Nightshades

NightshadesAuthor; Jan Fries Nightshades is the record of one remarkable magicians exploration of the inverse regions of the Tree of Life. Aleister Crowleys Liber 231 provides the map and Kenneth Grants Nightside of Eden a travelogue. Liber 231, apparently started life as a text within the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, as an exercise to develop astral and trance abilities or perhaps in other more elaborate rites. The nightside aspect requires some care and

and was one with the wild symphony of the natural world--a time fondly remembered as the Garden of Eden

as shown by noted scholar Jean Markale

These prayer beads can be used in protection work

as well as instructions on how to make your own runes and imbue them with numinous power

The precedents for the Book of Shadows

He charts the course of phantom ships that travel along our coasts and inland seas

various beliefs

and the mountain--and shows how their world is full of spirits

faux-wood handle that leaves it with the impression of being a huntsman's knife

as well as the lore surrounding exotic stones such as astrios

Pam Grossman explores the cultural and historical impact of the world’s most magical icon

as well as more advanced practices such as ritual gestures