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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- golanv1@yahoo.com
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.
Edge of
the Circle Books strives to be your ideal Magical Pagan store.
Open 7
days a week, Noon 'till 8pm.A
Call:
206-PAN-1999
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We
are also now on Facebook:
Become a
Fan; post your event on the discussion page!
Also on
Facebook: THE SEATTLE PAGAN, OCCULT AND METAPHYSICAL RESOURCE BOARD
has been created in order to facilitate networking throughout the
Pacific Northwest.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1000179343332589/
If
you have a Magical Group, Ritual Group, Pagan Church or organization,
Druid Grove, please feel free to post your events and classes here.
Meetups,
talks, book signings, public rituals, etc—all are welcome here.
We'd prefer
no advertisements for Professional Readers, Reiki practitioners, etc.
However, if you are teaching a class, or giving a workshop or talk,
feel free to post your event.
This group
is specifically for sharing events of interest to the local
community, it is not meant for discussing magical paths and
traditions, or asking general questions about magick or paganism.
Please remain civil, do disparaging posts about groups or
individuals. Off topic posts WILL be moderated.
..and
check out the Edge’s new TUMBLR Page!
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!
No
charge if your class or event is free!
EDGE
OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL
EVENT:
FRIDAY,
MARCH 9TH, 6 PM TO CLOSE :
Tony
Rella's CIRCLING THE STAR book release at Edge of the Circle Books in
Seattle!
An event
celebrating the release of local author and therapist Anthony Rella's
new book, Circling the Star.
This book
is a personal and spiritual journey through the Iron and Pearl
Pentacles, tools that originated in the Anderson Feri Tradition and
have branched to influence many practitioners, communities, and
traditions such as Reclaiming and Morningstar Mystery School.
From Gods &
Radicals: "Circling the Star offers the seeker a spiritual
philosophy which will empower their resistance to capital and Empire.
Weaving together psychology, Egyptian polytheism, queer and occult
theory, Kabbalah, intersectional feminism, and Feri witchcraft, witch
and therapist Anthony Rella offers us a powerful manual for personal
and political liberation."
Come meet
the author, listen to an excerpt from the book, participate in a
guided meditation, and buy your own signed copy!
Reading
begins at 7pm.
**
Prices
subject to change without notice.
CIRCLING
THE STAR
by
Anthony Rella
Gods&Radicals
Press, 2018
Specifications:
140 pages, Perfect Bound 6″x9″, Matte cover, black&white with
illustrations.
List
Price: $16.00
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
With
your freedom, what would you make of this world?
Circling
The Star is a practical journey into the esoteric wisdom of the Iron
Pentacle for activists, witches, rebels, and mystics seeking a deeper
understanding of themselves and of the world they wish to transform.
Circling
The Star offers the seeker a spiritual philosophy which will empower
their resistance to capital and Empire. Weaving together psychology,
Egyptian polytheism, queer and occult theory, Kabbalah,
intersectional feminism, and Feri witchcraft, witch and therapist
Anthony Rella offers us a powerful manual for personal and political
liberation.
Those
already familiar with the workings of the Iron Pentacle but seeking a
more engaged witchcraft will find Circling The Star invaluable. Those
new to these workings will find Circling The Star an ideal
introduction. And the many of us wary of mass-market glossy ‘magic’
texts and white-light spiritual bypassing will find Circling The Star
an exhilarating glimpse of what engaged, radical witchcraft can be
again.
“Drawing
on his years of magical practice and spiritual study, Tony blends his
own devotional practice with his training in psychotherapy. The
result is a deep understanding, coupled with a dash of poetry. He
calls on us to open to states of wonder. To plumb our depths. To be
strengthened and renewed.
These
tools can change you, too, if you let them.”–T.
Thorn Coyle
Featuring
illustrations from Alley Valkyrie, cover art from Li Pallas, and a
foreword from T. Thorn Coyle, Circling The Star was released on 14
February, 2018, the 3-year anniversary of the birth of the beautiful
resistance that is Gods&Radicals.
Specifications:
140 pages, Perfect Bound 6″x9″, Matte cover, black&white with
illustrations.
**
THE
BARDIC BOOK OF BECOMING:
An
Introduction to Modern Druidry
by
Ivan McBeth (Author), Orion Foxwood (Afterword), Philip
Carr-Gomm (Foreword), Fearn Lickfield (Contributor)
Paperback:
272 pages
Publisher:
Weiser Books (April 1, 2018)
List
Price: $24.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
The
Bardic Book of Becoming is a warm, user-friendly, eclectic
introduction to modern Druidry that invites you to take the first
steps into the realms of magic and mystery.
In
this book you will be introduced to the various techniques and
practices of a Druid in training. Written by Ivan McBeth, the
cofounder of Vermont's Green Mountain School of Druidry, with Fearn
Lickfield, the book incorporates lessons, visualizations, rituals,
and magical stories. Many different activities and exercises are
included that provide the reader with hands-on learning. Ivan also
provides personal stories that demonstrate his own journey from
spiritual seeker to Druid.
**
THE
NAKED WITCH:
An
Autobiography
by
Fiona Horne
Paperback:
224 pages
Publisher:
Rockpool Publishing (February 1, 2018)
List
Price: $21.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Fiona
Horne's extraordinary journey through a metaphysically laced material
world has all the breathtaking twists, turns, perils, redemption, and
enlightenment of a fantasy novel merged with Siddhartha and
Entertainment Weekly.
This
is her autobiography. It's the late 70s and a 10-year-old girl builds
an altar in the bushland of suburban Sydney. Stones, leaves, and
flowers are offerings for her animal friends and the mystical
creatures of her imagination. Hidden from the real world the girl
feels accepted and safe. Alone in the bush she is a little pagan.
Fast forward to the 90s and Fiona Horne is now the face of modern
witchcraft, a bestselling author, a radio and TV personality, and a
founding member of electro-rock group Def FX. She has Hollywood and
the world at her fingertips. But simmering beneath the sparkling
surface the demons lie in wait . . .
At
once heartbreaking and inspirational, you will wonder how one person
could pack so much into one life.
**
THE
ELEMENTS OF SPELLCRAFTING:
21
Keys to Successful Sorcery
by
Jason Miller
Paperback:
224 pages
Publisher:
New Page Books; 1 edition (February 19, 2018)
List
Price: $16.99
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
There
is no shortage of spells out there. Some books highlight thousands of
spells, but do any of them actually work? And how well do they work?
I don't mean just getting a result--I mean getting a result that
matters, a result that will impact your life or the lives of those
you work for. The Elements of Spellcrafting provides the most
effective and efficient ways to get things done with magic.
The
Elements of Spellcrafting identifies and explains 21 keys to
successful sorcery--a best practices of sorcery--in three sections:
Principals
and strategies for how best to apply magic before you begin.
Methods
and tactics that will ensure a positive outcome.
How
to take spells to the next level--building a life of spiritual
accomplishment and material success beyond the basics.
If
you have ever cast a spell that didn't work, The Elements of
Spellcrafting will help you figure out why.
If
you regularly cast spells that seem to work but you still wind up in
the same circumstances, this book will definitely help you chart a
new course for victorious spellcrafting.
**
GODDESS
MATTERS:
The
Mystical, Practical, & Controversial
by
Judith Laura
Paperback:
202 pages
Publisher:
Open Sea Press (September 15, 2011)
List
Price: $14.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Goddess
Matters: The Mystical, Practical,& Controversial, presents an
in-depth look at today's global trends in Goddess spirituality and
emerging Goddess religions. The book covers a wide range of subjects,
some of them rarely discussed in other books. These include
contemporary Goddess temples and conferences, Goddess ethics, various
controversies, practical approaches to sexual risks, responses to
natural disasters, emerging Goddess figures in Judaism and
Christianity, and cutting edge thought that relates Goddess and
science. The book also has chapters on intuitive and psychic work,
death and the possibility of afterlife, various approaches to
spirituality and religion, and a look at the probable future of
Goddess spirituality. There are also chapters with definitions of
terms used to discuss religion, and words used to describe psychic
work. This is Judith Laura's third Goddess book.
**
Pagan
Portals
GWYN
AP NUDD:
Wild
God of Faery, Guardian of Annwfn
by
Danu Forest
Series:
Pagan Portals
Paperback:
128 pages
Publisher:
Moon Books (October 27, 2017)
List
Price: $10.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Gwyn,
the bright god of the Brythonic underworld Annwfn and Faery king of
the wild Welsh spirits, the twlwyth teg, is an ancient and mysterious
figure. His tales are scattered through oral folklore and across
medieval Welsh literature, a depository of our ancient god-tales.
Said to dwell within the legendary glass castle in Glastonbury Tor,
as well as the black mountains of Wales, he is both a figure of
romance and fear. A dark lover through the winter months, leader of
the wild hunt, and guardian of the dead. He is the ancient companion
of bards and visionaries through the initiatory journey to the depths
of the Celtic Underworld, in search of the Goddess of the land
herself. With a close look at traditional magic and lore as well as
practical exercises, Gwyn ap Nudd is an essential guide for all those
who seek wisdom from the darkness and wild communion with the
sovereignty of the land.
**
DEEPER
INTO THE UNDERWORLD:
Death,
Ancestors & Magical Rites
by
Christopher Allaun
Paperback:
204 pages
Publisher:
Mandrake (December 1, 2017)
List
Price: $23.00
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Deeper
into the Underworld we go...
The
Underworld is home to our beloved ancestors, those who gave us our
flesh and blood and our breath. Their blood flows through our veins
and contains great magick and power. They have the ability to help us
heal old karmic wounds of the past and aide us in our spiritual
development. They can teach us many things about the world of spirit.
All we have to do is honor them. All we have to do is call to them.
The
cycles of Life are sacred to our pagan and magical cosmology, but
what of Death? As we honor life, so, too, must we honor the
sacredness of death and dying. As we go further in our Underworld
studies, we will learn about the Angel of Death and energetic process
of dying. Death is not the end. It is a magical transition into the
world of spirit where we are rejoined with our beloved ancestors. The
Ancestors are our link to our past. We will learn to honor them and
create a sacred shrine so that we may commune with them in a magical
and healing way. By honoring the ancestors, we will strengthen our
bonds with the spirits and learn to heal our family karma that began
long ago and affects us even today.
By
learning to work with the ancestors, we will learn to work with the
spirits of the dead for magick and healing. We will learn how ancient
cultures summoned the beloved dead to heal grief and say final
goodbyes. We will also learn magical techniques to summon the shades
of the dead and the Hidden Company; those powerful spirits that can
teach us ancient wisdom of long ago that can help us tread our
spiritual path to find balance and healing.
**
PAGAN
ANARCHISM
by
Christopher Scott Thompson
Nonfiction,
6×9 inches, perfect-bound paperback, matte cover, b&w with
images.
Published
November 2016 by Gods and Radicals
List
Price: $15.00
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
“Strange
dreams are stirring, drifting into the sleeping consciousness of
mystics, visionaries and revolutionaries. Dreams of the fallen and
most often the forgotten—those who fought in all of the uprisings
and revolutions since the beginning of history. They stir on the
edges of sleep like revenants besieging a presidential palace. They
want us to hear them and to heed their call.”
What
is Pagan Anarchism?
Witches
who poison bosses and landlords. Slave revolts instigated by a god of
ecstasy. Eviction notices issued in the name of land spirits and
Faerie queens. A ghostly general leading loom breakers. Elves who
destroy factories.
Were
these all merely myths, they’d still be more true than the
superstitions upholding Empire and Capital. Yet they’re not myths,
but our own history: the history of uprisings, of a fierce magic and
a revolutionary current woven throughout the threads of Paganism and
anarchism. As historian Peter Linebaugh named them, they are the ‘Red
and Green,’ the revolutionary and the Pagan threads which comprise
the yearly celebration of May Day.
Poet,
writer, anarchist, and Pagan Christopher Scott Thompson pulls and
spins these threads that run from Rome to the Occupy Movement, from
the Levelers and Luddites to the witchpunx and Wobblies–and from
them weaves a tapestry of revolution.
**
MADAME
PAMITA'S MAGICAL TAROT:
Using
the Cards to Make Your Dreams Come True
by
Madame Pamita
Paperback:
272 pages
Publisher:
Weiser Books (March 1, 2018)
List
Price: $18.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
While
many people are aware that tarot is an amazing system for accessing
deep spiritual wisdom, what most haven't realized is that it's also a
powerful and practical tool for manifesting all that we dream of and
desire.
Madame
Pamita's Magical Tarot is a joyful journey that reveals the light in
each of the 78 cards--even the ones that have traditionally had
strongly negative connotations. Readers will find the spells,
affirmations, exercises, and card descriptions exceptionally useful
in using the tarot as a spiritual roadmap to their best life.
Experienced tarot readers and novices alike will be drawn to the
practical ways to use the tarot to attract positive people, create
abundance, open up opportunity, and realize a life of fulfillment,
success, and pure happiness.
**
**
CBD
TAROT DE MARSEILLE
by
Dr. Yoav Ben-Dov
79
cards, 2.5” x 4.75”
List
Price: $$21.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Published
posthumously as a tribute to its creator, Yoav Ben-Dov, this
Marseille deck is a faithful reproduction of the traditional tarot
cards created by the esteemed Nicholas Conver in 1760. This vibrant
79-card deck includes an extra blank logo card to be
used as a carte blanche, "for everything that is open and
possible”. Also included is a 56-page booklet with instructions for
reading the cards, with both upright and inverse meanings.
CBD
Tarot de Marseille was voted by 13,000 Tarot Association Facebook
subscribers as one of Top 50 Essential Tarot Decks, the only one in
the “Marseilles decks” category.
"Ben-Dov
has created what I believe to be the most elegant restoration of the
classic Conver Marseille deck available.” —Mary K. Greer
**
ARCANUM
TAROT
by
Renata Lechner
Publisher:
Llewellyn, March 2018
Boxed
78 Card Deck, 128 page Guidebook
List
Price: $26.95 US
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
Mystical
insights await within the stunning imagery of the Arcanum Tarot. From
the creator of the Thelema Tarot this deck features realistic figures
set among lush and magical landscapes. Designed to connect the
deepest parts of your soul to the highest realms of the divine, the
Arcanum Tarot will show what you need to see in order to move forward
toward your destiny.
**
THE
DRAGON TAROT:
by
Nigel Suckling
Includes
a full deck of 78 specially commissioned tarot cards and a 64-page
illustrated book Cards
Publisher:
CICO Books; Illustrated edition (February 13, 2018)
List
Price; $18.95
FROM
THE PUBLISHER:
The
mysteries of the tarot and the legend of dragons come together in
this stunning box set, including a full tarot deck and 64-page
guidebook.
Majestic
in its power, the dragon in Western culture appears in myth and
legend as the jealous guardian of a treasure hoard—epitomized by
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Smaug, and seen more recently in J.K. Rowling’s
Harry Potter series and George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones
series. But that is not the whole story—dragons are complex
creatures, and the beast is usually credited with cunning and often
the power of speech—it is not just a brutal, terrifying monster.
Although occasionally hostile, as when an earth dragon stirs and
human cities crumble, there is no personal malice. Dragons simply
operate by different laws that do not always place our interest at
their center. Understanding those laws and adapting to accommodate
them is one path to wisdom. This is the spirit in which dragons
inspire this tarot—tarot also operates by laws that are slightly
beyond our conscious grasp, lifting the veil on the spiritual
undercurrent of the worlds we inhabit. This traditional 78-card deck
contains fire-breathing dragons, winged dragons of the air, sea
serpents, and earth dwellers who will reveal to you the secrets of
the past, the possibilities of the present, and all the potential of
the future.
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!
We
have Seattle's best Psychic Readers, in house, 7 days a week, from
2pm—8pm.
*
DON'T
FORGET THAT WE HAVE MOVED!!!!
We
are NOW located at: 1307 NE 45th St., between Brooklyn Ave NE and
University Way NE, next to the Neptune Theatre, in the University
District.
This
concludes our Newsletter for this month.
Look for
us again APRIL 1st, 2018!!!!
NO JOKE!
;-)
Raven,
Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter
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