Abstract

A. E. Waite's "The Occult Sciences" contains an extensive guide to all things occult, dealing with magical practices, spiritualism, mesmerism, theosophy, necromancy, and much more. Arthur Edward Waite (1857 - 1942), more commonly referred to as A. E. Waite, was an British scholarly mystic and poet. He was a prolific writer on occult and esoteric subjects who also co-created the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. Contents include: "Magic: Definitions", "White Magic: The Evocation of Angels", "White Magic: The Evocation of the Spirits of The Elements", "Black Magic: The Evocation of Demons", "Necromancy: The Evocation of the Souls of the Dead", "Secret Sciences in Connection With Magic", "Alchemy", "The Elixir of Life", "Crystallomancy", "The Composition of Talisman", etc. "The Occult Sciences" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the supernatural and occult, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.