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Nu’t’s Embrace: Initiation, Afterlife, and the Legacy of Seti I

Seti has long been a companion in Tim’s devotions and studies — not only a formidable Nineteenth Dynasty pharaoh, but an exemplar of ritual sovereignty: how a culture understands leadership as both service and keeper of sacred cosmology. Lees verder

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Celebrating Samhain / Hallowe’en

On the origins of the festival of Hallowe’en or Samhain, and customs around death, spirits and harvest. On ‘souling’, ‘guising’ and ’trick-or-treat’, et cetera. Lees verder

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Wicca: The way of the environmentalist … the social activist?

In a video presentation, and in a transcription into text, Morgana describes how Wiccan philosophy can create a guideline for Environmental Stewardship and enhance spiritual resilience in a down-to-earth narrative. Lees verder

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Review: Mystic Mares and the Marilwyd: Horses in Folk Customs and Myth

One of the strongest features of this book is the focus on female horses and female figures associated with equine symbolism, which is relatively rare in equestrian myth-studies. Lees verder

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Review: Welsh Witchcraft

The Welsh culture and history around magic and witchcraft differs from elsewhere in the UK. This book is as well a guide to Welsh culture, as an introduction into Welsh witchcraft. Lees verder

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Review: Cunning Folk

In nine chapters Tabitha Stanmore describes real life cases from ‘the era of practical magic’, with a central theme, such as: How to find thieves and lost goods. Lees verder

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Review: Washing Rituals from Bulgaria

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Georgi presents us with more stories from eyewitnesses of performing often complex ‘Washing Rituals’. Lees verder

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Review: The Horns of the Moon: Wicca – Portrait of a Nature Religion

While there are literally hundreds of books on the market about the various different forms of Witchcraft, there are very few which introduce Initiatory Wicca to the reader. This book is a perfect introduction to Initiatory Wicca. Lees verder

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Review: Pagan Roots – Reclaiming Concepts of the Sacred

At its core, Pagan Roots seeks to reclaim the spiritual vocabulary often inherited or misunderstood within contemporary Paganism. Lees verder

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Review: Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras

Peter Mark Adams challenges current academic conventions by restoring the term ‘mysteries’ to the cult of Mithras, placing it firmly within the esoteric traditions of the ancient world. A thought-provoking and invaluable contribution to Mithraic studies. Lees verder

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