Does anyone have an interest in the Occult?

As an amusing jumping off point, I humbly suggest reading the following Factiod Press books:

The Big Book of the Unexplained - More aliens and cryptozoology than anything else, but a bit on the occult, too.

The Big Book of Conspiracies - Skip past the JFK stuff, and onto the bits on Hitler and "LAM," and the bit about Crowley's grand summoning.

The Big Books are fun, fast reads in grapic novel form. The information in them is limited, but the bibliographys are great. I believe one can still order them through Amazon.

In regards to this book, does it matter what edition to get? I noticed that there's a hardcover first edition from 1990 and then a second edition from 1997.

Let me know if they are any good, I might have to do a bit of Amazon spending myself if they are.

Doubtful. It's a novel, so it likely didn't get changed from edition to edition.

But seriously, if you want to read the real-life Foucault's Pendulum, read Hall's Secret Teaching of All Ages. It's where Eco learned a lot of the stuff in FP.



I mean, how could this guy not be an expert in the occult. Look at him!

Cool. I ordered it earlier today, and it cost me practically nothing. I went with a paperback copy of the first edition.

Thanks for recommending that one as well. You're right...he totally looks the part!

The occult an interest, no not at all ,why do you ask?

I haven't gotten too much into Monsters, but The New Encyclopedia of the Occult has me captivated. Alot of information, but most of it is based around european occultism, Cabalistic tradition, and neopaganism. Nothing I've found so far about south and central American spirituality/occultism or African occultism. Some eastern magic, but not much. ALOT of information though if you're interested in Christian Occultism, Theosophy, Cabalah, etc.

I think you should start out with a Metaphysics book called. New Age Encyclopedia. It will help you find your path. It's a Mind Body Spirit reference guide. The Author is Belinda Whitworth.
Theres also a beginners book called METAPHYSICS and adventures in self discovery. By Peter Dennis.

Oh yeah- BUMP

I'm going to eat ALL OF YOU.

Hungry hungry hippoes?

You too? God, I ripped the occult section of our school and town library apart by a very young age. I was fascinated by it. These days I'm much more sceptical, but I still enjoy it. "The Mothman Prophecies" by Keel is VERY good.

As for being a creepy kid, me to, although not as bad as my sister. Oh sure, she LOOKS like your typical all-american girl. Until you hear that when she was five she had a collection of newspaper clippings of car wrecks she was collecting (that is, until my Mother burnt them all in a fit of worry) or that she once actively wanted me to break her leg a few years later because she thought it would feel good, and that crutches would be COOL

As a big brother, I needless to say, encouraged such behavior. She's too repressed most of the time and needs to jsut let loose

yeah, by strict definition, the Bible is probably the most occult book out there period, but I highly doubt most people realize that.

Better yet, try to argue that when they confront you about "occult paraphenalia" in school. It's wone of those words that's been put so much into context that people are afraid of it.

I finally started reading this one today, and it has pulled me right in. It's gonna take me quite awhile to read this one though. I might have to necropost my thoughts on this one.

That's a great book

I always base my opinions on publicity photographs, too!

for a book that is simply about the "occult"...(in that blanket definition at least) if you can find a book called "Zolar"..it is really fucking great. it covers tarot, astrology, numerology, tea leaves, crystal gazing, and much more....i'd tell ya author and such...but that damn thing is locked away in storage halfway across the country.... if someone know knows more about this book (the authors and such) please, feel free to post it. because i'd love to grab a second copy.

For occult in comic form try -



Then there's always the films of Kenneth Anger.

For the beginner this is a handy primer.

I kind of want to give a crack at summoning Satan or dark forces or whatever. All those warnings of, "You shouldn't mess with that shit," just make me want to mess with that shit.

'The Secret Teachings...' is a good starting point written by a well respected man.

+1

See you in hell...

I have since read Foucault's Pendulum. I found myself appreciating the non-fictional aspects that were thrown into this book and not-so-much the fictional aspects of it. I personally couldn't identify with the main characters at all.

I'm thanking you many times over.