The Dictionary of The Esoteric

With over 3000 cross-referenced entries, this is an invaluable reference to the mystical and esoteric traditions. It gives succinct definitions in the fields of magic, hermeticism, alchemy, spiritualism, parapsychology, Eastern and Western mysticism, mind and consciousness research, divination, tarot, and a variety of less well-known subjects. It also features biographies of leading figures in the field, with details of their lives, philosophies and writings – from astrologer Evangeline Adams to the prophet Zarathustra. In this reference work we get a fascinating glimpse into the world of magical formulas; the nature of spiritual beings; the meanings of signs, symbols and secret rites and historical accounts of hauntings and psychic occurrences. We can read exrtracts from religious and esoteric texts such as the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Zohar; profiles of characters both human and divine in the great legends and myths of the world; a variety of folklore from many lands, the nature of trans-personal psychology and the study of mystical states of consciousness – and much, much more.