This is a collection of 12 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include hermeticism, alchemy, magic, the Kabbalah, ancient wisdom and philosophy, the Tarot, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy and spiritualism, by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects. Compiled specifically with the student in mind. Writers include Manly P. Hall, R. W. Machell, Bernhard Pick, Arthur Edward Waite, Nicholas Flamell, Albert G. Mackey, Hargrave Jennings, Ralph Shirley, C. W. Leadbeater, Helena P. Blavatsky and Swami Panchadasi.