{"id":111,"date":"2017-12-08T11:41:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T11:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ozgard.net\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2024-09-26T16:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T16:54:13","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ozgard.net\/?page_id=111","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/81TuzG7sycL._AC_UY218_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-687 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-87ffc8d9a23adf80240b0d2cda3bf348\"><strong>Advance Announcement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-a1c1f3e1f3499be89bbc021e17e0a6aa\"><strong>Coming from Inner Traditions International<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-38fb6888c52e5780883e2ec0c3a90257\"><strong>Scheduled publication date: May 6, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-46de85a2f9b56ad8bdcc39e75425e4d1\">This book tells the story of my life and the spiritual journey that has taken me to the Pagan path via many highways and byways. I share my travels and adventures in places near and far, but also in the realm of ideas, books and creeds, and my encounters with people all over the world who have enriched the journey and helped to point the way to my true spiritual home. The book also contains my reflections on Paganism as a whole at a time when the Pagan movement is growing in many countries. In a world that increasingly seems to have lost its bearings, I find that the Pagan way offers a glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Links to pre-order the book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-call-of-the-old-gods-christopher-mcintosh\/1146037897?ean=9798888500934\">https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-call-of-the-old-gods-christopher-mcintosh\/1146037897?ean=9798888500934<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/de\/dp\/B0D9TMQPPQ\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.z_UMIp2PBDEI-KkXfmcPzr70h40AM7vsnJIAwXinqUZ7-xaQaaE83FkBW_zNhmTXsplO0NIx_oK47MBelXjcV5bDs0xsVT9akvARO9ktLbyth7KSO8U8ctHB1v16EvkyDVNNZklXcTD8u8pvVK67wDdgbcl9JQeNYH6PwYK1csSLHWf2YMLoAiKmGMnKZzV7lGkfniwt_pk12IKYg1d7B64pwkGdOJnFRSQmW-kxyOE.AwNzuHCyZeF-olduL8YVFi9acldJWiBa7kp78_XiOL4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Call+of+the+Old+Gods&amp;qid=1727367599&amp;sr=8-1\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/de\/dp\/B0D9TMQPPQ\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.z_UMIp2PBDEI-KkXfmcPzr70h40AM7vsnJIAwXinqUZ7-xaQaaE83FkBW_zNhmTXsplO0NIx_oK47MBelXjcV5bDs0xsVT9akvARO9ktLbyth7KSO8U8ctHB1v16EvkyDVNNZklXcTD8u8pvVK67wDdgbcl9JQeNYH6PwYK1csSLHWf2YMLoAiKmGMnKZzV7lGkfniwt_pk12IKYg1d7B64pwkGdOJnFRSQmW-kxyOE.AwNzuHCyZeF-olduL8YVFi9acldJWiBa7kp78_XiOL4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Call+of+the+Old+Gods&amp;qid=1727367599&amp;sr=8-1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innertraditions.com\/the-call-of-the-old-gods\">https:\/\/www.innertraditions.com\/the-call-of-the-old-gods<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/Call-Old-Gods\/Christopher-McIntosh\/9798888500934?id=9273680082122\">https:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/Call-Old-Gods\/Christopher-McIntosh\/9798888500934?id=9273680082122<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-call-of-the-old-gods-my-occult-journey-on-the-pagan-path-christopher-mcintosh\/21672904?ean=9798888500934\">https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-call-of-the-old-gods-my-occult-journey-on-the-pagan-path-christopher-mcintosh\/21672904?ean=9798888500934<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-amazon-kindle wp-block-embed-amazon-kindle\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Call of the Old Gods: My Occult Journey on the Pagan Path\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_a2X7FRPFAZeuWK&#038;asin=B0D9TMQPPQ&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d01949\"><strong>Recently published by Inner Traditions International<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:41% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cover-681x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-632 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cover-681x1024.png 681w, https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cover-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cover-768x1155.png 768w, https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cover.png 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2337c7;font-size:30px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#ba891e\"><strong>No country is richer in occult and esoteric traditions than Germany. In this magical journey through its inner history  I  explore many of these traditions from prehistory to the 21st century, including: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#cd881a\"><strong>The survival and revival of the old pre-Christian gods.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#bc891c\"><strong>Prehistoric sacred sites, and ancient shamanic traditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#af7217\"><strong>Rosicrucianism and the distinctive Germanic forms of astrology, alchemy, and the Kabbalah.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#bf7d26\"><strong>German poets, philosophers, and mystics, such as Dr. Johann Faust, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Meister Eckhart, Hildegard of Bingen, and Jakob Boehme.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#b58922\"><strong>Some little known esoteric aspects of the Third Reich.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#a37920\"><strong>Esotericism and occultism in modern Germany.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d72319;font-size:32px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#532970;font-size:24px\"><strong>Order from:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innertraditions.com\/books\/occult-germany\"><strong>https:\/\/www.innertraditions.com\/books\/occult-germany<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Occult-Germany\/Christopher-McIntosh\/9781644117347\"><strong>https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Occult-Germany\/Christopher-McIntosh\/9781644117347<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/books\/1143792911?ean=9781644117347&amp;st=AFF&amp;2sid=Simon%20&amp;%20Schuster_7567305_NA&amp;sourceId=AFFSimon%20&amp;%20Schuster\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Barnes &amp; Noble<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1644117347?tag=simonsayscom\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/9781644117347\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Books A Million<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/occult-germany-old-gods-mystics-and-magicians-christopher-mcintosh\/20277612?ean=9781644117347\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bookshop.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/books\/1143792911?ean=9781644117347&amp;st=AFF&amp;2sid=Simon%20&amp;%20Schuster_7567305_NA&amp;sourceId=AFFSimon%20&amp;%20Schuster\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innertraditions.com\/books\/occult-germany\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>OCCULT RUSSIA<\/strong>:                                                                                                                                                                           PAGAN, ESOTERIC AND MYSTICAL TRADITIONS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:25px\">BY CHRISTOPHER MCINTOSH                                                                                                                                                                           <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/13.1.-Uglanov-painting-3-826x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/13.1.-Uglanov-painting-3-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/13.1.-Uglanov-painting-3-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/13.1.-Uglanov-painting-3-768x952.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/13.1.-Uglanov-painting-3-1239x1536.jpg 1239w, https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/13.1.-Uglanov-painting-3-1652x2048.jpg 1652w, https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/13.1.-Uglanov-painting-3.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>At a time when attitudes to Russia are often marked by a mood of accusation and mistrust, this book looks behind the image of the country touted in the western media and explores the currents of mysticism, myth, magic and spiritual to which the Russian soul has always been susceptible, currents that are now moving again with the force of a great river, long ice-bound during the communist years. In the post-Soviet era the Russian people are seeking new \u2013 or often old \u2013 ways of giving meaning to their lives. This search has given rise both to a revival of ancient spiritual traditions and to a plethora of new movements, cults, sects, -isms and -ologies. In the opening chapters the author explores the precursors of these movements in the \u201cSilver Age\u201d before the Revolution, and describes how, suprisingly, many of them survived through the early post-revolutionary years, only to be crushed and decimated during the Stalinist terror. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 37%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The book goes on to discuss the reawakening after 1989 with the resurgence of the Orthodox Church and the burgeoning of alternative forms of spirituality, ranging from esoteric and New Age movements to new conservative tendencies and a glorification of the ancient Russian past. A chapter is devoted to the controversial <em>Book of Veles<\/em>, branded by some as a forgery and hailed by others as an epic chronicle of the Slavic people. Further chapters describe how millions of Russians are turning or returning to the Orthodox Church, while paganism and neo-paganism are also enjoying a revival, including the indigenous pre-Christian customs of the Mari people and the shamanic traditions of Siberia. The author also speaks about indigenous and alternative forms of medicine, about Russian attitudes to love and sexuality, and about the interface between spirituality and the arts. A chapter is devoted to the Russian language, its unique qualities as a spiritual medium and its role in shaping the Russian soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Published on December 20, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/occult-russia-christopher-mcintosh\/1141115589?ean=9781644114186\">https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/occult-russia-christopher-mcintosh\/1141115589?ean=9781644114186<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Occult-Russia-Esoteric-Mystical-Traditions\/dp\/1644114186\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Occult-Russia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innertraditions.com\/books\/occult-russia\">https:\/\/www.innertraditions.com\/books\/occult-russia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/Occult-Russia\/Christopher-McIntosh\/9781644114186?id=8566132722941\">https:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/Occult-Russia\/Christopher-McIntosh\/9781644114186?id=8566132722941<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/occult-russia-pagan-esoteric-and-mystical-traditions\/9781644114186\">https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/occult-russia-pagan-esoteric-and-mystical-traditions\/9781644114186<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simonandschuster.co.uk\/books\/Occult-Russia\/Christopher-McIntosh\/9781644114186\">http:\/\/simonandschuster.co.uk\/books\/Occult-Russia\/Christopher-McIntosh\/9781644114186<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1_belovod-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1_belovod-3.jpg 543w, https:\/\/ozgard.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1_belovod-3-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1px\"><strong>OCCULT RUSSIA: PAGAN, ESOTERIC AND MYSTICAL TRADITIONS<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/booksamillion.com\">http:\/\/booksamillion.com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/Booksamillion.com\">http:\/\/Booksamillion.com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/Booksamillion.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"Booksamillion.com\">Booksamillion.com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/Bookshop.org\">http:\/\/Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently published by Inner Traditions International No country is richer in occult and esoteric traditions than Germany. In this magical journey through its inner history I explore many of these traditions from prehistory to the 21st century, including: The survival and revival of the old pre-Christian gods. Prehistoric sacred sites, and ancient shamanic traditions. 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