Sam Peabody’s Pieplant: A Maine Herbal of Witchcraft and Simples
Angelica, hyssop, nettle, rose. Every jar on the shelf has a story older than its label.
Sam Peabody’s Pieplant: A Maine Herbal of Witchcraft and Simples is out now from Arabi Manor. It gathers the lore, folk magic, and household uses of more than eighty herbs, flowers, and trees of the Maine coast and countryside, from saining smoke and sickroom sachets to burying-ground flowers and Sunday pie.
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The United Rite explores the male+male mysteries of witchcraft—quiet yet meaningful bonds that have shaped magical practice for centuries. Blending equal parts catechism, guide, and elevator speech, this foundational text distills the core symbols, structures, and shared practices that define this initiatory current. Written with clarity and a steady, intimate pulse, The United Rite offers men on the crooked path a framework for understanding the transformative power of brotherhood, practice, and the charged space where two choose to walk together.
This work explores folklore revisioning as a modern practice. It examines the influence of male-to-male bonds, ritual frameworks, and archetypal forces in witchcraft, encouraging readers to approach these mysteries with openness and personal insight. Whether used for study or as inspiration for practice, The United Rite: Brother Walking with Brother is a grounded resource for those interested in the intersection of magic, myth, and male-to-male connection.
The United Rite is a nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring, articulating, and preserving the male+male mysteries of witchcraft, offering a clear, ethical, and transformative path rooted in brotherhood and grounded in the tripartite principles of practice, equipoise, and service.
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Puck You! The Crooked Path of Queer Resistance
“In these pages, you will find wisdom and defiance drawn from the enduring legacy of witches who came before us. This is not just a book—it is a call to action, an invocation of power, and a reminder that magic is, at its core, transformative.” –from the foreword by Dave Gaddy, author of The Simple Magick of Wild Things: The Journey of a Southern Male Wytch
In a world where traditional narratives often overlook the experiences of queer men, Puck You! steps onto the crooked path, blending ancient pagan customs and folklore with modern meditations on trauma and resilience. This compelling exploration reveals how the wisdom of our ancestors can offer healing and empowerment in the face of adversity.
Through vivid storytelling and deep cultural analysis, Puck You! uncovers an exciting tapestry of pagan traditions that celebrate identity, community, and survival. Drawing on mythological figures like the ælfe, Anglo-Saxon elves, and Puck, the mischievous spirit of transformation, this book provides a roadmap for queer men to navigate their own path through turbulent times.
Each chapter invites readers to reclaim lost customs, engage with transformative rituals, and harness folklore as a source of strength. By reconnecting with these age-old customs, queer men can find solace in shared mythic histories but also the courage to embrace our spiritual allies.
Puck You! is written as a companion on the witch’s path of queer resistance as we journey through resilience toward rebirth. Join the author on an enchanting journey of rediscovery and empowerment, reminding us that magic is all, and survival is an art.
“In the dark recesses of the world, shadowy backrooms, or isolated fens, individuals gather, compelled by the primal and fierce desire that grips them. These meetings occur in places that feel deeply connected to the earth itself, a realm influenced by ancient and elemental forces. Within these hidden locales, a mysterious sort of priesthood emerges—one that seems to be intertwined with the dark essence of the underworld, drawing power from its depths.
“These individuals, akin to otherworldly beings, partake in an enigmatic ritual that involves consuming a strange, sacred substance, a life-giving elixir. Their behavior defies explanation, as if under the influence of a powerful force that transcends normal understanding. Their actions, wild and untamed, reflect a connection to something primal and timeless, leaving outsiders baffled by the intensity of their gatherings and the inexplicable bond that unites them.”
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Breeding Devils in Chaos
“A real tour de force of sorcerous art. This book reveals a deep history of the roots of chaos magic, whilst also drawing on the author’s practical experience in the rich environs of New Orleans. It weaves together a breathtaking array of occult philosophy, and is close to a call to arms for a revolutionary, artistic-history, and practice of queer magic.” —Lee Morgan, author of A Deed Without a Name and The Gusty Deep
“I’m just in awe. This is such an exquisite work, I can’t put it down.” —A Seeker
RE-QUEERING THE MALE MYSTERIES
In Breeding Devils in Chaos, Sven Davisson delves into the enigmatic realms of traditional witchcraft, infusing them with a postmodern and requeered perspective. The book navigates the intricate landscapes of male mysteries, offering a provocative exploration that challenges heteronormative notions. Through Davisson’s lens, ancient practices are reimagined, inviting readers into a world where tradition intersects with contemporary understanding, enriching the discourse on witchcraft and masculinity.
Divided into three distinct sections, Breeding Devils explores the rich tapestry of heathen praxis in “Plowing the Field,” lays the foundations for a post-modern interpretation of Wicca in “Sowing the Seeds,” and a queer Book of Ways in “The Goodman’s Croft.” Praised as “expansive” by an early reader, Davisson’s work intricately intertwines British pre-history with contemporary themes like chaos magic and the emergence of queer activism, offering a comprehensive reference for queer male witches that spans across time and tradition.
“The bastard lovechild of William Burroughs and Aleister Crowley—or was he spawned of an orgy involving Rajneesh, Pan, Ginsberg, Foucault, and a dozen or so of Burroughs’s North African wild boys? Davisson’s vision is a rich distillation of subversive thought. Tribal, mythic, punk and anarchic, Davisson is a serious thinker with the spirit of a mischievous sprite.” —Trebor Healey author of Sweet Son of Pan
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The Rise & Fall of Rajneeshpuram
Go Beyond the Docuseries!
What’s the real meaning of the city in the desert built by the followers of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh? Originally published fifteen years before Netflix’s hit Wild Wild Country, Davisson’s insightful commentary offers a groundbreaking analysis of the events that unfolded in Oregon in the early 1980s, when hundreds of spiritual seekers came face to face with the xenophobia of a small handful of locals. Newly updated and with additional information.
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The Desire Line
Sven Davisson’s poetry is a bracingly unique combination of Buddhism, eroticism, urbanity, mythology, and modernity. Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg, and Frank O’Hara all seem to speak again through him. —Jeff Mann, author of Ash: Poems from Norse Mythology
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The Star Set Matrix
The magical essays contained in this collection were written over a twenty-year period. They center around the image of the spiritual entity Set, from early Egypt through the Gnostic to the medieval Seth. Building on Llee Heflin’s groundbreaking magical experiments, the title essay brings the QBLH into the New Aeon. Each is a glimpse into the magical explorations of The Brotherhood Of Seth.
The Starry Dynamo
Spanning fifteen years of work, The Starry Dynamo presents an eclectic evolution of material that runs the gamut from the erotic to the divine, and from the erotically divine to the divinely erotic. The work moves from charged, at times provocative, fiction and prose-poetry to scholarly, thought-provoking essays on spirituality and philosophy.
The diverse topics include the history of the commune at Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, and the Reagan administration’s action to suppress it; William S. Burroughs’ gnostic mythology of the Space Age; Michel Foucault and the epistemology of the Self; the androgynous occulture of the fin de siecle and more.
“The Starry Dynamo is a compelling and seductive collection. Sven Davisson’s work is erotic, haunting, spiritual and unafraid to take chances. A bold and riveting book.” —Emanuel Xavier editor of Bullets & Butterflies and author of Christlike