Revolution And Witchcraft

Author : Sarah Lyons
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780762495726

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Revolutionary Witchcraft by Sarah Lyons Pdf

A fiery, intersectional guide for activists and witches alike, Revolutionary Witchcraft is an empowered introduction to the history and practice of politically-motivated magic. From the politically charged origins of the word "witch" to the present-day magical resistance, this bold handbook explores the role of witchcraft in our modern world. Author, activist, and practicing witch Sarah Lyons takes readers on a journey through a leftist history of magic -- from the witch hunts of early modern England, through the Salem Witch Trials, and up to our present moment. Pairing mystical acts, including sigil magic and soul flight, with core organizing tactics, like power mapping and protests, Revolutionary Witchcraft offers a blueprint for building a politically grounded magical praxis. From social justice to environmental activism, this radical reimagining of political activism addresses today's most pressing problems with empowering, inclusive rituals and magical actions. Each chapter introduces a key concept, like dreaming big, experiencing magical initiation, and joining the revolution, supported by a surprising historical case study on the power of mystical action. Full of actionable ideas for magical organizing, and an appendix packed with customizable spells, Revolutionary Witchcraft is the perfect companion for the magical uprising.

Author : Gordon C Chang
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3031176847

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Revolution and Witchcraft by Gordon C Chang Pdf

Ideas influence people. In particular, extremely well-developed sets of ideas shape individuals, groups, and societies in far-reaching ways. This book establishes these "idea systems" as an academic concept. Through three intense episodes of manipulation and mayhem connected to idea systems-Europe's witch hunts, the Mao Zedong-era "revolutions," and the early campaign of the U.S. War on Terror-this book charts the cognitive and informational matrices that seize control of people's mentalities and behaviors across societies. Through these, the author reaches two conclusions. The first, that we are all vulnerable to the dominating influence of our own matrices of ideas and to those woven by others in the social system. The second, that even the most masterful manipulators of idea programs may lose control of the outcomes of programmatic manipulation. Amongst this analysis, sixty-plus central conceptual terminologies are provided for readers to analyze multiform idea systems that exist across space, time, and cultural contexts. This is an open access book.

Author : Gordon C. Chang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031176821

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Revolution and Witchcraft by Gordon C. Chang Pdf

Ideas influence people. In particular, extremely well-developed sets of ideas shape individuals, groups, and societies in far-reaching ways. This book establishes these “idea systems” as an academic concept. Through three intense episodes of manipulation and mayhem connected to idea systems—Europe’s witch hunts, the Mao Zedong-era “revolutions,” and the early campaign of the U.S. War on Terror—this book charts the cognitive and informational matrices that seize control of people’s mentalities and behaviors across societies. Through these, the author reaches two conclusions. The first, that we are all vulnerable to the dominating influence of our own matrices of ideas and to those woven by others in the social system. The second, that even the most masterful manipulators of idea programs may lose control of the outcomes of programmatic manipulation. Amongst this analysis, sixty-plus central conceptual terminologies are provided for readers to analyze multiform idea systems that exist across space, time, and cultural contexts. This is an open access book.

Author : Silvia Federici
Publisher : Autonomedia
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781570270598

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Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici Pdf

"Women, the body and primitive accumulation"--Cover.

Author : Silvia Federici
Publisher : PM Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781629635842

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Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici Pdf

We are witnessing a new surge of interpersonal and institutional violence against women, including new witch hunts. This surge of violence has occurred alongside an expansion of capitalist social relations. In this new work that revisits some of the main themes of Caliban and the Witch, Silvia Federici examines the root causes of these developments and outlines the consequences for the women affected and their communities. She argues that, no less than the witch hunts in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe and the “New World,” this new war on women is a structural element of the new forms of capitalist accumulation. These processes are founded on the destruction of people’s most basic means of reproduction. Like at the dawn of capitalism, what we discover behind today’s violence against women are processes of enclosure, land dispossession, and the remolding of women’s reproductive activities and subjectivity. As well as an investigation into the causes of this new violence, the book is also a feminist call to arms. Federici’s work provides new ways of understanding the methods in which women are resisting victimization and offers a powerful reminder that reconstructing the memory of the past is crucial for the struggles of the present.

Author : Deborah Castellano
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738752679

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Glamour Magic by Deborah Castellano Pdf

"Castellano's Glamour Magic makes sure that you have the magical tools you need in order to tip the scales in your favor."—Devin Hunter, author of The Witch's Book of Power and The Witch's Book of Spirits Revolutionize Your Witchcraft to Achieve Your Greatest Desires Glamour is the art of taking what makes you exciting and interesting to others and using it as leverage in accomplishing your Great Work. This fun romp of a book helps you use glamour to accomplish total world domination...or to revolutionize your magical practice if ruling the world isn't your thing. Glamour Magic encourages you to be crafty, cunning, and unafraid to want something fiercely. Learn how historical figures used glamour in their campaigns for greatness. Discover experiments, exercises, and rites for your Craft. Glamour is your secret weapon—your guide to finding what you want and getting it, too. Praise: "Glamour Magic is an alchemical work of art. For the beginning and seasoned Witch alike, this book will tune you in to your Great Work and give you tools with which to achieve it."—Lasara Firefox Allen, author of Jailbreaking the Goddess and Sexy Witch "With wit and good humor, Castellano offers up a series of "experiments"—rituals and visualizations perfumed with hints of history, myth, pop culture and personal experience—that will lace your magic into a corset of enchantment that will steal your breath, but shape and sharpen your focus. Are you ready to unlock the power that lies within? You'll find the keys in Glamour Magic. Just. Say. Yes."—Natalie Zaman, author of Magical Destinations of the Northeast "An unapologetic Witch, Deborah takes you on an journey to unlock your personal power and embrace all that you are. The Glamour Magic exercises are powerful tools to awaken your inner witch. This is a book to inspire and motivate you."—Jacki Smith, founder of Coventry Creations and author of Coventry Magic with Candles, Oils, and Herbs "Deb re-captures the idea of the Witch as Enchantress and lays out the work, both magical and mundane, needed to fascinate and charm anyone—even yourself."—Jason Miller, author of Protection & Reversal Magick "Solid advice on self-improvement wrapped in the transgressive strength of witchcraft. Real power comes from within, and this book shows you how."mdash;Lupa, author of Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up

Author : Brian Easlea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : IND:30000005086040

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Witch Hunting, Magic, and the New Philosophy by Brian Easlea Pdf

Author : Raymond Buckland
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780875420509

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Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland Pdf

"This complete self-study course in modern Wicca is a treasured classic - an essential and trusted guide that belongs in every witch's library."---Back cover

Author : David Talbot
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439108246

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Season of the Witch by David Talbot Pdf

"In a kaleidoscopic narrative ... bestselling author David Talbot tells the gripping story of San Francisco in the turbulent years between 1967 and 1982--and of the extraordinary men and women who led to the city's ultimate rebirth and triumph."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Sarah Lyons (Witch)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : PSYCHOLOGY
ISBN : 0762495812

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Revolutionary Witchcraft by Sarah Lyons (Witch) Pdf

From the politically charged origins of the word "witch" to the present-day magical resistance, this bold handbook explores the role of witchcraft in our modern world.

Author : Friedrich Spee
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813934174

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Cautio Criminalis, or a Book on Witch Trials by Friedrich Spee Pdf

In 1631, at the epicenter of the worst excesses of the European witch-hunts, Friedrich Spee, a Jesuit priest, published the Cautio Criminalis, a book speaking out against the trials that were sending thousands of innocent people to gruesome deaths. Spee, who had himself ministered to women accused of witchcraft in Germany, had witnessed firsthand the twisted logic and brutal torture used by judges and inquisitors. Combined, these harsh prosecutorial measures led inevitably not only to a confession but to denunciations of supposed accomplices, spreading the circle of torture and execution ever wider. Driven by his priestly charge of enacting Christian charity, or love, Spee sought to expose the flawed arguments and methods used by the witch-hunters. His logic is relentless as he reveals the contradictions inherent in their arguments, showing there is no way for an innocent person to prove her innocence. And, he questions, if the condemned witches truly are guilty, how could the testimony of these servants and allies of Satan be reliable? Spee’s insistence that suspects, no matter how heinous the crimes of which they are accused, possess certain inalienable rights is a timeless reminder for the present day. The Cautio Criminalis is one of the most important and moving works in the history of witch trials and a revealing documentation of one man’s unexpected humanity in a brutal age. Marcus Hellyer’s accessible translation from the Latin makes it available to English-speaking audiences for the first time. Studies in Early Modern German History

Author : Peter Elmer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198717720

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Witchcraft, Witch-hunting, and Politics in Early Modern England by Peter Elmer Pdf

A wide-ranging overview of the place of witchcraft and witch-hunting in the broader culture of early modern England. Based on a mass of new evidence extracted from a range of archives, both local and national, it seeks to relate the rise and decline of belief in witchcraft, alongside the legal prosecution of witches, to the wider political culture of the period. Building on the seminal work of scholars such as Stuart Clark, Ian Bostridge, and Jonathan Barry, it demonstrates how learned discussion of witchcraft, as well as the trials of those suspected of the crime, were shaped by religious and political imperatives in that period.

Author : Stuart Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Demonology
ISBN : 0198208081

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Thinking with Demons by Stuart Clark Pdf

This major work offers a new interpretation of the witchcraft beliefs of European intellectuals between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, showing how these beliefs fitted rationally with other beliefs of the period and how far the nature of rationality is dependent on its historical context.

Author : William E. Burns
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313093821

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Witch Hunts in Europe and America by William E. Burns Pdf

From early sorcery trials of the 14th century—associated primarily with French and Papal courts—to the witch executions of the late 18th century, this book's entries cover witch-hunting in individual countries, major witch trials from Chelmsford, England, to Salem, Massachusetts, and significant individuals from famous witches to the devout persecutors. Entries such as the evil eye, familiars, and witch-finders cover specific aspects of the witch-hunting process, while entries on writers and modern interpretations provide insight into the current thinking on early modern witch hunts. From the wicked witch of children's stories to Halloween and present-day Wiccan groups, witches and witchcraft still fascinate observers of Western culture. Witches were believed to affect climatological catastrophes, put spells on their neighbors, and cavort with the devil. In early modern Europe and the Americas, witches and witch-hunting were an integral part of everyday life, touching major events such as the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution, as well as politics, law, medicine, and culture.

Author : C. C. Finlay
Publisher : Random House LLC
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345503909

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The Patriot Witch by C. C. Finlay Pdf

Proctor Brown uses his witch abilities to aid the rebel cause as the American Revolution begins, struggling to hide his supernatural skills from those who would kill him because of them as he uses them against opposing witches.