I'm delighted that a long-anticipated book is out at last! The Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magichas been long in production for the Penn State Magic in History line. As a member of Societas Magica I have seen bits of the work in progress which tantalised. From the blurb:
A manual for constructing talismans, mixing magical compounds, summoning planetary spirits, and determining astrological conditions, Picatrix is a cornerstone of Western esotericism. It offers important insights not only into occult practices and beliefs but also into the transmission of magical ideas from antiquity to the present. Dan Attrell and David Porreca’s English translation opens the world of this vital medieval treatise to modern-day scholars and lay readers.
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I recently wrote a couple of articles for my column at Patheos’ Pagan channel about cyberspace and witchcraft. This sparked a very interesting discussion among my clan about the nature of cyberspace in general. I don’t know if any of you are science fiction fans, but a theme in the genre that you often see or read about involves someone projecting their consciousness into a computer system and navigating it as though it were its own internal reality.
Did you ever try to have a conversation with someone while he or she is on Facebook or Twitter? Kind of like talking to a wall, isn’t it? As my life partner pointed out, “when you’re surfing the net, you’re not really here.”
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Fellow faculty at Harvard Divinity School posted an open letter to Wolpe in response to his article. It's available on this page, below the call for p...
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Here's another response. The Wild Hunt has a roundup of numerous responses on its site, but it carried this one as a separate article. It is an accoun...
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Here's another response. This one is by a scholar of paganism. It's unfortunately a Facebook post so this link goes to Facebook. She posted the text o...
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