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THE
WITCHING-OTHER:
Explorations
and Meditations on the Existential Witch
By
Peter Hamilton-Giles
Standard
Edition: 160 pages, Evergreen colorset dust jacket, two colour foil
block, red and gold, foil block to front case, head and tail bands,
Napura endpapers bordering 100 gram munken cream paper, ribbon. Ltd
to 891 copies.
List
Price: $66.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
The
Witching-Other: Explorations and Meditations on the Existential
Witch, by Peter Hamilton-Giles instigator and co-founder of the
Dragon's Column, this being the body of initiates that went on to
contribute material that would eventually be featured albeit in
edited form in Andrew Chumbleys' Dragon Book of Essex. Also Peter
Hamilton-Giles has authored The Afflicted Mirror: The Study of
Ordeals and Making of Compacts and The Baron Citadel: The Book of the
Four Ways both of which were published by Three Hands Press.
To
propose there is something ‘other’ to the witch might seem
counter-intuitive, especially so since conjugating the witch into
witching suggests particular agentive actions and decisions have
already been made about the topic. One where the action of witching
is then further hyphenated with the other must then result in
increasing this level of obfuscation to new heights. Yet in Peter
Hamilton-Giles’ most explorative book to date he suggests by
explicating the Witching-Other a wholly new and more profound way for
understanding the witch is revealed, one which opens up the
possibility for establishing an altogether more intimate and
innovative relationship. This has the potential to liberate the witch
icon from the shackles of history and practitioner narratives, and
because of this Hamilton-Giles has preferred to concentrate on
metaphysical absences than physical presences. Why this is an
important re-directive proposition is that it allows individuals to
move towards creating an identity which does not necessarily rely on
historical location or accounts alone, but rather looks to the
person’s ability to unfix or unsettle the taken for granted so as
to discover progressive ways for developing a new rationale about the
witch.
The
Witching-Other concentrates on how witchcraft, and in particular the
archetypal Witch, are used as conduits for understanding that which
remains remote to us. Historical records and the workings of
practitioners are inordinately connected to what is available. This
book contends that what we read, see, experience only takes us so far
when trying to comprehend the witch, and that there is something else
dwelling beyond the veil, a daemonic intelligence compelling us to
approach the witch with an already pre-scribed fascination.
Accordingly, the Witching-Other appears as the absence of what is
considered to be present. This sense of absence resonates with the
associated silences contained within narratives, or the lack in
descriptive quality, but once realised the witch becomes something
more than the category to which she or he has been assigned.
Empowering
the attributes of witchcraft, this explorative journey takes the
reader down a path of reflection which leads to endorsing the
contingency of the metaphysical and it is through this process that
The Witching-Other becomes the quintessential emanation of Otherness.
How we then relate the witch to ourselves is one where the grounds
for engagement are exposed to scrutiny. From this position
Hamilton-Giles proposes that any undertaking to know more must
involve the candidate grasping the extent of division between being
in the world and that of the Other. As a metaphysical emanation the
Witching-Other encapsulates all that cannot be contained or limited
by definition. In this way, the witch becomes more than a witch,
while witching or similar agentive practices become more than a
conjuration. Instead by acknowledging the Witching-Other the
practitioner and researcher alike are confronted by unfathomable
opportunities for expanding the way they come to know about the
witch.
The
Witching-Other: Explorations and Meditations on the Existential Witch
not only looks to increase the dialogue between practitioner and
academia, but offers the means by which to delimit our understanding
of the Other and therefore the Witching-Other. Across three primary
chapters the relationship to the witch is explored through aesthetic
expression, intentionality and imagining. This book is then
applicable for an occult philosophical audience, for practitioners
who wish to expand or find the means by which to articulate their
relationship to the witch, and those other interested parties who
have always wondered what might be missing when it comes to
understanding witchcraft. It should be understood therefore that The
Witching-Other is a text that contains within it the grimoire like
workings of a witch grammar. Found therein the metaphysical
Witching-Other manifests significant qualities which if comprehended
have the ability to exponentially expand the occult knowledge of the
beholder..... for it only takes the journeyman or woman to step
across the threshold towards the Witching-Other for the path to
appear. While being both challenging and engaging this first of three
volumes on the Witching-Other encourages the reader to transcend
their own understanding of the witch. By finding new ways of knowing,
The Witching-Other presents the opportunity to encounter that which
has been hidden beyond the veil for far too long.
**
BIBLIOTHECA
VALENCIANA
Trans.
José Leitão
Paperback,
626 Pages
Hadean
Press: Published September 2017
List
Price: $35.00
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
The
Bibliotheca Valenciana contains translations of three of Jerónimo
Cortez’s great works: the Non Plus Ultra Do Lunario, the
Physiognomy and Various Secrets of Nature, and the Treatise of the
Animals, presented and compiled for the first time into one English
language volume.
The
Lunario is an early almanac, full of astrological and astronomical
information, prognostications of the weather, descriptions of the
various winds, information on bloodlettings, and includes remedies
for a variety of conditions such as windy inflammation, gout,
cataracts, and mange.
The
Physiognomy is part medical treatise covering the humours, the
qualities of the astrological signs, the physiognomy of each part of
the body, and part astrological text, describing the properties of
the elements and their regions. It also includes sections on the many
uses of rosemary and aguardente.
The
Treatise is a bestiary covering the land and air animals, and
includes mythical beasts such as the unicorn and the dragon.
In
his introduction, José provides a fascinating look at how this
material passed into later grimoires, and back out again, weaving a
tapestry of lore that sometimes was scientific, and other times
magical, and at all times a little bit of both.
The
Bibliotheca Valenciana contains translations of three of Jerónimo
Cortez’s great works: the Non Plus Ultra Do Lunario, the
Physiognomy and Various Secrets of Nature, and the Treatise of the
Animals, presented and compiled for the first time into one English
language volume.
The
Lunario is an early almanac, full of astrological and astronomical
information, prognostications of the weather, descriptions of the
various winds, information on bloodlettings, and includes remedies
for a variety of conditions such as windy inflammation, gout,
cataracts, and mange.
The
Physiognomy is part medical treatise covering the humours, the
qualities of the astrological signs, the physiognomy of each part of
the body, and part astrological text, describing the properties of
the elements and their regions. It also includes sections on the many
uses of rosemary and aguardente.
The
Treatise is a bestiary covering the land and air animals, and
includes mythical beasts such as the unicorn and the dragon.
In
his introduction, José provides a fascinating look at how this
material passed into later grimoires, and back out again, weaving a
tapestry of lore that sometimes was scientific, and other times
magical, and at all times a little bit of both.
**
JESUS
MALVERDE:
by
Jamie Alexzander
Hadean Press Guides to the
Underworld Booklet
Published
in August, 2017
16
pages
List
Price: $4.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Jesus
Malverde, the Narco Saint, is a legendary folk saint and hero
originating in Sinaloa, Mexico. Born into poverty, he became renowned
for stealing from the rich to give to the poor until he was captured
and executed. As with any folk personality, accounts of his life and
death vary. Whether or not he is a historical figure does not factor
into his enormous popularity with the people, and with those who call
upon him for aid. This text includes a brief history of the folk
saint, as well as spells, charms, and amulets for working with the
Angel of the Poor.
Jesus
Malverde by Jamie Alexzander is an expansion of his article which
appeared in Conjure Codex II (Hadean Press, 2013).
**
THE
TRUE RED DRAGON:
by
H.M.
Hadean
Press Guides to the Underworld Booklet
Published
in August 2017.
20
pages
List
Price: $4.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Rewritten
under magical inspiration as a rudimentary Operation to achieve the
Knowledge and Conversation of Lucifer Rex and the Star and Serpent
Spirits, The True Red Dragon rescues the first chapters of the
original grimoire in a spirit friendly approach intended to be
performed as a presentation of the magician to the spirits.
**
TRADITIONAL
MAGIC SPELLS FOR PROTECTION AND HEALING
by
Claude Lecouteux
Hardcover:
336 pages
Publisher:
Inner Traditions; Translation edition (November 7, 2017)
List
Price: $29.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
An
in-depth collection of ancient spells and magic practices drawn from
rare and newly discovered texts...
•
Presents more than 600
magical prescriptions for healing and protection from both pagan and
Christian sources
•
Examines the practice of
diagnosing illness through magic and explores ancient beliefs about
curses and other evil spells and about devils, demons, and ghosts
•
Includes spells from the
heavily guarded gypsy tradition of magic and healing, drawn from
newly discovered materials
Since
the beginning of history, people have sought remedies for the many
ills that have beset them, from illnesses afflicting the body to
threats posed by evil and hostile individuals. In many folk healing
and pagan traditions, it was believed that one must gain the
assistance of the guardian spirit of a healing plant or substance
through prayers or offerings before its chemical properties would be
effective. The Church decried these spells and practices as pagan
superstition but did not seek to exterminate these beliefs, instead
transferring the responsibility for their healing powers to the
apostles and saints.
Drawing
on his extensive knowledge of ancient texts, Claude Lecouteux
presents more than 600 magical prescriptions from both pagan and
Christian sources from the last 2,000 years, covering everything from
abscesses and shingles to curses and healing animals. He examines the
practice of diagnosing illness through magic and looks at the origins
of disease according to the evolving beliefs of magic practitioners
over the centuries. He explores ancient beliefs about curses and
about devils, demons, and ghosts and provides an in-depth look at
protection magic, including protection of health, animals, and
cultivated land, protection against curses, witchcraft, bad weather,
and beasts, protection of a home, and protection while traveling. He
includes spells from the heavily guarded gypsy tradition of magic and
healing, drawn from newly discovered materials collected by two
Romanian ethnologists who lived and traveled with gypsies in
Transylvania in the mid-19th century. The author also reproduces rare
texts on magic healing from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Revealing
the vitality of these practices in the remoter areas of Eastern
Europe, Lecouteux shows how the influence of this pagan worldview is
still detectable in the work of modern folk healers in France and
Scandinavia. He also shows how the condemnation of unorthodox methods
of healing has not vanished from the contemporary world: the medieval
legislation against healing by wizards and bonesetters is echoed in
modern health codes that challenge the authority of naturopaths and
faith healers.
**
FIRST
TEMPLAR NATION:
How
Eleven Knights Created a New Country and a Refuge for the Grail
by
Freddy Silva
Paperback:
448 pages
Publisher:
Destiny Books; 2 edition (November 21, 2017)
List
Price: $19.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Overturns
the long-established historical narrative about the origins and
purpose of the Knights Templar
• Explains
how and why the Templars created Europe’s first nation-state,
Portugal, with one of their own as king
• Reveals
the Portuguese roots of key founding members, their relationship with
the Order of Sion, the Templars’ devotion to Mary Magdalene and
John the Baptist, and the meaning and exact location of the Grail
• Provides
evidence of Templar holy sites and hidden chambers throughout
Portugal
• Includes
over 700 references, many from new and rare sources
Conventional
history claims that nine men formed a brotherhood called the Knights
Templar in Jerusalem in 1118 to provide protection for pilgrims
traveling to the Holy Land. Overturning this long-established
historical narrative, Freddy Silva shows that the Order of the Temple
existed a decade earlier on the opposite side of Europe, that the
protection of pilgrims was entrusted to a seperate organization, and
that, in league with the Cistercian monks and the equally mysterious
Order of Sion, the Templars executed one of history’s most daring
and covert plans: the creation of Europe’s first nation-state,
Portugal, with one of their own as king.
Including
over 700 references, many from new and rare sources, Silva reveals
Portugal, not Jerusalem, as the first Templar stronghold. He shows
how there were eleven founding members and how the first king of
Portugal, a secret Templar, was related to Bernard de Clairvaux, head
of the Cistercians. The author explains the Templars’ motivation to
create a country far from the grasp of Rome, where they could conduct
their living resurrection initiation--whose candidates were declared
“risen from the dead”--a secret for which the Church silenced
millions and which the Templars protected to the death.
Placing
the intrepid Knights in a previously unknown time and place, Silva’s
historical narrative reveals the Portuguese roots of key founding
members, their relationship with the Order of Sion, the Templars’
unshakeable devotion to Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist, and how
they protected a holy bloodline in Portugal. He also provides
evidence of secret Templar holy sites, initiation chambers, and
hidden passageways throughout Portugal, often coinciding with pagan
and Neolithic temples, and explains how their most important site
forms a perfect triangle with the Abbey of Mont Sion in Jerusalem and
the Osirion temple in Egypt. The author also reappraises the meaning
of the Grail and reveals its exact location, hidden in plain sight to
this very day.
**
FORTUNE
TELLER'S HANDBOOK:
20
Fun and Easy Techniques for Predicting the Future
by
Sasha Fenton
Paperback:
192 pages
Publisher:
Hampton Roads Publishing (December 1, 2017)
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
For
those who have wanted to try their hand at fortunetelling, this
comprehensive sampler of divination strategies offers a thorough
introduction to a wide range of options.
From
more elaborate systems such as numerology, palmistry, and the I Ching
to simpler dice and tea reading, you'll come to understand the
history and usage of these ancient arts. Learn to read futures in a
crystal ball, tarot cards, runes, or your own visage. Predict ups and
downs in love, career, relationships, and finances. Find meaning in
dreams, the structure of a flower, and even the placement of moles on
a person's body. Expert insights, sample readings, and instructive
illustrations provide practical guidance for the budding
fortune-teller.
This
book is fun to use for yourself or with a gathering of friends.
Techniques include: crystal ball reading, numerology, rune reading,
using a pendulum, palmistry, tea leaf reading, and using the I Ching.
Are
you destined for good luck, money, and a great career? Will you find
love or travel to distant lands? The answers can be found in these 20
easy-to-use predictive techniques.
**
LLEWELLYN'S
COMPLETE BOOK OF DIVINATION:
Your
Definitive Source for Learning Predictive & Prophetic Techniques
by
Richard Webster
Series:
Llewellyn's Complete Book Series (Book 11)
Paperback:
360 pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (December 8, 2017)
List
Price: $29.99
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Answer
Questions and Predict the Future with this Comprehensive Collection
of Proven Tips and Techniques~
Explore
the Profound Wisdom and Fascinating Secrets of Divination~
Richard
Webster, one of the world’s bestselling new age authors, explores
the incredibly wide variety of divination systems from around the
world. Discover in-depth information and how-to instruction for more
than thirty divination practices, including:
Tarot
• Astrology • Palmistry • Numerology • Pendulums • I Ching
• Automatic Writing • Candle Reading • Coin Divination •
Flower Reading • Dowsing • Runes • Scrying • Geomancy •
Bibliomancy • And Much More
Llewellyn’s
Complete Book of Divination also features helpful tips for choosing
the best form of divination for your specific needs and preparation
methods to practice before a divination session. Learn about the
history of divination and the historical figures who could see the
future. Find out how raising your intuitive skills can improve nearly
every aspect of your life, from relationships and health to money and
career. Whether you’re just getting started or are a seasoned
expert, this thorough guide holds sacred wisdom and wonderful
surprises for you.
THE
PROMETHEAN ORACLE
by
Sophia Shultz and Mark Cogan
160
Page Paperback Guidebook, 50 Card Deck Boxed Set
Publisher:
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; 1 edition (October 28, 2017)
List
Price: $34.99
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
When
Prometheus stole the sacred Olympian flame and bestowed it upon
humanity, he literally sparked the growth of civilization. Now
Prometheus presents us with a different but no less significant gift:
the guiding flame of insight, drawn from the stories and energies of
the kings, gods, and heroes who complement history and mythology's
great queens, goddesses, and heroines. This rich and lovely 50-card
oracle deck and guidebook unifies male energies with those of the
Chakras to create a unique and fresh approach to personal divination.
You will be led by warriors like Odysseus, cunning kings like
Hammurabi, quiet prophets like Elijah, and monsters like Pazuzu to
strong intuitive wisdom that can be applied to your well-being and
life's serious and day-to-day issues. The evocative portrait cards,
each featuring a Chakra will, like Prometheus, bring the fire of
knowledge and renewal to your soul.
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This
concludes our Newsletter for this month.
Look for
us again JANUARY 1st, 2018 (Where did the year go?!?)
Raven,
Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter
BLESSED
YULE,
FROM
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OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS!
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YOU NEXT YEAR!!!!
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