WELCOME
to the 60th 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
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 located 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
your ideal Magical Pagan store.
Open 7 days a week, Noon 'till 9pm. Call: 206-PAN-1999
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Classroom/Ritual Space is available--
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POMBA GIRA
AND THE QUIMBANDA
OF
MBUMBA NZILA
By Nicholaj De Mattos Frisvold
A strict edition of 769 copies
with a further 70 fine bound.
List Price: $82.50
A significant study on the cult of
Pomba Gira, this is the most comprehensive work in the English
language on the Devil's mistress, whose Brazilian cult has bewitched
so many.
It is a book that those seeking
congress with the current of strong female magical sexuality have
long desired.
The hardback Salve Regina! edition of
Pomba Gira is an octavo book of 232 pp lavishly illustrated with
thirteen erotic studies in pen and ink and over forty of her Pontos
Riscados. The lively typography and design
capture the energy of this most feminine and coquettish of spirits.
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The boards are extravagantly dressed in
red moire silk with a sunken letterpress panel depicting one of the
Queens.
A beguiling spirit, Pomba Gira gives
solace to the broken hearted, vengeance for the wronged, and a fierce
path for those that would take her as muse.
In Pomba Gira, Frisvold gives explicit
workings, baths and waters, her songs and chants. Her plant allies
among the nightshades are described in a full herbarium. The attractions and dangers for both
men and women who make cult to her are presented, as are her many
faces. Pomba Gira has origins in the witchcraft of Portugal, the
Basque Country as well as Congo and the native influences of Brazil. The witchcraft fusion makes her cult
particularly accessible to Westerners whose own traditions share much
ground with Quimbanda.
Frisvold carefully unravels the skeins,
revealing her origin in historical figures such as Maria Padilha, but
more deeply still through archetype and myth to the very essence of
her skin shedding nature.
He finds the origin of her name in
Congo, the cult of divine possession amongst the slave camps of
Brazil, and brings us through to her more modern manifestations and
his personal work with the Queen of the Fig Tree in Hell. As an
initiate and devotee, he gives an insider's view with the same
respect and experience he demonstrates in Palo Mayombe: The Garden of
Blood and Bones.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold is an
anthropologist and psychologist who over the course of the last
fifteen years been studying, both academically and practically,
African and Afro-derived cults in the New World. This has led to a
multiplicity of initiations into Vodou, both from Benin and Haiti,
Santeria, Kimbanda, Palo Mayombe and Ifá. He makes part of the
council of elders in the Ogboni society of Abeokuta, Nigeria. This is
a significant expansion of the material first presented by Frisvold
in his early work on the subject Kiumbanda which focussed on Exu. He
has for the last decade lived in Brazil where his studies and
involvement in traditional forms of metaphysics, faith, cult and
witchcraft is a constant theme in his life.
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THE DRUG AND OTHER STORIES
(Tales of Mystery & the
Supernatural)
By Aleister Crowley
Paperback: 624 pages
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
(September 15, 2010)
Price: $7.99
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
With an Introduction by William Breeze
and a Foreword by David Tibet. This volume brings together the
uncollected short fiction of the poet, writer and religious
philosopher Aleister Crowley (1875 1947). Crowley was a successful
critic, editor and author of fiction from 1908 to 1922, and his short
stories are long overdue for discovery. Of the forty-nine stories in
the present volume, only thirty were published in his lifetime. Most
of the rest appear here for the first time. Like their author,
Crowley s stories are fun, smart, witty, thought-provoking and
sometimes unsettling. They are set in places he had lived and knew
well: Belle Epoque Paris, Edwardian London, pre-revolutionary Russia
and America during the first World War. The title story The Drug
stands as one of the first if not the first accounts of a psychedelic
experience. His Black and Silver is a knowing early noir discovery
that anticipates an entire genre. Atlantis is a masterpiece of occult
fantasy, a dark satire that can stand with Samuel Butler s Erewhon.
Frank Harris considered The Testament of Magdalen Blair the most
terrifying tale ever written. Extensive editorial end-notes give full
details about the stories.
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THE VOODOO HOODOO SPELLBOOK
By Denise Alvarado , Doktor Snake
(Foreword)
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Weiser Books (November 1,
2011)
List Price: $24.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
"Voodoo Hoodoo" is the unique
variety of Creole Voodoo found in New Orleans. The Voodoo Hoodoo
Spellbook is a rich compendium of more than 300 authentic Voodoo and
Hoodoo recipes, rituals, and spells for love, justice, gambling luck,
prosperity, health, and success. Cultural psychologist and root worker
Denise Alvarado, who grew up in New Orleans, draws from a lifetime of
recipes and spells learned from family, friends, and local
practitioners. She traces the history of the African-based folk magic
brought by slaves to New Orleans, and shows how it evolved over time
to include influences from Native American spirituality, Catholicism,
and Pentecostalism. She shares her research into folklore collections
and 19th- and 20th- century formularies along with her own magical
arts.
The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook includes
more than 100 spells for Banishing, Binding, Fertility, Luck,
Protection, Money, and more. Alvarado introduces readers to the
Pantheon of Voodoo Spirits, the Seven African Powers, and other
important Loas, Prayers, Novenas, and Psalms, and much, much more,
including:
* Oils and Potions: Attraction Love
Oil, Dream Potion, Gambler's Luck Oil, Blessing Oil
* Hoodoo Powders and Gris Gris:
Algier's Fast Luck Powder, Controlling Powder, Money Drawing Powder
* Talismans and Candle Magic
* Curses and Hexes
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Denise Alvarado is a native Creole
raised in the Voodoo and Hoodoo rich culture of New Orleans. She is a
root worker in the New Orleans Voodoo hoodoo tradition, a medicine
woman in the Native American tradition, a cultural psychologist,
ritual artist, spiritual adviser, and seminar leader. Her provocative
artwork has been featured on National Geographic's Taboo. Visit her
at: www.planetvoodoo.com
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COVENTRY MAGIC
WITH CANDLES, OILS,
AND HERBS
By Jacki Smith
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Weiser Books (October 15,
2011)
List Price: $21.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Jacki Smith, owner of Coventry Candles,
one of the largest suppliers of magic candles in the U.S., has been
crafting magic candles for more than twenty years. In Coventry Magic
with Candles, Oils, and Herbs, she shares the history of candle magic
along with the recipes, spells, and divinations anyone can use to
increase love, prosperity, luck, and abundance.
Coventry Candle Magic is not your
mama's candle magic; this is candle magic for our complicated 21st
century lives. Coventry Magic explores not only what color candle to
use for a specific need but how to dig down deep inside and find out
what that need really is.
So many times what we think is the
problem is only the symptom of the bigger problem. Jacki Smith uses
the humor of her own life experiences to show readers how to sort
through the traps and tricks they've laid for themselves. Her
self-evaluation system helps ferret out the underlying issues and
beliefs that can often sabotage magical spells. The book helps
readers get to the meat of issues and solve them in a magical,
life-changing way. Coventry Candle Magic will be an
invaluable reference for beginners as well as experienced magic
practitioners--the ultimate candle magic reference book.
The book features hundreds of candles
and how to use them in a myriad of ways.
Plus:
* An herb and oil encyclopedia
* Seven Steps to Personal Magical
Evolution
* Basic how-tos for candle carving and
using Tarot, gemstones, and elementals in candle spells.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jacki Smith has been a crafter of
magical products since 1992 and an initiated Witch since 1988. The
current trend in magical candles can be traced in part to the
ground-breaking products that she developed over 15 years ago through
her company, Coventry Creations, which makes magically charged
candles that are sold around the world. Jacki's Blessed Herbal
Candles are a staple throughout many spiritual communities and are
quickly becoming commonplace in mainstream America. Visit her online
at www.coventrycreations.com
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PAGAN RELIGIONS:
A HANDBOOK FOR DIVERSITY TRAINING
(SHAMANISM PAGANISM DRUIDRY)
By Kerr Cuhulain
Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Acorn Guild Press; 4 edition
(August 23, 2011)
List Price: $18.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Series: Shamanism Paganism Druidry |
Publication Date: August 23, 2011
Revised and expanded, this
comprehensive manual clearly interprets neo-Pagan religious beliefs
and practices for non-Pagans, such as professionals in law
enforcement, education, social services, and the media. Educating the
general public by providing a strong introduction to these
alternative spiritual traditions, this updated reference explains the
festivals, symbols, tools, and history of Wicca, presents new
chapters on the practices of Druidism and Ásatrú, and demonstrates
how oppressive religious doctrine has maligned modern Pagans. Written
in an accessible style, this overview is tailored for believers as
well as skeptics, scholars, and the idly curious. A glossary of
neo-Pagan terms and an extensive bibliography are also included.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kerr Cuhulain is a former police
detective who was involved in anti-defamation activism and hate
crimes investigation for the Pagan community for nearly 20 years. He
is the author of Full Contact Magick, Magickal Self
Defense, Walking a Spiritual Path in a Sometimes Hostile
World, Wiccan Warrior, and Witch Hunts. He lives in
Surrey, British Columbia.
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NEW TAROT:
ALCHEMY 1977 ENGLAND
TAROT CARD SET
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Divine your spiritual path through the
esoteric wisdom of the Tarot. A fully illuminated oracle of classic
Alchemy imagery.
With 78 uniquely different images.
Sizes: 78 cards plus booklet
List Price: $22.95
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that Tarot is best used for putting you in touch with your own
subconscious, allowing you to make healthy decisions that can change your life for
the better. My readings tend to be rather commonsensical (hence the name)
and are geared toward helping the client circumvent the often self-imposed
obstacles in their lives, so that they can
achieve their goals and fully enjoy the
fruits that life has to bring."
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This concludes our Newsletter for
this month.
Look for us again DECEMBER 1st ,
2011!
Raven
Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books
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