Esoterica

From a scholastic perspective, the term designates a series of historically related religious currents including Astrology, Alchemy, Christian mysticism, Christian Theosophy, Illuminism, Mesmerism, Magic, Rosicrucianism, Swedenborgianism, Spiritualism, and similar movements. ...more

The Return of the Gods
A Spell in the Wild: A Year (and Six Centuries) of Magic
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The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic
Tarot for Change: Using the Cards for Self-Care, Acceptance, and Growth
Tarot Deciphered: Decoding Esoteric Symbolism in Modern Tarot
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Paceville and Metanoia
The Return of Holy Russia: Apocalyptic History, Mystical Awakening, and the Struggle for the Soul of the World
Tarot. The Library of Esoterica
The Antique Anatomy Tarot Kit: Deck and Guidebook for the Modern Reader
The Modern Craft: Powerful Voices on Witchcraft Ethics
Postcolonial Astrology: Reading the Planets through Capital, Power, and Labor
Alchemy Unveiled: Self-Initiation into the Western Mystery Tradition
The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78
The Secret Teachings of All Ages
Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order
The Book of the Law
The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Lemegeton - Clavicula Salomonis Regis, Book 1
Three Books of Occult Philosophy
Liber Null and Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic
The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78
Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism
Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
The Book of Lies
The Secret Doctrine
The Book of Thoth (Egyptian Tarot)
Alchemy & Mysticism
Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual
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111 books — 12 voters

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Library of Gnosis
126 books — 37 voters
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83 books — 21 voters


Hellmut Wilhelm
(T)he essential thing is to keep in mind all the strata that go to make up the book. Archaic wisdom from the dawn of time, detached and systematic reflections of the Confucian school in the Chou era, pithy sayings from the heart of the people, subtle thoughts of the leading minds: all these disparate elements have harmonized to create the structure of the book as we know it.
Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm Understanding the I Ching

Melissa St. Hilaire
The images start to darken and she feels another hunger well up in her, this one having to do with another kind of desire. The desire to feed, to possess, and the aggressive thrill of a predator capturing and killing its prey as it tears into unspoiled flesh. Its teeth ripping and rending and the satisfying coppery taste of blood. There is the ultimate moment of surrender of drinking away the life essence. The pinnacle of lust which mounts in the very last breath, when the light drains from the ...more
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