history & documentation
Nearly every ancient civilization practiced magic. The Egyptians possessed thousands of spells against snakebites, illness, and hostile forces. In Mesopotamia, priests composed ritual texts to ward off demons and secure the favor of the...
The familiar spirit cannot be reduced to a single meaning. It exists at the intersection of folklore, fear, visionary experience, religion, psychology, and social control. To church authorities, the familiar was a demon. To...
For those who still believe the persecution of alleged witches belongs to the Middle Ages… Witchcraft has today become an umbrella term for a wide and often diffuse spectrum of practices. In early Europe,...
In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, memory was not understood as a merely cognitive storage function, but as an operational faculty capable of being intensified, ordered, and even transformed. Within this context, two...
Wicca is de meest verbreide en invloedrijke vorm van moderne hekserij en dient begrepen te worden als een twintigste-eeuwse religieuze reconstructie, waarin folklore, rituele magie, academische theorieën en esoterische praktijk samenkomen. Zij pretendeert geen...
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in original occult sources, particularly German grimoires, many of which have yet to be translated into English. To address this gap, VAMzzz Publishing launched the...
Olympic Spirits have fascinated me over the years as I encountered them in various grimoires, though they were often treated as mere “side dishes” in occult literature. This treatment stands in stark contrast to...
S. Rob is one of the most prolific authors of occult books. He published no fewer than 727 volumes on the most diverse and often previously unexplored occult and magical subjects. 1. Was...
In these dense times filled with an overload of information, we also need to relax. That’s why we started a movie & series selection based on quality, focusing on mythology, demonology, folklore, magick, witchcraft,...
Akelarre is the legendary witches’ sabbath of the Basque Country, rooted in ancient folklore, ritual practice, and occult mythology. Associated with nocturnal gatherings, hallucinogenic rites, and the figure of the black goat Akerbeltz, Akelarre...
