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A biography of the influential teacher of the Fourth Way• Traces the life of Maurice Nicoll, who left a successful career as a psychiatrist in 1922 to study with G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky• Explores newly uncovered diaries from Nicoll, revealing his mystical sex practices, his shadow self, and new understandings of his unorthodox teachings• Examines the influence of psychiatrist Carl Jung and Swedish scientist and philosopher Emanuel Sw...

At the time of his death at the age of 46 from intestinal cancer, the horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was practically unknown. Nearly a century later, he has millions of readers, bestselling authors including Stephen King sing his praises, and fantasy filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro echo them. Lovecraft is now a recognised 'classic', a not infrequent destiny for writers whose genius only becomes apparent after their dea...

The famed and feared occultist Aleister Crowley was never in one place long. His travels took him across the globe, sometimes as a seeker, at other times staying just ahead of creditors, rivals and cast-off lovers. In this large-format illustrated map and guide, author Gary Lachman documents key locations in the homeland to which Aleister Crowley always returned, from his birth in Royal Leamington Spa in 1875 to his death in Hastings in 1947. ...

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From being a crucial influence on the Renaissance to developing into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists, this hidden history of the occult features essays by noted writers and thinkers, from William Blake to H.G. Wells.

The art of building and maintaining friendships is dynamic, especially when thirty-five years, thousands of miles, wars, and acts of terrorism intervene. From their innocent university days to a surprise encounter in the midst of the Eastern Ukrainian separatist movement, Rachel and Ben have drifted apart only to collide under the most unusual of circumstances. Populated with memorable characters from Turkey, Ghana, Iran, Ukraine, and the US, ...

An exciting contemporary thinker considers what consciousness is like and how it can be achieved. Traces the development of consciousness from the late nineteenth century onwards, including Ouspensky, Steiner, Bergson and Barfield.

A history of how mystical and spiritual influences have shaped Russia's identity and politics and what it means for the future of world civilization

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Within the concentric circles of Trump's regime lies an unseen culture of occultists, power-seekers, and mind-magicians whose influence is on the rise. In this unparalleled account, historian Gary Lachman examines the influence of occult and esoteric philosophy on the unexpected rise of the alt-right.Did positive thinking and mental science help put Donald Trump in the White House? And are there any other hidden powers of the mind and thought ...

Celebrates the influence of occult thought and sensibility on some of the great poets and writers of the last two centuries. 'It's a sure thing that anyone with a taste for literary esoterica and magical history will learn something from "A Dark Muse"' "Fortean Times

De link tussen het Oude Egypte en de wereld van vandaag, Hermes Trismegistus Wie was Hermes Trismegistus? Een tijdgenoot van Mozes? Eeuwenlang was hij een van de meest vooraanstaande figuren uit de oudheid. In zijn vele werken vinden we echter ook duidelijk Griekse elementen. Thoth, de Egyptische wijsheidsgod, en Hermes, de Griekse bode der goden, vloeiden samen tot de gestalte van Hermes. Zijn teksten zijn ronduit fascinerend en zo universe...

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Bold and compact, this new biography of Carl Jung fills a gap in the understanding of the pioneering psychiatrist by focusing on the occult and mystical dimension of Jung's life and work, a critical but frequently misunderstood facet of his career.

This epic study unveils the esoteric masters who have covertly impacted the intellectual development of the West, from Pythagoras and Zoroaster to the little-known modern icons Jean Gebser and Schwaller de Lubicz. Running alongside the mainstream of Western intellectual history there is another current which, in a very real sense, should take pride of place, but which for the last few centuries has occupied a shadowy, inferior position, some...

A clear and concise overview of the life and work of the immensely influential but little understood eighteenth-century mystic-scientist Emanuel Swedenborg. "Lachman identifies all the roles Swedenborg inhabited (spiritual thinker, psychic, scientist, inventor, statesman, traveler, and possibly even spy) and does an exceptionally good job of suggesting why this little-known polymath deserves more substantial critical attention." - The Indepen...

A thoughtful biography of one of the most polarizing pioneers of alternative spirituality, the occult-mystic Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Pioneer. Visionary. Provocateur. Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky-mystic, occult writer, child of Russian aristocrats, spiritual seeker who traveled five continents, and founder (with Henry Steel Olcott) of the Theosophical Society-is still being hailed as an icon and scorned as a fraud more than 120 years aft...