Occultism -- Early works to 1900
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Anima Magica Abscondita: or, A Discourse of the Universall Spirit of Nature, With His Strange, Abstruse, Miraculous Ascent And Descent (published under "Eugenius Philalethes" pseudonym; London: Printed by T.W. for H.B., 1650), by Thomas Vaughan- Die Chinesische Lehre von den Kreisläufen und Luftarten (with other papers from Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften; in German: Vienna: Kaiserl.-Königl. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1869), by August Pfizmaier (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry Cornelius Agrippa's Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy and Geomancy; Magical Elements of Peter De Abano; Astronomical Geomancy; The Nature of Spirits; and Arbatel of Magic (authorship of works attributed in the title to Agrippa and Abano disputed; "reprinted with great improvements", 1785), trans. by Robert Turner, contrib. by Georg Pictorius, Gherardo da Cremona, Petrus de Abano, and Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (page images at HathiTrust)
- An Historical, Physiological and Theological Treatise of Spirits, Apparitions, Witchcrafts, and Other Magical Practices (London: printed for D. Browne et al., 1705), by John Beaumont
- Magic, White and Black (New York: John Y. Lovell Co., c1890), by Franz Hartmann (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer: Being A Complete System of Occult Philosophy (London: Printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co., 1801), by Francis Barrett, contrib. by Johannes Trithemius
- The Mowing-Devil: or, Strange News Out of Hartford-Shire (reprint; ca. 1815) (multiple formats at Google)
- The Perfect Way: or, The Finding of Christ (third edition, revised; London: Field and Tuer, et al., 1890), by Anna Bonus Kingsford and E. M. Maitland (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Seven Creative Principles: Being a Series of Seven Lectures Delivered Before the Society for Esoteric Culture, of Boston, With Introductory Lecture on the Idea of God, and Concluding Lecture on the Esoteric Significance of Color (Boston: Esoteric Pub. Co., 1887), by Hiram E. Butler (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Seven Creative Principles: Being a Series of Seven Lectures Delivered Before the Society for Esoteric Culture, of Boston, With Introductory Lecture on the Idea of God, and Concluding Lecture on the Esoteric Significance of Color (third edition; Applegate, CA: Esoteric Pub. Co., 1895), by Hiram E. Butler (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Thaumaturgia: or, Elucidations of the Marvellous (1835), by Oxonian (Gutenberg text)
- Within the Temple of Isis (Denver: Astro-Philosophical Pub. Co., 1899), by Belle M. Wagner (Gutenberg text)
- Comte de Gabalis (anonymous translation published by The Brothers in 1913), by Abbé de Villars (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- The Philosophy of Natural Magic (Chicago: De Laurence, Scott and Co., 1913), by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, ed. by L. W. De Laurence, contrib. by Henry Morley (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- Comte de Gabalis (anonymous translation published by The Brothers in 1914), by Abbé de Villars (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Book for Skeptics: Being Communications from Angels, Written With Their Own Hands; Also, Oral Communications, Spoken by Angels Through a Trumpet and Written Down as They Were Delivered In The Presence Of Many Witnesses; Also, a Representation and Explanation of The Celestial Spheres, as Given by The Spirits at J. Koons' Spirit Room, in Dover, Athens County, Ohio (Columbus, OH: Osgood and Blake, printers, 1853), by J. Everett, contrib. by Jonathan Koons (page images at ohiomemory.org)
- De Sensu Rerum et Magia: Libri Quatuor, Pars Mirabilis Occultae Philosophiae, Ubi Demonstratur, Mundum Esse Dei Vivam Statuam, Beneque Cognoscentem (in Latin; Frankfurt: E. Emmelium, 1620), by Tommaso Campanella, ed. by Tobias Adami (page images at HathiTrust)
- Histoire de la Magie: Du Monde Surnaturel et de la Fatalité à Travers les Temps et les Peuples (published under "P. Christian" pseudonym, in French; Paris: Furne, Jouvet et cie, ca. 1870), by Christian Pitois
- Le Diable au XIXe Siècle: ou, Les Mystères du Spiritisme, la Franc-Maçonnerie Luciférienne (in French; Paris and Lyon: Delhomme et Briguet, issued in fascicles 1892-1894), by Léo Taxil (page images at HathiTrust)
- Le Diable Peint par Lui-Même: ou, Galerie de Petits Romans, de Contes Bizarres, d'Anecdotes Prodigieuses (in French: P. Mongie Ainé, 1819), ed. by J.-A.-S. Collin de Plancy (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Miscellanies (London: Printed for E. Castle, 1696), by John Aubrey
- New Light from the Great Pyramid (New York: Metaphysical Pub. Co., 1893), by A. R. Parsons (page images at HathiTrust)
- Three Books of Occult Philosophy (London: Printed by R. W. for G. Moule, 1651), by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, trans. by John French
- Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic, by the Famous Mystic Henry Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Counselor to Charles the Fifth, Emperor of Germany and Judge of the Prerogative Court, Book One: Natural Magic (no further books published in this edition; Chicago: Hahn and Whitehead, 1898), by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, ed. by Willis F. Whitehead, contrib. by Henry Morley (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Suggestive Inquiry Into the Hermetic Mystery, With a Dissertation on the More Celebrated of the Alchemical Philosophers: Being an Attempt Towards the Recovery of the Ancient Experiement of Nature (Belfast: W. Tait, 1918), by Mary Anne Atwood, contrib. by Isabelle de Steiger and W. L. Wilmshurst (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Dweller on Two Planets: or, The Dividing of the Way, by Frederick Spencer Oliver
- Studies in Occultism, by H. P. Blavatsky (HTML at TUP)
- Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions (3 volumes; London: R. Bentley, 1841), by Charles Mackay
- Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (based on the second edition of 1852), by Charles Mackay
- Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (second edition, 2 volumes; London: Office of the National Illustrated Library, 1852), by Charles Mackay (both volumes: page images at HathiTrust)
- Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (2 volumes; London and New York: G. Routledge and Sons, 1869), by Charles Mackay
- Mosaicall Philosophy: Grounded Upon the Essentiall Truth or Eternal Sapience (London: Printed for H. Moseley, 1659), by Robert Fludd
- Gleanings of Antiquities (London: Printed for W. Taylor, 1724), by John Beaumont
- Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham for the translator, 1821), by Iamblichus, trans. by Thomas Taylor, contrib. by Porphyry (page images at HathiTrust)
- Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (second edition; London: B. Dobell, and Reeves and Turner, 1895), by Iamblichus, trans. by Thomas Taylor, contrib. by Porphyry (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Isiac Tablet of Cardinal Bembo (Bath: Robt. H. Fryar [1887]), by W. Wynn Westcott (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects, by John Aubrey (Gutenberg text)
- The Scientific Aspect of the Supernatural: Indicating the Desirableness of an Experimental Enquiry by Men of Science Into the Alleged Powers of Clairvoyants and Mediums (London: F. Farrah, 1866), by Alfred Russel Wallace (HTML at wku.edu)
- Three Books of Occult Philosophy, by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim
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Filed under: Occultism- Transmission: A Meditation for the New Age (fifth edition, c2006), by Benjamin Creme (PDF with commentary at share-international.org)
- Whole Earth Inner Space (electronic edition, 2000), by Christopher Carter Humphrey (HTML at Wayback Machine; text may be obscured by domain-squatter's ad)
- The Fringes of Reason: A Whole Earth Catalog (c1989), ed. by Ted Schultz, contrib. by Stewart Brand (page images at wholeearth.com)
- A Planned Deception: The Staging of a New Age "Messiah" (originally published 1985), by Constance E. Cumbey (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow: The New Age Movement and Our Coming Age of Barbarism (originally published 1983), by Constance E. Cumbey (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Occult Anatomy and the Bible; also, Healing and Disease in the Light of Rebirth and the Stars (aggregated edition of previously published booklets; Oceanside, CA: Rosicrucian Fellowship Press, ca. 1970), by Corinne Heline (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- The Work of Invisible Helpers (New York: Paebar Co., 1945), by Amber M. Tuttle (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Science of the Initiates: A Ready Hand-Book on the Ageless Wisdom (attributed to "a Server" on title page, and to Cosgrove in copyright registration; New York: Lucis Pub. Co., 1934), by Eugene Milne Cosgrove (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Light-Bearers of Darkness (Houston, TX: Trumpet Press, ca. 1963), by Inquire Within (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Numerology and Vibration (Mokelumne Hill, CA: Health Research, 1959), by Joe Shelby Riley and Mrs. L. Dow Balliet (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- The Anatomy of the Body of God, Being the Supreme Revelation of Cosmic Consciousness, by Frater Achad (HTML at hermetic.com)
- The Bible: Wonder Book of the Ages, by Corinne Heline (HTML at Wayback Machine)
- The Book of Lies, by Aleister Crowley (illustrated HTML at hermetic.com)
- Clothed With the Sun: Being the Book of the Illuminations of Anna (Bonus) Kingsford (based on the first and second editions, 1889 and 1906), by Anna Bonus Kingsford, ed. by Edward Maitland and Samuel Hopgood Hart (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- "Clothed With the Sun": Being the Book of the Illuminations of Anna (Bonus) Kingsford (popular edition; London: J. M. Watkins, 1912), by Anna Bonus Kingsford, ed. by Edward Maitland and Samuel Hopgood Hart
- Complete Course in Biopneuma, the True Science of the Great Breath; Self-Culture: A Course of Lessons on Developing the Physical Unfolding the Soul, Attaining Unto the Spiritual (2 works in 1 volume; second edition; Los Angeles: E. S. Dowling, c1921), by Levi (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Consciousness of the Atom (first edition; New York: Lucifer Publishing Co., c1922), by Alice Bailey
- Dungeons and Dragons: Witchcraft, Suicide, Violence (Lutz, FL: P. Dempsey; Richmond, VA: P. Pulling, ca. 1985), by Mary Dempsey, Pat Dempsey, and Pat A. Pulling (page images with commentary at theescapist.org)
- The Egyptian Revival: or, The Evercoming Son in the Light of the Tarot, by Frater Achad (HTML at hermetic.com)
- Essays in Occultism, Spiritism, and Demonology (Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild and Stewart, 1919), by W. R. Harris (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Exploration into God, by George Trevelyan (HTML with commentary at sirgeorgetrevelyan.org.uk)
- Ghost Land: or, Researches into the Mysteries of Occultism, Illustrated in a Series of Autobiographical Sketches (Boston: Pub. for the editor, 1876), by William Britten, ed. by Emma Hardinge Britten
- Glamour: A World Problem, by Alice Bailey (HTML at lucistrust.org)
- The Goal of Life: or, Science and Revelation (Applegate, CA: Esoteric Publishing Company; London: L. N. Fowler and Co., 1908), by Hiram E. Butler
- Guidance in Esoteric Training, by Rudolf Steiner, ed. by Charles Davy and Owen Barfield (HTML at elib.com)
- Harmonics of Evolution: The Philosophy of Individual Life, Based Upon Natural Science, as Taught by Modern Masters of the Law (first volume of Harmonic Series, 10th edition; Chicago: Indo-American book company, 1910), by Florence Huntley (page images at HathiTrust)
- Initiation, Human and Solar, by Alice Bailey (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece (Chicago: Yogi Publication Society, c1908), by Three Initiates
- The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece (Chicago: Yogi Publication Society, c1912), by Three Initiates
- Letters on Occult Meditation (ca. 1922), by Alice Bailey (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Liber 777, by Aleister Crowley (illustrated HTML at hermetic.com)
- The Light of Egypt: or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars (2 volumes), by Thomas H. Burgoyne and Belle M. Wagner
- "Magic": Black and White; Charms and Counter Charms; Divination and Demonology among the Hindus, Hebrews, Arabs and Egyptians (Chicago: De Laurence, Scott and co., 1910), by T. Witton Davies, ed. by L. W. De Laurence
- The Mowing Devil: or, Strange News Out of Hartfordshire, 1678; With an Introductory Setting Forth Other Examples of Judgments on Impiety and False Swearing (Hertfordshire Folk Lore #14; 1913), ed. by W. B. Gerish (page images at HathiTrust (with other titles in this series); US access only)
- Nature Spirits and Nature Forces, by Max Heindel (HTML at rosicrucian.com)
- Occult Chemistry: Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements, by Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater, ed. by A. P. Sinnett (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- Occultism, Semi-Occultism, and Pseudo-Occultism, by Annie Besant (HTML at anandgholap.net)
- Psychic Powers, by Helen Savage (HTML at TUP)
- Psychical Research (New York: H. Holt; London: Williams and Norgate, ca. 1911), by William Barrett (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Sacred Book of Death, Hindu Spiritism, Soul Transition and Soul Reincarnation (students' occult edition; Chicago: De Laurence, Scott and Co., c1905), by L. W. De Laurence
- The Sacred Book of Death, Hindu Spiritism, Soul Transition and Soul Reincarnation (Chicago: Benares India Pub. Co., c1905), by L. W. De Laurence (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: The Mystery of All Mysteries (Chicago: De Laurence, Scott, and Co., 1910), ed. by L. W. De Laurence
- Some Occult Experiences (Adyar, India, et al.: Theosophical Publishing House, 1913), by Johan van Manen and C. W. Leadbeater
- Strange Newes, Out of Hartford-Shire and Kent (claimed original publication is London: Printed for R. G., 1679; this copy apparently printed later) (multiple formats at Google)
- Summum: Sealed Except to the Open Mind (electronic edition), by Summum Bonum Amen Ra (zipped HTML at summum.us)
- A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, by Alice Bailey (HTML at archive.org)
- The Way of Power: Studies in the Occult, by L. Adams Beck (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- Black Herman's Secrets of Magic, Mystery and Legerdermain (15th DeLuxe edition; Dallas: Dorene Pub Co, c1938), by Black Herman (page images at HathiTrust)
- Legends of Incense, Herb and Oil Magic (New York: Dorene Pub. Co., c1938), by Lewis De Claremont (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- The Credo of Christendom, and Other Addresses and Essays on Esoteric Christianity (London: J. M. Watkins, 1916), by Anna Bonus Kingsford and E. M. Maitland, ed. by Samuel Hopgood Hart (HTML in Brazil)
- Fourteen Lessons In Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism, by Ramacharaka (PDF at arfalpha.com)
- Le Monde Invisible (in French; Paris: E. Flammarion, ca. 1902), by Jules Bois, contrib. by Sully Prudhomme
- The Lesser Key of Solomon: Goetia (1904), ed. by S. L. MacGregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- L'Évolution Divine du Sphinx au Christ (in French; Paris: Perrin et cie, 1912), by Edouard Schuré
- Occult Science in Medicine (London: Theosophical Publishing Society; et al., 1893), by Franz Hartmann
- The Paradoxes of the Highest Science (second edition, 1922), by Eliphas Lévi (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- Perfect Matrimony (English translation), by Samael Aun Weor (HTML with commentary at glorian.org)
- The Romance of Sorcery (London: Methuen and Co., c1914), by Sax Rohmer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Some Glimpses of Occultism, Ancient and Modern (third edition; Los Angeles: Theosophical Pub. House, 1919), by C. W. Leadbeater (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Treatise on White Magic, by Alice Bailey (HTML at archive.org)
- The Way to Godhood: Second Textbook on the New Life That Shall Lead Man From Weakness, Disease, and Death, to Freedom From These Things, and to Strength and Power Before Unknown (Allentown, PA: Philosophical Pub. Co., ca. 1914), by R. Swinburne Clymer
- The Book of Truth, or, The Voice of Osiris: Set Down in the House of El Eros-El Erua, They Being Male-Female, Born According to the Laws Governing the Dhuman-Adamic Race, This Being Their Fourth Incarnation (second edition; London: Rider and Co., ca. 1927), by Hugh Clayton Randall-Stevens (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Clairvoyance and Occult Powers (1916), by Swami Panchadasi (Gutenberg text)
- Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World: A Comprehensive Library of Human Belief and Practice in the Mysteries of Life (3 volumes; Chicago and Milwaukee: J. H. Yewdale and Sons co., c1903), ed. by Cora Linn Daniels and C. M. Stevens (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Human Aura: Astral Colors and Thought Forms, by Swami Panchadasi (Gutenberg text)
- Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: A Complete Exposé, by Harry Houdini
- On the Threshold of the Unseen: An Examination of the Phenomena of Spiritualism and of the Evidence for the Survival After Death (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1918), by William Barrett, contrib. by James H. Hyslop
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