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Libra Esoterica

Hidden symbolism of alchemy and the occult arts

by Herbert Silberer & Smith Ely Jelliffe (Translator)

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  • 20th century
  • Language: English
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"Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts" by Herbert Silberer is a scholarly work exploring mysticism, psychology, and alchemical symbolism, likely written in the early 20th century, as evidenced by its original 1917 publication. The book delves into the psychological interpretation of myths, dreams, and parables, attempting to uncover the hidden meanings and relationships between historical mystical practices and contemporary psychological dynamics. The opening portion introduces a parable that serves as a foundational narrative guiding the reader through various psychological realms. The protagonist embarks on a journey through a mystical forest, encountering complex characters and challenges that symbolize deeper psychological struggles and conflicts related to knowledge, power, and love. The narrative is rich with allegorical imagery, including confrontations with a lion representing fear and initiation trials, as well as encounters with elders discussing great mysteries. The protagonist's quest reflects the universal human experience of grappling with inner fears and desires, inviting readers to consider the connections between psychological development and ancient symbolic traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Initiatory orders and secret societies, and Occultism and esotericism.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex and project-gutenberg matched “occult” and “occultism”. Retained metadata contains “occult” in the title, “occult” in the description, “occult” in the subject metadata, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “occultism”· via OpenAlex
    • “occult”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “occult”· in title
    • “occult”· in description
    • “occult”· in subject
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary and project-gutenberg matched “Alchemy” and “alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the title, “Alchemy” in the description, “Alchemy” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Alchemy”· via Open Library
    • “alchemy”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Alchemy”· in title
    • “Alchemy”· in description
    • “Alchemy”· in subject
    • “Alchemy”· in edition title
  • Initiatory orders and secret societies

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary matched “Rosicrucians”. Retained metadata contains “Rosicrucians” in the subject metadata.

    • “Rosicrucians”· via Open Library
    • “Rosicrucians”· in subject

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Editions

Open Library reports 18 editions; 3 cataloged here.

OpenAlex scholarly book record

2012-12-27—English—Unknown

Open Library record

1971Dover; Dover PublicationsEnglish
  • 9780486209722
  • 0486209725
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2009-01-09Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Open Library reports 18 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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