The Occult: A History
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| + | [[Image:Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[mysticism]] series. | ||
| + | <br><small>Illustration to the ''[[Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum]]'' ([[1618]]) by [[Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens]]</small>]] | ||
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| + | "It was [[Bulwer-Lytton]] who made the idea of occultism fashionable in England, and was chiefly responsible for the magical revival that involved | ||
| + | [[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers |Mathers]], [[Yeats]], [[Crowley]], [[Waite]], [[Dion Fortune]] et al."--''[[The Occult: A History]]'' (1971) by Colin Wilson | ||
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| - | * [[Casanova]] | + | '''''The Occult: A History''''' (1971) is a book by [[Colin Wilson]]. |
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| + | Topics covered include [[Aleister Crowley]], [[G. I. Gurdjieff]], [[Madame Blavatsky|Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]], [[Kabbalah]], primitive magic, [[Franz Anton Mesmer]], [[Rasputin|Gregor Rasputin]], [[Daniel Dunglas Home]], [[Paracelsus]], [[P. D. Ouspensky]], [[William Blake]], [[Giacomo Casanova|Giovanni Jacopo Casanova]], [[Cornelius Agrippa]], and various others. | ||
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| + | The book is divided into the following sections: | ||
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| + | '''Part One''': | ||
| + | A Survey of the Subject | ||
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| + | *Magic-The Science of the Future | ||
| + | *The Dark Side of the Moon | ||
| + | *The Poet as Occultist | ||
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| + | '''Part Two:''' | ||
| + | A History of Magic | ||
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| + | *The Evolution of Man | ||
| + | *The Evolution of Magic | ||
| + | *The Magic of Primitive Man | ||
| + | *Adepts and Initiates | ||
| + | *The World of the Kabbalists | ||
| + | *Adepts and Imposters | ||
| + | *The Nineteenth Century--Magic and Romanticism | ||
| + | *The Beast Himself | ||
| + | *Two Russian Mages | ||
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| + | '''Part Three''' | ||
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| + | Man's Latent Powers | ||
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| + | *Witchcraft and Lycanthropy | ||
| + | *The Realm of Spirits | ||
| + | *Glimpses | ||
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Illustration to the Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum (1618) by Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens
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"It was Bulwer-Lytton who made the idea of occultism fashionable in England, and was chiefly responsible for the magical revival that involved Mathers, Yeats, Crowley, Waite, Dion Fortune et al."--The Occult: A History (1971) by Colin Wilson |
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The Occult: A History (1971) is a book by Colin Wilson.
Topics covered include Aleister Crowley, G. I. Gurdjieff, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Kabbalah, primitive magic, Franz Anton Mesmer, Gregor Rasputin, Daniel Dunglas Home, Paracelsus, P. D. Ouspensky, William Blake, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Cornelius Agrippa, and various others.
The book is divided into the following sections:
Part One: A Survey of the Subject
- Magic-The Science of the Future
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- The Poet as Occultist
Part Two: A History of Magic
- The Evolution of Man
- The Evolution of Magic
- The Magic of Primitive Man
- Adepts and Initiates
- The World of the Kabbalists
- Adepts and Imposters
- The Nineteenth Century--Magic and Romanticism
- The Beast Himself
- Two Russian Mages
Part Three
Man's Latent Powers
- Witchcraft and Lycanthropy
- The Realm of Spirits
- Glimpses
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