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Vs. - Duality and Conflict in Magick, Mythology and Paganism (Paperback, vs)
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Vs. - Duality and Conflict in Magick, Mythology and Paganism (Paperback, vs)
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Vs. Duality and conflict in magick, mythology and paganism Edited
by Kim Huggens "Relationship cannot be created without duality: we
are divided for love's sake, for the chance of union..." Vs. is a
unique collection of twenty-one essays exploring the dynamic and
wide-ranging nature of duality in magic, paganism and folklore,
from polarity to paradox to opposition to friction to union. The
essays by magicians, witches, folklorists, sorcerors, Norse and
vodou practitioners, weave together diverse threads of wisdom,
knowledge, experience and inspiration into a tapestry of fallen
angels, heroes, gods, goddesses, fairies, lwa, dreams, myths and
stories. The significance of the interplay between two disparate or
similar powers is explored through the relationship of divine
twins, siblings, lovers and enemies in a variety of different
pantheons and tales, from Cain and Abel to Lilith and Eve, from
Shiva & Shakti to Inanna and Dumuzi, from Perseus and Andromeda
to Ares and Hephastus. The union of divine and mortal is another
powerful theme explored in this book, both through the hieros gamos
(sacred marriage) and the maryaj (Vodou spirit marriage) where a
person weds one of the lwa. Vs. also explores the theme of self and
other, as experienced both in ritual techniques for trance and
dreaming, and in social commentaries on the diversity of beliefs
within the modern esoteric revival such as Wicca, Sorcery and
Neopaganism. Vs. covers a span of thousands of years, from ancient
writings such as those of Plato and Gnosticism to the modern works
of twentieth century magicians such as Austin Osman Spare and Dion
Fortune. From the wisdom of the Emerald Tablet to the tales of the
Mabinogion, Vs. challenges you in numerous ways to accept diversity
and strive for the union of perfection. "I am the voice whose sound
is manifold and the word whose appearance is multiple. " Thunder,
Perfect Mind, 3rd century CE
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