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Esoteric & Occult
Hidden knowledge & secret orders
53 entries · 14 sections
This page indexes resources at this site in the Western Esoteric tradition. There is much more related to this topic at this site, listed below.
The Divine PymanderHermes Mercurius Trismegistus, 1650The Virgin of the WorldHermes Mercurius Trismegistus, 1885The Isiac Tablet of Cardinal BemboW. Wynn Westcott, 1887 — Is this mysterious ancient tablet the key to the Tarot?The Life and Doctrines of Jacob BoehmeJacob Boehme, 1891 — An anthology of the German Christian mystic's thought.The Art of Worldly WisdomBalthasar Gracian, 1892The Chaldæan Oracles of ZoroasterW. Wynn Westcott, 1895A Wanderer in the Spirit LandsFranchezzo, 1896 — What lies beyond the land of the living?Cosmic ConsciousnessRichard Maurice Bucke, 1901 — Three dozen cases of illumination, with detailed commentary.The Science of BreathYogi Ramacharaka, 1904 — Yogic breathing exercises, a key to health and happiness.Raja YogaYogi Ramacharaka, 1906 — An early 20th century book on mental focus, repackaged as Raja Yoga.The Goal of LifeHiram Butler, 1908 — The occult secrets of the Order of Melchisedek, and their ability to transcend reality and become as Elohim.Jesus, the Last Great InitiateEdouard Schuré, 1908 — The historical context of Jesus, and the esoteric significance of his teachings.The Cloud Upon the SanctuaryKarl Eckartshausen, 1909 — A Christian mystic who quit the Illuminati describes the process of enlightenment in hermetic language.TheosophyRudolf Steiner, 1910 — The tripartate human, reincarnation, higher planes of existence, auras, and more.Yoga Lessons for Developing Spiritual ConsciousnessA. P. Mukerji, 1911 — Learn the secret techniques of the Yogis to conquer fear, de-hypnotize yourself, and build character...Numbers, Their Occult Power and Mystic VirtuesW. Wynn Westcott, 1911 — The lore of numbers, including Pythagoras and the Kabbalah.The KybalionThree Initiates, 1912The Signature of All ThingsJacob Boehme, 1912 — A Christian mystic explains the hidden meanings implicit in everything.The Confessions of Jacob BoehmeJacob Boehme, 1920 — A succinct look at the world-view of Boehme, a Renaissance German mystic.The Philosophy of Natural MagicHeinrich Cornelius Agrippa, 1913 — A key work on the deep background of magic.Comte de GabalisAbbé N. de Montfaucon de Villars, 1913 — An esoteric classic about the elementals.Wisdom of the AgesZertoulem, 1916 — The testament of Zertoulem, prophet of Tlaskanata, produced by automatic writing.Hidden Treasures of the Ancient QabalahElias Gewurz, 1918 — A western occultist looks at the KabbalahOccult Science in IndiaLouis Jacolliot, 1919 — A western traveller explores the secret powers of Indian holy men.The Human AtmosphereWalter J. Kilner, 1920 — The first attempt at a scientific study of the human aura.The Consciousness of the AtomAlice A. Bailey, 1922 — Alice Bailey's vision of a universe alive, conscious, and evolving on all scales of existence.Initiation, Human and SolarAlice A. Bailey, 1922 — Alice Bailey details the spiritual hierarchy of the esoteric solar system, and the role initiation plays in that system.Mysteries of the QabalahElias Gewurz, 1922 — Theosophy infused with Jewish mysticismParadoxes of the Highest ScienceÉliphas Lévi, 1922 — With comments by An Eminent OccultistTertium OrganumP.D. Ouspensky, 1922 — The Fourth Dimension as a key to spiritual existence.The Secret Teachings of All AgesManley Palmer Hall, 1928 — A comprehensive introduction to the Esoteric, including the Qaballa, Tarot, Ceremonial Magic, Neo-Platonic Philosophy, Mystery Religions, Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry.The Way of PowerLily Adams Beck, 1928The Most Holy TrinosophiaComte de Saint-Germain, 1933 — A curious book by the supposedly immortal Rosicrucian master, St. Germain.Unveiled MysteriesGodfré Ray King, 1934 — A trip through time and space with St. Germain, Ascended Master; the roots of the "I AM" ActivityMankind UnitedArthur Bell, 1936 — A classic California cult.Tilak of TibetAnn Hackett, 1944 — A long-forgotten esoteric novella.Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its AttainmentRudolf Steiner, 1947 — On the path to esoteric initiation: the subtle body, higher planes, and the mystical Guardians of the Threshold.
Chaos Magic
Erisian
This loosely affiliated set of anarchistic belief systems can best be described as a dadaist cult of the Goddess of Chaos, Eris. It is closely associated with the contemporary counter-culture, borrowing heavily from (or attributing its beliefs to) Paganism, Shamanism, Ritual Magic, and Cybernetics.
Principia DiscordiaRobert Anton Wilson — A starting point for Erisianism, one of the first 'copyleft' documents.The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic TerrorismHakim Bey — Hakim Bey's anarchistic-shamanistic-neotribal views greatly influenced rave culture and the tatooing/body piercing craze of the nineties.The SubGenius ManifestoBob Dobbs — The ultimate Dada religion, the Church of the SubGenius, the cult of 'Bob Dobbs', not for the irony-deficient.
Enochian Magic
Enochian Magic ArchivesEnochian Magic was originally developed by Dr. John Dee, (1527-1608). This is a complex system of ceremonial magic, utilizing an otherwise unknown language chanelled by Dee.The Calls of EnochThese angelic invocations, the central text of Enochian Magic, are not to be taken lightly.