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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.
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days a week, Noon 'till 8pm.
Call:
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OF BLOOD
AND BONES:
Working
with Shadow Magick & the Dark Moon
by
Kate Freuler, Mat Auryn (Foreword)
Paperback:
312 pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (July 8, 2020)
List Price:
$18.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Learn
to Work with the Magick of the Dark Moon~
Shadow
magick occupies a critical but often misunderstood role in the rich
history of witchcraft. This book explores topics such as the ethical
use of animal parts and bones, blood magick, dark moon energy, and
other rarely discussed aspects of witchcraft.
With a
focus on ethically sourcing materials and suggestions for plant-based
substitutions, author Kate Freuler provides much-needed information
and hands-on techniques to help you strengthen your witchcraft
practice, connect to nature, protect yourself (and your kith and
kin), and know yourself in a deep way. Within these pages, you will
also discover methods for hexing, scrying, sex magick, and working
with dark deities in addition to the magickal use of graveyard dirt
and performing spells to assist the crossing of a dying loved one.
The shadow work explored in Of Blood and Bones reminds us that not
everything is love and light, and that facing the dark side supports
the quest to achieve spiritual wholeness.
Reviews:
"Witchcraft
is not tame. We do a disservice to our craft in thinking so. Of Blood
and Bone is an excellent introductory guide to exploring the depths
of Withcraft and finding value in its darker side. Freuler leads
readers through difficult topics in an approachable and authentic
way. A good resource for anyone working with this side of magickal
practice."―Stephanie Woodfield, author of Dark Goddess
Craft
"Witches
are light, dark, and everything in between. This impressive piece of
work both guides and encourages modern Witches to reach into the
deeper wisdom of their sacred hearts to uncover genuine healing and
self-awareness. The book's original recipes, brilliant insights, and
damn-potent spells can be utilized by occultists of all varieties.
This is the real deal. Written with intelligence, integrity, and
sincerity, Of Blood & Bones is a brave exploration into the
beautiful shadowscape of magickal work and personal
development."―Raven Digitalis, author of Shadow
Magick Compendium & Esoteric Empathy
About the
Author:
Kate
Freuler has practiced witchcraft for over twenty-five years. She has
written for Llewellyn's Magical Almanac, Sabbats Almanac, and
Spell-A-Day Almanac. Kate owns and operates an online store called
White Moon Witchcraft. She lives in Ontario.
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GOD IS
DEAD, LONG LIVE THE GODS:
A Case
for Polytheism
by
Gus diZerega
Paperback:
256 pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (June 8, 2020)
List Price:
$19.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
God is
Dead, Long Live the Gods shows how polytheism―unlike
monotheism―fits with the revolutionary ideas found in quantum
physics, biology, and ecology. Beginning with the Enlightenment and
the roots of what we now know as science, Western thought has
generally turned away from religious belief. But what if the
incompatibility of science and religion only applies to monotheism?
Gus
diZerega explores contemporary science to show why consciousness is a
fundamental aspect of reality, why the universe is alive at all
levels, and why polytheistic experiences are as varied as the
enormous array of life forms that enrich our world. This fascinating
work develops a bold new vision for polytheism's evolving role in our
society and in our individual and collective spiritual experiences.
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THE
MYSTERIES OF MERLIN:
Ceremonial
Magic for the Druid Path
by
John Michael Greer
Paperback:
216 pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (May 8, 2020)
List Price:
$18.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Discover
Your Path of Self-Initiation through the Union of Druidry &
Ceremonial Magic~
This
innovative system of self-initiation into ceremonial magic provides
you with powerful rituals based on the life stages of the great
wizard Merlin. Featuring eight full ceremonial workings to perform
throughout the year for each of the three degrees, this exceptional
guide deepens your spirituality and connects you to mysteries passed
down across the ages.
Join John
Michael Greer as he presents a wealth of information on Merlin's life
and legends. Explore ancient initiations and how they're connected to
Celtic deities. Even if you have no experience with Druid magic,
Greer's detailed instructions, meditations, and exercises make it
easy to start your journey or enhance your spiritual path in exciting
ways. By marrying Golden Dawn magic with Celtic Paganism, this
impressive work unlocks vital wisdom for your modern practice.
About the
Author:
One of the
most respected writers and teachers in the occult field today, John
Michael Greer has written more than fifty books on esoteric
traditions, nature spirituality, and the future of industrial
society. An initiate in Druidic, Hermetic, and Masonic lineages, he
served for twelve years as Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of
Druids in America (AODA). He lives in Rhode Island, USA with his wife
Sara. He can be found online at www.EcoSophia.net
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WINTER:
Rituals
to Thrive in the Dark Cycle of the Saeculum
by Jo
Graham
Paperback:
224 pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (May 8, 2020)
List Price:
$17.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
This book
is a fascinating exploration of one of the four cycles in the ancient
Etruscan system known as the saecula. Winter is the final cycle of
endings before the time of renewal and rebirth. With hands-on
exercises and rituals, author Jo Graham invites you to find the
spirit of heroism within as you transform your life and soul in this
challenging era.
Building on
the foundation that was established in The Great Wheel, this book
reveals how the energy of this era influences your spiritual life,
your relationships, and your community. Welcome the classical deities
including Diana Nemorensis, Mercury, Athena Strategos, Mars, Father
Dis, and others as you:
• Find
your purpose when the world seems out of control
• Create
a haven for those who are in need
• Protect
yourself and your loved ones as the crisis deepens
• Use
your unique talents to help save your corner of the world
• Preserve
the things you treasure for the season of Spring to come
Exploring
the powerful cycles of generations, life spans, and seasons, Winter
offers specific techniques and support to help you see that the era
of Winter is only temporary and Spring will come again.
Review:
"Graham,
a pagan practitioner and cofounder of the spiritual organization Cult
of Isis, explores in this evocative work what she sees as the effects
of a cyclical system called the Saeculum. ... Readers with an
interest in pagan traditions will enjoy this accessible guide for
understanding the cyclical movement of time."―Publishers
Weekly
About the
Author:
Jo Graham
(North Carolina) has practiced in Pagan and Hermetic traditions for
more than thirty years, including leading an eclectic circle for
nearly a decade. Dedicated in 1989, she took her mastery in 2004. She
has studied the Classical world extensively and today mainly works in
traditions based on the Hellenistic Cult of Isis. Though she worked
in politics for fifteen years, today Jo divides her time between
writing and working as a Guardian ad Litem for children in foster
care. She lives in North Carolina with her partner and their
daughters.
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HIGH
MAGICK:
A Guide
to Cannabis in Ritual & Mysticism
by
Philip H. Farber
Paperback:
240 pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (April 8, 2020)
List Price:
$17.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Powerful
Magick with One of the World's Most Potent Plants~
Elevate
your magical practice with cannabis. Exploring everything from
ancient elixirs to modern mystics like Aleister Crowley and Timothy
Leary, High Magick is all about using cannabis safely and effectively
in spiritual settings. You will find specific ways to use cannabis
for:
- Invocation
- Evocation
- Banishing
- Meditation
- Energy healing
- Divination
- Scrying
- Chakra Activation
- Toasting
- Praising
- Pathworking
- Consecrating
- Charging
- Working with Ancestors
- Making Change in the World
Filled with
step-by-step instructions as well as helpful insights into some of
the most famous ritual magicians and cannabis proponents in the
world, this book helps you harness the spiritual power of this
amazing plant. Within these pages, you will also discover how to
conduct dynamic rituals like the Talking Joint, the Smoke of
Excellence, the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Leaf, and the Cannabis
Magick Holon Ritual.
Reviews:
"I
passed the first seventeen years of my life without so much as a
moment of serious self-reflection. A few pleasant puffs from a
clumsily rolled joint shared with my dear older brother changed that…
Changed everything. Cannabis became for me a sacrament, and quite
literally, the gateway to magick. Farber's High Magick is a most
timely and comprehensive look at the evolutionary and magical
potentials of this sacred, magical entity."―Lon Milo
DuQuette, author of Low Magick
"What
an amazing book! A concise yet thorough, well-researched treatise
weaving philosophical musings with useful exercises to enhance your
enjoyment and utilization of all things cannabis. From dreadlocks to
dishabituation, hypnosis to contact highs, I loved how this book kept
coming back to the importance of ritual, and the art of always being
open to possibility. High Magick is an important signpost on the road
to the entheogenic revolution. Bravo, Phil Farber!"―Julie
Holland, MD, editor of The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis
"Farber
has provided us with a well-researched, intelligent, and playful
grimoire for initiates of the Herb Dangerous, aka cannabis. From NLP
savvy mind hacks to group ceremonial practice, High Magick details
the history, pharmacology, and mythology of cannabis and brings it
all to life with practical esoteric techniques. Highly recommended
indeed!"―Julian Vayne, author of Getting Higher: The
Manual of Psychedelic Ceremony
"Phil
Farber's High Magick is an excellent and accessible introduction to
the historical role of cannabis in the magickal tradition, and its
practical application by today's modern magicians. Highly
recommended."―Chris Bennett, author of Liber 420:
Cannabis, Magickal Herbs, and the Occult
"In
the mind-expanding, interdisciplinary tradition of Aleister Crowley
and Robert Anton Wilson, Farber explores the powerful interface
between magick and the disciplined use of the cannabis plant. ...
Overflowing with ancient lore, current science, effective exercises,
and personal experiences that are at once practical and
inspirational. Highly recommended!"―David Jay Brown,
author Dreaming Wide Awake and The New Science of Psychedelics
"The
magical use of cannabis is known among the Daoists and ancient
Scythians. It is also a thread that connects the work of Francois
Rabelais, John Dee and Edward Kelley, Paschal Beverly Randolph,
Aleister Crowley, and Timothy Leary. Phil Farber's High Magick
represents a culmination of this lineage in the sense that the
powerful and direct 'meta-magick' practices that Farber teaches will
help you to further blow those older practices wide open or to
entirely create your own―or both!"―Edward Pandemonium,
author of Twilight Language and The Gospel of Pandemonium
About the
Author:
Philip H.
Farber is a magician, a teacher, and the author of Brain Magick and
several other books on magical subjects. He has taught seminars and
workshops throughout the USA and Europe and maintains a private
practice in NLP and hypnosis. Philip lives in New York's Hudson
Valley.
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PLAYING
CARD DIVINATION:
Every
Card Tells a Story
by
Stephen Ball
Paperback:
304 pages
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (June 8, 2020)
List Price:
$15.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Turn a
standard deck of playing cards into a colorful divinatory system
filled with inspiration, adventure, insight, and advice. In Playing
Card Divination, each number card represents a mythic role (Hunter,
Lover, Healer, Trickster, etc.) and each suit gives an action for
that role (Promise, Gambit, Folly, Triumph). Each card has a unique
meaning―for example, the Healer's Triumph card represents
gratitude, recognition, and teamwork―and a story that helps you
develop a deeper understanding of the cards. With spread ideas,
sample readings, and detailed advice, this book shows how to develop
your own path of wisdom with a simple deck of cards.
About the
Author:
Stephen
Ball is the author of Elemental Divination: A Dice Oracle and has
taught and created systems of divination for over twenty years. He
previously published The Apple Branch: An English Shamanism as
Stephen Blake, and contributed to Avalonia's anthology Horns of Power
and to Steve Drury's Dice Mysteries. He lives in London.
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EDMUND
DULAC TAROT
by
Edmund Dulac, Giacomo Gailli
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (March 8, 2020)
78 Card
Tarot Deck
List Price:
$24.95
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
The
enchanting art of Edmund Dulac elevates the tarot to new heights in
this fascinating deck. Channeling the elemental power of beloved
faery tales, these cards energize the reader's own sense of
archetypal wisdom. Known as one of the top talents of the golden age
of illustration, Dulac made his name with illustrated versions of
Shakespeare, Hans Christian Andersen, and Edgar Allen Poe. This deck
showcases his most magical and mysterious works, leading to profound
readings that speak to the heart and the inner spirit.
About the
creators:
Edmund
Dulac (1882 - 1953) was a renowned magazine illustrator, book
illustrator, and stamp designer. He illustrated special editions of
many famous works, including some by the Brontë sisters, William
Shakespeare, Hans Christian Anderson, and Edgar Allen Poe.
Giacomo
Gailli is a tarot artist based in Italy.
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DARK
WOOD TAROT
by
Sasha Graham, Abigail Larson
78 Card
Deck with 304 page Guidebook
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (June 8, 2020)
List Price:
$31.99
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Dare
to enter the dark wood and discover your shadow self with this
enthralling Rider-Waite-Smith-style deck.
As you take
on the role of a witch entering the wood, you'll find each card
becomes a "vision" of legends (wands), fears (swords),
animals (cups), and the natural world (pentacles). These visions
offer you deep wisdom, providing a richer and fuller understanding of
yourself. Examine your secret desires, your shadowy dreams, and the
unknown recesses of your psyche. This deck is the key to your shadow
side―the key to a quest through darkness and into the light that
reflects your hidden talents and personal power.
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LIMINAL
SPIRITS ORACLE
by
Laura Tempest Zakroff
List Price:
$23.99
Deck and
Book Boxed Set
Publisher:
Llewellyn Publications (June 8, 2020)
FROM THE
PUBLISHER:
Featuring
the ethereal art of Laura Tempest Zakroff, author of Weave the
Liminal, this deck can be used as a means to commune with liminal
spirits, a focus for meditation, a tool for spellcraft, and a system
of divination. Rooted in modern traditional Witchcraft and designed
to help the reader explore the unseen world, the magical artwork of
the Liminal Spirits Oracle connects you to the wisdom of the Witch so
you can tap into the spirit realm and the deeper energies within
yourself.
Review:
"The
Liminal Spirits Oracle is an oracle deck with a great may layers. ...
There are occult themes and beautiful art and a softness throughout
the entire thing, deck and book. There isn't one single perspective
to this deck, yet it feels very cohesive. It's that Liminal Space
again, where you can make it what it is. ... This deck is one of
tangible magic."―Indie Deck Review
About the
Author:
Laura
Tempest Zakroff is a professional artist, author, dancer, designer,
and Modern Traditional Witch. She holds a BFA from RISD (The Rhode
Island School of Design) and her myth-inspired artwork has received
awards and honors worldwide. Laura blogs for Patheos as "A
Modern Traditional Witch," for Witches & Pagans magazine as
"Fine Art Witchery," and contributes to The Witches'
Almanac. She is the author of the bestselling book Sigil Witchery: A
Witch's Guide to Crafting Magick Symbols, as well as The Witch's
Cauldron: The Craft, Lore & Magick of Ritual Vessels, and The
Witch's Altar (co-authored with Jason Mankey). Weave the Liminal:
Living Modern Traditional Witchcraft is her fourth book.
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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!
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have Seattle's best Psychic Readers, in house, 7 days a week, from
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This
concludes our Newsletter for this month.
Look for
us again AUGUST 1st, 2020!
Erica
(Raven) Branch-Butler, Editrix, Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter
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