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Grimoires, by Owen Davies
This is not a compilation of grimoires, nor is it a distillation of those books. It is a broad overview of magick books and books about magick.
Three great occult biographies
Biographies are a lot of fun. Learning more about an author's circumstances often frames ideas in contexts not previously considered.
The Weiser Field Guide to Witches, by Judika Illes
When a field guide is well done, it can be an incredible aid to study, classification, and practical knowledge.
Barbarian Rites, by Hans-Peter Hasenfratz
Barbarian Rites: The Spiritual World of the Vikings and the Germanic Tribes, by Hans-Peter Hasenfratz, translated by Michael Moynihan Inner Traditions, 978-1-59477-421-8, 173 pp. (incl....
The Starry Rubric, by Alexander Cummins
The Starry Rubric: Seventeenth-century English Astrology and Magic, by Alexander Cummins Hadean Press, 9781907881213, 166 pp., 2012 Alexander Cummins is a new name in the field...
Thoth, by Lesley Jackson
Thoth: The History of the Ancient Egyptian God of Wisdom, by Lesley Jackson Avalonia Books, 9781905297474, 225 pp., 2012 This is a rather unique book in...
Aradia, by Charles Godfrey Leland
Aradia, Gospel of the Witches, by Charles Godfrey Leland The Witches' Almanac, 9780982432358, 178 pp., 1899, 2010 Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903) was an American folklorist who...
Sun at Midnight, by Geoffrey Ahern
Sun at Midnight: The Rudolf Steiner Movement and Gnosis in the West, by Geoffrey Ahern James Clarke and Co., 9780227172933, 279 pp., 2009 Anthroposophy, and its...
Man-Made Monsters, by Dr Bob Curran
Man-Made Monsters: A Field Guide to Golems, Patchwork Solders, Homunculi, and Other Created Creatures, by Dr Bob Curran, illustrated by Ian Daniels New Page Books,...
Victor Hugo’s Conversations with the Spirit World, by John Chambers
Victor Hugo's Conversations with the Spirit World: A Literary Genius's Hidden Life, by John Chambers Destiny Books, 1594771820, 372. pp, 1999, 2009 I’m sure that, at...
Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic, by Vere Chappell
Ida Craddock's contribution to conventional sex reform, and her mystical writings on sex with spiritual beings are exceptional for the period.
Interview with John L. Crow
Interview with John L Crow ranges from the Theosophical Society, to the OTO, to why studying esotericism in university is nothing like attending Hogwarts.
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