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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > The Occult
The 'Grimoire of Pope Honorius' is the first and most important of
the French 'black magic' grimoires which proliferated across Europe
in the 17th-19th centuries. Combining a grimoire of conjurations to
demons of the four directions and seven days of the week with a
Book of Secrets full of simple charms, the 'Grimoire of Pope
Honorius' was second only to the Key of Solomon in the influence it
exerted on magicians, charmers and cunning-folk in both rural and
urban France. 'The Complete Grimoire of Pope Honorius' contains
material translated from all four of the different French editions
of the 'Grimoire of Pope Honorius'.
The Book of Baruch is a Bible pseudepigrapha; a deuterocanonical
work attributed to Baruch ben Neriah, the scribe of the prophet
Jeremiah. The Assumption of Moses is a Jewish apocryphal work
concerning hidden prophecies that Moses revealed to Joshua prior to
the latter inheriting his leadership of the ancient Jews. Together
these works constitute typical examples of popular Biblical texts
which are extra-canonical; most Christian and Jewish groups do not
regard their contents as true. Their origins are definitively
proven to be several centuries after the time they purport to be
from. However, theological scholars have expressed some interest,
particularly given the time and context of the writing; being as
these pseudepigrapha are old texts, they themselves carry value.
This edition contains a lengthy, explanatory introduction by W. O.
E. Oesterley, and the well-regarded translations of Bible scholars
R. H. Charles (for Baruch) and William John Ferrar (for Moses).
Preceding the time this essay was written in 1933-34, Kabbalah was
considered taboo. But Rav Ashlag, the founder of The Kabbalah
Centre, was a visionary pioneer. He stood in the face of opposition
and made it his mission to plead the case of studying this wisdom.
In advance of World War II, he foresaw that darkness would fall
upon the world. He believed that learning Kabbalah was the only way
for people to reveal Light. Like a revolutionary, fighting the
status quo, Rav Ashlag fought for people to unlock their
consciousness. He dedicated himself to revealing concealed aspects
of the Bible and decoding the messages within. This essay was
originally written as an introduction to The Study of the Ten
Luminous Emanations -- one of the most difficult and yet profound
kabbalistic texts. Edited by Michael Berg, the goal of this essay
was to implore the study of Kabbalah. It was Rav Ashlag's belief
that walking a kabbalistic path enabled people to find their true
purpose and subsequently enjoy a life of fulfillment. This book
gives insight into one of the greatest kabbalistic thought leaders
of all time. The text is deep and complex. One of the most
challenging aspects is the tone of urgency. As people were swept up
in pain and suffering, Rav Ashlag tried to explain that despite
outer events, the Creator is good. "Choosing life" means
challenging the sleepy way most people live. It means forming a
connection to God, removing ego and pursuing the spiritual path of
Kabbalah. Although written many decades ago, the essays are
timeless. The thoughts and messages within this text are what led
to the formation of The Kabbalah Centre.
Franki Storlie believes that every person possesses a spirit
heart and soul that waits to be reawakened and longs to seek
spiritual knowledge. In her guidebook "Animal Totem Guides:
Messages for the World, " Storlie relies on her Native American
ancestry and her personal experiences to provide clear direction on
how each of us can connect with our own souls and spiritual guides,
ultimately realizing true joy, inner peace, wisdom, and love in the
process.
Storlie has been studying and practicing spiritual teachings for
the past twenty years and partners with nature in order to teach
others how to meditate, bond with their inner selves, and find
balance in a busy and often chaotic world. As she shares twelve
totem animal stories that illustrate each animal's characteristics
and area of influence, she encourages others to begin connecting
with the power animals that protect, guide, and communicate wisdom
through our own hearts and souls.
"Animal Totem Guides: Messages for the World" provides guidance
and wisdom for anyone interesting in walking a new spiritual
pathway beside power animals who, through their gifts of strength
and illumination, will not only help us heal ourselves, but also
our beautiful Earth.
Kim Krans's NEW YORK TIMES bestseller THE WILD UNKNOWN TAROT (375K
copies sold) launched a culture-shifting brand that redefined tarot
for the twenty-first century. Now comes Krans's next deck in her
bestselling series, THE WILD UNKNOWN ALCHEMY DECK AND GUIDEBOOK.
This stunning oracle deck reveals insights into the ancient
mysteries of alchemy: the metaphorical process of turning lead
(unconsciousness) into gold (enlightenment). Alchemy is the doorway
to the imagination and self-discovery. You do not need to be an
expert in metals, symbols, astrology, or Latin to become an
alchemist. Whether a baker, mechanic, surgeon, seamstress, or
surfer-those who become masters of their materials are all
alchemists. The magic of Alchemy is available to anyone who is
willing to explore, observe, and invoke transformation. Paired with
a 224-page, hand-lettered, fully illustrated guidebook written and
designed by Kim Krans, THE WILD UNKNOWN ALCHEMY DECK includes 71
beautiful, easy-to-shuffle hexagon cards divided into six suits:
The Cosmic Forces, The Colors, The Seasons, The Materials, The
Mysteries, and The Operations. Illustrated in Krans's iconic style
of elegant line art and lush watercolor painting, each full-color
card offers a tool for self-study and exploration, expressed
through symbol, image, and language. The unique shape of the cards
allows edges to meet and images to meld and transform, with all-new
connecting spreads, including readings for revealing energetic and
emotional blockages, identifying what is serving and what is
draining, and much more. Through this profound experience of
observing image, color, and materials with an alchemical
perspective, new gifts and discoveries are revealed. This deck is a
journey to awakening and reuniting us with what may be dormant or
unseen as we begin to weave together the physical and mystical
aspects of our lives.
It's here at last, the first official history of 'The League of
Lid-Curving Witchery', as endorsed by the 'tzorkly'
creature-witches themselves! Set sail on an epic all-colour
illustrated adventure tracing the very origins of the secret
sisterhood via the legends of Algorin, Veyanor and Sinchkin - three
special witches who between them forged the beginnings of 'the
League' itself. With a forward by Ursula Brifthaven Stoltz, The
League of Lid-Curving Witchery is an unforgettable odyssey brimming
with ancient secrets, dark deeds and majickal adventures!
The subject of destiny has attracted various explanations from
diverse schools of thought. While some believe in and espouse the
philosophy of predestination, others hold that man is the architect
of his own destiny-and still others fail to believe in the concept
at all. Even among those who believe in the concept of destiny,
there is lack of consensus about its definition and its workings
given the critical nature of the subject of destiny. There is a
need for man to clearly understand and employ the knowledge in his
journey from mortality to immortality.
In Have You Discovered Your Assignment with Destiny? author
Anthony Ugochukwu Aliche thoroughly examines the concept of destiny
and seeks to guides others to an understanding of how this
important aspect of our existence functions.
The journey begins with Aliche's lamentation of man's inability
to acknowledge and define his destiny with particular reference to
his assignment with himself, his obligation with his environment,
and his assignment with the Creator and the entire cosmos. He
believes that life lived without discovering one's assignment with
destiny is life lived without putting God first-and consequently a
life tragically wasted. He opens our eyes to the fact that so many
lives could make a quantum leap if only they could turn to God and
nature for the discovery and manifestation of our destiny.
The world would be a better place if we all discovered that we
have a role to play individually and collectively that we can only
achieve if we strive to discover our assignment with destiny.
In the ever-recurring passage of the ages, as life, civilizations,
cultures and humanity's awareness have evolved, a message has been
eternally whispered in man's ear; a continuum of Divine Revelation
has unfolded essential to the next pending chapter in the Book of
Life, bearing a profound vision of mankind's spiritual heritage.
The message contained in this Ageless Wisdom has been one of hope
and promise; of a future fulfillment and the possibility of
attaining an ecstatic, Unified State termed Heaven, Nirvana, Mecca
or Paradise, awaiting mankind at the end of his spiritual journey.
The Divine Knowledge (Gnosis) explored in the trilogy, One Solitary
Life embodies the coordinates of the Path of man's evolution toward
divinity, leading to the attainment of man's Spiritual Legacy;
union with the Divine. This Book One of the trilogy, The Vision the
Journey and The Quest, begins the unfolding of an arcane teaching
whose origin is lost in antiquity, and yet is profoundly relevant
today. It sets the stage for an exploration of the nature of man's
soul and its pilgrimage, by addressing the spiritual principles
that have been handed down throughout the ages in the form of the
world's varied religions and philosophies. It speaks to the
"Mysteries" that are at the heart of Creation. It puts into context
and bold relief the role Christianity and the rest of the world's
religions have played in this unfolding cosmic scenario and
explores their contradictions and inequities. One Solitary Life,
starting with the pristine arcane teaching that has perennially
given birth to diverse religions and philosophies; each competing
for man's mind and heart, and each professing an absolute
interpretation andstewardship of life's inherent meaning; explores
the Universal Verities that are the heart and soul of all true
religious discourse. It journeys in Book Two through comprehensive
levels of metaphysical reality and arrives, in Book Three, at the
ultimate consummation of the mystical Path of Light, as personified
by Christ.
Alchemy is the art of turning your trash into treasure. The Real
Magic Course is a path of transformation. Transformation is the
The Horn of Evenwood, Also called "The Master's Book of Conjury" or
"The Witchfather's Bloodless Bones," is a true book of Art, a
Grimoire of sorcerous operations, charms, and devices of Witchery.
Based on well-worn patterns and operations of Traditional sorcery
and European Witchcraft from the 16th-19th centuries, this manual
of magical arts provides a complete working system of Craft-sorcery
which taps into the numina of the British Isles folk-tradition, the
Luciferian mysteries of the Witchmaster, traditional wortcunning,
the Rades of Edric and Godda, and the hidden roads to
Faery-Elfhame. Included are incantations, conjurations,
instructions in the application of the Ten Pillars of Sorcery, "The
Service of Sigils" working, and the operations of "Biting the
Tongues of Serpents," "Summoning the Witch-Dream by Moth Flight,"
"Binding the Lovers One to the Other," "The Fruitful Working of the
Womb-Seed," and "A Pavis from Foul Imprecations," all of which are
intended to instruct an initiate in the use of this timeless arcane
system.
A SPIRITUAL FEAST Even as the moth is drawn to self-immolation in
the brightness of the candle's flame, so is the spirit of the
mystic drawn to self-immolation as it soars to the Sun of its own
being. The earth ceases to exist and the heavens grow ever
brighter. Words are tattered beyond repair and the spirit becomes
one with the living Flame of Love. Such is the ecstasy and the
passion as the mystic reaches ever deeper into the mysterious
Source of all. Once triumphant in the journey, the realized souls
moved by compassion, return to assist others in the upward path.
Individually commissioned as the need arises, they come into the
prison of this world as ambassadors of Truth. All of us are
mystics, but man is an unrealized mystic due to preoccupation with
the gifts of this world and his blind ignorance of the Divine
Giver. We have become saturated with the world, but the true goal
of life is to become saturated with the Divine and return to that
home we left so long ago. Royal has been a student at a number of
schools of esoteric and mystical teachings in Canada, America,
Europe, and the Far East. He states, "Reading these writings of
mine are like dipping your toe at the water's edge along the shore
of the Ocean of Love for one brief moment; may you be brave enough
to dive to the depths." Royal L. Craig
This book is an investigation into the sphere of production and use
of two related bilingual magical handbooks found as part of a
larger collection of magical and alchemical manuscripts around 1828
in the hills surrounding Luxor, Egypt. Both handbooks, dating to
the Roman period, contain an assortment of recipes for magical
rites in the Demotic and Greek language. The library which
comprises these two handbooks is nowadays better known as the
Theban Magical Library.
The book traces the social and cultural milieu of the composers,
compilers and users of the extant spells through a combination of
philology, sociolinguistics and cultural analysis. To anybody
working on Greco-Roman Egypt, ancient magic, and bilingualism this
study is of significant importance.
In Whispers of the Goddess, Carole Anzolletti has compiled an
amazing account of how the Divine whispers among the plainest parts
of our lives. Interested in everything that is born and reborn,
unattached, unique, and provoking, she will darken as well as
illuminate you with the views and thoughts contained in her poetry
and prose. Inspired to reinvent herself and forge a way that worked
for her, Whispers of the Goddess became the scaffold she needed to
build to continue on her creative writing path. "There are soft,
subtle voices that ask us to listen for our own messages and sift
through our own feelings and beliefs to see what it is we are
faithful to and grateful for. We can cultivate, through writing,
this communication with the whole universe in a sacred and centered
way. The words will come to save you, to help you " Whispers of the
Goddess reveals thoughts sculpted by the love of so much in and of
this universe. Carole shares an interesting view of the world
around her, spiritually, emotionally, and genuinely. Her work has
been described as inspiring, deep and raw with truth. "The muse is
always there, waiting to be heard, a voice so silent with power.
The words that come through will be universally understood.
Inspiration walks hand in hand with the animated leaf that scurries
alongside us. The peculiar feeling of sadness on the spray of the
sea. The way the full moon lights up the face of the ocean,
reminding us how very small we really are. We want to do what we
love without the fear of being judged. Everything springs forward
from there."
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