"Given the historical orientation of philosophy, is it unreasonable to suggest a wider cast of the net into the deep waters of magic? By encountering magical thought as theory, we come to a new understanding of a thought that looks back at us from a funhouse mirror."-from The Occult Mind Divination, like many critical modes, involves reading signs, and magic, more generally, can be seen as a kind of criticism that takes the universe-seen and unseen, known and unknowable-as its text. In The Occult Mind, Christopher I. Lehrich explores the history of magic in Western thought, suggesting a bold new understanding of the claims made about the power of various belief systems. In closely interlinked essays on such disparate topics as ley lines, the Tarot, the Corpus Hermeticum, writing and ritual in magical practice, and early attempts to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics, Lehrich treats magic and its parts as an intellectual object that requires interpretive zeal on the part of readers/observers. Drawing illuminating parallels between the practice of magic and more recent interpretive systems-structuralism, deconstruction, semiotics-Lehrich deftly suggests that the specter of magic haunts all such attempts to grasp the character of knowledge. Offering a radical new approach to the nature and value of occult thought, Lehrich's brilliantly conceived and executed book posits magic as a mode of theory that is intrinsically subversive of normative conceptions of reason and truth. In elucidating the deep parallels between occult thought and academic discourse, Lehrich demonstrates that sixteenth-century occult philosophy often touched on issues that have become central to philosophical discourse only in the past fifty years.

Great benefits will be bestowed upon the reader of this occult book. For in it, Norvell reveals the mystic and occult formulas used by the richest men of history to gain control of vast fortunes. The reader will discover how to achieve his life goals; how to become more dynamic and magnetic; how to tap the psycho-magnetic wave- lengths in the universe and channel them to work miracles of healing, success, fame, riches and abundance. SECRET OF TRANSMUTATION REVEALED! Here, revealed for the first time, is the occult secret of Transmutation, by which the reader may change the undesirable situations in his or her life into happy, prosperous, loving and joyous ones ...the shimmering gold of success and riches. Through occult power, the reader will learn how to build the mystical and cosmic rainbow of golden dreams, that will re- lease him from pain and sickness and old age, and bring freedom, happiness and useful activity. The reader will see how to weave a Magnetic Spell over the minds and hearts of other people, and attract love and undying romance, as well as friendship and all the other rewards of love and affection. HOW TO PROJECT THOUGHT-FORMS! Through occult power the reader will learn how to project Thought Forms to others' minds for more power, more money, more rewards of life, and to achieve any desire. With the miraculous Sixth Sense, the reader will see how to discover hidden treasures, lost objects, how to magnetize and attract to himself people he wants to meet. WHAT THE STUDY OF OCCULTISM PROMISES YOU When you have learned the hidden secrets of occultism you will literally become a miracle worker. You can use your knowledge to influence and control others for good purposes. You can project dynamic mental power and magnetize and attract money, jobs, possessions and objects that you desire. You can use the transcendental power of occultism to elevate your consciousness to the level of a genius, performing with effortless ease all kinds of astounding actions. You can use the higher power of occultism to release psychic and clairvoyant powers, giving you precognition and the ability to know your future. You can communicate with other minds; you can project your soul to the astral planes while you sleep, and travel back into history or into the future dimensions of time and space, knowing secrets that are denied to ordinary mortals. Occult science differs from physical science in this respect: Physical science deals with the world of matter, that which can be measured, weighed, seen, felt and heard through the five senses. Occult science deals with the invisible phenomena of the universe, that which transcends the limited bonds of materiality and the known dimensions of time and space.

An ambitious work of philosophy and medical theory, attempting to marry occult understandings of the body with Enlightenment science.

This book both introduces the philosophy of science through examination of the occult and examines the occult rigorously enough to raise central issues in the philosophy of science. Placed in the context of the occult, philosophy of science issues become immediately understandable and forcefully compelling. Divergent views on astrology, parapsychology, and quantum mechanics mysticism emphasize topics standard to the philosophy of science. Such issues as confirmation and selection for testing, causality and time, explanation and the nature of scientific laws, the status of theoretical entities, the problem of demarcation, theory and observation, and science and values are discussed. Significantly revised, this second edition presents an entirely new section of quantum mechanics and mysticism including instructions from N. David Mermin for constructing a device which dramatically illustrates the genuinely puzzling phenomena of quantum mechanics. A more complete and current review of research on astrology has been included in this new edition, and the section on the problem of demarcation has been broadened.

This volume presents students and scholars with a comprehensive overview of the fascinating world of the occult. It explores the history of Western occultism, from ancient and medieval sources via the Renaissance, right up to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and contemporary occultism. Written by a distinguished team of contributors, the essays consider key figures, beliefs and practices as well as popular culture.

"Given the historical orientation of philosophy, is it unreasonable to suggest a wider cast of the net into the deep waters of magic? By encountering magical thought as theory, we come to a new understanding of a thought that looks back at us from a funhouse mirror."—The Occult Mind Divination, like many critical modes, involves reading signs, and magic, more generally, can be seen as a kind of criticism that takes the universe—seen and unseen, known and unknowable—as its text. In The Occult Mind, Christopher I. Lehrich explores the history of magic in Western thought, suggesting a bold new understanding of the claims made about the power of various belief systems. In closely interlinked essays on such disparate topics as ley lines, the Tarot, the Corpus Hermeticum, writing and ritual in magical practice, and early attempts to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics, Lehrich treats magic and its parts as an intellectual object that requires interpretive zeal on the part of readers/observers. Drawing illuminating parallels between the practice of magic and more recent interpretive systems—structuralism, deconstruction, semiotics—Lehrich deftly suggests that the specter of magic haunts all such attempts to grasp the character of knowledge. Offering a radical new approach to the nature and value of occult thought, Lehrich's brilliantly conceived and executed book posits magic as a mode of theory that is intrinsically subversive of normative conceptions of reason and truth. In elucidating the deep parallels between occult thought and academic discourse, Lehrich demonstrates that sixteenth-century occult philosophy often touched on issues that have become central to philosophical discourse only in the past fifty years.

Twenty years after writing the classic The Occult, Colin Wilson re-examines the whole spectrum of the mystical and paranormal, producing a general occult theory that is as convincing and powerful as the evidence for the existence of atomic particles. A huge amount of new material has come to light in the past two decades, revealing new perspectives on many aspects of this crucially important subject. Linking fascinating glimpses into the realm of the paranormal with scientific thinking on the nature of 'physical' reality, he begins his study with the powers of the human mind: ESP, clairvoyance, psychometry, precognition, psychokinesis and dowsing. He then moves on to consider the more mysterious topics - poltergeists, spirit possession and reincarnation - that have convinced him of the reality of disembodied spirits. In Beyond the Occult Colin Wilson puts forward a powerful case that our so-called 'normal' experience may in fact be subnormal, and that evolution may have brought us near the edge of a quantum leap into a hugely expanded human consciousness.

"The only short and acceptable summary and analysis of the five Renaissance occult sciences." - Times Literary Supplement "The . . . usefulness of this book for students of Renaissance literature and culture will not soon be ended." - Virginia Quarterly Review "The absence of contaminating traces either of condescension or of credulousness give this absorbing volume a special authority and place on the shelves of any reader or any library where the history of modern thoughts is relevant." - Scientific American "A remarkable summary and analysis of the five systems of esoteric science so influential in the Renaissance." - Milton Quarterly "A magnificent job of tying together a vast number of diverse sources into a unified whole . . . engrossing in its entirety." -The Sciences

A comprehensive examination of seventy-one forms of occult activity, their effect, and deliverance from them through victory in Christ.

1894 Comprising a description of many American and Foreign plants and their medical virtues; with the cause, cure, and prevention of disease: to which is added, an explanation of the hidden forces in nature; with a large number of valuable receipts -.