The Occult World

Christopher PartridgeReligion
The Occult World

Author: Christopher Partridge

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317596769

Category: Religion

Page: 780

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This volume presents students and scholars with a comprehensive overview of the fascinating world of the occult. It explores the history of Western occultism, from ancient and medieval sources via the Renaissance, right up to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and contemporary occultism. Written by a distinguished team of contributors, the essays consider key figures, beliefs and practices as well as popular culture.

Women Writers and the Occult in Literature and Culture

Miriam WallravenLiterary Criticism
Women Writers and the Occult in Literature and Culture

Author: Miriam Wallraven

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317581390

Category: Literary Criticism

Page: 249

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Examining the intersection of occult spirituality, text, and gender, this book provides a compelling analysis of the occult revival in literature from the 1880s through the course of the twentieth century. Bestselling novels such as The Da Vinci Code play with magic and the fascination of hidden knowledge, while occult and esoteric subjects have become very visible in literature during the twentieth century. This study analyses literature by women occultists such as Alice Bailey, Dion Fortune, and Starhawk, and revisits texts with occult motifs by canonical authors such as Sylvia Townsend Warner, Leonora Carrington, and Angela Carter. This material, which has never been analysed in a literary context, covers influential movements such as Theosophy, Spiritualism, Golden Dawn, Wicca, and Goddess spirituality. Wallraven engages with the question of how literature functions as the medium for creating occult worlds and powerful identities, particularly the female Lucifer, witch, priestess, and Goddess. Based on the concept of ancient wisdom, the occult in literature also incorporates topical discourses of the twentieth century, including psychoanalysis, feminism, pacifism, and ecology. Hence, as an ever-evolving discursive universe, it presents alternatives to religious truth claims that often lead to various forms of fundamentalism that we encounter today. This book offers a ground-breaking approach to interpreting the forms and functions of occult texts for scholars and students of literary and cultural studies, religious studies, sociology, and gender studies.

The Occult Mind

Christopher LehrichBody, Mind & Spirit
The Occult Mind

Author: Christopher Lehrich

Publisher: Cornell University Press

ISBN: 9780801460548

Category: Body, Mind & Spirit

Page: 272

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"Given the historical orientation of philosophy, is it unreasonable to suggest a wider cast of the net into the deep waters of magic? By encountering magical thought as theory, we come to a new understanding of a thought that looks back at us from a funhouse mirror."-from The Occult Mind Divination, like many critical modes, involves reading signs, and magic, more generally, can be seen as a kind of criticism that takes the universe-seen and unseen, known and unknowable-as its text. In The Occult Mind, Christopher I. Lehrich explores the history of magic in Western thought, suggesting a bold new understanding of the claims made about the power of various belief systems. In closely interlinked essays on such disparate topics as ley lines, the Tarot, the Corpus Hermeticum, writing and ritual in magical practice, and early attempts to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics, Lehrich treats magic and its parts as an intellectual object that requires interpretive zeal on the part of readers/observers. Drawing illuminating parallels between the practice of magic and more recent interpretive systems-structuralism, deconstruction, semiotics-Lehrich deftly suggests that the specter of magic haunts all such attempts to grasp the character of knowledge. Offering a radical new approach to the nature and value of occult thought, Lehrich's brilliantly conceived and executed book posits magic as a mode of theory that is intrinsically subversive of normative conceptions of reason and truth. In elucidating the deep parallels between occult thought and academic discourse, Lehrich demonstrates that sixteenth-century occult philosophy often touched on issues that have become central to philosophical discourse only in the past fifty years.

The Occult

Colin WilsonBody, Mind & Spirit
The Occult

Author: Colin Wilson

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

ISBN: 9781780288475

Category: Body, Mind & Spirit

Page: 800

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The essential guidebook to the mind-expanding experiences and discoveries of the 20th century—“the most interesting, informative, and thought-provoking book on [the occult]” (The Sunday Telegraph) Colin Wilson’s great classic work is a comprehensive history of mystery and magic. His genius lies in producing a skillful synthesis of the available material; clarifying without simplifying, seeing the occult in the light of reason and reason in the light of the mystical and paranormal. It is a journey of enlightenment—a wide-ranging survey of the whole subject and an insightful exploration of Man’s latent powers. Republished two years after the author’s death, and with a new foreword by bibliographer Colin Stanley, Wilson brings his own refreshingly optimistic and stimulating interpretation to the worlds of the paranormal, the occult, and the supernatural.

The Kingdom of the Occult

Walter MartinReligion
The Kingdom of the Occult

Author: Walter Martin

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

ISBN: 9781418589837

Category: Religion

Page: 750

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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, Tools of the Occult, Demon Possession and Exorcism, Spiritual Warfare, etc. Features include: Each chapter contains: Quick Facts; History; Case Studies; Theology; Resources

An A to Z of the Occult

Simon CoxOccultism
An A to Z of the Occult

Author: Simon Cox

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing Company

ISBN: PSU:000062627207

Category: Occultism

Page: 256

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The Knowledge Of The Hidden That Is The Meaning Of The Latin Occultus, From Which We Take Our Modern Phrase The Occult . Why Is It That This Subject Stirs Up So Much Controversy? Is The Answer Present In That Very Definition: The Idea That Studies Into The Occult Are Pushing At The Very Boundaries Of Human Knowledge? In This Simple-To-Follow A To Z Guide, You Will Discover The Details Of Both Studies Into The Occult And The Truth About Occultists, Who, From The Earliest Times In History, Have Attempted To Remove The Veil That Shrouds The Knowledge Of The Hidden . " What Were The World S Greatest Occultists, Including Plato, Nostradamus, Isaac Newton And William Blake, Searching For? " What Are The True Origins Of Alchemy? " What Secret Knowledge Is Concealed Within The Tarot Deck? " Was The Infamous Aleister Crowley Really The Wickedest Man In The World ? " Did The Ancient Egyptians Believe In Magic? Simon Cox And Mark Foster Guide You Along The Pathways Of The Occult And Attempt To Bring The Hidden Into Full View.

The Occult Book

John Michael GreerAlchemy
The Occult Book

Author: John Michael Greer

Publisher: Sterling

ISBN: 1454925779

Category: Alchemy

Page: 224

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"An elightening journey through occult history, this fascinating chronology explores such diverse topics as the earliest alchemists of ancient Egypt, the Philosopher's Stone, the Cabala, the original of the Tarot, the Knights Templar, the founding of the Hellfire Club, Aleister Crowley's The book of the law, modern-day Wicca, and more. With the turn of every page, you will encounter beautiful artwork and intriguing insights about the occult, an astonishing story of suppression, survival, and rebirth, extending over more than two and a half millennia"--Back cover.

Dancing with the Devil

Jeff HarshbargerReligion
Dancing with the Devil

Author: Jeff Harshbarger

Publisher: Charisma Media

ISBN: 9781616386955

Category: Religion

Page: 225

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Jeff Harshbarger and his friends know about occult practices. After two unsuccessful suicide attempts and an offer to become a human sacrifice, Jeff left his life of Satanism to pursue a life with God. Dancing With the Devil tells his story along with the stories of nine others who have walked similar paths

The Art of Occultism

Gabriyell Sarom
The Art of Occultism

Author: Gabriyell Sarom

Publisher:

ISBN: 1792786085

Category:

Page: 144

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The Step-by-step practical guide to Occultism and Inner Exploration A colossal fence has been raised separating our current society from the flow of life and magic that permeates the whole of Creation. Humanity is gradually succeeding in its self-destruction, asphyxiating itself through the suppression of what is beyond the mere five physical senses. The art of Occultism has been forgotten. In fact, Occultism has been despised, ridiculed and denigrated into a mere fantasy, make-believe or magical thinking. This book brings this ancient secret tradition back to life using a contemporary yet powerful method. This is a book centered on occult practices. Here the reader will find detailed occult practices that will assist him in exploring the subtle inner nonphysical realms, culminating in the unveiling of the highest mystery of Occultism. The occult practices are divided into primary and secondary phases which include, but are not limited to: Concentration & Control of Awareness The Power of Imagination & Intention Creating an Occult Laboratorium Steady Inner & Outer Gaze Burning the Shadow of Fear Infusing Vital Energy & Chakras Deep Trance States Discovering the Inner Temple Inner Body Travel Divine Infusion Discovery and communion with the Higher Self Beyond the Form of Divinity Interaction with Nonphysical Beings Evocations High Occultism We sincerely hope the reader enjoys this work and that it may serve as the catalyst for the discovery of the Occult.

The Occult Arts of Music

David HuckvaleMusic
The Occult Arts of Music

Author: David Huckvale

Publisher: McFarland

ISBN: 9780786473243

Category: Music

Page: 226

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Occult traditions have inspired musical ingenuity for centuries. From the Pythagorean concept of a music of the spheres to the occult subculture of 20th-century pop and rock, music has often attempted to express mystical states of mind, cosmic harmony, the demonic and the divine--nowhere more so, perhaps, than in the music for films such as The Mephisto Waltz, The Devil Rides Out, Star Trek, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Omen and The Exorcist. This survey explores how such film music works and uncovers its origins in Pythagorean and Platonic ideas about the divine order of the universe and its essentially numerical/musical nature. Chapters trace the influence of esoteric Freemasonry on Mozart and Beethoven, the birth of "demonic" music in the 19th century with composers such as Weber, Berlioz and Liszt, Wagner's racial mysticism, Schoenberg's numerical superstition, the impact of synesthesia on art music and film, the effect of theosophical ideas on composers such as Scriabin and Holst, supernatural opera and ballet, fairy music and, finally, popular music in the 1960s and '70s.

The Occult Sciences

Arthur Edward Waite
The Occult Sciences

Author: Arthur Edward Waite

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

ISBN: 9783849628277

Category:

Page: 382

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The subject of occultism, by which we mean those sciences, called transcendental and magical, a knowledge of which has been transmitted and accumulated in secret, or is contained in books that have an inner or secret meaning, has been very fully dealt with in this volume. The results of many studies were condensed into this portable volume, which conducts the inquirer into the vestibule of each branch of " the occult sciences," and places within his reach the proper means of prosecuting his researches further in any desired direction. This book has been carefully rebuilt from a long lost work. It has been thoroughly revised and meets 21st century standards in terms of layout and readability. Contents: Part I. Definitions. White Magic. The Evocation Of Angels. White Magic. The Evocation Of The Spirits Of The Elements. Black Magic. The Evocation Of Demons. Necromancy. The Evocation Of The Souls Of The Dead. Part II. Alchemy. The Elixir Of Life. Crystallomancy. The Composition Of Talismans. Divination. Aeromancy Alectromancy Aleuromancy Alphitomancy Amniomancy Anthropomancy Arithmomancy Astragalomancy Axinomancy Belomancy Bibliomancy Capnomancy Ceroscopy Cleidomancy Dactylomancy Gastromancy Hydromancy Lithomancy Pyromancy Myomancy Onomancy Onychomancy Oomancy The Divining Rod. Astrology. Kabbalism. Part III. The Mystics. The Rosicrucians. The Freemasons. Part IV. Mesmerism. Modern Spiritualism Theosophy