Tradition 01 of 33
Occultism and esotericism
General occult sciences, esoteric traditions, hidden knowledge, and surveys of the supernatural.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 2,464
- Earliest
- 1200
- to 2026
- Read free
- 42%
- 1,032 with public full text
- With covers
- 54%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match1,943
- Metadata match471
- Query match41
- Source classification (retained through merging)9
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- occultism1K
- History316
- Early works to 1800262
- Philosophy224
- Magic201
- Social Sciences200
- Arts and Humanities173
- Early works to 1900159
- Occultisme139
- Supernatural132
- Art131
- Spiritualism131
- Alchemy130
- Occult sciences129
- Okkultismus122
- Fiction112
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices112
- Astrology107
- Occult104
- Medicine101
- Psychology91
- Literature90
- Mysticism90
- Parapsychology89
Top languages
- English1,410 · 57%
- French255 · 10%
- German204 · 8%
- Latin168 · 7%
- Italian71 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim27 in this tradition46 books
- Joanna Southcott23 in this tradition53 books
- Paracelsus22 in this tradition292 books
- Trismegistus Hermes18 in this tradition89 books
- Levinus Lemnius17 in this tradition35 books
- Papus15 in this tradition24 books
- Amelia Febriany14 in this tradition25 books
- Aleister Crowley13 in this tradition26 books
- Éliphas Lévi12 in this tradition25 books
- Iamblichus12 in this tradition17 books
- Arthur Edward Waite11 in this tradition51 books
- David Spangler11 books
2,464 books
- Read free
The Folk Lore Of China
By Nicholas Belfield Dennys
1876
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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: The White Stone; A Hermetic Alchemical Treatise
Anonymous
1620
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Collectanea Hermetica: Selected Essays on Hermetic Philosophy
William Wynn Westcott
1893
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Advanced course in Yogi philosophy and oriental occultism,
Ramacharaka, Yogi Ramacharaka
1905
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The Astral World—Higher Occult Powers
Joel Tiffany
1910
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The divine Pymander in XVII. books (Hermeticum, Hermetica & Asclepius)
Trismegistus Hermes
1650
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Theosophy or Psychological Religion: The Hidden Doctrine of the Rosicrucians
Godfrey Higgins
1836
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[Pamphlets on elements of parapsychology.
Max Moecke
1833
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Three Books Of Occult Philosophy Book I Henry Cornelius Agrippa Books Covers
Henry Cornelius Agrippa - Von Netechiem
1531
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Mathematical recreations and tours of cards
Jacques Ozanam
1764
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Some philosophy of the Hermetics
1898
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The Rosicrucians: Their Rites and Mysteries
Arthur Edward Waite
1887
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An den Wurzeln der Tugend: Rheinischer Adel und Freimaurerei 1765–1815
Martin Otto Braun
2016German
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Begegnung mit dem eigenen Tod
Stefan Nadile
2025German
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Beinecke MS 1024, Algorismus, etc
Joannes de fl. 1230 Sacro Bosco
1300French
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Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites
John Netten Radcliffe
1854
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Grandes et petites mythologies
Karin Ueltschi, Flore Verdon
2020French
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Illustrated Sinhalese medical astrology ola
Producer not identified
1600
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Mellon MS 13, Iudicium astrologicum for 1475
Iacobus of Speyer
1474Latin
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Mellon MS 16, De consideratione quinte essentie
Johannes de Rupescissa
1475German
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Mellon MS 29, Lumen luminum, etc
frate d. 1253 Elia da Cortona
1525Italian
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Mellon MS 42, De lapide philosophorum libellus ex antiquorum codicibus compilatus 1572, including Hermes, Tabula smaragdina
Jean Fournier de Montauban
1572Greek
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Number in Scripture, Its Supernatural Design And Spiritual Significance (1894)
Ethelbert William Bullinger
1894
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SpiritualQuest - Mabel Collins - Light on the Path & Through the Gates of Gold
Mabel Collins
1886