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Profile Books, April, £25, HB, 9781805223610
Recounts the historical engagements, struggles and hostilities between the two Abrahamic religions, not overlooking times of co-operation and co-existence.
Anshel Pfeffer No King in Israel: The Jewish State & Its Demons
Profile Books, April, £20, HB, 9781805224174
Against the ongoing Middle East crises, Pfeffer addresses the rightward direction of Israeli politics, focusing on Netanyahu and the coalitions who keep him in power.
Magic, witchcraft & folklore
An almanac of Wiccan celebrations and ritual. Also from Silja in 2025, Wicca for Everyday Life (310).
Cerridwen Greenleaf Witchology: An Illustrated Compendium of Magical Know-How
Cico Books, April, £14.99, HB, 9781800655874
A guide for the novice witch.
earlier book Witchcraft, Magic and Culture 1736-1951 (92660).
Brooke Palmieri Bargain Witch: Essays on Self-Initiation
Semiotext(e), October, £16.99, PB, 9781635902655
Lindsay Squire, Nicole Weiss, Rachel Patterson The Witch’s Altar Book
Leaping Hare Press, October, £20, HB, 9781836003885
Hedge witch, kitchen witch or even sea witch, all need to learn these basics on spells, rituals and divination.
A self-proclaimed literary ouroboros, essays on all thing occult from an author “steeped in queer and trans history”.
that strip away many traditional practices.
Mind, body & spirit
DK, August, £25, HB, 9780241682807
Features the history and mystery combined with practical knowledge.
Clarisse Monahan Astrocartography: An Astrologer’s Guide to Where You’ll Thrive
DK, September, £20, HB, 9780241738092
Joanna Watters
Essential Moon Astrology Cico Books, March, £14.99, PB, 9781800655942
Charts the moon’s relationship to Astrology.
Semra Haksever The Book of Witchcraft DK, August, £20, HB, 9780241742808
An all-encompassing guide for any aspiring witch, including essential skills such as tarot, astrology, spellcasting and sigils.
Katie Huang,
Silja Seasons of the Witch: Discover the Magic of Wiccan Feasts, Celebrations and Rituals
Cico Books, September, £14.99, HB, 9781800654556
Amirah Sheikh (illus) Practical Moon Magic: Your Empowering Guide to Living by the Moon
Leaping Hare Press, September, £15, HB, 9780711296886
The moon’s influences on life, love and magic.
Alice Vernon Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting, and Why We Keep Looking
Owen Davies, Ceri Houlbrook Folklore: A Journey Through the Past and Present Manchester University Press, September, £20, HB, 9781526180384
A new history of British folklore. MUP will also be reissuing a revamped edition of Davies’
Sigma, September, £20, HB, 9781399418706
Vernon charts our changing relationship to the spirit world.
Robert Kyle Voices of Chaos: An Oral History of a Magical Revolution
Strange Attractor Press, October, £21, PB, 9781917674003
An account of new radical approaches to magic
Karine Gordineer Plant Spirit Wisdom: Connect with Your Plant Allies for Powerful Healing and Guidance
Cico Books, February, £14.99, PB, 9781800655799
A shamanistic guide to herbalism and healing.
Peter Ormerod Wild Is the Wind: David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God
Continuum, January, £20, HB, 9781399422826
Follows David Bowie’s life-long quest for spiritual truth.
A History of Astrology, Divination and Prophecy
Uses astrological charts to find the place on Earth where you are meant to be.
Icy Sedgwick, Mabel Esteban Garcia (illus) Ghostlore: Unveiling 50 Phantoms That Have Haunted History
DK, August, £19.99, HB, 9780241726204
An illustrated history of 50 of the world’s best- known ghosts.
Dean Radin The Science of Magic: How the Mind Weaves the Fabric of Reality
Harmony, October, £17.50, PB, 9780593797570
Tarot for lovers of folklore and fantasy
Faith for Men Dissatisfied by the Modern World
from internationally acclaimed clairvoyant Jayne Wallace of Psychic Sisters
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