Publisher's Synopsis
Containing more than 500 cross-referenced alphabetical entries, from Alchemy to Zen, this is a dictionary of spiritual disciplines, occult philosophy and psychic phenomena, from ancient times to the present. It provides descriptions of the world's greatest spiritual thinkers, movements, techniques and disciplines, covering a vast range of subjects which have intrigued and baffled people through the ages, from the after-life to deja vu, from dreams to karma, from kabbalism to meditation, and from the human mind to telepathy.