{"id":8598465216733,"title":"A Wondrous Spell: Necromancy in the PGM","handle":"hadean-press-2","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHadean Press Pamphlet \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductItem-details-excerpt\" data-content-field=\"excerpt\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1715791612587_118\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Wondrous Spell: Necromancy in the PGM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, MHH offers an analysis of PGM IV. 296-466 including the materials used in it, as well as a revised version adapted for the modern magician.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eInspired by work with the Titans Hekate and Helios and various Necromantic workings both modern and archaic, MHH presents ‘A Wondrous Spell’ taken specifically from PGM IV. 296-466. This spell, like many found in the Greek magical papyri, contains rich examples of ritual techniques that were prevalent around the Mediterranean during the second century BC to the fifth century CE, and highlight the methods whereby the dead could be moved into action to achieve the goals of the sorcerer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Wondrous Spell: Necromancy in the PGM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMHH\u003cbr\u003eA Guide to the Underworld\u003cbr\u003ePublished October 2020.\u003cbr\u003e16 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-quantity-input\" data-item-id=\"6509a272dcc4447a3c20405a\" data-animation-role=\"content\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1715791612587_117\"\u003e\u003c\/div\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-href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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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This spell, like many found in the Greek magical papyri, contains rich examples of ritual techniques that were prevalent around the Mediterranean during the second century BC to the fifth century CE, and highlight the methods whereby the dead could be moved into action to achieve the goals of the sorcerer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Wondrous Spell: Necromancy in the PGM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMHH\u003cbr\u003eA Guide to the Underworld\u003cbr\u003ePublished October 2020.\u003cbr\u003e16 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-quantity-input\" data-item-id=\"6509a272dcc4447a3c20405a\" data-animation-role=\"content\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1715791612587_117\"\u003e\u003c\/div\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-href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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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{"id":8729869123805,"title":"An Inventorie of Demons","handle":"hadaen-22","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1721760404612_117\" data-content-field=\"excerpt\" class=\"ProductItem-details-excerpt ProductItem-details-excerpt-below-price\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Inventorie of Demons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovides the catalogue of spirits found in Reginald Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft, including ‘Notes on the ‘Names by Brinsley Nicholson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductItem-quantity-add-to-cart\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1721760404612_116\" data-animation-role=\"content\" data-item-id=\"6509a28937745c76accd7451\" class=\"product-quantity-input\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIt is nowadays tolerably well known that the \u003cem\u003eGoetia\u003c\/em\u003e of Solomon derives its spirit catalogue in great part from Johann Weyer’s \u003cem\u003eDe Praestigiis Daemonum et Incantationibus ac Venificiis\u003c\/em\u003e, in particular the appendix ‘Pseudomonarchia Daemonum’ (\u003cem\u003eLiber officiorum spirituum\u003c\/em\u003e). From this the \u003cem\u003eGoetia\u003c\/em\u003e derives, even more specifically, via a translation published in Reginald Scot’s \u003cem\u003eDiscoverie of Witchcraft\u003c\/em\u003e. The lessons to be learned from textual comparisons have yet to percolate out to any significant degree. Limited editions of Scot, in whole or in part, come and go. Students need to be able to compare the text from Scot with the \u003cem\u003eGoetia\u003c\/em\u003e – and indeed other catalogues now available like the \u003cem\u003eBook of Offices\/Book of Oberon\u003c\/em\u003e – quickly and effectively, and a pamphlet that you can use as a bookmark in other grimoires serves that purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Inventorie of Demons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReginald Scot.\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Jake Stratton-Kent\u003cbr\u003eA Guide to the Underworld.\u003cbr\u003ePublished in June, 2016.\u003cbr\u003e28 pages.\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\n\u003c!----\u003e","published_at":"2024-07-26T14:03:21-04:00","created_at":"2024-07-23T14:20:29-04:00","vendor":"Hadean Press","type":"Literature","tags":["Hadean Press","magic","zine"],"price":600,"price_min":600,"price_max":600,"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":45522346213597,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"HADAEN","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"An Inventorie of Demons","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":600,"weight":113,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/hautemacabre.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/DE64AEE4-A91B-4DA3-A0E0-EBF6E5909E79.jpg?v=1722015879"],"featured_image":"\/\/hautemacabre.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/DE64AEE4-A91B-4DA3-A0E0-EBF6E5909E79.jpg?v=1722015879","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":34340652843229,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3024,"width":3024,"src":"\/\/hautemacabre.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/DE64AEE4-A91B-4DA3-A0E0-EBF6E5909E79.jpg?v=1722015879"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/hautemacabre.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/DE64AEE4-A91B-4DA3-A0E0-EBF6E5909E79.jpg?v=1722015879","width":3024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cdiv id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1721760404612_117\" data-content-field=\"excerpt\" class=\"ProductItem-details-excerpt ProductItem-details-excerpt-below-price\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Inventorie of Demons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovides the catalogue of spirits found in Reginald Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft, including ‘Notes on the ‘Names by Brinsley Nicholson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductItem-quantity-add-to-cart\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1721760404612_116\" data-animation-role=\"content\" data-item-id=\"6509a28937745c76accd7451\" class=\"product-quantity-input\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIt is nowadays tolerably well known that the \u003cem\u003eGoetia\u003c\/em\u003e of Solomon derives its spirit catalogue in great part from Johann Weyer’s \u003cem\u003eDe Praestigiis Daemonum et Incantationibus ac Venificiis\u003c\/em\u003e, in particular the appendix ‘Pseudomonarchia Daemonum’ (\u003cem\u003eLiber officiorum spirituum\u003c\/em\u003e). From this the \u003cem\u003eGoetia\u003c\/em\u003e derives, even more specifically, via a translation published in Reginald Scot’s \u003cem\u003eDiscoverie of Witchcraft\u003c\/em\u003e. The lessons to be learned from textual comparisons have yet to percolate out to any significant degree. Limited editions of Scot, in whole or in part, come and go. Students need to be able to compare the text from Scot with the \u003cem\u003eGoetia\u003c\/em\u003e – and indeed other catalogues now available like the \u003cem\u003eBook of Offices\/Book of Oberon\u003c\/em\u003e – quickly and effectively, and a pamphlet that you can use as a bookmark in other grimoires serves that purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Inventorie of Demons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReginald Scot.\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Jake Stratton-Kent\u003cbr\u003eA Guide to the Underworld.\u003cbr\u003ePublished in June, 2016.\u003cbr\u003e28 pages.\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\n\u003c!----\u003e"}

{"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":"2023-09-21T20:32:50-04:00","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":true,"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":"WITCHESALAMANAC-2","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"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":[]}],"images":["\/\/hautemacabre.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/IMG_0101.jpg?v=1655930703"],"featured_image":"\/\/hautemacabre.com\/cdn\/shop\/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":"\/\/hautemacabre.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/IMG_0101.jpg?v=1655930703"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/hautemacabre.com\/cdn\/shop\/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":8849944903901,"title":"Armchair Demonology: The Magical Benefits of Cultivating Bad Habits","handle":"armchair-demonology-the-magical-benefits-of-cultivating-bad-habits-1","description":"\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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Since then, he has done commissioned work through GerhardArt.com, and, most recently, illustrated the Grant ­Morrison story “The Smile of the Absent Cat” for \u003cem\u003eHeavy Metal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOriginally published in \u003cem\u003eFiddler's Green\u003c\/em\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre Policies page to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. All items are sold as curios only, and not to be used as an alternative to medical or professional instruction or advice. 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