{"id":1906217353314,"title":"Ancient Roman Holidays","handle":"ancient-roman-holidays","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere are the gods and goddesses as the Romans conceived them, accompanied by the annual rites performed in their worship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by The Witches' Almanac, softcover, 62 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. 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{"id":7745079607517,"title":"Aradia: The Gospel of the Witches","handle":"aradia-the-gospel-of-the-witches","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Godfrey Leland’s mysterious and controversial book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAradia or the Gospel of the Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, possibly the most influential and celebrated source text of the entire modern Witchcraft revival, was first published in 1899. The Witches’ Almanac now brings you a new deluxe edition of this classic work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. If you would like to arrange for additional postal insurance or have further questions, please email Samantha directly at HauteMacabre@gmail.com. \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-11-29T16:40:29-05:00","created_at":"2022-06-22T16:44:14-04:00","vendor":"The Witches' Almanac","type":"Literature","tags":["aradia","literature","witchcraft"],"price":1700,"price_min":1700,"price_max":1700,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42907583348957,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Aradia: The Gospel of the Witches","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1700,"weight":454,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/1966\/4482\/products\/IMG_0101.jpg?v=1655930703"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/1966\/4482\/products\/IMG_0101.jpg?v=1655930703","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":29880149115101,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3024,"width":3024,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/1966\/4482\/products\/IMG_0101.jpg?v=1655930703"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3024,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/1966\/4482\/products\/IMG_0101.jpg?v=1655930703","width":3024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Godfrey Leland’s mysterious and controversial book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAradia or the Gospel of the Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, possibly the most influential and celebrated source text of the entire modern Witchcraft revival, was first published in 1899. The Witches’ Almanac now brings you a new deluxe edition of this classic work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. If you would like to arrange for additional postal insurance or have further questions, please email Samantha directly at HauteMacabre@gmail.com. \u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":6146911305899,"title":"Armchair Demonology: The Magical Benefits of Cultivating Bad Habits","handle":"armchair-demonology-the-magical-benefits-of-cultivating-bad-habits","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productitem-excerpt\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Magical Benefits of Cultivating Bad Habits\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Fiddler's Green Leaflet by Clint Marsh \u0026amp; Gerhard\u003cbr\u003e12 pages, 4 illustrations, and copper foil leaf logo on the cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMystics and intellectuals have extolled the virtues of stimulants throughout all of human history, believing that the use of certain substances can bring them closer to the ineffable. 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{"id":7827092308189,"title":"Bad Thoughts","handle":"bad-thoughts","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNada Alic's women—the perverts, nobodies, reality TV stars, poetic hopefuls, shameless party girls, and self-help addicts of Los Angeles and its environs—are all wrestling with a shared stark reality: the modern world. To cope, they live in their baddest thoughts: the lush, strange landscape of female make-believe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn “Earth to Lydia,” a support group meets to enjoy earthly pleasures after achieving \"too much enlightenment,\" engaging in bizarre exercises that escalate to a point of violence and fear. The narrator of \"Ghost Baby\"—the spirit of a proto-child assigned to a couple whose chemistry is waning—writhes in disembodied frustration as its parents fail to conceive it. 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And she conjures them all with a voice that is instantly arresting, unexpectedly hilarious, and absolutely unforgettable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. 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To cope, they live in their baddest thoughts: the lush, strange landscape of female make-believe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn “Earth to Lydia,” a support group meets to enjoy earthly pleasures after achieving \"too much enlightenment,\" engaging in bizarre exercises that escalate to a point of violence and fear. The narrator of \"Ghost Baby\"—the spirit of a proto-child assigned to a couple whose chemistry is waning—writhes in disembodied frustration as its parents fail to conceive it. In “Daddy's Girl,” the daughter of Eastern European immigrants tries to connect to her distant and difficult father through the invention of increasingly elaborate home maintenance repairs. And in “The Intruder,” a lonely woman’s break-in fantasy quickly builds to a full-blown obsession, until she finds an unwitting partner with whom to act it out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough each of Alic’s characters thrive and ache in different circumstances, they all grapple with the most painful equations of modern life: love, trust, power, loneliness, desire, violation, and vengeance. 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