Supernatural: Writings on an Unknown History

Writings on an Unknown History permalink 59 of Richard Smoley richardsmoley Sat 29 Jun 13 Writings on an Unknown History permalink 60 of Writings on an Unknown History permalink 61 of Gail Williams gail Sun 30 Jun 13 Writings on an Unknown History permalink 62 of Ed Ward captward Mon 1 Jul 13 Writings on an Unknown History permalink 63 of Richard Smoley richardsmoley Mon 1 Jul 13 Remember me on this computer.

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Even though it's come to an official end, you are more than welcome to continue to check in with us. I know that I am going to have a lot more to talk to you about when I finish the book.

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Is there an URL where people can buy your book? Thank you for being so generous with your time.

Though we're launching another discussion today, this conversation can still continue if you're both willing to devote more time to it. Thanks for your time, Richard. I'd be happy to keep the discussion open if anyone is interested.

In response to Another thing that keeps one on track is one's own inner sense of decency. This is a rather old-fashioned word, I realize, but I honestly believe that this quite common-sense view of what's right and wrong--which practically all of us have--is an extremely important safeguard. That is to say, it's not just for other people. Your sense of decency will protect YOU against doing things that can, in the end, get you into a huge amount of trouble.

The URL for the book on Amazon: For that matter, I've yet to get a Kindle. Occultism, magic, and the esoteric are, by contrast, considered illegitimate, delusional, and lacking in intrinsic worth. Supernatural challenges this prejudice, revealing that Western occult traditions are richer and more historically impactful than most of us imagine.

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The book reveals hidden diamonds and neglected ideas that characterize the magical tradition in the West. For any reader, at any level of experience, who has ever been curious about an arcane subject — from psychical powers to secret societies — here is a book that gives a complete yet precise, critical, yet serious, and always respectful account of topics from the unseen world.

Supernatural is a brilliant primer to the occult and magical traditions of the West. For those expecting spine tingling, eerie skin bumps producing material will be disappointed, but the erudite, well-reasoned topics in this work will reward the patient reader.

A skilled sampling of spiritual and religious subjects. Though most of the essays have been published in the New-Age spirituality magazine New Dawn, their collection captures the restless mood of the He was a longtime editor of the venerated spiritual journal Gnosis. The Secret History of Gnosticism.