A Dark Muse

A History of the Occult

By: Gary Lachman

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Paperback | 8 December 2004 | Edition Number 1

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The occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed the popular thinkers of the day. But with the Age of Reason, occultism was sidelined; only charlatans found any use for it. Occult ideas did not disappear, however, but rather went underground. It developed into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists. Works of brilliance, sometimes even of genius, were produced under its influence. In A Dark Muse, Lachman discusses the Enlightenment obsession with occult politics, the Romantic explosion, the futuristic occultism of the fin de siee, and the deep occult roots of the modernist movement. Some of the writers and thinkers featured in this hidden history of western thought and sensibility are Emanuel Swedenborg, Charles Baudelaire, J. K. Huysmans, August Strindberg, William Blake, Goethe, Madame Blavatsky, H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, and Malcolm Lowry.

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Non-Fiction Mind, Body, Spirit Mysticism, Magic & Occult Interests Thought and Practice Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Popular Psychology Assertiveness, Motivation & Self-Esteem & Positive Mental Attitude Religion & Beliefs Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Religious Life & Practice History General & World History

Introduction : a dark muse	p. 13
Enlightenment occultism	p. 17
Romantic occultism	p. 64
Satanic occultism	p. 127
Fin de siecle occultism	p. 152
The modernist occultist	p. 226
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