{"product_id":"2940153122557","title":"To Curse, Or Not To Curse--The Big Cursing Issue (Samhain\/Yule 2016)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDenver Witch Quarterly is a magazine devoted to paganism, Wicca, witchcraft, magick, and the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this issue, we explore the techniques and ethics of cursing and hexing. From the mass hexing of convicted rapist, swimmer Brock Turner, to the global bindings of ISIL, to revenge spells, cursing, hexing, and binding is part of the toolbox of magicians and witches worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre public hexings merely exercising one's First Amendment rights? Or are curses effective enough to limit the actions of individuals and organizations?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus Samhain and Yule stuff!!!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDWQ Samhain\/Yule 2016 issue includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditorials about whether or not, it is ethical to hex a rapist; Black Lives Matter (BHC); gun violence and gun control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction: Short stories by A. J. Hallows (The Nightlight) and B. H. Crowley (Basil Unsealed). Plus a poem, Living Art by B. H. Crowley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRituals: A fairy ritual in poetic form (MDE); An Anubis Samhain ritual and Honoring Horus on the Winter Solstice (Moongazer).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstructional article: Heavenly Watchers—Using the Four Royal Stars (Aldebaran, Regulus, Antares, Fomahault) and Sirius in astrology and magic (MDE).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterview with Gaius Corbin—The Voice of the Necronomicon Translation Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included: Profit and Occult Writers—is it ethical for occult writers to make money? (Morgan Drake Eckstein)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd remember that the Denver Witch Quarterly is always seeking submissions for upcoming issues: editorials and non-fiction articles on paganism, occultism, magic, witchcraft, and Wicca; fiction and poetry; humor and cartoons; artwork and photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe holidays for next issue are Imbolc and Ostara, and the special focus of the issue is on wealth, luck, and prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salt Mine Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167402508528,"sku":"2940153122557","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153122557_p0.jpg?v=1764049965","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153122557","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}