WELCOME
to the 59th edition of the Edge of the Circle Newsletter.
This newsletter has come about as an effort to reach out to the Pagan and Occult communities, to inform the community of what events are happening at our store. Without further ado, welcome, and enjoy. Regards, Erica (Raven) Branch-Butler, Editrix
This newsletter has come about as an effort to reach out to the Pagan and Occult communities, 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 news-letter seeks to provide the Seattle
community with a place to list events, post articles, and do a bit of
networking.
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SPECIAL THANKS/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
We are honored to
present an article titled “Simplified Goetia” by Frater
Michael Sebastian Lùx!
Thank you, dear
friend!
Click the link below to read this fascinating article!
NEW STATUARY:
The new bearded Herne in Cold Cast
Bronze is gorgeous!
That's just one of the beautiful new
pieces we've gotten in!
ABRAXAS.
AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESOTERIC
STUDIES.
NO 2, SUMMER SOLSTICE 2011
( w/ audio CD ).
Edited by Robert ANSELL, Christina
Oakley Harrington, Various authors.
London: Fulgur Ltd., 2011. First
Edition Softcover. Large quarto, 200pp (vi) + audio CD, printed on
quality paper, illustrated throughout in color and black and white.
List Price: $57.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Substantially larger than the previous
issue, Abraxas 2 offers over 210 pages of essays, poetry, interviews
and art, much of it published for the first time. Uniquely produced
in a large high quality format, printed on a variety of papers,
richly illustrated in colour and monochrome, and offering our first
free audio supplement, we hope this issue of Abraxas will provoke and
inspire.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS SECOND ISSUE INCLUDE:
An Ira Cohen Special Feature
The Ritual Theatre of Hallucination
Allan Graubard
The Far Side of the World’s Mirror
Ian MacFadyen
Remembering Ira
Edwin Pouncey
ESSAYS:
Brion Gysin: Shaman of the Beat Hotel
Jon Crabb
Peter Redgrove: Blood and Dreams
Edward Gauntlett
Finding the Long-Lost Friend
Dan Harms
The White Goddess, A Personal Account
Grevel Lindop
Fossil Angels
Alan Moore
Pashupâti: A Cainite Trimurti?
Shani Oates
Urban Sigils
Mark Titchner
POETRY, PLUS:
Lost Words
Ira Cohen
The Habit of Perfection
Ithell Colquhoun
On the Always Wandering Way
Christopher Greenchild
Sorceress in Mauve
Peter Redgrove
Invocation of the Horned God
Doreen Valiente
Knowledge
T. Thorn Coyle
To Raise the Dead and enjoy Congress
with them
Peter Dube
She’s Lost Control
Heather Tracy
AND MORE…
ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY:
Adan y Eva
Marcelo Bordese
Five Studies
Lauren Simonutti
Astral Flight
Talon Abraxas
Elucidarium
Misior
AND MORE…
INTERVIEWS
IO:EVOE The Transvocatory Media of
Barry Hale
An interview by Robert Fitzgerald
Portrait of a Magical Maker: An
Interview with Joe Max
Amy Hale
Endless Shifting: A Feast of Images
Swallowed by Sound
An interview with Adi Newton by Jack
Sargeant
The Metamorphic Self
Robert Ansell talks with Cristina
Francov
MUSIC
tesserae
compiled by Gavin Semple
AND OUR FIRST FREE AUDIO SUPPLEMENT CD
FEATURING MATERIAL FROM:
Arktau Eos – Aot-Ro-Oot*
John Contreras – Over the Treetops*
Cyclobe – The Unknowable Index
(Extract from Sleeper)
English Heretic – 240 Hours*
High Mountain Tempel – The Goddess
(Slight Return)
Kallee – BesMass
Philip Legard – Bet Sant yn Diuant
abet Allawr
Noko: Order 41 The Fascinator (Abraxas
Mix)*
Okok Research Bureau – The Sinister
Pearl
Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule ft.
Orchestra-ted Chaos She Shall Ride He
The Psychogeographical Commission -
Gutterbright to the Starres
Raagnagrok – Quince Essence*
TAGC – The Inhabitants of Nemirion
*Denotes an exclusive release.
**
ALEISTER CROWLEY AND THE AEON OF HORUS:
HISTORY. MAGICK. PSYCHEDELIA. UFOLOGY.
By Paul Weston
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Avalonian Aeon Publications;
1ST edition
(December 6, 2009)
List Price: $23.95
FROM THE BACK COVER:
Aleister Crowley And The Aeon Of Horus
is another historical and cultural esoteric extravaganza from Paul
Weston. An Aeon of Horus primer: from the Nazis to the atom bomb,
LSD, and UFOlogy.
Beyond the legend of infamy: Aleister
Crowley the occult superstar, yogi, mountaineer, junkie, sexual
adventurer, and mystical poet, the supreme prophet of the modern
world?
ALSO FEATURING:
Jack Parsons, L Ron Hubbard, Marjorie
Cameron, JFC Fuller, Hitler, Jacques Vallee, Charles Manson, Timothy
Leary, Guido von List, Meade Layne, Robert Anton Wilson, Phillip K
Dick, Gerald Gardner, Rudolf Hess, HP Lovecraft, Rudolf Steiner,
George Hunt Williamson, Anton Szandor LaVey, Wilhelm Reich,
Gurdjieff, the Beatles, Robert Graves, George Van Tassell, Kenneth
Grant, Alex Sanders, William Dudley Pelley, CG Jung, Kenneth Anger,
Aldous Huxley, John Keel. Dealing with diverse and extraordinary
subjects: Babalon Working, Sirius Mystery, Stele of Revealing,
psychedelic sixties, Church of Satan, Process Church of the Final
Judgement, rebirth of Witchcraft, Manson murders, Thule, orgone
energy, Abraxas, Mothman, Illuminati, Men in Black, Gnostic revival,
Nazi Occultism, Montauk, Loch Ness monster, Necronomicon, the
psychology, magick, and mysticism of Thelema, the crossing of the
Abyss, secret cipher, Extra-Terrestrial Gnosis.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Paul is an unashamed eclectic,
describing himself in his books as a Psychic Questing, Reiki,
Crowley, Mother Meera, Fellowship of Isis, Adi Da, Druid, Osho,
Scientology, Gurdjieff, Anthony Robbins firewalking, Kriya Yoga,
UFOlogical, Avalon of the Heart, 2012 kind of guy. Having completed a
degree in the Study of Comparative Religion (for which he produced a
dissertation on Nazi Occultism) in 1983, Paul moved on to a period
working as a hypnotherapist. Meeting Andrew Collins in 1988, he
became seriously involved in psychic questing and makes appearances
in 3 of Collins' books of that time, The Seventh Sword, The
Circlemakers, and The Second Coming. Moving to Glastonbury in 1995 he
immediately began a four-year period of a hundred public
presentations on esoteric topics. From there he progressed to ten
years of writing which resulted in his inter-related first three
books, Mysterium Artorius, Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus,
and Avalonian Aeon. The sequence will be completed with the
publication (hopefully by the end of 2010) of Aquarian Phoenix. As a
long-term resident he is passionately interested in all aspects of
the total Glastonbury package of history and mythology and the
current extraordinary spontaneous social experiment that the town
itself represents. Paul is currently once again engaging in an
extensive sequence of lectures to promote his books.
**
AVALONIAN AEON:
FROM GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL TO 2012.
A PERSONAL OCCULT ODYSSEY
By Paul Weston
Paperback: 543 pages
Publisher: Avalonian Aeon Publications
(6 Jun 2010)
List Price: $24.95
FROM THE BACK COVER.
AVALONIAN AEON is an epic and
encyclopaedic exposition of the total Glastonbury experience in the
form of an autobiographical tale of magic and mysticism, ecstasy,
hilarity, horror, the mystery of destiny, the charisma of landscape.
Against the backdrop of Crowley's Aeon
of Horus, the Thatcher years, and Gulf War, feeding on a diet of
drugs and books, the author was pulled via the famous festival into
the mystery of Glastonbury with its history and mythology of the Tor,
Arthur and the Grail, Joseph of Arimathea, abbey, Chalice Well, and
alleged terrestrial zodiac.
Features - a misspent youth, perplexing
outlandish paranormal phenomena, psychic abilities and
manifestations, visions, and artefact retrievals.
INCLUDES:
Early days and inspirations behind the
Stonehenge and Glastonbury festivals. Extensive previously
unpublished Andrew Collins material providing a unique overview of
psychic questing, including the entire story of the seven swords of
Meonia and how Glastonbury proved to be a doorway to the mysteries of
what may lie beneath the Giza plateau.
Complete survey of work of American
visionary Robert Coon relating to Glastonbury, Crowley, global chakra
sites, and the Omega Point.
Green Stone, Sirius, Tintagel, Stele of
Revealing, witchcraft, Tarot, Qabalah, Rebirthing, Fellowship of
Isis, Harmonic Convergence, Synchronicity.
ALSO STARRING A FURTHER ILLUSTRIOUS
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Dion Fortune, Geoffrey Ashe, Jose
Arguelles, John Cowper Powys, Gurdjieff, John Michell, Leonard Orr,
Anthony Roberts, Oliver Reiser, Katherine Maltwood, Frederick Bligh
Bond, Graham Phillips, Mary Caine, Robert Anton Wilson, Shirdi Sai
Baba, Hank Harrison. WARNING: THIS BOOK MAY ALTER YOUR STATE OF
CONSCIOUSNESS.
**
MYSTERIUM ARTORIUS
By Paul Weston
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Avalonian Aeon Publications
(Nov 2007)
Language English
List Price:$16.00
FROM THE BACK COVER :
Mysterium Artorius is a historical and
cultural esoteric extravaganza introducing and evoking Arthur and the
Grail through the magic of the landscape and the sensibilities of
artists and mystics from the ancient to the modern world.
Featuring Places Physical And Fabled: Glastonbury, Tintagel, Hyperborea,
Shambhala, Wewelsburg, Cadbury Castle, Gothic cathedrals, Hall of
Chivalry, Grail mountains, Camelot Castle Hotel, Tor labyrinth,
Glastonbury Zodiac, New Jerusalem.
Mythic Figures:
Fulcanelli, Prester John, Melkin,
Morgan La Fey, Melchizedek, the Wandering Jew, the Wild Hunt, the
Lord of the World.
The Wonders Of The Twelfth Century:
Knights Templar, Troubadours, Sufism,
Hermetica, Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Abbot Suger, Henry of
Blois, Hildegard of Bingen, Bernard of Clairvaux, Joachim of Fiore.
Twentieth Century Visionaries:
Dion Fortune, John Cowper Powys,
Katharine Maltwood, Frederick Bligh Bond, Geoffrey Ashe, Ralph
Vaughan Williams, Rudyard Kipling, Flavia Anderson, PD Ouspensky,
Jessie Weston, Arnold Bax, Hank Harrison, Walter Johannes Stein,
Edward Elgar, Rene Guenon, Rudolf Steiner, Frederick Thomas
Glasscock. And, of course: Geoffrey of Monmouth, Chretien de Troyes,
Wolfram von Eschenbach, Perlesvaus, Joseph of Arimathea, Arthur's
grave. With guest appearances from: Alfred Lord Tennyson, Julius
Evola, Enid Blyton, Dionysius the Areopagite, Peter Ackroyd, Mary
Caine, Eleanor Merry, John Michell
**
MAGICAL KNOWLEDGE BOOK II - THE
INITIATE
By Josephine McCarthy
Product Details
Paperback: 346 pages
Publisher: Mandrake; Large type edition
edition (March 21, 2011)
List Price: $23.99
(The author decided after writing this
book that it should be Volume II of a three book series. There is no
Book I or Book III. )
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Preparing the practitioner for the
challenges of deeper more powerful magic Breaking out of the age old
restraints of secrecy & oaths, Magical Knowledge leads the reader
through the techniques, issues and beings that the Initiate can
expect to encounter. This second book in a series of three, guides
and advises, informs and introduces the serious magician to rarely
discussed areas of visionary and ritual magic.
The information presented in this book
flows from the deep roots of true magic, and as such can be applied
to any particular path or magical method; the reader is introduced to
the structure and inner contacts behind the various schools of magic
that exist today. Magic can only truly blossom if the boundaries are
challenged, and to do that, the magician needs to understand the
dynamics of power and the inner worlds. This book aims to guide the
magician along that path.
CONTENTS:
Accessing the inner worlds: making
contacts without the use of temples, rituals and patterns
Practical methods for working with
angelic beings
Working with deities: pitfalls and
approaches
Working with Ancestors
Accessing and Working Within the Faery
Realm
Polarization: magical dynamics of work
and partnerships
The physical implications of practicing
magic
Inner landscapes of the people and the
land
Magical protection: working methods
Sigils and seals: what they are, how
they work and what to do with them
Inner World Parasites/Removing ghosts
and other unwelcome guests
How to deal with simple magical/psychic
attacks
Dismantling Hermetic or Kabbalistic
curses
Short Tour of the Tree of Life without
Kabbalah
The Structure of the Abyss without
Kabbalah
The inner structure of magical lodges &
groups
The Ritual Overlaying and Patterning of
the Sacred Isle of Britain
Working with Sleepers
Death and Birth
Using Tarot as a working tool
Working methods for leading group
visions/workings
The Inner Aspects of Consecration
Josephine McCarthy is a seasoned
occultist and writer living in the wilds of the Dartmoor National
Park in the UK. Josephine has taught and led various Western Mystery
groups throughout the USA and UK for many years, and has written a
variety of magical non-fiction and fiction. Her previous books
include The Exorcists Handbook and The Work of the Hierophant.
**
CRAFT OF THE UNTAMED:
AN INSPIRED VISION OF TRADITIONAL
WITCHCRAFT
By Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold
Hardcover: 184 pages
Publisher: Mandrake; Large type edition
edition (March 21, 2011)
List Price: $46.00
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The Craft of the Untamed sets out to
present the main pillars of traditional witchcraft. Its premise is
that a proper tradition is defined as a timeless unity. Outwardly the
tradition bears a great diversity across different lands and spirit.
Traditional witchcraft is found in various sodalities and groups
across the world. Even so it is possible to discern several
harmonious, shared themes. These themes are the land, the crossroads,
death, night and the mountain of Venus. It is witchcraft where a
human and angelic blood mingles to form a special pedigree that has
shaped the archetypical image of the witch. Traditional witchcraft is
largely a peasant craft. These "black arts" are works of
the earth and the black soil with all its mystery of death, growth
and change. This book aims to present the craft free for needless
obscuration. I have endeavored to reveal the richness of the
tradition as it flows down through time and geographical space. The
reader will come to appreciate and understand the wise arts both
infernal and celestial; the powers wielded by the denizens of the
night will be accessible; and you will come to value them for their
beauty and power.
Contents: Foreword by Shani
Oates/Introduction//At the Crossroads of the Worlds/Solomonic
Magick//The Blood of the Living Bones/Within the Mountain of Dame
Venus/The Vinculum of Eros/The Art of Timeless Tradition/Within the
Veil of Night/Against the Current
**
THE ARCANE VEIL:
TEN DISCOURSES ON THE CRAFT AND THE
HISTORY OF MAGIC
By Shani Oates
Hardcover: 302 pages
Publisher: Mandrake; Large type edition
edition (September 21, 2011)
List Price: $40.00
The Arcane Veil: “an 'analogue of
Craft historiography, brought up to date through the author's own
experiential praxis'”
A discursive investigation of magical
beliefs and practises in England since 600CE to the post-modern
fall-out of the 21st century, analysing in particular its influences
and survival strategies. Emphasis is placed on Christian, Heathen,
and Hermetic Praxis, with provocative, critical study of the concepts
of Lucifer, Witch-Blood, Sin-Eating and their influences on modern
Traditional Craft praxes.
"A driving thirst for knowledge is
the forerunner of wisdom. Knowledge is a state that all organic life
possesses, wisdom is the reward of the spirit, gained in the search
for knowledge. Truth is variable - what is true now, will not be true
tomorrow, since the temporal truths are dependent upon ethics and
social mores - therefore wisdom is possibly eternal Truth, untouched
by man's condition. So we must come to the heart of the people, a
belief that is based upon Eternity, and not upon social needs or
pressures - the 'witch' belief then is concerned with wisdom, our
true name, then the wise people and wisdom is our aim." - Robert
Cochrane 1931-1966
**
STEWART FARRAR: WRITER ON A BROOMSTICK,
THE BIOGRAPHY OF STEWART FARRAR
Elizabeth Guerra (Author), R J Stewart
(Foreword), Janet Farrar (Contributor)
Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: R J Stewart Books (February
1, 2008)
Price:$17.99
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Elizabeth Guerra and Janet Farrar have
collaborated to record and explore Stewart Farrar's life and career
in detail. This book tracks Farrar's development from an eager and
talented adolescent to a gifted journalist and television, radio and
film script writer and finally to his later life as a practitioner of
Wicca and author of many nonfiction books and science fiction novels.
In 1969, at the age of 53, Stewart met Alex Sanders - the infamous
"King of the Witches" - and his wife Maxine while
interviewing the couple for Reveille. The encounter introduced him to
a world of Witchcraft and magic and changed the course of his life.
Stewart Farrar found Witchcraft by accident but devoted the rest of
his life to the subject by educating others. He became one of the
most prolific and much loved writers on the subject, and in doing so,
helped to make Wicca a viable and accessible spiritual path for many.
**
OLD WORLD WITCHCRAFT:
ANCIENT WAYS FOR
MODERN DAYS
By Raven Grimassi
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Weiser Books (October 1,
2011)
List Price:$19.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
In Old World Witchcraft, noted author
Raven Grimassi covers totally new territory--in his work and in the
world of popular witchcraft books published in the last few decades.
This book is actually about "an enchanted worldview," one
that has not necessarily been inherited from the beliefs and
practices of any particular region and one which is available to us
today.
The "Old World" in the title
is actually about a magical view of the Plant Kingdom and the spirits
attached to it. While Grimassi's previous books discuss the cultural
expressions and commonality of witchcraft beliefs and practices in
general, this book penetrates much deeper.
Old World Witchcraft reveals rarely
discussed topics such as the concept of Shadow as the organic memory
of the earth. Readers will learn rooted techniques that possess power
because these ways have always been connected to it. They will learn
methods of interfacing with the ancestral current and with the
organic memory of the earth. Through these they can connect with the
timeless arts and learn methods of empowerment directly from the
ancient source.
Totally new information about familiar
tools is presented. For example, the mortar and pestle is a tool for
spell casting, a device that creates interfacing with plant spirits
and with shadow, and a focal point for veneration of the Plant
Kingdom. Grimassi also presents the art of using plant ashes for
magical sigil work.
This book is for people who have had
their fill of books that say the same things over and over, who want
to take the next step, and who are eager for the more rooted ways
that have remained largely hidden.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Raven Grimassi is a Neo-Pagan scholar
and award-winning author of over twelve books on Witchcraft, Wicca,
and Neo-Paganism, including Italian Witchcraft. He is a member of the
American Folk Lore Society and is co-founder and co-director of the
Crossroads Fellowship, a modern Mystery School tradition. Visit him
online at www.ravengrimassi.net
**
THE WITCHES' BOOK OF THE DEAD
By Christian Day (Author), Raven
Grimassi (Foreword)
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Weiser Books (October 1,
2011)
Language: English
List Price: $19.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Cross the Threshold and Summon the
Spirits!
Witches are creatures of magic. They
cast spells, heal, and foretell the future. What you might not know
is that Witches can also commune with the spirits of the dead.
In The Witches' Book of the Dead,
modern-day Salem Warlock Christian Day shows how the spirits of our
beloved dead can be summoned to perform such tasks as helping you to
discover hidden opportunities, influence the minds of others, seduce
the object of your affection, and even reach into the dreams of the
unwary. According to legend, the Spirits of the dead can confer
magical talents, fame, love, and wealth on those brave enough to
summon them.
The Witches' Book of the Dead explores
the enduring relationship between witches and the dead and teaches
rituals and incantations to help readers open doorways to the spirit
world.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Legendary Witches who have raised the
dead, including The Witch of Endor, Circe, and Erichtho
Creating ancestral altars and building
relationships with spirits
The tools of Necromancy: the bronze
dagger, yew wand, iron keys, graveyard dust, the offering cauldron,
spirit powders, the human skull, and more.
Methods of spirit contact, including
automatic writing, scrying mirrors, spirit boards, pendulums, and
spirit mediumship
The ancient arts of necromancy as a
method of conjuring the dead to assist in magic
Ridding yourself of unwanted spirits
using rituals of cleansing, banishing and exorcism
Ghost hunting techniques that combine
psychic wisdom with modern technology
Communing with the dead in dreams
Sacred holidays and powerful
celebrations of the dead
Resources on where to ethically obtain
the tools of the trade
An overview of the feared deities of
the Underworld
Rituals, recipes, exercises, and more!
Dare to walk between the worlds with
Christian Day as he guides you across the River Styx into the shadowy
realms where the dead long to connect with us once more!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Christian Day is a modern-day Warlock
living in the "Witch City" of Salem, Massachusetts. He is
the creator and coordinator of the annual Festival of the Dead, the
owner of Salem Witch shops HEX and OMEN, and has appeared on The
Travel Channel, Showtime, TLC, MSNBC, TMZ, and CNN.com, and has been
widely quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and USA
Today. Visit him at: christianday.com, festivalofthedead.com or
salemhex.com
**
CELTIC LORE & SPELLCRAFT
OF THE
DARK GODDESS:
INVOKING THE MORRIGAN
By Stephanie Woodfield
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
(October 8, 2011)
List Price:$19.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Invoke the Morrigan—the Celtic
embodiment of the victory, strength, and power of the Divine
Feminine—and be transformed by her fierce and magnificent energy.
In this comprehensive, hands-on guide
to Celtic Witchcraft, Stephanie Woodfield invites you to explore the
Morrigan's rich history and origins, mythology, and magic. Discover
the hidden lessons and spiritual mysteries of the Dark Goddess as you
perform guided pathworkings, rituals, and spells compatible with any
magical path. Draw on the unique energies of the Morrigan's many
expressions—her three main aspects of Macha, Anu, and Badb; the
legendary Morgan Le Fay; and her other powerful guises.
From shapeshifting and faery magic to
summoning a lover and creating an Ogham oracle, the dynamic and
multifaceted Dark Goddess will bring empowering wisdom and
enchantment to your life and spiritual practice.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Stephanie Woodfield (Brookfield, CT)
has been a practicing Witch for over fourteen years and a Priestess
for ten years. Her lifelong love of Irish mythology led to a close
study of Celtic Witchcraft. A natural clairvoyant and empath, she has
worked as a tarot card reader and is ordained as a minister with the
Universal Life Church.
**
SECRETS OF ASGARD:
AN INSTRUCTION
IN ESOTERIC RUNE WISDOM
By Vincent Ongkowidjojo (Author), David
Beth (Introduction), Freya Aswynn (Foreword)
Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: Mandrake; Large type edition
edition (August 1, 2011)
List Price: $23.00
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
A very long time ago Odin unlocked the
secrets of the Runes. In two parts, Secrets of Asgard discusses their
theoretical and a practical aspects. Part one focuses centers on the
meaning of the individual runes and the myths, explaining the Aettir
alongside Northern mythology. It describes each of the gods as well
as the Nine Worlds etc. The second part centers on the application of
the system, namely magic and divination and includes rituals and
exercises. A thesis of practical rune magic is developed which is
based on the Havamal 144 stanza. The analysis concludes that the
Runes were traditionally regarded as actual spirits. The stanza
explains how to make your own set as well as other talismanic
objects. The practice of galdr-singing is discussed in more depth to
complement the Havamal 144 techniques. Then, a discourse is given on
the most common Ancient Germanic magical formulae. They complement
the practical work on talismanic objects. A separate chapter is given
on divinatory practices. Useful information on dreamwork is added and
numerous other exercises used to make contact with the subconscious
mind through auto-suggestion, and many other useful ritual techniques
and practices.
**
NEW TAROT/ BOOKS
WHO ARE YOU IN THE TAROT?
DISCOVER YOUR BIRTH AND YEAR CARDS
AND
UNCOVER YOUR DESTINY
By Mary K. Greer
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Weiser Books (September 1,
2011)
List Price: $21.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The tarot cards associated with your
birth date and name form a pattern of personal destiny. They describe
the theme of your life--the challenges and the gifts. In Who Are You
in the Tarot?, popular tarot practitioner and astrologer Mary Greer
connects astrology and numerology to the tarot to create an in-depth
personality profile that anyone can use for self-realization and
personal harmony.
Greer takes the reader on a very
personal exploration of how the tarot can be used as a tool for
learning more about themselves and others.
The book includes:
* Detailed instructions, charts, and
exercises on how to determine your soul and personality cards
* How to determine your year card and
name card
* The opportunities and challenges you
will face
* Extensive graphs, charts, and
appendices
* Journaling and exploratory exercises
Who Are You in the Tarot? is a valuable
tool for anyone wishing to develop a deeper understanding of the
tarot and how it can be used to interpret one's strengths,
challenges, and innermost desires.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Mary K. Greer is a Grandmaster of the
American Tarot Association and teaches workshops and classes on Tarot
and astrology throughout the U.S. and abroad. She is the author of
several books, including 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card and Tarot for
Your Self. This book is a revision of Mary Greer's Tarot
Constellations. Visit her at: www.marygreer.wordpress.com
**
MINCHIATE TAROT DECK
Firenze , Secolo XVIII
Published by Lo Scarabeo
List Price:$28.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Dating back to fifteenth-century
Florence, the Minchiate is a fascinating form of tarot. Composed of
97 cards instead of the usual 78, this historic deck features an
expanded set of major arcana. In addition to the traditional tarot
trumps, you'll find the Grand Duke, the Eastern Emperor, and cards
representing the four elements (fire, water, air, earth), the twelve
astrological signs, and four more virtues—prudence, faith, hope,
and charity. This beautiful Eighteenth Century edition is designed to
delight the most exacting collector. Each card—etched and painted
by hand—is a true artistic jewel, rich in symbols and refined
allegory.
Includes 97 full-color cards and
companion guide.
**
OCTOBER CALENDAR :
MAGICKAL CLASSES AND EVENTS
CHARM CRAFTING 101
By Sunny Sweet
$25.00 per class
Includes all materials needed to craft
your charm
Sweet Romance Charm
October 1st –4PM
Looking for Romance?
At the end of this class, you will have
created a charm to bring Love and Romance into your life!
Sweet Prosperity Charm
October 8th – 4PM
Learn how to craft a charm to draw
Prosperity and Success!
Sweet Blessings Charm
October 15th -4PM
Learn how to craft a charm to Protect
and Bless yourself or your home!
For More Information:
City Witch
Everybody Should Know a Good Witch
(206) 399-8649
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ONGOING AT EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3rd
(Every 1st Monday of each month)
CELTIC RECONSTRUCTIONIST GROUP 7-9PM
For More Information:
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20th ,
7-9PM
(Every 4th Thursday of each month)
WITCH'S MEETUP 7-9PM
**
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!
**
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 (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."
Please inquire about Tarot Parties,
classes and other events.
Available every day except THURSDAYS--
12:30-8.30PM.
Sundays 12:30-8:30 PM
**
KELLY MARJORIE KELLEHER
Daughter of the Ancients
Psychic, Healer, Muse...
Thursdays at Edge of the Circle Books
2-8:30pm
**
This concludes our Newsletter for
this month.
Look for us again NOVEMBER 1st ,
2011!
HAPPY SAMHAIN!!!
Raven
Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books
Newsletter
golanv1@yahoo.com
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