Dual volume including many charts and explanation of the Ancient Greek Esoteric Theory of Music & The Ancient Greek Esoteric Doctrine of the Elements. The study of Greek Esoteric Music is a lifelong pursuit, due to the quantity of surviving theory, its subtlety and complexity, and its connection with other Esoteric Disciplines (e.g. numerology, astrology, theurgy and alchemy).

The discovery of the Four Elements is generally credited to Empedocles, a fifth century BCE Greek from Sicily. His beliefs and practices were built on ancient mystery traditions, including the Orphic mysteries, the Pythagorean philosophy, and the underworld mysteries of Hecate, Demeter, Persephone and Dionysos. These were influenced by near-Eastern traditions such as Zoroastrianism and Chaldean theurgy. Empedocles, in his turn, was a source for the major streams of Western mysticism and magic, including alchemy, Graeco-Egyptian magic (such as found in the Greek magical papyri), Neo-Platonism, Hermeticism and Gnosticism. The Tetrasomia, or Doctrine of the Four Elements, provides a basic framework underlying these and other spiritual traditions.

VOLUME III: ’The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained’ consists of fourteen broad-subject chapters covering a wide range of high-interest topics: Afterlife Mysteries; Mediums and Mystics; Religious Phenomena; Mystery Religions and Cults; Secret Societies; Magic and Sorcery; Prophecy and Divination; Objects of Mystery and Power; Places of Mystery and Power; Ghosts and Phantoms; Mysterious Creatures; Mysteries of the Mind; Superstitions, Strange Customs, Taboos, and Urban Legends; and Invaders from Outer Space.

VOLUME II: ’The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained’ consists of fourteen broad-subject chapters covering a wide range of high-interest topics: Afterlife Mysteries; Mediums and Mystics; Religious Phenomena; Mystery Religions and Cults; Secret Societies; Magic and Sorcery; Prophecy and Divination; Objects of Mystery and Power; Places of Mystery and Power; Ghosts and Phantoms; Mysterious Creatures; Mysteries of the Mind; Superstitions, Strange Customs, Taboos, and Urban Legends; and Invaders from Outer Space.

VOL. I: ‘The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained’ consists of fourteen broad-subject chapters covering a wide range of high-interest topics: Afterlife Mysteries; Mediums and Mystics; Religious Phenomena; Mystery Religions and Cults; Secret Societies; Magic and Sorcery; Prophecy and Divination; Objects of Mystery and Power; Places of Mystery and Power; Ghosts and Phantoms; Mysterious Creatures; Mysteries of the Mind; Superstitions, Strange Customs, Taboos, and Urban Legends; and Invaders from Outer Space.

The Egyptian Book of the Dead is one of the oldest and most influential texts of all history. It is made up of a combination of prayers, spells and speeches intended to aid the dead on their “journey” into the afterlife. The translation is by Egyptologist E.A. Wallis Budge. This is a vital text for those who wish to gain understanding of Ancient Egyptian culture.

This out of print book is a straight dictionary of the language, terms and literal and esoteric meanings of those used in modern religion and practice of witchcraft, Wicca in the making of magic or magick rituals, spells and enchantments, magical talismans, charms and potions. Witchcraft  Dictionary of Craft Terms, written by Athena Gardner, a Spiritual counselor and freelance writer of occult subjects, has been an active member her entire life. She has been writing on the Wiccan Tradition for 10 years.