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Op Die Duiwel Se Spoor - Hoe Ek Die Krugersdorp-Moordenaars Vasgetrek Het (Afrikaans, Paperback): Ben "Bliksem" Booysen Op Die Duiwel Se Spoor - Hoe Ek Die Krugersdorp-Moordenaars Vasgetrek Het (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Ben "Bliksem" Booysen 1
R320 R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Save R20 (6%) Ships in 5 - 9 working days

Ná herhaaldelike polisiebrouwerk begin kaptein Ben Booysen die Krugersdorp-moorde in 2016 manalleen ondersoek.

Booysen haal koerantvoorblaaie toe hy die baasbrein, Cecilia Steyn, en haar vyf trawante vir minstens 11 moorde in hegtenis neem.

Suid-Afrika se eie “Chuck Norris” neem die leser tot agter die skerms van die satanistiese moorde en onthul nuwe, skokkende besonderhede van die misdade wat die land amper ’n dekade lank vasgenael gehou het.

The Scourge of Demons, 12 - Possession, Lust, and Witchcraft in a Seventeenth-Century Italian Convent (Hardcover): Jeffrey R.... The Scourge of Demons, 12 - Possession, Lust, and Witchcraft in a Seventeenth-Century Italian Convent (Hardcover)
Jeffrey R. Watt
R2,903 Discovery Miles 29 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 1636, residents at the convent of Santa Chiara in Carpi in northern Italy were struck by an extraordinary illness that provoked bizarre behavior. Eventually numbering fourteen, the afflicted nuns were subject to screaming fits, throwing themselves on the floor, and falling abruptly into a deep sleep. When medical experts' cures proved ineffective, exorcists ministered to the women and concluded that they were possessed by demons and the victims of witchcraft. Catering to women from elite families, the nunnery suffered much turmoil for three years and, remarkably, three of the victims died from their ills. A maverick nun and a former confessor were widely suspected to be responsible, through witchcraft, for these woes. Based primarily on the exhaustive investigation by the Inquisition of Modena, The Scourge of Demons examines this fascinating case in its historical context. The travails of Santa Chiara occurred at a time when Europe witnessed peaks in both witch-hunting and in the numbers of people reputedly possessed by demons. Female religious figures appeared particularly prone to demonic attacks, and Counter-Reformation Church authorities were especially interested in imposing stricter discipline on convents. Watt carefully considers how the nuns of Santa Chiara understood and experienced alleged possession and witchcraft, concluding that Santa Chiara's diabolical troubles and their denouement -- involving the actions of nuns, confessors, inquisitorial authorities, and exorcists -- were profoundly shaped by the unique confluence of religious, cultural, judicial, and intellectual trends that flourished in the 1630s. Jeffrey R. Watt is professor of history at the University of Mississippi.

The Mystical Life of Franz Kafka - Theosophy, Cabala, and the Modern Spiritual Revival (Hardcover): June O. Leavitt The Mystical Life of Franz Kafka - Theosophy, Cabala, and the Modern Spiritual Revival (Hardcover)
June O. Leavitt
R2,646 Discovery Miles 26 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In a long-overlooked diary entry, Franz Kafka admitted to suffering from ''bouts of clairvoyance.'' These bouts of clairvoyance can be seen in his writing, in moments when the solid basis of human cognition totters, the dissolution of matter seems imminent, and objects are jarringly severed from physical referents. June O. Leavitt offers a fascinating examination of the mystical in Kafka's life and writings, showing that Kafka's understanding of the occult was not only a product of his own clairvoyant experiences but of the age in which he lived.
Kafka lived during the modern Spiritual Revival, a powerful movement which resisted materialism, rejected the adulation of science and Darwin, and idealized clairvoyant modes of consciousness. Kafka's contemporaries - such theosophical ideologues as Madame H.P. Blavatsky, Annie Besant, and Dr. Rudolph Steiner - encouraged the counterculture to seek the true, spiritual essence of reality by inducing out-of-body experiences and producing visions of higher disembodied beings through meditative techniques. Leaders of the Spiritual Revival also called for the adoption of certain lifestyles, such as vegetarianism, in order to help transform consciousness and return humanity to its divine nature.
Interweaving the occult discourse on clairvoyance, the divine nature of animal life, vegetarianism, the spiritual sources of dreams, and the eternal nature of the soul with Kafka's dream-chronicles, animal narratives, diaries, letters, and stories, Leavitt takes the reader on a journey through the texts of a great psychic writer and the fascinating epoch of the Spiritual Revival.

Daughters of Hecate - Women and Magic in the Ancient World (Hardcover): Kimberly B. Stratton, Dayna S. Kalleres Daughters of Hecate - Women and Magic in the Ancient World (Hardcover)
Kimberly B. Stratton, Dayna S. Kalleres
R3,958 Discovery Miles 39 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Daughters of Hecate unites for the first time research on the problem of gender and magic in three ancient Mediterranean societies: early Judaism, Christianity, and Graeco-Roman culture. The book illuminates the gendering of ancient magic by approaching the topic from three distinct disciplinary perspectives: literary stereotyping, the social application of magic discourse, and material culture.
The volume challenges presumed associations of women and magic by probing the foundations of, processes, and motivations behind gendered stereotypes, beginning with Western culture's earliest associations of women and magic in the Bible and Homer's Odyssey. Daughters of Hecate provides a nuanced exploration of the topic while avoiding reductive approaches. In fact, the essays in this volume uncover complexities and counter-discourses that challenge, rather than reaffirm, many gendered stereotypes taken for granted and reified by most modern scholarship.
By combining critical theoretical methods with research into literary and material evidence, Daughters of Hecate interrogates gendered stereotypes that are as relevant now as for understanding antiquity or the early modern witch hunts.

Revelation of the Devil (Hardcover): Laurence Gardner Revelation of the Devil (Hardcover)
Laurence Gardner
R823 Discovery Miles 8 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is Laurence Gardner's final book, written shortly before his death in 2010 and is the accompanying book to his Origin of God (published 2011 by dash house publishing). Together with Origin of God, this book outlines an irrefutable and searing indictment of conventional belief and exposes the evils and absurdities perpetuated over the millenia in the name of Christianity. In Revelation of the Devil, Laurence Gardner traces the history of the Devil, from its roots in Mesopotamia and the Old Testament all the way up to the modern world of today. Travelling through the New Testament, as well as the Koran, and then passing in turn through the Inquisitions, the Reformation and the Enlightenment, he unmasks what he has called "the myth of evil and the conspiracy of Satan." For nearly 2,000 years a supernatural entity known as the Devil has been held responsible by Church authorities for bringing sin and wickedness into the world. Throughout this period, the Devil has been portrayed as a constant protagonist of evil, although his origin remains a mystery and his personality has undergone many interpretive changes, prompting questions such as: If God is all good and all powerful, then why does evil exist? How can it exist? If God created everything, then where did the Devil come from? If the Devil exists, then why does he not feature in any pre-Christian document? Revelation of the Devil follows the Devil's sinister history, in the manner of a biography, from his scriptural introduction to the dark satanic cults of the present day. In a strict chronological progression, we experience the mood of each successive era as the Devil's image was constantly manipulated to suit the changing motives of his creators in their bid for threat-driven clerical control.

The Devil's Party - Satanism in Modernity (Hardcover, New): Per Faxneld, Jesper Aa Petersen The Devil's Party - Satanism in Modernity (Hardcover, New)
Per Faxneld, Jesper Aa Petersen
R4,199 Discovery Miles 41 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Recent years have seen a significant shift in the study of new religious movements. In Satanism studies, interest has moved to anthropological and historical work on groups and inviduals. Self-declared Satanism, especially as a religion with cultural production and consumption, history, and organization, has largely been neglected by academia. This volume, focused on modern Satanism as a practiced religion of life-style, attempts to reverse that trend with 12 cutting-edge essays from the emerging field of Satanism studies. Topics covered range from early literary Satanists like Blake and Shelley, to the Californian Church of Satan of the 1960s, to the radical developments that have taken place in the Satanic milieu in recent decades. The contributors analyze such phenomena as conversion to Satanism, connections between Satanism and political violence, 19th-century decadent Satanism, transgression, conspiracy theory, and the construction of Satanic scripture. A wide array of methods are employed to shed light on the Devil's disciples: statistical surveys, anthropological field studies, philological examination of The Satanic Bible, contextual analysis of literary texts, careful scrutiny of obscure historical records, and close readings of key Satanic writings. The book will be an invaluable resource for everyone interested in Satanism as a philosophical or religious position of alterity rather than as an imagined other.

Witchcraft for Healing - Radical Self-Care for Your Mind, Body, and Spirit (Hardcover): Patti Wigington Witchcraft for Healing - Radical Self-Care for Your Mind, Body, and Spirit (Hardcover)
Patti Wigington
R649 R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sigil Craft - Your Guide to Using, Creating & Recognizing Magickal Symbols (Hardcover): Lia Taylor Sigil Craft - Your Guide to Using, Creating & Recognizing Magickal Symbols (Hardcover)
Lia Taylor
R493 R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Save R46 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A sigil is an intensely powerful magickal tool that any modern witch should consider adding to their repertoire. Sigils can help manifest your desires, ward off evil, and add deeper levels of meaning to your spells. You don’t have to be an artist to create a sigil—anyone can do it. Sigil Craft is Lia Taylor’s must-have guide to creating sigils, including step-by-step instructions using various methods including the Magic Square and Austin Osman Spare, as well as an overview of sigils throughout history, from Agrippa to modern chaos magick, from medieval grimoires and prehistoric cave paintings to the graphic novels of Grant Morrison. Taylor shares how to charge your sigils, incorporate them into your creative endeavors, and heighten the power of your sigils through the shoaling technique. This immensely useful book is fully illustrated with Taylor’s art, and is a fascinating guide to an increasingly popular practice. 

Crooked Soley - A Crop Circle Revelation (Paperback): Allan Brown, John Michell Crooked Soley - A Crop Circle Revelation (Paperback)
Allan Brown, John Michell; Afterword by Patrick Harpur
R208 Discovery Miles 2 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Crop circles are the finest, most beautiful and original art forms of modem times, and they are totally mysterious. Behind the crop circle phenomenon is an evident purpose. Some intelligence, human, alien or spiritual, is in the process of communication. It is exposing us to a course of re-education, beginning with the symbols of sacred knowledge and wisdom. The most striking evidence for this view is the amazing formation that appeared at Crooked Soley in Wiltshire on the 27th August 2002. Clearly expressed in its design are certain numerical symbols that are known esoterically as the 'Keys to Creation'. They are also keys to that universal science associated with the Holy Grail. From time to time it is revealed again, and when that happens, culture and the human spirit are renewed and life on earth is restored to its natural state as a reflection of paradise.

Overcoming Familiar Spirits - Deliverance from Unseen Demonic Enemies and Spiritual Debt (Paperback): Kynan Bridges Overcoming Familiar Spirits - Deliverance from Unseen Demonic Enemies and Spiritual Debt (Paperback)
Kynan Bridges 1
R295 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R24 (8%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days
Green Witchcraft Grimoire - A Practical Resource for Making Your Own Spells, Rituals, and Recipes (Hardcover): Amythyst Raine Green Witchcraft Grimoire - A Practical Resource for Making Your Own Spells, Rituals, and Recipes (Hardcover)
Amythyst Raine
R671 R615 Discovery Miles 6 150 Save R56 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Practical Magic for Beginners - Exercises, Rituals, and Spells for the New Mystic (Hardcover): Maggie Haseman Practical Magic for Beginners - Exercises, Rituals, and Spells for the New Mystic (Hardcover)
Maggie Haseman
R640 R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
La Sorciere (Paperback): Jules Michelet La Sorciere (Paperback)
Jules Michelet
R617 Discovery Miles 6 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The History of the Devil - Interspersed With Many of the Devil's Adventures. to Which Is Added a Description of the... The History of the Devil - Interspersed With Many of the Devil's Adventures. to Which Is Added a Description of the Devil's Dwelling, Called Hell (Paperback)
Daniel Defoe
R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
La Sorciere - the Witch of the Middle Ages (Paperback): Jules Michelet La Sorciere - the Witch of the Middle Ages (Paperback)
Jules Michelet
R616 Discovery Miles 6 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Borders Witch Hunt - The Story of the 17th Century Witchcraft Trials in the Scottish Borders (Paperback, 2nd edition): Mary W.... Borders Witch Hunt - The Story of the 17th Century Witchcraft Trials in the Scottish Borders (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Mary W. Craig
R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book provides an overview and analysis of the witch trials in the Scottish Borders in the 17th century. The 17th century was a time of upheaval in Scottish and British history, with a civil war, the abolition of the monarchy, the plague and the reformation all influencing the social context at the time. This book explores the social, political, geographical, religious and legal structures that led to the increased amount of witch trials and executions in the Scottish Borders. As well as looking at specific trials the book also explores the role of women, both as accuser and as accused.

Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism (Hardcover): Henrik Bogdan, Martin P. Starr Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism (Hardcover)
Henrik Bogdan, Martin P. Starr
R4,212 Discovery Miles 42 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Henrik Bogdan and Martin P. Starr offer the first comprehensive examination of one of the twentieth century's most distinctive occult iconoclasts. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was a study in contradictions. He was born into a Fundamentalist Christian family, then educated at Cambridge where he experienced both an intellectual liberation from his religious upbringing and a psychic awakening that led him into the study of magic. He was a stock figure in the tabloid press of his day, vilified during his life as a traitor, drug addict and debaucher; yet he became known as the perhaps most influential thinker in contemporary esotericism. The practice of the occult arts was understood in the light of contemporary developments in psychology, and its advocates, such as William Butler Yeats, were among the intellectual avant-garde of the modernist project. Crowley took a more drastic step and declared himself the revelator of a new age of individualism. Crowley's occult bricolage, Magick, was a thoroughly eclectic combination of spiritual exercises drawing from Western European ceremonial magical traditions as practiced in the nineteenth-century Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Crowley also pioneered in his inclusion of Indic sources for the parallel disciplines of meditation and yoga. The summa of this journey of self-liberation was harnessing the power of sexuality as a magical discipline, an instance of the "sacrilization of the self " as practiced in his co-masonic magical group, the Ordo Templi Orientis. The religion Crowley created, Thelema, legitimated his role as a charismatic revelator and herald of a new age of freedom under the law of ''Do what thou wilt.'' The influence of Aleister Crowley is not only to be found in contemporary esotericism-he was, for instance, a major influence on Gerald Gardner and the modern witchcraft movement-but can also be seen in the counter-culture movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and in many forms of alternative spirituality and popular culture. This anthology, which features essays by leading scholars of Western esotericism across a wide array of disciplines, provides much-needed insight into Crowley's critical role in the study of western esotericism, new religious movements, and sexuality.

Green Witchcraft Grimoire - A Practical Resource for Making Your Own Spells, Rituals, and Recipes (Paperback): Amythyst Raine Green Witchcraft Grimoire - A Practical Resource for Making Your Own Spells, Rituals, and Recipes (Paperback)
Amythyst Raine
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mushroom Magick - Ritual, Celebration, and Lore (Hardcover): Shawn Engel Mushroom Magick - Ritual, Celebration, and Lore (Hardcover)
Shawn Engel
R328 R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A fascinating and enlightening celebration of mushrooms and the magic of the forest for those who revel in mushroom imagery and lore. Mushrooms--as a decorative element, as a signifier of the mystery of the forest, and as an adorable emblem of witchy cottagecore dreams--have proliferated in the collective consciousness as of late. Mushroom Magick is a whimsical collection of mushroom facts and fables divided into three sections: first, profiles of 22 well-known mushrooms include information on biology and common uses as well as a rundown of their energetic properties and suggestions for incorporating them into spellwork. Section two provides a world-spanning collection of mushroom myths and fables. The final section is a taste of the spells and rituals that you can perform with common mushrooms such as creminis, shiitakes, and portobellos--carved candles, floor washes, teas, and even some yummy meals can improve your love life, super-charge your good fortune, or even cast a well-deserved hex upon your most hated enemy.

The Complete Book of Spells - Wiccan Spells for Healing, Protection, and Celebration (Paperback): Deborah Lipp The Complete Book of Spells - Wiccan Spells for Healing, Protection, and Celebration (Paperback)
Deborah Lipp
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Solitary Wicca Guide - Spells and Rituals to Practice, Learn, and Thrive (Paperback): Rowan Morgana The Solitary Wicca Guide - Spells and Rituals to Practice, Learn, and Thrive (Paperback)
Rowan Morgana
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wicca Spells - A Beginner's Guide to Wiccan Magic (Hardcover): Cassandra Miller Wicca Spells - A Beginner's Guide to Wiccan Magic (Hardcover)
Cassandra Miller
R600 R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Complete Anunnaki Bible - A Source Book of Esoteric Archaeology (Hardcover, Deluxe ed.): Joshua Free The Complete Anunnaki Bible - A Source Book of Esoteric Archaeology (Hardcover, Deluxe ed.)
Joshua Free
R1,444 Discovery Miles 14 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Rose Croix Essays (Spiral bound): John Mandleberg Rose Croix Essays (Spiral bound)
John Mandleberg
R701 Discovery Miles 7 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Ancient and Accepted Rite for England and Wales covers the 4th-33rd degrees, including the 18th 'Rose Croix' degree. The author explores the historic background to this important part of Freemasonry with the original being published in 1980. A second edition appeared in 1987 which was a completely revised work after much new documented evidence was discovered, and this third edition is another reprint of this authoritative study.

The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, v. 5 - The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (Hardcover): Marijke... The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, v. 5 - The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (Hardcover)
Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra, Etc
R6,060 Discovery Miles 60 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The end of the eighteenth century saw the end of the witch trials everywhere. This volume charts the processes and reasons for the decriminalisation of witchcraft but also challenges the widespread assumption that Europe has been 'disenchanted'. For the first time surveys are given of the social role of witchcraft in European communities down to the end of the nineteenth century and of the continued importance of witchcraft and magic as topics of debate among intellectuals and other writers

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