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Grimoires, by Owen Davies

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.
Eliphas Levi

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

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

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.
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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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Tattoo Tarot, illustrated by Megamunden

Tattoo Tarot