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THE
WITCHES' ALMANAC, STANDARD EDITION:
Issue
39, Spring 2020 to Spring 2021:
STONES –
THE FOUNDATION OF EARTH
By
Andrew Theitic
Paperback:
208 pages
Publisher:
The Witches' Almanac (December 1, 2019)Stones – The Foundation of
Earth
List Price:
$15.95
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Founded in
1971 by Elizabeth Pepper, the art director of Gourmet magazine for
many years, The Witches’ Almanac is a witty, literate, and a sophisticated publication that appeals to general reads as well as
hard-core Wiccans. At one level, it is a pop reference that will
fascinate anyone interested in folklore, mythology and culture, but
at another, it is the most sophisticated and wide-ranging annual
guide available today for the mystic enthusiast.
Modeled
after the Old Farmers’ Almanac, it includes information related to
the annual Moon Calendar (weather forecasts and horoscopes), as well
as legends, rituals, herbal secrets, mystic incantations, interviews
and many a curious tale of good and evil. Although it is an annual
publication, much of the content is both current and timeless - not
specific to the date range of each issue.
The theme
of Issue 39 (Spring 2020 – Spring 2021) is Stones – the
Foundation of Earth. Also included are articles on: Celestial Powers:
Lightning Gods, Bolts from the Blue; Gargoyles; How to work with the
Spirits of the Land; The Art of Embodying Godforms in Ritual; Holey
Stones; Borges Beasts and much more.
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THE GLAM
WITCH:
A
Magical Manifesto of Empowerment with the Great Lilithian Arcane
Mysteries
by
Michael Herkes (Author), Tonya Brown (Editor), Fiona Horne
(Foreword)
Paperback:
342 pages
Publisher:
Witch Way Publishing (September 15, 2019)
List Price:
$24.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Lilith has been feared, worshiped, analyzed, and dissected by many, yet she remains an enigma cloaked in a riddle of witchcraft. Today, she has found a place of elevation as a quintessential goddess in an array of occult practices, revered for her fierce independence, carnal appetite, and thirst for equality. THE GLAM WITCH plants the practice of modern witchcraft in Lilith's garden of glittery fruit. Laid out over a sparkling assemblage of chapters, a modern mystic will explore the theory, practice, and lifestyle of the Great Lilithian Arcane Mysteries (GLAM).
Lilith has been feared, worshiped, analyzed, and dissected by many, yet she remains an enigma cloaked in a riddle of witchcraft. Today, she has found a place of elevation as a quintessential goddess in an array of occult practices, revered for her fierce independence, carnal appetite, and thirst for equality. THE GLAM WITCH plants the practice of modern witchcraft in Lilith's garden of glittery fruit. Laid out over a sparkling assemblage of chapters, a modern mystic will explore the theory, practice, and lifestyle of the Great Lilithian Arcane Mysteries (GLAM).
Learn
Lilith's story and how to apply her archetype to a magical path.
- Open your third eye to intuition with signs and synchronicity.
- Discover Lilith's astrological significance to help navigate the shadow self.
- Witch-craft a glamour poppet for attraction and beauty.
- Embrace your sexuality to harness power through orgasm.
- Neutralize negativity with the application of bitchcraft.
Loaded with
spells and rituals to cultivate confidence, sizzle with sensuality,
and stand up to adversity, THE GLAM WITCH is a guide to spiritual
empowerment and establishing unapologetic authenticity through
magical means.
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INITIATION
INTO WITCHCRAFT
by
Brian Cain (Author), Maxine Sanders (Foreword)
Paperback:
340 pages
Publisher:
Warlock Press (July 19, 2019)
List Price:
$19.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
~Walk the
Path of Magic!
This is a
book about the religion of Witchcraft. It honors the old Gods, the
ancient mysteries, and the secrets of magic. It will immerse you into
the magical arts of Witchcraft and will dispel many of the false
myths that persist about Witches. It is an enchanted window into what
Witches practice and what we believe.
Initiation
into Witchcraft is an exploration of the timeless traditions,
essential ethics, and the awe-inspiring power of our Craft as well as
providing basic practices that will help you to embrace the deeper
ways of the Witch. It is a signpost for those seeking the path that
begins the journey of initiation into Witchcraft. It is also a primer
of occult techniques and rituals to prepare you for that journey.
Witchcraft
is a survival of the ancient mysteries. It is a force of significant
power--and initiation is the key that unlocks that power. Initiation
transcends culture. It transcends religion. It takes a community to
manifest to priesthood and it takes initiation to become a priest ...
and a Witch.
Witchcraft
is personal empowerment magnified through a relationship with the old
gods. Through it, you can direct the course of your life and find a
path to your most powerful self.
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Pagan
Portals -
FAIRY
QUEENS:
Meeting
The Queens Of The Otherworld
by
Morgan Daimler
Series:
Pagan Portals
Paperback:
104 pages
Publisher:
Moon Books (October 1, 2019)
List Price:
$10.95
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Mysterious
and intriguing, the Queens of Fairy have been intertwined with mortal
lives and imaginations for as long as we have had myth and folklore.
Goddesses to some, fictional characters to others, these powerful
Queens are bound up in the history of witchcraft and still have a
role to play today. This book takes a look at who the Fairy Queens
are, explores some of their individual stories, and considers how we
can still connect to them and honor them in the world today.
About the
Author:
Morgan
Daimler is a blogger, poet, teacher of esoteric subjects, witch, and
priestess of the Daoine Maithe. Morgan is a prolific pagan writer,
having published more than a dozen books under Moon Books alone, and
she is one of the world's foremost experts on all things Fairy. She
lives in Connecticut, U
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THE
MORRIGAN:
Celtic
Goddess of Magick and Might
by
Courtney Weber, Lora O'Brien (Foreword)
Paperback:
240 pages
Publisher:
Weiser Books (November 1, 2019)
List Price:
$16.95
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
~An
illuminating exploration of Ireland’s ancient dark goddess—the
beloved “phantom queen” of the Celtic world—with practices for
modern-day devotees.
The
Morrigan is one of Pagan Ireland’s most famous--and
notorious--goddesses. Her name translated as “phantom queen” or
“great queen,” the Morrigan is famous for being a goddess of war,
witchcraft and death, protection and retribution. This book also
explores her patronage of motherhood, healing, shapeshifting, and the
land. Classified among the Sidhe (fairies), the Morrigan dates back
at least to Ireland’s Iron Age, but she is as modern as she is
ancient―enjoying a growing contemporary and global following.
Author Courtney Weber provides a guide for the modern devotee of this
complex, mysterious goddess that encompasses practical veneration
with modern devotionals, entwined with traditional lore and
Irish-Celtic history.
Who is the
Morrigan?
She is the
spirit of fury and peace, power and destruction, joy and terror. She
is warrior, queen, death omen, mother, murderer, lover, spy,
conspirator, faery, shape-shifter, healer, and sometimes the living
earth itself. A captivating contradiction: a demonic female who both
haunts and heals; benevolent in one moment, ghastly the next, and
kind the moment after that.
The
Morrigan is many things, but above all she walks between the worlds
of tangible and ill-defined. A goddess of the river ford, she is the
place where the improbable meets the possible. But just as she stands
in the ford connecting the dangerous with the safe, she crosses the
gap between an old and new reality. We will not get through these
lives of ours without facing the unknown. Perhaps this is why she is
the Queen of Nightmares. Just as bad dreams help us process trauma,
stress, or confusing information, the Morrigan helps us navigate what
is beyond our ability to shape, control, or understand.
**
KEEPING
HER KEYS:
An
Introduction To Hekate's Modern Witchcraft
by
Cyndi Brannen
Paperback:
272 pages
Publisher:
Moon Books; Reprint edition (April 26, 2019)
List Price:
$21.95
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Over the
past few years Hekate has gained increasing popularity around the
world. While there are books written about the historical Hekate,
there is a lack of information applying this knowledge for personal
development and practicing witchcraft. Keeping Her Keys blends the
‘keys' of personal development, magick and the ancient goddess,
Hekate, together. Topics include the power of prayer, how to create
sacred space, and guidance on spell crafting. In the final chapter
readers can perform an optional self-initiation to become a Keeper of
Her Keys.
About the
Author:
Dr. Cyndi
Brannen is an outlaw witch devoted to Hekate and witchcraft. She
teaches The Sacred Seven: A Course in Applied Modern Witchcraft.
Cyndi has enjoyed a varied life as a psychologist, spiritual teacher
and healer, social justice advocate, policy consultant, relentless
outdoor adventurer and incurable optimist. Her blog, Keeping Her
Keys, is a mixture of all these things with an emphasis on personal
growth through Hekate and witchcraft, and it is this blog that
inspired her new book of the same name. Cyndi lives in Nova Scotia,
Canada.
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DIVINATION
CONJURE STYLE:
Reading
Cards, Throwing Bones, and Other Forms of Household Fortune-Telling
by
Starr Casas (Author), Josef Bailey (Illustrator), Judika Illes
(Foreword)
Paperback:
256 pages
Publisher:
Weiser Books; Illustrated edition (November 1, 2019)
List Price:
$18.95
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
~A
delightful in-depth guide to the divination practices of conjure from
the beloved author of Old Style Conjure and other books
In
Divination Conjure Style Starr Casas shares the secrets of
conjure-style divination that she learned at home and that, until
very recently, were family secrets that were only transmitted orally.
Traditional conjure is the domain of the poor and disenfranchised,
living in regions that were (and remain) unfriendly to esotericism
and the occult. Thus, conjure divination relies on inexpensive tools
that are not exclusively magical: playing cards, rather than tarot
cards, or scrying with blue water instead of a crystal ball.
The primary
focus of Divination Conjure Style is playing-card divination, but
other methods covered include bibliomancy, pyromancy, pendulums, and
throwing the bones. Starr discusses the history of these methods and
also offers practical information so that the reader can master these
techniques for themselves. Josef Bailey, a young New Orleans artist,
has created illustrations of conjure-style playing cards to Starr’s
specifications.
About the
Author:
Starr Casas
was born in the mountains of Kentucky and raised in the culture of
the deep South. She has been a professional conjure woman for over 40
years and is the co-owner of the shop Conjure New Orleans in the
French Quarter. A beloved teacher, she presents workshops across the
United States and has written 13 books to date on conjure work. Visit
her at oldstyleconjure.com.
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THE
MAGIAN TAROK:
The
Origins of the Tarot in the Mithraic and Hermetic Traditions 3rd
Edition, Revised and Expanded Edition
by
Stephen E. Flowers Ph.D.
Paperback:
192 pages
Publisher:
Inner Traditions; 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded edition (October
15, 2019)
List Price:
$16.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Reveals the
historical roots of the symbology of the Tarot in the Mithraic
tradition of the Persian Magi and the Hermetic tradition
• Explores
the Magian teachings on the Stoeicheia and how this magical alphabet
was the template for the Tarot
• Explains
how the sequencing of the Major Arcana is related to the images used
in Mithraic initiation
• Looks
at the original meanings of the Major Arcana using Mithraic
symbolism, as well as the deep-level connections of the Tarot with
Egypt, the Romani people, the Semitic tradition, and runes
The Tarot
is a mythic map of the world and of consciousness. It offers a
meta-language of signs and symbols that communicate their meaning
precisely. Yet the true origins of the Tarot remain shrouded in
mystery. These oracular cards have long been thought to have come
from Egypt or from the “Gypsies,” but as Stephen E. Flowers
reveals, their original roots lie in the Mithraic tradition of the
Persian Magi.
In this
book, Flowers explores the historical roots and mythology of the
symbolic images that became known as the Tarot. Drawing on theories
first pioneered by the Swedish scholar Sigurd Agrell (1881-1937), he
reveals the genesis of the Tarot’s symbolism in the great Hermetic
tradition at the same time the Magical Papyri were being written in
Greco-Roman Egypt. He explains how the sequencing of the Major Arcana
is related to the images used in Mithraic initiation, elements of
which were then integrated into existing Roman and Egyptian
traditions. Exploring the Magian teachings on the Stoeicheia, an
alphabet that acted as a map for understanding the order of the
cosmos, he demonstrates how this alphabet of magical symbols was the
template for the Tarot. The author also shows how the 22 Major Arcana
cards were related to the 22 letters of the Roman alphabet used for
oracular purposes in ancient times. Looking in-depth at the
principles of Mithraism, the author explains how the Roman form of
Mithraism, a guiding factor in the early shaping of the Tarot, was
itself a synthesis of Iranian Magianism, Greek stoicism, Babylonian
astrology, and Greco-Egyptian Hermeticism.
Exploring
the cards themselves, Flowers then looks at the original meanings of
the Major Arcana using Mithraic symbolism and its offshoots. He also
explains the truth behind many of the myths surrounding the Tarot,
including their deep-level connections with Egypt, the Romani people,
the Semitic tradition, and runes. By restoring the original mysteria
to the icons of the Tarot and learning their true origins, we can
better understand the insight these powerful cards impart in
divination.
**
NEW IN
DIVINATION
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THE
ALCHEMICAL VISIONS TAROT:
78 Keys
to Unlock Your Subconscious Mind (Book & Cards)
by
Arthur Taussig
Paperback:
192 pages
Publisher:
Weiser Books (November 1, 2019)
List Price:
$49.95
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
“A
testament to the creative potency within archetypal images, The
Alchemical Visions Tarot is a breathtaking tour through universal
space both external and internal.” —The Witches’ Almanac
The
Alchemical Visions Tarot brings the promise of the Magnum Opus—the
Great Work—to travelers on the modern path. Combining Jungian
psychology and ancient alchemy, mysticism, and mythology,
world-renowned artist Arthur Taussig has created a powerful tool for
self-transformation—a Tarot for personal alchemy and psychic
health. These complex and beautiful cards are rich with multiple
layers of symbolism and are meant to be studied one by one so that
each card becomes a key to unlocking the subconscious mind. Each card
is an important stop on the Traveler’s journey from an unconscious
state to one of integrated conscious wholeness.
Excerpt:
THE EMPRESS
The Empress
sits enthroned in the midst of an ancient forest. She is the first
figure of the Tarot who faces us directly and makes strong eye
contact with the Traveler. Whereas the High Priestess represents the
spiritual feminine, the Empress rules closer to our mundane world.
While the world of the High Priestess is occupied by monsters,
gargoyles, and invisible people, the world of the Empress has no such
creatures. She rules a kingdom of human beings, male and female, old
and young, happy and sad. She is the fruitful mother of multitudes.
Flowers flow from her genitals indicating abundance. She is above all
things universal fecundity.
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Raven,
Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter
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