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Blake’s Book of Urizen

Creation and rebellion in Blake’s illuminated plates.

Nielsen’s East of the Sun

Norwegian fairy tales illustrated by Kay Nielsen.

Gnostic Spirit Drawings

Four colour drawings from a 1908 Gnostic text.

Doré’s Dante

From the dark wood to Paradise with Gustave Doré.

The Kingdom of the Gods

Ethelwynne Quail’s visions of the spirit world.

Vassos’s Phobia

Art Deco studies of fear by John Vassos.

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A woman in white and rose-coloured robes reaches towards a star above rocky hills and beds of flowers. — Edmund Dulac
A woman in a white dress and rose-coloured drapery stretches her hands towards a star in a deep blue sky.
The Stealers of Light

A narrow stair coils upward through a black field scattered with tiny stars. — W. T. Horton
A narrow stair coils upward through a black field scattered with tiny stars.
A Book of Images

Two figures lean towards one another within a great dark arch opening onto a deep blue night. — Willy Pogány
Two figures lean towards one another within a great dark arch opening onto a deep blue night.
The Tale of Lohengrin

A kneeling woman pours water from two vessels, one into a pool and one upon the ground. — Pamela Colman Smith
A kneeling woman pours water from two vessels, one into a pool and one upon the ground.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination

A solitary robed traveller stands among towering trunks, exposed roots and dark foliage, turning his face toward a narrow opening in the wood. — Gustave Doré
A solitary robed traveller stands among towering trunks, exposed roots and dark foliage, turning his face toward a narrow opening in the wood.
Dante's Inferno

Two small robed figures stand on a rocky height beneath a wide night sky, with uneven ground and distant peaks below. — Gustave Doré
Two small robed figures stand on a rocky height beneath a wide night sky, with uneven ground and distant peaks below.
Dante's Inferno

Large pale swans crowd the woodland scene around a woman with flowing hair and clothes. — Henry Justice Ford
Large pale swans crowd the woodland scene around a woman with flowing hair and clothes.
The Yellow Fairy Book

Nine circular pentacles containing stars, crosses and letter-like symbols. — Nine circular designs combine geometric figures, lettering and monograms.
The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts

A winged Baital leaps above two armed men while owls, bats and small creatures fill the night. — Ernest Griset
Griset's winged Baital springs away from Raja Vikram and his son into a night crowded with grotesque creatures.
Vikram and the Vampire

A diagonal trail of grey comma-like forms ending in crescents with reddish edges, against black. — A diagonal succession of grey crescents turns a moment of fright into a sequence rather than a single emblem.
Thought-Forms

A rose leaf-like form traced with green above a six-armed star of red, green, yellow and blue. — A leaf-like form and a six-armed star illustrate attempts to direct benevolent thought beyond a single person.
Thought-Forms

Yellow interlaced triangles inside a radiant circle above a blue five-pointed star surrounded by golden rays. — Interlaced triangles and a five-pointed star give two different conceptions of divine order a geometric form.
Thought-Forms

A horned winged figure sits above two smaller human forms joined by chains to a pedestal. — Pamela Colman Smith
A horned winged figure sits above two smaller human forms joined by chains to a pedestal.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination

Haldar places the young Dhruva against a large field of night, leaving the surrounding space almost empty. — Asit Kumar Haldar
Haldar places the young Dhruva against a large field of night, leaving the surrounding space almost empty.
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists

A winged, goat-headed figure sits cross-legged with a flame rising between its horns. One hand points upwards and the other downwards, beside opposing crescents. A star marks the forehead, a double-serpent staff occupies the torso, and inscriptions run along the arms. — Artist not recorded
A winged, goat-headed figure sits cross-legged with a flame rising between its horns.
Transcendental Magic

An elaborate lamp carries a triangular crown of flames and branching side lights above a decorated base. A sword and a long pointed rod flank it, with crescent forms near their lower ends. A star and linked signs ornament the central vessel. — Artist not recorded
An elaborate lamp carries a triangular crown of flames and branching side lights above a decorated base.
Transcendental Magic

An armoured, crowned figure holds a sceptre beneath a star-covered canopy. Two differently shaded sphinxes sit at the front of the chariot, beside a winged emblem. The rectangular frame encloses the columns, wheels, garments and the signature A. Constant. — Artist not recorded
An armoured, crowned figure holds a sceptre beneath a star-covered canopy.
Transcendental Magic

A five-pointed star connects five white discs around Hebrew lettering and a central triangular field. — Illustrator not identified
Five white discs occupy the points of a star against a black field.
The History of Magic

A great lion sits above a body beside a donkey and a distant traveller on a narrow path. — Gustave Doré
A great lion sits above a body beside a donkey and a distant traveller on a narrow path.
The Bible Gallery

Three travellers ride camels above a distant line of companions, beneath a sky whose small bright star commands their attention. — Gustave Doré
Three travellers ride camels above a distant line of companions, beneath a sky whose small bright star commands their attention.
The Bible Gallery

A large outlined bull-like animal sits below smaller celestial designs, while a star-covered cow occupies the upper field. — Illustrator not identified
A large outlined bull-like animal sits below smaller celestial designs, while a star-covered cow occupies the upper field.
Migration of Symbols

Five-pointed and six-pointed stars appear beside triangular, circular and rectangular inscribed forms. — William Thomas Pavitt (signed illustration)
Five-pointed and six-pointed stars appear beside triangular, circular and rectangular inscribed forms.
The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems

Two circular charts carry numbered traces and legends explaining the start and stop of a registering needle. — Illustrator not identified
Two circular charts carry numbered traces and legends explaining the start and stop of a registering needle.
Cheiro’s Language of the Hand

Two crowned, robed figures join hands beneath an elevated rose and star. — Illustrator not identified
Two crowned, robed figures join hands beneath an elevated rose and star.
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz

A standing male figure raises one arm within a pointed starburst while the other arm extends outward. — Anna Kingsford
A standing male figure raises one arm within a pointed starburst while the other arm extends outward.
Clothed with the Sun: The Book of the Illuminations of Anna Kingsford

A large hexagram encloses the name Michael beneath a Hebrew inscription. — Illustrator not identified
A large hexagram encloses the name Michael beneath a Hebrew inscription.
Crystal-Gazing and Spiritual Clairvoyance

A circular boundary encloses four hexagrams around an open centre. — Illustrator not identified
A circular boundary encloses four hexagrams around an open centre.
Crystal-Gazing and Spiritual Clairvoyance

A crab occupies the centre of a gridded star chart, with a lion to the left and paired human figures towards the upper right. — Illustrator not identified
A crab occupies the centre of a gridded star chart, with a lion to the left and paired human figures towards the upper right.
Earthology

A crowned figure sits upon a scaled dragon with broad webbed wings and a curling tail. — Illustrator not identified
A crowned figure sits upon a scaled dragon with broad webbed wings and a curling tail.
The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism

Two turbaned figures lean towards a crystal resting upon a small circular table. — Zacher, Chicago (signed illustration)
Two turbaned figures lean towards a crystal resting upon a small circular table.
The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism

A group of circular seals occupies the top of a comparative page above large star-shaped devices. — Illustrator not identified
A group of circular seals occupies the top of a comparative page above large star-shaped devices.
The Lesser Key of Solomon: Goetia

An oval portrait shows the Chevalier d’Éon wearing an elaborate lace headdress and a dark band at the neck. — Illustrator not identified
An oval portrait shows the Chevalier d’Éon wearing an elaborate lace headdress and a dark band at the neck.
The Science of Sex Regeneration

A large pentagram occupies a dark polygonal field, with Elohim near its centre and Heilig repeated at either side. — Illustrator not identified
A large pentagram occupies a dark polygonal field, with Elohim near its centre and Heilig repeated at either side.
The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses

A crowned serpent coils down an upright line beneath a small star and beside a crescent moon. — Illustrator not identified
A crowned serpent coils down an upright line beneath a small star and beside a crescent moon.
The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses

A circular dark field carries the brightest stars of the northern hemisphere, divided by crossing coordinate lines. — Illustrator not identified
A circular dark field carries the brightest stars of the northern hemisphere, divided by crossing coordinate lines.
Star Groups: A Student's Guide to the Constellations

White star points fill a circular dark field crossed by coordinate divisions. — Illustrator not identified
White star points fill a circular dark field crossed by coordinate divisions.
Star Groups: A Student's Guide to the Constellations

Orion occupies the centre of a rectangular star chart, with Taurus, Eridanus and Lepus named in the surrounding field. — Illustrator not identified
Orion occupies the centre of a rectangular star chart, with Taurus, Eridanus and Lepus named in the surrounding field.
Star Groups: A Student's Guide to the Constellations

A tall rectangular star map plots scattered points, short connecting lines and dotted boundaries against a dark field. — Illustrator not identified
A tall rectangular star map plots scattered points, short connecting lines and dotted boundaries against a dark field.
Star Groups: A Student's Guide to the Constellations

The bright points of the Southern Cross appear within a rectangular dark field among smaller stars. — Illustrator not identified
The bright points of the Southern Cross appear within a rectangular dark field among smaller stars.
Star Groups: A Student's Guide to the Constellations

A robed observer looks skyward through an instrument on a terrace furnished with globes and astronomical apparatus. — Illustrator not identified
A robed observer looks skyward through an instrument on a terrace furnished with globes and astronomical apparatus.
The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

Planetary orbits surround a central Sun within a rectangular dark field. — Illustrator not identified
Planetary orbits surround a central Sun within a rectangular dark field.
The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

Several dark sunspot groups interrupt a densely stippled circular surface. — Illustrator not identified
Several dark sunspot groups interrupt a densely stippled circular surface.
The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

Numerous bright streaks cross a dark sky above a low horizon. — Illustrator not identified
Numerous bright streaks cross a dark sky above a low horizon.
The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

A dark circular disc is surrounded by a brilliant irregular corona. — Illustrator not identified
A dark circular disc is surrounded by a brilliant irregular corona.
The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

Several elongated paths cross one another around a small central solar region. — Illustrator not identified
Several elongated paths cross one another around a small central solar region.
The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

A banded globe sits within broad, sharply outlined rings against a dark field. — Illustrator not identified
A banded globe sits within broad, sharply outlined rings against a dark field.
The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

A large telescope tube meets an intricate arrangement of wheels, small tubes, handles and metal fittings. — Illustrator not identified
A large telescope tube meets an intricate arrangement of wheels, small tubes, handles and metal fittings.
The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

A circular track and radiating lines pass among figures, animals and named stars on an illustrated constellation map. — C. Piazzi Smyth
A circular track and radiating lines pass among figures, animals and named stars on an illustrated constellation map.
The Story of the Heavens

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