{"product_id":"a-dark-muse-a-history-of-the-occult-paperback","title":"A Dark Muse: A History of the Occult - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Lachman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed the popular thinkers of the day. But with the \u003ci\u003eAge of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e, occultism was sidelined; only charlatans found any use for it. Occult ideas did not disappear, however, but rather went underground. It developed into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists. Works of brilliance, sometimes even of genius, were produced under its influence. In \u003ci\u003eA Dark Muse\u003c\/i\u003e, Lachman discusses the Enlightenment obsession with occult politics, the Romantic explosion, the futuristic occultism of the fin de sièe, and the deep occult roots of the modernist movement. Some of the writers and thinkers featured in this hidden history of western thought and sensibility are Emanuel Swedenborg, Charles Baudelaire, J. K. Huysmans, August Strindberg, William Blake, Goethe, Madame Blavatsky, H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, and Malcolm Lowry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Lachman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Secret History of Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTurn Off Your Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. He's written for \u003ci\u003eTLS, Literary Review, Guardian, Independent, Mojo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBizarre\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eFortean Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Aside from writing, Lachman has been a bass player and composer for the punk rock band Blondie, a guitarist with legendary rock 'n' roll wild-man Iggy Pop, and the leader of his own groups The Know and Fire Escape. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.72 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48360105836714,"sku":"9781560256564","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/bnR6OHA1QW14NzBPNmk1d0NhbWN4UT09.webp?v=1780098688","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/ms\/products\/a-dark-muse-a-history-of-the-occult-paperback","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}