 A Dictionary of Symbols
by J. E. Cirlot
A valuable reference, this informative and entertaining volume presents a key to elucidating the symbolic worlds encountered in both the arts and the history of ideas. 32 black-and-white illustrations.
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| |  The Holy Kabbalah
by A. E. Waite
Enthusiastic in tone and grounded in scholarship, this extensive and lucid history embraces the literature of the Kabbalah, its foremost interpreters, its impact on Christian scholars, and its reputation as "the secret tradition."
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 The Lost Language of Symbolism
by Harold Bayley
This remarkable book reveals the hidden meaning behind familiar images and words, from the origins of Santa Claus to the fleur-de-lys, drawing from mythology, folklore, religious texts, and fairy tales. 1,418 illustrations.
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| |  The Book of Enoch
by R. H. Charles
An apocryphal work from the second century B.C., this volume influenced early Christians, particularly the Gnostics, and introduced such concepts as fallen angels, resurrection, and last judgment.
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 The Kabbalah Unveiled
by S. L. MacGregor Mathers
Written by a noted occultist, this essential guide to the ancient Jewish doctrine of esoteric knowledge focuses on the actual sacred texts to offer an objective, reliable interpretation.
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 The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
by A. E. Waite
Essential reference by designer of the most widely known Tarot deck contains a detailed description of each card in the popular 78-card Rider-Waite Tarot deck, along with regular and reversed meanings. 78 b/w plates of illustrations.
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| |  Atlantis, the Antediluvian World
by Ignatius Donnelly
Neither an occult book nor a work of fantasy, this 1882 classic offers an erudite blend of evidence from geologic, oceanographic, and anthropologic studies and remains a captivating work of and enthusiasm and imaginative thought. 128 illus. Introduction by E. F. Bleiler.
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| |  Symbols: Their Migration and Universality
by Count Eugene Goblet d’Alviella
Remarkable work explains in detail what a symbol is, how it served a culture, developed, or fell into disuse. Includes discussions of the triskelion, swastika, caduceus, double-headed eagle, "tree of life," lotus, assorted crosses, other emblems.
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 The Key of Solomon the King
by S. L. MacGregor Mathers, S. L. MacGregor Mathers
How to make a magic carpet, become invisible, and find love are among the procedures detailed in this famous book of prayers and instructions on trafficking with the spirit world.
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| |  The Concise History of Freemasonry
by Robert Freke Gould, Frederick J. W. Crowe
This authoritative survey by a Masonic historian traces the development of "the Craft" from ancient to modern times, chronicling its spread throughout Europe, the Far East, Africa, and the Americas.
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