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Alchemy & Mysticism (Klotz)
by Alexander Roob
A fantastic journey through the history of esoteric lore: the great work of the alchemists... The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era. The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabbalists, Rosicrucians and freemasons are shown to be closely linked... (more)
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The Hiram Key: Pharaohs, Freemasons and the Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus
by Christopher Knight
The Hiram Key is a book that will shake the Christian world to its very roots. When Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas, both Masons, set out to find the origins of Freemasonry they had no idea that they would find themselves unraveling the true story of Jesus and the original Jerusalem Church. As a radically new picture of Jesus started to emerge, the authors came to the startling conclusion that the key rituals... (more)
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Thoth Tarot Deck with Other and Booklet
by Aleister Crowley
The magnificent Crowley Thoth Tarot Deck contains the kabbalistic and astrological attributions described in Aleister Crowley's The Book Of Throth.
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Hidden Wisdom, New Edition: A Guide to the Western Inner Traditions
by Richard Smoley
The co-editors of Gnosis magazine explore the many esoteric traditions that Western culture has to offer. While terms from Eastern spiritual practices such as zen, mantra, and karma have become part of our daily lexicon, the traditions of Western spirituality have been largely unexplored by people searching for non-mainstream routes to spiritual experience. But for those who identify with Western culture,... (more)
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The Secrets of the Tarot: Origins, History, and Symbolism
by Barbara G. Walker
Fully illustrated with all-new color versions of the complete traditional Tarot deck, this is an appreciation of the history and meaning of the cards.
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Jesus Christ, Sun of God
Ancient Cosmology and Early Christian Symbolism
by David R. Fideler
The inner teachings of early Christianity and the numerical symbolism of ancient solar divinities.
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The Inner West (New Consciousness Reader)
by Jay Kinney
The founder of the influential Gnosis magazine collects essays by some of today's finest spiritual writers to explore the West's magical and esoteric traditions. Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Gnosticism, The Knights Templar . . . Even before the success of The Da Vinci Code , many readers knew of these and other aspects of Western esoterica. But few understand their true meaning. In The Inner West ,... (more)
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The Secret Heresy of Hieronymus Bosch
by Lynda Harris, Hieronymus Bosch
The bizarre and fantastic paintings of the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch have puzzled and intrigued their viewers for centuries. Following years of research which have taken her to every corner of Europe, Lynda Harris offers surprising new insights into Bosch's detailed and cryptic visual fantasies. Drawing on a wide variety of new sources, she deciphers Bosch's symbolism as the hidden expression of his heretical... (more)
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Rudolf Steiner
An Introduction to His Life and Work
by Gary Lachman
The first truly popular biography of the influential twentieth-century mystic and educator who-while widely known for founding the Waldorf schools and other educational and humanitarian movements-remains a mystery to many who benefit from his ideas. People everywhere have heard of Waldorf schools, Biodynamic farming, Camphill Villages, and other innovations of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner... (more)
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Promethea: Book 2
Promethea (Book 2)
by Alan Moore
Collects Promethea (1999) #7-12. Written by Alan Moore. Art by J.H. Williams III, Mick Gray and José Villarrubia. Painted cover by Williams and Villarrubia. Presenting the second trade paperback of the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning series PROMETHEA. Find out why Entertainment Weekly has given this series an "A-" _ describing the creative team of Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray as... (more)
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Center of the Cyclone: Looking into Inner Space
by M.D. John C. Lilly
In this long-out-of-print counterculture classic, Dr. John C. Lilly takes readers behind the scenes into the inner life of a scientist exploring inner space, or “far-out spaces,” as Lilly called them. The book explains how he derived his theory of the operations of the human mind and brain from his personal experiences and experiments in solitude, isolation, and confinement; LSD; and other methods of mystical... (more)
Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry:Albert Pike's EsoterikaArturo de Hoyos
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Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry:Albert Pike's Esoterika
by Arturo de Hoyos
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Inspirations from Ancient Wisdom : At the Feet of the Master, Light on the Path, the Voice of the Silence
by Jiddu Krishnamurti, Mabel Collins, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
Krishnamurti's simple precepts for right living, Mabel Collin's spiritual aphorisms, and H.P. Blavatsky's mystical and poetic masterpieces are collected for the first time in a single volume.
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The Queen's Conjuror
by Ben Woolley
Dee was one of the most influential philosophers of the Elizabethan Age. A close confidant of Queen Elizabeth, he helped to introduce mathematics to England, promoted the idea of maths as the basis of science, anticipated the invention of the telescope, charted the New World, and created one of the most magnificent libraries in Europe. At the height of his fame, Dee was poised to become one of the greats of the... (more)
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Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens: Sources of an Alchemical Book of Emblems
by H. M. E. de Jong
Michael Maier was a 17th-century alchemist and physician to the court of Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. Between 1614 and his death in 1622, Maier published a number of alchemical works, of which Atalanta Fugiens was undoubtedly the richest and most important. First published in 1617, it is one of the finest alchemical emblem books and unique in its own right. Michael Maier's work is richly illustrated with original... (more)
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Rosicrucian Manual
1918. The authorized standard manual for the use of members of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. Chapters on their history; Mystic Symbols and their meanings; Temple Lectures; Charts; Secret Healing Techniques; The Great White Lodge; plus much more!
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The Art of Memory
by Frances Amelia Yates
"Once in a very great while, historical scholarship produces a book which makes one immediately begin re-thinking many of one's major suppositions about the thought systems of the past. Professor Yates has given us such a book."--Norman D. Hinton, The Modern Schoolman
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Secret Societies: Gardiner's Forbidden Knowledge: Revelations About the Freemasons, Templars, Illuminati, Nazis, and the Serpent Cults
by Philip Gardiner
With his recent best-selling books and hundreds of articles, as well as radio and TV appearances, Philip Gardiner has started a crusade for uncovering the truth, and nothing could be more indicative of that search than his latest foray into the dark and often sinister world of secret societies. Yet again, in Secret Societies , Gardiner finds himself on a journey across the world to uncover the... (more)
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The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy of Personal Transformation
by Dennis William Hauck
The Emerald Tablet--an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings--has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religious traditions. Ostensibly concerned with turning base metals into gold, alchemy was in fact dedicated to transforming the lead of self into the gold of spirit. This brilliant history of alchemy traces its sources back to ancient Egypt, and presents... (more)
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Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man
by Rudolf Steiner
This work, though now appearing for the first time in English dress, has not only passed into three editions in Germany, but has been translated into Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Czechish, and Italian, while a French translation is being prepared. It were perhaps well to mention that in this work the words "know" and "knowledge," when used in reference to the supersensible worlds, involve actual experience of them... (more)

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