Pietism, Pow-Wow, and the Magical Revival: Institute for Hermetic Studies Monograph Series - Paperback

by Alfred DeStefano III (Editor), Russell Yoder (Contribution by), Mark Stavish (Author)

Pietism, Pow-Wow, and the Magical Revival is a fast paced tour through the history of Pennsylvania German folk magic and mysticism and their role in the magical revival of the Twentieth Century. This book takes the reader on a fast paced mystical tour of the last three-hundred years of American spiritual history, up to and including aspects as diverse as the revival of ceremonial magic, Behminist Theosophy, the New Age Movement, and alternative healing practices.

Author Biography

Mark Stavish (Pennsylvania) is a respected authority in the study and practice of Western spiritual traditions. He is the author of thirty books, including The Path of Alchemy, Kabbalah for Health and Wellness, and Between the Gates - Lucid Dreaming, Astral Projection and the Body of Light in Western Esotericism and has been translated into over nine languages worldwide. He is the founder and Director of Studies at the Institute for Hermetic Studies (Wyoming, Pennsylvania) and the Louis Claude de St. Martin Fund.