Desiderata.
Books we desire. To be read. And reviewed.
Desiderata is a Latin term describing “things desired or desirable, that which is lacking or required”. In this section we highlight books that we’d love to review at Paralibrum. These titles can range from recent releases to classics that deserve to be reread by many. Click on the skull drawings above each book, to be lead to an external page where you can find more information on it. Wherever a book has been taken up for review already, you will find it indicated as such.
— Should you wish to review any of these books for Paralibrum, please read our publishing guidelines and get in touch with us.
the Paralibrum team.
The Excellent Booke
Phil Leggard, Alexander Cummins, An Excellent Booke of the Arte Magicke, Scarlet Imprint, London, 2020
The Clavis
Stephen Skinner, Daniel Clark, The Clavis or Key to unlock the Mysteries of Magic, Golden Hoard, Singapore, 2018
Geschichte der Christlichen Kabbala
Whilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann, Geschichte der Christlichen Kabbala, Band 1-3, frommann-holzboog, Stuttgart, 2012-2013
Magical Knowledge I
Josephine McCarthy, Magical Knowledge I: Foundations: the Lone Practitioner, TaDehent Books, Exeter, 2020
The Planets Within
Thomas Moore, The Planets Within: The Astrological Psychology of Marsilio Ficino, Lindisfarne Books, s.l., 1982
Hellenistic Astrology
Chris Brennan, Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune, Amor Fati Publications, Denver, 2017
The Masonic Magician
Faulks, Cooper, The Masonic Magician: The Life and Death of Count Cagliostro and his Egyptian Rite, Watkins Publishing, London, 2008
The Book of Q’AB-ITZ
David Herrerias, The Book of Q’AB-ITZ, Atramentous Press, s.l., 2019
Giordano Bruno’s Collected Works
Scott Gossnell, Collected Works of Giordano Bruno, Books 1 - 6, Huginn, Muninn & Co., s.l., 2013 - 2019
Tarot Skills for the 21st Century
Josephine McCarthy, Tarot Skills for the 21st Century, TaDehent Books, Exeter, 2020
Die Heilende Kraft der Elemente
Ralph Tegtmeier, Die Heilende Kraft der Elemente: Praxis der Tattwa-Therapie, Bauer Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1986
The Dancing Sorcerer
P.T. Mistlberger, The Dancing Sorcerer: Essays on the Mind of the Magician, Anathema Publishing, Montréal, 2020
The Celestial Art
Coppock, Schulke (e.d), The Celestial Art: Essays on Astrological Magic, Three Hands Press, s.l., 2018
Christianizing Egypt
David Frankfurter, Christianizing Egypt: Syncretism and Local Worlds in Late Antiquity, Princeton University Press, Princeton & Oxford, 2018