Alternative Religions Library -Text Index

Texts by Subject: Select to jump to category: Alchemy Chakras, Auras, and Kundalini Demonology Divination Freemasonry Golden Dawn Hymns, songs, and invocations Gnosticism Grimoires Hermeticism Kabbalah Mysticism Mythology Occult/Ritual Magick Rosicrucianism Shamanism Theosophy Wicca/Witchcraft

Religious/mythological texts: Apophasis Megalê of Simon Magus Aradia - The Witches' Gospel The Book of John the Baptizer The Book of Enoch Secrets of Enoch The Book of the Dead The Book of the Law The Corpus Hermeticum The Gospel of Mary Magdalen The Holy Piby The Kebra Negast The Kojiki The Bacchae The Havamal The Kalevala Tao Te Ching Egyptian Book of the Dead

Alchemy

• The Book of Lambspring
  Spiritual alchemy in 15 emblems
• Aula Lucis (House of Light)
  Thomas Vaughan
• The Emerald Tablet
  The foundation of Hermetic and alchemical philosophy
• Splendor Solis
  Splendor of the Sun- This masterpiece depicts the operations of alchemy in 22 beautiful illustrations.
• Cabala Mineralis
  Another "Silent Book" of Alchemical operations.
• The Stone of the Philosophers
  Infamous Alchemist Edward Kelly on the aims of alchemy.
• Mutus Liber
  Published pseudonymously in 1677, the Mutus Liber, or "Silent Book," purports to encompass the entirety of Hermetic philosophy within its pages. Here, two versions are presented side by side.
• The Mirror of Alchemy
  Roger Bacon
• An Alchemical Catechism
  Paracelsus
• The vision of the Universal Mercury
• The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine
  Twelve spititual emblems
• Rosa Alchemica
  WB Yeats
• The Treasure of Treasures for Alchemists
• Mary the Prophetess
  The alchemical art of Maria prophetissa, the Mother of alchemy. (Rumored to be Mary Magdalena)

Chakras, Auras, Etheric Bodies, and Kundalini

• Kundalini: an occult experience
  G.S. Arundale's Classic Guide to Kundalini energy.
• The Tattwas Of The Eastern School, Dr. Harvey Spencer Lewis (Frater Profundis)
• Telepathy and the Etheric Vehicle
  Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul

Demonology, Spirit Invocation

• The Goetia, or Lesser Key of Solomon
  One of the oldest and most famous medieval grimoires, the Goetia contains explicit instructions for evoking and utilizing demonic spirits. Illustrated.
• Calling Spirits
  Attributed (probably incorrectly) to H.C. Agrippa

Divination/Tarot

• The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
  A.E. Waite's descriptive companion to the world's most popular Tarot Deck.
• The Symbolism of the Tarot
  P. D. Ouspensky on the spiritual symbolism of Tarot.
• I Ching
  The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is one of the oldest and most respected works of Chinese philosophy, and influenced Eastern philosophy for millennia. Learn how to consult this ancient oracle with nothing more than a few pennies and a pencil
• The Tattwas Of The Eastern School
  Dr. Harvey Spencer Lewis (Frater Profundis)
• Book T
  The Tarot manual of the Golden Dawn, known to initiates as "Book T," published by Aleister Crowley. Fully illustrated text gives descriptions of the cards, astrological and kabbalistic correspondences, and a method of divination.
• The Tarot, Its Occult Significance, Use in Fortune-Telling, and Method of Play, Etc
  An early Essay by Mathers on the subject or Tarot. Compare to Book T above.
• The Egyptian Revival, The Ever-Coming Son in the Light of the Tarot
  Frater Achad
• The Book of Thoth
  Crowley's masterwork on the Tarot.
• The Life of Nostradamus
• The Prophecies of Mother Shipton

Druidry, Celtic Spirituality

• The Veil of Isis, or Mysteries of the Druids New!
  W. Winwood Reade's speculations about Druids, Fremasonry
• The Story of Taliesin New!
  A tale from the Mabinogion
• The DruidsNew!
  The history and structure of the Druid orders.
• Freemasonry and the Druids
  An essay speculating on the connections between Masonry and Druid orders.

Freemasonry

• Preston's Illustrations of Freemasonry
  The complete text of William Preston's classic
• The Meaning of Masonry Albert Pike
• Rosicrucian and Masonic Origins Manly P. Hall
• The Masonic Manual
  Macoy's Manual of Masonry, with complete illustrations
• Symbols of Masonry
• Confessions of Leo Taxil
  A prank that still suckers the unwary...Leo has hoodwinked generations of overzealous Christians with his tales of sacrifice, occult conspiracy, and Satan worship.
• The Lost Keys of Freemasonry
  Manly P. Hall's classic treatise on the higher spiritual aims of Freemasonry.
• Ancient and Modern Initiation
  Max Heindel on the metaphysical symbolism of the Tabernacle in the Wilderness.
• The Origin of Freemasonry
  Robert Longfield, 1857, on the spiritual origins of freemasonry.
• Freemasonry and the Druids
  An essay speculating on the connections between Masonry and Druid orders.
• The Mason's Confession
  Scotland, 1727, Also known as the Dundee Manuscript
• Mithraism: Freemasonry and the Ancient Mysteries New!
  Explores similarities between Freemasonic practice and the ancient Mithraic religion.
• Symbolism, The Hiramic Legend, and the Master's Word New!
  

Golden Dawn

• Golden Dawn Flying Rolls
  Rare lectures and advice from the Golden Dawn Archives.
• Golden Dawn Knowledge Lectures Coming soon
  The core teachings of the hermetic order of the Golden Dawn.
• Book 'T'
  The Tarot of the Golden Dawn, as Published in volume 1, #8 of the Equinox, Aleister Crowley.
• INRI- De Mysteriis Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis
  Frater Achad on the symbolism of the Rosy Cross

Gnosticism

• The Book of the Eight Aeons
  A very different creation story!
• The Gospel of Mary
  Details moving through the seven spheres, and other purported secret wisdom related to Mary Magdalen by Jesus Christ.
• The Thunder, Perfect Mind
  One of many translations of one of the most shocking, transcendent, and unusual Gnostic scriptures
• The Gospel of Philip
  A possible Valentinian gospel found in the Nag Hammadi discovery, outlines the relationship between Christ and the Magdalene.
• The Mandaean Book of John the Baptizer
  The life and revelations of Yahya bin Zekaria, or John the Baptizer, otherwise known as John the Baptist. This text has been in continuous use.
• Basilides, via Jung: Seven Sermons to the Dead
• The Chaldean Oracle
  The "Oracle of Zoroaster," translation and commentary by G.R.S. Mead- Alexandrian Gnostic philosophy.
• Simon Magus
  G.R.S. Mead explores the life and teachings of Simon Magus.
• Apophasis Megalê of Simon Magus
  An early Simonian Gnostic fragment

Grimoires

• The Goetia, or Lesser Key of Solomon
  One of the oldest and most famous medieval grimoires, the Goetia contains explicit instructions for evoking and utilizing demonic spirits.
• The Seventh Book of Moses
• The Sword of Moses

Hermeticism

• The Emerald Tablet
• The Kybalion
  An initiation into the Hermetic arts.
• Pattern on the Trestleboard
  Paul Foster Case
• The Corpus Hermetica
  The Corpus Hermeticum are the central texts of Hermetic Philosophy, the bible of Pagan Gnosticism.
• Aureus, or the Golden Tractate of Hermes
• The Corpus Hermeticum
  First century Hermetic writings, also known as the Hermetic Bible.
• The Hermetic Arcanum ^New!

Hymns, Songs, poems, and invocations

• Hymn to Pan
  Aleister Crowley
• Invocation to Hermes
• The second coming
  WB Yeats
• Hymn to Lucifer
  Aleister Crowley
• The Daughter of Fortitude
  Communication to Edward kelly
• Waratah Blossoms
• Hymn to Mithras
  Rudyard Kipling
• Hymn to Demeter
  From the Eleusinian Mysteries
• The Descent of Ishtar

Kabbalah

• Sefer Yetsirah,
  Wm. Wynn Westcott, translator
• An introduction to the study of the Kabala
  Wm. Wynn Westcott
• Kabbalah Denudata coming soon
  SL MacGregor Mathers

Literature:

• The Devil's Dictionary
  Ambrose Bierce's wicked wit.
• The Inferno
  Dante Alighieri, a metaphor for the human state.
• Conte Del Graal
  Chretien de Troyes' story of the quest for the grail.
• Of Death
  Francis bacon's observations on death and dying.

Magick, See Ritual Magick

Mysticism

• Initiation, Ancient and Modern
  Max Heindel on the metaphysical symbolism of the Tabernacle in the Wilderness; Christian mysticism.
• Theologica Germanica
  Written anonymously by a priest of the Teutonic order, this work of Christian mysticism describes a path to ego annihilation and enlightenment.
• The Supersensual Life
  By Jakob Boehme, the "Teutonic Theologer."
• The Alchemy of Happiness^New!
  From Sufi mystic Al Ghazzali
• Reincarnation^New!
  An early essay by Israel Regardie.

Mythology/Sacred texts

• The Descent of Ishtar
• The Book of John the Baptizer
• The Kojiki
  Ancient Japanese mythological tales.
• The Bacchae
  Euripides' masterpiece, the passion of Dionysus. A savior dies and is reborn.
• The Kalevala
  The heroic saga of the Finnish heroes; an influence on Lord of the Rings creator JRR Tolkien.
• The Havamal
  The "words of the High One," Odin's words from the Eddas.
• Tao Te Ching
  The enduring Taoist classic, "The Way and its Power," the encapsulation of Taoist philosophy.
• Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani)
  The "Book of coming forth by Day."
• The Holy Piby
  Also known as the "Black man's bible," a holy book in the Rastafrian faith.
• The Book of Enoch
  Did fallen angels influence human history?
• The Book of John the Evangelist
• The Book of the Secrets of Enoch

Ritual Magick and General Occult

• Transcendental Magic^New!
  Eliphas Levi's Magnum Opus, on which much modern ritual magick is based. Trans. by A. E. Waite, complete text and illustrations.
• Austin De Croze, Calendrier Magique
  The Calendar of magick- A turn of the century datebook filled with magical and hermetic art.
• Agrippa, Henry Cornelius-The Four Elements A selection from the Three books of Occult Philosophy
• Magick in Theory and Practice
  Aleister Crowley's introduction and Primer on Ritual Magick.
• John Dee
  Biography of the Elizabethan Conjurer by Charlotte Fell-Smith
• Seeking the Master^New!
  Dion Fortune on finding Spiritual Guidance
• The Deeper Issue of Occultism^New!
  Some thoughts about issues on the path.
• The Elements and Their Inhabitants^New!
  Manly P. Hall on the alchemical elements and elementals.

Rosicrucianism

• Fama Fraternitatis
  The first Rosicrucian Manifesto
• Confessio Fraternitatis
  The second Rosicrucian Manifesto
• The Rosicrucians: Past and present
  Wm Wynn Westcott
• The True Rosicrucian Order
  S. L. MacGregor Mathers
• The Rosy and Golden Cross
  A.E. Waite
• The Symbolism of the Rose Cross
  Max Heindell
• INRI- De Mysteriis Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis
  Frater Achad on the symbolism of the Rosy Cross
• The New Atlantis ^New!
  Sir Francis Bacon. Some view this work as a prophecy about the destiny of the US.

Shamanism

Spiritism

• The Spirit's Book^New!
  Allan Kardec

Supernatural, creatures, mysteries

• The Vampire
  H. S. Olcott
• The Sphynx
  Sir Francis Bacon on the riddle of the Sphynx.

Tarot, see Divination

Thelema

• Liber Al- the Book of the Law
  Aleister Crowley's recieved text
• Waratah Blossoms
• The message of Master Therion
• Liber 49: The Book of Babalon
  Jack Parsons/L. Ron Hubbard
• The Egyptian Revival
  Frater Achad
• Magick in Theory and Practice
  Aleister Crowley's introduction and Primer on Ritual Magick.
• The Book of Thoth
  Crowley's masterwork on the Tarot.
• The Manifesto of the Antichrist

Theosophy

• Works of Madame Blavatsky
• The Voice of the Silence
  Inner awakening, and the Seeker's path.
• Apollonius Tyaneus and Simon Magus
  HP Blavatsky on two would be saviors
• The Veil of Isis
• African Magic
• The Count de Saint-Germain and H.P.B.- Two Messengers of the White Lodge
  H.S. Olcott
• Elementals
  HPB on the denizens of the Aethyr.
• What is Truth?

Wicca/Witchcraft

• Aradia - The Witches' Gospel
  Leland's classic on Italian witchcraft, one of the inspirations behind the Wiccan movement.
• Malleus Maleficarium: The Hammer of Witches ^New!
  The infamous Witch Hunter's manual.

 

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