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Handwritten dedication from Manly P Hall to Joost R Ritman in ‘The Music of the Comte de St. Germain'.

A Tale of Two Titans of Esoteric History: On the Friendship of Joost Ritman and Manly P Hall

Corey Andrews explores the friendship of PRS founder Manly P. Hall and Joost Ritman, uncovering rare signed books exchanged between their historic archives.

Hildegard von Bingen and the Path to Source Through Embodied Beauty

Maria Marqués explores how 12th-century mystic Hildegard von Bingen used liturgical music, the feminine divine, and the physical body to ground heavenly beauty.

The Stellar Rays of Pseudo-al-Kindi

Leonardo Baldi, specialist of late medieval and early modern conceptions of light, on the 9th-century light metaphysics of philosopher al-Kindi.

Ciphers and Angel Magic: The Enochiana of John Dee

Research intern Kavi Tiwary decodes historical cryptography, tracing how 16th-century magi used the guise of angelic mysticism to mask revolutionary ciphers.

Bubbling Brews and Melted Metals: The Work and Legacy of Maria the Jewess

Kyra Gerber outlines the work and legacy of Maria the Jewess, one of the most influential alchemists in history, and the first Jewish woman to publish under her own name.

Some Deeper Aspects of Masonic Symbolism: A Short Treatise on Masonic Mysteries (Parts 1 & 2)

Corey Andrews explores A.E. Waite's analysis of Masonic symbolism, the Kabalah, and Christian Mysteries. Originally published in two parts in July and August.

There is more than one Way to Christ

José Bouman traces the survival of a banned 1624 first edition of 'The Way to Christ' by mystic Jacob Böhme, mapping the history of its three rarest remaining copies.

The All-Seeing Eye: An Early 20th Century Esoteric Periodical by the Great Manly P. Hall

Corey Andrews dives into the contents of the first and second issues of Manly Hall's 1923 periodical The All-Seeing Eye: An Early 20th Century Esoteric Periodical

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Magic circle and block script from the Faustian Magia naturalis oder ein philosophischer Discurs (BPH Collection)

José Vieira Leitão, PhD

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15 June 2026

Manuale magicum doctoris Fausti: Profiling a grimoire (parts 1, 2 and 3)

Dr. José Vieira Leitão profiles the Faustian grimoire tradition, detailing how these practical magic books crossed social boundaries from universities to folk culture.

Travelling North: Early Modern Hebrew Printing as a Multi-Confessional, Trans-National Project

How did a Flemish printer and a Jewish scholar in 1520s Venice reinvent the Talmud, creating a sacred Hebrew layout that still shapes books today?

Strange Houses of Sleep: An Espresso Shot of A. E. Waite’s Mystical Poetry

Did you know that occultist A.E. Waite was a prolific poet? Step inside the verses of his rare 1906 book mapping the mystical journey of human souls.

Letter Design with a Hermetic Touch

Renaissance scholar Geofroy Tory mapped typography to the proportions of the human body and Pythagorean cosmic harmony in his famous 1529 book.

Chinese New Year: Multiple Beginnings of Spring

How do traditional Chinese cosmology, the dynamic Five Phases, and lunar-solar calendars shape a unique understanding of time and seasonal renewal?

‘Alkaloids of Divine Grace’: Carl Jung’s Warning About Psychedelics from the Jung-White Letters

Read about the 1954 correspondence where Carl Jung warns theologian Victor White about the moral and psychological dangers of using psychedelics.

How Someone Puts Himself on a Pedestal and is Thrown Off Again: Jacques Fabien Gautier d'Agoty (1716-1788), the Self-Proclaimed Inventor of Four-colour Printing

A look at the rivalry, vanity, and technical mastery behind the 1776 four-color anatomical print of speech organs by Jacques Fabien Gautier d'Agoty.

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A Tale of Two Titans of Esoteric History: On the Friendship of Joost Ritman and Manly P Hall