Dictionary of mysticism and the occult

Dictionary of Mysticism and the Occult

Religion & Spirituality

DRURY, Nevill

New Age & Spirituality

HarperCollins, Publishers

Harpercollins

In this exploration of magic, the author traces the development of modern magical consciousness from the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn through to the revival of Wicca and the Celtic religious traditions and the re-emergence of Goddess worship as a vital expression of feminine spirituality. Along the way key figures are profiled, including Aleister Crowley, Austin Osman Spare, Dion Fortune, Gerald Gardner, Alex Sanders, Janet and Stewart Farrar, Starhawk and Z. Budapest - as well as advocates of the shadow side of magic like Anton LaVey and H. R. Giger. The author also explores the contemporary revival of interest in shamanism and mythology, and the contribution of prominent thinkers in this field like Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Carlos Castaneda, Michael Harner and Terence McKenna.

History of Magic in the Modern Age: A Quest for Personal Transformation

Constable & Robinson Ltd.

Eastern traditions and religions have always been associated with spiritual wisdom, such as the teachings of Don Juan, but this volume argues that the basic Western forms of shamanism - the Quabalah and the Tarot - may be better.

Don Juan, Mescalito and Modern Magic: The Mythology of Inner Space

Penguin??Books

Describes the characteristics of a true shaman, discusses the use of trance states and magical symbols, and looks at the new directions taken by modern magicians

The Shaman and the Magician: Journeys Between the Worlds

Parenting & Relationships

Drawing on examples as varied as Salvador Dali and Pink Floyd, Nevill Drury shows how art and music today are feeding on myth and ancient magic.

Inner Visions: Explorations in Magical Consciousness

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Stealing Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Modern Western Magic

The Western magical traditions are currently undergoing an international resurgence. In Stealing Fire from Heaven, Nevill Drury offers an overview of the modern occult revival and seeks to explain this growing interest in ancient magical belief systems. Gnosticism and the Hermetica, the medieval Kabbalah, Tarot and Alchemy, and more recently, Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry, collectively laid the basis for the modern magical revival, which first began to gather momentum in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century. Western magic has since become increasingly eclectic, drawing on such diverse sources as classical Greco-Roman mythology, Celtic cosmology, Kundalini yoga and Tantra, shamanism, chaos theory, and the various spiritual traditions associated in many different cultures with the Universal Goddess. Drury traces the rise of various forms of magical belief and practice, from the influential Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn to the emergence of Wicca and Goddess worship as expressions of contemporary feminine spirituality. He also explores Chaos Magick and the occult practices of the so-called Left-Hand Path, as well as twenty-first-century magical forays into cyberspace. He believes that the rise of modern Western magic stems essentially from the quest for personal spiritual transformation and direct experience of the sacred--a quest which the trance occultist and visionary artist Austin Osman Spare once referred to as "stealing fire from heaven." Considered in this light, Drury argues, modern Western magic can be regarded as a form of alternative spirituality in which the practitioners seek direct engagement with the mythic realm.

History

Europe

Oxford University Press

The Western magical traditions are currently undergoing an international resurgence. In Stealing Fire from Heaven, Nevill Drury offers an overview of the modern occult revival and seeks to explain this growing interest in ancient magical belief systems. Gnosticism and the Hermetica, the medieval Kabbalah, Tarot and Alchemy, and more recently, Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry, collectively laid the basis for the modern magical revival, which first began to gather momentum in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century. Western magic has since become increasingly eclectic, drawing on such diverse sources as classical Greco-Roman mythology, Celtic cosmology, Kundalini yoga and Tantra, shamanism, chaos theory, and the various spiritual traditions associated in many different cultures with the Universal Goddess. Drury traces the rise of various forms of magical belief and practice, from the influential Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn to the emergence of Wicca and Goddess worship as expressions of contemporary feminine spirituality. He also explores Chaos Magick and the occult practices of the so-called Left-Hand Path, as well as twenty-first-century magical forays into cyberspace. He believes that the rise of modern Western magic stems essentially from the quest for personal spiritual transformation and direct experience of the sacred--a quest which the trance occultist and visionary artist Austin Osman Spare once referred to as "stealing fire from heaven." Considered in this light, Drury argues, modern Western magic can be regarded as a form of alternative spirituality in which the practitioners seek direct engagement with the mythic realm.

The Shaman and the Magician (Routledge Library Editions: Occultism)

Originally published in 1982, The Shaman and the Magician draws on the author's wide experience of occultism, western magic and anthropological knowledge of shamanism, to explore the interesting parallels between traditional shamanism and the more visionary aspects of magic in modern western society. In both cases, as the author shows, the magician encounters profound god-energies of the spirit, and it is up to the individual to interpret these experiences in psychological or mythological terms. The book demonstrates that both shamanism and magic offer techniques of approaching the visionary sources of our culture.

The Shaman and the Magician: Journeys Between the Worlds (Routledge Library Editions: Occultism)

Occult & Paranormal

Routledge

Originally published in 1982, The Shaman and the Magician draws on the author’s wide experience of occultism, western magic and anthropological knowledge of shamanism, to explore the interesting parallels between traditional shamanism and the more visionary aspects of magic in modern western society. In both cases, as the author shows, the magician encounters profound god-energies of the spirit, and it is up to the individual to interpret these experiences in psychological or mythological terms. The book demonstrates that both shamanism and magic offer techniques of approaching the visionary sources of our culture.

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Dictionary of Mysticism and the Occult

Dictionary of Mysticism and the Occult

History of Magic in the Modern Age: A Quest for Personal Transformation

Don Juan, Mescalito and Modern Magic: The Mythology of Inner Space

The Shaman and the Magician: Journeys Between the Worlds

Inner Visions: Explorations in Magical Consciousness

Stealing Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Modern Western Magic

Stealing Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Modern Western Magic

The Shaman and the Magician: Journeys Between the Worlds (Routledge Library Editions: Occultism)

The Shaman and the Magician (Routledge Library Editions: Occultism)