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Daniel Pinchbeck – Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey…
$8.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsA dazzling work of personal travelogue and cultural criticism that ranges from the primitive to the postmodern in a quest for the promise and meaning of the psychedelic experience. While […]
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The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn Al-Arabi’s Metaphysics of Imagin…
$12.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsIbn al-‘Arabi is still known as “the Great Sheik” among the surviving Sufi orders. Born in Muslim Spain, he has become famous in the West as the greatest mystical thinker […]
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Josef Albers – Interaction of Color: Revised Edition
$15.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThe masterworks of one of the most influential teacher-artists of the twentieth century, originally published as a limited, boxed edition in 1963, was conceived as a guide and teaching aid […]
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Paths to the Heart: Sufism and the Christian East
$12.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsDespite the long and well-known history of conflict between Christians and Muslims, their mystical traditions especially in the Christian East and in Sufism, have shared for centuries many of the [...]
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Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThe mandala appears in many forms – painted, made of sand, modelled three-dimensionally or constructed completely in the mind of the meditator. This volume presents the art and philosophy [...]
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Nothingness and Emptiness: A Buddhist Engagement with the Ontology of …
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThis sustained and distinctively Buddhist challenge to the ontology of Jean-Paul Sartre’s Being and Nothingness resolves the incoherence implicit in the Sartrean conception of nothingness [...]
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The Mysterium Lectures: A Journey Through Jung’s Mysterium Coniu…
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThis book is a section by section commentary on Jung’s Mysterium Coniunctionis. Alchemy is a confusing topic by itself. Jung’s interpretation of it is highly nuanced and can easily be [...]
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Carl E. Schorske – Fin-De-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsA Pulitzer Prize Winner and landmark book from one of the truly original scholars of our time: a magnificent revelation of turn-of-the-century Vienna where out of a crisis of political […]
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Astrology in the Renaissance: The Zodiac of Life
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsA survey of the importance and place of astrology in the Renaissance, in the context of magic, Platonism and hermeticism. The book also includes charts of astrology of the period. […]
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Forests of The Vampire
$9.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsOf all the peoples who fought for supremacy on the vast eastern European plains, the Slavs have proved the most enduring. They spread out from homelands beyond the Carpathian Mountains, […]
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The Art of the Sepik River
$8.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsDetailed and illustrated overview of the art found in the communities on the Sepik River in New Guinea This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and […]
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John F. Michell – The New View Over Atlantis
$8.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThe View Over Atlantis, John Michell’s unrivaled introduction to megalithic science, earth mysteries, and the inner meaning of number and measure, was described by Colin Wilson as [...]
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Annemarie Schimmel – Mystical Dimensions of Islam
$8.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsMystical Dimensions of Islam presents, for the first time, a balanced historical treatment of the transnational phenomenon of Sufism — Islamic mysticism — from its beginnings through the [...]
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Lee Bontecou: A Retrospective
$75.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsOne of the leading female artists of the late 20th century, Lee Bontecou (b. 1931) became widely known for her welded steel sculptures and plastic and epoxy molded assemblages from […]
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Arthur Szyk: Drawing Against National Socialism and Terror
$40.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsArthur Szyk (1894-1951) was considered one of the 20th century’s most important creators of political illustrations and caricatures. While largely unknown in Europe, his work is highly [...]
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Andy Goldsworthy: Varia, Refuges d’art
$30.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsRefuges d’Art* is a hiking route spanning roughly ten days, conceived by Andy Goldsworthy in the Digne region, within the protected territory of the Haute-Provence Geological Reserve. [...]
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Ray Yoshida: A Retrospective, 1968-1998
$25.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsCareer retrospective of the hieroglyphics-influenced painter. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear to the wraps/boards, or light [...]
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The Paintings of Charles Burchfield: North By Midwest
$25.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThe art of renowned American watercolorist Charles Burchfield (1893-1967) has been described as “one of the most original phenomena in American art.” This interdisciplinary study of [...]
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Hans Jonas – The Gnostic Religion
$18.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsHans Jonas’s deep exploration into Gnosis as a belief system. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear to the […]
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Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
$15.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThe great national epic of Persia—the most complete English-language edition and definitive translation by Dick Davis, available in a deluxe edition by Penguin Classics. Wherever Persian [...]
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Joe McCaffree – Bible and I Ching Relationships
$15.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsExamines the symbiotic relationship between Christianity and eastern thought This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear to the wraps/boards, […]
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Gershom Scholem – On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Co…
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsOn the Mystical Shape of the Basic Concepts of the Kabbalah is Gershom Scholem’s introduction to the essential terms of Jewish mysticism. His chapter on Shekhinah–the kabbalist symbol [...]
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Patrick Boylan – Thoth, the Hermes of Egypt
$15.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThoth, the Hermes of Egypt: A Study of Some Aspects of Theological Thought in Ancient Egypt by Patrick Boylan is a profound exploration into the religious and theological significance of […]
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Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter
$12.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThe Sanctuary of Eleusis, near Athens, was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized […]
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The Allure of Gnosticism: The Gnostic Experience in Jungian Philosophy…
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used Items“This book is a concatenation of sparks of religious light…. Gnosticism is to be understood as the ongoing formulation of freshly imagined spirits, a logos of what we can know […]
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Buckminster Fuller: Anthology for the New Millennium
$8.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsBuckminster Fuller, inventor, thinker and architect, was one of the best known Americans of the twentieth century. Often compared to Leonardo da Vinci and called “the planet’s [...]
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Gaia & God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsSifts through the legacy of Christian and Western cultural heritage to criticize beliefs and stories that have negatively influenced our relationships with each other and with the earth and to [...]
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City of Sacrifice: The Aztec Empire and the Role of Violence in Civili…
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsAt an excavation of the Great Aztec Temple in Mexico City, amid carvings of skulls and a dismembered warrior goddess, David Carrasco stood before a container filled with the decorated […]
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The Flayed God: The Mesoamerican Mythological Tradition
$8.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsRoberta and Peter Markman take us into a fierce and breathtakingly wondrous world of were-jaguars, obsidian butterflies, feathered serpents, snake women, and living skeletons – the world of [...]
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The Acentric Labyrinth: Giordano Bruno’s Prelude to Contemporary…
$8.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsA cosmological approach to the controversial philosopher/mystic Giordano Bruno’s ideas. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear to the [...]
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Fritz Graf – Magic in the Ancient World
$8.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsAncient Greeks and Romans often turned to magic to achieve personal goals. Magical rites were seen as a route for direct access to the gods, for material gains as well […]
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Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything
$8.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsPresents the unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and an Integral Theory of Everything Explains how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic Field of perennial philosophy [...]
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The Door in the Sky: Coomaraswamy on Myth and Meaning
$15.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsAnanda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneer in Indian art history and in the cultural confrontation of East and West. A scholar in the tradition of the great Indian grammarians […]
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Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Co…
$12.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsMagic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the “secrets of the universe,” of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking [...]
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At the Edge of the World: Caves and Late Classic Maya World View
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsReconstruction of classic period Maya beliefs about the structure of the universe based on imagery and hieroglyphic texts from lowland cities. Focuses on cosmological meanings of caves in [...]
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An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico an…
$10.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThe myths and beliefs of the great pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. Yet, until now, no single-volume introduction [...]
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C.J.S Thompson – Alchemy & Alchemists
$18.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsAlchemy, whose beginnings — possibly in Egypt, Babylon, India, or China — are ancient and obscure, remained undocumented until about 2500 BC. Although it may have originated with metallurgy, the [...]
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The Far Future Universe: Eschatology from a Cosmic Perspective
$15.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsWill our universe continue to expand 100 billion years from now? Does human life and all intelligence inevitably come to an end as the universe evolves? Could our present space […]
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Max Ernst – A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil
$15.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsIn the course of browsing an illustrated book of objects—umbrellas, watches, tools, clothes—artist Max Ernst was struck by the items’ unusual juxtapositions. By manipulating the [...]
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Frithjof Schuon – The Eye of the Heart: Metaphysics, Cosmology, …
$15.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsSchuon’s perspective is that of the sophia perennis or “perennial wisdom”, which is capable of discerning the spiritual intentions behind religious doctrines, forms, and practices. The [...]
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Machine in the Studio: Constructing the Postwar American Artist
$16.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsTaking a fresh look at the art world of the 1960s, Caroline Jones argues that far from the countercultural stance associated with the decade, the artists she examines—including Stella, Warhol, [...]
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Joseph Goetz – Primitive and Prehistoric Religions
$16.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsOverview of pagan and the religions of early man. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear to the wraps/boards, […]
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Stones of Adoration: Sacred Stones and Mystic Megaliths of Ireland
$18.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsSacred stones and stone monuments feature the world over and Ireland is no exception. Our landscape is dotted with them, from the Blarney Stone in Cork and the Royal Pillars […]
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Wolfgang Behringer – Witches and Witch-Hunts: A Global History
$18.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsIn this major new book, Wolfgang Behringer surveys the phenomenon of witchcraft past and present. Drawing on the latest historical and anthropological findings, Behringer sheds new light on the [...]
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Oya: In Praise of the Goddess
$18.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsExplores how the goddess Oya is worshipped by the Yoruba people of Africa and discusses the meaning of Oya for Westerners This book is in Good readable condition. It has […]
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Diane Purkiss – At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of F…
$20.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsAt the Bottom of the Garden is a history of fairies from the ancient world to the present. Steeped in folklore and fantasy, it is a rich and diverse account […]
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Native American Art and the New York Avant-Garde: A History of Cultura…
$20.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsAvant-garde art between 1910 and 1950 is well known for its use of “primitive” imagery, often borrowed from traditional cultures in Africa and Oceania. Less recognized, however, is [...]
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Gnosis of the Cosmic Christ: A Gnostic Christian Kabbalah
$20.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThe noble idea of the Christian Kabbalah is not so much the worship of Jesus Christ, but rather a conscious evolution toward a divine or super-humanity. In this regard, Christian […]
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Strange Familiar: The Work of Georg Gudni
$20.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsGeorg Gudni has said of his work, inspired by his native Icelandic landscapes, “You go past the materials and into the painting itself.” The transparent, ethereal quality achieved in [...]
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Vasily Kandinsky: From Blaue Reiter to the Bauhaus, 1910-1925
$20.00 | Book, Print, Used ItemsThis catalogue accompanies a major exhibition devoted to Vasily Kandinsky. It explores the evolution of his work from the Blaue Reiter to the Bauhaus years. During this period, Kandinsky [...]
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