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The Occult: A History. The Occult: A History is a 1971 nonfiction occult book by English writer, Colin Wilson. Topics covered include Aleister Crowley, George Gurdjieff, Helena Blavatsky, Kabbalah, primitive magic, Franz Mesmer, Grigori Rasputin, Daniel Dunglas Home, Paracelsus, P. D. Ouspensky, William Blake, Giacomo Casanova, Heinrich ...
- Colin Wilson
- 601 pp.
- 1971
- 1971
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The occult, in the broadest sense, is a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving otherworldly agency, such as magic and mysticism and their varied spells.
[a] This list comprises and encompasses people, both contemporary and historical, who are or were professionally or otherwise notably involved in occult practices, including alchemists, astrologers, some Kabbalists, [b] magicians, physiognomists, psychics, sorcerers, and practitioners some forms of divination, especially Tarot.
Oct 27, 2015 · Colin Wilson: 'The Occult was a kind of awakening'. In an excerpt from its posthumous reissue, the one-time ‘Angry Young Man’ explains how this book freed him of that sensationalist tag, and ...
What is magic to one level of understanding is commonplace to another. But all knowledge fits into a context, which has to be respected/ drbrendan | Jul 8, 2016 |. Wilson can be credited with putting together a clear/concise effort to try to shed light on what has often been misunderstood. ( ) 1 dbsovereign | Jan 26, 2016 |.
Jan 1, 1995 · The Occult: A History. Hardcover – January 1, 1995. by Colin Wilson (Author) 4.5 40 ratings. See all formats and editions. This wonderful book is a voluminous history of the occult, using the principle figures in the western occult tradition such as Crowley, Paracelsus and Pythagoras, among others.
- Colin Wilson