The Occult Sciences

Arthur Edward Waite’s study offers a learned overview of the major branches of occult knowledge, including divination, ceremonial magic, astrology, and related traditions. As a major figure in modern esotericism, Waite helps shape the field’s historical self-understanding, and readers will find a comparatively sober survey of methods, doctrines, and texts.

Arthur Edward Waite (1857–1942) was a major English occultist, poet, and scholar of mystical traditions. He was a central figure in modern ceremonial magic and esoteric publishing, and his writings on the Kabbalah, alchemy, the Tarot, and the Rosicrucians were widely influential.