Christopher McIntosh

Occult Germany offers a comprehensive exploration of Germany's esoteric history from prehistory to the present day. Christopher McIntosh delves into the survival and revival of the old pre-Christian gods, investigates prehistoric sacred sites, and reveals ancient shamanic traditions. The book examines the distinctive Germanic forms of astrology, alchemy, and the Kabbalah, as well as Rosicrucianism. McIntosh discusses influential German poets,...

Personal revelations on living a magical life The Call of the Old Gods examines the rise of Paganism in Europe and the U.S. from the late twentieth century. It explores numerous pagan and esoteric practices, including Stav (a form of Nordic Tai Chi), sacred gardening, breath work, and many seasonal rites, rituals, and ceremonies. This work includes rare personal accounts...

"The North" is simultaneously a location, a direction, and a mystical concept. Although this concept has ancient roots in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales, it continues to resonate today within modern culture. McIntosh leads readers, chapter by chapter, through the magical and spiritual history of the North, as well as its modern manifestations. This is documented through physical records, such...

The Swan King is the biography of one of the most enigmatic figures of the 19th century, described by Verlaine as 'the only true king of his century'. A man of wildly eccentric temperament and touched by a rare, imaginative genius, Ludwig II of Bavaria is remembered both for his patronage of Richard Wagner and for the fabulous palaces which...

Explores how the search for meaning in the post-Soviet era has given rise to a revival of ancient spiritual traditions and a plethora of new movements Reveals the survival of ancient Slavic deities, pagan practices, and folk medicine tradition in modern Russia, including the indigenous pre-Christian customs of the Mari people and the shamanic traditions of Siberia. Examines the precursors...