Studies the case of an American living in Finland who experienced altered states of consciousness, including automatic painting and poetry writing, and suggest a practical route to enlightenment

Drawing on diverse case histories, the author explores the evidence of life after death, including the voices-in-the-head experiences of psychiatric patients and the accounts of clairvoyants. (view table of contents)

Drawing on diverse case histories, the author explores the evidence of life after death, including the voices-in-the-head experiences of psychiatric patients and the accounts of clairvoyants

Poet, Magician, Mountaineer, Polemicist and Pornographer, Aleister Crowley was the most famous, or infamous, name in twentieth century occultism. With his usual flair and style, Colin Wilson brings this complex and enigmatic figure to life and provides an engrossing portrait of the self-styled Great Beast, the man whom the contemporary press dubbed "The Wickedest Man in the World".The popular image of him as, in the words of Francis King, 'an insatiable sexual athlete, a pimp who lived on the immoral earnings of his girl-friends, and a junkie who daily took enough heroin to kill a roomful of people', has a basis in fact; but there were other, less obnoxious and despicable, aspects of this highly original character. Crowley's greatest legacy is his eclectic occult system: his Magick persists, a potent synthesis of Golden Dawn magic, oriental esoteric techniques, sexual magic, and the all-encompassing Law of Thelema with its two fundamental principles, 'Every man and woman is a star' and the notorious 'Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be the Whole of the Law'.

Product Description: Alien Dawn describes Colin Wilson's attempt to make sense of a vast body of documented research involving strange and unexplained phenomena, including poltergeists, lake monsters, ancient folklore, time slips, out-of-body experiences, mystical awareness, and psychic travel to other worlds...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

What were the achievements of the 'angry' writers who emerged in the fifties? All literary movements acquire enemies, but the Angry Young Men of the 1950s accumulated more than most. This title takes the reader on a journey back to this era, and reveals stories from the Greats, including John Osborne, Kingsley Amis, Kenneth Tynan and John Braine.

Providing evidence of a Neanderthal civilization as the origin of unexplained scientific and architectural feats, the best-selling author of The Outsider presents an alternative history of humankind since 7500 BC with an emphasis on esoteric traditions and the history of Christianity from the Essenes onward. Original.

After a trip to Cairo with geologist Robert Schoch in 1990, Egyptologist John West concluded that the Sphinx is much older than previously believed, dating back to 7000 BC when there was not thought to be a civilization anywhere. This text explores this ancient civilization of Atlantis.

A landmark historical study explores remarkable new evidence that links such archaeological mysteries as Stonehenge, Machu Picchu, and the Great Pyramid to the lost civilization of Atlantis, speculating about the existence of an advanced, sophisticated maritime society dating back as much as 100,000 years. Reprint. (view table of contents)

An extraordinary guide to the world's most intriguing and mystical religious places captures their myths, legends, and continued importance, while journeying to places such as the Egyptian pyramids, Mayan and Aztec sites, and the religious centers of Jerusalem and Mecca.

Robert 'Battler' Britton is an ace British pilot in World War II, whose quick temper made him as dangerous on the ground as he was in the air. In October 1942, 'Battler' and his crew have been dispatched to spearhead a joint action against Hitler's war machine. They need to survive the taunts, the threats, the assaults and that's from the Yanks!

Hoping to prove that the universe of the paranormal is as consistent and comprehensive as that of modern science, Wilson discusses the unseen powers of the human mind, poltergeists, spirit possessions, and reincarnations

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Presents the author's ideas on literature, philosophy, religion, and human freedom

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Product Description: Carl Gustav Jung is one of the seminal figures in the history of depth psychology. An enormously influential and original thinker, Jung was for some time Freud's principal disciple, but he became more and more critical of the Freudian emphasis on repressed sexual tendencies and after the publication of "Symbols of Transformation" in 1912, Jung broke away from Freud to develop his own technique of 'analytical psychology'...read more

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Recounts a variety of cases in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and elsewhere, including the death of Julia Wallace as told by Dorothy Sayers and the story of Ma Barker