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A Practical Guide for Witches - Spells, Rituals, and Magic for an Enchanted Life (Paperback): Ylva Mara Radziszewski A Practical Guide for Witches - Spells, Rituals, and Magic for an Enchanted Life (Paperback)
Ylva Mara Radziszewski
R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Strange Histories - The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds... Strange Histories - The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Darren Oldridge
R4,911 Discovery Miles 49 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Strange Histories is an exploration of some of the most extraordinary beliefs that existed in the late Middle Ages through to the end of the seventeenth century. Presenting serious accounts of the appearance of angels and demons, sea monsters and dragons within European and North American history, this book moves away from "present-centred thinking" and instead places such events firmly within their social and cultural context. By doing so, it offers a new way of understanding the world in which dragons and witches were fact rather than fiction, and presents these riveting phenomena as part of an entirely rational thought process for the time in which they existed. This new edition has been fully updated in light of recent research. It contains a new guide to further reading as well as a selection of pictures that bring its themes to life. From ghosts to witches, to pigs on trial for murder, the book uses a range of different case studies to provide fascinating insights into the world-view of a vanished age. It is essential reading for all students of early modern history. .

Magic in the Ancient Greek World (Paperback): D. Collins Magic in the Ancient Greek World (Paperback)
D. Collins
R1,105 Discovery Miles 11 050 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Original and comprehensive, "Magic in the Ancient Greek World "takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece.
Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world
Uncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition? Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect?
Focuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic
Examines the central role of magic in Greek life

Revisiting the "Nazi Occult" - Histories, Realities, Legacies (Paperback): Monica Black, Eric Kurlander Revisiting the "Nazi Occult" - Histories, Realities, Legacies (Paperback)
Monica Black, Eric Kurlander
R1,045 Discovery Miles 10 450 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

New collection of essays promising to re-energize the debate on Nazism's occult roots and legacies and thus our understanding of German cultural and intellectual history over the past century. Scholars have debated the role of the occult in Nazism since it first appeared on the German political landscape in the 1920s. After 1945, a consensus held that occultism - an ostensibly anti-modern, irrational blend of pseudo-religious and -scientific practices and ideas - had directly facilitated Nazism's rise. More recently, scholarly debate has denied the occult a role in shaping the Third Reich, emphasizing the Nazis' hostility to esoteric religion and alternative forms of knowledge. Bringing together cutting-edge scholarship on the topic, this volume calls for a fundamental reappraisal of these positions. The book is divided into three chronological sections. The first,on the period 1890 to 1933, looks at the esoteric philosophies and occult movements that influenced both the leaders of the Nazi movement and ordinary Germans who became its adherents. The second, on the Third Reich in power, explores how the occult and alternative religious belief informed Nazism as an ideological, political, and cultural system. The third looks at Nazism's occult legacies. In emphasizing both continuities and disjunctures, this book promises to re-open and re-energize debate on the occult roots and legacies of Nazism, and with it our understanding of German cultural and intellectual history over the past century. Contributors: Monica Black; Jeff Hayton; Oded Heilbronner; Eric Kurlander; Fabian Link and J. Laurence Hare; Anna Lux; Perry Myers; John Ondrovcik; Michael E. O'Sullivan; Jared Poley; Uwe Schellinger, Andreas Anton, and Michael T. Schetsche; Peter Staudenmaier. Monica Black is Associate Professor and Associate Head of the Department of History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Eric Kurlander is J. Ollie Edmunds Chair and Professor of Modern European History at Stetson University.

Gaia Alchemy - The Reuniting of Science, Psyche, and Soul (Paperback): Stephan Harding Gaia Alchemy - The Reuniting of Science, Psyche, and Soul (Paperback)
Stephan Harding; Foreword by Stephen Harrod Buhner
R500 Discovery Miles 5 000 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A bold exploration of the reintegration of rationality and intuition, science and soul, to foster individual and planetary healing During the scientific revolution, science and soul were drastically separated, propelling humanity into four centuries of scientific exploration based solely on empiricism and rationality. But, as scientist and ecologist Stephan Harding, Ph.D., demonstrates in detail, by reintegrating science with profound personal experiences of psyche and soul, we can reclaim our lost sacred wholeness and help heal ourselves and our planet. The book begins with compelling introductions to depth psychology, alchemy, and Gaia theory--the science of seeing the Earth as an intelligent, self-regulating system, a theory pioneered by the author's mentor James Lovelock. Harding then explores how alchemy, as understood through the depth psychology of C. G. Jung, offers us powerful methods of reuniting rationality and intuition, science and soul. He examines the integration of important alchemical engravings, including those from L'Azoth des Philosophes and the Rosarium Philosophorum, with Gaian science. He shows how the seven key alchemical operations in the Azoth image can help us develop deeply transformative experiences and insights into our interconnectedness with Gaia. He then looks at how the four components of the living Earth--biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere--mesh not only with the four elements of alchemical theory but also with the four functions of consciousness from depth psychology. Woven throughout with the author's own experiences of Gaia alchemy, the book also offers guided meditations and contemplative exercises to open your receptivity to messages from the biosphere and help you develop your own Gaian alchemical way of life, full of wonder and healing.

Vampires - The Occult Truth (Paperback, Reissue): Konstantinos Vampires - The Occult Truth (Paperback, Reissue)
Konstantinos
R406 R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Discover the strange world of the undead and the proof that creatures of the night exist when you read Vampires by Konstantinos. The facts about vampires are stranger than anything you may have read, heard, or imagined before. In Vampires you'll learn the truth about the undead. It rips away the myth and exposes the habits and lifestyles of these beings. Vampires reveals the occult truths about these creatures including actual first-person encounters with vampires of all types--the ancient undead of folklore, contemporary mortal blood drinkers, and the most dangerous creatures of all: psychic vampires who intentionally drain the life force from their victims. - Learn about the four types of vampires - Read about vampire legends from around the world - Discover vampires from history, including: - Arnold Paole of Serbia - Peter Plogojowitz and the Count de Cabreras of Hungary - The vampire of Croglin Grange, Cumberland, England - Countess Elizabeth Bathory, responsible for up to 650 deaths - Gilles de Rais - Fritz Haarman, of Germany, from ninety years ago - John Haigh of Yorkshire, England, from just before WWII - And of course, the real Vlad Dracula - Present-day blood drinkers - How to protect yourself from vampires Included are letters from contemporary vampires. You will be shocked and surprised as you discover what these people are really like. Besides learning about the psychic vampire that unintentionally drains you of your energy as well as the intentional psychic vampire, you'll learn rituals for protection and methods to avoid falling into their clutches. Vampires finally reveals the truth about the undead. You will be fascinated when you discover who they were and what they are now, and you'll be grateful when you learn how to protect yourself from them. This is not a book of fantasy and imagination, but of science, history, and spirituality.

Witches - James I and the English Witch Hunts (Paperback): Tracy Borman Witches - James I and the English Witch Hunts (Paperback)
Tracy Borman 1
R371 R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Save R34 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

September 1613. In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of England's great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. His body is 'tormented' with violent convulsions. Within a few short weeks he will suffer an excruciating death. Soon the whole family will be stricken with the same terrifying symptoms. The second son, the last male of the line, will not survive. It is said witches are to blame. And so the Earl of Rutland's sons will not be the last to die. Witches traces the dramatic events which unfolded at one of England's oldest and most spectacular castles four hundred years ago. The case is among those which constitute the European witch craze of the 15th-18th centuries, when suspected witches were burned, hanged, or tortured by the thousand. Like those other cases, it is a tale of superstition, the darkest limits of the human imagination and, ultimately, injustice - a reminder of how paranoia and hysteria can create an environment in which nonconformism spells death. But as Tracy Borman reveals here, it is not quite typical. The most powerful and Machiavellian figure of the Jacobean court had a vested interest in events at Belvoir.He would mastermind a conspiracy that has remained hidden for centuries.

Giving the Devil His Due - Satan and Cinema (Paperback): Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Regina M. Hansen Giving the Devil His Due - Satan and Cinema (Paperback)
Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Regina M. Hansen; Contributions by Simon Bacon, Katherine A. Fowkes, Regina M. Hansen, …
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Finalist, 2021 Bram Stoker Awards (Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction) The first collection of essays to address Satan's ubiquitous and popular appearances in film Lucifer and cinema have been intertwined since the origins of the medium. As humankind's greatest antagonist and the incarnation of pure evil, the cinematic devil embodies our own culturally specific anxieties and desires, reflecting moviegoers' collective conceptions of good and evil, right and wrong, sin and salvation. Giving the Devil His Due is the first book of its kind to examine the history and significance of Satan onscreen. This collection explores how the devil is not just one monster among many, nor is he the "prince of darkness" merely because he has repeatedly flickered across cinema screens in darkened rooms since the origins of the medium. Satan is instead a force active in our lives. Films featuring the devil, therefore, are not just flights of fancy but narratives, sometimes reinforcing, sometimes calling into question, a familiar belief system. From the inception of motion pictures in the 1890s and continuing into the twenty-first century, these essays examine what cinematic representations tell us about the art of filmmaking, the desires of the film-going public, what the cultural moments of the films reflect, and the reciprocal influence they exert. Loosely organized chronologically by film, though some chapters address more than one film, this collection studies such classic movies as Faust, Rosemary's Baby, The Omen, Angel Heart, The Witch, and The Last Temptation of Christ, as well as the appearance of the Devil in Disney animation. Guiding the contributions to this volume is the overarching idea that cinematic representations of Satan reflect not only the hypnotic powers of cinema to explore and depict the fantastic but also shifting social anxieties and desires that concern human morality and our place in the universe. Contributors: Simon Bacon, Katherine A. Fowkes, Regina Hansen, David Hauka, Russ Hunter, Barry C. Knowlton, Eloise R. Knowlton, Murray Leeder, Catherine O'Brien, R. Barton Palmer, Carl H. Sederholm, David Sterritt, J. P. Telotte, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock

Arcana Mundi - Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts (Paperback, second edition):... Arcana Mundi - Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts (Paperback, second edition)
Georg Luck
R1,131 Discovery Miles 11 310 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the "secrets of the universe," of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck provides a comprehensive sourcebook and introduction to magic as it was practiced by witches and sorcerers, magi and astrologers, in the Greek and Roman worlds.

In this new edition, Luck has gathered and translated 130 ancient texts dating from the eighth century BCE through the fourth century CE. Thoroughly revised, this volume offers several new elements: a comprehensive general introduction, an epilogue discussing the persistence of ancient magic into the early Christian and Byzantine eras, and an appendix on the use of mind-altering substances in occult practices. Also added is an extensive glossary of Greek and Latin magical terms.

In Arcana Mundi Georg Luck presents a fascinating -- and at times startling -- alternative vision of the ancient world. "For a long time it was fashionable to ignore the darker and, to us, perhaps, uncomfortable aspects of everyday life in Greece and Rome," Luck has written. "But we can no longer idealize the Greeks with their 'artistic genius' and the Romans with their 'sober realism.' Magic and witchcraft, the fear of daemons and ghosts, the wish to manipulate invisible powers -- all of this was very much a part of their lives."

Styrian Witches in European Perspective - Ethnographic Fieldwork (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017): Mirjam Mencej Styrian Witches in European Perspective - Ethnographic Fieldwork (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017)
Mirjam Mencej
R2,454 Discovery Miles 24 540 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The book provides a comprehensive exploration of witchcraft beliefs and practices in the rural region of Eastern Slovenia. Based on field research conducted at the beginning of the twenty-first century, it examines witchcraft in the region from folkloristic, anthropological, as well as historical, perspectives. Witchcraft is presented as part of social reality, strongly related to misfortune and involved in social relationships. The reality of the ascribed bewitching deeds, psychological mechanisms that may help bewitchment to work, circumstances in which bewitchment narratives can be mobilised, reasons for a person to acquire a reputation of the witch in the entire community, and the role that unwitchers fulfilled in the community, are but a few of the many topics discussed. In addition, the intertwinement of social witchcraft with narratives of supernatural experiences, closely associated with supernatural beings of European folklore, forming part of the overall witchcraft discourse in the area, is explored.

Salem Story - Reading the Witch Trials of 1692 (Paperback, Revised): Bernard Rosenthal Salem Story - Reading the Witch Trials of 1692 (Paperback, Revised)
Bernard Rosenthal
R1,220 Discovery Miles 12 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Salem Story engages the story of the Salem witch trials through an analysis of the surviving primary documentation and juxtaposes that against the way in which our culture has mythologized the events of 1692. Salem Story examines a variety of individual motives that converged to precipitate the witch hunt. The book also examines subsequent mythologies that emerged from the events of 1692. Of the many assumptions about the Salem Witch Trials, the most persistent one remains that they were precipitated by a circle of hysterical girls. Through an analysis of what actually happened, through reading the primary material, the emerging story shows a different picture, one where "hysteria" inappropriately describes the events and where accusing males as well as females participated in strategies of accusation and confession that followed a logical, rational pattern.

The Initiate's Way - A Magickal Journey into Spiritual Alchemy (Paperback): Melany Jade The Initiate's Way - A Magickal Journey into Spiritual Alchemy (Paperback)
Melany Jade
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Egyptian Magick - a spirited guide (Paperback): Mogg Morgan Egyptian Magick - a spirited guide (Paperback)
Mogg Morgan
R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Myth of the Magus (Paperback, New Ed): E.M. Butler The Myth of the Magus (Paperback, New Ed)
E.M. Butler
R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

After identifying its anthropological origins in ancient rituals performed by a shaman or wizard, this text traces the development of the Magus through pre-Christian religious and mystic philosophers, medieval sorcerers and alchemists and the 18th and 19th century occult revival.

Your First Spell Jar (and 59 more...) - Magickal Recipes For The Beginner Witch To Manifest Protection, Prosperity, Happiness,... Your First Spell Jar (and 59 more...) - Magickal Recipes For The Beginner Witch To Manifest Protection, Prosperity, Happiness, Money, Power, Success & Love (Using Crystals, Herbs, Candles, Oils & More) (Paperback)
Allegra Grant
R330 R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Save R24 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Gorgon's Guide to Magical Resistance (Paperback): Laura Tempest Zakroff The Gorgon's Guide to Magical Resistance (Paperback)
Laura Tempest Zakroff
R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Magic of the North Gate: Powers of the Land, the Stones and the Ancients (Paperback): Josephine McCarthy Magic of the North Gate: Powers of the Land, the Stones and the Ancients (Paperback)
Josephine McCarthy
R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Dealing with Kronos: Spirit of Abuse and Time (Paperback): Anne Hamilton, Janice Speirs Dealing with Kronos: Spirit of Abuse and Time (Paperback)
Anne Hamilton, Janice Speirs
R406 R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Teachings of Don Juan - A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (Paperback): Carlos Castaneda The Teachings of Don Juan - A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (Paperback)
Carlos Castaneda
R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In 1968 University of California Press published an unusual manuscript by an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda. The Teachings of Don Juan enthralled a generation of seekers dissatisfied with the limitations of the Western world view. Castaneda's now classic book remains controversial for the alternative way of seeing that it presents and the revolution in cognition it demands. Whether read as ethnographic fact or creative fiction, it is the story of a remarkable journey that has left an indelible impression on the life of more than a million readers around the world.

Visions of the Occult - An Untold Story of Art & Magic (Hardcover): Victoria Jenkins Visions of the Occult - An Untold Story of Art & Magic (Hardcover)
Victoria Jenkins
R736 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R94 (13%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The first major survey of the occult collection of artworks, letters, objects and ephemera in the Tate Archive and collection. Revealing over 150 esoteric and mystical pieces, some never before seen, this book gives a new understanding to the artists in the Tate collection and the history and practice of the occult. A lavishly illustrated magical volume acts a potent talisman connecting the two worlds of Tate - the seen public collection and the unseen secrets lurking in the archive. The pages of this book explore the hidden artworks and ephemera left behind by artists, and shed new light on our understanding of the art historical canon. It offers an in-depth exploration of the occult and its relationship to art and culture including witchcraft, alchemy, secret societies, folklore and pagan rituals, demonology, spells and magic, psychic energies, astrology and tarot. Expect to find the unexpected in the works and lives of artists such as Ithell Colquhoun, Paul Nash, Barbara Hepworth, Cecil Collins, John William Waterhouse, Alan Davie, Joe Tilson, Henry Moore, Eileen Agar, William Blake, Leonora Carrington and Pamela Colman Smith. For the first time, the clandestine, magical works of the Tate archive are revealed with archivist Victoria Jenkins exploring relationships between art and the occult, and how both can act as a form of resistance to challenging environments. This book challenges perceptions and illuminates the surprising breadth and extraordinary ways in which artists interpret not just the physical world around them but also the supernatural, to make the unseen, seen. If you think you know Tate artists, it's time to think again.

The Modern Wiccan Box of Spells - Includes 52 Enchanting Cards and a 64-Page Illustrated Spell Book (Mixed media product):... The Modern Wiccan Box of Spells - Includes 52 Enchanting Cards and a 64-Page Illustrated Spell Book (Mixed media product)
Gillian Kemp
R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Do you want to charm the love of your life, instigate a promotion at work or banish a bad friend? With this fun book and card set, get in touch with your inner witch and ensure life goes as planned! Do you want to charm the love of your life, instigate a promotion at work or banish a bad friend? With this fun book and card set, get in touch with your inner witch and ensure life goes as planned! The 52 charming cards come in two suits - Good Witches and Bad Witches - and the book explains their meanings. You can lay them out like tarot cards to predict the future, and cast the spell that accompanies each card to weave magic, both white and dark. Just remember that the Good Witch spells turn toads into princes, and the Bad Witch spells turn princes into toads...

Dark Gate - Key To The Left Hand Path (Paperback): Paula M Cavenett Dark Gate - Key To The Left Hand Path (Paperback)
Paula M Cavenett
R652 Discovery Miles 6 520 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Underworld - Shamanism, Myth, Magick  Volume I (Paperback): Christopher Allaun Underworld - Shamanism, Myth, Magick Volume I (Paperback)
Christopher Allaun
R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Magical Healing (Paperback, Enhanced edition): Josephine McCarthy Magical Healing (Paperback, Enhanced edition)
Josephine McCarthy
R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Mythic Astrology Applied - Personal Healing Through the Planets (Paperback, Reprint ed.): Ariel Guttman, Ken Johnson Mythic Astrology Applied - Personal Healing Through the Planets (Paperback, Reprint ed.)
Ariel Guttman, Ken Johnson
R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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