EsoteriaA library of sacred & hidden knowledge

The table of contents

The Books of this Library

35 books, each divided into chapters — the world's religions, from Christianity, Judaism and Islam to Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Shinto, beside the mystical and magical traditions, from Kabbalah and the grimoires to Wicca, Vodou and Tantra.

  1. I.Alchemy24
    1. i.Alchemical Symbols3
    2. ii.Alchemists4
    3. iii.Chinese Alchemy3
    4. iv.The Great Work3
    5. v.History of Alchemy4
    6. vi.Spiritual Alchemy4
  2. II.Ancient & Folk Magic22
    1. i.African Diasporic Religions3
    2. ii.Amulets & Talismans3
    3. iii.Egyptian Magic4
    4. iv.Folk Magic3
    5. v.Greco-Roman Magic4
    6. vi.Mesopotamian Magic4
  3. III.Black Magic, White Magic & the Theory of Magic22
    1. i.Black Magic1
    2. ii.Maleficium & Curses1
    3. iii.Money & Prosperity Magick8
    4. iv.Natural Magic3
    5. v.Necromancy1
    6. vi.Protective Magic1
    7. vii.Sex Magick1
    8. viii.Theories of Magic4
    9. ix.White Magic1
  4. IV.Buddhism: The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha19
    1. i.Buddhism in the West1
    2. ii.Buddhist Cosmology2
    3. iii.Buddhist Scriptures2
    4. iv.Core Teachings2
    5. v.The Life of the Buddha2
    6. vi.Mahayana2
    7. vii.Monastic Life2
    8. viii.Pure Land1
    9. ix.Theravada2
    10. x.Vajrayana2
  5. V.Chaos Magick & Contemporary Occultism21
    1. i.Chaos Magick5
    2. ii.Contemporary Occultism4
    3. iii.Magic & Culture4
    4. iv.Sigils7
  6. VI.Christianity: Faith, Scripture and Tradition20
    1. i.Angels, Demons & Exorcism1
    2. ii.The Bible & Its Canon2
    3. iii.Catholicism1
    4. iv.Creeds, Councils & Doctrine2
    5. v.Eastern Orthodoxy2
    6. vi.Folk Christianity1
    7. vii.Jesus & the Apostles2
    8. viii.Monasticism2
    9. ix.Protestantism2
    10. x.Sacraments & Liturgy2
    11. xi.Saints, Relics & Mary2
  7. VII.Tarot, Astrology & Divination35
    1. i.Astrology2
    2. ii.Chinese Astrology2
    3. iii.Geomancy1
    4. iv.Horoscopes2
    5. v.I Ching1
    6. vi.Major Arcana1
    7. vii.Mayan & Aztec Astrology2
    8. viii.Minor Arcana1
    9. ix.Numerology11
    10. x.Other Oracles2
    11. xi.Runes1
    12. xii.Talking Boards & Spirit Communication3
    13. xiii.Tarot History2
    14. xiv.Vedic Astrology2
    15. xv.Zodiac & Planets1
  8. VIII.Yoga, Tantra & Eastern Mysticism40
    1. i.Chakras & Subtle Body11
    2. ii.Hatha Yoga2
    3. iii.Hinduism & Vedanta2
    4. iv.Kundalini2
    5. v.Meditation2
    6. vi.Qigong & Internal Arts2
    7. vii.Sufism2
    8. viii.Tantra2
    9. ix.Taoist Mysticism2
    10. x.The Third Eye7
    11. xi.Tibetan Buddhism2
    12. xii.Yoga Philosophy & Samadhi2
    13. xiii.Zen & Chan1
  9. IX.Gnosticism & Christian Mysticism28
    1. i.Apophatic Theology3
    2. ii.Cathars & Bogomils3
    3. iii.Christian Mystics3
    4. iv.Christian Theosophy4
    5. v.Gnostic Cosmology3
    6. vi.Gnostic Schools3
    7. vii.Manichaeism & Mandaeism3
    8. viii.Nag Hammadi Texts4
  10. X.Herbal Magick, Sacred Plants & Entheogens17
    1. i.Cannabis in Religion & Magic2
    2. ii.Entheogens & Sacred Plants2
    3. iii.Flying Ointments (History)2
    4. iv.Herbal Magic History2
    5. v.Incense & Resins2
    6. vi.Mandrake & Plant Lore2
    7. vii.Planetary & Astrological Herbs2
    8. viii.The Witch's Garden2
  11. XI.Hermeticism & Neoplatonism32
    1. i.Astral Magic4
    2. ii.Corpus Hermeticum5
    3. iii.Correspondences5
    4. iv.Emerald Tablet4
    5. v.Neoplatonism & Theurgy6
    6. vi.Renaissance Magic5
  12. XII.High & Ceremonial Magick27
    1. i.Angelic Magic & Invocation6
    2. ii.Angels & Spirits4
    3. iii.Enochian Magic3
    4. iv.Founders & Magi3
    5. v.Golden Dawn4
    6. vi.Magical Orders3
    7. vii.Ritual & Symbolism3
  13. XIII.Hinduism: Gods, Scriptures and Paths21
    1. i.Bhakti & Saints1
    2. ii.Dharma, Karma & Moksha2
    3. iii.The Epics & the Bhagavad Gita2
    4. iv.Gods & Goddesses2
    5. v.The Puranas1
    6. vi.Shaivism2
    7. vii.Shaktism & the Goddess2
    8. viii.The Six Schools of Philosophy2
    9. ix.Tantra1
    10. x.Temples, Rituals & Festivals2
    11. xi.Vaishnavism1
    12. xii.The Vedas & Upanishads2
  14. XIV.Western Esotericism: History & Scholarship25
    1. i.Biographies5
    2. ii.Defining Esotericism4
    3. iii.Historians & Scholars9
    4. iv.Periods & Movements6
  15. XV.Indigenous and Ancient Religions21
    1. i.African Traditional Religions2
    2. ii.Ancient Egyptian Religion2
    3. iii.Australian & Pacific Religions2
    4. iv.Celtic Religion1
    5. v.Greek Religion & Mysteries2
    6. vi.Mesoamerican Religion2
    7. vii.Mesopotamian Religion2
    8. viii.Native American Religions2
    9. ix.Norse & Germanic Religion2
    10. x.Roman Religion2
    11. xi.Shamanism1
  16. XVI.Islam and Sufism19
    1. i.The Five Pillars1
    2. ii.Islamic Law & Theology2
    3. iii.Islamic Occult Sciences2
    4. iv.Islamic Philosophy2
    5. v.Jinn & the Unseen2
    6. vi.The Prophet Muhammad2
    7. vii.The Qur'an & Hadith1
    8. viii.Sufi Orders & Saints2
    9. ix.Sufism2
    10. x.Sunni & Shi'a2
  17. XVII.Jainism23
    1. i.Ahimsa & the Vows4
    2. ii.Digambara & Shvetambara4
    3. iii.Jain Cosmology3
    4. iv.Jain Teachings4
    5. v.Mahavira & the Tirthankaras3
    6. vi.Temples & Pilgrimage3
  18. XVIII.Judaism: Torah, Talmud and Tradition20
    1. i.Ancient Israel & the Temple2
    2. ii.Festivals & the Sabbath2
    3. iii.The Hebrew Bible2
    4. iv.Jewish Folklore & Magic2
    5. v.Jewish Law & Ethics2
    6. vi.Jewish Philosophy3
    7. vii.Modern Judaism2
    8. viii.Prayer & the Synagogue2
    9. ix.Rabbinic Judaism & the Talmud2
  19. XIX.Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah34
    1. i.Angels & Divine Names3
    2. ii.Christian & Hermetic Qabalah5
    3. iii.Hasidism3
    4. iv.Hebrew Letters & Gematria3
    5. v.Lurianic Kabbalah4
    6. vi.Merkavah & Hekhalot3
    7. vii.Practical Kabbalah3
    8. viii.Sefer Yetzirah2
    9. ix.The Sefirot3
    10. x.The Zohar2
  20. XX.New Religious Movements16
    1. i.Adventist & Restorationist Movements3
    2. ii.The Bahá'í Faith2
    3. iii.Christian Science & New Thought2
    4. iv.Japanese New Religions2
    5. v.Latter-day Saints2
    6. vi.Studying New Religions1
    7. vii.Syncretic Religions2
  21. XXI.Occultism: The Occult Sciences and the Occult Revival22
    1. i.British Occultism2
    2. ii.Clairvoyance & Psychical Research3
    3. iii.French Occultism2
    4. iv.German Occultism2
    5. v.Mesmerism & Magnetism2
    6. vi.Occult Literature & Art2
    7. vii.Occult Philosophy1
    8. viii.The Occult Revival2
    9. ix.The Occult Sciences2
    10. x.The Occult Today1
    11. xi.Occultism & Science2
  22. XXII.Rastafari18
    1. i.Beliefs: Jah, Babylon & Zion2
    2. ii.Haile Selassie I2
    3. iii.Livity, Ital & Dreadlocks2
    4. iv.The Mansions of Rastafari2
    5. v.Nyabinghi, Reasoning & Ritual2
    6. vi.Origins: Garvey & Ethiopianism2
    7. vii.Rasta Language: Iyaric1
    8. viii.Rastafari Today2
    9. ix.Reggae & Rasta Culture2
  23. XXIII.Satanism & the Left-Hand Path24
    1. i.Church of Satan3
    2. ii.The Devil in History4
    3. iii.Left-Hand Path3
    4. iv.Satanic Panic4
    5. v.Temple of Set3
    6. vi.Theistic Satanism & Luciferianism4
  24. XXIV.Rosicrucians, Freemasons & Secret Societies26
    1. i.Conspiracy Myths5
    2. ii.Freemasonry6
    3. iii.Initiatory Orders3
    4. iv.Rosicrucianism7
    5. v.Templar Legends4
  25. XXV.Shinto and Japanese Religion18
    1. i.Esoteric Buddhism in Japan1
    2. ii.Festivals & Rites2
    3. iii.The Kami2
    4. iv.Myths of the Kojiki2
    5. v.Onmyodo2
    6. vi.Shinto & Buddhism2
    7. vii.Shrines & Purification2
    8. viii.Shugendo2
    9. ix.Yokai & Folklore2
  26. XXVI.Sikhism15
    1. i.Gurdwara & Practice2
    2. ii.Guru Granth Sahib3
    3. iii.Guru Nanak & the Ten Gurus2
    4. iv.The Khalsa2
    5. v.Sikh Beliefs2
    6. vi.Sikh History2
  27. XXVII.Solomonic Magic & the Grimoires32
    1. i.Demonic Magic & Pacts5
    2. ii.Demonology5
    3. iii.Goetic Spirits3
    4. iv.Key of Solomon3
    5. v.Legends of Solomon3
    6. vi.Lemegeton2
    7. vii.Other Grimoires5
    8. viii.The Ring & Seal2
    9. ix.Testament of Solomon2
  28. XXVIII.Superstitions & Folk Belief21
    1. i.African & Caribbean Beliefs1
    2. ii.Animals & Birds2
    3. iii.Asian Superstitions1
    4. iv.Birth, Marriage & Death2
    5. v.European Superstitions1
    6. vi.Home & Hearth2
    7. vii.Luck, Omens & Portents2
    8. viii.Numbers & Days2
    9. ix.Origins of Superstition2
    10. x.The Psychology of Superstition2
    11. xi.Sailors, Actors & Gamblers2
    12. xii.Superstitions of the Americas1
  29. XXIX.Symbols & Sacred Geometry16
    1. i.Alchemical Symbols3
    2. ii.Number Symbolism3
    3. iii.Occult Symbols3
    4. iv.Religious Symbols3
    5. v.Sacred Geometry3
  30. XXX.Taoism and Chinese Religion22
    1. i.Ancestors & Popular Religion2
    2. ii.Chinese Gods & Immortals2
    3. iii.Confucianism2
    4. iv.Feng Shui2
    5. v.Immortality & Inner Alchemy2
    6. vi.Laozi & the Tao Te Ching2
    7. vii.Mo Pai & Neigong4
    8. viii.Religious Taoism2
    9. ix.Yin-Yang & the Five Phases2
    10. x.Zhuangzi1
  31. XXXI.Thelema25
    1. i.Aleister Crowley5
    2. ii.Holy Books4
    3. iii.Tarot & Qabalah in Thelema4
    4. iv.Thelemic Doctrine5
    5. v.Thelemic Orders4
  32. XXXII.Theosophy & Modern Esotericism29
    1. i.Anthroposophy2
    2. ii.Astral Projection & Dreams2
    3. iii.Crystals, Auras & Energy2
    4. iv.The Fourth Way2
    5. v.Ghosts & Hauntings2
    6. vi.New Age2
    7. vii.New Thought & the Law of Attraction3
    8. viii.Reincarnation & the Afterlife2
    9. ix.Spiritualism3
    10. x.Theosophical Society6
    11. xi.UFO Religions2
  33. XXXIII.Vodou, Hoodoo & African Diasporic Religions18
    1. i.Candomblé & Umbanda2
    2. ii.Haitian Vodou2
    3. iii.Hoodoo & Rootwork2
    4. iv.Louisiana Voodoo2
    5. v.The Lwa2
    6. vi.Myths & Misconceptions1
    7. vii.Santería & the Orishas2
    8. viii.Vèvè & Sacred Symbols2
    9. ix.West African Vodun2
  34. XXXIV.Witchcraft, Wicca & Paganism33
    1. i.Druidry3
    2. ii.Gods & Goddesses3
    3. iii.Heathenry & Runes4
    4. iv.History of Witchcraft4
    5. v.Traditional Witchcraft4
    6. vi.The Wheel of the Year4
    7. vii.Wicca4
    8. viii.Witch Trials5
  35. XXXV.Zoroastrianism and Ancient Iranian Religion16
    1. i.Ahura Mazda & Cosmic Dualism2
    2. ii.The Avesta2
    3. iii.Fire Temples & Ritual2
    4. iv.The Magi2
    5. v.Mithra & Mithraism2
    6. vi.Parsis & Modern Zoroastrianism2
    7. vii.Zarathustra & the Gathas2