Not too long ago I received a review copy of “The Vengeful Djinn: Unveiling the Hidden Agendas of Genies” by Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Philip J. Imbrogno. I really enjoyed the book and set about trying to verbalize what the book was about and why it was a worthy read. The problem was, my mind kept wandering back to the introduction written by Philip J. Imbrogno. It was just so good at explaining the book, and it did so in such a way that I couldn’t wait to get into reading the book itself. On a whim I contacted Llewellyn, the publisher of “The Vengeful Djinn” about being able to publish Imbrogno’s introduction on The Magical Buffet for my readers, and much to my delight they said yes.

So without further ado, Philip J. Imbrogno’s introduction from “The Vengeful Djinn”!

The Pluralism Project at Harvard University has announced their 2nd Annual Pluralism Project Photo Contest. I’m sharing their press release because I think this is an excellent opportunity for many of the wonderful individuals and organizations that The Magical Buffet has worked with to come out and mingle with other communities. Albeit virtual mingling, through photos. Feh! The folks over at The Pluralism Project are doing some great work and I want to give my readers the opportunity to be a part of it! Click on in for details.

I attempt to pay tribute to Bronwen Forbes the best I can by reviewing her latest, and last, book “The Small Town Pagan’s Survival Guide: How to Thrive in Any Community”.

It’s all right there in the title; magic, prophecy and geopolitics in Asia. And brace yourself folks, because it’s all true!

As promised, here are 10 questions with Megan Don, author of “Meditations with Teresa of Avila: A Journey into the Sacred’. We talk Teresa of Avila (of course!), pilgrimages, Clare of Assisi, and it just wouldn’t be an article on The Buffet if rum didn’t get mentioned at least once!

Megan Don, author of “Meditations with Teresa of Avila: A Journey into the Sacred”, shares her reflections on Teresa of Avila and what we can learn from her today.

That’s right, thanks to Healing Arts Press and author Nathaniel Altman I claim victory over the BBC News website!

Here we are, the other nine questions from my ten questions interview with Miguel Conner, author of “Voices of Gnosticism” and host of “Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio”. We discuss the joys of transcription, books and movies, of course Gnosticism, and I decide I no longer feel like a jerk for question number one.

That’s right, only one question from my 10 question interview with Miguel Conner, author of “Voices of Gnosticism” and host of “Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio”. Why only one? Because I’m kind of a jerk. What does me being a jerk have to do with only one question being published? You’ve got to read it to find out!

Join me as I review the wonderful book “Christian Mystics” by Matthew Fox. Yet another thoughtful book designed for daily contemplation that I sully with yet again focusing on my birthday and admitting I thought the author starred in the television show “Lost”.