Focusing on the life of Italian scholar Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, this is a superbly written effort to capture the power ...

In recent years, the act of reading tarot seems more concerned with signalling worldly social justice issues than communing ...

These are among the many fascinating snippets discussed in Liz Williams’s new book, Compendium of the Occult: Arcane Artefacts, Magic Rituals and Sacred Symbolism. Looking at western occult traditions ...

In fact it wasn’t until the 1780s, at the height of the Age of Reason, that tarot became associated with the occult, which transformed it from a card game to an Ancient Egyptian tool of prophesy, ...

rom a literary identity thriller to the secret lives of Victorian-era women detectives, here are eight new books for your ...

Valentine's Day is all about the hearts: heart-shaped chocolates, cards, balloons and even pizza. But the heart hasn't always ...

Dan Brown's novel “The Secret of Secrets" follows protagonist Robert Langdon as he searches for answers in a thrilling race ...

The Blood and Tears zine is currently on Kickstarter, going for £17/$21 or for a print version, or £9/$10 for the digital PDF ...

Although the Book of Enoch is not considered canonical in most Judeo-Christian traditions, it remains a fascinating source about ancient views of angels, giants, and the struggle between good and ...

It’s hard to believe that anywhere in the South of France could be overlooked, so overrun is the sunshine-filled belt that ...

Publisher Doubleday Books announced ... and the occult. It is a labyrinth of enigmatic sites — an ideal backdrop for a Robert Langdon thriller –- a city of secrets, both ancient and modern ...