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Occult Revival and Neo-Hermeticism
Historical works from the modern occult revival, including ceremonial, Hermetic, Theosophical, alchemical, and New Thought syntheses.
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An Introduction to Astrology — William LillyWilliam Lilly's 1647 English textbook of horary astrology, presented in the 1852 edition revised, annotated, and expanded by the Victorian astrologer Zadkiel.Fortune-Telling by Cards — P. R. S. FoliP. R. S. Foli's 1915 practical cartomancy manual, covering English, French, Italian, and Etteilla tarot methods of reading an ordinary or tarot pack.Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts — Herbert SilbererHerbert Silberer interprets an alchemical parable through psychoanalysis, Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, introversion, and regeneration.Paradoxes of the Highest Science — Eliphas LeviA late work by the influential French occultist Eliphas Levi, presenting his mature reflections on the relationship between science, religion, and the occult in the form of paradoxical propositions.The Book of Ceremonial Magic — Arthur Edward WaiteA.E. Waite's comprehensive survey of the grimoire tradition, cataloguing the rituals and conjurations of the major European magical texts.The Comte de St. Germain — Isabel Cooper-OakleyIsabel Cooper-Oakley's 1912 Theosophical study of the Comte de St. Germain, assembling contemporary letters, memoirs, and diplomatic archives on the eighteenth century's most mysterious courtier.The History of Magic — Éliphas Lévi — A. E. Waite translationÉliphas Lévi's occult history in A. E. Waite's 1922 English translation, with complete prefaces, chapters, appendix, and notes.The Kybalion — Three InitiatesA foundational text of Hermetic philosophy, presenting seven universal principles drawn from the ancient teachings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. Published anonymously under the name 'Three Initiates' in 1912.The Magus — Francis BarrettFrancis Barrett's encyclopedic compendium of natural magic, alchemy, Kabbalah, and ceremonial magic -- a cornerstone of the Western esoteric tradition.The Most Holy Trinosophia — Comte de Saint-GermainAn allegorical alchemical and initiatory text attributed to the legendary Comte de Saint-Germain, with extensive commentary by Manly P. Hall.The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — Arthur Edward WaiteArthur Edward Waite's complete 1911 guide to the Tarot he devised with artist Pamela Colman Smith — history, symbolism, and divinatory method for all seventy-eight cards, in a text-only edition.The Symbolism of the Tarot — P. D. Ouspensky — A. L. Pogossky translationP. D. Ouspensky's 1913 esoteric reading of the twenty-two Tarot trump cards as paired visionary 'pen pictures,' translated by A. L. Pogossky and framed by his essay on the Tarot as a synthesis of Kabala, alchemy, and Hermetic symbolism.The Tarot of the Bohemians — Papus — A. P. Morton translationPapus's 1889 French treatise reading the Tarot as a synthetic key to Kabbalah, numerology, and astrology, in A. P. Morton's 1892 English translation.The Way of Power — L. Adams BeckL. Adams Beck's 1928 studies in the occult foundations of the world's faiths and the practice of yoga and concentration, from Cosmopolitan Book Corporation.