first edition Hardcover
1997 · Albany
by DEVENEY, John Patrick
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Large octavo. 607pp. Illustrated. Frontispiece portrait of Randolph. Glossy illustrated boards. Fine, issued without dustjacket. The first full length biography of Randolph (1825-1875), who had a profound influence and impact on the American occult scene. Long before Aleister Crowley and Wilhelm Reich, Randolph knew, taught, and practiced rituals using sexual energies to channel the forces of nature. Included are chapters on his early life, the development of his occult philosophy, his meetings and feuds with Madame Blavatsky, and appendices on his sex magic. From the Epilogue: (truncated)
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