{"title":"Harold Roth","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarold Roth’s works invite readers into a profound exploration of ancient wisdom and esoteric traditions. From the mystical depths of \u003cem\u003eThe Forbidden Knowledge of the Book of Enoch\u003c\/em\u003e to the mesmerising insights in \u003cem\u003eOriginal Tao\u003c\/em\u003e, his books bridge spirituality with timeless philosophical inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending elements of religion, nature, and personal transformation, Roth’s writings offer guidance on unlocking hidden knowledge and reconnecting with deeper realms of self-awareness. His unique perspectives illuminate the path for seekers interested in spirituality, science, and personal growth.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-forbidden-knowledge-of-the-book-of-enoch-by-harold-roth-9781578638123","title":"The Forbidden Knowledge of the Book of Enoch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lore of the Watcher angels is an important and often overlooked part of Jewish and Christian traditions that exerts a strong influence on Western magic and occultism. Harold Roth tackles complicated texts like the books of Enoch and Jubilees alongside traditions like Merkavah mysticism and Christian demonology and, in plain language, gives the clearest and best examination of the Watchers and the Nephilim that I have come across yet.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Jason Miller, author of \u003ci\u003eConsorting with Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e and other books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Book of Enoch has captured and commanded interest for the past two thousand years. Sometimes part of religious canon and doctrine, and sometimes outright banned, the Book of Enoch is more popular today than ever. Still, many questions remain. Who was Enoch? Who—or what—were the Watchers, and what knowledge did they bring? What became of their wives and their children, the rapacious half-man, half-angel giants, the Nephilim?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Renaissance magic of Dr. John Dee and early Christian apocalyptic texts, to contemporary conspiracy theories and modern magical angelology, the Book of Enoch has been influential in many spiritual and religious traditions. What has been missing from the various approaches to the Book of Enoch are any real attempts to find not only what is at the centre of these stories but also their connections to magic. \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Knowledge of the Book of Enoch\u003c\/i\u003e identifies and elucidates those connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854995771628,"sku":"9781578638123","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781578638123.jpg?v=1759260079"},{"product_id":"the-magic-of-the-sword-of-moses-by-harold-roth-9781578637263","title":"The Magic of the Sword of Moses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA practical guide to the famed medieval book of pre-kabbalistic Jewish magic, freshly interpreted and revealed for the first time with instructions on how to use the spells.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sword of Moses\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the earliest Jewish magic books, which describes a rite for adjuring angels to assist in controlling and wielding the \"Sword of Moses\" for magical purposes. The rite involves a short period of purification and then the adjuring of four sets of angels, each higher than the last. These angels in turn give the magician the power to control the Sword through a series of divine names that work as magical spells. The spells, 137 in all, have a wide variety of uses, including healing, harm, love, sex, exorcising demons, divination, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis work was first translated by Moses Gaster in 1896, but he removed many of the spells, making the text unusable for magic. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Magic of the Sword of Moses\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first book to show in detail exactly how a magician can use the Sword—how to do the purification ritual, adjure the angels, and pronounce and use the divine names for each spell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868891664620,"sku":"9781578637263","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1250133482750.jpg?v=1759774825"},{"product_id":"the-witching-herbs-by-harold-roth-9781578635993","title":"The Witching Herbs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold Roth is a leading authority on plant\/herbal magic. His new book, \u003cem\u003eThe Witching Herbs\u003c\/em\u003e, is an in-depth exploration of 13 essential plants and herbs most closely associated with witchcraft—13 because it's the witching number and reflects the 13 months of the lunar calendar. The plants are poppy, clary sage, yarrow, rue, hyssop, vervain, mugwort, wormwood, datura, wild tobacco, henbane, belladonna, and mandrake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoth writes simply and clearly on a vast amount of esoteric information that is not easily found elsewhere and will be greeted enthusiastically by those who already have extensive experience and libraries. 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No other book blends clear, practical gardening techniques with equally lucid and sophisticated plant magic so successfully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46869074575596,"sku":"9781578635993","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/65f2ead5b2f3f26a9a25375839650798.jpg?v=1759789301"},{"product_id":"original-tao-by-harold-roth-9780231115650","title":"Original Tao","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevolutionising received opinion of Taoism's origins in light of historic new discoveries, Harold D. 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(the late Warring States period in China).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese verses contain the oldest surviving expressions of a method for mystical \"inner cultivation,\" which Roth identifies as the basis for all early Taoist texts, including the \u003cem\u003eChuang Tzu\u003c\/em\u003e and the world-renowned \u003cem\u003eTao-te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e. With these historic discoveries, he reveals the possibility of a much deeper continuity between early \"philosophical\" Taoism and the later Taoist religion than scholars had previously suspected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal Tao\u003c\/em\u003e contains an elegant and luminous complete translation of the original text. 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