Gary Lachman: 20 books
Dark Star Rising
Magick and Power in the Age of Trump
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
Within the concentric circles of Trump's regime lies an unseen culture of occultists, power-seekers, and mind-magicians whose influence is on the rise. In this unparalleled account, historian Gary Lachman examines the influence of occult and esoteric philosophy on the unexpected rise of the alt-right.
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Swedenborg
An Introduction to His Life and Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
A clear and concise overview of the life and work of the immensely influential but little understood eighteenth-century mystic-scientist Emanuel Swedenborg.
“Lachman identifies all the roles Swedenborg inhabited (spiritual thinker, psychic, scientist, inventor, statesman, traveler, and possibly...
Rudolf Steiner
An Introduction to His Life and Work
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
The first truly popular biography of the influential twentieth-century mystic and educator who-while widely known for founding the Waldorf schools and other educational and humanitarian movements-remains a mystery to many who benefit from his ideas.
People everywhere have heard of Waldorf schools,...
Beyond the Robot
The Life and Work of Colin Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Historian Gary Lachman delivers a fascinating, rollicking biography of literary and cultural rebel Colin Wilson, one of the most adventurous, hopeful, and least understood intellects of the past century.
You will embark on the intellectual ride of a lifetime in this rediscovery of the life...
by Gary Lachman, Colin Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
For the last four centuries, science has tried to account for everything in terms of atoms and molecules and the physical laws they adhere to. Recently, this effort was extended to try to include the inner world of human beings. Gary Lachman argues that this view of consciousness is misguided and unfounded....
Jung the Mystic
The Esoteric Dimensions of Carl Jung's Life and Teachings
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2010
This bold, compact new biography of Carl Jung fills a gap in our understanding of the pioneering psychiatrist by focusing on the occult and mystical dimension of Jung's life and work, a critical but frequently misunderstood facet of his career.
Although he is often called the "founding...
by Gary Lachman
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
This epic study unveils the esoteric masters who have covertly impacted the intellectual development of the West, from Pythagoras and Zoroaster to the little-known modern icons Jean Gebser and Schwaller de Lubicz.
Running alongside the mainstream of Western intellectual history there is another...
Madame Blavatsky
The Mother of Modern Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
A thoughtful biography of one of the most polarizing pioneers of alternative spirituality, the occult-mystic Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
Pioneer. Visionary. Provocateur. Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky—mystic, occult writer, child of Russian aristocrats, spiritual seeker who traveled five...
by Gary Lachman
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
From the sands of Alexandria via the Renaissance palaces of the Medicis, to our own times, this spiritual adventure story traces the profound influence of Hermes Trismegistus -- the 'thrice-great one', as he was often called -- on the western mind. For centuries his name ranked among the most illustrious...
Revolutionaries of the Soul
Reflections on Magicians, Philosophers, and Occultists
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Explorers of occult mysteries and the edges of consciousness change the way we view not only the nature of reality, but also our deepest sense of self. Insightful author Gary Lachman presents punchy, enlightening, and intriguing biographies of some of the most influential esoteric luminaries in recent...
In Search of P. D. Ouspensky
The Genius in the Shadow of Gurdjieff
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
P. D. Ouspensky's classic work In Search of the Miraculous was the first to disseminate the ideas of G. I. Gurdjieff, the mysterious master of esoteric thought in the early twentieth century who still commands a following today. Gurdjieff's mystique has long eclipsed Ouspensky, once described by Gurdjieff...
Politics and the Occult
The Left, the Right, and the Radically Unseen
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
The gritty business of politics is not something we usually associate with the occult. But esoteric beliefs have influenced the destiny of nations since the time of ancient Egypt and China, when decisions of state were based on portents and astrology, to today, when presidents and prime ministers...
The Dedalus Occult Reader
The Garden of Hermetic Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
' Lachman presents a generous anthology of literary texts inspired by the weird, the supernatural and the gothic. From Beckford's Vathek to Gustav Meyrink's The Golem, there is a successful balance of the well-known, the esoteric and the curious.' Stuart Kelly in Scotland on Sunday 'The first item,...
by Colin Wilson, Gary Lachman
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2013
'He writes a clear, light prose, and he makes his interests, however bizarre, seem important.' - *Punch *
'One of the more earnest and interesting writers of his generation.' - The Guardian
'He has the kind of story-telling power which could charm the birds off the trees.' - *The...
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