Full Description
Break magical polarity free from outmoded ideas of gender and heteronormativity while still celebrating polar energy. This illuminating book explores polarity from many angles, examining how the idea has evolved throughout history, why it's important in the occult, and what its relationship is to gender and sexual orientation. Deborah Lipp shows you what it means to both include polarity magic and be inclusive. Bending the Binary takes a deep look at how to add a third perspective to polar concepts in magic, including day and night, male and female, self and other, force and form. Deborah shares rituals, journal prompts, and detailed research to support each topic. She also teaches you how to incorporate binary-bending practices into your personal magical system. This groundbreaking book encourages everyone to expand their perceptions and strengthen their magic.
Contents
Contents
List of Figures xvii
List of Charts xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction: Who Cares about Polarity Anyway? 1
SECTION ONE: POLARITY AND THE BINARY
Chapter One: Defining Polarity 11
Chapter Two: One, Two, Three 31
Chapter Three: Polarity and Sexuality 43
Chapter Four: Where Polarity Stands Today 55
Chapter Five: How We Got Here, Part 1: From Antiquity to the Renaissance 67
Chapter Six: How We Got Here, Part 2: From the Western Magical Tradition to Today 83
SECTION TWO: POLARITIES AND BINARIES
Chapter Seven: Force and Form 107
Chapter Eight: Self and Other 117
Chapter Nine: Passive and Active 133
Chapter Ten: Dominance and Submission 147
Chapter Eleven: Night and Day 165
Chapter Twelve: Gender Polarities 183
SECTION THREE: WHAT'S NEXT?
Chapter Thirteen: Polarity Magic 209
Chapter Fourteen: Occult Groups 223
In Conclusion 227
Appendix A: Polarity on the Tree of Life 229
Appendix B: Polarities Charts 231
References 235
Index 243
