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Sigil Magick: The Basics

by Anousen Leonte

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Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom (Hardcover Gift Edition): A Tarot Journey to Self-Awareness

by Rachel Pollack

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Upside Down Tarot: How Reversals Add Depth to Your Reading

by Joan Bunning

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“But, luckily, he kept his wits and his purple crayon.”
― Crockett Johnson, Harold and the Purple Crayon

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“you who wants comfort, who are you? have you been a comfort too? say it with me: it won’t be okay and we can follow the burning shore. there’s nothing more to say. no next time but the broken before.”
― Franny Choi, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On: A Speculative Poetry Collection from an Acclaimed Writer

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