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1) The Occult
Author
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The author of THE OUTSIDER has written a fascinating history of magic through the centuries. -- The Washington Post "This most interesting, informative and thought-provoking book on the subject I have read ..." -- Arthur Calder-Marshall, The Sunday Telegraph Colin Wilson's bestselling classic is an essential guide to the mind-expanding experiences and discoveries of the occult in the 20th century. He has produced a wonderfully skillful synthesis of...
Author
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
For fans of Stiff by Mary Roach and Ghostland by Colin Dickey--an ordained minister seeks to uncover the reasons we are drawn to the morbid side of life. The Frighteners is a bizarrely compelling, laugh-out-loud exploration of society's fascination with the dark, spooky, and downright repellent, written by a man who went from horror-obsessed church hater to a God-fearing Christian, who then reconciled his love of the macabre with his new faith. Laws...
Author
Publisher
G&D Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This special volume is a companion to the feature-length documentary, The Kybalion, starring occult scholar Mitch Horowitz and directed by award-winning filmmaker Ronni Thomas. In addition to the complete classic text, Mitch's new introduction highlights themes in the book and documentary, and it guides seekers through the occult work's authentic connections to the Hermetic philosophy of Ancient Egypt. In his introduction, Mitch explains how he came...
Author
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The powerful sequel to the bestselling THE OCCULT A major work ... An extraordinary tour de force, [this book] will materially help to bring both sides (science and paranormal studies) together in a way which could lead to real and important advances in our view of the universe ..." -- New Scientist MYSTERIES is the powerful and enlightening sequel to Wilson's bestselling masterwork, THE OCCULT, continuing the investigation, through Wilson's extraordinary...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Noted occult historian A. E. Waite created this meticulously researched survey in order to unite and interpret the scattered and often-inaccessible details of magical traditions. Part I contains essential passages from prominent magical texts dating from the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries; Part II analyzes these texts from a modern perspective. A century after its debut, Waite's work remains among the best sources of information on...
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Discover a different way to see classical civilization in this collection of ancient Greek and Roman texts on magic and the occult. Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the "secrets of the universe," of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck provides a comprehensive sourcebook and introduction to magic as it...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Magic, the occult, the mystical -- is there anything behind those words? If there is, is it anything beyond horror-movie clich s? People the world over have always known and interacted with these hidden forces. But in our culture, there are very few ways to sort out truth from nonsense. In this book, Richard Smoley, an expert on the occult, delves into the world of mind power, magic, suggestion, and the realms of the unseen. He speaks simply and...
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Series
Publisher
Amberjack Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Kester is a wanted man. After he let the daemon Hrschni escape, Infinite Enterprises are hunting him down, and the rest of Ribero's supernatural agency swear they'll never forgive him. But who can he trust--Hrschni or Infinite Enterprises? While on the run, he reencounters the powerful daemon, who uses his powers to take Kester and back and forth in time. As a spectre of the past, Kester must learn the truth about his mother while staying one step...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Explore the occult from ancient times to the modern day with one of its most respected scholars and practitioners.
Take an enlightening journey through occult history, exploring 100 dramatic incidents, arcane knowledge, and key historical figures from around the world. John Michael Greer delves into two millennia of tradition, from the earliest alchemists to pagan rituals, from the Philosopher's Stone to Cabala, the first tarot, and the Knights Templar,...
Author
Publisher
Babelcube Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Spells and charms (originally, from the word to protect) which have remained till our days from the ages are nothing, but particles of ancient pagan prayers. With the adoption of Christianity in Ancient Russia, texts of canonical and apocryphal prayers were included in a number of spells, while the rest of them remained almost unchanged. However, all of them are the strongest carrier of spiritual energy. There is a lot of unclarity and inexplicability...
Author
Publisher
G&D Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Magic, the occult, the mystical -- is there anything behind those words apart from horror-movie clichés? People the world over have always known and interacted with these hidden forces. But today there are very few ways to sort out truth from nonsense. In this book, Richard Smoley, an expert on the occult, delves into mind power, magic, suggestion, and the realms of the unseen. He speaks simply and clearly, in common-sense terms, about these mysterious...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Kester and Ribero's team of inept supernatural investigators are back again. But this time, the stakes have been raised. Hrschni, a powerful daemon, together with the rest of the Thelemites, are hellbent on bringing spirits back to the world of the humans ... at any cost. Kester needs to gain control of his unique abilities, while coming to terms with the fact that his mother had more secrets than he realized. He must also decide where his allegiances...
Author
Series
Publisher
G&D Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The Transformational Occult Classic -- Now in a Special Abridged Edition with a New Introduction Since its first appearance on the American metaphysical scene in 1908, The Kybalion has been a source of wisdom, wonder, and practical advice. Its esoteric insights, drawn from the Hermetic traditions of Ancient Egypt and Greece, present a complete philosophy of life. Now, PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought scholar Mitch Horowitz reintroduces...
Author
Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
While belief in religious supernatural claims is waning throughout the West, evidence suggests belief in nonreligious supernatural claims is on the rise. What explains this contradiction? How can a society with a falling belief in God have a rising belief in ghosts, psychic powers, ancient astronauts, and other supernatural or pseudo-scientific phenomena? Taking the same anthropological approach he employed in his notable studies of religion, atheist...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Youve seen movies and TV shows or read books that have supernatural ideas. A lot of times, its entertaining. Boys who are warlocks with magical powers, women who see the future, a girl who sees and talks to dead peopleas ideas go, these have great potential to tell a good story. But is it real? And if so, what does that mean to me? The Dark Side of the Supernatural will show you the truth behind the supernatural. Its a handbook that separates truth...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning journalist investigates a story largely ignored by mainstream media but right there, in front of our eyes... UFOs, UAPs, flying cigars, extraordinary new technologies... Are we not alone? Award-winning investigative journalist Ross Coulthart has been intrigued by UFOs since mysterious glowing lights were reported near New Zealand's Kaikoura mountains when he was a teenager. The 1978 sighting is just one of thousands since the 1940s,...
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
For fans of the TV shows My Haunted House , Ghost Hunters , and Paranormal Witness -- chilling, true accounts of the unnerving and unexplained. There were only three rules when Joshua P. Warren began collecting these stories from around the world: they had to be true, they had to be short, and they had to send a shiver down your spine. It Was a Dark and Creepy Night presents a wide variety of weird and spooky tales about ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, angels,...
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Series
Publisher
Sterling Ethos
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the popular "Little Bit of" series: a fresh, accessible introduction to the practice of astrology.
Curious about astrology?
Take a deeper look at the zodiac and find out what it can reveal in this concise, accessible introduction.
Explore the zodiac, and see how it affects your life! Astrology is an ancient art in which the movements of the stars and planets can divine the future. Find out more about the practice, its history, and each of the...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Kingdom of the Occult delivers the timely followup to Dr. Martin's best-selling The Kingdom of the Cults This book takes Dr. Walter Martin's comprehensive knowledge and his dynamic teaching style and forges a strong weapon against the world of the Occult-a weapon of the same scope and power as his phenomenal thirty-five year bestseller, The Kingdom of the Cults (over 875,000 sold). Chapters include: Witchcraft and Wicca, Satanism, Pagan Religions,...
20) Essex Witches
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Medieval folk had long suspected that the Devil was carrying out his work on earth with the help of his minions. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII declared this to be true, which resulted in witch-hunts across Europe which lasted for nearly 200 years. In 1645, England (notably Essex) was in the grip of witch fever. Between 1560 and 1680 in Essex alone 317 women and 23 men were tried for witchcraft, and over 100 were hanged. Essex Witches recounts many of...
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