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The Seaside Sybil is a New York fortune teller written in the 1880s. The system is simple; slips of paper marked from 1 to 100 are consulted to give a very general fortune of the future, especially related to relationships and marriage. This work, like others, follows directly in the wave of the oracle tradition of fortune telling, which includes both simplistic and complex systems. This specific text also includes a variety of jokes, cartoons, and quack medicine ads.

William Judge is known as one of the central figures of the early school of Theosophy- his works were numerous, but it is perhaps "Epitome..." which contains the most advanced, yet general, overview of some of the beliefs therein. Judge delves into reincarnation, devachan, various eastern concepts and terms, and expounds his beliefs and those of Theosophy within this work. Upon these principles, such spiritual systems have flourished, as the west adopts and adapts eastern systems for use.

The Neoplatonic statements of Pseudo-Dionysius on the topic of theosis and the heavenly hierarchies form one of the major texts of the Corpus Areopagiticum. Written in antiquity, although not at the early dates sometimes ascribed to these works, the philosophy professes to become godlike through ones' daily practices. Even the structure of the human body is, here, likened to the divine. Through these concepts one is said to be able to draw closer to, and become more a part of, their deity.

"The Indigenous Drugs of India" is a rigorous compilation of materials which were, at the time, commonly sold in a medical (and occasionally other useful) form in bazaars in India and areas surrounding the same. For a work dating to the 1860s it is well crafted and comprehensive.Many entries are botanical, a few chemical or mineral; in all cases the entry contains the local terminology as well as applicable Latin or English terms. Datura, honey, cannabis, niter, and arsenic are among the over one hundred entries here.

"Gunpowder as a War Remedy" is one of the most interesting works of homeopathy ever crafted. The result of the mind of John H Clarke, his other works ranged from the social and political to the generally medical including a massive Materia Medica referred to here in this shorter booklet. The usage of tincture of gunpowder by Clarke, here, is claimed as effective for blood poisoning and skin disorders among other things. A man of his time, he refers, somewhat funnily, to germ theory as an actual theory as opposed to an observable facet of science. Written during the first World War, the remedies here prescribed were apparently used in the trenches of the era.

After the Ashes is more than a typical survival hand guide. Because of the realization that atomic warfare is likely inevitable, it seeks to both inform the reader of why this is the case, and beyond merely lists of survival materials, attempts to enumerate reasonable ways in which mankind can, as it must, recover after such an event. Most materials written on this subject do little other than to teach survival methods themselves, and thus miss one important point; while they may help a person survive, they will not help mankind to truly recover from what would be the most trying period in all of humanity's history. From shortwave suggestions to suggestions regarding cleanup and restoring order, this guide seeks to add to the scope of literature on the subject from a new perspective, so that hopefully, should such a war occur, and should mankind find himself in the post-atomic era, he will be capable of not merely continuing to exist, but building something better so that such a thing will never happen again. A copy of the Bill of Rights is included within the work as well for handy reference, as after any such exchange such a document is invaluable.

"American Medicinal Leaves and Herbs" is a USDA bulletin dating to the dawn of the 20th century, listing a large number of medically active species living in the North American region, their then-modern value per pound, and their usage and habitat, in brief.While the use of such herbs today is not part of mainstream medicine, herbal healing continues in the less developed portions of the world, and among homeopaths and fans of natural medicine. The entire work is properly illustrated for the identification of plant species.

James J. Walshes "Cures" is a grand work of medical history, compiling many different eras of "fad" medicine in which different methods were employed by mankind to stop disease and treat injury. From medical simples and herbal lore, to blue light therapy, the use of calomel, and theriac, from antiquated times through the nearly then-modern early 20th century, this work collects dozens of examples of what we now generally see as quackery. These medical methods often involve more than a little superstition or spirituality.It is worth noting briefly that the author did not, nonetheless, aim the same sometimes humorous criticism at his own era- one now a century past and subjected to the same critique!

"Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits, and Plants" is one of the most valuable botanical folkloric works ever penned. It contains a wealth of information on species considered of legendary import in antiquity (especially in Egypt and Rome) as well as within Arthurian legend and the then-modern folklore of Europe and the Americas.From the tale of Saint Patrick converting Ireland by using the shamrock to illustrate the trinity, to tragic tales of unrequited love, this book contains a dense compilation of botanical lore and is as much worth reading for its treatment of fun and fiction as of spiritual or medicinal literature.

The Corpus Hermeticum is one of the primary works within the Hermetic Tradition. This Renaissance era craft is nonetheless based upon philosophical materials from far older times, namely the third or fourth century AD, from which the primordial material came. Credited to Hermes Trismegistus, the Divine Pymander (sometimes spelled "Poemander") touches upon astronomy, science, nature, and a great deal of theological material. It is presented in the form of discourse; a format which will be familiar to anyone also familiar with Plato's "Republic" and some similar philosophical works of antiquity. Through his discourse with several individuals, Trismegistus attempts to draw upon the overarching philosophy "as above, so below." Thus then, this work describes the very process and ideation behind all of existence, the purpose of life, and the nature of good and evil, all through its treatises upon various topics.

What is woke? The answer given typically depends on the party being asked the question. It is professed to be an awareness of struggle and grievance, or participation in the same; but it is also declared vacuous and malleable. Its proponents come in many forms- because the term has no central premise. In this work I argue that this is- at least insofar as the privileged champions of the concept go- absolutely purposeful and deliberate. With this in mind herein I explore the actual functions of wokeness- that is, that which it does, that which it causes. In this manner, we can describe the phenomenon adequately and refute it while sidestepping any intellectually dishonest debate over its actual form- for the function will allow us to describe it, here in this work, based on thirteen premises, which mark the actual behavior of the woke, and of wokeness, on every level; legal, civil, intellectual, social, and behavioral.

"Signs, Omens, and Superstitions" is technically a skeptic work from its era. While it provides an enormous number of individual tales and practices related to superstition, it technically spurns them all.The folklore here (for folklore it is) ranges from the animal, plant, and mineral, through the strictly philosophical. From good and bad luck to marriage, relationships, child rearing, and every other field, and from moles on the flesh to signs in dreams, Cielo's excellent work includes a bit of everything from dozens of cultures and thousands of years of history, for the reader to consider.

"Projection and Propaganda" is a fairly simple work designed to point out some often overlooked truths to the reader about their own mentality; in short, they have been lied to, the lies are pervasive, and they originate mostly from power structures- politics, the "media", etc. This is all fairly well known; less known is the method behind their seeming madness, their Shakespearean connection, and some of their specific tactics in propaganda.

The Aphorisms of Urbigerus contain one hundred short sections, statements on alchemy, the creation of elixir, and the processing of materials according to Hermetic tradition. Written in 1690, it provides one of the most detailed looks at the alchemical process in its age. Repudiating charlatans and "vulgar chemists," the work forsakes the veils of spirituality and delivers to the reader a largely literal description of the creation of philosophical medicine.

"Ancient Cures, Charms, and Usages of Ireland" is an interesting compilation that mixes a bit of religious lore with straight occult folklore and some civics and politics to boot. It contains a large number of odd supernatural stories, especially regarding fairies and the dead, as well as a lengthy exposition on Irish independence which, at the time, had not been recognized.With additional materials related to folk medicine, herbalism, and proverbs, this is a highly comprehensive book, albeit one which has a specific political ax to grind- explicitly pro-Irish and perhaps pro-American while chastising the English.

This book is a collection of slightly eclectic medical lore dating to a very interesting period in which early scientific thought on experimental rigor and harm reduction was applied to a medical system riddled with leechcraft, mercury, and wanton surgical procedures.The suggestions promoted in this work largely deal with the Thomsonian botanical method involving certain herbal remedies but especially lobelia and capsicum (derived from hot peppers) which remain in vogue in homeopathic practice today. The extreme religious deference here given sets it aside from slightly later works which tended towards the purportedly atheistic. It is an occult work insofar as the attempt to replicate universal medicine is also concerned.

The western world has been stricken with the same malady it once fought; that of statism, of oppression and surveillance, censorship and the police state. Examining some of the social and political movements decried and opposed by the western world through the last century, it becomes clear that the government of the United States, and those of the rest of the west, have fallen victim to the same mentality which they once opposed- from the Nazis, to the communists, to modern islamofascism, each foe we have destroyed or attempted to destroy has stained our own so-called representation with the slow rot of statism and suppression. Looking at these three foreign entities, as well as some of the mistakes made in our own nation and others, this work attempts to detail mistakes that were made, their result, and how they may be ameliorated through a mass consciousness movement cherishing liberty, and which connects, rather than divides, the population of each western nation.

This work of herbal and homeopathic medicine, originally released by the Bradford Medical Institution, is one of the more elaborate pharmaceutical handbooks of its age. With some antiquated (and some not so antiquated) materia medica of sorts within its pages, it is notable for its illustrations as much as its recipes. It is also a fairly good symbol of its era- that of late pre-modern medicine and its fusion of standardization and experimentation with herbal and physical compounds often used for hundreds of years or longer before the 19th century began.

George Washington Carey's "Tree of Life" is one of a number of interesting works combining biblical lore and physical science which were in vogue in spiritual circles from the end of the 19th century through roughly the era of the Great Depression. Fixating on the pineal gland, chemistry, and astrology, it even contains a sort of utopian post-end times prediction. Now generally outdated, the chemistry it contains was once both fully modern and extremely intriguing. Its author did not limit his work to this but wrote on topics as far reaching from biochemistry as the antichrist.

This work is one of several dozen texts within a large series produced over the course of a couple of decades at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. It details all of the major figures and facets of Greek philosophy (and thus many aspects of its religion) from roughly the period of Thales of Miletus to that of Socrates. Of particular note here is how the Greek philosophical system was derived in part from, added in part to, and was at all times intertwined with, their particular pantheon of deities.

Originally entitled "The True Teaching of Philosophy Concerning the Generation of Metals and their True Origin", this alchemical manuscript lists no specific author, first being rendered in the 1400s and providing a largely philosophical counterpart to the more hands-on approach of much Renaissance era alchemical lore. Credited to a random Sage instead of a named individual, it may instead be part of a collective philosophical tradition. Through the theories and philosophy here listed, alchemy is said to be quite literally possible, both with transmutation and other practices.

This fine creation series work is a foray into the philosophy and life of Epicurus, one of the major philosophical minds of the ancient Greek world.It goes well beyond the basic principles of Epicurus' philosophy (adulation for simple living, writ large) and covers criticisms of his beliefs, his criticisms of others, and the historical backdrop of his successors and precursors over several centuries.

The Magic of the Horse Shoe is far more than a single-issue title. Lawrence' greatest work, here, delves deep into folklore in general, from ancient to modern and in multiple continents. This book contains significant inclusions regarding luck (and customs associated with the concept), the spiritual use of salt and its origins, and a bit of numerology after a fashion. It has as well interesting primary sources quoted here, dealing with things as strange as the habit of medieval people to put animals on trial.

The phenomenon known as ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response, is one of the more interesting concepts to emerge in the modern era. Often seen as interesting and relaxing but lacking a deeper spiritual basis, ASMR can be construed as relating not only to Eastern mystic traditions but also some aspects of philosophical western Occultism. The similarity of the phenomenon to the infamous Serpent Fire of the East, as well as aspects of sex magick and psychotropic manipulation warrants its inclusion within the lexicon of the mystic world. And thus, this tract has been written, for the similarities are not few, but vast.

The Golden Chain of Homer, in its various forms and editions, is perhaps one of the most descriptive and least ambiguous manuscripts on alchemical lore and the early explanations given during the late Renaissance and early Enlightenment periods regarding chemical and earthly processes. Less concerned with celestial and angelic symbolism and more focused on outright experimentation, it covers the processes of fixation, putrefaction, and generation in far more depth than most works of the era. It seeks to prove the chemical processes it describes and admonishes the reader to try the same things themselves using fairly simplistic compounds and experiments to generate life from the lifeless and create materials which in the era seemed markedly different from the original things being transformed using heat, light, humidification, and distillation. Its philosophical content is dense but understandable and its chemical content mostly literal.

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa is best known for his three books of Occult Philosophy. Living in the 16th century, Agrippa was a true Renaissance man, and this text shows his full philosophical capabilities on display. Pointing to the trope of the heroine and the divine feminine, Agrippa decries his "giddy age" and condemns the abuse of women in legal and social affairs, using multiple spiritual traditions to point to their actual philosophical equality.

The Occult Compendium compiles several originally shorter works into one text. The purpose of this work, simply put, is to expound several occult philosophical musings, related to one another by virtue of their content. From a topical overview of the archetypes associated with Satan, to the applied archetypes thereof (and of the occult) to pop culture, and exploring deeper into Sumerian mythology and the psychic arts, this text is part guide and part philosophical compilation. It contains as well a short resource base for the occult; various groups associated with magick and modern philosophy of a mystic nature, which may be helpful to those who wish to enjoin or research any of them.

"Counterblast to Tobacco" is one of the best examples of an early social reform tract, penned by none other than the famous (or infamous) King James I, of "Daemonologie" renown. This tract is one of pious religiosity and pragmatic state rulership twain with then-modern 17th century medical lore. Covering the theory of the humors and the various negative effects of tobacco use (and overuse) King James' work here is additionally fleshed out by the deliberate inclusion of logic as he excoriates the "unsavory" fumes of this menacing societal scourge.

"Symbolic Mythology" is essentially a stream of consciousness work compiling notes and dense passages from other sources under various sub-topics- the symbolism of spiritual systems from varied cultures and eras of time, from the Norse, Greek, and Roman, to the Egyptian, the British, and more.This book explores symbolism related to both life and death, to creatures and to mythological entities, to the deities of antiquity, and much more, with more than a few slightly more recent folk tales fleshing out the subjects spoken of.

The Book of Halloween is an excellent compilation of folklore, poems, and traditions compiled at the dawn of the 20th century by Ruth Edna Kelley. Speaking on Scottish, Welsh, English, American, and ancient pagan practices, it traces the timeline of this holiday from its pre-christian roots to the then-modern era. With a bit of witchcraft, some jack o'lanterns, will-o the wisps and some strange stories from Grimm, Gay's "Pastorals" and other works, it provides an excellent broad overview of the history and lore of Halloween.