The Occult Sciences - A Compendium of Transcendental Doctrine and Experiment: Embracing an Account of Magical Practices; of Secret Sciences in Connection ... Spiritualism, Mesmerism and Theosophy

by Arthur Edward Waite

A. E. Waite's "The Occult Sciences" contains an extensive guide to all things occult, dealing with magical practices, spiritualism, mesmerism, theosophy, necromancy, and much more. Arthur Edward Waite (1857 - 1942), more commonly referred to as A. E. Waite, was an British scholarly mystic and poet. He was a prolific writer on occult and esoteric subjects who also co-created the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. Contents " Definitions", "White The Evocation of Angels", "White The Evocation of the Spirits of The Elements", "Black The Evocation of Demons", " The Evocation of the Souls of the Dead", "Secret Sciences in Connection With Magic", "Alchemy", "The Elixir of Life", "Crystallomancy", "The Composition of Talisman", etc. "The Occult Sciences" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the supernatural and occult, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Genres: Occult

292 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1891

About the author

Arthur Edward Waite was a scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. As his biographer, R.A. Gilbert described him, "Waite's name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of western occultism viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of proto-science or as the pathology of religion."

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