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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > The Occult > General
A magical grimoire of sigils and rituals for summoning and
mastering spirits, The Key of Solomon the King is the most
infamous, of all magick books. It has influenced everything from
the revival of magick and the Western Mystery Traditions (tarot,
alchemy, astrology, etc.) to fictional works such as Lovecraft's
The Necronomicon. This new 2017 hardcover edition of S. L.
MacGregor Mathers' masterwork includes reproductions of all
original 13 plates from the 1885 edition.
Unfortunately, very few people these days talk about real values in
life. What we stand for in life, and are we living up to these
values are worth pondering. Are our aspirations in tune with the
real purpose of life? It is the values that remind us often what to
aspire in life. Most people value life and its achievements from
the perspective of wealth and richness, but do not recognize trust,
honesty, and contentment as forward looking attributes that help in
overall satisfaction. Giving importance to external growth leaving
behind inner development often leads to unbalance in life devoid of
overall satisfaction. Much of the troubles in this world are that
true values of life have narrowed down, skewed, ignored and
misunderstood. This book deliberates different aspects of life in
terms of personal, moral, spiritual, family and social values and
how these can enrich life and fill its purpose. A wide range of
topics include How to live an easier life; Thoughts on simplifying
life; Virtues of Integrity; Mistakes we generally make; Control on
impulsive mind; Being Successful in life; Benefits from silence;
Communication with inner self; Creating love for others; How to
think positive; How moral values get reinforced; Belief in natural
justice; What is spirituality; Understanding self; How to find God;
What does death mean to us; Good family values; Being part of whole
universe; Universal brotherhood; Towards developing good values.
Attempt has been made to describe large issues that are outcome of
misdirected value system, and how best a person can move ahead in
life by focusing on core values. The idea of writing this book is
to facilitate readers to pause and think about what they aspire,
and are these aspirations in tandem with broad purpose in life.
Fresh from his latest escapade, the benevolent spirit known as Bean
is back in a new endeavor. But this time he is faced with what
could be the end of humanity as we know it ...After his successful
intervention in the life and family of an autistic child, Bean
meets up with an acquaintance from the past. Called Leader, this
acquaintance is the entity-in-charge for billions of blood-sucking
creatures. He's also on the verge of changing his lifestyle,
leaving his plasmaholic followers in need of management. Leader
turns to Bean for help. But in their quest, Leader and Bean meet
the epitome of evil in the cradle of Western civilization: Lili-It,
and her henchman, Whoever. This duo wants nothing less than the
complete annihilation of civilization in preparation for the
rebirth of immorality. It falls upon Bean and Leader to thwart
those insidious plans. Together, with a cadre of determined allies,
both human and spirit, Bean and Leader prepare to meet Lili-It in a
final conflict, where a fusion of physical and spiritual forces
join in a place called Armageddon. And in this battle, there can be
only one winner ...P AX expands the boundaries of human imagination
and creates an intriguing and altogether fascinating alternate
world.
Paul Foster Case was an American occultist of the early 20th
century and author of numerous books on occult tarot and Qabalah.
Perhaps his greatest contributions to the field of occultism were
the lessons he wrote for associate members of Builders of the
Adytum. The Knowledge Lectures given to initiated members of the
Chapters of the B.O.T.A. were equally profound, although the
limited distribution has made them less well known. Case was early
on attracted to the occult. While still a child he reported
experiences that today are called lucid dreaming. He corresponded
about these experiences with Rudyard Kipling who encouraged him as
to the validity of his paranormal pursuits. In the year 1900, Case
met the occultist Claude Bragdon while both were performing at a
charity performance. Bragdon asked Case what he thought the origin
of playing cards was. After pursuing the question in his father's
library, Case discovered a link to tarot, called 'The Game of Man,
' thus began what would become Case's lifelong study of the tarot,
and leading to the creation of the B.O.T.A. tarot deck, a
"corrected" version of the Rider-Waite cards. Between 1905 and 1908
(aged 20-24), Case began practicing yoga, and in particular
pranayama, from what published sources were available. His early
experiences appear to have caused him some mental and emotional
difficulties and left him with a lifelong concern that so called
"occult" practice be done with proper guidance and training.
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