Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter

From the Mary-El Tarot, by  Marie White W ELCOME to the 68th 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 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 9p

NEW BOOKS Click to Enlarge THE DEVIL’S RAIMENTS :  HABILIMENTS OF THE WITCHES’ CRAFT By Martin Duffy Monograph No. 2 – May 2012 C lad in the black robe, or daubed in black unguent as a consecration of wisdom, we are one with the hidden and secret realm of Night, and when so enveloped become the fertile void wherein we may receive the inspiration of the Muse or Genius. In occult literature, the Vestments of the Art Magical are poorly understood, principally because few save the body of initiates behold them.  The robe, mask, hood, mantle, garter, and veil, constituting the exterior arrayments of the witch, trace their pedigree to a number of magical sources, each constituting a mystery of form and function.  Click to Enlarge These mystical underpinnings often possess a deeper arcanum, being both emblematic of specified witch-powers and serving a hidden ritual purpose. In The Devil’s Raiments , Martin Duffy examines the relationship of the so

W ELCOME to the 67th 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 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 We are also no