According to the Bible, Eve was the first to heed Satan's advice to eat the forbidden fruit and thus responsible for all of humanity's subsequent miseries.
Esotericism is the search for an absolute but hidden knowledge accessed through mystical vision, the mediation of higher beings, or personal experience.
'I was mesmerised' LAURA SHEPPERSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines'This gripping, vividly evoked novel takes the reader to the dark heart of the 16th century .
This volume explores aspects of ancient magic and religion in the ancient Mediterranean, specifically ways in which religious and mythical ideas, including the knowledge and practice of magic, were transmitted and adapted through time and across Greco-Roman, Near Eastern, and Egyptian cultures.
Spiritualism and mediumship are often regarded as the product of lingering superstition in the Victorian era, and as having limited relevance in modern Anglo-American society.
Comprising well over a thousand pages of densely written Aramaic, the compilation of texts known as the Zohar represents the collective wisdom of various strands of Jewish mysticism, or kabbalah, up to the thirteenth century.
In early modern England, the practice of ritual or ceremonial magic - the attempted communication with angels and demons - both reinforced and subverted existing concepts of gender.
*; Explores Kremmerz's life, his teachings, his work as a hermetic physician, and the metaphysical and hermetic principles that guided his activities *; Offers a detailed account of the distance healing practices, diagnostic methods, and rituals of the Fraternity of Myriam *; Includes texts written by Kremmerz on the inner workings and magical operations of the fraternity, intended for its practicing members Giuliano Kremmerz (1861-1930), born Ciro Formisano, was one of the most influential Italian occultists, alchemists, and Hermetic masters of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, though he remains almost unknown to English readers.
An exploration of the historical origins of the ';witches' ointment' and medieval hallucinogenic drug practices based on the earliest sources *; Details how early modern theologians demonized psychedelic folk magic into ';witches' ointments' *; Shares dozens of psychoactive formulas and recipes gleaned from rare manuscripts from university collections all over the world as well as the practices and magical incantations necessary for their preparation *; Examines the practices of medieval witches like Matteuccia di Francisco, who used hallucinogenic drugs in her love potions and herbal preparations In the medieval period preparations with hallucinogenic herbs were part of the practice of veneficium, or poison magic.
Devils, ghosts, poltergeists, werewolves, and witches are all covered in this book about the "e;dark side"e; of supernatural beliefs in early modern Europe, tapping period literature, folklore, art, and scholarly writings in its investigation.
Having initially been considered bourgeois, horror films emerged only under late socialism as the country underwent widespread social, cultural, and economic changes.
In October of 1563, 18-year old Anne Mylner was herding cows near her home when she was suddenly enveloped by a white cloud that precipitated a months-long illness characterized by sleeplessness, loss of appetite, convulsions, and bodily swelling.
*; Shares a detailed formulary, including rituals, magical correspondences, and recipes for working with the baneful herbs of occult herbalism*; Looks at the plants of fate and the divination practices they support, love magic with poison plants, shadow work and spell work, the devil's garden, and the use of nightshades as power plants for medicine and magic*; Explores poison history, lore, occult toxicology, and the alchemical power of working with poisonExamining the art and science of working with noxious and malefic plants and fungi, Coby Michael discusses the occult properties of poison and how poison plants can be used in spell work and other magical operations.
Examining the intersection of occult spirituality, text, and gender, this book provides a compelling analysis of the occult revival in literature from the 1880s through the course of the twentieth century.
This chronological reference compendium traces accusations, punishments, and the investigation of occultism from sorcery inquiries in 323 BCE Athens to the modern day.
With their ability to enter trances, to change into the bodies of other creatures, and to fly through the northern skies, shamans are the subject of both popular and scholarly fascination.
From top hats to top secrets, this book is a celebration of illusion technology and mechanisms of trickery through a genre-crossing selection of films.
Spiritualism and mediumship are often regarded as the product of lingering superstition in the Victorian era, and as having limited relevance in modern Anglo-American society.
Parting company with the trend in recent scholarship to treat the subject in abstract, highly theoretical terms, Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome proposes that the magic-working of antiquity was in reality a highly pragmatic business, with very clearly formulated aims - often of an exceedingly malignant kind.
Originally published in 1978, The Occult Sourcebook has been compiled primarily for the many people who are for the first time becoming engrossed by the numerous and often confusing possibilities underlying the occult sciences.
• Analiza el fenómeno del Hombre Oscuro a través del folclor y la mitología de siglos pasados, así como de relatos contemporáneos y el testimonio de los juicios británicos de los brujos
• Cuestiona la visión simplista del Hombre Oscuro como una entidad "maligna", mostrándonos que los encuentros con esta figura pueden ayudarnos a revelar nuestro propósito vital, y haciéndonos comprender su papel como iniciador en la brujería
• Incluye entrevistas con testigos directos de la presencia del Hombre Oscuro, quienes nos ofrecen una perspectiva sobre cómo estas experiencias pueden conducirnos hacia una vida más positiva
Desde los fantasmas forteanos que aterrorizaron a la Inglaterra victoriana hasta las encrucijadas embrujadas de las tierras altas irlandesas, el Hombre Oscuro (diablo, Padre de los Brujos, Señor de las Encrucijadas, etc.
Le Donne nella MassoneriaUna storia nascosta di forza e resistenzaIn un mondo dove le società segrete sono avvolte da un'aura di mistero e mascolinità, "Le Donne nella Massoneria" illumina un capitolo poco raccontato della storia.
Caught in the grip of savage religious war, fear of sorcery and the devil, and a deepening crisis of epistemological uncertainty, the intellectual climate of late Renaissance France (c.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Between the years of 1898 and 1926, Edward Westermarck spent a total of seven years in Morocco, visiting towns and tribes in different parts of the country, meeting local people and learning about their language and culture; his findings are noted in this two-volume set, first published in 1926.
A look at the metaphysical experiences that shaped the lives and work of 24 great men and women from the Renaissance to modern times *; Chronicles the changing relationship with God, nature, and spirituality from the 16th century to the 20th century *; Includes encounters with the paranormal of Ben Johnson, Isaac Newton, Mary Shelley, Leo Tolstoy, Doris Lessing, and Winston Churchill What role did the esoteric thought of Swedenborg play in the creative output of Honor de Balzac?
Devils, ghosts, poltergeists, werewolves, and witches are all covered in this book about the "e;dark side"e; of supernatural beliefs in early modern Europe, tapping period literature, folklore, art, and scholarly writings in its investigation.
Purity, Community, and Ritual in Early Christian Literature investigates the meaning of purity, purification, defilement, and disgust for Christian writers, readers, and listeners from the first to third centuries.
Includes around 100 spells and recipes - many revealed for the first time - for eating, drinking and making your life merrier, along with plenty of practical advice on witchy subjects such as potions to improve your looks without ruining your bank balance!
