{"product_id":"a-magical-education-talks-on-magic-and-occultism-9781912807024","title":"A Magical Education: Talks on Magic and Occultism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn extraordinary exploration of the forgotten history of the esoteric and its unexpected possibilities in our time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn these talks, written and presented to a variety of audiences between 2001 and 2010, John Michael Greer explores the forgotten history of occultism and its unexpected possibilities in our time.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrom practical methods of occult training to the politics and metapolitics of magic, from the shadowy world of Victorian sex magic to the alchemy of initiatory ritual, from the complex origins of modern Neopaganism to the approaching twilight of Neopagan pop culture and what comes next, the talks collected in this book seek to inspire curiosity and reflection, not to set out an ironclad case for this or that point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book is an extraordinary insight into the life and work of a working magician and occultist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR vii\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFOREWORD ix\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003e A magical education 1\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWO\u003cbr\u003e Magical ecology 25\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THREE\u003cbr\u003e The secret history of Neopaganism 41\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr\u003e Victorian sex magic 67\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr\u003e Understanding Renaissance magic 87\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SIX\u003cbr\u003e Magic, metapolitics, and reality 109\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN\u003cbr\u003e Alchemical initiation 129\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT\u003cbr\u003e Healing through the elements 149\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER NINE\u003cbr\u003e Paganism and the future 171\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eINDEX 197\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aeon Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043202728279,"sku":"9781912807024","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781912807024.jpg?v=1750957406","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-magical-education-talks-on-magic-and-occultism-9781912807024","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}