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	Cuban Santeria by Raul J Canizares A revealing window into the secret and seductive world of Santeria. A Santeria priest discloses information never before revealed to outsiders. Removes the veil of occultism from Santeria to show it as a highly spiritual, thriving religion. Initiated into the Santeria priesthood at the age of seven, Raul Canizares unveils in Cuban Santeria the secret and seductive world of this rapidly growing, yet largely misunderstood, Afro-Cuban religion. With the knowledge of an insider and the insight of a scholar, Canizares astutely examines the practice of Santeria, revealing many of its hidden dimensions while simultaneously providing a fascinating account of its unique textured mix of African, Cuban, and Catholic traditions. The Cuban-born author describes the practices and rituals of the followers of Santeria--from magical herbal prescription and healing to spiritism and animal sacrifice--and explains how for many years the religion has been maintained under the guise of Catholicism to avoid religious persecution. Most initiates are sworn to a code of silence, but Canizares believes that the time has come to move Santeria, a religion of beauty and resilience, out of the darkness and into the light so that a more accurate picture of this rich tradition can emerge. PRICE: $14.95
	Haitian Vodou Handbook In The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Kenaz Filan, an initiate of the Socit la Belle Venus, presents a working guide to the proper methods of interacting with the full Vodou pantheon, explaining how to build respectful relationships with the lwa, the spirits honored in Haitian Vodou, and how to transform the fear that often surrounds the Vodou religion. Until recently, the Haitian practice of Vodou was often identified with devil worship, dark curses, and superstition. Some saw the saint images and the Catholic influences and wrote Vodou off as a Christian aberration. Others were appalled by the animal sacrifices and the fact that the Houngans and Mambos charge money for their services. Those who sought Vodou because they believed it could harness evil forces were disappointed when their efforts to gain fame, fortune, or romance failed and so abandoned their voodoo fetishes. Those who managed to get the attention of the lwa, often received cosmic retaliation for treating the spirits as attack dogs or genies, which only further cemented Vodous stereotype as dangerous. Filan offers extensive background information on the featured lwa, including their mythology and ancestral lineage, as well as specific instructions on how to honor and interact fruitfully with those that make themselves accessible. This advice will be especially useful for the solitary practitioner who doesnt have the personal guidance of a societ available. Filan emphasizes the importance of having a quickened mind that can read the lwas desires intuitively in order to avoid establishing dogma-based relationships. This working guide to successful interaction with the full Vodou pantheon also presents the role of Vodou in Haitian culture and explores the symbiotic relationship Vodou has maintained with Catholicism. This is a 283 page trade softcover book. PRICE: $16.95
	Rituals & Spells Of Santeria by Gonzalez-wippler Santeria is an earth religion. Each orisha or saint is identified with a force of nature and with a human interest or endeavor. The author of this book has written "Santeria" and "Santeria Experience." This book takes us further into the practices of Santeria's followers. Paperback, 132 pages PRICE: $9.95
	Santeria Formulary & Spellbook by Carlos Montenegro This book was written as a "How to" guide for individuals who are active participants in the Santeria Religion. It's purpose is to introduce and encourage individuals of Santeria to familiarize themselves with an inexpensive way of preparing basic ingredients to produce "natural magic". Rarely is careful attention paid to the preparation of homemade magic products in these modern times. Rarer still, is finding an individual who is dedicated and competent in this aspect of spell crafting. It is a magical institution that is dying and must not be overlooked or forgotten. This book is an important resource guide to the magic found within nature. If properly utilized with respect and reverence, the Santeria practitioner will live harmoniously in nature with the Orishas. paperback 147 pgs. Weight: 0.440 lbs PRICE: $16.95
	Santeria The Religion by Gonzalez- Wippler Santeria : The Religion is an informative and insightful examination of an African religion's survival in a New World. Blending informed study as an anthropologist and personal experience as a Santerian initiate, author Migene Gonzalez - Wippler uncovers Santeria's spellbinding elements: the pantheon of gods, the priests, the divining shells used to consult the gods, and the herbal potions prepared as medicinal cures for magic. paperback 346 pgs. PRICE: $17.95
	Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones by Stephanie Bird Explore the history, mystery, and magick of hoodoo! Hoodoo is an eclectic blend of African tradition, Native American medicine, Judeo-Christian ritual, and European magick. Tracing Hoodoo's roots back to Africa, Hoodoo practitioner Stephanie Rose bird provides a fascinating history of this nature-based healing tradition, showing you how to use Hoodoo magick in your everyday life. Soft Cover 274 pgs. PRICE: $16.95
	Vodou Shaman Providing practical exercises drawn from all aspects and stages of the Vodou tradition, Vodou Shaman shows readers how to contact the spirit world and communicate with the loa (the angel-like inhabitants of the Other World), the ghede (the spirits of the ancestors), and djabs (nature spirits for healing purposes). The author examines soul journeying and warrior-path work in the Vodou tradition and looks at the psychological principles that make them effective. The book also includes exercises to protect the spiritual self by empowering the soul, with techniques of soul retrieval, removing evil spirits and negative energies, overcoming curses, and using the powers of herbs and magical baths. This is a 284 page trade softcover book. PRICE: $16.95
	Voodoo & Hoodoo by Jim Haskins Voodoo & Hoodoo tells how these spiritual descendents of African medicine men and sorcerers "lay tricks" and work their magic, and explains the hold these practices have had on their believers, from the Old World origins until today. Paperback, 218 pages PRICE: $16.95
	Voodoo Charms & Talismans Learn how to make your own talismans, concoct love potions, win at games of chance, summon spirits, defend yourself against those who may wish you ill and attack your enemies through devastating spells. Here are the words, the symbols & the ingredients PRICE: $9.95
	Voodoo Gnostic Workbook by Michael Bertiaux A long-awaited new edition of the seminal text on the spiritual system that is a convergence of Gnosticism and Haitian voodoo, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook is a singular sacred work that is comprehensive in scope--from "how to be a lucky Hoodoo" to how magick and voodoo intersect energetically, to esoteric time travel. Complete with charts and graphs and instructive interdimensional physics, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook is an "object of desire" among students of the occult. Weiser's long-anticipated republication of this rare text will be an event in the annals of esoteric publishing, as the book itself is somewhat of an "unholy grail." There are listservers devoted to it and much discussion of the mysteries held within its pages. While The Voudon Gnostic Workbook has remained a controversial book considered important for masters of metaphysics, it recently came into popular culture and renewed popularity when Grant Morrison revealed it had been the inspiration for his cult comics The Invisibles, using the cribbed time travel from Bertiaux' s masterwork. Voodoo is not an evil religion and is much misunderstood. It derives from the Dahomean Gods called the "Loa." Esoteric voodoo is actually a highly practical procedure for leading us into making contact with the deepest levels of our being and most ancient modes of consciousness. Michael Bertiaux's Voudon Gnostic Workbook is the most comprehensive and illuminating contemporary book on the subject. Launched out of a correspondence course and series of classes for students and followers of Voudon Gnosticism and the OTO, this seminal text is at once one of the most mysterious and magnificent of all esoteric books. "This book is a must-have for any serious occult student's library." --Christopher Penczak, author of Gay Witchcraft and several best-selling Pagan books. "Voundoun, popularly referred to as "Voodoo," has held a great mystique for Westerners for centuries--inspiring tantalizing legends of "voodoo dolls," "zombies," and ecstatic possession during wild orgiastic rituals of drumming and dancing. Bizarre depictions of "Voodoo" have featured in many Hollywood movies since Voodoo Woman, a 1957 horror film now considered to be one of the 50 worst films ever made. The ghost of Marie LaVeau, the famous "Voodoo Queen of New Orleans," still haunts the graveyards and bayous of urban myth. But behind the myths and legends have always lurked the deeper Mysteries of an ancient tradition of magic and spirituality rooted in the blood-drenched soil of Western Africa, from which generations of tribal peoples were captured and transported into lives of slavery in the plantations of America and the Caribbean. The fear in which "Voodoo" has been held for centuries attests to its power. This long-awaited grimoire of authentic Voundoun will be a treasured gem in any occult library!" 672 pgs PRICE: $39.95
	Voodoo Handbook of Cult Secrets by Riva Anna This small concise volume includes information on Black magic, Serpent worship, Ceremonial rites, Spells, possession, unhexing, and White magic among many other things. The book also teaches you how to use herbs, roots, oils, powers, stones and many other items commonly used in the Voodoo tradition. Paperback, 48 pages PRICE: $6.95