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The author examines the lives, teachings, and reputations of several historical figures associated with occultism and mysticism, offering biographical sketches of individuals such as Apollonius of Tyana, Plotinus, Michael Scott, Paracelsus, Emanuel Swedenborg, Count Cagliostro, and Anna Kingsford. Each chapter balances reported miracles and legendary embellishments against documentary evidence, traces philosophical and religious ideas underpinning their practices, and considers how symbolism and allegory mediated metaphysical claims for popular audiences. The work blends critical commentary with narrative excerpts, highlighting recurrent themes of spiritual reform, contested credibility, and the tension between esoteric doctrine and public reception.

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Title: Occultists & mystics of all ages

Author: Ralph Shirley

Release date: October 22, 2025 [eBook #77108]

Language: English

Original publication: London: William Rider & Son, 1920

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Occultists & Mystics of All Ages

OCCULTISTS & MYSTICS OF ALL AGES
BY
RALPH SHIRLEY
AUTHOR OF “THE NEW GOD, AND OTHER ESSAYS,” “A SHORT LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN,” ETC.
WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON
WILLIAM RIDER & SON, LIMITED
8 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C. 4
1920

First Published Autumn 1920.