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Buddhist Masters of Enchantment: The Lives and Legends of the Mahasiddhas
by Abhayadatta, Robert Beer (Illustrator), Keith Dowman (Translator), Dowman Keith
208 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 30 color plates, 26 line drawings; Inner Traditions; Read Reviews US$24.95

 Path of the Mystic Lover: Baul Songs of Passion and Ecstasy by Bhaskar Bhattacharyya, Nik Douglas (Editor), Penny Slinger (Illustrator), Penny Singer (Illustrator)
198 pages ; Inner Traditions Intl Ltd; Read Reviews US$19.95
About the Book
A beautifully illustrated collection of the stories of the Mahasiddhas, the magicians and saints who founded the lineages of the Tantric tradition. 

A highly readable translation of legends from the Tibetan oral tradition. 

Recounts stories of the masters who embodied various paradigms for psychic and spiritual awakening. 

There is no better illustration of the nature of Tantric Buddhism than the lives of the masters who founded it. Extraordinary men and women who attained enlightenment and magical powers by disregarding convention and penetrating to the core of life, the Mahasiddhas show us a way through human suffering into a spontaneous and free state of oneness with the divine. 

Keith Dowman's highly readable translation of these legends from Tibetan oral tradition is enhanced by the beautifully realized illustrations of the Tantric saints by artist Robert Beer. 

About the Author
Keith Dowman has spent 30 years traveling widely in India and Nepal and is an initiate of the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the author of The Divine Madman and Power Places of Kathmandu . Robert Beer studied Tibetan thangka painting in India and Nepal with Khamtrul Rinpoche, the greatest living thangka painter of his time, and with Jampa-la, the state painter of Tibet. He currently lives with his family in Oxford. 
Reviews
"These are extraordinary, riveting tales. . . a book of high merit and high adventure, a marvel of inspired creation. . . stories through whose cosmic transparency shines the illimitable Buddha-nature." 
Small Press

"Robert Beer is a master. His own story of being rescued by Tibetan art is almost as amazing as the stories of the Mahasiddhas." 
Frank Olinsky , Tricycle Magazine

Table of Contents

Buddhist Masters of Enchantment
The Lives and Legends of the Mahasiddhas

Autobiographical Note by the Illustrator 
Introduction 
The Mahasiddhas 
Minapa, The Bengali Jonah
Luipa, The Fish-Gut Eater 
Virupa, Master of Dakinis 
Dombipa, The Tiger Rider 
Saraha, The Great Brahmin 
Lilapa, The Royal Hedonist 
Savaripa, The Hunter 
Goraksa, The Immortal Cowherd 
Tantipa, The Senile Weaver 
Khadgapa, The Master Thief 
Caurangipa, The Limbless One 
Kankaripa, The Lovelorn Widower 
Aryadeva, The Lotus-Born 
Nagarjuna, Philosopher and Alchemist 
Vinapa, The Music Lover 
Thaganapa, Master of the Lie 
Camaripa, The Divine Cobbler 
Syalipa, The Jackal Yogin 
Naropa, The Dauntless Disciple 
Tilopa, The Great Renunciate 
Santipa, The Academic 
Mekopa, The Wild-Eyed Guru 
Kambala, The Yogin of the Black Blanket 
Vyalipa, The Courtesan's Alchemist 
Tantepa, The Gambler 
Kukkuripa, The Dog Lover 
Kanhapa, The Dark-Skinned One 
Acinta, The Avaricious Hermit 
Bhadrapa, The Snob 
Kalapa, The Handsome Madman 
Bhusuku (Santideva), The Lazy Monk 
Kotalipa, The Peasant Guru 
Indrabhuti, The Enlightened King 
Jalandhara, The Chosen One 
Bhiksanapa, Siddha Two-Teeth 
Ghantapa, The Celibate Monk 
Campaka, The Flower King 
Kumbharipa, the Potter 
Godhuripa, The Bird Catcher 
Kapalapa, The Skull Bearer 
Carbaripa (Carpati), The Sidda Who Turned People to Stone 
Kantalipa, The Rag Picker 
Jayananda,The Crow Master 
Dhilipa, The Epicure 
Darikapa, Slave-King of the Temple Whore 
Udhipipa, The Flying Siddha 
Laksminkara, The Mad Princess 
Nirgunapa, The Enlightened Moron 
Mekhala and Kanakhala, The Headless Sisters 
Kirapalapa (Kilapa), The Repentant Conqueror 
Nagabodhi, The Red Horned Thief 
Saravabhaksa, The Empty-Bellied Siddha 
Manibhadra, The Model Wife 
Saroruha, The Lotus Child

Nirvana Tao by Daniel Odier

Inner Traditions  US$10 (display copy)
About the Book
A guide to the mental disciplines and visualizations that Masters have used for ages in their quest for illumination.
An insider's view of specific meditation techniques and the steps necessary for a wide variety of Buddhist and Taoist meditation practices.

The esoteric practices followed in the quest for divinity generally remain a secret to the world--kept cloistered away for only the most ascetic practitioners. Now Daniel Odier, having immersed himself in the life and spiritual practices of Buddhist and Taoist monasteries throughout India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Japan, reveals actual teachings passed on by the sages who are living expressions of their tradition. 

Looking beyond doctrine, dogma, and philosophical treatises that ignore direct experiences of the practice, Odier provides a direct path to the heart of the religious experience that can be discovered through meditation. Beginning with the simple and fundamental steps necessary to prepare for meditation, Odier guides the reader through the specifics of the mental disciplines and visualizations that Buddhist and Taoist masters have used for ages in their quest for illumination. To devote oneself to meditation, in the sense understood by Buddhists and Taoists, is to realize the understanding of how every fiber of our being converges with all creation.

About the Author
Daniel Odier founded the Tantra/Chan Center in Paris and has taught Eastern spiritual traditions at a number of American universities. He is the author of several works of nonfiction, including Tantric Quest and Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening , and many novels. Under the name of Delacorta, he is the author of a series of mystery novels, one of which-- Diva --was made into an award-winning film. He lives in Paris. 
Table of Contents

Part One 
Buddhism

1 The Lives of the Buddha
2 The Foundations of Buddhism
3 Preparation for Meditation
4 Contemplative Techniques of Hinayana
5 Contemplative Techniques of Mahayana
6 Contemplative Techniques of Vajrayana
7 Contemplative Techniques of Ch'an (Zen)

Part Two
Taoism

8 The Foundations of Taoism
9 Taoist Contemplative Techniques
Map
Footnotes
Selected Bibliography

Reviews
" . . . an intimate and poetic look into the lives of a people whose living expression is communion with the Divine. A must-read for Tantric initiates of all levels."     
Tantra Magazine
Table of Contents

The Path of the Mystic Lover
Baul Songs of Passion and Ecstasy

Foreword by Nik Douglas
Preface by Bhaskar Bhattacharyya
Part One:  The Bauls
The Mad Minstrels of Bengal - The Music of the Bauls
Their Musical Instruments - The Enigmatic Language of Their Songs
The Bauls as Performwers - Hindu and Muslim Bauls
The Love-Dalliance of Radha and Krishna - Historical Influences
Tantrism - Vaishnavism - Sahajiya Vaishnavism
The Medieval Spiritual Reformers - Sufism - Baul Communities
Part Two:  Songs of Passion and Ecstasy
Baul songs Translated from the Bengali, with Commentary
Part Three:  The Way of Love
The Truth within the Body - Rasa:  The Juice of Love
The Path of Passionate Devotion - Another's and One's Own
Becoming a Baul - The First Initiation - The Inner Practices
Sexual Rites - The "Art of Archers" - The Four Sacraments
The Adept - A Night of Communal Singing
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Gods of Love and Ecstasy: 
The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus by Alain Danielou 


Inner Traditions
264 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 
Paperback $14.95
About the Book
Shiva and Dionysus are the Hindu and Greek gods of magical power, intoxication, ecstatic sexuality, and transcendence who initiate us into communion with the creative forces of life. Revealing the earliest sources of the traditions of Shiva and Dionysus, Alain Danielou reconstructs the fabric of our ancient relationship with creation, vividly relating practices that were observed from the Indus Valley to the coasts of Portugal at least six thousand years ago. 
About the Author
One of the most distinguished living Orientalists, Alain Danielou was an intimate of Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau, and Nabokov, and spent more than 20 years in India   studying music and philosophy with eminent pandits of the Hindu tradition. Danielou is the author of Myths and Gods of India ; While the Gods Play ; Yoga: Mastering the Secrets of Matter and the Universe ; Virtue, Success, Pleasure, and Liberation ; The Phallus ; The Complete Kama Sutra and Music and the Power of Sound . He is the founder and former director of the International Institute for Comparative Musicology in Berlin, is a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, and Officier du Merite National. 
Reviews
"Danielou's books are remarkable for their clarity, scholarship, and uninhibited celebration of erotic and mystical ecstasy." 
Interview Magazine

"Gods of Love and Ecstasy makes compelling reading with so much information on the role played by gods and goddesses, revealing the theological complexity of this ancient cult.  This book also includes many references and sources along with a fascinating chronological chart dating back to 15,000 BC. Highly recommended!" 
Jane Lee , New Dawn , May-June 2002

Table of Contents

Gods of Love and Ecstasy
The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus

Foreword 
Introduction 
1.   Origins 
2.   Aspects and Legends of the Gods 
3.   The Goddess 
4.   Sons of the Goddess and the God 
5.   The Companions of the God 
7.   Sacred Places 
8.   Man in the World 
9.   Rites and Practices 
10.  God of the Dance and the Theater 
11.  Life and Society 
12.  the Modern Age 
Chronological Table 
Bibliography

An image of LORD SHIVA in meditation poise that is laser carved inside a lead glass crystal, blessed by Hindu Temple, exchange value US$18 (only 1 piece left !!!)

The Alchemical Body : Siddha Traditions in Medieval India .

by David Gordon White

596pp., 6 line drawings. 1996. The University of Chicago Press

$29.95

Click here to read Book Review by George Feuerstein

The Alchemical Body excavates and centers within its Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. Working from previously unexplored alchemical sources, David Gordon White demonstrates for the first time that the medieval disciplines of Hindu alchemy and hatha yoga were practiced by one and the same people, and that they can be understood only when viewed together. White opens the way to a new and more comprehensive understanding of medieval Indian mysticism, within the broader context of south Asian Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Islam.

"White proves a skillful guide in disentangling historical and theoretical complexities that have thus far bedeviled the study of these influential aspects of medieval Indian culture."-- Yoga World

"Anyone seriously interested in finding out more about authentic tantra, original hatha yoga , embodied liberation . . . sacred sexuality, paranormal abilities, healing, and of course alchemy will find White's extraordinary book as fascinating as any Tom Clancy thriller."--Georg Feuerstein, Yoga Journal

Table of Contents
Preface
Note on Transliteration
Abbreviations
1: Indian Paths to Immortality
2: Categories of Indian Thought: The Universe by Numbers
3: The Prehistory of Tantric Alchemy
4: Sources for the History of Tantric Alchemy in India
5: Tantric and Siddha Alchemical Literature
6: Tantra in the Rasarnava
7: Corresponding Hierarchies: The Substance of the Alchemical Body
8: Homologous Structures of the Alchemical Body
9: The Dynamics of Transformation in Siddha Alchemy
10: Penetration, Perfection, and Immortality
Epilogue: The Siddha Legacy in Modern India
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Standing In Your Own Way: Talks On The Nature Of The Ego by Anthony Damiani

271 pp, 0.79 x 8.40 x 5.45, Larson Pubn; (October 1992) Click here to visit Amazon to read samples of this book

Price: $15.95

The Four Yogas Of Enlightenment by Edward Plotkin

6x9 softcover, 205 pp., notes, bibliography, fully indexed.

Price: $23.95 + $4

BREATHESIZE Chi-Gung Breathing Excercise Instructional Video (NSTC format ) + Booklet (used copy) $15 The Four Yogas Of Enlightenment, a meditator's guide to don Juan's Nagualism, esoteric Buddhism, and the mastery of awareness. The Four Yogas book simplifies the teachings of enlightened masters through comparative analysis and progressive meditative exploration. Linking the Nagualism of Carlos Castaneda's don Juan, Jungian analysis, modern physics, transcendental psychology, and the quintessence of eastern and western Buddhist masters, The Four Yogas Of Enlightenment is an essential study for the discerning meditator.

Tantra Unveiled: Seducing the Forces of Matter & Spirit by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Ph.D.

Himalayan Institute Press, June 1999, 168 pp, Paperback, 0.47 x 8.51 x 5.53

Price: $14.95

Tantric Yoga And The Wisdom Goddesses: Spiritual Aspects Of Ayurveda by David Frawley
This powerful book describes authentic tantra, what distinguishes it from other spiritual paths, and how the tantric way combines hath yoga, meditation, visualization, Ayurveda, and other disciplines. Taking us back to ancient times, Pandit Tigunait shares his experiences with tantric masters and the techniques they taught him. Tantra Unveiled is most valuable for those who wish to live the essence of tantra: practicing spirituality while experiencing a rich outer life.

About the Author:
Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D., is the Spiritual Director of the Himalayan Institute. He received his doctorate in Sanskrit from the University of Allahabad in India, and a doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. A disciple of Sri Swami Rama and lifelong practitioner of yoga and meditation, Pandit Tigunait is the author of many books and numerous articles, and has given lectures throughout the world.

"Tantric yoga and the wisdom goddesses" ia an excellent book introducing the essence of hindu tantrism. the book discusses all the major concepts and offers valuable corrections for many existing misconceptions. It also introduces the reader to the core tantric practices of meditation and mantra recitation, focusing on the 10 wisdom goddesses[dasa mahavidya]. This book presents the meditational and mantric side of tantra which is the more common side of tantra practiced in India. It is written from the standpoint of a practitioner and also from one trained in Ayurveda. It tries to present the living spirit and practice of tantra, rather than just another academic view. The book is divided into three primary sections, with the fourth as an appendix.

Tibetan Postcards

IMAGES OF TIBETAN CULTURE

In these full-color postcard images of Tibetan culture all facets of Tibetan life are represented: painters, rug weavers, singers, masked dancers, lamas and monasteries, religious ceremonies, nomads, the Kalachakra Initiation in Bodh Gaya, pilgrims, children, statues, landscapes and more! These beautiful photos are of Tibetans in exile and of Tibet itself. Cards measure 4 1/4 x 6 in.

A pack of 5 assorted cards - Exchange Value US$4

GREEN TARA Chakra Amulet

talismen wrapped with 5 color string (encased in waterproof plastic cover) & blessed. (donation $28)

 

YAMATANKA Ruel (encased in waterproof plastic cover as it must not be wet) Blessed by 1000 over monks at Garden Sharste, India. (donation $30)

This protection ruel can be worn, hang in the car or above the door, it protects one from black magic, illness or harm of supernatural sources.

Yamantaka (the "conquerer of death," also known as Vajrabhairava, or Dorje Jigje in Tibetan) is a deity belonging to the highest class of tantra; therefore, only those who have received the appropriate empowerment are allowed to do this practice. Yamantaka is a wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, Buddha of Wisdom, and is depicted as being dark blue in color, with 9 heads, 32 arms and 16 legs. As a protector deity, out of his great compassion for all beings, he helps one to overcome the fear of death.

Relics associated with 4 Arhats

In Thailand, there were three brothers who were monks and due to their good merits, they encountered Earth deities who revealed to them the location of relics on a hill. Dug out from the grounds, these relics are stone-like, round in shape and white in color and said to be left behind by four Arhats after they reached a level of enlightenment. A belief regarding this relic is that it has the power to bestow protection from malefic forces. An incident when a Thai prince was presented this relic by a monk; it helped protect his life from danger. The King of Thailand had soldiers dispatched to the actual site to protect the relics from 'unauthorized' excavation. These relics unearthed were distributed to various monasteries and were used as means for fund raising for temple building, temple projects, charities etc. Some of these relics were also taken out of Thailand and presented as gifts in diplomatic relations and some were distributed in overseas among Buddhist 'sangha' circles. This relic can be worn on the body, carried in an amulet bag, hung in the car, or placed on the altar etc. It can be placed in a glass or cup and then filled with water, along with the chanting of mantras, one drinks the water to recover from malefic influences. One senior citizen with psychic perception, noted that the relic gave out a glowing blue light when she chanted mantras. Another faithful Kuan Yin practitioner held several of the relics in her cupped hands during meditation for its felt effects. A shipyard worker miraculously survived a fall while working and the relic which he wore, disappeared in that incident. Exchange Value - US$108

8 auspicious symbols - conch shell, victory flag, parasol, dharma wheel, fishes, eternal knot etc Laminated large size Bookmarks (full color & description) a set of 8 in a box-like packaging (donation - US$12 - all proceeds donated to charity)

WHITE TARA Tsa Tsa Statue 3" x 2" Medium size (donation $12)

Tsa Tsas are are a form of traditional Buddhist art that flourished for centuries in remote Himalayan Buddhist kingdoms, most notably Tibet. They are votive tablets traditionally made of clay (an example is shown here) and generally used as offerings at shrines. Like many Tibetan sacred objects, they are iconographic forms representing various meditational deities (Buddhas). The creation of holy objects such as tsa tsas, statues, and stupas is a practice said to result in great merit (positive energy) for the practitioner. Often a lama would give his students a certain number of tsa tsas to make as part of their preliminary practices, with a common number being 100,000.

Click here to read the merits of making Tsa Tsa

Taoist amulet

was jointly blessed by various taoist lineges from china, taiwan, malaysia and singapore in a ceremony. donation: US$6.00

Feng Shui

Exquisite Chinese Paper Cutting of flowers, double Happiness character and a gorgeous looking rooster, painted in colors and handcut with intricate designs. A4 size US$8

A pair of Chinese porcelain love dolls minatures (placed in the South West area of your room to activate romance) US$5 per pair

Shamanism
Shapeshifting: Shamanic Techniques for Global and Personal Transformation by John M. Perkins
176 pages; Inner Traditions, (display copy) Read Reviews US$10.00		 Tabacco and Shamanism in South America by Johannes Wilbert
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr (display copy) Read Reviews US$18.00
About the Book
An exploration of the shamanic practice of shape shifting and the story of how learning these techniques helped the author transform from corporate executive to environmental activist. 

Many indigenous cultures have known the art of shapeshifting: the actual transformation of a human being into another living creature. Lakota Sioux warriors would shapeshift into buffalo to become better hunters and to honor the animal, and Andean shamans transform into plants from the jungle to learn healing power. In this book, author John Perkins examines these ancient shamanic practices and reveals the mental techniques that enable an individual to merge with another living creature. Shapeshifting is also the story of the author's transformation from a corporate utility executive to an environmental activist. oints: Examining the shamanic techniques of "becoming the other" from different cultures, the author shows how it is within the capability of anyone to transform themselves on this deep level and achieve a true unity with all things. 

About the Author
John Perkins has traveled and worked with South American indigenous peoples since 1968. He currently arranges expeditions into the Amazon and has developed the POLE (Pollution Offset Lease on Earth) program with the Shuar and Achuar peoples as a means of preserving their culture against the onslaught of modern civilization. He is also the author of The Stress-Free Habit , Psychonavigation , Dream Change Audio , and The World Is As You Dream It . 
Reviews
"Only a handful of visionaries have recognized that indigenous wisdom can aid the transition to a sustainable world.  John Perkins' wonderful shapeshifting brings great insight for an industrial civilization consuming and polluting itself toward catastrophe."
Edgar Mitchell, ScD. , Apollo astronaut, author of The Way of the Explorer

"John's wonderful storytelling creates a journey so captivating it shifted me beyond time and space - a compelling book for anyone."
Stephan Rechtschaffen, M.D. , President, Omega Institute, author of Time Shifting

"Shapeshifting is an engaging sage of one individual's transformation from global businessman to on-the-ground conservationist and healer."
Michael Balick, Ph.D. , author of Plants, People and Culture

"John Perkins eloquently portrays how changing our dream can propel us into shapeshifting not only ourselves but also the reality of the world around us.  Perkins is a  bridge."
Kenny Ausubel , Founder, Collective Heritage Institute, author of Restoring the Earth and Seeds of Change

Table of Contents

Shapeshifting
Shamanic Techniques for Global and Personal Transformation

Introduction
Part 1: The View From Above
1 The Mayan View
2 A CORPORATE Executive in the Amazon
3 The Matter of Energy
4 Desert Bedouin and the Shifting Sands
5 Institutional Versus Personal Shapeshifting
6 Shapeshifting with Bugimen
7 The Nature of Ecstasy, and Dreams Versus Fantasies
8 Lessons from a Headhunter and an Andean Healer
9 Shifting the Utility Industry
10 Transition
Part 2: The View From Without
11 An Amazon Shaman Disappears
12 Being the "Other"
13 Shapeshifting a Deadly Virus
14 Global Energy
15 Indigenous Elders Speak Out
16 Shapeshifting Through Time and Space
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Note on Dream Change Coalition
Suggested Reading

Santo Palo Incense wood (as used by shamans from the amazon) US$8

Diplopterys Cabrerena dired leaves (from South America) 15g - ayahuasca ingredient US$6 exchange value

Virola Calophylla bark (from South America) 40g - ayahuasca ingredient US$8 exchange value

Cielo Banisteropsis Caapi (vines of the soul, from South America) - ayahuasca ingredient approx 20 thin vines US$14 exchange value

 

DXM pure crystalines

 

8 seeds from Bali, (these seeds are very unique, when mixed with water, they become soapy and are used as a natural washing 'detergent' , the local balinese used the seeds to wash clothes and ornaments) US$4 exchange value

 

Incense available-
Amber incense resin (highest Grade, Baltic)$8
Oppoponax (highest grade) packet US$8
Galbanum Resin (highest grade, Iran) US$10
Labdanum Resin (highest grade, Spain) US$15 Handblended Incense for your Ceremonial Altar (myrrh, frankincense, woods, oils -highest quality) US$5 per pkt & Kypphi (Egyptian Incense) $2 very small sample pkt

 

Jasmine Essential Oil blended in base oil (source - Bali) in 10ml cobalt bottles (trade exchange US$15 each )

 

Incense Resin & Herbs Bundle -

star anise, fennel seeds, caraway seeds, Patchouli leaves, sage, Marigold, Sage (from Middle East), Bay Leaf, Cardomon (powdered), Wild Ginger (from Middle East), Damiana, Marjoram, Nettle, Low John The Conqueror Root (sliced), Dandelion leaves, Chamomile, Cinnamon (powdered), Rosemary, Ginger (powdered), Asafoetida, Frankincense, Black Chips Storax (from Germany), Myrrh (highest grade), Commiphoral Mukul (from india - high grade) - each come in mini-size plastic sealable satchets US$14 for all 24 items

Entheogens

Age of Entheogens & The Angel's Dictionary by Jonathan Ott 159 pages, Natural Products Co.; ISBN: 0961423471 (display copy) US$18

LSD Psychotherapy by Stans Grof US$20

Drug, Set & Setting: The Basis for Controlled Intoxicant Use by Norman E. Zinberg, M.D. 277pages, Yale University Press, Hard Cover, (but without jacket cover, still in mint condition) US$24

Psylocybin mushrooms Manna by Simon Powell multi-media CD-rom + booklet US$8

Out-Of Print - Hard to Find Vintage copies of -
PSYCHEDELIC ILLUMINATIONS Issue 5 US$8
Timothy Leary interview/ Book Reviews/ Mushroom Growing Tips/ Seeking Gaia -Kathleen Harrison, Botanical Dimensions & the Plant Mind by James Kent/ Hoasca Project by Dennis McKenna & Charles Grob/ UFOs/ Cyberdeli/ Santo Diame/ Walking the Razor's Edge -Drugs & The Spiritual Path by Aeon McCloud/ Gracie & Zarkov/ Bicycle Day/ Hemp for Victory/ The Hashesh Eater Chapter 2 - Fitz Hugh Ludlow/ Rainforest Update/ Shamans, Sacraments & Psychiatry/ The origins Of LSD by Albert Hoffman/ Tom Pinkson interview (Shamanism Between Worlds/ Native American Indian Focus -Listen to the Wind (Conversation with the spirit)/ Psychedelic Research 1994 Global Review by Rick Doblin 78 pages etc.

PSYCHEDELIC ILLUMINATIONS Issue 7 US$8
Manna from Heaven by Steve Kubby/ Stalking the spirit of Ibogaine by Arjunade Silva/ Remembering The World Unity Festival by Randal Factor/ Art of the Other by Erial/ LSD & Depression by Kimberly Wade/ Hallucinati at Play -Thomas Lyttle interview/ Talking Art, Imagination and Albert Hoffman interview with artist Jan Saether/ Transmissions by Jonathan Ott/ Journey through Assemblage Point by Runyon Wilde/ Home Alchemy -2CB synthesis/artwork, book reviews etc 84 pages

THE MUSHROOM - a curriculum of the soul - FLASHBACK BOOKS Catalog 9 (collector's item) this catalog list many rare & obscure titles, papers and research materials US$4

SACRED MUSHROOMS & THE LAW by Richard Glen Boire, ESQ (Spectral Mindustries)34pages, third printing edition 1996, booklet format US$4

ENTHEOGEN LAW REPORTER issue 9  US$1.50
ENTHEOGEN LAW REPORTER  issue 10 US$1.50

PSYCHEDELIC RESOURCE LIST (5 issues - 1 set) US$5

MUSIC (Trance / Ambient / World / Drum & Bass "Jungle" / Acid Jazz ) (displayed cds)
ANDEAN TRANCE "Yellow Magnetic Star: (8 tracks) - Ayahuasca Trance Voyage Journeys with Peruvian flutes, hypnotic shamanic drums and acid beats US$12.00 Made in England
 
UNTOUCHABLE OUTCASTE BEATS (14 tracks) - Dave Pike Set / Ananda Shankar / Up Bustle & Out / Shri / T.J.Rehmi / Better Daze / Hiraj Chag - ambient drum&bass indian sitar US$12.00 Made in England
 
VIBE TRIBE Glastonbury Dj Mix - Psychedelic Trance Acid Techno (9 tracks) US$12.00 Made in England
 
THE JOURNEY 70mins of space-out tunes featuring Massive Attack / Tricky / Gang Starr / Waiwan / Sven Vath / Asian Dub Foundation and more (17 tracks) US$10.00 Made in England1 GIANT LEAP (13 tracks) ambient world music US$10
 
GALLIANO - A Joyful of Noise Unto the Creator (talkin Loud) funky acid jazz (12 tracks) US$9
MAGICK
TALKING STICK Magickal Journal A Modern Anthology of Paganism and the Occult ISSUE 1 VOL II
edited by Amanda Prouten and Caroline Robertson Talking Stick Publications, Published 1998 (this book is specially signed by the two editors, leading UK occultists & famous writers!!) 183pp, Paperback, Collector Price: US$29.90
Contents - "Angelic Magick" by Mike Howard, "Margaret Murray Reappraised" by Melissa Montgomery, "Go For It!regular column" by Gerald Suster, "Interview with a Tree" by Philip Shallcrass, "The First Pagan Revival" by Steve Wilson, "Crowley Art Exhbition Review" by Caroline Wise, "Themis" by Jocelyn Chaplin and Gareth J Medway, "Pagans Under Your Feet" by Jackie Huxter-Freer, "Essential Visits :Part1 Mortlake" by Robin E. Cousins, "The Great Zodiac" by Jack Gale, "Aspects Of Tantra Part4" by Phil Hine, "Drving The Walk She Talks regular column" by Magda Lena, "The Technicolour Playground" by Caroline Robertson, "Ancient Greek Music" by Tracey Jeffery, "Archives -early alien records" by Gareth J Medway and Mark McCann, "Aiwass, Maat and the New Aeon" by Simon Hinton, "Great Scott! a regular column" by Scott Howie, ":Tankhem or Ordinary Language Trance Part3 on Yeats" by Mogg Morgan, "Essential Visits: part2 -Walton-Le-Dale" by Robin E Cousins, "Magic & Religion In Mesopotamia" by Rose Lopes, "An Appointment with Chorozon" by Robin E. Cousins, "Moon Meat" by Lilith Babellon, "Setanism Part1" by Katon Shaul, "Threshold Dose" by Julian Vayne etc

Visual Magick
A manual of freestyle shamanism
by Jan Fries

136 pages $20 (displayed copy)

Helrunar
manual of rune magick
by Jan Fries

350 pages, 100 illustrations, paperback, $20 (displayed copy)

Suitable for all those inspired by such figures as Austin Spare and Aleister Crowley, and who feel the imperative to develop one's own unique magick way. Visual Magick aims to build vision, imagination, and creative magick. It shows how magicians, witches, artists and therapists can improve visionary abilities, enhance imagination, activate the inner senses, and discover new modes of Trance awareness. The emphasis is on direct experience and the reader is asked to think, act, do, and enjoy as s/he wills. Visual Magick began as a small treatise on sigil Magick and automatic drawing circulated privately amongst members of the Maat network, and is written for practising mind explorers of the unorthodox variety.

'One of the best books on magick I have read in a long while.' Pagan News 'A practical modern grimoire.' The Cauldron

'Helrunar' is the title of one who 'runes' or makes rune magick. This book explains how one goes about becoming a Helrunar. The runes are a pan-European magical language. Its roots can be found in the ancient pagan beliefs of our ancestors who built many thousand of stones circles, long barrows and dolmens throughout ancient Europe. This same symbols and techniques were used by the Pagan Celts and Germans. This book is a complete manual of magick based upon the arcane symbolism and secret techniques known as the runes. The runes are for all! - they are not a new religion or 'folkish' claptrap but a vibrant magical system that really works! This book is suitable for anyone with an interest in the actually practise of magick. It style and structure is similar to much acclaimed Visual Magic, which is a manual of freestyle shamanism. The author lives in Frankfurt near the Taunus Mountains. He is a musician artist and magician. For this edition he has edited the full text of all the rune poems and prepared over 100 original drawings and transcriptions of Celtic, Neolithic and Runic images. He takes us through the key magical techniques of the ancient pagan religion, currently undergoing a rebirth throughout the world. The reader is led right to the heart of this material on sigil sorcery, rune stance, rune breath etc. Read this book and discover how to be a helrunar too.

watch out for this space for details of the vintage out-of-print rare NUIT - ISIS journals (5 issues available)

from Black Moon Archives, thesel monographs in 3 lots -

LOT #1 - alot of essays by Persona Navitae 353 (one of the earliest american budding magickian in the late 80s early 90s with very original writings) on KAOS, ANTIARCHIAL GNOSTICISM, PAGANISM, TECHNOPAGAN, KALI, NEW AEON, OPENING THE GATE, GODDESS approx 70pp US$9.90

LOT#2 (approx 70pp has writings, essays, by Nema, Typhonian Thelema, Maat magick, Pan-Aeonic magick, MAgickal Network, Lumberjacks, Neo AA, private papers of Occult groups etc) US$9.90

BlackMoon Publishing

LOT #3 we also have a collection of papers by Nagesh/ Frater Zaxon circa 1990 - 91 DEATH GODS & SERPENT GODS (in the Buddhism/ Shaivism and Bon-Shamanism of the Himalayas) A VOUDOUN GRIMOIRE (listing many of the african & south american voudoun loa and their magickal ways) A FAMILY OF VAMPIRES (Revealing a list of the Blood and Sex sucking vampires incubi and succubi from the nightmares of the human world) A NEST OF SERPENTS (Being a dictionary revaling the names of dragons, nagas, serpents, snakes, and the worms from the religions of the world) HORNED SNAKES AND FEATHERED SERPENTS OF THE AMERICAS (75 pages in all) US$9.90

The Cardinal Rites of Chaos by Paula Pagani (fascimile copy of the 500 copies limited edition by Sut Anubis, England 1985) red spiral bound (printed on yellow paper) with red backing. US$8

Axiomata & The Witches Sabbath by Austin Osman Spare (fascimile copy of the 1000 limited edition by Fulgur, London, England 1985) (TEXT only, without much of the drawings, but comes with a photograph of Austin Osman Spare himself) Red spiral bound (printed on yellow paper) with red backing. US$8

LIBER KAOS - Peter J Carroll (Samuel Weiser) US$10.00 (displayed copy)

CONDENSED CHAOS - Phil Hine (New Falcon Press) US$12.90 (brand new copy)

MODERN SEX MAGICK - DM Kraig US$16.95

 
MEZLIM - An independent Journal for the Working Magus Vol IV Issue No 4, Samhain 1995 Theme - The Bardic Tradition Contents - "Bard of the Festival: The Temple Drummer" by Louis Martinie, "Where are the Bards?" by Jay D. Hawkins, "The Bard, yesterday & Today" by Rick Allen, "Q:Are We Not Men?" by Massimo Mantovani, "The Power of Word" by Kia, "The Magic Of MAsks" by Patricia Telesco, "The Vampire In Me" by Paul Joseph Rovelli, The Ethics Of Thelema by Robert S.Pendell, "The Cult Of The Artist" by Andrew D. Chumbley, "A Garden Of Flowers" by Mishlen plus reviews etc 47pp Price: US$3.90
SKOOB Occult Review Autumn 1990 Issue 3 Contents - Babalon by Rob Taylor, Interview with Kenneth Grant, I was a Childhood Disiciple of The Beast by Vivienne Browning, The Sleeper by George hay, The Search For A Guru by Frank Letchford, The language of Witches by Michael Harrison, The History of La Couleurve Noire by Frater Joseph, A Short Critique and Comment Upon Magic by Andrew D.Chumbey, lots of reviews etc. 57pp Price: US$3.90

Waters of Return - The Aeonic Flow of Voudoo - Louis Martinie (signed by the author) US$7

Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight (Hermeneutics: A Study in History of Religions, 8) by Robert D. Pelton Paperback, University of California Press; ISBN: 0520067916; Reprint edition Read Reviews US$18.00

Black Gods : Orisa Studies in the New World by Gary Edwards & John Mason US$15.00 (brand new book, very hard to find, this title is very popular with many Santeria aspirants, it gives accurate/ reliable information)

Devil's Shoe Strings (a packet of 9 sticks for hoodoo rootwork - protection) US$$3

MAGICAL & ENCHANTING BALINESE PAINTINGS

when I first saw these paintings - I was completely captivated! Just look at the rich colours and intricate fine details of the leaves, trees, temple buildings, stone brick walls, golden tapestries, costumes and facial expression of each and every character. The scenery reflects much of the animalistic beliefs, devotion and religious beliefs of the Balinese people. Some has a darker, supernatural side of life whereby the spirits and powers of nature affect the daily life of the Balinese people.

From demons to witches with fangs, clowns looking like mischievous monkeys, balinese courtly musicians, drummers, Gamelan players (a type of gong sounding percussion musical instrument which is most hypnotic), to beautiful ladies, some young and sweet looking, some very maternal and nurturing, sometimes seen with babies or little children skyclad or with soft bare buns exposed. The central theme of the painting is about the Barong & Rangda dance.

These paintings are done in Keliki style and each painting usually take an entire 3 - 4 weeks to complete, due to the sheer amount of work and artistry as seen in the fine details, line work and shades of colours. The spirit of Balinese life, culture & beliefs are captured - the background of forest, temple walls, the jewelry and costumes, the various characters - witches, demons, barong lion, kris warriors, musicians, women folk and children. These are superbly high quality paintings by master painters. Exchange Value US$108 (nicely framed) for each painting. 2 paintings available (shown on the left & bottom-right).

Barong & Rangda - This is basically a story about the struggle between good & evil. Good is personified by the Barong Keket, a strange, fun-loving creature in the shape of a shaggy semi-lion. Evil is represented by Rangda, a witch. Ultimately the two characters engage in battle at which point the Barong's keris-bering followers rush to attack Rangda. The witch, however, uses her magical powers to turn the keris knives in, upon the owners, who fall into a trance and start trying to stab themselves. The barong then uses magic to protect his followers from the knives. In the end, the barong triumps and Rangda retreats to recuperate her strength for the next encounter. 'Evil' is not completely destroyed. Rather it shows the eternal duality between good & evil. All that remains is for a priest to help the keris dancers out of their trance with the help of a little holy water.

Keliki Style - Keliki art is very similar to the Old Batuan Style with the one exception being size; Keliki paintings measures 20cm by 15cm. They contain scenes of mythical and Ramayanic characters engaged in battle, good versus evil, on sinistert backgrounds. Keliki artists also follow the tradition of the old Wayang artists in that they seldom sign their work.

Batuan style - strongly Wayang based, this style involved hundreds of intricately painted representations of Balinese life filling every available nook & cranny of the picture. Wayang style - These iconographic representations follow strict rules and guidelines as to how the characters should be portrayed. For example, a person's character and status can be seen from the colours used to portray them, his headdress or even direction in which he is facing. Noblemen always have refined faces while coarse characters have large, bulging eyes and fangs.

 

Energy Disc (round laminated paper disc with 2 handprints charged by practitioner who claims the disc can be attached on Monitor screen or TV etc to reduce harmful radiation) value exchange US$5

Metropoltan Museum of Art bookmark - stainless steel metal with carving of ancient motifs of a lamb with blue ribbons, value exchange US$5

SITUATIONIST & POST MODERNISM (POMO) (used books)

SIMULATIONS - Jean Baudrillard (Semiotext(e)) 159pp paperback US$7.90
SOCIETY OF THE SPECTACLE - Guy Debord (Rebel Press) 80pp paperback US$7.90

THE ASSAULT ON CULTURE - Stewart Home (Aporia Press) 115pp paperback US$8.90

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