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× Witchcraft and The Old Religion: an introduction

by Nigel Cox (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

76 pages, 8 black and white, 9 colour; 8 black and white, 9 colour

Publisher:Witchware Ltd

Imprint:Witchware Ltd

Edition:Revised ed

ISBN:9781916045101

Published:11 Mar 2019

Classifications:

Spirituality & religious experience, Witchcraft & Wicca

Dimensions:210 x 148 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

This thorough writing enables the curious seeker to pin down a truly progressive path in perhaps one of the oldest forms of spiritual and magical awareness. To initiates and those in the know, 'the old religion' gives a name to this path. More commonly, the old religion is called Wicca. In this book, you'll find the means to realise your position as a natural born magician. This book encourages the reader to become aware of the symbolic meanings associated with witches tools like the pentacle. Once the reader understands what the pentacle represents, they can enter into the world of creating energetic influences, or magic.

This book gives a solid, straightforward grounding into what the Old Gods mean, working with the elemental forces, casting magical circles, practising Sabbat ceremonies and much more.

The author, Nigel Cox, is a practising witch who brings his knowledge of witchcraft and the old religion into an easy to read and straightforward way, encouraging those interested in this pagan path to move confidently into it, and if the reader chooses, initiate as a witch and develop a meaningful relationship with the old gods, witchcraft and the old religion.

× An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present

by Doreen Valiente (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

400 pages, Line drawings, black and white; Illustrations, unspecified

Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd

Imprint:Robert Hale Ltd

Edition:New ed

ISBN:9780709053507

Published:1 Jan 1994

Classifications:

Witchcraft & Wicca

Dimensions:216 x 141 x 25 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Language:English

Country of Origin:IN

Description

This book is intended to be not merely a history, but a guide to the many strange byways of a vast and fascinating subject. Witchcraft is as old as the human race, and it is actively practised today, by people of all classes.

To its devotees, witchcraft is more than spells and charms, or even secret meetings and rituals; it is a philosophy and a way of life. It claims to be the oldest form of religion, that of nature-worship and magic. Since the last Witchcraft Act was repealed in 1951, the revival of public interest in witchcraft has been the subject of continuous controversy.

This book is a serious contribution to the study of a subject too long obscured by prejudice and sensationalism.

× Natural Magic

by Doreen Valiente (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

184 pages, Line drawings, black and white; Illustrations, unspecified

Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd

Imprint:Robert Hale Ltd

Edition:New ed

ISBN:9780709064503

Published:1 Jan 1999

Classifications:

Witchcraft & Wicca

Dimensions:216 x 139 x 15 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Language:English

Description

Magic is all around us - in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind and the sunset cloud. All we need is the ability to see it, understand it, and apply it. Natural Magic explains how to practise the age-old white magic that village wise women have used for centuries.

It deals with the magic of herbs and flowers, of the four elements, of numbers and colours, amulets and talismans, how to read cards, how to interpret dreams, and much more. There are chapters on the secrets of sex magic, and on the use of traditional spells. If you want to learn to charm warts, to cast a love spell, or to plant a magical garden, this book will tell you how.

An essentially practical treatise, which sets out to show how magic can be for everyone, and how, indeed, it has always been inherent in human life and nature. Both those who are new to the practice of magic and those with experience will find it delightful reading and an informative handbook for use in daily life.

× The Charge of the Goddess : The Poetry of Doreen Valiente

by Doreen Valiente (Author)

Edited by:Ashley Mortimer

Format:

Paperback / softback

140 pages

Publisher:Doreen Valiente Foundation

Imprint:Doreen Valiente Foundation

Edition:Expanded ed.

ISBN:9780992843007

Published:1 Mar 2014

Dimensions:150 x 210 x 14 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

Just before Doreen died on the 1st September 1999, she requested that her poems be published. Here, for the first time, together with her magical artefacts and memories from friends, is a tribute to a great lady who gave, and is still giving, so much to the Craft.

× Doreen Valiente Witch

by Philip Heselton (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

378 pages

Publisher:Doreen Valiente Foundation

Imprint:Doreen Valiente Foundation

ISBN:9780992843069

Published:22 Feb 2016

Dimensions:152 x 211 x 24 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

Biography of the mother of modern witchcraft. A must read for all those inspired by Doreen's work.

× The Meaning of Witchcraft : Weiser Classics

by Gerald Gardner (Author) , Pam Grossman (Foreword By)

Format:

Paperback / softback

336 pages

Publisher:Red Wheel/Weiser

Imprint:Red Wheel/Weiser

ISBN:9781578637898

Published:13 Dec 2023

Classifications:

Mysticism, magic & ritual

Dimensions:229 x 146 x 37 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

From the witchfather and founder of modern day Wicca, Gerald Gardner gives a thorough examination of witchcraft through the ages.

× High Magic's Aid

by Gerald B. Gardner (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

298 pages, black & white illustrations

Publisher:Aurinia Books

Imprint:Aurinia Books

ISBN:9780956618207

Published:1 Aug 2010

Dimensions:203 x 128 x 19 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

Set in medieval times and told as an exciting adventure story in the manner of The Lord of the Rings, High Magic's Aid takes the reader on a quest to uncover the ancient, lost and forbidden secrets of Magic and Witchcraft.

× Witchcraft Today

by Gerald B Gardner (Author) , Margaret Murray (Foreword By) , Raymond Buckland (Introduction By)

Format:

Paperback / softback

180 pages

Publisher:Book Tree

Imprint:Book Tree

ISBN:9781585094325

Published:7 Feb 2022

Dimensions:152 x 229 x 13 (mm)

Description

Witchcraft Today recounts Gardner's thoughts on the history and the practices of the witch-cult, and his claim to have met practising witches in 1930s England. It also deals with his theory that the Knights Templar had practised the religion.

× Hedge Witch : A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft

by Rae Beth (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

192 pages, Line drawings, black and white; Illustrations, unspecified

Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd

Imprint:Robert Hale Ltd

Edition:New ed

ISBN:9780709048510

Published:1 Aug 1992

Dimensions:215 x 138 x 16 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Language:English

Description

Written in the form of letters from an experienced witch to her two apprentices, solitary witchcraft is offered, not as a substitute for coven worship, but as a fulfulling lifestyle in its own right. Rae Beth explains the importance of the Goddess and her consort, the Horned God, as sources of spiritual strength and worship. The author extols the feminine principles of healing and regeneration as well as attacking greed and self-interest which jeopardize the planet's very future.

Rae Beth provides spells for all the key festivals of the witch's calendar; describes and outlines the Pagan approach to finding a partner. Her lyrical letters, accompanied by delicate pen-and-ink sketches, bring the reader towards a deeper understanding of the solitary witch's lifestyle and beliefs.

× The Hedge Witch's Way : Magical Spirituality for the Lone Spellcaster

by Rae Beth (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

176 pages, Line drawings, black and white; Illustrations, unspecified

Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd

Imprint:Robert Hale Ltd

Edition:New ed

ISBN:9780709073833

Published:1 Jan 2003

Dimensions:217 x 143 x 14 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Language:English

Description

Here is a guide to the magical spirituality of the hedge witch, which describes a path that is profound and yet simple - uncluttered by complex ritual, a matter of the heart. The hedge witch is a solitary witch and natural mystic who practises wildwood mysticism, so called because it is the knowledge at the root of the tree of witchcraft. Explained in detail are the witch's prayers, spell-casting and communication with spirits and faeries, including those spirits travelling in the three realms of the magical otherworld.

The values and ethics of this most ancient tradition may surprise and delight with their blend of common sense, compassion and wildness. (It is not a spiritual way for conformists!) This book opens the door to all those who feel they are natural witches but are, as yet, uninstructed. The Hedge Witch's Way is a guide for witches of either gender - potential wisewomen or wisemen - that presents the faerie-led practices of our ancestors, in a modern-day context.

× Spellcraft for Hedge Witches : A Guide to Healing our Lives

by Rae Beth (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

176 pages, Line drawings, black and white; Illustrations, unspecified

Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd

Imprint:Robert Hale Ltd

ISBN:9780709086185

Published:1 Nov 2008

Dimensions:216 x 142 x 18 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Language:English

Description

Village wisewomen and men, the community's witches, have always helped to heal wounded lives. When disaster strikes, such as serious illness or some kind of abuse or loss, or when we're struggling through things such as divorce or family conflict, today's hedge witchcraft can still give us the means to help ourselves or others. There are, for example, spells to banish the spirits of cruelty or injustice.

There are ways of countering the ill effects of spiteful thoughts which others may hold about us. We can rebuild our sense of ourselves by magic that holds us true to our real life purpose, throughout any crisis. What is presented here is not superficial and not a shortcut.

Rather, it is a powerful process, a method which can be adapted to any situation where help may be needed.

× Lamp of the Goddess

by Rae Beth (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

160 pages

Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd

Imprint:Robert Hale Ltd

ISBN:9780709068846

Published:1 Feb 2001

Dimensions:216 x 138 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Language:English

Description

At the dawn of a new era we are drawn to modern Goddess spirituality. Rae Beth feels the world can change by sharing our personal spiritual experiences with each other. She has gone within herself for this book of recollections, inner guidance and ancient teachings (which was originally published as Reincarnation and the Dark Goddess).

She explains individual reincarnation as a microcosm of Earth's great cycles of existence and as a means of developing the love and wisdom needed to manifest the true beauty of the spirit realm. Along with instructions for recalling past lives and developing psychic skills, she gives descriptions of the Otherworld (where we go between lives) as the land of the Dark Goddess - the Queen of the Dead. This is not a fearsome place, but a joyful spirit land where healing flows, whether we approach it from its peripheries in dreams, in meditation, or between incarnations.

Rae Beth also includes thoughtful interpretations of various myths of the Goddess in her many aspects - Isis, Kali, Mary Magdalene, Persephone and Tiamat - to name but a few. Lamp of the Goddess looks at reincarnation from the viewpoint of a present-day priestess who honours the Deep Feminine, or the Goddess, as Mother of Souls, as well as the Earth Mother of physical existence. This sharing vision is relevant to us all, in our process of discovery and rebirth.

× Wicca : A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner

by Scott Cunningham (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

240 pages, ill

Publisher:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

Imprint:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

ISBN:9780875421186

Published:8 Sep 2002

Dimensions:229 x 154 x 15 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Description

"This is one of the most widely recommended books you will hear mentioned when talking to anyone who walks these paths. Countless thousands have come to understand and embrace the Lord and the Lady through the words and the wisdom revealed within".

-The Celtic Connection

×

The Truth About Witchcraft

by Scott Cunningham (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

208 pages

Publisher:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

Imprint:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

ISBN:9780738765600

Published:1 May 2020

Dimensions:106 x 172 x 15 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Description

Now available with an updated cover, The Truth About Witchcraft provides a wonderful introduction to Witchcraft and Wicca for those new to the craft. Exploring the history of folk magic and the contemporary practices of Witchcraft and Wicca, this highly accessible book shares simple rituals for love, prosperity, raising energy, and more. You will also discover helpful tips and techniques for utilizing crystals, herbs, candles, cauldrons, and wands.

Dispelling the many myths and misunderstandings that surround Witchcraft, this convenient guide shows how to work with timeless rituals and natural energies in order to create positive changes in your life. Whether you want to learn about the Goddess and the God or the special holidays known as sabbats and esbats, you will discover the answers you seek.

× Encyclopaedia of Magical Herbs

by Scott Cunningham (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

336 pages, ill

Publisher:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

Imprint:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

Edition:2nd 2000 ed.

ISBN:9780875421223

Published:8 Apr 2000

Dimensions:227 x 152 x 20 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Description

A comprehensive guide to magical herbalism, detailing over 400 herbs and plants from all over the world.

× The Horned God of the Witches

by Jason Mankey (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

312 pages

Publisher:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

Imprint:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

ISBN:9780738763088

Published:1 Jul 2021

Dimensions:152 x 229 x 20 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Horned gods have influenced the development of many magical traditions. This book explores the deep spiritual and historical roots of these gods, and shares rituals and activities designed to help you get closer to them. From ancient Greece to the Rennaissance to the contemporary age of Witchcraft and ritual magick, horned deities have been honored as gods of nature, sex, fertility, passion, sacrifice, death, and rebirth.

The Horned God of the Witches reveals the origins and features of their most common guises Pan, Cernunnos, Herne, Elen of the Ways, the Green Man, and even the Christian devil. Whether you are interested in the Wiccan Horned God a composite of several deities or in the general topic, you will discover rituals for meeting the powerful deity, adding a spiritual charge to your lovemaking, and receiving the gifts of the Witch Father. Author Jason Mankey also includes an in-depth guided meditation for connecting with the Green Man, tips for setting up a devotional altar, directions for the kiss of the eight-pointed star, and much more.

Designed to be useful for beginners as well as for those who already have an active devotional practice, this book shares fascinating perspectives and practices that will help you achieve your spiritual and magical goals.

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The God of the Witches

by Margaret A. Murray (Author)

Series:Galaxy Books

Format:

Paperback / softback

212 pages, plates

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Imprint:Oxford University Press Inc

ISBN:9780195012705

Published:11 Feb 1970

Dimensions:216 x 141 x 15 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Description

This celebrated study of witchcraft in Europe traces the worship of the pre-Christian and prehistoric Horned God from paleolithic times to the medieval period. Murray, the first to turn a scholarly eye on the mysteries of witchcraft, enables us to see its existence in the Middle Ages not as an isolated and terrifying phenomenon, but as the survival of a religion nearly as old as humankind itself, whose devotees held passionately to a view of life threatened by analien creed. The findings she sets forth, once thought of as provocative and implausible, are now regarded as irrefutable by folklorists and scholars in related fields.

Exploring the rites andceremonies associated with witchcraft, Murray establishes the concept of the "dying god"--the priest-king who was ritually killed to ensure the country and its people a continuity of fertility and strength. In this light, she considers such figures as Thomas a Becket, Joan of Arc, and Gilles de Rais as spiritual leaders whose deaths were ritually imposed. Truly a classic work of anthropology, and written in a clear, accessible style that anyone can enjoy, The God of theWitches forces us to reevaluate our thoughts about an ancient and vital religion.

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Way of the Horned God, The - A Young Man s Guide to Modern Paganism

by Dancing Rabbit (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

162 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:O Books

ISBN:9781846942679

Published:26 Feb 2010

Dimensions:216 x 140 x 13 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

If you are the parent of a teenage boy, "The Horned God in Every Boy" will guide your son to growing up to be a man who will be responsible, courageous, and kind, a true Son of the Great Goddess and the Horned God. It will help you assist him in his quest for manhood. If you are a young man who is serious about Pagan spirituality and is interested in working toward harmony within yourself and with nature "The Horned God in Every Boy" is written especially for you.

Dancing Rabbit has been a practicing Pagan since 1993. He was co-founder of the Elder Grove and currently is co-facilitator of Rhythm of Life Chalice Circle, and holds a Master of Education degree He currently lives in Houston, Texas with his wife Cindy.

× Pagan Portals - The Triple Goddess

by Rachel Patterson (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

128 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:Moon Books

ISBN:9781782790549

Published:26 Nov 2021

Classifications:

Dimensions:140 x 216 x 12 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

An updated approach for working with the Triple Goddess in modern times The Triple Goddess has three facets: the maiden, the mother, and the crone. The Triple Goddess represents many things such as birth, life, death and the phases of the moon, waxing, full and waning. Whilst in the form we recognise it may well be a modern idea, it still gives a wonderful way of working with the goddess and her phases, to help us evolve and understand our own pathway through life and this journey can help you to embrace your own personal power.

× Pagan Portals - Blodeuwedd : Welsh Goddess of Seasonal Sovereignty

by Jhenah Telyndru (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

136 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:John Hunt Publishing

ISBN:9781785352126

Published:30 Jul 2021

Dimensions:140 x 216 x 13 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Like a gathering of flowers from hedge and field, or a cloak made of owl feathers, Blodeuwedd is a figure of great complexity. She is both Flower Maiden and Owl of Wisdom... unfaithful wife and representative of Sovereignty...fallen woman and feminist heroine... medieval cautionary tale and reclaimed divinity. Yet, for all of these seeming inconstancies, the key to understanding Blodeuwedd is being able to see her as a whole.

Bringing together strands of Celtic lore, Welsh literature, British folk practice, and modern devotion, Celticist Jhenah Telyndru weaves a solid foundation from which scholars and seekers alike can come into deeper relationship with this oft-misunderstood figure. Ultimately, this journey to reclaim Blodeuwedd's identity - a Sovereignty Goddess who ensured the cycle of the seasons by choosing, in turn, to partner with the Solar Hero of Summer and the Otherworldly Champion of Winter - reveals a transformational mythic pathway that can also guide us in the reclamation of our own sovereignty.

× Pagan Portals - Brigid - Meeting the Celtic Goddess of Poetry, Forge, and Healing Well

by Morgan Daimler (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

112 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:Moon Books

ISBN:9781785353208

Published:25 Mar 2016

Weight:144g

Dimensions:217 x 144 x 7 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Pagan Portals - Brigid is a basic introduction to the Goddess Brigid focusing on her history and myth as well as her modern devotion and worship. Primarily looking at the Irish Goddess but including a discussion of her Pan-Celtic appearances, particularly in Scotland. Her different appearances in mythology are discussed along with the conflation of the pagan Goddess with Catholic saint.

Modern methods for neopagans to connect to and honor this popular Goddess include offerings and meditation, and personal anecdotes from the author's experiences are included as well. Who was Brigid to the pre-Christian pagans? Who is she today to neopagans? How do we re-weave the threads of the old pagan Goddess and the new? Learn about Brigid's myths among the pagan Irish, the stories of Bride in Scotland, and the way that people today are finding and honoring this powerful and important deity to find the answer.

× The Witch : A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present

by Ronald Hutton (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

376 pages, 16 b-w illus.

Publisher:Yale University Press

Imprint:Yale University Press

ISBN:9780300238679

Published:11 Sep 2018

Dimensions:178 x 157 x 29 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Description

Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history "Traces the idea of witches far beyond the Salem witch trials to beliefs and attitudes about witches around the world throughout history."-Los Angeles Times. The witch came to prominence-and often a painful death-in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft.

Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and North and South America, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated.

× Pagan Britain

by Ronald Hutton (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

496 pages, 103 b-w illus.

Publisher:Yale University Press

Imprint:Yale University Press

ISBN:9780300268348

Published:11 Oct 2022

Dimensions:135 x 197 x 40 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Britain's pagan past, with its mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artifacts, bloodthirsty legends, and cryptic inscriptions, is both enthralling and perplexing to a resident of the twenty-first century. In this ambitious and thoroughly up-to-date book, Ronald Hutton reveals the long development, rapid suppression, and enduring cultural significance of paganism, from the Paleolithic era to the coming of Christianity. He draws on an array of recently discovered evidence and shows how new findings have radically transformed understandings of belief and ritual in Britain before the arrival of organized religion.

Setting forth a chronological narrative, along the way Hutton makes side visits to explore specific locations of ancient pagan activity. He includes the well-known sacred sites-Stonehenge, Avebury, Seahenge, Maiden Castle, Anglesey-as well as more obscure locations across the mainland and coastal islands. In tireless pursuit of the elusive "why" of pagan behavior, Hutton astonishes with the breadth of his understanding of Britain's deep past and inspires with the originality of his insights.

× The Triumph of the Moon : A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

by Ronald Hutton (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

544 pages, Black and white images

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Imprint:Oxford University Press

Edition:2 Revised edition

ISBN:9780198870371

Published:14 Jan 2021

Dimensions:134 x 214 x 43 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

'a brilliant history' The Sunday Times 'makes for riveting reading' The Independent Modern pagan witchcraft is arguably the only fully-formed religion England has given the world, and has now spread across four continents. This second edition of The Triumph of the Moon extensively revises the first full-scale scholarly study of modern pagan witchcraft. Ronald Hutton examines the nature and development of this religion, and offers a history of attitudes to witchcraft, paganism and magic in British society since 1800.

Its pages reveal village cunning folk, Victorian ritual magicians, classicists and archaeologists, leaders of woodcraft and scouting movements, Freemasons, and members of rural secret societies. We also find some of the leading figures of English literature, from the Romantic poets to W. B.

Yeats, D. H. Lawrence and Robert Graves, as well as the main personalities who have represented pagan witchcraft to the public world since 1950.

Thriller writers like Dennis Wheatley, and films and television programmes, get similar coverage, as does tabloid journalism. The material is by its nature often sensational, and care is taken throughout to distinguish fact from fantasy, in a manner not previously applied to most of the stories involved. Meticulously researched, The Triumph of the Moon presents an authoritative insight into an aspect of modern cultural history which has attracted sensational publicity but has hitherto been little understood.

This edition incorporates new research carried out by the author as well as research by others who have been inspired by this book over the twenty years since its first publication.

× Blood and Mistletoe : The History of the Druids in Britain

by Ronald Hutton (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

492 pages, 32 b-w illus.

Publisher:Yale University Press

Imprint:Yale University Press

ISBN:9780300267754

Published:11 Oct 2022

Dimensions:154 x 233 x 42 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this, historian Ronald Hutton shows, succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine, reinterpret, and reinvent the Druids. Hutton's captivating book is the first to encompass two thousand years of Druid history and to explore the evolution of English, Scottish, and Welsh attitudes toward the forever ambiguous figures of the ancient Celtic world.

Druids have been remembered at different times as patriots, scientists, philosophers, or priests; sometimes portrayed as corrupt, bloodthirsty, or ignorant, they were also seen as fomenters of rebellion. Hutton charts how the Druids have been written in and out of history, archaeology, and the public consciousness for some 500 years, with particular focus on the romantic period, when Druids completely dominated notions of British prehistory. Sparkling with legends and images, filled with new perspectives on ancient and modern times, this book is a fascinating cultural study of Druids as catalysts in British history.

× A New History of Witchcraft : Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans

by Jeffrey B. Russell (Author) , Brooks Alexander (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

216 pages, 105 Illustrations, black and white

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Imprint:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Edition:New Edition

ISBN:9780500286340

Published:2 Apr 2007

Dimensions:236 x 171 x 15 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

For nearly thirty years, during which it has been continuously in print, Jeffrey Russell's A History of Witchcraft has been the one authoritative concise illustrated history of witchcraft. Now, in collaboration with Brooks Alexander, this classic book has been fully revised with additional chapters accompanied by new illustrations. It now includes an analysis of the importance of the Internet and films in the dissemination of witchcraft today, and the potential tensions as a movement that was originally a closed, secretive cult becomes an open, recognized public religion.

× The True History of Merlin the Magician

by Anne Lawrence-Mathers (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

272 pages, 10 b-w illus.

Publisher:Yale University Press

Imprint:Yale University Press

ISBN:9780300253085

Published:14 Apr 2020

Dimensions:139 x 215 x 25 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Who was the historical Merlin? Merlin the Magician has remained an enthralling and curious individual since he was first introduced in the twelfth century though the pages of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. But although the Merlin of literature and Arthurian myth is well known, Merlin the "historical" figure and his relation to medieval magic are less familiar. In this book Anne Lawrence-Mathers explores just who he was and what he has meant to Britain.

The historical Merlin was no rough magician: he was a learned figure from the cutting edge of medieval science and adept in astrology, cosmology, prophecy, and natural magic, as well as being a seer and a proto-alchemist. His powers were convincingly real-and useful, for they helped to add credibility to the "long-lost" history of Britain which first revealed them to a European public. Merlin's prophecies reassuringly foretold Britain's path, establishing an ancient ancestral line and linking biblical prophecy with more recent times.

Merlin helped to put British history into world history. Lawrence-Mathers also explores the meaning of Merlin's magic across the centuries, arguing that he embodied ancient Christian and pagan magical traditions, recreated for a medieval court and shaped to fit a new moral framework. Linking Merlin's reality and power with the culture of the Middle Ages, this remarkable book reveals the true impact of the most famous magician of all time.

× Celtic Myths : Heroes and Warriors, Myths and Monsters

by Michael Kerrigan (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

224 pages, 180 photos, artworks and maps; 180 Illustrations, unspecified

Publisher:Amber Books Ltd

Imprint:Amber Books Ltd

ISBN:9781838862701

Published:14 Feb 2023

Dimensions:596 x 277 x 26 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

From around 750BC to 12BC, the Celts were the most powerful people in central and northern Europe. With the expansion of the Roman Empire and the later Christianization of these lands, they were pushed to the fringes of north-western Spain, France and the British Isles. But there the mythology of these peoples held strong.

The tales from Celtic myth were noted down and also absorbed into other cultures. From Roman and Christian scribes we know of characters like Morrigan the shape-shifting queen, who could change herself from a crow to a wolf, Cu Chulainn, who, mortally wounded in battle, tied himself with his own intestines to a rock so that he'd die standing up, and the Cauldron of Bran, which could restore life. Other than being fascinating in their own right, Celtic legends are of interest for the influence they had over subsequent mythologies.

The story of the Holy Grail first appears in medieval romances but its antecedents can be found in the Celtic tale, the Mabinogion. Illustrated with more than 180 artworks and photographs and maps, Celtic Myths is an expertly written account of the mythological tales that both fascinate us and influence other writings.

× Celtic Mysticism : Your Personal Guide to Celtic and Druid Tradition Volume 2

by Tracie Long (Author)

Format:

Hardback

168 pages, 100+ color photos

Publisher:Wellfleet Press,U.S.

Imprint:Wellfleet Press,U.S.

ISBN:9781577153467

Published:1 Jun 2023

Dimensions:148 x 222 x 19 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:CN

Description

Connect more meaningfully to the cultural wisdom and occult knowledge of the rich and thriving Celtic world. Reclaim ancestral traditions and older ways of connecting with the earth and spirituality by going straight to the heart of mystical traditions. Celtic Mysticism explores the folk magic that has thrived in the British Isles for thousands of years.

With this guidebook for both newcomers to magical practice and those searching for a concise reference to a long history, discover how to honor your connection to nature and the rhythms of the seasons in the Celtic way. Explore the history behind Celtic practices, rituals, and spells and then engage with them firsthand, forming a deeper bond with Mother Earth. Illuminated by beautiful illustrations, this guide presents: The lore and history of the Celts Rites and spells based in green magic and natural cycles Meditations and rituals to bring the ancient wisdom into modern life Key concepts, figures, and legends of Celtic tradition As with every title in the Mystic Traditions series, Celtic Mysticism is a celebration of a unique and beautiful culture.

As such, the subject matter and content has been treated with the utmost care and respect to ensure an accurate and reverent presentation that is accessible to a variety of audiences, and serves to further educate and foster support for these rich practices and traditions for years to come. Celtic Mysticism is your engaging, accessible, and hands-on introduction to the deep magic and spirituality of the Celts. The Mystic Traditions series explores mystical and spiritual traditions and magical practices from around the world from a modern perspective.

× Anam Cara : Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World

by John Ph.D. O'Donohue (Author) , Pat O'Donohue (Afterword By) , President Higgins (Foreword By)

Format:

Paperback / softback

288 pages

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Imprint:Penguin (Transworld)

ISBN:9781804992548

Published:23 Feb 2023

Dimensions:127 x 197 x 18 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

"In this twenty-fifth anniversary edition, you will find John a "soul friend" on your own journey through life, offering support and solace, clarity, and consciousness-expanding narratives that invite you to experience relationships with people, nature, and even your inner world in new ways that nurture well-being and resilience in these challenging times." -Daniel J. Siegel, MD, Neuropsychiatrist and New York Times Bestselling Author.

A special twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic work of Celtic spirituality and mysticism by beloved poet and philosopher, John O'Donohue, with a new introduction by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, an afterword by the late author's brother, Pat O'Donohue, and insightful material from O'Donohue's circle of close friends.

In this revered classic, John O'Donohue excavates themes of friendship, belonging, solitude, creativity and the imagination, among many others. Widely recognized for bringing Celtic spirituality into modern dialogue, his unique insights from the ancient world speak with urgency for our need to rediscover the thresholds of the soul. With lyrical wisdom and fluency, O'Donohue encourages pathways of discovery to come home to the natural rhythm in ourselves in sacred connection with one another and the landscapes we inhabit.

This timeless collection nourishes the heart and elevates the spirit. It is "a book to read and reread forever." (Irish Times)

× Celtic Tree Magic : Ogham Lore and Druid Mysteries

by Danu Forest (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

336 pages, Illustrations and line drawings

Publisher:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

Imprint:Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

ISBN:9780738741017

Published:8 Oct 2014

Dimensions:228 x 151 x 18 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Trees hold great power. They are our green kin, with much to teach us, if we will but listen. Explore the powerful magic of the twenty-five trees in the ogham tradition.

Enrich your spiritual practice with authentic Celtic wisdom and practical techniques. Written by a Druid witch and Celtic shaman, Celtic Tree Magic shows you how to practice Celtic divination, charms, and spells; make salves, tinctures, ointments, and green crafts; work with each tree's magical correspondences and healing attributes; find tree-spirit allies in nature and the otherworld; grow and tend trees with spirit guardians; and fashion wands and other magical tools with relevant woods. With practical exercises, hands-on tips, and an accessible exploration of folklore and myth, this lovely and lyrical handbook provides practical skills and deeper understandings for beginners and intermediate practitioners.

× Legacy of Druids, A - Conversations with Druid leaders of Britain, the USA and

Canada, past and present

by Ellen Evert Hopman (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

392 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:John Hunt Publishing

ISBN:9781785351358

Published:29 Apr 2016

Dimensions:218 x 140 x 40 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

A book of conversations with prominent Druids from across Britain, the USA and other countries whose voices describe the basic beliefs, practices and struggles of the emerging Druid faith. Conducted in person and online in the late 20th century, these collected conversations provide a historic window into the movers and shakers of the modern Druid world.

× Jesus the Master Builder : Druid Mysteries and the Dawn of Christianity

by Gordon Strachan (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

302 pages, b/w illustrations

Publisher:Floris Books

Imprint:Floris Books

ISBN:9780863157868

Published:24 Jun 2010

Dimensions:233 x 157 x 17 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

The activities of Jesus before the start of his ministry at the age of thirty have been the subject of much speculation. Did he travel beyond the bounds of Palestine in his search for wisdom knowledge? Where did he acquire the great learning which amazed those who heard him preaching and enabled him to cross swords in debate with Scribes and Pharisees?A number of legends suggest that Jesus travelled to the British Isles with Joseph of Arimathea, who worked in the tin trade. With these legends as his starting point, Gordon Strachan uncovers a fascinating network of connections between the Celtic world and Mediterranean culture and philosophy.

Taking the biblical image of Wisdom as the 'master craftsman', Strachan explores the deep layers of Mystery knowledge shared between the Judaic-Hellenic world and the northern Druids -- from the secret geometry of masons and builders, which Jesus would have encountered in his work as a craftsman in Palestine, to the Gematria or number coding of the Old and New Testaments. This book is the basis of the film documentary 'And Did Those Feet' which screened at the BFI in London in 2010.

× Druid Mysteries : Ancient Wisdom for the 21st Century

by Philip Carr-Gomm (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

192 pages

Publisher:Ebury Publishing

Imprint:Rider & Co

ISBN:9780712661102

Published:7 Nov 2002

Dimensions:223 x 156 x 15 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

In this beautifully-written guide, Chief Druid Philip Carr-Gomm shows how the way of Druids can be followed today. He explains- The ancient history and inspiring beliefs of the ancient Druids- Druidic wild wisdom and their tree-, animal- and herb-lore- The mysteries of the Druids' seasonal celebrations- The Druids' use of magic and how their spirituality relates to paths such as Wicca. This guide will show how the wild wisdom of the Druids can help us to connect with our spirituality, our innate creativity, the natural world and our sense of ancestry. The life-enhancing beliefs and practices of this spiritual path have much to offer our 21st-century world.

× The Gods of the Celts

by Miranda Green (Author)

Format:Paperback / softback 256 pages

Publisher:The History Press Ltd

Imprint:The History Press Ltd

ISBN:9780750934794

Published:11 May 2011

Dimensions:197 x 125 x 20 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

The presence of gods was felt in every corner of the Celtic world, and influenced all areas of life in Celtic society. This fascinating book delves into these corners to examine all aspects of the gods, ritual customs, cult objects and sacred places of the ancient Celtic peoples. Miranda Green introduces the Celts and the evidence that they left behind, placing them in their geographical and chronological context, and continues on to look at Celtic cults of the sun and sky, animals and animism, mother goddesses, water gods and healers, as well as examining the influence of religion on war, death and fertility.

Embracing the whole of the Celtic world from Ireland to Australia, and covering from 500 BC to AD 400, this is a rewarding overview of the evidence for Celtic religions, beliefs and practices which uses modern scholarship to bring a mysterious and captivating part of European history to life.

× Myths and Legends of the Celts

by James MacKillop (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

432 pages

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd

ISBN:9780141017945

Published:1 Jun 2006

Dimensions:197 x 129 x 25 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Myths and Legends of the Celts is a fascinating and wide-ranging introduction to the mythology of the peoples who inhabited the northwestern fringes of Europe - from Britain and the Isle of Man to Gaul and Brittany. Drawing on recent historical and archaeological research, as well as literary and oral sources, the guide looks at the gods and goddesses of Celtic myth; at the nature of Celtic religion, with its rituals of sun and moon worship; and at the druids who served society as judges, diviners and philosophers. It also examines the many Celtic deities who were linked with animals and such natural phenomena as rivers and caves, or who later became associated with local Christian saints.

And it explores in detail the rich variety of Celtic myths: from early legends of King Arthur to the stories of the Welsh Mabinogi, and from tales of heroes including Cuchulainn, Fionn mac Cumhaill and the warrior queen Medb to tales of shadowy otherworlds - the homes of spirits and fairies. What emerges is a wonderfully diverse and fertile tradition of myth making that has captured the imagination of countless generations, introduced and explained here with compelling insight.

× Stone Circles

by Hugh Newman (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

64 pages, 200

Publisher:Wooden Books

Imprint:Wooden Books

ISBN:9781904263951

Published:31 Aug 2017

Dimensions:126 x 155 x 8 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

What are stone circles? When were they built, and why? How come so many of them egg-shaped, or geometrically flattened? What do they have to do with the landscape, Sun, Moon and stars? In this beautifully illustrated book, megalithomaniac Hugh Newman takes us on a fascinating journey around the world, examining these mysterious monuments of the megalithic culture from Wessex to Scotland, France to Poland, North America to Africa and India to Japan. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES.

"Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES.

"Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

× Ring of Stone Circles : Exploring Neolithic Cumbria

by Stan L Abbott (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

240 pages

Publisher:Saraband

Imprint:Saraband

ISBN:9781913393434

Published:14 Apr 2022

Classifications:

Dimensions:196 x 128 x 26 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

To paraphrase L.P. Hartley, "The past is a different country." Stan L Abbott sets out to explore the visible clues to our mysterious past from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages: stone circles. Cumbria boasts more of these monuments than any other English county.

Here, our tallest mountains are ringed by almost fifty circles and henges, most of them sited in the foothills or on outlying plateaux. Were these the earliest such monuments in Britain, placing Cumbria at the heart of Neolithic society? And what traces of that society remain today in the roads we travel, the food we eat, the words we speak, our work and play? By observing and comparing many sites in Cumbria and beyond, and researching many sources, a greater understanding emerges. Were some circles built for ritualistic purposes, or perhaps astronomical? Were they burial sites? Or were they just places for people to meet? Illustrated with linocut illustrations by artist Denise Burden, Ring of Stone Circles follows the search for the hidden stories these monuments guard - and might reveal if we get to know them.

× Stonehenge : A Brief History

by Professor Mike Parker Pearson (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

208 pages, 50 bw illus

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:Bloomsbury Academic

ISBN:9781350192225

Published:4 May 2023

Dimensions:156 x 234 x 17 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous monuments. Who built it, how and why are questions that have endured for at least 900 years, but modern methods of investigation are now able to offer up a completely new understanding of this iconic stone circle. Stonehenge's history straddles the transition from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age, though its story began long before it was built.

Serving initially as a burial ground, it evolved over time into a sacred place for gathering, feasting and building, and was remodelled several times as different peoples arrived in the area along with new technologies and customs. In more recent centuries it has found itself the centre of excavations, political protests and even conspiracy theories, embedding itself in the consciousness of the modern world. In this book Mike Parker Pearson draws on two decades of research, the results of recent excavations and cutting-edge scientific analyses to uncover many of the secrets that this prehistoric stone circle has kept for 5,000 years.

In doing so, he paints the most comprehensive picture yet of the history of Stonehenge, from its origins up to the 21st century, and reveals how in some ways trying to explain its power of attraction in the present is harder than explaining its purpose in the ancient past.

× Sacred Geometry: Language of the Angels

by Richard Heath (Author)

Format:

Hardback

288 pages, Full-colour throughout

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

ISBN:9781644111185

Published:18 Mar 2021

Dimensions:211 x 264 x 25 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Reveals how the number science found in ancient sacred monuments reflects wisdom transmitted from the angelic orders * Explains how the angels transmitted megalithic science to early humans to further our conscious development * Decodes the angelic science hidden in a wide range of monuments, including Carnac in Brittany, the Great Pyramid in Egypt, early Christian pavements, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Stonehenge in England, and the Kaaba in Mecca * Explores how the number science behind ancient monuments gave rise to religions and spiritual practices The angelic mind is founded on a deep understanding of number and the patterns they produce. These patterns provided a constructive framework for all manifested life on Earth. The beauty and elegance we see in sacred geometry and in structures built according to those proportions are the language of the angels still speaking to us.

Examining the angelic science of number first manifested on Earth in the Stone Age, Richard Heath reveals how the resulting development of human consciousness was no accident: just as the angels helped create the Earth's environment, humans were then evolved to make the planet self-aware. To develop human minds, the angels transmitted their own wisdom to humanity through a numerical astronomy that counted planetary and lunar time periods. Heath explores how this early humanity developed an expert understanding of sacred number through astronomical geometries, leading to the unified range of measures employed in their observatories and later in cosmological monuments such as the Giza Pyramids and Stonehenge.

The ancient Near East transformed megalithic science into our own mathematics of notational arithmetic and trigonometry, further developing the human mind within the early civilizations. Heath decodes the angelic science hidden within a wide range of monuments and sites, including Carnac in Brittany, the Great Pyramid in Egypt, Teotihuacan in Mexico, early Christian pavements, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, and the Kaaba in Mecca. Exploring the techniques used to design these monuments, he explains how the number science behind them gave rise to ancient religions and spiritual practices.

He also explores the importance of lunar astronomy, first in defining a world suitable for life and then in providing a subject accessible to pre-arithmetic humans, for whom the Moon was a constant companion.

× Sacred Geometry of the Starcut Diagram : The Genesis of Number, Proportion, and Cosmology

by Malcolm Stewart (Author)

Format:

Hardback

320 pages, Full-colour throughout

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Edition:2nd Edition, New Edition of Patterns of Eternity

ISBN:9781644114308

Published:27 Oct 2022

Dimensions:211 x 262 x 21 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of detailed diagrams and technical illustrations exploring the evolution and importance of the starcut diagram * Shows how the starcut diagram underlies the shaman's dance in China, the Vedic Fire Altar in India, Raphael frescoes, labyrinth designs, the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and the building of ancient cities * Explains how the starcut diagram was used in building and design, how it relates to Pythagoras's Tetrakys, and how it contains knowledge of the Tree of Life As Malcolm Stewart reveals in this lavishly illustrated study, the simplesquare figure of the Starcut diagram, created only with circles, has extraordinary geometric properties. It allows you to make mathematically exact measurements and build perfectly true level structures without a computer, calculator, slide rule, plumb bob, or laser level. Sharing his extensive research, along with hundreds of detailed diagrams and technical illustrations, the author shows how the Starcut diagram was the key to the building of humanity's first cities and how it underlies many significant patterns and proportions around the world.

Using circles drawn from the vesica piscis, Stewart explains how to create the Starcut diagram and shows how this shape was at the foundation of ancient building and design, illustrating the numerous connections between the diagram and the creation of mandalas and yantras, stained glass windows, architectural ground plans, temples and other sacred buildings, and surveying methods. He also shows how the Starcut diagram reveals ancient geometric knowledge of pi, the Fibonacci sequence, Pythagorean shapes and seals, the golden ratio, the power of 108 and other sacred numbers, and magic squares. Exploring the Starcut diagram's cosmological and theological implications, Stewart explains how it contains knowledge of the Tree of Life and the Kabbalah.

He examines how it relates to the Tetraktys, the key teaching device of Pythagoras, and other cosmograms. Demonstrating the ancient relationships existing between number, geometry, cosmology, and musical harmony, the author shows how the simple shape of the Starcut diagram unifies the many threads of sacred geometry into one beautiful mathematical tapestry.

× How the World Is Made : The Story of Creation According to Sacred Geometry

by John Michell (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

288 pages, 7 Illustrations, black and white; 334 Illustrations, colour

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Imprint:Thames & Hudson Ltd

ISBN:9780500290378

Published:19 Mar 2012

Dimensions:248 x 201 x 29 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

New in paperback, How the World Is Made explores how ancient peoples who grasped the timeless principles of sacred geometry were able to create flourishing societies. Galileo described the universe as a large book written in the language of mathematics, which can only be read by those with knowledge of its characters - triangles, circles and other geometrical figures. More than 300 colour illustrations reveal the secret code within these geometrical figures and how they express the spiritual meanings in the key numbers of 1 through 12.

He identifies the various regular shapes and shows their constructions; their natural symbolism; their meetings, matings and ways of breeding; and their functions within the universal order. In the process, Michell helps us see the world in a new light. Disparate shapes and their corresponding numbers are woven together, resolving themselves into an all-inclusive world image - that 'pattern in the heavens', as Socrates called it, 'which anyone can find and establish within themselves.' 'A delightful book: clear, witty, beautiful and illuminating.

'It is well worth buying for yourself - and for your friends' - The Spectator

'Utterly gorgeous 288 full-colour pages of wisdom and wonder on thick, art-quality paper that should survive many years of use. A thing to be cherished, a work of art, it is also a beautifully illustrated geometry primer with philosophical commentary. The text is Michell's finest prose - cool, succinct and rational' - Fortean Times

'Instructive and illustrative ... John Michell has stamped this book with the freshness and originality that are his hallmark. It is a worthy bequest of an extraordinary mind, a source of inspiration for seekers in the arts, mathematics and the Mysteries' - Temenos Academy Review

'A real treasure! ... it will delight anyone associated with sacred cosmology or sacred landscape' - Gatekeeper Magazine

× Sigils, Ciphers and Scripts : The History and Graphic Function of Magick Symbols : 1

by Mark Jackson (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

64 pages, black & white illustrations

Publisher:Green Magic Publishing

Imprint:Green Magic Publishing

ISBN:9780956619761

Published:1 Sep 2020

Dimensions:211 x 298 x 4 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

The occult art of magical writing begins in pre-history with the creation of the two elemental signs called the dot or egg and the line, serpent or sperm. These two signs are the mother and father of all other signs, symbols and letters that have come into being. The meaning and form of the two signs have been symbolically refined over the millennia by magicians.

In the form of magic letters they are signatures, literal and abstract, of the Universal forces of Creation, from whence all knowledge originates. Concisely written and richly illustrated this is the most accessible and informative book on the occult history and graphic origins of the signs, symbols, scripts and ciphers of Western Occultism.

× Sigils : Illustrated Guide to The Symbols of Spirit and Thought : 2

by Mark Jackson (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

194 pages, 90 b/w

Publisher:Green Magic Publishing

Imprint:Green Magic Publishing

ISBN:9781916014077

Published:17 May 2021

Dimensions:100 x 153 x 14 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

Sigils are symbols designed for a specific magical purpose. They are symbolic icons that are condensed representations of more complex ideas or information. It was from astrology that the word sigil became acknowledged as an occult device with great power.

Traditionally, a sigil is a line diagram symbolizing the unpronounceable name of a spirit, a form of pictorial signature of a spirit. To know the name of a spirit gives the magician the ability to command the spirit. They are a part of the ritual of ceremonial magic used for the conjuration of angels, demons and other spirits.

In more modern times, the sigil has been reinvented as a Monogram of Thought, a graphic symbol created with the sole purpose of fulfilling the magicians desired outcome, a personal desire or set of desires. The term sigil is derived from the Latin words sigilla, sigillum and signum and in terms of magic it is generally understood to mean sign, seal, signa - ture or little picture. Sigils are also called by different names like seal and pentacle.

A seal is a sigil placed in a circle, it gives the conjuror the ability to capture the spirit and command it. A pentacle is a type of talisman used in magic evocation for protection. All religious symbols count as sigils and they date back to prehistory when humans first used images to infer intent - magic will - making it possible for the creator of the sigil to receive something or make something change in the universe, themselves, in other people or to summon and control outside entities.

They were part of our ancestor's pictorial language in an age of symbolic literacy. In the ancient and classic worlds of the pre-Christian era, the term magic referred to arcane or esoteric knowledge. If someone had the knowledge to ward off illness or misfortune or gain favour with the gods by whatever means, they were considered to be a form of magician.

The ability to produce magic sigils to ward off evil, counteract the devil and offer protection from sorcerers and witches continued unabated into the early Judeo-Christian tradition. The Cross being the upmost symbol of protection. One difference between the priest and the sorcerer was that one employed magic for religious purposes whilst the other used it for their own ends.

The concept of the sigil became established during the Late Medieval and Renaissance period 1350-1700. During this time, magicians used sigils to call upon angels, demons and other spirits. Each spirit had its own sigil representing its 'essence', a sort of signature or spiritual autograph.

These are the high magic sigils associated with black magic. Magicians created and studied these symbols, publishing lists of them in magical training books called grimoires. By the beginning of the 20th century, science and rationale had played a monumental role in the re-realizing of magic practise.

Self-professed adepts such as Aleistair Crowley and Austin Osman Spare, rejected the traditions of Renaissance magic, taking the sigil out of ritual and employing them in their personal quests of mystical exploration, as symbols of intent.

× Pagan Sigils : Illustrated Guide to The Non Christian Symbols of Western Occultism : 3

by Mark Jackson (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

220 pages, 200 b/w

Publisher:Green Magic Publishing

Imprint:Green Magic Publishing

ISBN:9781838418564

Published:31 Jan 2022

Dimensions:147 x 209 x 17 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

With their origins in prehistory, pagan sigils were part of our ancestor's pictorial language, created in a golden age of symbol literacy. Following a millennia of religious repression and demonization by the Christian church, they were rediscovered and revived in the 18th and 19th centuries. Since that time pagan sigils have functioned as a spiritual and graphic resource for the modern, Earth centered, religious movement of Neopaganism.

In the late 20th century, they were assimilated by the Counter Culture and New Age movements as symbols of ageless wisdom. Pagan sigils continue to inspire the Earth centered movements of Eco paganism.

× Magical Doors: The Symbols of Astrology

by Jean-Marc Pierson (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

210 pages

Publisher:Wessex Astrologer Ltd

Imprint:Wessex Astrologer Ltd

ISBN:9781910531938

Published:28 Apr 2023

Dimensions:154 x 234 x 15 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

'Magical Doors' is not only a wildly entertaining guide to what the houses, planets and signs represent, but it skilfully shows how they came into being and how they work together and influence each other. Jean-Marc's knowledge, wit, and wisdom shine through his passionate descriptions, inspiring astrologers and non-astrologers alike. Finally, a book that makes sense of it all - and does so magnificently!

× The Modern Witchcraft Book of Astrology : Your Complete Guide to Empowering Your Magick with the Energy of the Planets

by Julia Halina Hadas (Author)

Format:

Hardback

256 pages, 1PMS throughout

Publisher:Adams Media Corporation

Imprint:Adams Media Corporation

ISBN:9781507220153

Published:2 Mar 2023

Dimensions:158 x 236 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Witchcraft meets astrology in this comprehensive guide to the power of the planets tailored specifically for witches so you can incorporate the celestial study into your spellcasting and magical rituals. This guide to astrology was written just for witches, with information to help you understand how the positions of the celestial bodies can affect your magic and spellcraft-and how you can use that understanding to strengthen your magic by becoming in tune with the planets. The Modern Witchcraft Book of Astrology includes expert information on the magical energies and correspondences for the astrological seasons, the planets, asteroids, and other celestial bodies, and the houses so you can understand how you can time your magick to be as powerful and effective as possible.

This book also contains tons of spells to try, organized by the astrological season so you have powerful magick to choose from at every point in the wheel of the year.

× Astrology : Using the Wisdom of the Stars in Your Everyday Life

by Carole Taylor (Author)

Format:

Hardback

256 pages

Publisher:Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Imprint:DK

ISBN:9780241255520

Published:6 Sep 2018

Dimensions:236 x 202 x 28 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:CN

Description

Use your star sign to reach your goals and transform your everyday life! Understand yourself, learn how to make decisions according to your star sign and advice on managing big life events through the ancient art of astrology. This spiritual and self-improvement book uses the principles of astrology to guide you to self-enrichment. Here's what you'll find in this illustrated astrology book:- Explains the technicalities of astrology in easy-to-understand language supported by contemporary graphics- Offers a psychological perspective to your ambitions, health and wellbeing, relationships, and more- With relevant information throughout the book for every reader, no matter what their birth date - ie, not just one section per Sun sign. Astrology is your essential guide to making the most of all life's challenges and opportunities.

In an accessible, down-to-earth style, acclaimed astrologer Carole Taylor shows you how to cast and read your own birth chart and interpret the positions of the zodiac signs, sun, moon, and other planets. You'll learn how to better understand yourself and your place in the world around you. The book of star lore features fascinating case studies and beautiful, inspiring illustrations throughout and offers psychological insights, and then pinpoints ways you can use it as a form of self-help.

You'll also see how astrology can help you when you need it most, with practical advice about handling life's key moments - from your personal and professional relationships to your health, wealth, and wellbeing.

× Pagan Portals - Thor

by Morgan Daimler (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

104 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:John Hunt Publishing

ISBN:9781789041156

Published:27 Mar 2020

Dimensions:213 x 155 x 7 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Thor is an immensely popular God but also one of contradictions, whose complexity is sometimes underrated. Often depicted as oafish, he was clever enough to outwit the dwarf Alviss (All-wise). A god of storms and thunder, he brought fertility and blessed brides at weddings and although a defender of civilization and order, he usually travelled with a trickster deity.

Pagan Portals - Thor is an introductory book that examines both history and mythology, untangling older beliefs from modern pop-culture.

× Pagan Portals - Loki : Trickster and Transformer

by Dagulf Loptson (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

104 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:Moon Books

ISBN:9781789043099

Published:29 May 2020

Weight:132g

Dimensions:139 x 214 x 25 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Loki Laufeyjarson is the famous trickster of Norse Mythology, who brings its pages to life with conflict, humor, and excitement. Far from being just a villain or a prankster, Loki is a god who brings necessary change into the world, transcends boundaries, and shines light on hidden truth. In this book, you will be introduced to Loki and the many masks he wears: whether he appears as the bringer of enlightenment, the traveling companion of the gods, or the ender of worlds.

This is also an accessible guide to building a devotional practice with the trickster, where you will learn new ways to honor this often misunderstood deity. Open the door to Loki's mysteries, and prepare to laugh, be challenged, and potentially change your life. 'Pagan Portals - Loki is a bold and necessary look at the Trickster God of the Norse.

The author deftly weaves together academic material and personal experience to give the reader a guide not only to better understand this often maligned deity but also to connect directly to him. An unflinching appraisal that offers a great deal of insight into Loki.

× Pagan Portals - Odin : Meeting the Norse Allfather

by Morgan Daimler (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

122 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:Moon Books

ISBN:9781785354809

Published:30 Mar 2018

Classifications:

Dimensions:220 x 158 x 8 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Known by many names and with a wide array of characteristics Odin is a God who many people believe is just as active in the world today as he was a thousand years ago and more. A god of poetry he inspires us to create. A god of magic he teaches us to find our own power.

A god of wisdom he challenges us to learn all we can. In this book you will find some of Odin's stories and history as well as anecdotes of what it can be like to honor him in the modern world.

× Norse Mythology

by Neil Gaiman (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

304 pages

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

ISBN:9781408891957

Published:6 Mar 2018

Dimensions:130 x 197 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF NETFLIX HIT THE SANDMAN'With the deftest of touches, the characters are once again brought to life' JOANNE HARRIS'The halls of Valhalla have been crying out for Gaiman to tell their stories' OBSERVERThe great Norse myths, which have inspired so much of modern fiction, are dazzlingly retold by Neil Gaiman. Tales of dwarfs and frost giants, of treasure and magic, and of Asgard, home to the gods: Odin the all-father, highest and oldest of the Aesir; his mighty son Thor, whose hammer Mjollnir makes the mountain giants tremble; Loki, wily and handsome, reliably unreliable in his lusts; and Freya, more beautiful than the sun or the moon, who spurns those who seek to control her.

From the dawn of the world to the twilight of the gods, this is a thrilling, vivid retelling of the Norse myths from the award-winning, bestselling Neil Gaiman. *This book has been printed with two different cover designs. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover.

The different covers will be assigned to orders at random*

× Runes : A Guide To The Magic, Meanings, Spells, Divination & Rituals Of Runes

by Sofia Visconti (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

154 pages

Publisher:Fortune Publishing

Imprint:Fortune Publishing

ISBN:9781913397593

Published:18 Nov 2019

Dimensions:228 x 151 x 10 (mm)

Country of Origin:GB

× Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds : Your Introduction to Deities, Mythical Beings & Fantastic Creatures

by Rick Riordan (Author)

Series:Magnus Chase

Format:

Hardback

176 pages

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Imprint:Puffin

ISBN:9780141376530

Published:16 Aug 2016

Dimensions:137 x 205 x 16 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds will whet readers' appetites for The Hammer of Thor. It is a 176-page, smaller format book with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Helgi - the hotel manager - created this book for each hotel guest, so that he wouldn't have to answer so many questions at the front desk.

It has short entries about the deities, mythical beings, and fantastic creatures from the nine Norse worlds, and also contains bonus material, including interviews, newspaper articles, short stories and more. The tone is humorous, complementing Rick's series.

× Ancient Egyptian Magic : A Hands-on Guide

by Christina Riggs (Author)

Format:

Hardback

208 pages, 67 Illustrations, black and white

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Imprint:Thames & Hudson Ltd

ISBN:9780500052129

Published:26 Mar 2020

Dimensions:202 x 147 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

In the ancient world the magicians of Egypt were considered the best. But was magic harmless fun, heartfelt hope, or something darker? Whether you needed a love charm, a chat with your dead wife, or the ability to fly like a bird, an Egyptian magician had just the thing. Christina Riggs explores how the Egyptians thought about magic, who performed it and why, and also helps readers understand why we've come to think of ancient Egypt in such a mystical, magical way in the first place.

This book takes Egyptian magic seriously, using ancient texts and images to tackle the blurry distinctions between magic, religion and medicine. Along the way, readers will learn how to cure scorpion bites, why you might want to break the legs off your stuffed hippopotamus toy, and whether mummies really can come back to life. Readers will also (if so inclined) be able to save a fortune on pregnancy tests by simply urinating on barley seeds, and learn how to use the next street parade to predict the future - or ensure that annoying neighbour gets his comeuppance.

× The Union of Isis and Thoth : Magic and Initiatory Practices of Ancient Egypt

by Normandi Ellis (Author) , Nicki Scully (Author) , Sandra Ingerman (Foreword By)

Format:

Paperback / softback

320 pages, 52 b&w illustrations

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Bear & Company

ISBN:9781591432081

Published:17 Dec 2015

Dimensions:231 x 152 x 21 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Deep within each of us lives a primal memory of a time when the natural world was recognized as divine and our temples were built from sacred materials enlivened through magic. Temples were not places you visited once a week; they were centres of community, divine work, healing, and wisdom, places where Heaven and Earth meet. This union of Heaven and Earth--the sacred temple--is also a union of Thoth and Isis: the Egyptian god of wisdom and the creative cosmic force and the Egyptian goddess of civilizing knowledge.

Their relationship established the celestial teachings on Earth, for Thoth taught Isis all the mysteries and magic she knows and Isis acted as Thoth's instrument to deliver the teachings in a form humanity could use. In this initiatic guide to temple building on the spiritual and physical planes, Normandi Ellis and Nicki Scully explain how to create a communal spiritual structure for connecting with the ancient Egyptian pantheon as well as how to consecrate yourself and become a vessel suitable for divine wisdom and a home for your personal gods. The authors detail the construction, shamanic visioning, and ritual consecration of a Moon Temple dedicated to Thoth.

They explore teachings that help you develop relationships with the Egyptian neteru and realize your place within the family of the Egyptian pantheon. They guide you as you create your inner heart temple, the adytum, a safe place in which to receive guidance and access your higher spiritual bodies and oracular gifts. They provide shamanic journeys and initiations on ascension, shamanic death and renewal, soul retrieval and healing, multidimensional realities, and more.

By creating a sacred temple within and without, we each can take part in the union of Isis and Thoth and restore the magic of the Egyptian mysteries to our time.

× Egyptian Mythology : A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt

by Geraldine Pinch (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

272 pages, numerous halftones and 2 maps

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Imprint:Oxford University Press Inc

ISBN:9780195170245

Published:25 Mar 2004

Weight:422g

Dimensions:233 x 155 x 19 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Spanning Ancient Egyptian culture (ca. 3200 BC to AD 400), this 'Handbook of Egyptian Mythology' is a complete survey of Egyptian mythology.

× The Lost Pillars of Enoch : When Science and Religion Were One

by Tobias Churton (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

336 pages, 77 b&w illustrations

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

ISBN:9781644110430

Published:18 Mar 2021

Dimensions:152 x 229 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Explores the unified science-religion of early humanity and the impact of Hermetic philosophy on religion and spirituality * Investigates the Jewish and Egyptian origins of Josephus's famous story that Seth's descendants inscribed knowledge on two pillars to save it from global catastrophe * Reveals how this original knowledge has influenced civilization through Hermetic, Gnostic, Kabbalistic, Masonic, Hindu, and Islamic mystical knowledge * Examines how "Enoch's Pillars" relate to the origins of Hermeticism, Freemasonry, Newtonian science, William Blake, and Theosophy Esoteric tradition has long maintained that at the dawn of human civilization there existed a unified science-religion, a spiritual grasp of the universe and our place in it. The biblical Enoch--also known as Hermes Trismegistus, Thoth, or Idris--was seen as the guardian of this sacred knowledge, which was inscribed on pillars known as Enoch's or Seth's pillars. Examining the idea of the lost pillars of pure knowledge, the sacred science behind Hermetic philosophy, Tobias Churton investigates the controversial Jewish and Egyptian origins of Josephus's famous story that Seth's descendants inscribed knowledge on two pillars to save it from global catastrophe.

He traces the fragments of this sacred knowledge as it descended through the ages into initiated circles, influencing civilization through Hermetic, Gnostic, Kabbalistic, Masonic, Hindu, and Islamic mystical knowledge. He follows the path of the pillars' fragments through Egyptian alchemy and the Gnostic Sethites, the Kabbalah, and medieval mystic Ramon Llull. He explores the arrival of the Hermetic manuscripts in Renaissance Florence, the philosophy of Copernicus, Pico della Mirandola, Giordano Bruno, and the origins of Freemasonry, including the "revival" of Enoch in Masonry's Scottish Rite.

He reveals the centrality of primal knowledge to Isaac Newton, William Stukeley, John Dee, and William Blake, resurfacing as the tradition of Martinism, Theosophy, and Thelema. Churton also unravels what Josephus meant when he asserted one Sethite pillar still stood in the "Seiriadic" land: land of Sirius worshippers. Showing how the lost pillars stand as a twenty-first century symbol for re-attaining our heritage, Churton ultimately reveals how the esoteric strands of all religions unite in a gnosis that could offer a basis for reuniting religion and science.

× Alchemy : The Art of Transformation

by Jay Ramsay (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

238 pages, 43

Publisher:Archive Publishing

Imprint:Archive Publishing

ISBN:9781906289300

Published:1 Feb 2017

Dimensions:142 x 217 x 21 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Alchemy is best known as the age-old science of turning base metal into gold. But it is much more: essentially, it is a path of self-knowledge, unique in the Western tradition, with vital relevance for the modern world. The symbols of Alchemy lie deep in the collective unconscious, in the world of dreams and imagery: the practices of alchemy are rooted in an understanding of the oneness of spirit and matter through which we celebrate our sexuality and spirituality.

Jay Ramsay takes us step by step through the stages of the alche-mical process using a wide range of original exercises to create a memorable journey that challenges, inspitres and transforms us at every stage. We too can be kings and queens: we too, once we leave our dross behind, are gold. It's full of fine things... --Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate 1984-1998, playwright and author.

So much good work... --Robert Bly, award winning poet, essayist, activist and author.

Jay Ramsay has written a luminous and wise guide to the mysteries of soul, and to the images and texts of alchemy, which explores these mysteries... --Anne Baring, philosopher, visionary and author of several books including: The Dream of the Cosmos: a Quest for the Soul and The Myth of the Goddess. Ramsay is among those who have been working most assiduously to share this archetypal language of the soul...--Lindsay Clarke, review in Caduceus.

The clearest account of the alchemical process I've read... --Peter Redgrove, poet, novelist and playwright.

Extremely wonderful and important... --Robert Sardello, author and co-founder of The School of Spiritual Psychology.

× Alchemy: The Soul of Astrology

by Clare Martin (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

52 black and white illustrations

Publisher:Wessex Astrologer Ltd

Imprint:Wessex Astrologer Ltd

ISBN:9781910531396

Published:8 Jun 2020

Dimensions:156 x 233 x 14 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

An alchemical approach seeks to release the latent potential which resides within the individual and within the cosmos. There was never any question that the work of the alchemists depended upon a knowledge of the planets and their cycles, since alchemical transformations could only be successful if carried out at the astrologically appropriate times. This book has been steadily fermenting and evolving for over twenty-five years, and as such it represents a true alchemical process.

It has gone from being an idea to a passion, and then a project and now it is a fully-fledged book. Learn firstly about the mystical process of alchemy, and then discover how it deepens our understanding of the transits of the outer planets to the natal chart. A fascinating book that deserves a place in every astrologer's library.

× Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls : Dolls for spellwork, witchcraft and seasonal celebrations

by Lucya Starza (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

128 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:John Hunt Publishing

ISBN:9781785357213

Published:31 Aug 2018

Dimensions:218 x 151 x 8 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Poppets are dolls used for sympathetic magic, and are designed in the likeness of individuals in order to represent them in spells to help, heal or harm. The word poppet comes from the Middle Ages in England, originally meaning a small doll or child, and it is still in use today as a name of endearment. The term is older than the phrase `Voodoo doll'.

Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls explores the history of poppets and offers a practical guide to making and using them in modern witchcraft. It also covers seasonal dolls, from Brigid dolls, used in celebrations for the first stirrings of spring, to fairy dolls enjoyed in tree-dressing at Yuletide. Other topics covered include spirit dolls, ancestor dolls and dolls as representations of mythological beings and creatures from folklore.

× Pagan Portals - Moon Magic

by Rachel Patterson (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

112 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:Moon Books

ISBN:9781782792819

Published:31 Jan 2014

Dimensions:141 x 216 x 7 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Moon Magic is an introduction to working with the phases of the Moon, what they are and how to live in harmony with the lunar year and to utilize all the magical powers it provides. It's filled with the basics of the lunar cycle, the representations and correspondences of each phase, what magic to work and when and also includes a look at the lunar year, moon deities, moon spells, meditations, specific moon rituals, moon names, tree moons and moon recipes.

× Pagan Portals - The Power of the Elements : The Magical Approach to Earth,

Air, Fire, Water & Spirit

by Melusine Draco (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

120 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:John Hunt Publishing

ISBN:9781785359163

Published:30 Nov 2018

Dimensions:220 x 143 x 7 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

How to find deeper meaning in magical workings with Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit and connect with the Old Ways. Many contemporary pagan books rarely go further than describing the use of the elemental energies as markers in casting the Circle. In The Power of the Elements we consider drawing on the energy from the deepest levels of the ocean, the highest peaks of the mountains, the limits of outer space and the path of the hurricane.

And why it is so important to return to the Classic Elements of the Greeks if we really want our magic to work.

× The Crystal Bible Volume 1 : Godsfield Bibles

by Judy Hall (Author)

Series:Godsfield Bible Series

Format:

Paperback / softback

400 pages

Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group

Imprint:Godsfield Press Ltd

ISBN:9781841813615

Published:6 Jul 2009

Dimensions:148 x 164 x 27 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING MBS SERIES The Crystal Bible has become the world's favourite crystal reference guide, having sold over a million copies. The directory format enables you to find a known crystal instantly or to identify an unknown crystal. It covers the practical and esoteric properties of each stone, including spiritual, mental, psychological, emotional and physical effects, plus its use in crystal healing.

Encompassing traditional and contemporary crystal lore, this book draws on Judy Hall's 35 years of experience in this field. It is an indispensable reference for crystal lovers everywhere.

× The Crystal Bible Volume 2 : Godsfield Bibles

by Judy Hall (Author)

Series:Godsfield Bible Series

Format:

Paperback / softback

400 pages

Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group

Imprint:Godsfield Press Ltd

ISBN:9781841813509

Published:6 Jul 2009

Dimensions:166 x 143 x 27 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

The Crystal Bible Volume 2 provides an essential companion reference to the original bible, fully describing the properties of over 200 crystals not found in volume 1. Featuring new information on crystals for energy enhancement and healing grids, the historical use of crystals from biblical times to the present day and the latest updates on geological research, this comprehensive guide offers detailed analysis on the extensive range of new crystals on the market. This book also provides essential information on cleansing crystals, types of crystals and crystal shapes to give the reader extensive knowledge of their chosen stones.

× The Crystal Bible, Volume 3 : Godsfield Bibles

by Judy Hall (Author)

Series:Godsfield Bible Series

Format:

Paperback / softback

400 pages, 400 colour photographs

Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group

Imprint:Godsfield Press Ltd

ISBN:9781841814247

Published:2 Sep 2013

Weight:612g

Dimensions:168 x 163 x 24 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Featured in Kindred Spirit magazine, this third volume of the best-selling Crystal Bible books presents more than 250 new generation, high-vibration stones for healing and transformation. Included are many new and rare minerals whose esoteric properties are not described elsewhere. This essential guide also includes a section on crystal skulls, crystal beings, Madagascan stones, and how to work with the 'new' chakras, such as the Soul Star and Manifestation chakras, that are stimulated by the powerful crystals featured.

Your Crystal Bible Volume 3 includes... Crystal Reference, Crystal Innovations, Crystal Beings, Crystal Structure, High Vibration Crystals, Exploring Crystal Potential, Crystal Skulls, Building in Stone, The Madagascar Stones, Crystal Directory, Awakening Crystals, Physical and Subtle Anatomy, Chakras Associations, The 'New Chakras, Healing Grids, Making a Gem Essence...And Much More!

× Pagan Portals - The Art of Lithomancy : Divination with stones, crystals, and charms

by Jessica Howard (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

104 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:Moon Books

ISBN:9781789049145

Published:27 May 2022

Classifications:

Dimensions:215 x 141 x 12 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Lithomancy is a form of divination which many people are aware of, although they may not know it by name. Using nothing more than stones from the garden or your favourite crystals, you can uncover the secrets of your subconscious, understand the past, and divine the future.

× Pagan Portals - Divination: By Rod, Birds and Fingers

by Melusine Draco (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

112 pages

Publisher:John Hunt Publishing

Imprint:Moon Books

ISBN:9781785358586

Published:31 Aug 2018

Dimensions:217 x 146 x 7 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

Divination is only a small part of a witch's stock in trade, and although a basic introduction to the subject can be learned from books, proficiency will only come through vigorous practice. This proficiency comes through the discovery of certain secret matters by a great variety of means, correspondences, signs and occult techniques. Before a witch can perform any of these operations with any degree of success, we need to develop the `art of seeing' and the ability to divine with rod, fingers and birds.

Divination is what could be referred to as the practical element of Craft magic, and we don't even have to be witches to be able to read the portents. But it helps!

× Horror Tarot Deck and Guidebook

by Minerva Siegel (Author) , Abigail Larson (Author) , Aria Gmitter (Author)

Format:

Novelty book 128 pages

Publisher:Titan Books Ltd

Imprint:Titan Books Ltd

ISBN:9781803362380

Published:9 Aug 2022

Dimensions:102 x 152 x 53 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Let vampires, werewolves, and other frights guide your tarot practice with this beautifully haunting tarot deck, featuring illustrations inspired by classic horror monsters. Add an element of horror to your tarot experience with this spooky and unique take on the traditional 78-card tarot deck. This dark tarot set features iconic characters from classic horror literature, films, and beyond in gorgeous and original illustrations.

Featuring both major and minor arcana, the set also comes with a helpful guidebook explaining each card's meaning, as well as simple instructions for easy readings. Packaged in a sturdy, decorative gift box, this terrifying collectible tarot deck is the perfect gift for the horror fan or tarot enthusiast.

× A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal : Our Secret Powers - Telepathy, Clairvoyance & Precognition

by Terje G. Simonsen (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

544 pages

Publisher:Watkins Media Limited

Imprint:Watkins Publishing

Edition:0 New edition

ISBN:9781786783578

Published:9 Jun 2020

Dimensions:152 x 230 x 42 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

"Superb survey of the paranormal ... I cannot recommend it highly enough." - New York Times bestselling author Herbie Brennan. This is the most entertaining and broad survey of the paranormal ever made, combining forgotten lore, evidence from parapsychological experiments and the testament of scientists, archaeologists, anthropologists, psychologists, physicists and philosophers, and also quite a few celebrities. Exploring the possibility that paranormal phenomena may be - and that some most likely are - objectively real, this travelogue through the twilight zone of human consciousness is both scientifically rigorous and extremely entertaining.

Readers may be surprised to learn that reputable scientists, among them several Nobel laureates, have claimed that telepathy is a reality, that Cleopatra's lost palace and Richard III's burial place were recovered by means of clairvoyance, and that an espionage program using psychics was set up by the US military! The author proposes that all humans (perhaps all living beings) are linked together in a sort of "mental internet" that allows us to exchange "telepathic emails" and make clairvoyant downloads of information. Could it be that what we usually call "supernatural" is a natural but little understood communication via this mental internet? An engaging, entertaining and informative analysis of a controversial subject, in which these phenomena are approached as potential expressions of unexplained powers of the human mind.

× Where Science and Magic Meet

by Serena Roney-Dougal (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations

Publisher:Green Magic Publishing

Imprint:Green Magic Publishing

Edition:3 ed

ISBN:9780956188618

Published:30 Jun 2010

Classifications:

Dimensions:234 x 157 x 15 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

The root of the word science is knowledge; the root of the word magic is wisdom. Serena blends these two spheres of human experience and shows how the latest scientific research and parapsychological study interact. The quantum view of matter is overturning the traditional world-view and the fantastic discoveries being made bring new insights into the connections between all forms of magic and science.

We share the exciting results of her research on the scientific validation of psychic phenomena. Drawing on her ground-breaking work on the pineal gland - something called the third eye - and the phenomenon of second sight, she shows that the greatest implication of psychic phenomena is that each of us is potentially aware of the natural magic of our earth and of everything in the universe. "Where Science and Magic Meet is a clearly written, mind-expanding and compelling exploration of reality at the mysterious boundaries between mind and matter" Dean Radin, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute of Noetic Sciences, and author of The Conscious Universe and Entangled Minds.

× A Host Of Voices : The Second Doris Stokes Collection: Innocent Voices in My Ear & Whispering Voices

by Doris Stokes (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

432 pages, Section: 8, B&W

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Imprint:Sphere

ISBN:9780751530599

Published:7 Sep 2000

Dimensions:196 x 127 x 28 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Doris Stokes, perhaps the greatest medium of recent times, astonished the world with the amazing accuracy of her psychic revelations. During her lifetime she worked tirelessly to reunite the bereaved and their loved ones, and helped bring joy and happiness to thousands of people. This second collection of her bestselling books brings together many more of her remarkable and moving experiences.

In Innocent Voices In My Ear, Doris tells of her special relationship with children and her psychic communications with children of every age; from the heroic young men of the Falklands War, to the sixteen-year-old hostage of a ruthless gunman and the tragic stars who died too young: John Lennon, Marc Bolan and Richard Beckinsale. Whispering Voices recalls the extraordinary, sometimes amusing and often emotional situations she has found herself in; of how her gift brought her into contact with famous names such as Princess Anne and Freddie Starr, but also the ordinary folk who inspired her with their courage, and to whom she offered a new sense of hope.

× Wild : Tales from Early Medieval Britain

by Amy Jeffs

Format:

Paperback / softback

240 pages

Publisher:Quercus Publishing

Imprint:riverrun

ISBN:9781529424263

Published:27 Apr 2023

Dimensions:129 x 197 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

By the bestselling author of Storyland. Sheer cliffs, salt spray, explosive sea spume, thunderous clouds, icy waves, whales with mountains on their backs, sleet, bitter winds, bleak, impenetrable marshes, howling wolves, forests, the unceasing cries of birds and the death grip of subterranean vaults that have never seen the sun: these are wild landscapes of a world almost familiar. In Wild, Amy Jeffs journeys - on foot and through medieval texts - from landscapes of desolation to hope, offering the reader an insight into a world at once distant and profoundly close to home.

The seven chapters, entitled Earth, Ocean, Forest, Beast, Fen, Catastrophe, Paradise, open with fiction and close with reflection. They blend reflections of travels through fen, forest and cave, with retelling of medieval texts that offer rich depictions of the natural world. From the Old English elegies to the englynion and immrama of the Celtic world - stories that largely represent figures whose voices are not generally heard in the corpus of medieval literature: women, outcasts, animals.

Illustrated with original wood engravings, evoking an atmospheric world of whales, wolves, caves, cuckoos and reeds, Wild: Tales From Early Medieval Britain will leave readers feeling 'westendream': delight in the wilderness.

× Kew - The Magic of Mushrooms : Fungi in folklore, superstition and traditional medicine

by Sandra Lawrence (Author) , Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (Author)

Format:

Hardback

208 pages, 200 illus

Publisher:Welbeck Publishing Group

Imprint:Welbeck

ISBN:9781787399068

Published:4 Aug 2022

Dimensions:157 x 219 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Explore the wonderful world of some of the most incredible natural forms on our planet - fungi. At the centre of countless superstitions, folkloric tales and magical beliefs, as well as appearing in recipes and medicines both traditional and modern, mushrooms have incredible powers. Featuring images of over 100 fascinating species, sourced from the archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Magic of Mushrooms shows that from saving lives to expanding the mind, the potential of these fascinating organisms should not be underestimated.

× Treasury of Folklore - Seas and Rivers : Sirens, Selkies and Ghost Ships

by Dee Dee Chainey (Author) , Willow Winsham (Author)

Format:

Hardback

192 pages

Publisher:Batsford Ltd

Imprint:Batsford Ltd

ISBN:9781849946599

Published:4 Mar 2021

Dimensions:144 x 200 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

Enthralling tales of the sea, rivers and lakes from around the globe. Folklore of the seas and rivers has a resonance in cultures all over the world. Watery hopes, fears and dreams are shared by all peoples where rivers flow and waves crash.

This fascinating book covers English sailor superstitions and shape-shifting pink dolphins of the Amazon, Scylla and Charybdis, the many guises of Mami Wata, the tale of the Yoruba River spirit, the water horses of the Scottish lochs, the infamous mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, and much more. Accompanied by stunning woodcut illustrations, popular authors Dee Dee Chainey and Willow Winsham explore the deep history and enduring significance of water folklore the world over, from mermaids, selkies and sirens to ghostly ships and the fountains of youth.

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Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests : Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves

by Dee Dee Chainey (Author) , Willow Winsham (Author)

Format:

Hardback

192 pages

Publisher:Batsford Ltd

Imprint:Batsford Ltd

ISBN:9781849946872

Published:5 Aug 2021

Dimensions:200 x 146 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:CN

Description

An entertaining and enthralling collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding our trees, woodlands and forests from around the world. From the dark, gnarled woodlands of the north, to the humid jungles of the southern lands, trees have captured humanity's imagination for millennia. Filled with primal gods and goddesses, dryads and the fairy tales of old, the forests still beckon to us, offering sanctuary, mystery and more than a little mischievous trickery.

From insatiable cannibalistic children hewn from logs, to lumberjack lore, and the spine-chilling legend of Bloody Mary, there is much to be found between the branches. Come into the trees; witches, seductive spirits and big, bad wolves await you.

× The Fairy Tellers : A Journey into the Secret History of Fairy Tales

by Nicholas Jubber (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

336 pages

Publisher:John Murray Press

Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd

ISBN:9781529327700

Published:18 Aug 2022

Dimensions:129 x 197 x 26 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

'His cornucopia of tellers and tales is a delight, a riveting celebration of a genre that revels in its own hybridity and the imaginative riches produced by the crossing of cultural and literary borders'. Financial Times.

'Like a child after the Pied Piper I pursued Jubber into a world both human and full of magic. A carnival of a book, rigorously researched and jostling with life'. Amy Jeffs, author of Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain.

'Magical tales about magical tales and tellers. Jubber, congenially and fascinatingly, explores the land from which the great fairy stories seeped, making the stories more resonant, powerful and important than ever'. Charles Foster, author of Being a Human and Being a Beast.

The surprising origins and people behind the world's most influential magical tales: the people who told and re-shaped them, the landscapes that forged them, and the cultures that formed them and were in turn formed by them.

Who were the Fairy Tellers? In this far-ranging quest, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors, thieves, rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as 'Cinderella', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Baba Yaga'. From the Middle Ages to the birth of modern children's literature, they include a German apothecary's daughter, a Syrian youth running away from a career in the souk and a Russian dissident embroiled in a plot to kill the tsar. Following these and other unlikely protagonists, we travel from the steaming cities of Italy and the Levant, under the dark branches of the Black Forest, deep into the tundra of Siberia and across the snowy fells of Lapland.

In the process, we discover a fresh perspective on some of our most frequently told stories. Filled with adventure, tragedy and real-world magic, this bewitching book uncovers the stranger lives behind the strangest of tales.

× The Watkins Book of English Folktales

by Neil Philip (Author)

Format:

Hardback

400 pages

Publisher:Watkins Media Limited

Imprint:Watkins Publishing

Edition:0 New edition

ISBN:9781786787095

Published:11 Oct 2022

Dimensions:162 x 242 x 38 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

This is a golden treasury of over one hundred English folktales captured in the form they were first collected in past centuries. Read these classic tales as they would have been told when storytelling was a living art - when the audience believed in boggarts and hobgoblins, local witches and will-o'-the-wisps, ghosts and giants, cunning foxes and royal frogs. Find "Jack the Giantkiller", "Tom Tit Tot" and other quintessentially English favourites, alongside interesting borrowings, such as an English version of the Grimms' "Little Snow White" - as well as bedtime frighteners, including "Captain Murderer", as told to Charles Dickens by his childhood nurse.

Neil Philip has provided a full introduction and source notes on each story that illustrate each tale's journey from mouth to page, and what has happened to them on the way. These tales rank among the finest English short stories of all time in their richness of metaphor and plot and their great verbal dash and daring.

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Arthurian Myths & Legends : Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monsters

by Prof Raluca Radulescu (Introduction By)

Edited by:J.K. Jackson

Series:Flame Tree Collector's Editions

Format:

Hardback

416 pages, 3 Line drawings, black and white

Publisher:Flame Tree Publishing

Imprint:Flame Tree Publishing

ISBN:9781804173282

Published:10 Jan 2023

Dimensions:174 x 119 x 24 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:CN

Description

Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Many medieval writers, especially from France and Wales, wrote stories about the great British leader, King Arthur. Legends, folklore and myths from this period come together to paint a picture of who he was with some describing him as a great warrior, defending Britain from its enemies, while others suggest Arthur had magical qualities.

Throughout this mystery, King Arthur has become an iconic figure, known for his court and knights and his chivalric adventures. This collection offers a selection of myths, featuring Arthur's knights of the round table, his love for Queen Guinevere and of course the ultimate betrayal by his most trusted knight, Sir Lancelot. Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library.

Each book features a new introduction and a Glossary of Terms.

× Viking Folk & Fairy Tales : Ancient Wisdom, Fables & Folkore

by S. Hodge (Introduction By)

Edited by:J.K. Jackson

Series:Flame Tree Collector's Editions

Format:

Hardback

416 pages, 3 Line drawings, black and white

Publisher:Flame Tree Publishing

Imprint:Flame Tree Publishing

ISBN:9781804172308

Published:20 Sep 2022

Dimensions:174 x 115 x 24 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Description

Character-forming moral fables, Viking and Nordic folk and fairy tales take the magic of the natural world and combine it with the practical common sense of the everyday. Good folk are rewarded for their hard work, the honest and the faithful are valued by the gods: treasured tales from Hans Christian Andersen, such as 'The Little Match Girl', and less well known stories such as 'Katie Woodencloak' (a Norwegian Version of Cinderella) by Asbjornsen & Moe are some of the heartwarming pieces in this new selection for the modern reader. Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library.

Each book features a new introduction and a Glossary of Terms.

× Indian Myths & Legends : Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monsters

by Dr.Raj Balkaran (Introduction By)

Edited by:J.K. Jackson

Series:Flame Tree Collector's Editions

Format:

Hardback

416 pages, 3 Line drawings, black and white

Publisher:Flame Tree Publishing

Imprint:Flame Tree Publishing

ISBN:9781804173275

Published:10 Jan 2023

Dimensions:119 x 176 x 25 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:CN

Description

Gorgeous Collector's Edition. India, one of the great, ancient civilizations, spawned a fascinating canon of myths and legends. With multiple gods, and a riot of colour and character, this fantastic new book, Indian Myths & Legends, explores the themes and landscapes that created the tales, and reveals the boundless energy that brought us the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, retelling the stories of Krishna, Buddha and Shiva, and some of the many different versions of creation.

Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new introduction and a Glossary of Terms.

× She-Wolf : A Cultural History of Female Werewolves

Edited by:Hannah Priest

Format:

Paperback / softback

240 pages, 2 black & white illustrations

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Imprint:Manchester University Press

ISBN:9781526116895

Published:2 Jun 2017

Dimensions:156 x 233 x 32 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

She-wolf explores the cultural history of the female werewolf, from her first appearance in medieval literature to recent incarnations in film, television and popular literature. The book includes contributors from various disciplines, and offers a cross-period, interdisciplinary exploration of a perennially popular cultural production. The book covers material from the Middle Ages to the present day with chapters on folklore, history, witch trials, Victorian literature, young adult literature, film and gaming.

Considering issues such as religious and social contexts, colonialism, constructions of racial and gendered identities, corporeality and subjectivity - as well as female body hair, sexuality and violence - She-wolf reveals the varied ways in which the female werewolf is a manifestation of complex cultural anxieties, as well as a site of continued fascination.

× Monsters of the Midwest : True Tales of Bigfoot, Werewolves & Other Legendary Creatures

by Jessica Freeburg (Author) , Natalie Fowler (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

120 pages, Black & white photos

Publisher:Adventure Publications, Incorporated

Imprint:Adventure Publications, Incorporated

Edition:2 Revised edition

ISBN:9781647553197

Published:17 Nov 2022

Dimensions:202 x 128 x 12 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Read 23 chilling stories, from two paranormal investigators, about reportedly true encounters with monsters in the Midwest. A mysterious snake grows to frightening proportions. A slimy, clawed, green-scaled beast terrorizes swimmers from the bottom of a lake.

Two enormous birds try to prey upon farm animals-and children. The Midwest's history includes several unimaginable encounters with legendary creatures. This collection of "ghost stories" presents the creepiest, most surprising tales of monsters in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Authors Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler are active paranormal investigators with a shared fascination for things that go bump in the night. The professional writers spent countless hours combing the region for the strangest and scariest run-ins with the unexplained. Horror fans and history buffs will delight in these 23 terrifying tales.

They're based on reportedly true accounts, proving that the Midwest is the setting for some of the most unsettling monster tales ever told. The short stories are ideal for quick reading, and they are sure to captivate even the most reluctant of readers. Share them with friends around a campfire, or try them alone at home-if you dare.

× Vampires : Mysteries, Legends and Unexplained Phenomena

by Rosemary Ellen Guiley (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

128 pages, 19 full-colour & black-&-white photographs & illustrations, index, glossary.

Publisher:Chelsea House Publishers

Imprint:Chelsea House Publishers

ISBN:9780791098950

Published:30 Apr 2009

Dimensions:167 x 236 x 7 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Discover the fascinating world of these bloodthirsty creatures. No other supernatural creature is as shocking or as frightening as the vampire. Neither living nor dead, it creeps out of its grave to suck the blood of the living while they sleep.

About 300 years ago, vampires came out of the shadows into the celebrity limelight, and tales of vampires have filled newspapers, magazines, books, and the stage ever since.""Vampires"" explores both familiar and little-known territory about the world's creepiest monster, covering true stories and surprising facts about different types of vampires. It looks at superstition and folklore surrounding these bloodthirsty creatures and at their portrayals in the entertainment industry. Some legendary inspirations for vampire mythology, such as Vlade Tepes and Elizabeth Bathory, are also explored. Chapters include: The Making of a Vampire; Hunting Down the Vampire; The V-Files: Stranger Than Strange True Vampire Stories; From Count Dracula to Vampire Lestat and Beyond; and, The Vampire Underground.

× Paranormal Encounters on Britain's Roads : Phantom Figures, UFOs and Missing Time

by Peter A. McCue (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

30 Illustrations, black and white

Publisher:The History Press Ltd

Imprint:The History Press Ltd

ISBN:9780750984386

Published:19 Feb 2018

Dimensions:233 x 158 x 13 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

In this detailed book, Dr Peter McCue reflects on the enormous range of paranormal phenomena to have been reported along Britain's roads, and examines the theory that certain areas seem to be hotspots for such occurrences, such as the A75 and B721 roads in southern Scotland, and the Blue Bell Hill area in Kent. He delves into the sightings of apparitional vehicles; encounters with 'colliding apparitions'; 'phantom hitch-hikers'; out-of-place big cats; phantom black dogs; UFOs; 'missing time' (strange memory gaps); vehicle interferences (such as mysterious breakdowns); and incidents in which drivers and passengers seem to have been translocated in space or time. This thorough book debates the evidence and theories in a critical but open-minded way, and is a welcome addition to the genre.

× Britain's Paranormal Forests : Encounters in the Woods

by Peter A. McCue (Author)

Format:

Hardback

16 Illustrations, black and white

Publisher:The History Press Ltd

Imprint:The History Press Ltd

ISBN:9780750991339

Published:7 Oct 2019

Dimensions:203 x 135 x 24 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

PETER A. McCUE examines intriguing reports of people experiencing uncanny events in Britain's woods and forests, from mysterious lights and strange animal encounters to ghostly experiences. Much of the reported witness testimony was obtained first-hand by McCue or other researchers.

While he draws sceptical conclusions about some of the alleged incidents, he takes others seriously and considers possible explanations. Fully illustrated and written in McCue's inimitable style, Britain's Paranormal Forests will make you think again about your next walk in the woods.

× Paranormal Stories : Supernatural Tales and Unexplained Mysteries from Across the World

by Jamie King (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

320 pages

Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group

Imprint:Summersdale Publishers

ISBN:9781800071896

Published:12 May 2022

Dimensions:129 x 197 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Step into the unknown. Tales of the paranormal have seduced us and spooked us for centuries, passed around from person to person and frequently retold and re-imagined in books, films and TV. Whether they're based on real events or they're simply urban legends which have taken on a life of their own, the strange happenings, unexplained events and unsolved mysteries in this book will take you on a frightening journey to the outer limits of plausibility, and dare you to believe the unbelievable. Ranging from the mysterious to the macabre, the stories in this book span a broad range of supernatural subjects including ghosts, spirits and the un-dead, witchcraft and occultism, extraterrestrial life, mythical creatures, and much more.

Whether you're a believer or a sceptic, a paranormal junkie or an interested observer, let these stories spark your imagination, capture your curiosity and perhaps even send a shiver down your spine.

× Bringers of the Dawn : Teachings from the Pleiadians

by Barbara Marciniak (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

288 pages

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Bear & Company

ISBN:9780939680986

Published:1 Dec 1992

Dimensions:221 x 150 x 17 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Description

Compiled from more than four hundred hours of channelling by Barbara Marciniak, Bringers of the Dawn imparts to us the wisdom of the Pleiadians, a group of enlightened beings who have come to Earth to help us discover how to reach a new stage of evolution. Master storytellers and humorists, they advise us to become media free, to work in teams, and to eliminate the words ""should"" and ""try"" from our vocabularies. We learn how to go beyond fear, how the original human was a magnificent being with twelve strands of DNA and twelve chakra centres, and who our ""gods"" are.

Startling, intense, intelligent, and controversial, these teachings offer essential reading for anyone questioning their existence on this planet and the direction of our collective conscious--and unconscious. By remembering that we are Family of Light, that we share an ancient ancestry with the universe around us, we become ""bringers of the dawn,"" consciously creating a new reality, a new Earth.

× Grey Aliens and Artificial Intelligence : The Battle between Natural and Synthetic Beings for the Human Soul

by Nigel Kerner (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

496 pages, Includes 16-page color insert

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Bear & Company

ISBN:9781591434498

Published:24 Nov 2022

Dimensions:228 x 153 x 29 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Explains how the Greys are bio-machines, synthetic beings sent out to gather information about human souls and natural consciousness. Shows how our consciousness has been hacked by the Greys to filter our perceptions to be in line with their agenda to steal our souls. Reveals how you can protect your soul field and your consciousness from the Greys' terrible manipulations. Humanity's biggest existential threat is our headlong rush to a technologically advanced future. Already we increasingly rely on smart devices to the point that they are becoming extensions of our bodies. We are at a turning point for our species in which our natural humanity is gradually being converted into an artificial format that will lead to the loss of our souls.

And, as Nigel Kerner reveals in astonishing detail, the blueprints for this future already exist. Kerner explains how there are civilizations in our universe that have developed advanced technologies to become entirely artificial. The Grey alien entities, reported in tens of thousands of abductions, appear to be biomachines, synthetic beings sent out as AI probes to gather information about something they lack that humans and other natural beings possess: a soul.

Examining scientific, historical, cultural, and religious evidence for Grey alien visitations as far back as 40,000 years ago, the author reveals that the Greys themselves set us on this path toward artificial intelligence millennia ago. Kerner shows how our intrinsic nature as human beings is no longer entirely human: our natural consciousness and DNA have been hacked, and an artificial construct has been superimposed at the very foundation of our thinking processes. The author shows how our rush toward a technologically advanced, artificially intelligent future was seeded and precipitated by the Greys in order to control us and prepare us to fit in with their agenda for humanity.

Revealing the secret alien hives on our planet, their connections to governments, and their ultimate endgame to harvest our souls and alter our DNA, Kerner also shows how, by developing yourself on a soul level, by recognizing your individual connection to divinity, you can protect your soul field and your consciousness from the Greys' terrible manipulations.

× Alien World Order : The Reptilian Plan to Divide and Conquer the Human Race

by Len Kasten (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

336 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 59 b&w illustrations

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Bear & Company

ISBN:9781591432395

Published:6 Apr 2017

Dimensions:228 x 154 x 20 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Long ago, the Galactic Federation sent the Atlans, a fierce group of humans from the Pleiades, to Earth to confront the newest colony of the combative ever-spreading alien race known as the Reptilians. The ensuing battle sank the continent of Lemuria and drove the Reptilians underground beneath the Indian subcontinent as well as to Antarctica. Able to shapeshift to appear human, the Reptilians then infiltrated the Atlantean civilization, abducting humans and creating Reptilian hybrids.

As Len Kasten shows, this technique of infiltration and hybridization prior to an all-out attack has been the hallmark of Reptilian conquest throughout the galaxy. Chronicling the history of the Reptilian Empire's influence on Earth and their conquest of 21 star systems, Kasten reveals how the human race is enmeshed in a skilfully concealed plot to enslave humanity and exploit our planet's physical and biological resources. Revealing Hitler's pact with extraterrestrials and the Reptilian influence on the Nazi state, he shares new documents that disclose the rescue and rehabilitation of Nazi war criminals to assist in the Cold War, which then corrupted many U.S. government institutions. Focusing on crucial events in the decade after World War II, he examines the Reptilians' human allies, the Illuminati, who control the levers of financial, technological, and military power throughout the world through various secret societies.

× The Pleiadian Agenda : A New Cosmology for the Age of Light

by Barbara Hand Clow (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

303 pages

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Bear & Company

ISBN:9781879181304

Published:3 Jan 2001

Dimensions:228 x 153 x 21 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Noted astrologer and spiritual teacher Barbara Hand Clow channels the voice of Satya, a Pleiadian goddess. Satya describes the huge cosmic drama taking place simultaneously in nine dimensions, with Earth as the chosen theatre. The Pleiadians are a group of enlightened beings who believe that the end of the Mayan Calendar will signal a critical leap in human evolution; the Pleiadians will be there to guide us for that leap.

This shift is the coming Age of Light, and the entry of our solar system into the Photon Band and the Age of Aquarius.

× Aliens in Ancient Egypt : The Brotherhood of the Serpent and the Secrets of the Nile Civilization

by Xaviant Haze (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

320 pages

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Bear & Company

ISBN:9781591431596

Published:5 Dec 2013

Dimensions:228 x 154 x 19 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:US

Description

Explains how Akhenaten was the last pharaoh entrusted with the sacred and ancient alien knowledge of stargates, free energy and antigravity technologies. Reveals how the Brotherhood of the Snake, a secret society of reptilian aliens, sought to destroy Akhenaten and suppress the sacred knowledge of the pharaohs. Explores the original purpose of the pyramids to transmit energy to expand consciousness and how they were decommissioned after the Great Flood.

The sophisticated civilisation of ancient Egypt arose seemingly overnight, complete with advanced levels of art, agriculture, astronomy and physics. Then, with the death of Pharaoh Akhenaten, much of this higher knowledge was lost or suppressed. But evidence of this former Golden Age, the alien visitors behind its rise and those behind its decline, still exists, some of it in plain sight.

Examining the purposefully obscured reign of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, Xaviant Haze explains how they represent the last dynasty with access to the sacred knowledge of stargates, free energy and antigravity technologies, knowledge handed down from an advanced interstellar race in the remote past. He reveals how the reptilian race known as the Shemsu Hor infiltrated the Egyptian priesthood and banking systems and formed the Brotherhood of the Snake, a secret society set on destroying Akhenaten's flourishing kingdom and suppressing the sacred knowledge of the pharaohs. Haze examines the evidence of aliens in ancient Egypt, such as the reptilian beings depicted in the Temple of Hathor, Thutmose III's alien encounter and the spaceship hidden at Abydos.

He shows how Akhenaten and his family are always portrayed with elongated skulls and explores the connection between ancient aliens and Mars, including the Martian materials used in Egyptian monuments. He explains the original purpose of the pyramids to transmit uplifting energy throughout the planet, to help expand consciousness and explores how they were decommissioned after the Great Flood of prehistory. He reveals how the original builders of the pyramids foresaw humanity's fall from the Golden Age and strategically encoded these magnificent structures to wake humanity from the depths of the Dark Ages.

× The Rendlesham Forest UFO Mystery : And Project Honey Badger

by George Wingfield (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

208 pages

Publisher:The Squeeze Press

Imprint:The Squeeze Press

ISBN:9781906069230

Published:3 Oct 2022

Dimensions:141 x 215 x 17 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

On a dark winter's night in December 1980 two US airmen who were security guards at a USAF base in Suffolk, England, encountered a mysterious unidentified craft with flashing lights that had landed in the forest outside the perimeter. When the story got out, despite a cover-up and official denials, there were many who saw it as clear evidence our planet was being visited by UFOs from outer space. Sceptics who felt sure that must be a false explanation rushed to offer more earthly suggestions, or to insist the story was quite untrue and the airmen were lying.

But they weren't! Years after this strange incident, the actual identity of the "UFO" has become plain and also the purpose for which this weapon was devised. It was needed as a result of an international crisis. Now, author George Wingfield examines the background of these events and also other similar unexplained sightings and encounters with UFOs during that era.

× Auras: Awakening Awareness

by Vanessa Tucker (Author) , Dr Francesca McCartney (Foreword By)

Format:

Hardback

128 pages, 65 Illustrations, unspecified

Publisher:Flame Tree Publishing

Imprint:Flame Tree Publishing

ISBN:9781839642005

Published:1 Sep 2020

Dimensions:215 x 238 x 18 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:CN

Description

All of us - even plants, animals, crystals and places - are surrounded by an aura: a three-dimensional elliptical energy field composed, to varying degrees, of the seven colours of the rainbow, emitted by the seven chakras. And we all have the innate ability to sense or see this field if we dig deep enough. Our aura reveals the state of our mood and health and even our personality, and it can be enhanced or depleted by our actions and external forces.

Auras will introduce you to the life-enhancing effect of aura awareness and the benefits of a healthy aura. In Part One, discover the 'Anatomy of the Aura': what an aura does, what a chakra is, the seven layers of the aura (from the 'etheric body' though the 'astral body' to the 'causal body'), the chakra system (from the 'root' to the 'crown'), how energy flows and colour visualization. Part Two is all about 'Taking Care of Your Aura', with guidance and exercises: ways to shift your consciousness, using the four fundamental 'energy tools' (Awareness, Intention, Presence and Empathy), how to use a crystal to cleanse your aura, smudging for purification, how to strengthen your aura, how to protect your aura, how to interpret your aura using your different senses and understand the meanings of the colours.

The clear text, vibrant design and inspirational imagery of this book will set you on the path to feeling fantastic, having more energy and, most importantly, personal and spiritual evolution.

× Energy Secrets : How to Live to Your Full Potential

by Antonia Harman (Author)

Format:

Hardback

224 pages

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Imprint:Yellow Kite

ISBN:9781399719384

Published:25 May 2023

Dimensions:135 x 205 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

Become the master of your own energy with this essential guide packed with tips, techniques, insights and advice to help raise your vibration, transform your life and thrive! Drawing on ancient wisdom, evidence based-information and Antonia's personal ground-breaking discoveries, you can learn how to master your energy, and the energy around you, and see results. From manifesting, setting clear personal boundaries, learning how to draw energy in nature, cold water therapy and the power-boosting effects of tapping - plus so much more. This practical toolkit is vital for anyone living in the busy modern world and will help you optimise your mental and spiritual health, leaving you feeling happier, stronger and spiritually grounded.

× The 8th Chakra : What It Is and How It Can Transform Your Life

by Jude Currivan (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

288 pages

Publisher:Hay House UK Ltd

Imprint:Hay House UK Ltd

ISBN:9781848504905

Published:6 Feb 2012

Dimensions:216 x 140 x 20 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

The seven chakras of the human personality are familiar to anyone working with healing or spiritual awareness. But that consciousness is essentially incomplete. It is the universal heart of the 8th chakra that can offer us the missing key to remembering who we truly are.

In The 8th Chakra, cosmologist, healer and visionary Dr Jude Currivan reveals a revolutionary new perception of the Cosmos, reconciling leading-edge science with Spirit and the perennial wisdom of all ages into a universal model of consciousness. This astounding book also explains how the energies of the 8th chakra offer us a path to spiritual mastery. Both accessible and profound, this groundbreaking work is a practical and empowering guide to our personal and collective spiritual wholeness and shows us how we can understand and integrate the principles of Cosmic Consciousness, reconcile science and Spirit to show not only how the physical world is as it is, but why. Directly access and embody newly available Cosmic energies and higher transpersonal awareness. Manifest our soul purposes here on Earth.

× Psychiatry and the Spirit World : True Stories on the Survival of Consciousness after Death

by Alan Sanderson (Author) , Edith Fiore (Foreword By)

Format:

Paperback / softback

256 pages

Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Imprint:Park Street Press,U.S.

ISBN:9781644115763

Published:2 Feb 2023

Dimensions:152 x 229 x 18 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

A psychiatrist's comprehensive examination of evidence for the survival of consciousness after death. After a twenty-year break from practice, Alan Sanderson returned to clinical psychiatry at age fifty-nine and soon realized that many of his patients were plagued by troublesome earthbound spirits, some of whom had been attached across lifetimes to multiple incarnations as well as multiple hosts. By talking with these attached spirits and persuading them to leave their hosts, Dr. Sanderson found remarkable success in the treatment of his patients.

Now, more than 30 years later, Dr. Sanderson shares his extensive research on the afterlife, the survival of consciousness after physical death, and paranormal phenomena related to the spirit world. He explains his practice of psychiatric spirit release, centered on the spiritual and psychic aspects of emotional disturbance, and shares case studies complete with full accounts of treatment sessions.

He offers first-hand accounts of the survival of the spirit after death, from ancient times to the present day, and explores end-of-life experiences, including what is witnessed by the living people in the room, as well as profound accounts of near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, and reincarnation. He examines evidence for mediumship, clairvoyance, telepathy, and the psychic aspects of heart transplants. He also details cases of remote healing, further proving the existence of connections beyond the material world.

Presenting a wealth of evidence, as well as suggestions for new treatment possibilities for mental health problems, Dr. Sanderson offers a comprehensive examination of spirit existence and the survival of consciousness after death.

× We Never Die : Secrets of the Afterlife by Matt Fraser (Author)

Format:

Hardback

240 pages

Publisher:Simon & Schuster

Imprint:Simon & Schuster

ISBN:9781668001097

Published:29 Sep 2022

Dimensions:161 x 238 x 23 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

Country of Origin:GB

Description

From America's top psychic medium and the author of When Heaven Calls comes a new book that unveils the secrets of the afterlife, the truth about heaven, and why we never truly die. Psychic medium Matt Fraser, author of When Heaven Calls, is back to unpack the number one question folks ask him: "What happens after death?" Although we might expect a complicated answer, it's actually pretty simple: We never die! Drawing from thousands of conversations with Spirit, Matt pulls back the curtain on life's hidden revelations: -What happens when we cross over -The beautiful realities of heaven and eternal life -The guardian angels who keep us safe on Earth (including our pets who have passed) -The role of dreams and how souls appear to the living -Love, romance, and soul mates beyond life -Ghosts, hauntings, negative souls, energy vampires, and psychic protection -Destiny, free will, and second chances -Regrets, amends, and forgiveness from heaven -Figuring out your gifts and purpose -Karma, kindness, and living in the divine flow -How to recognize the signs and messages our loved ones send us from heaven As Matt explains, "We all have our own 'phone line' to communicate with heaven. All we have to do is figure out how to use it." Revealed through never-before-told stories and Matt's conversations with the dearly departed, the wisdom in We Never Die is perfect for anyone seeking uplifting answers about life's biggest questions.

Discover the healing and fulfillment that await us and our loved ones in the afterlife-plus how these truths can bring us comfort, meaning, and guidance in our earthly lives.

× Ghosts Among Us : Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side

by James Van Praagh (Author)

Format:

Paperback / softback

224 pages

Publisher:Ebury Publishing

Imprint:Rider & Co

ISBN:9781846041877

Published:6 Aug 2009

Dimensions:197 x 129 x 14 (mm)

Pub. Country:United Kingdom

Country of Origin:GB

Description

James Van Praagh knew he was different from a young age. Not only could he see ghosts, but he could talk to them and interact with them. He realised that whereas some ghosts can be full of malice, others actively want to help the living.

In this extraordinary book, he tells his incredible ghost stories and reveals the lessons he learned from his amazing encounters with the spirit world. He explains what it is really like to see ghosts, how to recognise which sort of energies surround a person or place, ways to protect ourselves from negative presences, and techniques for becoming closer to those spirits who truly want to guide us. Uncovering the truth about the Other Side, Ghosts Among Us also shows us how to develop our psychic powers and how we can all transform our fears of the paranormal into a source of inner strength and support.