Magick Matters

“How to Make Money: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management” edited by Luca Grillo

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "An enriching collection of classical writings about how ancient Romans made—and thought about—money Ancient Romans liked money. But how did they make a living and sometimes even become rich? The Roman economy was dominated by agriculture, but it was surprisingly modern in many ways: the Romans had companies with CEOs, shareholders, and detailed contracts regulated by meticulous laws; systems of banking and taxation; and a wide range of occupations, from merchant and doctor to architect and teacher. The Romans also enjoyed a relatively open society, where some could start from the bottom, work, invest, and grow rich. How to Make Money gathers a wide variety of ancient writings that show how Romans thought about,...>>

“Luban Shu (Luban’s Book): A Chinese Folk Grimoire” by Luban Shu and Jason E. Read

"The Luban Shu or the Book of Luban or even the Luban Classic is well known to the Chinese-speaking occult community. The book has the same or similar reputation as the Key of Solomon among Western practitioners of magic, and at one time nearly every village had a local magician, a fangshi who was skilled in the Luban technique, and everyone, in older times, had a tale to tell about the Luban. The Luban was, and is, both loved and dreaded by the Chinese. Luban is at first appearance a collection of spells gathered into one volume along with information about the magical aspects of feng shui. Obviously, the text was meant for the well-educated...>>

“The Exorcist’s Handbook: A Guide to Tools and Methods for Casting Out Demons” by Darren Parker

"In the shadows that interlace our reality, a sinister dimension lingers—a realm where malevolent entities lie in wait, ready to exploit the susceptible. Venture into the heart of this darkness and unearth the secrets of combating these ancient and malefic forces with The Exorcist's Handbook: A Guide to Tools and Methods for Casting Out Demons. Across its 90 pages, this meticulously crafted paperback serves as a beacon of light, illuminating the enigmatic art of exorcism. Peel back the veil that shrouds the realm of demons and discover profound insights into their nature and behavior. Navigating through a series of enlightening chapters, readers will journey through the depths of knowledge and wisdom, unveiling the strategies essential...>>

“The Psychedelic Chalice: Tales from the Aussie Underground” by Dale L. Carruth

"It is only the 2nd Psychedelic Renaissance for those who actually stopped using them! Underground Psychedelic Therapy is alive and well and has been operating, largely with impunity, across Australia for the past 25 years. This book holds gems of wisdom from 10 underground facilitators who, despite great legal risk to themselves have agreed to spill the beans. Between them they have clocked up thousands of hours of immersive practice, offering lifesaving treatments to those people lucky enough to find them. They represent the true voices of wisdom and experience on psychedelic healing and their gems of knowledge seem essential to informing the way forward for both legal mainstream psychedelic therapy and traumatised people looking...>>

“The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World around Us” by Mark Robert Rank

"Upending notions of predictability and rugged individualism to reveal how truly random the world is. It’s comforting to think that we can be successful because we work hard, climb ladders, and get what we deserve, but each of us has been profoundly touched by randomness. Chance is shown to play a crucial role in shaping outcomes across history, throughout the natural world, and in our everyday lives. In The Random Factor, Mark Robert Rank draws from a wealth of evidence, including interviews and research, to explain how luck and chance play out and reveals how we can use these lessons to guide our personal lives and public policies. The Random Factor traverses luck from...>>