Earth-Based Religions

The Alien Hunter is playing with fire…Daniel X is on an impossible mission: to eliminate every intergalactic criminal on the face of the Earth. Using his incredible superpower to create objects out of thin air, he’s taken on some of the most fearsome and fiendish aliens in the universe. Now Daniel has travelled to England in search of his next target: the explosive demon of fire Phosphorius Beta and his army of flame-weaving henchmen.But it’s going to take a whole new level of mojo to destroy this villain. Beta’s strength has been growing since he arrived on Earth more than a millennium ago, and he’s finally ready to turn the blue planet into his own fiery wasteland. The only way to stop him is by jumping back in time to the Dark Ages to end Beta’s blistering reign before it has a chance to begin. But can Daniel X take the heat? Or will the Alien Hunter finally get burned?

For the first time in book form, Brighid's Healing brings to life the wisdom and techniques of Irish traditional healing. The author has over 20 years experience and is widely acclaimed as a healer with vision, skills and the ability to revive the ancient arts of healing from the Celtic culture's wise and civilizing traditions from the deep past.

Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft were his contribution to a series of books, published by John Murray, which appeared between the years 1829 and 1847, and formed a collection of eighty volumes known as Murray sF amily Library. The series was planned to secure a wide diffusion of good literature in cheap fiveshilling volumes, andS cotts Letters, written and published in 1830, formed one of the earlier books in the collection. The Society for theD iffusion of Useful Knowledge had been founded in the autumn of 1826, and Charles Knight, who had then conceived a plan of aN ational Library, was entrusted, in July, 1827, with the superintendence of its publications. I ts first treatises appeared in sixpenny numbers, once a fortnight. I ts British Almanac and Companion to the Almanac first appeared at the beginning of 1829. Charles Knight started also in that year his own Library of Entertaining Knowledge. John Murray sF amily Library was then begun, and in the spring of 1832 the year of the Reform Bill the advance of civilization by the diffusion of good literature, through cheap journals as well as cheap books, was sought by the establishment of Chambers sE dinburgh Journal in theN orth, and in London ofT heP enny Magazine. In the autumn of that year, 1832, on the 2ist of September, Sir Walter Scott died. The first warning of death had come to him in February, 1830, with a stroke of apoplexy. He had been visited by an old friend who brought him memoirs of her father, which he had promised to revise for the press.
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Witch, warlock, and magician; historical sketches of magic and witchcraft in England and Scotland (1889)

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"Carpenter explores the similaries between Christianity and ancient mystery religions, as well as the similiarities between the narrative of Christ and other solar heros." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Introductory; Solar Myths And Christian Festivals; The Symbolism Of The Zodiac; Totem-sacraments And Eucharists; Food And Vegetation Magic; Magicians, Kings And Gods; Rites Of Expiation And Redemption; Pagan Initiations And The Second Birth; Myth Of The Golden Age; The Saviour-god And The virgin-mother; Ritual Dancing; The Sex-taboo; The Genesis Of Christianity; The Meaning Of It All; The Ancient Mysteries; The Exodus Of Christianity; Conclusion; Appendix; Rest; The Nature Of The Self

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The origins of the Wiccan Tradition have long been a subject of debate amongst practitioners and scholars alike. Did Gerald Gardner invent the tradition? Is Wicca a survival of a British folk magick system? Could it be a continuation of a European tradition of Pagan Witchcraft? Might it be that it evolved from Victorian ceremonial magick, or perhaps it is the modern manifestation of the medieval Grimoire Tradition? In this book the authors explore the possible beginnings of the tradition by examining the practices in the context of magickal and spiritual thought spanning thousands of years. Through setting aside the endless debates about initiatory lineages, they look beyond the personalities of the people and instead focus on what they consider to be at the heart of the tradition - the practices. Evidence from many previously uncredited and unconsidered sources is examined. This clearly shows how all the significant component parts of Wiccan ritual and practice have roots reaching back, in some instances thousands of years, before its public emergence at the hands of Gerald Gardner in 1950's England. They explore the sometimes surprising antecedents for key practices such as initiation, magick circles, ritual tools, the invocation of the Guardians of the Watchtowers, Drawing Down the Moon and The Great Rite. The precedents for the Book of Shadows, Wiccan Rede and Charge of the Goddess are also considered as part of this groundbreaking work. Wicca Magickal Beginnings may well answer as many questions as it creates about the true origins and nature of what is probably the most influential of the Western Esoteric Traditions today. Through combining scholarly research with practical knowledge, the authors clearly illustrate that the future of the tradition lies in utilising the rich diversity of its past, through the appreciation of its magickal origins and the untapped potential inherent in it. This book will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in the history, practices and beliefs of the Wiccan Tradition - and its links to Paganism, Witchcraft, the British Folk Traditions and Ceremonial Magick.

The Wiccan Guide to Candle Magic offers practitioners of the Wiccan religion an introduction to the simplest form of magic, Candle Magic.

Within the pages of this book you'll discover what candle magic is, how candles and Wicca go hand in hand, symbolism and superstitions of the candle from a Wiccan perspective, candle colors used for magical purposes, candles and astrology, candle magic preparations, basic rules to follow when performing candle magic spells and rituals.

The Wiccan Guide to Candle Magic also Includes a collection of candle magic spells including, money spells, love spells, employment spells, truth spells, healing spells and protection spells.

Regardless of your skill level, The Wiccan Guide to Candle Magic will help you enhance your knowledge of candle magic and your spell casting repertoire.

The Wiccan Guide to Candle Magic would make an excellent addition to your current spellbook library.

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