Don Juan, Mescalito and Modern Magic
Don Juan, Mescalito and Modern Magic

Author: Nevill Drury

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-07-28

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1000900096

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

First published in 1978, Don Juan, Mescalito and Modern Magic begins with an analysis of the Castaneda material from the viewpoint of its inherently magical content. The author examines the symbiotic gestures, the magical actions and the mind-altering techniques employed by the brujo Don Juan, and then goes on to draw comparisons with two other schools of thought: the psychedelic development of the 1960s and the Western Magical Tradition. The essential aim throughout is to show that there is a basically Western shamanism which uses Western symbols and is easily accessible. The shamanistic practices of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn are examined in this context. Considerable emphasis is also placed on mythological aspects associated with out-of-the-body experiences and their relevance to both the Don Juan Mescalito imagery and the Qabalistic and Tarot symbols found in Western Magic. This book will be of interest to students of religion, history and literature.

Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft
Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft

Author: James R. Lewis

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1996-04-19

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1438410727

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This comprehensive anthology examines contemporary neo-paganism ranging from goddess theology to historical-critical essays. Many of the contributors are academically trained neo-pagans, and the resulting volume is a benchmark study of a significant movement that promises to reshape the religious landscape of the next century.

Routledge Library Editions: Occultism
Routledge Library Editions: Occultism

Author: Various Authors

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-07-30

Total Pages: 703

ISBN-13: 1000807509

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1978 and 1992, draw together research by leading academics in the area of the occult and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The collection examines occultism from a broad range of disciplines, from shamanism and the occult tarot, to the esoteric and spiritualism. It includes volumes across the disciplines of religion, covering new religious movements, spiritualism, ritual and magic practices. The three books that comprise this set include investigations into the evolution of occultism, as well as the history and practices of the occult as a religious movement. This collection brings back into print insightful and detailed books and will be a must-have resource for academics and students, not only of religion and anthropology, but also of history and psychology.

The Shaman and the Magician
The Shaman and the Magician

Author: Nevill Drury

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-09

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1000691489

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 Ethnopoetics of Shamanism
The Ethnopoetics of Shamanism

Author: M. Santos

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1137436409

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Over the last century, Western portrayals of shamanism have changed radically toward an ethnopoetics of shamanism. While shamanic practices had long been indirectly registered by Westerners, it is only since the late nineteenth century that they have taken on symbolic import within discourses of primitivism and debates over magic and rationality.

The Watkins Dictionary of Magic
The Watkins Dictionary of Magic

Author: Nevill Drury

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1780283628

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Over 3000 authoritative, cross-referenced entries, covering magical traditions from all around the world.

In Search of New Age Spiritualities
In Search of New Age Spiritualities

Author: Adam Possamai

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-01-22

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 135192821X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The search for an adequate understanding of the New Age phenomenon is fraught with difficulties when examined within the perspectives of sociology of religion which have shed light on religion in modernity. New Agers cannot be located easily in the secularisation narrative; they move through fluid networks rather than settled collectivities; they assemble personal syncretisms of belief, myth and practice rather than subscribe to codified doctrines and prescribed rituals. New Age is quickly found to be a label that is unacceptable to many of those designated as New Agers. This book advances our understanding of the so-called New Age phenomenon by analysing accounts of insiders' religious experience and orientations. This approach is brought to bear not only on the study of written documents relating to New Age and its putative antecedents, but on the analysis of in-depth interviews with thirty-five spiritual actors.

The Occult Sourcebook
The Occult Sourcebook

Author: Nevill Drury

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1000691497

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Originally published in 1978, The Occult Sourcebook has been compiled primarily for the many people who are for the first time becoming engrossed by the numerous and often confusing possibilities underlying the occult sciences. It consists of a series of articles on key areas, providing the reader with easy access to basic facts, together with a carefully planned guide to further reading. Critical comments on the recommended books allow the reader to select those which best suit their interests. The authors have also included a ‘Who’s Who of the occult’ to provide short biographies of some of the more amazing figures who have already travelled down the mystic path. The book offers a programmed system of exploration into the realms of the unknown. It will be invaluable to the increasing number of people who are concerned with the exploration of enlarging human consciousness.

Shamanism
Shamanism

Author: Andrei A. Znamenski

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780415332491

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.