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2024

5,851

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Shortest Book

116

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DRACULA. FIRST LIGHT by Vasile Lupa葯c Sfinte葯

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694

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Average book length in 2024

365

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Steve鈥檚 average rating for 2024

4.6

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Cannabis and the Soma Solution by Chris Bennett

Steve鈥檚 first review of the year

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India there was an elixir called Soma which brought one closer to the gods. In Iran it was called Haomas this too brought one closer to the gods. The big question is what is Soma or Haoma made of. There has lots of specuation. Author, Chris Bennett, makes the argument that the main ingredient was cannabis. Cannabis was introduced by to the world by the Scythians. At first they burned the seeds in an enclosed tent. Later they would graduate to smo India there was an elixir called Soma which brought one closer to the gods. In Iran it was called Haomas this too brought one closer to the gods. The big question is what is Soma or Haoma made of. There has lots of specuation. Author, Chris Bennett, makes the argument that the main ingredient was cannabis. Cannabis was introduced by to the world by the Scythians. At first they burned the seeds in an enclosed tent. Later they would graduate to smoking and then finally makin an elixir or drink out of it. The scythians went all over the place. They went to Europe, India, Iran and the use of cannabis spread with them. All the while making his argument that cannabis was the ingredient in Soma he goes through the history of how cannabis influenced many civiliations. Among the civilizations are Persia, India, Ancient Israel, Arabic world and european civilization.

There has been debate that Soma or Haoma was made with Barsom, Ephedra, Cannabis and Amanita Muscaria. The author desribes the effect of these herbs or substances on the human being and then he describbes the effects of Marijuana. Over the years the original recipe for Haoma became lost. there may have been substitutions. Under Zoraster when he founded Zoroastrainism began to limit the use of cannabis to the elect priesthood. In the bible the annointing oil may have been cannabis. It was healing and could bring about visions. It was used for annointing as well. Jesus may have imbibed a cannabis mixture before he got crucified. Enough cannabis can make someone appear dead.

buddha himself ate nothing but hemp seeds when fasting. His visions of nirvana may hve been induced by Marijuana. He was also called Saka which is the chinese word for Scythian. In Egypt it is not talked about too much. But it was used in medicine, food making and making clothes. In Greece there ar some mentions of it but not much. I might have been used to help induce vision. Dionysus was first a god of the bud before switching over to wine. In the Islamic world and India fakirs and mystical Islamic sects consumed cannabis to reach their ecstatic states. Hashishim are said to have used hashish to drug new recruits into thinking they had a taste of paradise. they got intoxicated then woke up in a pleasure garden. Of course no evidence of these pleasure garden.

Cannabis has been used in spiritual system since time immemorial. Slowly the world is waking up to it's value.nabis and the Soma Solution ...more

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The Demons of Solomon by Michael W. Ford

The Witching Way of Hollow Hill by Robin Artisson

Steve鈥檚 last review of the year

it was amazing

What follows is a tour de force into the realm of Traditional British Witchcraft. The book is loaded with both theory and practical techniques. Of the theory, Traditional Craft is about making a connection with the hother /underworld. Where is the other world located , why on a different dimension of course. In reality this world and the other world are not two different worlds but rather they are the same world and their separation is only an il What follows is a tour de force into the realm of Traditional British Witchcraft. The book is loaded with both theory and practical techniques. Of the theory, Traditional Craft is about making a connection with the hother /underworld. Where is the other world located , why on a different dimension of course. In reality this world and the other world are not two different worlds but rather they are the same world and their separation is only an illusion.n In fact the illusion goes even further. We tend to think of our selves as separate from others and the world when in fact the world and ourselves are actually one. It is part of us and we are part of it. In physical terms humans and the land are not separate but in fact connected. It is from the land that we get our sustenance and power from . In physical terms it is the land that provides our food, water and shelter. It is also from the land that the witch draws their power from. Drawing power up from the land is a technique that many pagans and witches use. This Drawing up of power works best if your feet are planted on the land. Open yourself to the land around you and clear your mind. Concentrate on the feel o everything, ie the breeze against your skin, the sounds in the atmosphere. Pay attention to the messages from your mind. this will give you the feling of something around you. Your mediation then goes to the ball of power in the earth. Focus on it Breath in deeply with your hands at your sides. As you breathe raise your hands above your head. The light will slowly rise up into your body. Slowly moving up to your chest. It stops around your shoulders.As you breathe out you will see and feel a sphere of light envelope and surround you. Keep breathing and getting power from the earth and nevergiszing your sphere. You should perceive our body as a body of clear light. Finally put your hands back by your sides and allow the energy to return to the earth.

Mortal awareness has it's limits yet immortal awareness realizes the oneness of everything. For us this it is the tests of all tests. It is to join the hidden ones who dwell within the land in the wholeness of awareness. To know the entirety of everything yet still have our fragmented mortal awareness. the universe is constantly growing and expanding according to fate. Chaos tears it apart returning it to it's primordial state. As chaos thrive the ancient titans thrive. Fate is the force that moves through or decisions. In fact were are not making any decisions rather it is fate making decsions though us. Our decsions are what make us and not the other way around . The process of how we make a decision is a combination of factors going back many years ago that act upon the weave of web of our fate. Things that happened in the distant past cause us o make decisions of today. For true enlightenment we must drop the illusion of free will and separate Ness. When we unite with fate our perception changes and we can be whatever it is we are.

Among the techniques discussed are the four technique for attaining witch sight. They are the hissing of the serpent, Serpent of the land, Witch sight and the left way road. The first two witch sight and hissing o the serpent are meant to be used together. First you learn them one at a time. The technique and it's details are at times simple yet hard to put into words. It is something you can easily do by reading the book and following the instructions. As the reader can tell everythying is connected o the land. Kingship is connected to the land. In order for the land to be fruiful and productive it requires a sacrifice. At first i was the king that was sacrificed yearly. It was a sacrifice to the dark mother in order to guarantee abundance. As time wore on a substitute was used but given the name of he king. Finaly one was alooweed to use a barly corn doll. These sacrifices contain energy and enough was accumulated to allow the use of substitutes this current day. times constantly change and living sacrifices are very much illegal and frowned upon by modern day consiousness. The sacrifice becomes a guardian of the land or the place. The sacrifce also acts as a mediator between our world and the other world.

The concept of the dying resurrecting god is based on this concept. When the god dies so does vegetation. During the winter the god rejuvenates in the underworld. When he is reborn so is vegetation. The book has rituals and techniques. It is a meaty read one that learned from and will use. Enjoy. ...more

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