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‘Blackthorn – Whitethorn’ by Nigel G. Pearson
Original Ian Chambers Original Ian Chambers

‘Blackthorn – Whitethorn’ by Nigel G. Pearson

The underscoring theme of Blackthorn Whitethorn is that precise in-betweenness, the position of not-this not-that (Sanskrit Neti-Neti), a concept and means of apprehending that is as elusive as the roebuck being pursued — or that pursues us — and as thorny as the entangled thicket. This concept — arguably a fundamental ethos of witchery — demands that we adopt an alternate way of approaching, through poetic inference; for it is ineffable in the truest sense, and thence a Nameless Art.

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‘RUNA - The Wisdom of the Runes’ by A.D. Mercer
Original Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold Original Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold

‘RUNA - The Wisdom of the Runes’ by A.D. Mercer

Upon closing the book, it is good to know that this book will not remain closed. It is reassuring to know this book has come into the world. Mercer has composed not only an elegant but also a very practical and useful handbook for the entire use and mysteries of the Armanen futhark.

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