Isis Metaphysical Books & Gifts E-Newsletter Autumn 2007
IN THIS ISSUE:• HALLOWEEN AND PAGAN CHILDREN• DANCING IN THE LIGHT • NECRONOMICON TAROT KIT - A REVIEW • ALHAZRED'S NECRONOMICON • FIND THE DRAGON IN YOU • TAROT MEDITATION FOR PEACE AND RESPITE • AUTUMN'S ASTROLOGICAL TRENDS by INGRID JEFFRIES • AUTUMN'S FEATURED DECKS: NECRONOMICON TAROT KIT, TAROT OF THE ELVES KIT & GUMMY BEAR TAROT • AUTUMN'S FEATURED BOOKS: WITCH'S HALLOWEEN, WHITE SPELLS FOR PROTECTION & V I AMR • AUTUMN'S MUSIC SELECTIONS: SHADOW OF THE RAVEN, FAITH, HOPE, & LOVE & MIRROR LAKE • THE SABBAT OF SAMHAIN • KNIGHTS TEMPLAR 
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HALLOWEEN AND PAGAN CHILDREN
by Karen Charboneau-Harrison
Halloween can sometimes be problematic for Pagans with children. For us, it is one of our most sacred and important holidays, yet we are surrounded by green-faced, cardboard 'witches' hanging over candy displays, plus offensive greeting cards. Story hour at school often involves a scary tale with a 'witch' as a villain and our children receive coloring handouts at school that depict at least one flying, warty 'witch'. It is inappropriate to expect your child to challenge these misrepresentations at school or for you to arrive fuming to confront the teacher or principal. Tempting though it may be to forego public confrontations, the proper response is to deal with these inconsistencies in the privacy of your own home. Tell your children that these images are produced by people who do not really know anything about real Witches and that no hurt or insult is intended. You can also explain how current North American Halloween customs developed in order to show them how other people do celebrate an important holiday with us. Go here to read this article in its entirety...  DANCING IN THE LIGHT
The Power of the White Goddess to Revolutionize the Darkness 
by Amber Zeta
As the weather cools down and the leaves begin their annual dress change, we are approaching the dark. And yet, even now, there is a balance of the forces, light and dark. There is a voice telling us there will be light again, that the seasons will continue their dance. As the dark of the year descends upon us, many folks will become victim to seasonal sadness due to the waning of the light. When you are able to fully appreciate the season, with its cold and biting tongue, with its shadows, you also can be thankful for the light in your life. Go here to read this article in its entirety... NECRONOMICON TAROT KIT - A REVIEW
by Nancy Batty
In 1921, renowned horror and science-fiction author H.P. Lovecraft created a literary and occult monster when he published his short story "The Nameless City." In this story, an explorer describes a mysterious underground city he once found that had apparently in antediluvian times been populated by a race of intelligent reptilian creatures. He notes that the city is the one dreamed of and sung into poem by the mad Arab, Abdul Al-Hazred, and he quotes a couplet from that poem. That same poem is quoted in a later story, "The Hound," and is revealed to be part of a book - the dread tome called Necronomicon. With these two stories, and over the course of many more, Lovecraft began to develop a pseudomythology of mad gods and obscene magicks that has captured the imagination of readers, writers, and mystics for decades. In these stories, Earth's hapless inhabitants are constantly in danger of being overrun and annihilated by evil extraterrestrial gods, and some humans are power-mad (or just plain mad) enough to want to help these gods come in and take over. Possessed of a morbid imagination and a brilliant creativity, Lovecraft was able to create stories of creeping paranoia to chill the blood - weird tales of monsters, warlocks, desert nightmares, and unpleasant deaths. These tales sparked ideas in other writers, who in turn took up Lovecraft's themes, characters, and images, to make frightening and entertaining stories of their own. A central, integral image of these short stories and novellas was the book Necronomicon. Go here to read this article in its entirety... ALHAZRED'S NECRONOMICON
by Donald Tyson
The Necronomicon has become a kind of egregore in the modern world. It is the most notorious grimoire of all time, a notable achievement for a book that never existed. There is no historical evidence that such a book was written, yet tens of thousands of people believe it is real and claim to have seen copies in various libraries in Europe and America, or assert that they know someone who owns a true copy. The very weight of persistent belief in the book has lent it a kind of shadow life that makes the question of its reality difficult to answer with a simple yes or no. It began simply as a plot device in the short stories of the New England writer of weird tales, Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937). Go here to read this article in its entirety... FIND THE DRAGON IN YOU
by Stephanie S. Sommers
Dragons have existed in the human psyche as long as there has been such a thing as human psyche. The most ancient human cultures had stories about Dragons, all the way back to ancient India, Africa, The Far East and even the early people of the Americas. Scientists theorize that the reason that Dragons make an appearance on all the major continents is that the Dragon is a composite of predators that ancient people feared. Theory says that the Dragon is made up of components of the leopard, eagle and snake, any one of which could spell trouble for a human caught unaware. Stories were created as warning to avoid the danger of these creatures, and eventually the Dragon emerged from the stories as a single beast all its own. Go here to read this article in its entirety... TAROT MEDITATION FOR PEACE AND RESPITE
by Stephanie S. Sommers
As the light half of the year comes to a close and the wheel turns to a new Pagan year, we are ready to wind down to a more contemplative state of mind. We are able to take a moment to remember our passed loved ones at Samhain and to start to prepare ourselves for the coming Winter activities. Now is a fine time to meditate on the Tarot card Temperance. Go here to read this article in its entirety... AUTUMN'S ASTROLOGICAL TRENDS
by INGRID JEFFRIES
Ingrid Jeffries is a professional astrologer and tarot
intuitive offering taped consultations by phone, or in her office located
outside of Golden, Co. She also teaches classes in Astrology, Tarot, Dream
Interpretation, and Archetype Symbolism. . If you would like to know more
about her go to
www.northstarastrology.net or call 303 697-8309.
AUTUMN'S FEATURED DECK: NECRONOMICON TAROT KIT
by Donald Tyson
Darkly cool! Loosely based on the Rider deck and, more closely, on Lovecraft's mythos, the artwork thrills as the art chills! Isis employees pick. Go here to view full-colored, actual-sized samples of this deck.... AUTUMN'S FEATURED DECK: TAROT OF THE ELVES KIT
by Mark McElroy and Davide Corsi
Five Elven myths told through computer generated artwork and in the accompanying 160 page book make for a new way to immerse yourself in reading tarot. Go here to view full-colored, actual-sized samples of this deck.... AUTUMN'S FEATURED DECK: GUMMY BEAR TAROT
by Dietmar Bittrich
Gelatinous, gendered snacks interpreted as a heavily-outlined, block-printed Rider-Waite deck. They come in an adorable little tin, too! Go here to view full-colored, actual-sized samples of this deck.... AUTUMN'S BOOK OF THE SEASON: WITCH'S HALLOWEEN
by Gerina Dunwich
All that you need to know about this sacred holiday, from the history, folklore, myths, and spells to Sabbat rituals, recipes, divinations, and Halloween superstitions - and much more. This insightful book is a complete guide to celebrating the holiday as it was meant to be. To order this product, go here... AUTUMN'S BOOK OF THE SEASON: WHITE SPELLS FOR PROTECTION
by Ileana Abrev
A compact guide to magical self-defense, with practical, easy spells for many of life's most common troubles, including pesky neighbors and less than moral strangers. To order this product, go here... AUTUMN'S BOOK OF THE SEASON: V I AMR
Becoming Manifest Transformation 
by Dianna Padgett
Isis welcomes our newest team member, and is pleased to offer her latest book. V I AMR is a numeric-based translation, from the original texts, of the first four chapters of Genesis. Taken letter by letter, this explains the motif employed by Moses in the writing of the books, and lays open the Qabalistic formulae hidden therein. We look forward to the new knowledge Dianna and her book bring to our staff and clients! To order this product, go here... AUTUMN'S MUSIC SELECTIONS: SHADOW OF THE RAVEN
by Nox Arcana
Delve into the haunted realms of Edgar Allan Poe, as Nox Arcana enriches the classic tales of the literary master of the macabre with a lush musical tapestry of Victorian elegance and Gothic nightmares. This dark soundscape of ghostly melodies, mournful dirges, eerie sound effects and ominous orchestrations is accompanied by Joseph Vargo's lavish artwork depicting Poe's classic horror tales. To listen to on-line samples of this CD, go here... AUTUMN'S MUSIC SELECTIONS: FAITH, HOPE, & LOVE
by Ginkgo Garden
Refresh your spirit on this inspiring musical voyage. The Ginkgo Tree, known as a symbol for hope and love, is the muse for the music of Ginkgo Garden, the internationally acclaimed music project of renowned film-music composer and keyboardist Eddy F. Mueller. To listen to on-line samples of this CD, go here... AUTUMN'S MUSIC SELECTIONS: MIRROR LAKE
by Golana
The newest offering from one of your faithful editor's favorite musicians. Ten beautiful compositions, created in the rugged mountains of Southern California, Mirror Lake is a plaintive, heartfelt evocation of the majesty of nature. Mirror Lake builds cross-over appeal by use of non-traditional accompaniment including guitar, piano and strings. To listen to on-line samples of this CD, go here... THE SABBAT OF SAMHAIN/HALLOWEEN (October 31)
by Karen Charboneau-Harrison
Samhain (Hallowe'en, Hallomas, Sauin, Samhuinn, Nos Galan Gaoef, Nos Kentan'r Bloaz) is the traditional Celtic New Year's Eve. It is the beginning of the dark period of the year which will gradually give birth to a new sun and new life. It is the beginning of the gestation period for the coming year and of the future. As such, the Horned God must leave the seed of life with the Great Mother for the New Year. This is the last opportunity He will have to perform this greatest of all magicks before He must depart the physical world and so sojourn in the land of spirits and waiting souls. His departure at Samhain is very dramatic and powerful as it opens the gates of the entire netherworld for a brief period thus rendering Samhain a period of awe for all who have the senses to feel it. Go here to read this article in its entirety... KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
by Fran Carey
March 18, 1314, Isle du Palais, Paris, France. Stripped of their robes of office, the two men were chained to stakes, the executioners surrounding them with carefully selected cured wood and charcoal, so that the fire would be slow-burning and hot, and the relapsed heretics would be roasted slowly and agonizingly. The next day, fueled by rumors of the dying monk's final challenge, that the king and the pope who had so betrayed him meet him within the year before the Throne of God, the people of Paris braved the waters of the Seine to retrieve holy relics, cinders from the excommunicated soldiers, Jacques de Molay, last Grand Master of the Pauperes Commilitones Christi Templique Salomonis, the Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, the Knights Templar, and Geoffrey de Charnay, Preceptor of Normandy. Ed note: October 13, 2007 marks the 700th anniversary of the mass arrest of the Knights of the Temple in France. Go here to read this article in its entirety... |
