, djinn, mermaids, fairies, and more. From the beneficent to the mischievous, working with these spirits can bring good fortune, lasting love, health, fertility, revenge, and relief. Discover:
  
  The true identities of over one thousand spirits (as well as their likes and dislikes)
  How to communicate with specific spirits for your own benefit
  How to recognize these spirits when they manifest themselves
  The mythological and historical events associated with specific spirits
  The colors, days, numbers, and astrological signs associated with specific spirits
  
  The Encyclopedia of Spirits also provides an overview of the role of spirit communication throughout history and a general guide to working with spirits. No matter what your life's problems or desires, this book can guide you to the right spirits who can help fulfill your dreams. For the spiritual adept, the amateur, or the simply curious, the Encyclopedia of Spirits will inform, inspire, and delight.

• Yvonne P. Chireau - Black Magic Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition

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  Black Magic looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure--the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements--from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. Illuminating a world that is dimly understood by both scholars and the general public, Yvonne P. Chireau describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking, in a beautifully written, richly detailed history that presents the voices and experiences of African Americans and shows how magic has informed their culture.
  Focusing on the relationship between Conjure and Christianity, Chireau shows how these seemingly contradictory traditions have worked together in a complex and complementary fashion to provide spiritual empowerment for African Americans, both slave and free, living in white America. As she explores the role of Conjure for African Americans and looks at the transformations of Conjure over time, Chireau also rewrites the dichotomy between magic and religion. With its groundbreaking analysis of an often misunderstood tradition, this book adds an important perspective to our understanding of the myriad dimensions of human spirituality.

• Cauldron of the Gods: A Manual of Celtic Magick by Jan Fries

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  Imagine the forest. As darkness falls, the somber beeches disappear in misty twilight and shadows seem to gather under their branches. Far away, the blackbird's call tells of the coming of the night. The birds cease their singing, silence descends, soon the beasts of the night will make their appearance. Between tangled roots, hidden by nettles and brambles, the earth seems to ripple. A few humps of earth seem to emerge from the ground. They are the last traces of burial mounds, of mounds, which were tall and high 2500 years ago. Many of them have disappeared, hidden by tangled roots of beech and oak, ploughed flat by careless farmers, others again show caved-in tops where grave robbers have looted the central chamber. The locals shun these hills. There are tales that strange fires can be seen glowing on the mounds, and that on spooky nights, great armed warriors arise from their resting places. Then the doors to the deep are thrown open and unwary travelers have to beware of being invited into the halls of the dead and unborn. Here the kings of the deep feast and celebrate, time passes differently and strange treasures may be found. Who knows the nights when the gates are open? Who carries the primrose, the wish-flower, the strange blossom that opens the doors to the hollow hills?

• Carolyn Routledge - Ancient Egyptian Ritual in Practice

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• Jeffrey Spier - Medieval Byzantine Magical Amulets and Their Tradition

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  A diverse yet distinctive group of magical amulets has periodically attracted the attention of scholars from Renaissance times to the present. The amulets take many forms, including engraved gems and cameos, enamel pendants, die-struck bronze tokens, cast or engraved pendants of gold, silver, bronze, and lead, and rings of silver and bronze. All share a common motif-an enigmatic representation of a face from which radiates a varying number of serpents-and this device is usually accompanied by a Greek inscription, often abbreviated or blundered, beginning ('womb, black, blackening...'). The formula makes explicit that the amulets were meant to aid the 'hystera' (womb) in some way, but what is meant by hystera and what sort of aid is intended are in need of clarification. The identification of the image itself, the date and place of origin of the amulets, and the magical tradition to which they belong, are all controversial.
  
  There appears to be little interest again in the group of medieval amulets until the 1800s. Comments on them appear sporadically until the end of the century, when several learned articles were written independently in both western Europe and Russia. The Russian articles derive both from an intense interest in Byzantine texts, including magical tracts, and from the use of similar amulets in medieval Russia. In the West a parallel interest in magical gems and amulets led to a brief article by Wilhelm Froehner, a study of a number of bronze and lead amulets by Gustave Schlumberger, and an important article by Wilhelm Drexler on a variety of magical amulets, gems, and texts and their survival in later European culture. A further gem, found in Poland in 1897, was published by the Byzantinist Vitalien Laurent, who expanded on Drexler's article, adding several unpublished lead examples.
  
  Yet to date there has been no comprehensive survey of the amulets. Many of them have remained unpublished, a number of others are now lost, and no doubt more remain unnoticed in public and private collection

• Mierzwicki - Graeco-Egyptian Magick

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  Recreation of a planetary system of self-initiation using authentic Graeco-Egyptian Magick, as practiced in Egypt during the first five centuries CE. The source documents are allowed to speak for themselves yielding magickal techniques and correspondences very different to that of modern systems of magick.

  
  
   

• Wiggermann - Mesopotamian Protective Spirits. The Ritual Texts

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• Futharkh: A Handbook of Rune Magic by Edred Thorsson

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  Runes are the ancient Norse alphabet used for communication, divination, and magical work. In Futhark, American runologist Edred Thorsson introduces readers to the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, their definitions, and mystic properties. The runic system of magic and mysticism is one of the most powerful forms of metaphysical thought available to the Western world.
  
  This bestselling classic book on Runes continues to be required reading for those who seek true knowledge of the mystery of the Runes. Thorsson's presentation of this powerful system is lucid and profound and provides a valuable tool for spiritual transformation and self-development.

• Picatrix - Krakau Manuscript

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• Maskim Hul - Babylonian Magick by Michael W Ford

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  The Mesopotamian Gods and Demons are presented and restored to the ancient knowledge and power for the modern Luciferian ideology as defined by Michael W. Ford. Maskim Hul is a complete grimoire of Tiamat-centered magick, sorcery and necromancy developed from authentic Mesopotamian clay tablets and ancient archeological Temple-Cult records . The grimoire outlines the cultures of ancient Mesopotamia and the theological foundations of their time. Babylonian cosmic structure and the Enuma Elish are explored and presented in a modern interpretation. Tiamat, Kingu and the 11 Chaos-Monsters created by Tiamat are explored, their functions, manifestations and how they survived and existed in the pantheon of Marduk, Ea and the other gods. The gods, demons and evil spirits of Mesopotamia are presented along with Cuneiform sigils and documentation of their use in sorcery. The extensive Invocations of the Gods, Hymns and the entire foundation of authentic Kassapu-practice of ancient Babylon is offered in a concise manner. The grimoire is founded and dedicated to the Seven Sebitti or Maskim, the "Seven Evil Gods" or rebels along with Lamashtu, Lilith are presented in a plethora of rituals and their names of calling. The Serpent Gods of fertility, Ishtar revealed as a form of Tiamat (from pantheon sources) and the rites of necromancy and the Black Flame (Melammu) is presented as a source of Tiamat-Darkness and upheld by Nergal. Maskim Hul defines modern magical practice and the theology of the spiritual-rebellion known as Luciferianism.

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• Hebrew is Greek

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  A book that "mysteriously disappeared" soon after its publication. A comparative study demonstration that Hebrew and Greek are the same language. Rare. Secondhand hardcopy sells for $2,492.00 in Amazon.com

  
  
  
   

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Babylonian Magic and Sorcery: Being the Prayers of the Lifting of the Hand : The Cuneiform Texts of a Group of Babylonian and Assyrian Incantations and Magical Formulae

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Originally published in 1896, now available, for the first time, the cuneiform text of a complete group of sixty clay tablets created by the scribes of Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, between 669625 B.C. These tablets were inscribed with prayers and religious compositions of a devotional and magical character and there is little doubt they were compiled from Babylonian sources. Includes a Babylonian-English glossary. 75 illustrations."