{"product_id":"book-hvlb","title":"Modern Occultism","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Cleopatra to Chaos Magic: A Vibrant, Epic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory of Occultism in Thought and Practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e In his most sweeping historical work, occult scholar and widely known voice of esoteric ideas Mitch Horowitz presents a lively, intellectually serious historical exploration of modern occultism, from astrology and alchemy to the dawn of Theosophy and modern witchcraft—and the spiritual revolutions that followed. In this lively, full-circle history, Mitch explores:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preservation of “hidden wisdom” in late-ancient Hermeticism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rebirth of esoterica during the Renaissance, including Kabbalah, ceremonial magick, alchemy, Gnosticism—and the backlash culminating in the Thirty Years’ War. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rise of the modern “secret society,” such as Rosicrucians, Freemasons, and Illuminati. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Migration of religious radicalism to the New World, including how enslaved people devised the magickal system of hoodoo. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wave of occultism ignited by John Dee, the Romantics, Franz Anton Mesmer, Eliphas Lévi, and P.B. Randolph. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The revolution brought by occult explorer Madame H.P. Blavatsky. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Growth of New Thought and mind metaphysics. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How fin de siècle scientists devised clinical protocols to study the supernatural. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Occult influences in politics: a delicate topic weighed maturely. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Heterodox movements and figures such as The Process Church, TOPY, Michael Aquino, and Anton LaVey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pioneering voices including Manly P. Hall, Aleister Crowley, Rudolf Steiner, Edgar Cayce, Carl Jung, Gerald Gardner, Jack Parsons, Annie Besant, G.I. Gurdjieff, Alice Bailey, Austin Osman Spare, and Carlos Castaneda. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Surprising occult influences on wide-ranging modern icons such as Frederick Douglass, Sigmund Freud, and Isaac Newton. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How models of interdimensionality are loosening the hold of materialism on modern thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G\u0026D Media","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49352848769328,"sku":"BDhvlb","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49352848900400,"sku":"ZEhvlb","price":67.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49352849064240,"sku":"ZMhvlb","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/444249-hvlb-Square.jpg?v=1734335654","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hvlb","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}