EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS
IS PLEASED TO PRESENT
THE FOLLOWING NEW TITLES:
STANDING AT THE CROSSROADS
Dialectics of the Witching-Other
By Peter Hamilton-Giles
Publisher: Atramentous Press, 2018
Standard Edition:
Illustrations and Design by Carolyn Hamilton-Giles
Pages: 184.
Specifications:
Cover: Burgundy Buckram on 3000 mike board.
Design: Two colour foil block to front and back, with single colour foil block to spine.
Endpapers: Napura Wipalin Marine.
Paper: Munken Cream 100gsm.
Bookmark Ribbon.
Head and Tail bands.
List Price: $76.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Truth is based on censoring that which might undermine alternative rationales, and so it is with how the existential witch has been accommodated by practitioners as the icon for folk based practices. Typically this stereotypical inclusion has up to now involved the appropriation of the most revered historical opposition to Christian patriarchy i.e. the witch so that he or she might become a conduit for justifying rationales for qualifying alternative occult belief systems. Challenging the common consensus on engagement, we find Peter Hamilton-Giles in “Standing at the Crossroads: Dialectics of the Witching-Other” addressing ongoing silences embedded within the connectivity being felt towards the existential witch. Appealing to novices and experienced veterans of witchcraft alike this work casts a new light on the conditions informing how we come to embrace the witch.
At the same time this work should not be regarded as offering a simple explanation, for this most insightful book adopts an advisory position on how practitioners should engage with the witch. It goes about achieving this by addressing how interaction, based on apprehension and perception, informs the understanding of the subject by interjecting the motif of Otherness. As a result, “Standing at the Crossroads” looks to liberate practitioners from the shackles of inexplicable constructs, while at the same time suggesting an altogether more promising alternative on how to successfully accept the existential witch. But the reader must be made aware this is no simple or straight A to Z on what to do, for the narrative invites the reader to act as the iconoclast to any taken for granted notions that he or she may being holding onto. Consequently, the text contains within it the insightful principle of deviation, making Standing at the Crossroads: Dialectics of the Witching-Other an instructive platform for engaging with the metaphysical. Moreover, comprehending the important role the witching-other has to play in developing witchcraft discourses has a further ramification in developing contemporary occult philosophy, for it is from this intellectual discipline that the flow of consciousness is unleashed, this being a valid and vitalcontributing aspect to all witching activities.
An added aspect to Standing at the Crossroads comes with the inclusion of more than fifteen evocative colour illustrations by Carolyn Hamilton-Giles. These act as a counterpoint to the text and yet reveal a reverential aspect towards the metaphysical emplacement of the witch.
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PAGAN OTHERWORLDS TAROT (Deck)
by Linnea Gits
Publisher: Uusi
- Third Edition Pagan Otherworlds Tarot, printed on luxurious, heavy, playing card stock with an embossed linen finish
- 75mm x 130mm card size, 22 major arcana cards, 56 lower arcana cards
- Introducing a 23rd major arcana card exclusive to Uusi's tarot"The Seeker" bearing the infinity symbol
- Introducing 5, silver holographic "Luna Cards"
- Heavy paper stock with gold foil embossing for tuck box
- printed by The Expert Playing Card Company New York, NY
List Price: $56.00
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
A groundbreaking tarot by the designers and artists Linnea Gits and Peter Dunham that introduces a 23rd Higher Arcana card, "The Seeker" and five "Luna Cards" – all original introductions to the tarot format created by Uusi and found exclusively in Uusi's Pagan Otherworld's Tarot.
All imagery in this 84 card deck is hand painted using traditional oils by Linnea Gits and all copy is hand-lettered by Peter Dunham. The deck is inspired by the visual beauty of nature, early Celtic mysticism and the luminous beauty of Renaissance paintings.
The tarot is having a moment right now and we are excited to have been a part of it's return. This timeless object of contemplation has moved out of the "New Age" dungeon and back into the modern market where it feels more relevant than ever. A soulful, mysterious and creative way to explore our identities and connections to each other and this beautiful planet. Viva Tarot!
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NOTES FROM THE PAGAN OTHERWORLDS
by Linnea Gits and Peter Dunham
Fourth Edition
Publisher: Uusi
Dimensions: 6" X 6"
210 Pages
Black & White Plates Of Each Card
Full-Color Cover
Paperback, Square Spine With Perfect Binding
Made In The USA
List Price: $25.00 USD
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Authored by artists and designers, Linnea Gits and Peter Dunham this book walks you through the artist's interpretation of each of the 84 cards in our Limited Edition Pagan Otherworlds Tarot.
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