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Daniel A Schulke
Onomasticon of Occult Herbs is a cross-cultural lexicon of sacred plant names, as they emerged from the religions and magical traditions of the world.
The great procession of common plant…
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The Lexicon of Witchcraft is an illustrated compendium of witchcraft terminology, encompassing rituals, symbols, spirits, objects, and other specialized concepts of witchcraft. Focusing on the European medieval witch and her…
In many esoteric traditions, there exists an iconic or linguistic corollary between the concepts of ‘poisoner’ and ‘sorcerer’, suggesting a sinistral magical kinship. Indeed, the use of plant, animal and…
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Although the term ‘witch’ encompasses diverse meanings across many cultures –most often referring to a practitioner of harmful or antinomian sorcery– the witch of medieval Europe was in part defined…
The translation of magical power to a created image is a matter well understood in so-called ‘archaic’ sorcery, in which a mutual embodiment of re-presentation and represented occurs. The carved…
The discipline of Occult Herbalism encompasses the knowledge and use of the magical, spiritual, and folkloric dimensions of plants. This perennial wisdom animates many global spiritual traditions, especially those which…
Richard Gavin
From the preeminent author of At Fear’s Altar and the occult manifesto The Benighted Pathcomes Sylvan Dread, Richard Gavin’s fifth collection of preternatural tales. Bound within are thirteen nightmares exploring…
Corinne Boyer
The Witch’s Cabinet is a collection of essays on the dark aspects of plant lore, with especial focus on the plants of witchcraft, their magical powers, and how they were…
The figure of the Witch has haunted the margins of religion and spirituality for thousands of years, as a figure of transgressive spiritual power, outlaw magic, and alluring sexuality. Equally…
DAIMON and PHARMAKON contains thirteen cutting-edge essays on the contribution of psychoactive substances to occult traditions, by contemporary authors on subculture and esotericism. The book will be of interest to…
A cutting-edge anthology on the Thelemic goddess Babalon featuring the work of a dozen writers including Erik Davis, Manon Hedenborg, Richard Kaczynski, Amodali and Gordan Djurdjevic.--Publisher
The incantation is one of the most ancient and best-known techniques of verbal magic, utilizing vocal modulation and the complex poetics of the word to conjure spirits or occult power…
Lucifer’s transgression is examined, as well as the penetrating and trangressive nature of his radiance. In the popular imagination, the fallen angel Lucifer evokes such concepts as heresy, rebellion, pride…
