Welcome to the 27th edition of the Edge of the Circle Newsletter. This newsletter has come about as an effort to reach out to the Pagan/ Occult community (particularly in Seattle where we are based) to inform the community of what events are happening at our store. I’ve got great plans for this newsletter. Hopefully, as time goes by, it will only get bigger and better. Without further ado, welcome, and enjoy. Regards, Erica (Raven) Branch-Butler, Editrix golanv1@yahoo.com WHO WE ARE: Edge of the Circle Books is Seattle’s resource for Paganism & the Occult. This newsletter seeks to provide the Seattle community with a place to list events, post articles, and do a bit of networking. We are at: 701 E. Pike St, corner of Boylston Ave., just two blocks west of Broadway, on Capitol Hill. Edge of the Circle Books strives to be everything that you could want in a Magical Pagan store. Open 7 days a week, Noon 'till 9pm. Call: 206-PAN-1999 ** CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Edge of the Circle Newsletter is looking for writers and artists! Our Focus has been on the Pagan community, Sabbatic Witchcraft, Hoodoo, Western Ceremonial Magic, African Traditional Religions, Asatru and Heathenry, Wicca, Celtic Paganism and more obscure aspects of the Occult. If you have an article or art to share, please email golanv1@yahoo.com with “Newsletter” in the subject line. Please send only original material. All Copyrighted material will be honored and credited to/as the property of the original writer. ** SPECIAL ACKNOWLDEGMENTS: Thanks very much to Leon Reed, for the use of two of his wonderful poetry. ** POETRY Poems from the chapbook “The Cosmology Series: Wiccan Poems” By Leon Reed ** Feather and Scale By Leon Reed 12/12/29 feather and scale skin and claw tooth and nail hair and fur fin and bone sinew and muscle flesh and fat organ and blood mucus and tear ** Embrace Life By Leon Reed 12/12/99 It is a short passage from birth to death One which is worth all the trouble. All who are conceived will take it, Every moment is precious. Until Death arrives, embrace life! Leon Reed is a long-time elder and Bard and member of the Pagan community of Seattle, and one of the founding members of the Gorsedd of Caer Pugetia. He, along with his partner Alan are the proprietors of Travelers Tea Co, at 5O1 East Pine St, Phone 206.329.6260 ** NEW BOOKS ** ARS PHILTRON (Concerning the Aqueous Cunning of the Potion and Its Praxis in the Green Art Magical) by Daniel A. Schulke, Xoanon Publishing Binding: Hardcover EDITION CODEX VASCULUM (STANDARD EDITION). Midsummer 2008. 720 standard copies casebound in rust cloth with pewter stamping. 272 pp. 27 illustrations. We at Edge of the Circle Books are pleased to announce that we have received Xoanon Publishing Limited's Ars Philtron, Edition Codex Vasculum. First published in 2001, Ars Philtron was the incepting grimoire of the Verdelet of the Cultus Sabbati. Its primary foci are Sabbatic-alchemical gnosis as manifest through the medium of the Potion, and the applications of the principle formulae of Furnace, Vessel, and Water. Its method and praxis concern the principal Sabbatic philtre types, their arcana, pharmacoepia, formulation, and ritual use. As a grammar of the Art Magical, the work instaurates the Philtre as an emanation of the Vinum Sabbati, the manifest elixir of witch-power. Originally released in a limited edition of 144 standard cloth editions and 9 deluxe editions in green skiver, its unique subject matter and scarcity have placed the volume in high demand in recent years. In the spirit of continuity of vision, and increased interest in our work, Xoanon is re-releasing this important volume in the expanded 'Edition Codex Vasculum' with revised text, additional formulae and illustrations not present in the 2001 release. * We still have a few copies available* Please call the store for additional information: 206-726-1999 ** THE MASONIC MAGICIAN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COUNT CAGLIOSTRO AND HIS EGYPTIAN RITE by Philippa Faulks, Robert L D Cooper Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Watkins (October 7, 2008) List Price: $24.95 BOOK BLURB: Count Alessandro Cagliostro was a cult figure in European society in the tumultuous years leading to the French Revolution. As an alchemist, healer, and Freemason, he inspired both wild devotion and savage ridicule, becoming the subject of novels by Alexander Dumas, a drama by Goethe, and Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute. But Cagliostro’s sincere belief in the magical powers, even the immortality, of what he called the Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry made him dangerous enemies, too. In 1789, he was arrested by the Inquisition and condemned to death for heresy. Now, the discovery of a mysterious manuscript found in the Archives of the Grand Lodge of Scotland may shine a light on Cagliostro’s secret spiritual teachings, and allow us, finally, a full understanding of his beliefs. The Masonic Magician tells Cagliostro’s extraordinary story, complete with the first English translation of the Egyptian Rite ever published. It presents the case made against him (that he was an impostor as well as a heretic), and finds that the Roman Church, and history itself, have done him a terrible injustice. This scholarly account, drawing on remarkable new documentary evidence, reveals that the man condemned was in fact a remarkable visionary and a true champion of Freemasonry—and that his teachings have much to reveal to us today. ** LIBER FALXIFER by N.A-A.218 FROM THE PUBLISHER: Liber Falxifer is the long awaited book that reveals, for the first time, the secret teachings of the Necrosophic Cult within the Current 218. This ‘book of the Scythe-Bearer’ provides a solid theoretical, historical and mythical foundation for the Cult of the Left-Handed Reaper, and offers clear instruction for ritual practice connected to both the folk-magical tradition, as well as the more sinister, hidden line of traditional witchcraft connected to the Cult of the Skeletal Lord of the Bloody Scythe. The basis for the various forms of magic presented in Liber Falxifer is a dark form of telestic fetishism steeped in the forbidden and concealed traditions of both necromantia and necromageia, as practiced within the many clandestine magical paths connected to the Lord of All Graves. The grimoire is broken out into two parts, the first of which is a discussion of the relevant aspects of the exoteric Latin American Cult of the Lord of Death. Topics offer insight into the origins of the Cult and the different forms of the ‘open’ and ‘closed’ Cults of the Master, the various altar setups and their significance, the specific traditional offerings given to the Lord of Death, the empowered talismans and fetishes used within magical practice, the different methods of consecration, traditional spells and rituals for magical protection, revitalization and malediction, and a curse to bring death to one's foes. The second part of Liber Falxifer focuses entirely on the more esoteric aspects of the Hidden Cult of Death, first noting that its essence is partially expressed through some of the same symbolism used within the folk-magical practice, but then taking matters much deeper into the darkness of the mysteries of the Sinistral Death, presenting not only an esoteric crossing between the two cults, but a complete system of practical Necrosophic Sorcery. Amongst the topics discussed are the pagan roots of the Master of Death, His true identity as it is understood within the Templum Falcis Cruentis, His many names of power and various aspects and manifestations, the Formula of Calling and Invocation to the Lord of the Scythe, the esoteric ritual for the ensouling of the altar statues of the Left-Handed Harvester, the workings with the altars used within the esoteric line of practice, the many different talismanic symbols, sorcerous insignia and the Key Sigils of Death, the buying of soil from the dead, the mysteries of Death's fell garden, the creation of fetish-skulls and the many different ways that they can be employed within the Necrosophic practice, the magic of tobacco and the secret tincture of its great daemonic shade, the Rosaries of Death and their construction, the Altar of the Dead and the veneration of the shades of the True and Secret Ancestry, the Sigil of Resurrection and instructions for the creation of a Spirit Box used to house the shadow of the dead, the Sceptre of the Shadow of Death and its creation and consecration, and much more. Written by the Magister of the Temple of the Black Light and the Templum Falcis Cruentis, and illustrated with selected original artworks depicting the esoteric manifestations of the Lord of Death, Liber Falxifer presents a unique and powerful system of both ‘low’ and ‘high’ Black Magic based on a valid synthesis of folk-magical sorcery, antinomian Gnosticism, the telestic arts of ensoulment and fetishism, kliffotic Kabbala, and anti-cosmic Luciferianism. Regular Edition First Edition of 500 copies, of which 434 copies are hand numbered. Hardbound in black cloth with a full-color dust jacket. Octavo (234 x 156). Front cover and spine blocked with silver foil. 212 pages. ** BANEFUL MAGICK by E. A. Koetting FROM THE PUBLISHER: First edition of 500 copies. Hardbound in black cloth, Octavo (234x156 mm). 176 pages. Front cover and spine blocked with silver foil. The secret art of magickal destruction is revealed in its fullness in E.A. Koetting’s most recent unveiling: Baneful Magick. Baneful Magick guides and instructs in the most effective methods of Baneful or Destructive Magick, the end of which being to cause severe harm, illness, disease, malady, and death to the subject of the curse. While subjects such as Hoodoo and other diasporic practices are entered into in depth, as well as Norse Magick and Western ritual, the meat of the material are those Operations which have never before been practiced or even discussed outside of the walls of the Ordo Ascensum Aetyrnalis, and which have been found by those who have laid their hands on this Magick to be ultimately effective in exacting physical result. E.A. Koetting carefully dissects the motivations behind murder, the internal impediments to action, and the rites which can serve to bridge the gap between rage and revenge. Although the rituals are presented in detail and examined in completeness, Baneful Magick pushes further and deeper, peering into the dark radiance within that drives the Sorcerer to take up this magick, into the essence of the power that floods the Temple when the death command is given, and into the aftermath which is shown to devastate not only the victim, but the whole of creation with the Operation of every curse. “Secrets are given here which will enable you to harm, to infect, to inflict, to torture and to kill by nonphysical means. This is a dangerous power and a forbidden knowledge. Both the power and the knowledge, however, are yours.” ** K O S M O L O G Y Luciferian Philosophy by Jeremy Christner FROM THE PUBLISHER: Kosmology emerges with a new, coherent take on Luciferian Philosophy, fusing Gnostic Theogony from antiquity and modern Theoretical Physics, as well as a number of sources of Classical Philosophical thought to be used as a metaphor for the illusory veil of matter and the true nature of the Demiurge's law. Lucifer grants his students fragments of Truth throughout their lives, fragments which ultimately culminate into one grand picture. Kosmology is but a recording of the Truth granted to the author thus far in his life. Softcover booklet. 48 A5 pages. C L A V I C U L A N O X : A Z A T H O T H Esoteric Magazine by Various authors FROM THE PUBLISHER: The Third Key is revealed. Azathoth delves into the prophecies hidden in the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, into deep esoterics of the Necronomian gnosis. The issue is based on practical workings and artistic forms flowing from the source of Cthulhu mythos, the 23rd current. Book of the Sentient Night by Stephen Sennitt, The Mad Poet Dreams True by Johannes Nefastos, The Art of Sacrifice: Blood Magic in the Necronomicon Gnosis by Asenath Mason, The Key and the Gate by Glen Westall, At the Center of Sleep by J. Stark, The Mythos of Madness by Von Sanngetall Softcover booklet. 44 A5 pages. ** CALENDAR: NOVEMBER SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 1 , 12:30-3:30 PM (Third Class) OLOTEAS presents… Skiing the Magickal Bunny Slope: A Really, Really Introductory Course on Wicca, Magick and Everything The fall session of 2008 will be held on three consecutive Saturdays: October 18th, 12:30pm - 3:30pm October 25th, 12:30pm - 3:30pm *Please see location information below* **November 1st, 12:30pm - 3:30pm** The first and third classes are held at the Edge of the Circle Books, 701 E Pike on Capitol Hill in Seattle. The second class falls on the OLOTEAS event day for October and will take place at the same location as our event, which is the Longhouse. The longhouse is located on Redmond-Fall City road about 10 minutes east of Redmond. Please see our current monthly event notice and look for the same labeled section for driving directions. The street address for the longhouse is 23301 NE Redmond-Fall City Road - Redmond 98053 Enrollment is open to all, but we ask that no new students attend after the first class date. If you’ve taken the class before, you’re welcome to come to any session you may have missed previously, or re-take any you found particularly interesting. Please send email to jayson@oloteas.org to let us know if you’re planning to attend (so we have some idea how many chairs to put out!). This class is completely, absolutely, 100% free of charge! It is presented twice a year as a community service of OLOTEAS, and is supported by donations from our ritual events. Many thanks to Edge of the Circle for offering us free space for the class! Visit the classes page soon for more info, including directions to the store, class schedule, and materials. These are some of the materials that are given to students of our Skiing the Magickal Bunny Slope classes: A Brief Guide to Pagan Etiquette Some Tips for Aspiring Herbalists Magical Ethics Basic Circle Casting Correspondences - Key of Solomon Magickal Weapons and Tools Spellcraft The Oracle™ The Tree of Life Temple Arrangement The Wheel of the Year Glossary Recommended Reading List The next session will be in the spring of 2009 Our Lady of the Earth and Sky PO Box 20032 Seattle, WA 98102 Website: http://www.oloteas.org/ Email: oloteas@oloteas.org ** NOVEMBER 10th 7-9 PM, Celtic Reconstructionist Group ** DECEMBER SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14th 1-4PM RUNE MAGIC IN THE EDDAS AND SAGAS Elder and Younger Futharks, Rune magic in Sigdrifumal, Rune magic in Egil's Saga, Odin's Initiation. Level: Beginner through Advanced $5.00 at the door. Contact irisgateley@vib.org for reservations or further inquiries. ONGOING: HOLY WELL CIRCLE http://www.holywellseattle.org/ Open Circle, Wiccan Meets at the Edge every Sunday from 5PM -8PM cybra@earthlink.net Subject Line: Holy Well ** SERVICES AVAILABLE AT EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS TAROT READINGS /SPIRITUAL ADVICE UnCommonSense Tarot Tarot readings Erica (Raven) Branch-Butler Please inquire about Tarot Parties, classes and other events. Available every day except Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-8.30PM. * Kelly Marjorie Kelleher Daughter of the Ancients Psychic, Healer, Muse... Thursdays at Edge of the Circle Books ** CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Edge of the Circle Newsletter is looking for writers and artists! Our Focus has been on the Pagan community, Sabbatic Witchcraft, Hoodoo, Western Ceremonial Magic, African Traditional Religions, Asatru and Heathenry, Wicca, Celtic Paganism and more obscure aspects of the Occult. If you have an article or art to share, please email golanv1@yahoo.com with “Newsletter” in the subject line. Please send only original material. All Copyrighted material will be honored and credited to/as the property of the original writer. ** This concludes our Newsletter for this month. Look for us again on the first of December. Sincerely, Raven Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter golanv1@yahoo.com
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