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Israel Regardie (1907–1985), occult writer, magician, pupil of Aleister Crowley [47] C. F. Russell (1897–1987), American occultist and founder of the magical order G.B.G. [48] Alex Sanders (1926–1988), founder of Alexandrian Wicca; Phyllis Seckler (1917–2004), American occultist and writer, and a lineage holder in the A∴A∴ tradition ...
Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation is a 2009 book by Mitch Horowitz published by Bantam Books.The book is focused on the role that new religious movements play in the history of the United States; Horowitz argues that these movements, often marginalized or ignored by mainstream culture, played a substantial role in shaping American society.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... American occult writers (1 C, 90 P) Pages in category "American occultists"
In May 2005 the then Prime Minister of France, in a circulaire, [32] which stressed that the government must exercise vigilance concerning the cult phenomenon, [32] said that the list of movements attached to the Parliamentary Report of 1995 had become less pertinent, based on the observation that many small groups had formed: scattered, more ...
Many movements are influenced by the Movement of the Goddess, and New Age and feminist worldviews. A Wiccan ritual altar. British Traditional Wicca. Gardnerian Wicca (1954) Alexandrian Wicca (1967) Central Valley Wicca (1969) Algard Wicca (1972) Chthonioi Alexandrian Wicca (1974) Blue Star Wicca (1975) Eclectic Wicca and Inclusive Wicca; Celtic ...
Esoteric schools of thought are schools, currents or movements which have an occult system of thought based on esoteric knowledge. They aid to prepare the individual toward spiritual evolution . It almost always deals with some system of esoteric cosmology and contain some common themes as rebirth , occult history of human evolution, planes of ...
According to the cultural critic Garry Wills in his 2007 book Head and Heart: American Christianities, our nation has long been defined by two philosophical perspectives that reach their fullest ...
The New Believers: A Survey of Sects, 'Cults', and Alternative Religions, is a book by David V. Barrett covering the origin, history, beliefs, practices and controversies of more than sixty new religious movements, including The Family International (previously known as the Children of God), International Church of Christ, Osho (Rajneesh), Satanism, New Kadampa Tradition, Wicca, Druidry, chaos ...