A Science for the Soul: Occultism and the Genesis of the German Modern by Corinna Treitel (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004) Hardcover

A Science for the Soul: Occultism and the Genesis of the German Modern by Corinna Treitel (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004) HardcoverCorinna Treitel. A Science for the Soul: Occultism and the Genesis of the German Modern. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. Hardcover. 366 pages. Condition: Very Good Description from the publisher: Germany's painful entry into the modern age elicited many conflicting emotions. Excitement and anxiety about the "disenchantment of the world" predominated, as Germans realized that the triumph of science and reason had made the

On constructing Verum spells

All five issues are housed in a handsome slipcase

Introduction by Courtney Willis

Limited to 50 hand numbered copies (#48/50)

telling the tale of a hitherto largely ignored

and shows clear signs of it Hebrew and Greek roots

well-reasoned

which represents the titular town as an allegory for human consciousness

The book provides glimpses into the notions and practices of the so-called "active" and "creative" imagination

the grimoire tradition is revealed as the living descendant of the ancient practices of the Goes

Commentary Essay by Per Faxneld

Its rejection of dogma generates a mystical path of hermitage and evolution