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Aleister Crowley: the Beast in Britain by Gary Lachman; Michelle Merlin (Illustrator)
Category: Occult | Series: Herb Lester Associates Guides to the Unexpected Ser.
The famed and feared occultist Aleister Crowley was never in one place long. His travels took him across the globe, sometimes as a seeker, at other times staying just ahead of creditors, rivals and cast-off lovers. In this large-format illustrated map and guide, author Gary Lachman documents key locatio ...Show more
Beyond the Robot - Life ... Colin Wilson by Gary Lachman
Category: Biography
"Historian Gary Lachman delivers a fascinating, rollicking biography of literary and cultural rebel Colin Wilson, one of the most adventurous, hopeful, and least understood intellects of the past century. You will embark on the intellectual ride of a lifetime in this rediscovery of the life and work of ...Show more
Caretakers of the Cosmos by Gary Lachman
Category: Science
Why are we here? Human beings have asked themselves this question for centuries. Modern science largely argues that human beings are chance products of a purposeless universe, but other traditions believe humanity has an essential role and responsibility in creation. Lachman brings together many strands ...Show more
Jung the Mystic by Gary Lachman
Category: Biography
Although he is often called the "founding father of the New Age," Carl Jung, the legendary Swiss psychiatrist best known for his groundbreaking concepts like the collective unconscious, archetype theory and synchronicity, often took pains to avoid any explicit association with mysticism or the occult. Y ...Show more
Lost Knowledge of the Imagination by Gary Lachman
Category: Spirituality
The ability to imagine is at the heart of what makes us human. Through our imagination we experience more fully the world both around us and within us. Imagination plays a key role in creativity and innovation.Until the seventeenth century, the human imagination was celebrated. Since then, with the emer ...Show more
Madame Blavatsky: Mother of Modern Spirituality by Lachman, Gary
Category: Spirituality | Series: G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
A thoughtful biography of one of the most polarizing pioneers of alternative spirituality, the occult-mystic Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Pioneer. Visionary. Provocateur. Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky--mystic, occult writer, child of Russian aristocrats, spiritual seeker who traveled five continen ...Show more
Occulture by Carl Abrahamsson; Gary Lachman (Foreword by)
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Explores the role of magic and the occult in art and culture from ancient times to today - Examines key figures behind esoteric cultural developments, such as Carl Jung, Anton LaVey, Paul Bowles, Aleister Crowley, and Rudolf Steiner - Explores the history of magic as a source of genuine counter ...Show more
Politics and the Occult - The Left, the Right, and the Radically Unseen by Gary Lachman
Category: Politics
The gritty business of politics is not something we usually associate with the occult. But esoteric beliefs have influenced the destiny of nations since the time of ancient Egypt and China, when decisions of state were based on portents and astrology, to today, when presidents and prime ministers privat ...Show more
Quest for Hermes Trismegistus by Gary Lachman
Category: Photography
From the sands of Alexandria via the Renaissance palaces of the Medicis, to our own times, this spiritual adventure story traces the profound influence of Hermes Trismegistus -- the 'thrice-great one', as he was often called -- on the western mind. For centuries his name ranked among the most illustriou ...Show more
Revolutionaries of the Soul: Reflections on Magicians, Philosophers, and Occultists by Gary Lachman
Category: Mind, Body & Spirit
Explorers of occult mysteries and the edges of consciousness change the way we view not only the nature of reality, but also our deepest sense of self. Insightful author Gary Lachman presents punchy, enlightening, and intriguing biographies of some of the most influential esoteric luminaries in recent h ...Show more
Rudolf Steiner by Gary Lachman
Category: Biography
An Introduction to His Life and WorkRudolf Steiner - educator, architect, artist, philosopher and agriculturalist - ranks amongst the most creative and prolific figures of the early twentieth century. And yet he remains a mystery to most people. This is the first truly popular biography of the man behin ...Show more