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 [...]
Longing For Wisdom: The Message of the Maxims
by Allyson Szabo
CreateSpace (June 27, 2008) $15.99
ISBN 978-1438239767
154 pages
Reviewer: Lupa
“Know Thyself.” This is one of over a hundred maxims carved into a stele outside the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. More than empty platitudes, these simple sayings not only guided Greek society, but were also instruments for teaching [...]
The Serpent and the Eagle: An Introduction to the Elder Runic Tradition
by Chris Travers
BookSurge Publishing (February 2, 2009) $15.99
ISBN 978-0316068024
186 pages
Reviewer: Lupa
There are a number of introductory guides to the runes on the market. Some of them are well-researched and well-written; others are full of poor scholarship, which negates whatever writing style may have been [...]
Encyclopedia of Spirits
by Judika Illes
HarperOne (January 27, 2009) $29.99
ISBN 978-0061350245
1072 pages
Reviewer: Sheta Kaey
I encountered this tome in my local library, which is nothing short of miraculous given the religious climate hereabouts. It was not only in my local small-town-outside-a-big-city library, but it was also in the new nonfiction books section, right up front. I don’t [...]
Hand of Isis
by Jo Graham
Orbit (March 23, 2009) $14.99
ISBN 978-0316068024
528 pages
Reviewer: Bronwen Forbes
When Graham’s first book, Black Ships, was released last year, the publicity materials claimed that the book did for the Aeneid (Virgil’s famous poem about Aeneas – mentioned in the Iliad – and his travels before settling in Italy and becoming the ancestor [...]
The Phillupic Hymns
by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2008 $20.00
ISBN 978-1440408182
292 pages
Reviewer: Lupa
The world is full of would-be poets. These range from people who are thrilled that they discovered “cat,” “flat,” “rat,” and “bat” all rhyme (and therefore they should throw them all in one poorly written verse), to those who manage to rise above [...]
Academy of the Sword: The Mystery of the Spanish Circle in Swordsmanship and Esoteric Arts
by John Michael Greer (Trans) Gerard Thibault (Author)
Chivalry Bookshelf (October 18, 2006) $59.95
ISBN 978-1891448409
328 pages
Reviewer: Jeff Richardson
First published in 1630 in French, Gerard Thibault’s Academy of the Sword stands as one of the most lavish treatises ever written on the art [...]
The Apophenion
by Peter J. Carroll
(Mandrake Press 2008) $23.00
ISBN 978-1869928650
168 pages
Reviewer: Ian Vincent
“It’s all ‘cos of Quantum.” — Sir Terry Pratchett.
It’s a common meme in New Age writing is to use physics paradigms, from vague hand-waving about “vibrations” and “energies” to the movie What the Bleep Do We Know?. Rarely does this go beyond crude wielding [...]
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 together [...]
Make Merry in Step and Song: A Seasonal Treasury of Music, Mummer’s Plays and Celebrations in the English Folk Tradition
by Bronwen Forbes
Llewellyn Publications, 2009 $19.95
ISBN 978-0738715001
264 pages
Reviewer: Lupa
I’ve been in the pagan community for over a decade, and while I haven’t been a part of any formal group for any length of time, I have [...]
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