{"product_id":"gods-and-monsters-9781500933517","title":"Gods and Monsters","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat are Gods and Monsters - and where do they end and we begin?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre Gods independent beings, archetypal Powers, masks assumed by consciousness - or something stranger still? What is a spirit? Why do certain places retain an atmosphere or presence? What happens when the magician deliberately awakens the monstrous, the divine or the dead within the field of experience?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGods and Monsters\u003c\/b\u003e brings together five distinctive explorations by members of \u003cb\u003eThe Apophis Club\u003c\/b\u003e, approaching Gods, D mons, spirits and mythical beings not merely as objects of belief, but as \u003cb\u003eliving realities of magical and initiatory experience\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving between practical occultism, mythology, philosophy, consciousness and personal experience, this anthology explores the many ways in which humanity has encountered - and become transformed by - the Powers it has called divine, daemonic, monstrous and otherworldly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVampyric Alchemy - Steve Dee \u0026amp; Lucien von Wolfe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exploration of the Vampyre and Lycanthrope as transformative archetypes, using shapeshifting, bestial consciousness and the Three Mages as instruments of initiatory alchemy and Self-transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt the Left Hand of the Goddess - Matt Anon \u0026amp; Durga Mahavidya\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA journey into Vama Marga, Shakti and Tantric practice, examining taboo, the feminine divine, serpent power and the Goddess as an expression of Chaos, transformation and the mysteries of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dragon in Antiquity - Joyful Hydra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA detailed investigation of the Dragon within ancient Indo-Iranian and Indo-European traditions, including Azi Dahaka, Zahhak and Set-Typhon, revealing the Dragon as an enduring model of magical power, sovereignty and initiatory transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaunters of the Dark - Michael Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGhost stories and personal experiences of haunted places lead into an investigation of spirits, consciousness and the mechanisms behind hauntings, culminating in a practical necromantic experiment and an extraordinary dialogue with the shade of Elizabethan magician \u003cb\u003eJohn Dee\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemanifestations in Rheged - Jez Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exploration of landscape, ancestral consciousness and the old Powers embedded within place: from Belatucadrus and local wights to runes, Vikings, Sigurd and Fafnir, asking how forgotten patterns of myth and consciousness may be encountered - and Remanifested - today. Gods and Monsters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether these essays cross the boundaries between \u003cb\u003eoccult philosophy and practical magic, mythology and lived experience, psychology and spirit work\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey do not insist upon one explanation for the Gods and Monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey provide ways to \u003cb\u003eencounter them for yourself\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGods and Monsters: Initiatory Encounters with Gods, D mons and Spirits\u003c\/b\u003e is an Apophis Club anthology for readers interested in practical occultism, Left-Hand Path spirituality, Draconian magic, spirit work, necromancy, Tantra, ancient mythology and the transformative power of the Otherworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Dee,Lucien Von Wolfe,Matt Anon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781500933517\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67020186779763,"sku":"9781500933517","price":31.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a42b74b1-e80d-4846-bd85-95715170b625.jpg?v=1793103844","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/gods-and-monsters-9781500933517","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}