Esotericism
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Occultism and Philosophy in the Seventeenth-Century
Heroes of the seventeenth-century philosophical yet scientific revolution were themselves occultists thought to be rescuing the human mind.
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Lovecraftian Horror and the Dream of Decadence
‘Lovecraftian horror’ is rooted in late-nineteenth-century cultural fears and desires that arose in response to a renewed interest in the…
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The Inquisitor’s Witchcrafted Devil and God’s Pantheon
The inquisitor merely made a passing reference to sorcery; instead, he focused on the relationship between witchcraft and sexual immorality
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The Seeds of Magic in Contemporary Satanism
One of the strengths of Satanic philosophy is to take that in yourself which would be considered by most to…
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The Science of Esotericism and Occult Discourses
“Science” became increasingly inflated when adopted by the occult and new religious discourses in the second half of the nineteenth-century…
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Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories From The Past
The darkest events of twentieth-century history and the ghosts that have provided a powerful imagery for the darkness of the…
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Art and the Black Death Arrival in the Medieval World
In the fourteenth-century, a devastating pandemic disease known as the Black Death was responsible for the tragic death of millions…
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The Cultural Supernatural In Mid-Victorian Britain
Historians have long observed the resurgence of interest in the supernatural in the Mid-Victorian British period, still increasingly dismissed as…
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Johannes Bureus Scandinavian Alchemy in Practice
Johannes Bureus defended the idea that the ancient Goths of Scandinavia were the first rulers of Europe and Sweden the…
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The Occult Archetypes Of Tarot In The Fifteenth-Century
The Tarot is a deck of cards used for occult and mystical practice with a history of socio-political intrigue dating…
