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    The Modern Merlin’s Corner: Transformative Magick With Astrology and Alchemy

    My Dark Night of the Soul I think before I get along with my more practical explanation of what exactly I’m talking about here, I first need to explain why I chose to write this article, at this particular time. As an Astrologer, I firmly believe that humanity itself is on a threshold: evolve, or don’t. It sounds simple, but it’s much more complex, because we, as human beings, are more complex than duality of good vs. bad, or light vs. dark. The grey area is within us and around us. I mainly work in this grey area, believing that magick and spirituality are exactly what you make it. It…

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    Video Book Review – Practical Alchemy: A Guide to the Great Work by Brian Cotnoir

    Video Book Review Practical Alchemy A Guide to the Great Work by Brian Cotnoir Publisher: Red Wheel / Weiser Books 128 pages Publication Date: July 1, 2021     Bright Blessings! In this video I review this excellent publication that was written by somebody with over thirty years’ experience in the study and application of alchemy, Brian Cotnoir. He’s put it together as a guide for beginners, saying he wishes he’d had something similar when he got started studying, himself! At 128 pages, you’d think you could just breeze through it, but I highly recommend you take your time studying this, learning as much as possible, and researching further. This…

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    Book Review – Shamanic Alchemy: The Great Work of Inner Transformation by James Endredy

    Book Review Shamanic Alchemy The Great Work of Inner Transformation by James Endredy Bear & Co. 277 pages Shamanic Alchemy: The Great Work of Inner Transformation, tracks the parallels between the “Great Work” of classical alchemy and the shamanism’s work of aligning the inner and outer worlds through the process of initiation and transformation. Endredy’s introduction to the book sets out his thesis: “both alchemy and shamanism are practical gnostic systems of enlightenment…The predominant reason for practicing gnostic systems…is that direct experience is highly effective in relieving suffering, ignorance and fear of death. The direct experience of practicing shamanic alchemy has the power to invoke peace of mind, a healthy…

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    Book Review – Storytelling Alchemy: Write Your Own Happy Ending by Renée Damoiselle

    Book ReviewStorytelling AlchemyWrite Your Own Happy Endingby Renée Damoiselle 208 Pages   Storytelling Alchemy is a self-help book written by Mx. Damoiselle. Storytelling Alchemy is about the Story You Tell Yourself (SYTY) and how to change it and write a happy ending for your life. Everyone has a story (several of them) we tell people about who we are. Then there are those stories that we don’t share with others; you know the ones of which I talk. Those are the stories for which Mx. Damoiselle wrote this self-help book. The first chapter is broken down into two different paths; one is mundane; the other one is magickal. The second…