"Occultism, Pop Culture, and Beyond:

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"Occultism, Pop Culture, and Beyond:

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"Occultism, Pop Culture, and Beyond:
Gary Lachman is a former rock star and one of today’s most respected writers on esoteric and occult themes. His many books—including Madame Blavatsky, Swedenborg, and Jung the Mystic—have received international acclaim. This interview, with Quest magazine editor Richard Smoley, will delve into such topics as the return of the concept of “Holy Russia,” the occult influence of rock music, and the impact of H.P. Blavatsky.
[/quote]Gary Lachman is the author of twenty-three books on the meeting ground between consciousness, culture, and the western esoteric tradition, including Madame Blavatsky: The Mother of Modern Spirituality, The Return of Holy Russia: Apocalyptic History, Mystical Awakening, and the Struggle for the Soul of the World; Politics and the Occult; and A Secret History of Consciousness. He writes regularly for journals in the U.S. and U.K. and lectures frequently on his work in the U.K. and Europe. In a previous career, he was a founding member of the rock group Blondie and in 2006 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His website can be found at www.garylachman.co.uk. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1955, he has lived in London since 1996.




The Morning of the Magicians: Introduction to Fantastic Realism (French: Le Matin des magiciens) is a 1960 book by the journalists Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier. As the authors disclaim in their preface, the book is intended to challenge readers' viewpoints on historic events, whether they believe the explanations or not, but with the goal to give readers the opportunity to test their level of cognitive dissonance and critical thinking skills. The book is often referenced by conspiracy-theory enthusiasts and presents a collection of "raw material for speculation of the most outlandish order"[1] by covering topics like cryptohistory, ufology, occultism in Nazism, alchemy, spiritual philosophy and Die Glocke. Written in French, Le Matin des magiciens was translated into English by Rollo Myers in 1963 under the title The Dawn of Magic, and in 1964 released in the United States as The Morning of the Magicians (Stein and Day; paperback in 1968 by Avon Books). A German edition was published 1962 with the title Aufbruch ins dritte Jahrtausend (Departure into the Third Millennium).
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