Occult Revival and Neo-Hermeticism

Occult-revival, neo-Hermetic, magical-metaphysical, and modern esoteric synthesis texts from the post-Enlightenment reenchantment stream.

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  • Paradoxes of the Highest Science — Eliphas Levi — A 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 Waite — A.E. Waite's comprehensive survey of the grimoire tradition, cataloguing the rituals and conjurations of the major European magical texts.
  • The Kybalion — Three Initiates — A 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 Barrett — Francis 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-Germain — An allegorical alchemical and initiatory text attributed to the legendary Comte de Saint-Germain, with extensive commentary by Manly P. Hall.