{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-occult-a-visual-sourcebook-for-the-modern-mystic","title":"The Art of the Occult: A Visual Sourcebook for the Modern Mystic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA visual feast of eclectic artwork informed and inspired by spiritual beliefs, magical techniques, mythology and otherworldly experiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMystical beliefs and practices have existed for millennia, but why do we still chase the esoteric? From the beginning of human creativity itself, image-makers have been drawn to these unknown spheres and have created \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecurious artworks that transcend time and place\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – but what is it that attracts artists to these magical realms?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etheosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ekabbalah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ezodiac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ealchemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003espiritualism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eceremonial magic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe elements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esacred geometry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Art of the Occult\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces major occult themes and showcases the artists who have been influenced and led by them. Discover the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esymbolic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emythical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e images of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePre-Raphaelites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; the automatic drawing of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHilma af Klint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMadge Gill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLeonora Carrington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's surrealist interpretation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emyth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ealchemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ekabbalah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eprominent, marginalised and little-known artists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Art of the Occult\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecrosses mystical spheres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in a bid to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003einspire and delight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Divided into thematic chapters (The Cosmos, Higher Beings, Practitioners), the book acts as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ean entertaining introduction to the art of mysticism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – with essays examining each practice and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eover 175 artworks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to discover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe art of the occult has always existed in the margins but inspired the masses, and this book will spark curiosity in all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efans of magic, mysticism and the mysterious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Morgan Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48530115461337,"sku":"9780711248830","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/6246\/2681\/files\/TheArtoftheOccult1.jpg?v=1776189483","url":"https:\/\/shop.themorgan.org\/products\/the-art-of-the-occult-a-visual-sourcebook-for-the-modern-mystic","provider":"The Morgan Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}