Book Reviews Category

Original Magic by Stephen E. Flowers

I have, yet again, had a pleasure of reading a book by Stephen E. Flowers. As the title suggests, this book deals with the religio-magical views of the ancient Persians. Why the Interest in Iranian Magic? I answered this question in my review of Adrian Goldsworthy’s Rome and Persia – The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry […]

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The Templar Revelation by Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince

Disclaimer I am a Pagan and have no dog in the fight of intra-Christian theological disputes. I am merely presenting some interesting passages from the book in question. Some food for thought, if you will! Moreover, presenting the thoughts of the book does not necessarily mean that I endorse them. Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci […]

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The Pagan Book of the Dead by Claude Lecouteux

Since I enjoyed the other books by Claude Lecouteux that I have reviewed, I thought it would be interesting to read his The Pagan Book of the Dead – and it is indeed an interesting book. Contrary to what the title might suggest, the book does not only concern Pagan views of the afterlife – […]

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The First Alchemists by Tobias Churton

I have read The First Alchemists – The Spiritual & Practical Origins of the Noble and Holy Art by Tobias Churton. A while back, I read and reviewed The Hermetic Tradition by Julius Evola. I got intrigued by the subject and thus thought this book would make for good further reading. As the title of the […]

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