 | The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall
A Gold mine. While some assertations are unsourced this remains one of the most complete compendiums of Esoteric knowledge.
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 | The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail by Michael Baigent
Buy used from: £0.01 Unfounded speculations aside, this is a very well researched analysis of the Underground Stream. If read critically and analytically this book contains a wealth of provocative information.
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 | MORALS and DOGMA of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert, Pike
Buy new: £37.99 / Used from: £36.94 The definitive account of Esoteric Freemasonry. A (much misunderstood) veiled analysis of the 33 degrees, the concepts here will confuse the profane though illuminate the worthy.
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 | The Western mystical tradition. An intellectual history of Western civilization by Thomas Katsaros
A complete review of Mysticism from Greece through the Middle ages to the Renaissance and up to the present age.
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 | The Secret Doctrine: A Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy by H.P. Blavatsky
Buy new: £18.35 / Used from: £10.16 If read critically (as all books on this list should be) this classic will demonstrate Mme Blavatsky's authentic Occult wisdom while guarding against confusion.
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| Tree of Life: Introduction to the Kabbalah: Introduction to the Kaballah by Z'ev Ben Shimon Halevi
Buy used from: £2.97 Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi is a genuine Kabbalistic adept. While his works are often demanding they represent the Kabbalah as it should be. Treat this book as an introduction to further study.
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| Prelude to Chemistry: Outline of Alchemy, Its Literature and Relationships by John Read
Buy used from: £36.42 A scholarly, clear and concise overview of the alchemical tradition from its origins (China? Egypt?) to its philosophical peak in the Renaissance.
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| The Secrets of Ancient Geometry-And Its Use by Tons Brunes
The best work on Sacred Geometry in the public domain, this covers mystical Pythagorean mathematics incorporated into the design of architecture especially in Egypt and Greece.
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 | The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ by Lynn Picknett
Buy new: £8.09 / Used from: £0.01 Even more spurious than "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" this is not a scholars book. However, if read with Initiated eyes it will unveil a number of Esoteric links.
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 | The Real History of the Rosicrucians by Arthur Edward Waite
Buy new: £12.11 / Used from: £16.46 The best account of the Rosicrucian movement, though a little dry.
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 | Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
Buy new: £4.96 / Used from: £1.89 Quickly becoming one of the most abused areas of Religious study. This book is an objective and clear account, written by one of the finest Religious historians of our age.
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 | Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition (Routledge Classics) by Frances Yates
Buy new: £9.89 / Used from: £8.58 Hermeticism represents a school of philosophy that partakes of Platonic natural philosophy and Gnostic occult interpretation. This work covers its influence on the great Italian philosopher.
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 | The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age (Routledge Classics) by Frances Yates
Buy new: £7.74 / Used from: £7.99 An excellent account of Occult influence on Elizabethan politics. Particularly interesting is the information on John Dee and the Cabala in northern Italy.
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 | The Rosicrucian Enlightenment (Routledge Classics) by Frances Yates
Buy new: £8.45 / Used from: £6.70 Reveals Rosicrucianism as the Esoteric force behind both the Renaissance and the Protestant reformation. Like all of Yates work the research and quality is immaculate.
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 | The Templars (Manchester Medieval Studies) by Malcolm Barber
Buy new: £12.74 / Used from: £8.95 A complete and long overdue objective account of the Templars. Particularly interesting are the inquisition papers and information concerning its grade structure.
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 | Parzival (Penguin Classics) by Wolfram Eschenbach
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £1.00 Here to encourage the aspirant to be pure of heart and ceaseless in the search of God.
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