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Legends of the Magus are explored and compared with the historical record in this fascinating account, first published in 1948, of one of the major figures in religious and occult mythology.
An up-to-date account of the present state of scholarship on early modern European witchcraft.
First examination of the cultural impact of fortune-telling in Russia from the eighteenth century to the present.
In this work, Arthur Versluis shows that many writers of the so-called American Renaissance were inspired by Western esoteric currents. Before offering his analysis of the esoteric elements in the writings of figures from the American Renaissance, Versluis offers an overview of esotericism in Europe and its offshoots in colonial America.
A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village which enables him to amass a fortune of. This tale begins with buried treasure and turns into a historical detective story - a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments, secret societies, and the Knights Templar.
Presents the author's poetic study of botany, chemistry, spirituality, psychology and history, covering the composition and uses of visionary plants. This work contains chapters, including Phantastica, Hypnotica and Telephorica that explore the hallucinogenic plants, the bringers of sleep and the bearers of distance.
Baffling psychic phenomena occurred every day in Victorian Britain: mysterious rappings were heard, furniture moved, and ghostly forms appeared. In 1882 the Society of Psychical Research was founded in London to investigate all these phenomena. This is the story of this group of forward thinkers.
A history of the role that the occult has played in the formation of modern science and medicine, The Rosicrucian Enlightenment has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of the western esoteric tradition.
This book provides an engaging re-examination of the Salem witch trials of 1692.
Contains the texts of all the legible amulets in Aramaic, as well as 13 hitherto unpublished bowls. This study of the incantations provides a glimpse into the religious feelings and practices of common people in the Talmudic period and enriches our knowledge of Palestinian and Babylonian Aramaic usage.
An ethnographically rich account of the Vodhum (voodoo) cult amongst the Watchi in Southern Togo.
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) founded the analytical school of psychology and developed a radical new theory of the unconscious that has made him one of the most familiar names in twentieth-century thought. This work collects his writings on such subjects as life after death, telepathy and ghosts.