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Is It Really Energy?

January 26, 2010 by Taylor Ellwood  
Filed under energy work, mysticism

The word “energy” is ambiguous, used as a cover word to describe a set of experiences and sensations, which may not actually be energetic at all. It’s a convenient word used to conceptualize those experiences, but at the same time it’s a fuzzy word because the experiences that fall under the umbrella term “energy” may [...]

The Study of Magic – Plato, Meet Frazer

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In my last column, I suggested that the western magical tradition can be seen as a response to Plato’s theory of Ideas. If we imagine that magic interacts with a world of more primary forms than our physical senses can detect, we are Neoplatonic. If we argue the opposite, that there is no [...]

Rethinking Energy Work

October 22, 2009 by Sarenth  
Filed under energy work, general practice, magick, mysticism, ritual

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Energy. It powers our bodies, forms thoughts in our heads, helps our vehicles move, and affects every aspect of our lives in some way. Most forms we use come from the resulting reactions between two or more things, such as between sparks and gasoline in a car, though this is overly simplistic. In [...]

Book Review: Animal Reiki to Go

June 5, 2009 by Lupa  
Filed under books, energy work, mysticism, reviews

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Animal Reiki to Go by Mary Caelsto The Lotus Circle (February 16, 2009) $20.00 ISBN 978-1419980756 128 pages plus keychain charm and drawstring pouch Reviewer: Lupa There are several books and other resource that cover reiki for animals, either as the entire book or as part of a broader work. However, this one’s nice “to go” as the title says, as [...]