Hey Did You Know....

Magus Books was named Best Metaphysical Supply Store in Minneapolis (Minneapolis CityPages 2008).

Emporiums catering to alternative spirituality stand tall among the few remaining bastions of independent retail. Part of the reason is that few corporations have the chutzpah to launch, say, Tarot R Us or the Pentacle Depot, because they figure they'd get unwelcome attention from the religious right. Plus, succeeding in the industry requires a passion for more than the bottom line. (Have any of Target's corporate buyers ever smelled the yucko incense they sell?) Hence, the biz usually defaults to neighborhood operations, of which the metro has a plethora. Eastern Uptown's Present Moment, western Uptown's Stonehenge, Lyn-Lake's Eye of Horus, St. Paul's Evenstar, and at least half a dozen similar establishments cater to their clientele's needs, offering books, herbs, crystals, candles, and whatnot, along with healing services, readings, and classes in everything from astrology to Zen.  But even in otherworldly affairs, size sometimes matters—which is where Magus comes in.

The Dinkytown institution's vast subterranean chambers harbor the Upper Midwest's biggest, most eclectic occult book inventory, often venturing boldly into realms other local purveyors don't dare enter. Want to learn how to conjure H.P. Lovecraft's horrific critters? You're sure? Store owner Roger Williamson, a respected occultist, author, and artist with eight books and a new Tarot deck to his credit—or one of his comparably educated minions—will gladly guide you to Asnath Mason's Necronomicon Gnosis ($28), distributed in the U.S. exclusively by Magus. But the well-organized bookcases hold tomes galore for vanilla tastes, too. Even Christianity gets ample shelf space! Factor in a schedule packed with readings, classes, and all kinds of healing options, along with an incomparable selection of candles (including the hard-to-find penis-shaped variety, available in red or black for $6.50), incense, jewelry, statuary, crystals, wands, bulk herbs—gear for just about any kind of ritual, really—and you get the closest thing to a supernatural superstore on either side of the Mississippi. Or, for that matter, the Nile.

MINNEAPOLIS CITYPAGES 2008

Learn More About Magus

The mission of Magus Books as a retailer is to help individuals explore themselves and their relationship to the universe around them.

We feel that such an exploration might take place in a number of different but related fields such as Spirituality, Health, Religion, Philosophy and many others. Because of this our product selection is quite wide and diverse.

While most of our products are books, we also try to be a "One Stop Shop" for every path and tradition we serve. To this end, we carry Ritual Tools, Incense, Candles and a wide range of Herbal Products in addition to books.

Magus also works hard to be knowledgeable about all of the paths we serve. We don't just sell product, we help you find the products you are looking for. Never hesitate to ask us for help if you are having problems finding what you are looking for.

Our catalog is expanding all of the time. We expand by responding to our customers' needs. If there is something that you are looking for and not finding on our site, or even if there is a product that you would like to see, please drop us a line and let us know at Support@MagusBooks.com.

Lightworkers, Starseeds, Galactic Beings, Walkins.......Our Purpose?

We all relate to one or all of these words, labels, or titles. Connecting to these titles can create separation but the purpose is for understanding our multi-dimensional selves at a new level. When we are searching for answers, they come to us like pieces of a puzzle. These single pieces never define us. Learning of past lives or who we are on a multi-dimensional level is for bringing pieces of wisdom to our life now. Learning different aspects of our being brings us back to our true essence so we can free ourselves from limiting patterns, beliefs, and polarized energies and or claim our Divine self. We all carry DNA codes from other planets and star systems. We have come at this time to reconnect in this experience of life with these aspects of self, to facilitate our evolutionary process and then to assist others. As our awareness grows, new levels of code activations from our Galactic being become reintegrated and reveal to us our purposeful mission we have come to fulfill.

The process of awakening our soul is truly what is behind what we call our awakening. Our spiritual growth leads us to the realization of our Galactic energies we are bringing here to creatively anchor and express for humanity and Gaia at this time. Our job now is to raise our frequency to be able to anchor these energies here on earth. Energy frequency is a measure of wave oscillations per second (hertz). When the oscillation rate increases, the frequency becomes higher. The higher our energy frequency becomes, the more connected to our higher awareness, intuition, clairvoyance and spiritual gifts (Zen Buddhist monks routinely vibrate at 40+Hz-pure enlightenment). The raising of our vibration is happening with the influences of the energies here now. There are ways to assist in our own process. Working on our ego/shadow is essential for frequency to change. It is not about perfection but there are certain vibration changes that have to happen for us to move into these frequencies.

Our individual Ascension is a journey back to remembering who we have always been. This journey at times can be quite challenging yet blissful. Returning to the original point of creation within ourselves brings us back to our expression of our Multi-dimensional SELF. This is our ultimate goal of Ascension. Our Ascended self being in unity with our human self.

Now is the time to embrace our uniqueness and bring forward our gifts for our evolution, humanity and Gaia. Our gifts are going to come to us through art, music, words, the list is endless. They are an effortless aspect of ourselves that come through with ease.

LESLEE NELSON

Thor - Putting the Hammer Down

With the recent turn in weather, it seems an appropriate time to talk about my personal favorite Norse deity, Thor, god of thunder and lightning. He's been enjoying an upswing in popularity lately, thanks to Marvel Studios' excellent comic book movies, but there's still a lot more to learn about this surprisingly complex figure.

First, while Thor is the son of Odin, Frigga, Odin's wife, is not his mother (in some myths). Even for the son of Odin, Thor was immensely powerful. His strength grew so rapidly it astounded the other Asgard, but his temper grew equally quickly. Thor was known to fly into terrible rages, and his immense power made an enraged Thor incredibly dangerous. Unable to control his temper, Thor was sent to foster parents, Vingnir and Hlora, who found ways to help him control his anger. Even with his rage in check, however, Thor could still be provoked to terrible wrath, and he was so powerful even just being in his presence could be dangerous. Thor was the only Asgard who was not allowed to cross the Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge that connected Asgard to other places, for fear that the thunder of his footsteps and the heat of his lightning would destroy it.

As powerful as Thor is, his weapon of choice is more frightening still. The mighty hammer Mijolnir was so potent even Thor needed special gauntlets, Iarn-Grieper or Iron-Gripper, to hold it safely. And when Thor and his hammer's powers were further multiplied by a belt that doubled his strength, there wasn't much in the Nine Realms that could stand against him.

Thor's adventures mainly consisted of fighting the Frost Giants, evil beings of cold who represented the cruel, killing forces of winter. Thor would sally forth to do battle with them, hurling his mighty hammer. The thunderstorm is the sign of his battle, the loud crack and bright flash his hammer striking home, the rain the bodies of his shattered foes falling to Earth. Despite the terrible destruction a thunderstorm can unleash, there's no hint that the Norse people regarded them or their presumed cause as a negative. It seems to me that those times a thunderstorm did do harm to those below was regarded as unfortunate collateral damage in a war waged on our behalf, not the sign of an angry god's wrath with people who have displeased him.

Thor was ever seen as a protector and friend of humanity, and in many places his popularity eclipsed Odin's, with some even proclaiming Thor the true king of the gods. Despite his readiness and even eagerness for battle, Thor was no dumb brute. In one story, a dwarf came to Asgard seeking Thor's daughter's hand in marriage. Thor was away, but the other Asgard entertained their guest, fully expecting Thor to flatten the poor fool when he returned. Instead, Thor challenged the dwarf to prove his worthiness as a suitor, and engaged the dwarf in a test of wits and intellect that lasted all night. When the sun rose, the dwarf, as dwarves of Norse myth do, turned to stone, having been too preoccupied with proving his worth to avoid the sun's deadly rays. Now, one might think Thor was tricking the poor dwarf, and in a way, he was. But isn't is also a test of intellectual worthiness to be aware of danger, and safeguard yourself from it?

ERIK BJELKE

Magus Books Three Year Herbalism Program

Our three-year Herbalism Program begins this September. The program can tailored to your needs....casual learning OR earning a Certificate in Art and Practice in Western Herbalism (final test required). No pre-requisites are required for individual classes. Take all of them or simply stop in for the classes that fit your schedule.

Our three year program covers herbalism from A to Z, simple remedies to compounds, healing theory to diagnosis. Classes run September through May, over three years.

Sign up for the year’s classes (9 months) and receive a 10% discount! $674/year

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$607.50 with the 10% discount.

Classes offered evenings as well as daylong Saturday seminars.

For more information, contact Magus at (612) 379-7669.

The Fool: The Heart of the Tarot

When you view the Tarot as a whole you have two distinct parts: the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana.  The Major Arcana is a set of 22 cards numbered from 0 to 21.  The Fool is the 0 card.  It stands alone and apart from the other cards of the Major Arcana.  The Minor Arcana consists of four suits that run from Ace to King and is probably the origin of our regular playing cards with which we play solitaire, bridge and poker. 

One way to look at the Tarot is that the deck represents the Fool’s journey through life.  Each card is an event, person or set of circumstances the Fool encounters.  So who and or what is the Fool and what sets that card apart?

In most decks The Fool is pictured as a jolly young fellow walking along with his staff on his shoulder and his little dog at his feet.  He seems unaware that he is just about to step off the edge of a cliff; a foolish act indeed!  So what does The Fool mean?  The Fool is everyone, anyone, the subject of whatever reading is in progress.   When I look at The Fool I see the exuberance of youth, the beginning of life’s journey when all things are possible. 

Every Tarot reader develops their own way of looking at and interpreting each card so what follows here is how I see The Fool.  When The Fool lands upright in a spread it says to me that the person I’m reading for can move forward with trust that they will be treated fairly even when they act out of innocence and naivety.  When it lands upside down it is a warning to look carefully before you leap.  It means the subject of the reading is vulnerable to being taken advantage of by unscrupulous people they encounter on their personal journey. 

If The Fool lands in the position of the immediate future right side up I would say it’s a sign to move forward with enthusiasm knowing the universe is kind and you will be protected.  If it falls reversed I would warn the client to read all contracts carefully and count their change before walking away from the cash register!

Things to contemplate about The Fool

What life journey does this card represent for you? What are the "road hazards" you need to watch out for? What exciting "sights" do you hope to see along the way? What will you carry in your "bundle" as you hit the road? Are you too trusting or perhaps not trusting enough?

 

CAROL WATSON

Carol Watson has been reading Tarot for over 40 years.  She can be found at the readers table at Magus most Saturdays from 11AM to 6PM.

Healing With the Akashic Records

As we progress through this lifetime, it may become apparent to some of us that we have some personal issues that we would like to work on, or to finally resolve. Many of us who desire to move forward have tried numerous methods to move forward, all of which have had varying degrees of success.

One way to resolve some of these issues, or to begin to resolve them, depending on the magnitude of the problem, is to have an Akashic Records reading. The Akashic Records are the etheric library that contains all information from all of our lives on Earth.  In your Akashic Record resides information that may be pulled forth to understand why you react the way you do to certain situations in this lifetime, which quite possibly stems from experiences you’ve had in previous lifetimes.

Not only does this provide clarity now, but when you are having an Akashic Records reading you are in an energy of love and non-judgment that actually can start to shift the energy and the circumstances around old issues. Energy from the Akashic Records flows to you while you are having a reading, and your perspective and the old energy actually starts to vibrate and break up. This can result in new behavior and a new outlook on an old problem!

I have experienced this in my life multiple times, and continue to go into my own Akashic Records for love and healing. It is really amazing, and I invite you to join me!

LIBBY HAFFERMAN