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The Unknown World: A Magazine of Mysticism and Secret Knowledge

A close look at The Unknown World, Arthur Edward Waite’s short-lived 19th-century magazine devoted to esotericism, mysticism, alchemy, and the occult sciences.

A Spiritual Union and Marriage to Die For: Madame Guyon and the Bridal Metaphor in the Song of Songs

Discover the life and theology of Madame Guyon (1648 - 1717), a controversial Christian mystic whose writings link suffering, spiritual death, and divine union.

Two of Cups - Tarot Cards from Robert Gilbert’s Collection

Explore rare Waite-Smith tarot drafts and unique artifacts in Gilbert’s collection. Uncover the material history, mystical evolution, and secrets of A.E. Waite.

The ‘Dweller of the Threshold’ in Western Initiatory Literature

The Famous Engravings Accompanying Böhme's Works, which were (not) appreciated by everyone

Who engraved Jacob Böhme's mystical prints? A diary in the BPH collection unveils Michael Andreae and the curious fate of his recut copper plates.

The Wonder-Working World of ‘Christian’ Reuchlin

Reuchlin's pioneering Christian Cabbala works defended Jewish literature, linked Jesus to the Tetragrammaton, and bridged Kabbalah with Renaissance humanist thought.

Survival of the Smartest?

Reflections from clearing out the Schuhmacher antiquarian bookshop: how books survive across centuries, and why banned books endure longest of all.

Empires of the Stars: The Long Life of Hellenistic Astrology

Trace astrology's journey from Hellenistic Rome to Sasanian Persia, where emperors, scholars, and mystics shaped a thousand year tradition of cosmic wisdom.

The Sound of Stillness: The ‘Mystic Chord’ of Alexander Scriabin

Discover how Theosophy shaped Scriabin's mystical music, his color-pitch system, the legendary "mystic chord," and his Promethean vision of human consciousness.