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The true battle is only beginning. Michael of Apollonia returns in Blood Redemer, Book 2 of the "Of Blood and Magic" series. 20 years have passed since Michael, one of the original seven vampires created in the time of the Pharaohs, waged war against the ancient vampires to end their evil and regain his humanity. Only Calandra, the most evil of the vampires, escaped into hiding. Michael went to Earth to sleep until her return. Now Calandra has returned to rebuild her legions, and the Glen discovers someone has stolen the vial of blood Michael left behind to awaken him. Somehow the Glen must withstand attacks from within and without, while seeking a means to awaken Michael, without making him an even greater danger than Calandra. Truths will be revealed, lies exposed and Redemption may be only a dream.
Welcome to a whole new world, magic is real and an eons old battle for the rule of our world is fought between Vampires and Witches. This is the world of Michael of Appolonia, one of the original seven vampires created in the times of the Pharaohs. While his fellow vampires chose a path of destruction and forced rule, Michael, who was unfairly judged and sentenced to this life seeks to end their evil reign. Michael is the protector of the innocent and comrade in arms to those who fight the vampires. Through centuries of battles, he has remained Man's only champion, all for the promise of regaining his mortal life and the ability to live and love as a normal man. Join Michael on his quest through the ages as he tries to regain his humanity against the thousands who would see him destroyed.
This work introduces the main movements and trends in paganism. Individual chapters focus on druidry, witchcraft, heathenism, goddess spirituality and magic. These are followed by discussions of shamanism and geomancy. Sources of inspiration are treated next: from real history to more imaginative or poetic phenomena. The book concludes with an exploration of the ecological activities, theologies and rites of passage of pagans.
Examines every category of occult phenomena from ESP to Eastern ritual and explores the basic laws of magic, relating them to the natural laws of the universe.
Includes reports of the heads of the various municipal departments.
Raising the Devil reveals how the Christian Pentecostal movement, right-wing conspiracy theories, and an opportunistic media turned grassroots folk traditions into the Satanism scare of the 1980s. During the mid-twentieth century, devil worship was seen as merely an isolated practice of medieval times. But by the early 1980s, many influential experts in clinical medicine and in law enforcement were proclaiming that satanic cults were widespread and dangerous. By examining the broader context for alleged "cult" activity, Bill Ellis demonstrates how the image of contemporary Satanism emerged during the 1970s. Blaming a wide range of mental and physical illnesses on in-dwelling demons, a factio...
In 1948 Robert Graves published The White Goddess. His study of poetic mysticism and goddess worship has since become a founding text of Western paganism. As Wicca emerged from what Graves called, a few hopeful young people in California, to over two million strong, The White Goddess has achieved near liturgical status. This rising appreciation brings all the problems of liturgical texts. Many pagans consider Graves’ work like the goddess herself; awe inspiring but impenetrable. Stalking The Goddess is the first extensive examination of this enigmatic text to come from the pagan community and guides readers through bewildering forests of historical sources, poems, and Graves’ biography to reveal his unorthodox claims and entrancing creative process. Relentlessly perusing each path, it explores the uncharted woods and reveals the hidden signposts Graves has posted. The hunt for the goddess spans battlefields, ancient manuscripts, the British museum, and Stonehenge. En route we encounter not only the goddess herself but her three sacred animals; dog, roebuck, and lapwing. Perhaps the muse cannot be captured on her own grounds, but now at least there is a map. ,