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Sharing this mostly for people in other countries who did not grow up in American occulture like I did.
Evey pool has a deep end, and shallow end.
And this is the very , very shallow end.
When Mar's book came out got a lot of push-back from the various neopagan groups and similar "because ethics" - which is a valid criticism. But the dirty secret , the real reason they hate it is becasue Alex Mar's journalistic investigation hits far too close to home. It pulled back the curtain a bit too much and destroyed their mystique.
In a chaos magic mode it can all work. I suspect Gerald Gardner was exceedingly well read in American New Thought mind metaphysics.
We know Israel Regardie was.
Regardie and devoted a whole chapter to Neville Goddard in his 1946 book, The Romance Of Metaphysics: An Introduction To The History, Theory And Psychology Of Modern Metaphysics.
The book
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Just to be a completionist , I shared Regardie's 1946 book here.
It's highly suggestive the publication date Regardie's book is only a few years before of the public revelation of Gander's "Wicca."
Birds of a feather, eh?
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Evey pool has a deep end, and shallow end.
And this is the very , very shallow end.
When Mar's book came out got a lot of push-back from the various neopagan groups and similar "because ethics" - which is a valid criticism. But the dirty secret , the real reason they hate it is becasue Alex Mar's journalistic investigation hits far too close to home. It pulled back the curtain a bit too much and destroyed their mystique.
In a chaos magic mode it can all work. I suspect Gerald Gardner was exceedingly well read in American New Thought mind metaphysics.
We know Israel Regardie was.
Regardie and devoted a whole chapter to Neville Goddard in his 1946 book, The Romance Of Metaphysics: An Introduction To The History, Theory And Psychology Of Modern Metaphysics.
The book
Book – PDF - Alex Mar - Witches of America (2016)
'Witches of America' is a memoir of Alex Mar’s immersive five-year trip into the occult, as both a journalist and someone searching for her own faith. She explores modern Paganism―from its roots in 1950s England to its present-day American mecca in the San Francisco Bay Area; from a gathering...
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Just to be a completionist , I shared Regardie's 1946 book here.
It's highly suggestive the publication date Regardie's book is only a few years before of the public revelation of Gander's "Wicca."
Birds of a feather, eh?
Book – PDF - Israel Regardie - The Romance Of Metaphysics: An Introduction To The History, Theory And Psychology Of Modern Metaphysics (1946)
copypasta: ""The Romance of Metaphysics"" is a comprehensive introduction to the history, theory, and psychology of modern metaphysics, written by Israel Regardie and first published in 1946. The book explores the philosophical and spiritual concepts that underpin metaphysics, including the...
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