WELCOME
to the 69th 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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used Occult Books! Our buyer is in on Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays, and Sundays!
Classroom/Ritual
Space is available-- please call for details!
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SPECIAL THANKS:
To
Craig Luckenbach for his poetry...
SABBATIC
LITURGY
By
Craig Luckenbach
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A
PRAYER TO LUCIFER
By
Craig Luckenbach
“Oh
great Lucifer
Hesperus are you called
Stilbon
who wanders the night sky
psychopomp and ghostherd
followed by the sparks, fireflies,
the soul lights
you may be Hermes, or Elegua, Woden
or Prometheus
you whose fire is an errant spirit,
whose flames burn as well as illuminate
you whose gifts are not to be
treated lightly
Great Emperor who wanders
who travels from the Realm of
Darkness and the Dead
to the supernal Realms of the Sun
and Immortals
you who travels the winds of night
and day
Hail great Spirit
I bow in respect to thee oh great
and venerable one
I call to you
hear my request if it please you and
render me aid if you will
Life Liberty and Strength be to You
Amen”
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A
GENERAL DECLARATION
TO
THE SPIRITS FOR "PAGAN " GOETIA
By
Craig Luckenbach
" I
stand before thee, oh spirits
one infleshed in matter
I am human, a child of the Earth and
Stars
and I seek to earn my self given
title of Wise Wise Ape
In the presence of the totality of
Nature and the All.
Though I seek wisdom I have many
times been foolish as I progress in my lessons in this life.
All I can ask is that you be patient
and, if possible to forgive my mistakes.
Aid me to earn the name of Wise One.
I acknowledge that I truly know you
not though I shall strive to respectfully learn.
I seek knowledge tempered with
wisdom in order to make of this world a better place.
For I stand before you all upon the
foundation of Life, Liberty and Happiness, its pursuit and attainment
for all sentient beings. I stand
against the Oppression of the unfulfillable Hunger and the
destructive
Ignorance that leads only to
Oblivion
I ask for the guidance so that my
works,
whether small or grand of design,
will further this foundation and
aid us all be we infleshed in so called matter
or existing in the vibrational
realms of the spirit world.
Aid me to resist the Qliphotic
Hunger, the Willful Ignorance, the Unbalanced Wrath,
the Unreasoning Fear.
Let Wisdom's Flame grow and purge
the oppression from my Life
May this fire spread from heart to
heart, from soul to soul, from sentience to sentience.
Respect to you all
So mote it be."
BIO:
"My
name is Craig Luckenbach, I am a Warlock and Artist who believes that
life, liberty and happiness applies to the spirit worlds as well as
this world of the flesh. I am currently working with the Exus, the
Ghedes and the Goetic spirits, letting them guide me in creating a
respectful way of approach."
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MAGIC CIRCLES
IN THE GRIMOIRE TRADITION
IN THE GRIMOIRE TRADITION
By William Kiesel
Monograph
No. 3 – June 2012
With
the center of the circle as a starting point, orientation can take on
precise meaning in the context of its ritual, which was designed to
secure spiritual knowledge and material dominion in the world through
the agency of spirits, stars and cabalistic arcana.
Magic
Circles have been depicted in popular expressions of magic and
witchcraft as well as detailed with full rubrics in traditional
manuals of magic such as the Clavicula Solomonis or Liber Juratus.
Using narrative, visual and textual material available from European
grimoires and manuscripts, the author discusses the various forms and
functions of this important piece of apparatus employed by magicians
in the Western Esoteric Tradition, including their role in providing
authority and protection to the operator, as well as examples of
their use in divination and treasure finding. Additionally,
contemporary examples of the magic circle at work in modern esoteric
praxis are provided and discussed in light of the traditional
approaches they exhibit. This monograph serves to explicate this
important tool of ceremonial magic and is valuable to practitioners
of the art magical with its technical data, while also providing
context in historical settings for the merely curious reader of
occult subjects. Illustrated throughout.
96
pages
Standard
hardcover with dust jacket,
limited to 800 copies: $52.50
The
author also has his own publishing company, OUROBOROS PRESS, and
organizes the ESOTERIC BOOK CONFERENCE, to be held in Seattle.
The
dates are September 15th and 16th 2012.
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THE
STAR CROSSED SERPENT VOLUME I
Origins:
Evan John Jones 1966-1998
The Legend Of Tubal Cain
The Legend Of Tubal Cain
By Evan John Jones &
Shani Oates
Hardback
Hardcover: 194 pages
Publisher: Mandrake of
Oxford (January 1, 2012)
List Price: $40
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Part One:
Dual-authorship of the
Clan of Tubal Cain’s Legacy defining 50 years of its organic
evolution. Originating from within an unpublished ms written by Evan
John Jones, the former Magister of the Clan since Robert Cochrane’s
death in 1966, it serves Testament to the Will of Fate and Tenacity
of Spirit here expressed, from its inception under Robert Cochrane
through Evan John Jones’ own record of the Clan’s beliefs and
practises to those of the Current bearers of this mantle, depicting
the interweaving of Wyrd in the vital process of its existence and
continuity in Troth to its Tutelary Spirit: The Star Crossed Serpent.
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THOTH: The
History Of The
Ancient Egyptian God Of Wisdom
By Lesley Jackson
Paperback:
226 pages
Publisher:
Avalonia (April 30, 2012)
List Price: $24.99
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
"Hail to you, O
Thoth, in whom is the peace of the gods."
The Ancient Egyptian
Coffin Texts, Spell 9 In Thoth: The History of the Ancient Egyptian
God of Wisdom, the author and researcher Lesley Jackson presents a
comprehensive and wide-ranging study of this unique god spanning six
millennia. Drawing on the latest archaeological and textual research,
from magical papyri and stelae to statues and wall carvings, the
author explores Thoth's diverse functions including as god of
writing, magic and wisdom, creator god, judge, healer, psychopomp,
reckoner of time and lunar god. Developing from pre-dynastic origins,
the worship of Thoth is discussed through the different Egyptian
social classes from peasant to Pharaoh, and placed in the context of
ancient Egyptian rituals and festivals; as is the later
syncretisation of Thoth with the Greco-Egyptian figure of Hermes
Trismegistus. In so doing the author demonstrates the pivotal role
that the ibis-headed god fulfilled in many of the Egyptian myths and
his functions within the three main Egyptian theologies - i.e.
Heliopolitan, Hermopolitan and Memphite. The names, animals and
symbols of Thoth, lord of ritual and of words, are all considered to
further reveal his complex nature, which is also viewed through the
web of connections between Thoth and the numerous other Egyptian
gods. Particular attention is given to his consorts, the goddesses
Maat, Seshat and Nehmataway, and the implications of their
relationships. This extensive and detailed work is supplemented with
ancient hymns to Thoth and a survey of temples associated with him.
Long overdue, Thoth: The History of the Ancient Egyptian God of
Wisdom is an unmissable work on this most enduring of gods.
"Come that I may
instruct you concerning...the writing which Thoth gave to the hand of
his disciple."
The Ancient Egyptian Book of
Thoth
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FINANCIAL
SORCERY:
Magical
Strategies to Create Real and Lasting Wealth
By Jason Miller
Paperback:
224 pages
Publisher:
New Page Books; 1 edition (July 22, 2012)
List Price: $15.99
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
"As the owner of a
metaphysical shop, I cannot tell you how many times customers come to
me with questions about improving their finances. Financial Sorcery
has just made my life easier, as I can now point them to a book that
has solid information about mundane and magickal techniques that
work. This book is real gold, not fool's gold, and I intend to make
use of this treasure."
--Ivo
Dominguez, Jr., author of Casting Sacred Space and Spirit Speak
This life-changing book
goes far beyond simple "money magic." This is a tome of
true financial sorcery that will show you how to ensure success no
matter what life throws at you.
Financial Sorcery will
give you the step-by-step instructions on how to improve your fiscal
situation.
You will learn how to:
- Stop using magic to fix emergency problems and start using it to build your dream life.
- Use times of economic uncertainty to create new opportunities rather than cause problems.
- Work joyfully with money as part of your spiritual discipline rather than as a necessary evil.
- Make offerings to help increase the flow of prosperity around you.
- Ditch old concepts and retrain your mind to make money in today's world.
- Use the interplay of macro- and micro-enchantment to find jobs and get promoted.
- Deploy strategic sorcery to kill your debt.
- Create secondary income streams that will ensure continued revenue.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
Jason Miller
(Inominandum) has devoted the last 23 years of his life to traveling
the globe and studying practical magic in its many forms. He is the
author of Protection and Reversal Magick and The Sorcerer's Secrets.
He also runs the Strategic Sorcery Training Course and Strategic
Sorcery Blog. He lives with his wife and children in the New Jersey
Pine Barrens, where he practices and teaches magick. His popular blog
can be found at www.inominandum.com/blog
.
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EVERYTHING YOU WANT
TO KNOW ABOUT MAGICK:
But Were Afraid to
Ask
By
Shawn Martin Scanlon
Paperback:
360 pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (August 8, 2012)
List
Price: $21.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Does magick really work? Is it
dangerous?
Where does the power come from?
Can I learn to perform magick
myself?
Get answers to all of your questions
about the fascinating world of occult magick and Hermeticism with
this practical, easy-to-read guide.
Shawn Martin Scanlon has been studying,
practicing, and teaching magick for more than twenty-two years.
Presented here is the theory and practice of magick in a
straightforward manner, including detailed instructions on how to
perform your own rituals. Understand the essential principles of
occult magick with formulas drawn from the best sources available
including Plato, John Dee, Israel Regardie, and Aleister Crowley.
This invaluable reference includes easy meditations, illustrated
rituals, and concise explanations of complicated magickal concepts.
—Understand the Hermetic language
—Acquire self-confidence and
magnetism
—Increase your psychic and astral
senses and abilities
—Perform sex magick
—Create rituals for wealth,
health, love, creativity, or any other purpose
—Learn how to prepare your temple
—Safely work with angels or
demons
—Maximize the full potential of
your mind and body
By traveling your own unique magickal
path, you will learn to access true power and gain a deeper sense of
purpose and satisfaction in all that you do.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Shawn Martin Scanlon (Los Angeles, CA)
has studied, practiced, and taught magick for more than twenty-two
years. He has worked with Enochian magickal groups, Thelemic and
Golden Dawn orders, and private sex magick groups, sifting through
several occult traditions to distill magick down to its most useful
particulars. He teaches only what has brought him tangible results.
Visit him online at TheFoolSpeaks.com.
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NEW
TAROT DECKS
GHOSTS
& SPIRITS TAROT
Box
Set and Cards
By Lisa Hunt (Author,
Illustrator)
Publisher:
U.S. Games Systems Inc.; 1st edition (April 26, 2012)
List
Price: $18.00
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Ghosts
and Spirits Tarot explores the fascinating subject of ghosts,
surveying supernatural lore and legend from around the world. This
luminous presents 79 ethereal beings, some frightening, and some
friendly. Through the symbolism of tarot, they deliver their messages
from beyond, shedding light on human experiences.
Includes:
Special Bonus card, Booklet with divinatory meanings, and Five-card
Realm of the Spirit spread.
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ART
OF LIFE TAROT DECK
By Charlene Livingstone
Publisher:
U.S. Games Systems Inc.; Crds edition (May 7, 2012)
Language:
English
Price:
$21.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Each
card features a well-known work of art paired with an insightful
quotation. The cards in this unique deck may be used for traditional
tarot readings or individually for daily inspiration.
Select
a card, slide it into the built-in, pop-up frame, then let the images
and words work together to encourage contemplation.
The
32-page illustrated booklet provides standard tarot meanings and a
special Creativity Spread.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
For
over 25 years, Charlene Livingstone taught Art and English to gifted
students in Toronto. She is still very involved with the arts and
writing, and currently works as a Gallery Guide at the Art Gallery of
Ontario. The Art of Life Tarot brings together Charlene s literary
interests and her background in visual arts.
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DARK
FAIRYTALE TAROT DECK
By Raffaele De Angelis
Publisher:
Lo Scarabeo (May 1, 2012)
List
Price: $22.95
Prepare
to be seduced by the tantalizing and irresistible fairy realm.
Gorgeously rendered and charged with raw emotion, this enchanting
tarot explores the depths of love, pain, hope, fear, and desire. As a
mere mortal in this dreamy, twilight world, you will be subjected to
temptations and trials. Each illuminating adventure brings rich
rewards as your true strengths and motivations are revealed.
Boxed
deck (23/4 x 43/4) includes 78 full-color cards and instruction
booklet
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NEW
PRODUCTS:
We are
pleased to announce that we now carry the WORTCUNNING
line of Incenses.
We
also now have in stock:
NEW
CELTIC and FANTASY TAPESTRIES!
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CALENDAR:
ONGOING
AT EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS
SUNDAY , AUGUST5th
(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.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 13th
(Every 2nd Monday of each
month)
CELTIC
RECONSTRUCTIONIST GROUP 7-9PM
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REMINDER: We buy used
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We also have
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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
(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
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KELLY MARJORIE KELLEHER
Daughter of the Ancients
Psychic, Healer, Muse...
Thursdays at Edge of the
Circle Books 2-8:30pm
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This concludes our
Newsletter for this month.
Look for us again
September 1st , 2012!
Raven, Editrix, Edge of
the Circle Books Newsletter
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