For the Love of the Gods, the History and Modern Practice of Theurgy, Our Pagan Inheritance explores theurgy as a spiritual practice. Theurgy is the ritual practice created by the Pagan philosopher-teachers at the dawn of the Christian era. They taught that the soul's purpose is to return to the world of the gods through contemplation, right action, and devotion. The ancient rituals were separated from religious practice and passed down through medieval grimoires. Pagans today reconnect th...

Blessed Threads & Magic TwistsCord magic is one of the easiest and most satisfying ways to make magic. This book shows you how to quickly and effectively twist your own magical cords, with specific tips for choosing colors, setting your intention, charging the cords, and incorporating powerful knot spells. You will discover dozens of hands-on instructional worksheets and specific projects for a myriad of magical purposes, including protection, transitions, finding ...

Blessed Threads & Magic TwistsCord magic is one of the easiest and most satisfying ways to make magic. This book shows you how to quickly and effectively twist your own magical cords, with specific tips for choosing colors, setting your intention, charging the cords, and incorporating powerful knot spells. You will discover dozens of hands-on instructional worksheets and specific projects for a myriad of magical purposes, including protection, transitions, finding ...

Women's Voices in Magic - edited by Brandy WilliamsMagical cultures like all communities encode expectations about gender. Women are witches; men are magicians. Women use receptive energy, men use active energy. Intuitive women embody the moon, focus on dreaming and enjoy making things, while intellectual men embody the sun, focus on accomplishment, and enjoy doing ritual.The essays in this book explode gender stereotypes and survey the spectrum of women's ...

Ecstatic Ritual - Brandy WilliamsFrom ancient temple dwellers to modern urban residents, priests, poets and people from all walks of life have looked to sexuality to aid them in connecting with the Divine.In a subject previously obscured by foreign terms and deliberate 'blinds' for the uninitiated, Ecstatic Ritual offers the reader clear, concise exercises and ritual forms which comprise a full understanding of sacred and magical sexuality. Heteros...

Every morning, millions of Americans stand, place their hands over their hearts, and recite the same promise:One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The words are simple. The reality is not.What happens when a nation continues to repeat a promise it has never fully kept?In this bold and unflinching work, Brandy H. Williams challenges the stories we tell ourselves about progress, merit, and equality-and exposes how systems of racism are ...

Anyone can practice magic to improve their everyday lives. Practical Magic for Beginners is a straightforward introduction to magical practice for Christians, Pagans, Jews, atheists, and people of all religious traditions.This comprehensive training course presents the foundations of spellcraft and ritual magic through short, simple exercises. Readers explore their energy and senses, and then move on to developing skills in extrasensory perception, divination, and introspe...

Anyone can practice magic to improve their everyday lives. Practical Magic for Beginners is a straightforward introduction to magical practice for Christians, Pagans, Jews, atheists, and people of all religious traditions.This comprehensive training course presents the foundations of spellcraft and ritual magic through short, simple exercises. Readers explore their energy and senses, and then move on to developing skills in extrasensory perception, divination, and introspe...

Achieve personal transformation and union with the gods through this unique collection of modern-day theurgists and their diverse perspectives.In each chapter, an experienced theurgist presents you with their viewpoint, including practical exercises and rituals to inspire you in your own theurgical pursuits. Learn how to:• Conduct a Neoplatonic Sustasis Ritual• Establish Your Own Iconostasis• Practice Theurgic Meditation• Immerse Yourse...

'Cry "havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war' Set against the backdrop of a nation breaking out into civil war, Julius Caesar raises questions of governance, power, tyranny, and enslavement. This New Oxford Shakespeare edition situates these questions within the historical framework of the play's early history in theatre and print, as well as within its long performance history up to and including in the 21st century. The introduction examines the ways in w...

“Secure the bag” is their motto, and death before dishonor is their G-code, so when greed, disloyalty, and hidden agendas threaten their enterprises, these outlaw mamis exact revenge on a whole new level!Blood of My Blood by Jasmine Williams: Products of their environment, Naima and Cha-Cha are all too familiar with the street code, but when blood turns against blood, it sets off a chain reaction for retaliation and street justice! Watch t...

"DuQuette’s enthusiastic recommendations and heartfelt analyses will inspire any reader interested in the occult." — Publishers WeeklyA guided tour to the occult and esoteric worlds from a beloved author and scholarFor over 30 years Lon Milo DuQuette has written incisively about the tarot, magick, Qabalah, and divination and provided introductory material for the most renowned authors on these topics, such as Aleister Crowley, Isra...