

Pocket Essential series
HISTORY
160 Pages, 5 x 7 1/2
Formats: EPUB, Mobipocket, PDF
PDF, $13.99 (US $13.99)
Publication Date: June 2008
ISBN 9781842439517
Rights: US, CA & MX
Oldcastle Books Ltd (Jun 2008)
Pocket Essentials
Covering London's occult heritage from the Elizabethan Age to the present, historical overviews are presented alongside practical guided walks and maps of the city behind the official facade—one of esoteric traditions and obscure institutions, of lost knowledge and hidden locations.
More than any other city London has a secret history concealed from view. Unearthing the secret city and its forgotten inhabitants, this rediscovery encompasses a historical panorama from the Elizabethan age to the present day, introducing the magic of Dr. Dee and Simon Forman, the rise of the Kabbalah, and the occult designs of Wren and Hawksmoor. Elsewhere figures such as Spring-Heeled Jack and the Highgate Vampyre, and occult organizations from the Invisible College to the Golden Dawn are explained and explored. Also included are instructions for a series of four walks covering features of occult significance for the Elizabethan, 18th-century, Fin de Siécle, and contemporary periods; as well as an A-to-Z geographic dictionary of London's most resonant occult locations.