Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Colin Wilson's great classic work is a comprehensive history of mystery and "magic." His genius lies in producing a skilful synthesis of the available material; clarifying without simplifying, seeing the occult in the light of reason and reason in the light of the mystical and paranormal. It is a journey of enlightenment - a wide-ranging survey of the whole subject and an insightful exploration of Man's latent powers. Republished two years after the author's death and with a new foreword by bibliographer Colin Stanley, Wilson brings his own refreshingly optimistic and stimulating interpretation to the worlds of the paranormal, the occult and the supernatural.
"The Occult is the most interesting, informative and thought-provoking book on the
subject I have read" --Sunday Telegraph
Synopsis
The essential guidebook to the mind-expanding experiences and discoveries of the 20th Century--"the most interesting, informative, and thought-provoking book on the occult]" (The Sunday Telegraph) Colin Wilson's great classic work is a comprehensive history of mystery and magic. His genius lies in producing a skillful synthesis of the available material; clarifying without simplifying, seeing the occult in the light of reason and reason in the light of the mystical and paranormal. It is a journey of enlightenment--a wide-ranging survey of the whole subject and an insightful exploration of Man's latent powers.
Republished two years after the author's death, and with a new foreword by bibliographer Colin Stanley, Wilson brings his own refreshingly optimistic and stimulating interpretation to the worlds of the paranormal, the occult, and the supernatural.
Synopsis
International Bestseller: The essential guidebook to the history of magic and occultism--"the most interesting, informative, and thought-provoking book on the occult]" (The Sunday Telegraph) Colin Wilson's great classic work is a comprehensive history of mystery and magic. His genius lies in producing a skillful synthesis of the available material; clarifying without simplifying, seeing the occult in the light of reason and reason in the light of the mystical and paranormal. It is a journey of enlightenment--a wide-ranging survey of the whole subject and an insightful exploration of Man's latent powers.
Republished two years after the author's death, and with a new foreword by bibliographer Colin Stanley, Wilson brings his own refreshingly optimistic and stimulating interpretation to the worlds of the paranormal, the occult, and the supernatural.