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Ritual and Myth

October 22, 2009 by Patrick Dunn  
Filed under magick, ritual

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A while back, I went to see a movie after my piano lesson, mostly on a whim. Feeling virtuous for forgoing the nachos (how can something so nasty be so tempting?), I settled into my seat and after silently judging the previews (“yup,” “cool,” “no way,” “Western civilization has officially collapsed.”), I watched my film. In [...]

Book Review: Meta-Magick, the Book of Atem

April 14, 2009 by Lupa  
Filed under books, reviews

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Meta-Magick, the Book of Atem: Achieving New States of Consciousness Through NLP, Neuroscience, and Ritual by Philip H. Farber Weiser Books, 2008 $14.95 ISBN 978-1578634248 170 pages Reviewer: Lupa I think I’ve been a bit spoiled in my reading choices — or maybe I’m just more of a geek than I thought. Here, Phil Farber presents a book that ties [...]

The Nature of the Egregore

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Editor’s Note: This article was composed and published in December 2006, when Michael Jackson was alive and well. There is no disrespect intended with use of his name here, either then or now. Standard Definition of Egregore Wikipedia currently defines egregores thusly: “Essentially, an egregore is the ’spirit of a thing,’ usually a human group or organization, [...]