Metaphysical
BOTANICA marries the tradition of Tarot to a lexicon far more ancient: the natural vocabulary of life on Earth. Find purpose, peace and possibility in this Tarot deck about the language of flowers.
In this gorgeously illustrated artist's deck, creator Kevin Jay Stanton explores the biological roots of the Arcana. 78 fully-painted symbolic cards, rooted in classical Tarot interpretations as well as the lore and mythology of the plant kingdom.
THE EXTRAS: This edition also includes a booklet explaining the symbolic meanings of each card, a golden dandelion charm, an embroidered patch, four stickers, and six Tarot-sized postcards, as well as access to a full suite of digital rewards, including tarot lessons with Kevin Jay Stanton, hi-res wallpapers, video explorations of the symbolism of the cards, and much more.
- The supernatural obsessions of famous figures like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Famous haunted sites like the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia and the LaLaurie House in New Orleans
- Famous ghosts like the Bell Witch of Tennessee and the Greenbrier Ghost of West Virginia
- Paranormal investigators like Ed and Lorraine Warren Deeply researched and highly entertaining, with archival images and black and white illustrations, Chasing Ghosts will satisfy believers and skeptics alike.
From rear cover: "The intimate story of Sybil Leek, world-famous medium, astrologer, ghost hunter, psychic and witch, revealed in fascinating detail and awesome candor in the most phenomenally spellbinding memoir of the decade!"
First printing mass market paperback. Price sticker affixed to upper right corner of front cover; spine is lightly creased, but binding is tight and covers are firmly attached; rear cover has two small scuff marks; inside covers toned with age; text clean. Scarce in such good condition. VG
From rear cover: "Psychiatrist Claudio Naranjo details exciting results from the use of MDA, MMDA, Harmaline and Ibogaine - drugs that defy traditional classification. They act as 'feeling enhancers' - psychedelic, mind-manifesting drusts - without the disorganizing effects of the hallucinogens..."
New York: Ballantine Books, 1975. First printing mass market paperback. Covers lightly scuffed; top right corner creased; spine uncreased; covers firmly attached; binding tight; inside covers toned with age. Scarce in such good condition. VG
Throughout her life, Elissa Washuta has been surrounded by cheap facsimiles of Native spiritual tools and occult trends, "starter witch kits" of sage, rose quartz, and tarot cards packaged together in paper and plastic. Following a decade of abuse, addiction, PTSD, and heavy-duty drug treatment for a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, she felt drawn to the real spirits and powers her dispossessed and discarded ancestors knew, while she undertook necessary work to find love and meaning.
In this collection of intertwined essays, she writes about land, heartbreak, and colonization, about life without the escape hatch of intoxication, and about how she became a powerful witch. She interlaces stories from her forebears with cultural artifacts from her own life--Twin Peaks, the Oregon Trail II video game, a Claymation Satan, a YouTube video of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham--to explore questions of cultural inheritance and the particular danger, as a Native woman, of relaxing into romantic love under colonial rule.
