WELCOME to 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. 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
We are also now on Facebook:
Become a Fan;
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REMINDER: We buy used Occult Books! Our
buyer is in on Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays, and Sundays!
Classroom/Ritual Space is available--
please call for details!
If you find yourself needing to get out
of the heat, come on down to the store and browse awhile. We have air
conditioning!
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: SEATTLE HAS A NEW
RESOURCE FOR PAGANS!
PSPRG : The Puget Sound Pagan Resource
Guide
"Are you a Pagan in the Puget Sound
area? Find groups, shops, events, classes, makers of thinks, officiates,
healers, readers and more!"
About the Puget Sound Pagan
Resource Guide
The scope of this project is limited to doing
a few things very well, aimed a connecting the wider Puget Sound Pagan
community. The site will serve two main
functions… first to act as a community calendar, second to act as a pagan
"yellow pages". It is, and
always will be, free to all.
Note: all prices are subject to change without notice.
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THE ELDER GODS:
The Otherworld of Early England
By Stephen Pollington
Paperback: 536
pages
Publisher:
Anglo-Saxon Books; 1st edition (July 12, 2011)
List Price: $65.00
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Inscriptions
from the 1st century AD provide the earliest physical evidence for a Germanic
presence in Britain. From at least that time until the conversion of the
Anglo-Saxon kings in the late 600s Britain had, to varying degrees, a heathen
Germanic culture. After a presence of six centuries a new group of heathens
arrived. Scandinavians brought with them beliefs, attitudes and a world view
that were much like those that survived in Anglo-Saxon England. The
Scandinavian arrival extended the heathen period to almost a thousand years.
The purpose of the work is to bring together a range of evidence for
pre-Christian beliefs and attitudes to the Otherworld drawn from archaeology,
linguistics, literary studies and comparative mythology. The rich and varied
English tradition influenced the worldview of the later mediaeval and Norse
societies. Aspects of this tradition are with us still in the 21st century.
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LEECHCRAFT:
Early English Charms, Plant-Lore and
Healing
By Stephen Pollington
Paperback: 539
pages
Publisher:
Anglo-Saxon Books; paperback edition- new edition
List Price:
$39.95
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
An unequaled
examination of every aspect of early English healing, including the use of
plants, amulets, charms, and prayer. Other topics include: Anglo-Saxon
witchcraft, shamanism, tree-lore, omens, dreams, runes, gods, elves, dwarfs,
and theories of magic. The author has
brought together a wide range of evidence for the English healing tradition,
and presented it in a clear and readable manner.
The three key
Old English texts are reproduced in full, accompanied by new translations.
- Bald's Third
Leechbook
- Old English
Herbarium
- Lacnunga
Includes 28
illustrations.
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LLEWELLYN'S 2014 SABBATS ALMANAC:
Samhain 2013 to Mabon 2014
By: Llewellyn
312 pages | 5 x
8 x 1 IN
Pub Date: July
2013
List Price: $12.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Make the most of
each season of the Witches’ year with Llewellyn’s Sabbats Almanac. Packed with
rituals, rites, recipes, and crafts, this essential guide offers fun and fresh
ways to celebrate the eight sacred Wiccan holidays—and enrich your spiritual life
throughout the year. Get a unique perspective on honoring the Wheel of the Year
from your favorite Wiccan and Pagan authors. Plan spiritually uplifting
celebrations and family activities. Perform Sabbat-specific rituals and world
folk rites. Whip up tasty treats and crafts as reminders of the season’s gifts
and lessons. Also featured are astrological influences to help you plan rituals
according to cosmic energies.
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THE ART OF HOODOO CANDLE MAGIC
IN ROOTWORK, CONJURE, AND SPIRITUAL
CHURCH SERVICES
By catherine yronwode
(Author), Mikhail Strabo (Author)
Paperback: 96
pages
Publisher:
Missionary Independent Spiritual Church (April 4, 2013)
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Within these
pages you will find a treasure-trove of accurate, traditional, and
easy-to-follow instructions that teach you how to work with candles and lamps
in hoodoo folk magic and Spiritual Church services. Learn about Down-home
Candle Magic for the Private Practitioner; How to Select and Prepare Candles
for Personal Use; Auspicious Timing for Effective Spell-Casting; Candle Conjure
for Love, Money, and Protection; How to Create, Craft, and Cast Your Own Candle
Spells; How to Read Divination Signs from Candles; Spiritual Ministries, Altar
Work, and Prayers; How to Establish a Private Vigil Candle Ministry; and How to
Conduct a Public Candle Light Service.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
catherine
yronwode is the proprietor of the Lucky Mojo Curio Company, a manufactory for
traditional herb-based conjure supplies, and the pastor of Missionary
Independent Spiritual Church. She is the author of Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic;
Hoodoo in Theory and Practice; and Throwing the Bones: How to Foretell the
Future with Bones, Shells, and Nuts. She lives on an old farmstead in rural
Northern California with her husband, a dog, cats, and chickens.
Mikhail Strabo
(Sydney J. R. Steiner, 1894-1971) was for many years the proprietor of Guidance
House, a leading supplier to the spiritual, hoodoo, and conjure community. His
books The Guiding Light to Power and Success, How to Conduct a Candle Light
Service: A Guidebook for Ministers, and The Magic Formula for Successful Prayer
remain popular inspirational classics in the field.
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HOODOO HONEY AND SUGAR SPELLS:
Sweet Love Magic In the Conjure Tradition
By Deacon Millett (Author),
Tony Link (Illustrator), charlie wylie (Illustrator)
Paperback: 96
pages
Publisher: Lucky
Mojo Curio Company (April 28, 2013)
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Deacon Millett
of Four Altars Gospel Sanctuary presents full, complete, and authentic
instructions on every kind of sugar, honey, apple, onion, molasses, and syrup
spell you can imagine. Deacon Millett is a Reconciliation and Love Spell
specialist, and the incredible opening section is filled with the Deacon's
recipes for making your own sugar scrubs, sweet bowl spells, and honey baths!
Plus, he has included an extensive "Frequently Asked Questions"
section, gleaned from the pages of the Lucky Mojo Forum -- with incredible
answers by our intrepid moderators and members of the Association of Independent
Readers and Rootworkers. The information you have always wanted is now
available in one easy-to-read compendium.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR:
Deacon Millett
specializes in both the light and dark sides of love magic. A lifelong seer
with over a decade of rootwork service to an international clientele, he is the
pastor of Four Altars Gospel Sanctuary in Southern Calfornia, a member of the
Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, and the founder of the
Hoodoo Psychics telephone line service.
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THE BLACK FOLDER:
Personal Communications
on the Mastery of
Hoodoo
By catherine yronwode
(Author, Editor)
Paperback: 136
pages
Publisher:
Missionary Independent Spiritual Church (April 28, 2013)
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Conjure Spells
for Love, Money, Protection, and Luck;
Cursing and
Reversing Tricks with Dolls and Mirror Spells; The Secrets of
Kitchen Witchery and Grocery Store Magic; Candle and Oil
Lamp Magic in the Hoodoo Tradition; How to Make Your
Own Mojo Hands, Doll-Babies, and Packet Amulets; Divination and
Seership with Bones, Tea Leaves, and Candle Wax.
From 2002
through 2013, the Lucky Mojo Curio Company offered an assortment of
informational "shop flyers" to all in-store and mail-order customers,
featuring basic information about African American hoodoo drawn from catherine
yronwode's book "Hoodoo in Theory and Practice."
Meanwhile, from
2008 through 2013, the Missionary Independent Spiritual Church annual Hoodoo
Workshops, attendees who came to receive hands-on training in the practice of
conjure and other forms of world folk-magic received hand-out flyers describing
the spells, recipes, and methods of practice being taught. All of these
three-hole-punched information sheets -- the Lucky Mojo Shop Flyers and the
Hoodoo Workshop Hand-Outs -- were then collected together into a black
school-report cover -- which we called The Black Folder.
As the years
went on, the content of The Black Folder grew and grew and grew, until there
were so many pages that they could no longer easily fit into a single report
cover ... and so we put together the complete set of all of the past Missionary
Independent Spiritual Church Workshop flyers, plus a complete set of all of the
Lucky Mojo shop flyers into a 136 page professionally printed BOOK. The name of
the book is "The Black Folder" -- but don't let the name (or the cover)
fool you -- it's a regular 8 1/2" x 11" trade paperback book, like
nothing else available anywhere.
Contributors
include an all-star line-up of well-known conjure doctors from around the
world: ConjureMan Ali, Deacon Millett, Dr. E., Lara Rivera, Prof. Charles
Porterfield, Dr. James Dotson, Khi Armand, Sister Robin Petersen, Sindy Todo,
Susan Diamond, Marin Graves, Miss Elvyra Curcuruto-Love, Ms. Robin York, Dr.
Johannes Gardback, Michele Jackson, Valentina Burton, Tanisia Mooney, and
catherine yronwode.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR:
Catherine
Yronwode is the proprietor of the Lucky Mojo Curio Company, a manufactory for
traditional herb-based conjure supplies, and the pastor of Missionary
Independent Spiritual Church. She is the author of Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic;
Hoodoo in Theory and Practice; The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic in Rootwork,
Conjure, and Spiritual Church Services; and Throwing the Bones: How to Foretell
the Future with Bones, Shells, and Nuts. She lives on an old farmstead in rural
Northern California with her husband, a dog, cats, and chickens.
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RITUALS OF CELEBRATION:
Honoring the Seasons of Life
through the
Wheel of the Year
By Jane Meredith
Paperback: 336
pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (July 8, 2013)
List Price: $17.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Sacred
Celebrations
Create a deeper
experience of the Wheel of the Year for yourself and your community. In Rituals
of Celebration, author Jane Meredith provides lyrical accounts of the most
memorable rituals she’s organized, as well as how-to instructions for creating
them. Inspired by Pagan, Druid, and Goddess traditions, the rituals are crafted
to help us honor the changing seasons and to mark the important milestones of
our personal journeys in a way that is relevant to contemporary life.
Along with the
rituals, you will discover craft projects that go hand-in-hand with each
festival—perfect ideas for artistic expression whether you are practicing
alone, with a group, or celebrating with children. With additional instructions
for building an altar and other basic tasks, this guide includes everything you
need to create celebrations that will resonate deeply within you, your family,
and your life.
Praise:
“A generous book that gives from the
heart and speaks to what is real in the celebration of the Wheel of the Year.”—Dr. Tricia Szirom, author of Seasons of
the Goddess
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR:
Jane Meredith
(Australia) is a writer and a priestess of the Goddess who presents her
workshops and rituals internationally. She is the author of Aphrodite’s Magic
and Journey to the Dark Goddess (John Hunt Publishing). Jane is a frequent
guest at the Glastonbury Goddess Conference and Australian Goddess Conference
and has been running Wheel of the Year Rituals for more than fifteen years.
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SETTING SPIRITS FREE:
Clear Negative Energy & Help Ghosts
Cross Over
By Diana Palm
Paperback: 264
pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (July 8, 2013)
List Price: $15.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Discover how to send
noisy, energy-draining spirits into the healing light. With this demystifying
and engaging guide, you’ll understand everything about the spirit world and how
to clear unwanted hauntings from your life.
Through
meditation practice and simple instructions, learn how to alter your brain wave
frequency in order to safely clear unwelcome energies. Author Diana Palm
recounts her own paranormal encounters, providing an up-close look at a wide
range of hauntings: lost souls, loved ones in spirit, possessed vehicles and
objects, spirits in disguise, demons, and more. Distinguish ghost imprints from
intelligent spirits, protect yourself from spiritual attack and possession, and
use Theta Healing to put ghosts at rest. Setting Spirits Free also features
information on energy vortexes, environmental causes of hauntings, paranormal
investigation equipment, and tools for spirit communication.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Diana Palm
(Wisconsin) is a spiritual healer, certified Reiki master, and medium. She
teaches classes on paranormal investigation, Theta Healing, and mediumship, and
works with paranormal investigative groups to clear haunted locations. She
appears weekly on the radio program Saturday Night Paranormal. Visit her online
at ConnectWithTheLight.com.
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SERPENT OF WISDOM:
And Other Essays on Western Occultism
By Donald Tyson
Paperback: 312
pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (July 8, 2013)
List Price: $16.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
New Perspectives
on Ancient Magic
Reconciling
magic with rational thought, well-known occult scholar Donald Tyson presents an
exciting collection of essays that offer fresh insights into a wide variety of
important topics in the Western esoteric tradition. Along with practical
instructions on the correct casting of the magic circle and the uses of
familiars, Tyson includes a new system of coin divination and a complete
history of the esoteric ordering of the Tarot trumps. Here you will learn the
hidden roots of magic—what it is, and how it works on the deepest levels of
reality.
• What esoteric energy is and how to use it
• The arcane meaning of the serpent of wisdom
• The making and use of a book of spirits
• The essential nature of spiritual beings
• How we perceive and interact with spirits
• The truth about spirit possession and why
you should not fear it
• The reality of vampires, werewolves, ghosts,
and demons
• A revolutionary manifesto of spirits’ rights
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Donald Tyson
(Nova Scotia, Canada) is an occult scholar and the author of the popular,
critically acclaimed Necronomicon series. He has written more than a dozen
books on Western esoteric traditions. Visit him online at DonaldTyson.com.
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CARTOMANCY WITH THE LENORMAND AND THE
TAROT:
Create Meaning & Gain Insight from
the Cards
By Patrick Dunn
Paperback: 264
pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (July 8, 2013)
List Price: $16.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Combining the
simplicity of the traditional but little-known Lenormand deck with the
familiarity of the tarot, Dunn creates a unique learning format blending these two
powerful systems. Sharing his vast knowledge of symbols and symbolism, he
introduces the Lenormand cards and even shows you how to make your own deck.
Then he compares this with the tarot and teaches numerous spreads—to be used
with either or both decks—in addition to methods of intuitive and collaborative
readings. This introduction to the Lenormand will help any reader discover and
use this deck, while adding insights into tarot interpretation and even magic.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR:
Patrick Dunn
(Chicago, IL) is a poet, linguist, Pagan, and a university English instructor
with a PhD in modern literature and language. His understanding of semiotics
and the study of symbols arise from his training in linguistics and literary
theory. He has practiced magic since childhood. Visit him online at
Pomomagic.nfshost.com.
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CLAIRVOYANCE FOR PSYCHIC EMPOWERMENT:
The Art & Science of "Clear
Seeing" Past the Illusions of Space & Time & Self-Deception
By Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
(Author), Joe H. Slate PhD (Author)
Paperback: 864
pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (July 8, 2013)
List Price: $29.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Clairvoyance:
The ability to gain knowledge about a person, place, thing, event, or concept
using means other than the common five senses; Extrasensory Perception.
Clairvoyance for
Psychic Empowerment is a complete training course that will take you on a
journey of self-discovery and self-empowerment, a journey specifically designed
for all people in this New Age of the 21st century. The theory and techniques
revealed here will help you improve relationships, increase creativity, promote
career success, accelerate academic achievement, and convert challenges into
solutions.
This book, the
most comprehensive single collection of information and techniques ever made
available, reveals ancient Tantric and Western techniques that will allow you
to manifest love, happiness, health, knowledge, wealth, spirituality, and more.
Release your
powers of clairvoyance to achieve true personal wholeness. Safe, ethical, and
spiritual, the lifetime of insights revealed in these pages provide access to
the full wisdom of the new age.
ABOUT THE
AUTHORS:
Carl Llewellyn
Weschcke (Minnesota) is the owner and chairman of Llewellyn Worldwide, the
world's oldest and largest metaphysical publisher. He played a seminal role in the rise of Wicca
and Neo-Paganism in the 1960s and 1970s and has been called "the father of
New Age" for his public sponsorship of occult subjects. Weschcke also
served as the 7th Past Grand Master Ordo Aurum Solis.
Joe H. Slate is
a Licensed Psychologist in private practice with a Ph.D. from the University of
Alabama and postdoctoral studies in hypnosis and psychosomatic medicine at the
University of California. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Athens
State University and Honorary Professor at the University of Montevallo.
His research
interests include health and fitness, rejuvenation, pain management,
reincarnation, astral projection, and the human aura. His research has been
funded by the U. S. Army, the Parapsychology Foundation of New York, and
numerous private sources.
He is a member
of the American Psychological Association and a Platinum Registrant in the
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. He is founder of
the Parapsychology Research Institute and Foundation (PRIF) and author of
several books including Beyond Reincarnation; Psychic Vampires; Aura Energy for
Health, Healing & Balance; and Rejuvenation.
He has appeared
on numerous talk shows and TV programs including Sightings and Strange
Universe.
ONGOING AT EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS
·
EVERY WEDNESDAY: IRISH LANGUAGE DROP IN
CLASS-7-9PM
·
Every first
Sunday of each month--SEATTLE CHAOS MAGIC
We meet at 3:33 pm. on the
first Sunday of each month, at Edge of the Circle Books, 701 E. Pike St.,
Seattle, WA 98122. Anyone practicing,
curious about, or otherwise interested in Chaos magic is welcome to attend.
·
Every 1st
Monday of each month CELTIC RECONSTRUCTIONIST GROUP 7-9PM
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SERVICES AVAILABLE AT EDGE OF THE CIRCLE
BOOKS
REMINDER: We buy used
Occult Books! Our buyer is in on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays!
We also have
classroom/ritual space-- please call for details.
Need Spell advice? Just
ask!
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TAROT READINGS / SPIRITUAL ADVICE
UNCOMMONSENSE
TAROT
Tarot readings
by Erica (Raven) Branch-Butler
"I've been
reading Tarot for more than thirty years, and reading professionally at the
Edge for a decade. My belief is 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. They are often geared toward helping the client deal with the
often self-imposed obstacles in their lives in a healthy, self –affirming way,
so that they can achieve their goals and fully enjoy the fruits that life has
to bring."
Please inquire
about Tarot Parties, classes and other events.
Available every
day except THURSDAYS-- 12:30-8.30PM.
Sundays
12:30-8:30 PM
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This concludes our Newsletter for this
month.
Look for us again August 1st, 2013!
Raven, Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books
Newsletter
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