Over the weekend I saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Actually, I had seen it two weeks ago. I went to see it again this last weekend, not because I'm a Pottermaniac, but because I wanted to see it in a different theater. Because of the limitations of theaters, when this movie first came out, I was only able to see it on a regular screen in 2-D. For my second viewing I saw it on an enormous IMAX screen. Not only is it bigger than regular screens, but the film travels through the projector much faster than for regular films, giving it a more realistic feeling. AND...it was in 3-D, really drawing you into it. There were many gasps in the audience as things seemed to fly right

As readers may know, I supply some of the writing for Llewellyn's New Worlds of Mind and Spirit. I just finished my work for an upcoming issue and I can tell you that we have some excellent new books that will be coming out soon. But that's not why I'm writing this post. Every couple of months, when I finish my work for New Worlds, I immediately move into "Encyclopedia Mode." I'll be working on adding new entries for our free, on-line encyclopedia. We want to make it the best metaphysical/occult/new age encyclopedia on the web. For that to happen, I'm requesting the help of you, the readers of this blog. Please take a look at the encyclopedia. Is there a word or phrase we've missed?

In my previous post I described the concept of debunking the debunkers. How is this related to magick? Most debunkers don't call themselves that. Rather, they call themselves "skeptics." But are they? I don't think so. Rather, they have usurped and stolen the term "skeptic" to mean "denouncers of anything that doesn't fit into their world view." They often believe that they are defending "science" (not that science needs defending!). In fact, they tend to use science to defend their position rather than let the science lead where it will. There is another group that uses science only when it supports their world view. They are called fundamentalists. They will use scientific

For over half a century, FATE magazine has continued to explore the paranormal. I'm very proud to say that for three years following Llewellyn's purchase of the magazine, I was the editor-in-chief of FATE. I like to think I helped modernize it while keeping to its traditions. During my tenure, and thanks to those people working with me, circulation more than tripled. FATE prides itself on presenting true reports of the paranormal. One of our goals with FATE was to present facts about strange phenomena without necessarily guessing as to the cause of the facts. As one TV network is now claiming, we really did report and let our readers decide. One of the things we believed—and I still