New book coming in 2010: The Laws of Magic!

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Isaac Bonewits

I have just signed the contract with Llewellyn Worldwide for an entire book about The Laws of Magic: from Antiquity to the Quantum Age! The most revolutionary chapter in Real Magic will be expanded to a book-length discussion of the twenty-plus principles that describe how magic works around the world, with quotes from ancient writers, renaissance mystics, Buddhist sages, anthropologists and folklorists, nineteenth and twentieth century occultists, and quantum physicists. Yes, I know it’s a long time to wait, but with inflation going the way it is, you might want to lock in the current price! We’re going to be moving to the Left Coast in 2008, so I wanted extra time for writing, just in case the move disrupted the process (plus we’re also writing the Real Magic 4.0 update and The Real Magic Companion at the same time). The Laws of Magic could come out as early as December 2009, but I don’t want to promise that just yet.

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Christian Warlocks Strike Again!

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Isaac Bonewits

Fire up a candle or three to put protection spells around the Staff of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. A Baptist minister is using his church’s website and internet radio show to call for death curses against AU.

Why? Because the folks at AU rightfully reported them to the IRS for using church resources to endorse a particular GOP candidate, which happens to be illegal.

You can find photos of the AU staff at their website.

I’ve already posted a note at their blog to let them know we’re on the job. 🙂

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Music News!

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Isaac Bonewits

Finally, after over ten years of waiting, it looks like ACE will release Isaac’s third (Real Magic’s second) album of Pagan folk-rock sometime this fall. You can pre-order it now for $17.50 (including S&H):

MP3s are now available from my MP3s page and song lyric pages.

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Spells for Democracy: August Vacation Edition

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Isaac Bonewits

Hi everyone,

Everyone’s on vacation, including Justice and Liberty! The Iraq government (which is busy marking time till the Americans leave, so they can own their own damned oil), Congress, and even Mr. Bush have left the hot cities for the slightly cooler suburbs. Must be time for us to get to work, while they are all relaxed and not expecting trouble!

If you will hop on over to this handy diary post at Daily Kos, you will find a series of clear, matching photos of the Forces of Evilâ„¢ from King George on down to Countess Rice and Baron Rove.

I’ve missed most of the activity at the Spells for Democracy list for months. Partly due to feeling under the weather, partly due to focusing my attention on Earth Plane memetic engineering at DailyKos and elsewhere, partly to researching and writing new books.

I’d like to see us revive the Tuesday night spells, focusing on

(a) revelations of dirty secrets they don’t want known.

(b) accidental honesty spells to make them blurt out the truth in public circumstances.

(c) A direct binding on Prince Dick’s efforts to bomb Iran and start yet a third disastrous war should also be a top priority.

(d) Courage spells on your local Senators and Congressmembers, to get the impeachment wagons rolling.

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