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1 online resource |
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Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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volume 1. chapter 1. How the Major Religions View the Afterlife -- Buddhism -- Christianity -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Judaism -- Ancient Egypt and the Afterlife -- Egyptian Book of the Dead -- Osiris: Death and Resurrection -- Pyramid Texts -- Individual Human Experience with Death and the Afterlife -- Deathbed Visions -- Near-Death Experiences -- The Mystery Schools -- Dionysian Mysteries -- Eleusinian Mysteries -- Hermetic Mysteries -- Orphic Mysteries -- Pythagorus -- Tribal Religions -- Burial Mounds -- Land of the Grandparents -- How the Major Religions View Reincarnation -- Buddhism -- Christianity -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Judaism -- Contemporary Mystery Schools and Reincarnation -- Akashic Records -- Anthroposophy -- Association for Research and Enlightenment -- Theosophy -- Experiential Quests into Past Lives -- Hypnotic Regression into Past Lives -- Bridey Murphy -- Past-Life Therapy -- Ian Stevenson -- chapter 2. Shamanism -- Spirit Guide -- Totem Animal -- Vision Quest -- Spirit Mediumship -- Ouija Board -- Seance -- Spirit Control -- Trance -- Mediums and Channelers -- Sylvia Browne -- Florence Cook -- Mina "Margery" Crandon -- John Edward -- Arthur Augustus Ford -- Eileen Garrett -- Daniel Dunglas Home -- J.Z. Knight -- Carlos Mirabelli -- Eusapia Palladino -- Leonora E. Piper -- James Van Praagh. -- Jach Pursel -- Jane Roberts -- Rudi Schneider -- Witch of Endor -- Spiritualism -- Andrew Jackson Davis -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Fox Sisters -- Allen Kardec -- Mystics -- Helena Petrovna Blavatsky -- Rudolf Steiner -- Emanuel Swedenborg -- Researchers into the Mystery of Spirit Contact -- Hereward Carrington -- Sir William Crookes -- Harry Houdini -- William James -- Sir Oliver Lodge -- Fredric W.H. Myers -- Society for Psychical Research (SPR) -- chapter 3. Antichrist -- Apocalypse -- Apparitions of Holy Figures -- Armaggedon -- Cosmic Consciousness -- Demons -- Devil'S Mark -- Ecstasy -- Exorcism -- Faith Healing -- Guardian Angels -- Illumination -- Inquisition. -- Miracles -- Possession -- Power of Prayer -- The Rapture -- Shroud of Turin -- 666 -- Snake Handling -- Stigmata -- Virgin of Guadalupe -- Visions -- Weeping Statues and Icons -- chapter 4. Egyptian Mystery Schools -- Akhenaten -- Isis -- Osiris -- Greek Mystery Schools -- Delphi -- Dionysus. -- Eleusis -- Christian Mystery Schools, Cults, Heresies -- Black Madonna -- Cathars -- Gnosticism -- Manichaeism -- Tribal Mysteries -- Ghost Dance -- Macumba -- Santeria -- Satanic Cults -- The Rise of Satanism In the Middle Ages -- Black Mass -- Catherine Montvoisin -- Gilles de Rais -- Anton Lavey'S First Church of Satan -- Temple of Set -- UFO Cults -- Aetherius Society. -- Heaven's Gate -- The Raelians -- Twentieth-Century -- Spiritual Expression -- Branch Davidians. -- Eckankar -- Falun Gong. -- Order of the Solar Temple -- The People's Temple -- Scientology |
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volume 2. chapter 5. The Assassins -- The Decided Ones of Jupiter -- The Freemasons -- The Garduna -- The Holy Vehm -- The Illuminati. -- The Knights Templar -- The Leopard Men -- The Mau-Mau -- The Rosicrucians -- The Thuggee -- The Tongs -- chapter 6. Alchemy -- Valentine Andreae. -- Roger Bacon -- Helvetius -- Hermes Trismegistus -- Albertus Magnus -- Paracelsus. -- MAGICK -- Abremelin Magick -- Black Magick -- Enochian Magick -- Vodun/Vodoun/Voodoo -- White Magick -- Magi -- Agrippa -- Count Allesandro Cagliostro -- Aleister Crowley -- John Dee -- Dr. Faust -- Marie Laveau -- Eliphas Levi -- Simon Magus -- Pico della Mirandola -- Pythagoras -- Count Saint-Germain. -- Wicca -- People of Wicca. -- Margot Adler -- Philip Emmons (Isaac) Bonewits -- Raymond Buckland -- Gavin Frost and Yvonne Frost -- Gerald Brosseau Gardner. -- Sybil Leek -- Margaret Alice Murray -- M. Macha NightMare -- Starhawk -- Doreen Valiente -- Witchcraft -- Familiars -- The Inquisition-The Time of the Burning -- Sabbats -- Witchcraft Trials -- England -- France -- Germany -- Salem, Massachusetts -- Scotland. -- Spain -- Witchhunters -- Jean Bodin -- Henri Boguet -- Matthew Hopkins -- Pope Innocent III. -- Pierre de Lancre -- chapter 7. Astrology -- Automatic Writing -- Cartomancy/Tarot -- Telling Fortunes with Modern -- Playing Cards -- Dowsing -- Graphology -- I Ching -- Kabbalah -- Necromancy -- Numerology -- Palmistry -- Prophets and Diviners -- Edgar Cayce -- Delphic Oracles -- Jeane Dixon -- Irene Hughes -- Olof Jonsson -- Nostradamus -- Mother Shipton -- Scrying/Crystal -- Gazing/Crystalomancy -- Tea Leaf Reading (Tasseography) -- chapter 8. Amulets -- Bells -- Bloodstone -- Candles -- Cauldron -- Crystals -- Fairy Circles -- Garlic -- Hand of Glory -- Horseshoes -- Knife -- Love Knots -- Mandrake Root -- Maypole -- Mirror -- Mistletoe -- Rings -- Salt -- Silver. -- Stones for Healing and Energy -- Trees -- Voodoo Dolls -- Tribal Empowerment -- Crystal Skulls -- Fetishes -- Megaliths -- Runes. -- Talismans -- Totems -- Things of Sacred Power -- The Ark of the Covenant -- Crosses -- The Holy Grail -- Philosopher's Stone -- The Spear of Destiny -- Swastikas -- chapter 9. Angkor Wat -- Mt. Ararat. -- Atlantis -- Avalon -- The Bermuda Triangle -- Chartres -- Cursuses and Leys -- El Dorado -- Easter Island -- Glastonbury. -- Hollow Earth -- Jerusalem -- Karnak -- Lemuria and Mu -- Lourdes -- Machu Picchu -- Mayan Temples -- Mecca -- The Nazca Lines -- The Great Pyramid (of Kfhufu), of Giza -- The Sphinx -- Stonehenge -- Taos Pueblo -- Tiahuanaco |
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volume 3. chapter 10. Ghostly Beings -- Animal Spirits -- Apparitions -- Autoscopy -- Ghosts of the Living -- Phantoms -- Poltergeists -- Spirits of the Dead -- Spooklights -- Famous Haunted Houses and Places -- Bell Witch's Cave -- Borley Rectory -- Calvados Castle. -- Epworth Rectory -- General Wayne Inn -- The Gray Man of Hinton Ampner -- Myrtles Plantation -- The Tedworth Drummer -- The Whaley House -- Ghosts In the Movies -- Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) -- chapter 11. Apelike Monsters -- Bigfoot. -- Orang Pendek -- Skunk Ape -- Yeti -- Creatures of the Night -- Chupacabra -- Ghoul -- Golem -- Imp -- Incubus -- Jersey Devil -- Succubus -- Vampire -- Werewolf -- Monsters of Land, Sea, and Air. -- Dragons -- Loch Ness and Other Lake Monsters -- Sea Serpents -- Thunderbirds -- Wee Folk and Their Friends -- Elves -- Fairies -- Gnomes -- Goblins -- Gremlins -- Leprechauns -- Menehune -- Mermaids -- Nisse -- Selkies -- Trolls -- Actors Who Faced (Or Became) Monsters -- chapter 12. Dreams -- Creative and Lucid Dreaming -- Nightmares -- Sleep Paralysis -- Symbology of Dreams -- The Mechanics of Memory -- False Memories -- Phobias -- Altered States of Consciousness -- Hallucinations. -- Hypnosis -- Meditation -- Psychedelics- the Mind-Expanding Drugs -- Relaxation -- Extrasensory Perception: the "Sixth Sense" -- ESP Researchers -- Clairvoyance -- Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) -- Precognition -- Psychokinesis -- Telepathy -- chapter 13. Superstitions -- Cats -- Days of the Week -- Dogs -- The Evil Eye -- Four-Leaf Clover -- Gems -- Horseshoes -- Knocking on Wood -- Ladders -- Numbers. -- Rabbit's Foot -- Sneezing. -- Spitting -- Strange Customs and Taboos -- Courtship and Marriage. -- Hospitality and Etiquette -- Burials and Funerals -- Urban Legends and Beliefs -- Deadly Reptiles in the Imported Carpets -- The Fabulous Cookie Recipe -- Green M and Ms -- The Hook on the Car Door -- If Your College Roommate Commits Suicide. -- Jesus on the Freeway -- The Phantom Hitchhiker -- Proctor and Gamble Is a Satanist Company -- The Scuba Diver in the Tree -- Snakes in the Toilet -- Spiders in the Hairdo -- chapter 14. UFOs In Ancient Times -- Space Visitors in the Bible and -- Other Holy Books -- The Modern UFO Era Begins -- The Air Force and Project Blue Book -- The Condon/University of Colorado Report -- Hangar 18 -- Roswell, New Mexico -- Socorro, New Mexico -- UFO Contactees and Abductees -- George Adamski -- Daniel W. Fry -- Betty and Barney Hill -- The Men in Black (MIB) -- Whitley Strieber -- George Van Tassel -- UFO Contactees and Abductees -- Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- The Day the Earth Stood Still -- War of the Worlds -- The X-Files -- UFO Contactees and Abductees -- Area 51 and Reverse Engineering -- Cattle Mutilations -- Crop Circles -- Majestic-12 -- The Philadelphia Experiment |
| Summary |
Essays on topics relating to magic, witchcraft, the supernatural, and other mysterious phenomena. Information is arranged in an objective manner, presenting varying viewpoints when appropriate, and is written at a level that younger students and researchers can understand. Covers the history, people, and practices related to each topic, as well as popular literature, television programs, and movies related to the subject |
| Notes |
Available through the Gale virtual reference library |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Occultism -- Encyclopedias
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Parapsychology -- Encyclopedias
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Supernatural -- Encyclopedias
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Mysticism.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Occultism.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Parapsychology -- General.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Reference.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Supernatural.
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Enciclopédias.
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Occultism.
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Ocultismo.
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Parapsicologia.
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Parapsychology.
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Supernatural.
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Steiger, Brad.
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Steiger, Sherry Hansen.
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| ISBN |
0787653829 |
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0787653837 |
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0787653845 |
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0787653853 |
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0787677647 |
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9780787653828 |
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9780787653835 |
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9780787653842 |
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9780787653859 |
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9780787677640 |
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