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27%OFFThomas Hatsis - The Witches´ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic - 9781620554739 - V9781620554739
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The Witches´ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic

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Description for The Witches´ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic Paperback. An exploration of the historical origins of the "witches' ointment" and medieval hallucinogenic drug practices based on the earlist sources. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
In the medieval period preparations with hallucinogenic herbs were part of the practice of veneficium, or poison magic. This collection of magical arts used poisons, herbs, and rituals to bewitch, heal, prophesy, infect, and murder. In the form of psyche-magical ointments, poison magic could trigger powerful hallucinations and surrealistic dreams that enabled direct experience of the Divine. Smeared on the skin, these entheogenic ointments were said to enable witches to commune with various local goddesses, bastardized by the Church as trips to the Sabbat--clandestine meetings with Satan to learn magic and participate in demonic orgies. Examining ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781620554739
SKU
V9781620554739
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About Thomas Hatsis
Thomas Hatsis is a historian of psychedelia, witchcraft, magic, pagan religions, alternative Christianities, and the cultural intersection of those areas, who holds a master's degree in history from Queens College. The author of The Witches' Ointment and Psychedelic Mystery Traditions, he runs psychedelicwitch.com, a site dedicated to promoting the latest and best information pertaining to the Psychedelic Renaissance. He lives ... Read more

Reviews for The Witches´ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic
This book is fascinating and reads like a well-written novel. But it is not a novel; it is a meticulously researched history, based on primary sources that were not easy to find. It is the beautiful fruit of a long, arduous scientific investigation that is presented in a light, easily readable style.
Giovanna Serenelli, Journal of Folklore Research
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