The Kama Sutra. Translated by A N Haksar. Illustrations by Malika Favre (Penguin Classics Deluxe)
Vatsyayana
Penguin

A gorgeous deluxe edition of the world's most celebrated guide to life, love, relationships and pleasure.

Little is known about Vatsyayana, who is reputed to have composed the Kama Sutra "while observing a celibate's life in full meditation." In Sanskrit the word "kama" means desire, especially for sensual pleasure, and its proper pursuit was considered an essential part of a young, urbane gentleman's well-rounded education.

Untold numbers of readers are curious about the Kama Sutra but put off by its cliched image as an erotic Oriental curiosity. This elegant edition offers a compelling modern translation of a classic Indian masterpiece-and a wry and entertaining account of human desire and foibles.

Price: $15.00

The Psalter of Cain (Standard Edition)
Various
Xoanon Publishing Ltd

By desire was the Nail brought to earth,
A ferrous fruit plucked
from the boughs of the heavenly tree,
Thus did the mysteries of metal and fire fall unto man.

The Psalter of Cain consists of a series of devotional works to Cain, holy Ancestor of sorcerors. Its points of magical convergence are dedicated specifically to the Ancestral Manes of the Sabbatic Current, the shade-mothers and fathers of the Companie of the Wise.

Historically, the figure of Biblical Cain is known from the context of Italian witchcraft and Romany magic, as well as esoteric orders of Freemasonry and the Society of the Horseman's Word. However, it is from the British witchcraft-lineages of the Cultus Sabbati that Cain has come to modern occult prominence as the especial patron of the Witch's Art, the Embodiment of Exile and Opposition explicit within the Elder Craft. In its rarefied embodiment of Crooked Path Sorcery -- the ever-deviating path of Bane and Blessing -- the power of Cain arises from the mythic forms of Transgressor-against-God, First Murderer, Wandering Exile, and First Tamer of the Horse. These Cainite arcana received their highest ritual and literary expression in Andrew D. Chumbley's Draconian Grimoire, or Dragon-Book of Essex [privately published, 1997-98, forthcoming from Xoanon Publishing Limited.]

The Psalter of Cain is the first public work of joint authorship of the magical order Cultus Sabbati, its pages drawn from the collective work of its present initiatic body. As a work of devotional rite, charm, and incantation, the book manifests the transcendent Sabbatic vision of Cainite Gnosis: the radiance which illumines the Nocturnal Eden, the light of vision-anointed eyes. The book features new contributions from the following authors:

• Andrew D. Chumbley
• Daniel A. Schulke
• Robert Fitzgerald
• Soror I.S.
• Frater A.B.A.
• Soror S.I.
• Soror T.A.
• Frater A.A.
• Frater A.Z.
• Frater R.I.

In addition, the Psalter features works from the outer sodality of the Cultus -- the solitary companions of The Companie Of The Serpent-Cross. Its progression of rite and charm is incepted by a Proem by Andrew D. Chumbley, and a Consummatum by Daniel A. Schulke. The book is produced to the highest Xoanon standard, with a Design wholly apposite the Cainite Arcanum. 112 pages, octavo format, printed letterpress, and illustrated, and illustrated by Fraters A.A. and A.H.I.

The book is issued in two editions:

A Standard hardcover edition in crimson linen, with gilt blocking, and limited to 701 copies.

A Deluxe edition in three-quarters crimson goat, with a felt-lined slipcase, strictly limited to 171 copies.

Price: $140.00

Energy Work: The Secrets of Healing and Spiritual Growth
Bruce, Robert
Hampton Roads Publishing

A new edition of this classic guide to physical and emotional health with new methods of energy work, and a new preface by the author.

Robert Bruce presents an immediate, simple, easy way to learn, step-by-step approach to self-healing. He explains how to use tactile imaging, based on one's sense of touch, rather than visualization, to stimulate the flow of vital energy throughout the body. It is a system that anyone can do, regardless of age, health, or previous experience. It teaches you how to awaken your body's energy centers and move life-enhancing, vital energy throughout your body. This material is remarkably accessible and can be used by anyone at any age to improve their health.

The book shows readers how to:

• Improve immune system function
• Enhance vitality
• Increase psychic and spiritual abilities
• Develop stronger and more intimate relationships
• Enhance feelings of well-being

This is an invaluable guide for anyone seeking to take charge of their health. Bruce takes readers of a journey, empowerment, transcendence, and healthful change.

Price: $16.95

Araaraara: Wondrous Inhabitor of Thunder (Shango / Sango)
Mason, John
Yoruba Theological Archministry

A comprehensive exploration of the Sango Culture Complex from the dawn of mankind in southwest Africa to its dominating presence in both the West African and American diasporas is presented. Recent, revolutionary, cutting edge research in genetics and archeology informs the presentations in this book as well as the rethinking of commonly held views about items of cultural lore associated with Sango. A score of maps, many presented for the first time, 141 black and white portraits of Brasilian, Cuban, and American orisa priests, the majority printed for the first time, along with one 32 page and one 40 page black and white photo insert and one 32 page color photo insert help to display the evidence for the reader to examine. Seventy songs sung to honor Sango and associated orisa in Bahai and Sao Paolo Brasil are presented in Yoruba, as song, along with their English translations. Sixty of the songs are presented on a CD.

Price: $35.00

The Power of an Open Question: The Buddha's Path to Freedom
Mattis-Namgyel, Elizabeth
Shambhala Publications

How do we find a resting place in a world that is complex and always changing? How do we practice spirituality beyond the limits of blind acceptance and doubt? Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel proposes that when we ask challenging questions like these, we access our deepest intelligence and most powerful insights. "When we ask a question," she suggests, "our mind is engaged yet open. The process of inquiry protects us from our tendency to reach static conclusions. Instead, we can respond to uncertainty and change with inquisitiveness and a sense of wonder." Her book guides us on a provocative, playful, and spiritually enriching journey of contemplation that could last a lifetime.

Price: $16.95

Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology
Abram, David
Random House

As the climate veers toward catastrophe, the innumerable losses cascading through the biosphere make vividly evident the need for a metamorphosis in our relation to the living land. For too long we've ignored the wild intelligence of our bodies, taking our primary truths from technologies that hold the living world at a distance. Abram's writing subverts this distance, drawing readers ever closer to their animal senses in order to explore, from within, the elemental kinship between the human body and the breathing Earth. The shape-shifting of ravens, the erotic nature of gravity, the eloquence of thunder, the pleasures of being edible: all have their place in this book.

Price: $16.95