“A lot of them were seen actually as occult books and people were a little scared of them,” says rare book collector Ray Ricard. ... His father had purchased the ancient tome for $1,200.

We’ve learned via Open Culture that The DaVinci Code author Dan Brown shares Giles’ passion for ancient occult manuscripts. In the summer of 2016, he made a 300,000 donation to Amsterdam’s ...

Alchemical books inhabit a subcategory of books on the occult — books on magic, books on astrology, ... the 21st century has been reintroduced to ancient signs, symbols and magical practices.

Whether you're looking for an ancient guide to turning matter into gold or searching for a historical copy of the Koran, you can find it online now. Check out the full collection here .

For me, the word conjures images of an ancient Eastern Germanic tribe, a flying buttress and myself circa 2003, loitering in front of a rack of studded belts at Hot Topic.

Editor Chaline (The Book of Gods and Goddesses) packs this lushly illustrated guide to the occult with a miscellany of intriguing if haphazardly organized facts.Bringing together ancient magical ...