Nevill Drury: The History Of Magic In The Modern Age

Simon and Schuster

$34.95

An excellent, if insider, account of the 20th-century development of the Western esoteric tradition with its alternative religious and spiritual perspectives involving the exploration of hidden or unknown human potentials.

The magic of Celtic neopaganism, witchcraft and goddess worship, for instance, sits well with existential philosophy and the rise of the human-potential or personal-growth movement.

Likewise, goddess worship has renewed popularity as an expression of feminine (and feminist) spirituality, while concern for the environment makes sense of religious rights that celebrate natural cycles.