With more than 3,000 cross-referenced entries from the prehistoric to the contemporary, this is an invaluable reference to the mystical and esoteric traditions . . .
Included are 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. 'The Dictionary Of The Esoteric' 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.
It also offers a fascinating look at magical formulas; the nature of spiritual beings; the meanings of signs, symbols and secret rites; historical accounts of hauntings and psychic occurrences; religious and esoteric texts such as the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Zohar; characters both human and divine in the great legends and myths of the world; a variety of folklore from many lands, the nature of transpersonal psychology and the study of mystical states of consciousness - and much, much more.
