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Ignotum Press The Map and the Manuscript: Journeys in the Mysteries of the Two Rennes
Book SynopsisIn his debut book, author Simon M. Miles offers an entirely new perspective on one of the most compelling mysteries of our time. He documents an investigation over more than twenty years into the "affair of Rennes", a tangle of puzzles that has fascinated readers and researchers alike for half a century. A minor riddle of local history centred on a tiny village in the south of France became a global phenomenon, yet its secrets have remained tightly sealed. Until now. Amongst a sequence of breakthrough original insights, "The Map and the Manuscript" reveals for the first time the traces of a remarkable artefact of the ancient world, a geometrical complex laid out with impressive accuracy and at large scale between certain peaks, churches and châteaux in the landscape of the Pyrenees mountains. This discovery leads to a far-reaching exploration across a rich expanse of topics, from sacred geography to French poetry, from alchemy to dreams, from the Temple of Delphi to the streets of Paris, from hidden designs in old books to secret codes in manuscripts. While no prior knowledge is required or assumed, for those familiar with the many questions surrounding the twin villages of Rennes-le-Château and Rennes-les-Bains, this book will come as a revelation. It includes complete solutions to core riddles at the heart of the affair, including the famous parchments and the mysterious book and map written by the local priest. It also reveals the true identity of the author of the enigmatic poem Le Serpent Rouge, and opens this obscure yet deeply significant work to understanding at last. Richly illustrated with over 140 full-colour images, "The Map and the Manuscript" decisively resolves several longstanding literary and esoteric problems in the affair of Rennes, and also makes a significant contribution to a wider reappraisal of the capabilities of landscape architects in the ancient world. A mystery is solved, while an even greater one is revealed.Table of ContentsPrologue: A Dream in Athens Introduction Part One:Identification Chapter One: On the Path Chapter Two: Le Serpent Rouge Chapter Three: First Inklings Chapter Four: Sightlines Chapter Five: Sacred Geography Chapter Six: Converging Circles Chapter Seven: The Number of the Famous Seal Part Two: Orientation Chapter Eight: The Zodiac of Rennes-les-Bains Chapter Nine: The Cromlech of Rennes-les-Bains Chapter Ten: Delphi, Apollo and the Python Chapter Eleven: Confirmation from the Team Part Three: Solution Chapter Twelve: Geographic Cryptography Chapter Thirteen: The Riddle of the Parchments Chapter Fourteen: The Arques Square Part Four: Transmission Chapter Fifteen: Grand Voyager of the Unknown Chapter Sixteen: Dreams, Alchemy and the Omphalos Chapter Seventeen: Imprint of a Seal Chapter Eighteen: A Walk in the Woods Chapter Nineteen: Reassembling the Scattered Stones Epilogue: Coda to a Dream Appendices Appendix I: The Parchment Text Decipherments Appendix II: List of Figures Appendix III: The Text of Le Serpent Rouge Appendix IV: Chronology of Key Texts Appendix V: Bibliography
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Falcon Books Publishing 360 Heads of the Earthzone: The First Step to Divine Providence: 2021: 1: Volume I: Spring
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Falcon Books Publishing 360 Heads of the Earthzone: The First Step to Divine Providence: 2021: 2: Vol II: Summer
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Falcon Books Publishing 360 Heads of the Earth Zone: The First Step to Divine Providence: 2023: 3: Volume III: Autumn
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Falcon Books Publishing A Guide Sphere Quabbalah: A Magical Study Series: 2024: 2
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Almuzara Golden Dawn Y Otras Sectas Magicas, La
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Urano Tienes Una Invitacion Para IR Al Cielo? -V2*
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Editorial Kairos Los Caminos de la Meditación
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Editorial Kairos Luz Sobre El Pranayama
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Obelisco Kryon II- No Piense Como Un Humano
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Obelisco La Muerte No Existe
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Editorial Sirio Los Maestros y El Sendero
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Obelisco Curso de Runas
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Obelisco El Rey del Mundo
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Obelisco Astrología Horaria
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Editorial Kairos Autores de Lo Imposible: Lo Paranormal Y Lo
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Taylor & Francis Channeling A Bibliographic Exploration 1 Routledge Library Editions Spiritualism
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Taylor & Francis Channeling A Bibliographic Exploration Routledge Library Editions Spiritualism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Universities and the Occult Rituals of the Corporate World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Trauma and the Supernatural in Psychotherapy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Women Writers and the Occult in Literature and Culture
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Witch in History Early Modern and TwentiethCentury Representations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age
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Taylor & Francis Spirituality and the Occult From the Renaissance to the Modern Age
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Taylor & Francis The Divine and the Demonic Supernatural Affliction and its Treatment in North India Routledge Studies in Asian Religion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Vietnamese Supernaturalism Views from the Southern Region Anthropology of Asia
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Taylor & Francis The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Origins
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Occultism in a Global Perspective
Book SynopsisThe study of the ideas and practices associated with occultism is a rapidly growing branch of contemporary scholarship. However, most research has focused on English and French speaking areas and has not addressed the wider spread and significance of occultism. Occultism in a Global Perspective presents a broad international overview. Essays range across the German magical order of the Fraternitas Saturni, esoteric Satanism in Denmark, sexual magic in Colombia and the reception of occultism in modern Turkey, India and the former Yugoslavia. As any other form of cultural practice, the occult is not isolated from its social, discursive, religious, and political environment. By studying occultism in its global context, the book offers insights into the reciprocal relationships that colour and shape regional occultism.Trade Review“The book easily ranks as one of the significant contributions of the year.” – Heterodoxology blog"A welcome and valuable addition to our knowledge about this wide-ranging subject … Occultism in a Global Perspective is a book of profound significance for anthropologists." – Anthropology Review Database"A valuable set of studies of little known movements" – Magonia Review of BooksTable of Contents1. Introduction: Occultism in a Global Perspective, Henrik Bogdan and Gordan Djurdjevic2. Locating the West: Problematizing the Western in Western Esotericism and Occultism, Kennet Granholm3. The Magical Order of the Fraternitas Saturni, Hans Thomas Hakl4. ‘In communication with the powers of darkness’: Satanism in turn-of-the-century Denmark, and its use as a legitimating device in present-day esotericism, Per Faxneld5. Hidden Wisdom in the Ill-Ordered House: A Short Survey of Occultism in Former Yugoslavia, Gordan Djurdjevic6. Occultism and Christianity in Twentieth Century Italy: Tommaso Palamidessi’s Christian Magic, Francesco Baroni7. Savitri Devi, Miguel Serrano, and the Global Phenomenon of Esoteric Hitlerism, Arthur Versluis8. Sexual Magic and Gnosis in Colombia: Tracing the Influence of G.I. Gurdjieff on Samael Aun Weor, PiereLuigi Zoccatelli9. Occultism in an Islamic Context: The Case of Modern Turkey From the Nineteenth Century to the Present Time, Thierry Zarconne10. Reception of Occultism in India: The Case of the Holy Order of Krishna, Henrik Bogdan11. Transnational Necromancy: W. B. Yeats, Izumi Kyôka, and neo-nô as Occultic Stagecraft, Emily Somers12. An Australian Original: Rosaleen Norton and her Magical Cosmology, Nevill Drury
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Cambridge University Press The Myth of the Magus Canto original series
Book SynopsisThe Magus, a legendary magician of superhuman powers, is an archetype central to myth and religion across many cultures. Identifying its anthropological origins in ancient rituals performed by a shaman or wizard to ensure the prosperity of his tribe, E. M. Butler goes on to trace its subsequent development in pre-Christian religious and mystic philosophers, in medieval sorcerers and alchemists, and finally in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century occult revival. From Zoroaster to Solomon, Merlin to Faust, Cagliostro to Rasputin, legends of the Magus are explored and where possible compared with the historical record in this fascinating account, first published in 1948, of one of the major figures in religious and occult mythology.Trade Review'Scholarly, original and entertaining.' The Times Literary Supplement'Delightful reading and highly informative.' Bertrand Russell'This book is filled with rich stories and a wealth of interesting material. It makes excellent reading.' Washington PostTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Preface; Introduction: Origins (a) The Ritual Hero, (b) The Professional Practitioner Part I. The Golden Age: 1. The Wise Men of the East (a) The Magi, (b) Zoroaster; 2. Hebrew Holy Men (a) Moses, (b) Solomon; 3. The Sages of Greece (a) Pythagoras (b) Apollonius of Tyana; 4. The Downfall of the Magus (a) Christ, (b) Simon Magus Part II. The Dark Ages: 1. Under the Christian Cloud (a) Cyprian, (b) Theophilus, (c) Gerbert; 2. Post-Pagan Shades (a) Virgil, (b) Merlin; 3. Beneath a Black Sun (a) Zyto, (b) Joan and Gilles, (c) Doctor Faust, (d) Friar Bacon; 4. In the Light of Common Day (a) Dee and Kelley (b) Gauffridi and Grandier; Part III. Return of the Magi: 1. Aristeas Redivivus; 2. The Man of Mystery; 3. The Grand Copht; 4. Madame and the Masters; 5. The 'Holy Devil'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Devils Dominion
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Cambridge University Press Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria
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Cambridge University Press Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria
Book SynopsisThis is a major, groundbreaking study by a leading scholar in the field of continental witchcraft studies. The book includes a thorough overview of all known prosecutions for witchcraft in the period 1300â1800, and investigates in depth its social and political background.Trade Review'… ranks alongside earlier ground-breaking works such as those of Thomas, Macfarlane or Midelfort as essential reading for all serious students of the subject'. Bob Scribner, English Historical Review'Well-nigh definitive as a study of witchcraft prosecutions in south-east Germany between the late Middle Ages and the end of the eighteenth century, Behringer's work also throws dazzling light on the religious, cultural and socio-political background of continental witch-hunting as a whole.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History'… a tour de force of historical research and writing …'. Journal for the Academic Study of MagicTable of ContentsForeword; 1. Introduction; 2. Moving toward a social history of witchcraft; 3. The wave of persecutions around 1590; 4. The struggle for restraint, 1600–30; 5. Perpetuation through domestication, 1630–1775; 6. The final Catholic debate; 7. Conclusions; 8. Sources and literature.
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Cambridge University Press Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
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Cambridge University Press Salem Story
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Cambridge University Press Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe Studies in Culture and Belief Past and Present Publications
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Cambridge University Press Witchcraft and Paganism in Midcentury Womens Detective Fiction
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Cambridge University Press The Donkey King
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Cambridge University Press Creative Histories of Witchcraft
Book SynopsisHow can researchers study magic without destroying its mystery? Drawing on a collaborative project between the playwright Poppy Corbett, the poet Anna Kisby Compton, and the historian William G. Pooley, this Element presents thirteen tools for creative-academic research into magic, illustrated through case studies from France (17901940) and examples from creative outputs: write to discover; borrow forms; use the whole page; play with footnotes; erase the sources; write short; accumulate fragments; re-enact; improvise; use dialogue; change perspective; make methods of metaphors; use props. These tools are ways to ''untell'' the dominant narratives that shape stereotypes of the ''witch'' which frame belief in witchcraft as ignorant and outdated. Writing differently suggests ways to think and feel differently, to stay with the magic, rather than explaining it away. The Element includes practical creative exercises to try as well as research materials from French newspaper and trial sourceTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Fidelity; 3. Brevity; 4. Performance; 5. Empathy; 6. Epilogue.
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Cambridge University Press The Donkey King
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Cambridge University Press The Book of Protection Being a Collection of Charms Cambridge Library Collection Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Book SynopsisSir Hermann Gollancz (1852â1930) was an English rabbi, scholar and public figure whose distinguished career led to his becoming the first rabbi to receive a knighthood. Gollancz was Professor of Hebrew at University College London from 1902 to 1924 and published extensively on Jewish history as well as translating many Hebrew and Aramaic texts. This 1912 volume contains editions, with translations and notes, of three Syriac manuscripts (two from Gollancz' personal library and a third from Cambridge University Library) containing a collection of Eastern Christian charms and incantations. They range from antidotes to headaches, colic and 'teeth chattering' to prayers for controlling mad dogs, unruly cows and 'the gun of warriors', as well as for warding off the evil eye. They begin with the Trinitarian formula and often invoke specific biblical stories to add force. Illustrations from Codex A (dated to 1802 and from Turkish Kurdistan) are also included.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Translation of Codex A; 2. Translation of Codex B; 3. Translation of Codex C; 4. Syriac text of Codex A; 5. Syriac text of Codex B; 6. Syriac text of Codex C.
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Cambridge University Press The Key of Solomon the King Clavicula Salomonis Cambridge Library Collection Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Book SynopsisThis book, translated and edited by the occultist Samuel Liddell Mathers (1854â1918) and published in 1889, introduced to Victorian England an important work of Renaissance esoterica. Purportedly the deathbed testament of King Solomon to his son, distilling all the angelic wisdom he received in his lifetime, it provided its readers with detailed instructions in conjuring, divining and summoning God's power to work 'experiments', or spells. For Mathers, it represented 'the fountain-head and storehouse of Qabalistical Magic' and formed a central part of his efforts to lend scholarly respectability to occult research. Mathers edited the text using available manuscripts at the British Museum, and it continues to offer authoritative and fascinating insight into both Renaissance occultism and its Victorian revival. Features of this edition include introductions from three distinct manuscripts, a table of the planetary hours and their magical names, and spells for producing invisibility, creaTable of ContentsPreface; Preliminary discourse from Lansdowne MSS. 1203; Introduction from Lansdowne MSS. 1203; Note by editor; The Key of Solomon: Book I: 1. Concerning the divine love which ought to precede the acquisition of this knowledge; 2. Of the days, and hours, and of the virtues of the planets; 3. Concerning the arts; 4. The confession to be made by the exorcist; 5. Prayers and conjurations; 6. Stronger and more potent conjuration; 7. An extremely powerful conjuration; 8. Concerning the medals or pentacles, and the manner of constructing them; 9. Of the experiment concerning things stolen, and how it should be performed; 10. Of the experiment of invisibility, and how it should be performed; 11. To hinder a sportsman from killing any game; 12. How to make the magic garters; 13. How to make the magic carpet proper for interrogating the intelligences, so as to obtain an answer regarding whatsoever matter one may wish to learn; 14. How to render thyself master of a treasure possessed by the spiritis; 15. Of the experiment of seeking favour and love; 16. How operations of mockery, invisibility, and deceit should be prepared; 17. How extraordinary experiments and operations should be prepared; 18. Concerning the holy pentacles or medals; Book II: Prefatory note; 1. At what hour after the preparation of all things necessary, we should bring the exercise of the art to perfection; 2. In what manner the master of the art should keep, rule, and govern himself; 3. How the companions of disciples of the Master of the Art ought to regulate and govern themselves; 4. Concerning the fasting, care, and things to be observed; 5. Concerning the baths, and how they are to be arranged; 6. Of the garments and shoes of the art; 7. Of places wherein we may conveniently execute the experiments and operations of the art; 8. Of the knife, sickle, poniard, dagger, lance, wand, staff, and other instruments of magical art; 9. Of the formation of the circle; 10. Concerning incense, suffumigations, perfumes, odours, and similar things which are used in magical arts; 11. Of the water, and of the hyssop; 12. Of the light, and of the fire; 13. Concerning the precepts of the art; 14. Of the pen, ink, and colours; 15. Of the pen of the swallow and of the crow; 16. Of the blood of the bat, pigeon, and other animals; 17. Of virgin parchment, or virgin paper, and how it should be prepared; 18. Of wax and virgin earth; 19. Concerning the needle and other iron instruments; 20. Concerning the silken cloth; 21. Concerning characters, and the consecration of the magical book; 22. Concerning sacrifices to the spirits, and how they should be made; Ancient fragment of the Key of Solomon, translated from the Hebrew by Eliphaz Lévi, and given in his 'Philosophie Occulte' serie II, page 136; The Qabalistical invocation of Solomon. Given by Eliphaz Lévi in 'Rituel de la Haute Magie', chapter xiii.
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Cambridge University Press Ritual Litter Redressed
Book SynopsisRitual deposition is not an activity that many people in the Western world would consider themselves participants of. The enigmatic beliefs and magical thinking that led to the deposition of swords in watery places and votive statuettes in temples, for example, may feel irrelevant to the modern day. However, it could be argued that ritual deposition is a more widespread feature now than in the past, with folk assemblages from roadside memorials and love-lock bridges, to wishing fountains and coin-trees emerging prolifically worldwide. Despite these assemblages being as much the result of ritual activity as historically deposited objects, they are rarely given the same academic attention or heritage status. As well as exploring the nature of ritual deposition in the contemporary West, and the beliefs and symbolisms behind various assemblages, this Element explores the heritage of the modern-day deposit, promoting a renegotiation of the pejorative term ''ritual litter''.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Places and the People; 2. The Material Culture; 3. The Deposit as 'Litter'; 4. The Deposit as 'Heritage'.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Conversations with God Vol 1 An Uncommon Dialogue
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Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. Summa Sacre Magice
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Devils and Demonology
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Youve Got Ghosts
Book SynopsisThere are paranormal mysteries that have people asking questions, looking for help, and reaching out to someone anyone who can understand the strange occurrences they are facing. The Southern Wisconsin Paranormal Research Group (SWPRG) won't ignore these cries for help. Within these pages, everyday people who have paranormal situations plaguing them in their daily lives bare all to SWPRG via email. The group listens and then reacts. Can these haunting mysteries be explained? Or are they something that should be swept under the rug, forgotten, left alone for someone else to worry about? Sometimes scary, sometimes funny, now you can see the very first contact made in the connection between paranormal investigator and haunted client. Put yourself in that situation of doubt and concern as you consider what you would do if such a haunt beset your life. Out of 11,000 emails, these were selected to share with you. Read at your own risk.
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