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
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An enquiry into the origin of the game of tharot
Antoine Court de Gébelin
1795
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Emmanuel
Henry Walter Thomson
1883
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Henry Cornelius Agrippa, his Fourth book of occult philosophy. Of geomancy. Magical elements of Peter de Abano. Astronomical geomancy [by Gerardus Cremonensis]. The nature of spirits [by George Pictorius]. Arbatel of magick / translated into English by Robert Turner.
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Von Nettesheim, Gherardo, Petrus, Georg Pictorius, Robert Turner
1655
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Occult chemistry
Annie Wood Besant, Charles Webster Leadbeater, Alfred Percy Sinnett
1919
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A bid for fortune, or, Dr. Nikola's vendetta
Guy Boothby
1895
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Alice or the Mysteries
Baron Lytton Edward Bulwer Lytton
1838
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Der Aberglaube des Mittelalters [microform]
Heinrich Bruno Schindler
1858German
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Japanese demon lore : oni, from ancient times to the present
Noriko T Reider
2010
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Belief in God
Alfred Williams Momerie
1888
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The hidden way across the threshold
J. C Street
1887
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Clairvoyance (1899)
C. W. Leadbeater
1899
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Keter Shem Tov: Crown of the Good Name
Abraham of Cologne
1300
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Magie-Theater im 17. Jahrhundert
Anna Isabell Wörsdörfer
2024German
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The Perfect Way; Or The Finding Of Christ
Edward Maitland Anna Bonus Kingsford 1846-1888
1881
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Von der Dèamonologie zum Unbewussten : die Transformation der Anthropologie um 1800
Maren Sziede, Helmut Zander
2015
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Manly Palmer Hall collection of alchemical manuscripts, circa 1500-1825
Sigismond Bacstrom, Böhme, Jakob, Alessandro Cagliostro, Manly Manly Palmer Hall, Michael Maier, George Ripley
1500Multiple languages
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Mellon MS 39, Testamentum
Ramon Llull
1560Latin
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Absolute Key To Occult Science. The Tarot Of The Bohemians. The Most Ancient Book In The World
Papus
1892
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General History, Cyclopedia And Dictionary Of Freemasonry
Robert Macoy
1872
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Practical occultism
Harry Houdini Collection, Walter Winston Kenilworth
1921
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Book of Stars.
1700Arabic
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Cabale misterieuse des 150 pseaumes du Roy David
1750French
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Fawāʻid fī ʻilm al-firāsah wa-aḥwāl al-nās
1848Arabic
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Fragment of the Picatrix.
1300Latin