Stealing Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Modern Western Magic

Synopsis

Despite The Dramatic Expansion Of Modern Technology, Which Defines And Dominates Many Aspects Of Contemporary Life And Thought, The Western Magical Traditions Are Currently Undergoing An International Resurgence. In This Overview Of The Modern Occult Revival, Drury Traces The Rise Of Various Forms Of Magical Belief And Practice. Medieval Precursors -- Freemasons And The Rose Cross -- New Light : The Rise Of The Golden Dawn -- Aleister Crowley And The Left-hand Path -- Three Magical Visionaries -- The Rebirth Of The Goddess -- Dark Forces : Contemporary Satanism And Black Magic -- Spirit, Myth, And Cosmos : Rom Shamanism To Chaos Magick -- Archetypes And Cyberspace : Magic In The Twenty-first Century. Nevill Drury. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.