American Metaphysical Religion
Esoteric and Mystical Traditions of the New World
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Date of Publication: 2 March 2023
Number of Volumes: Trade Paperback
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| ISBN13: | 9781644115589 |
| ISBN10: | 1644115581 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 608 pages |
| Size: | 228x152x33 mm |
| Weight: | 808 g |
| Language: | English |
| 592 |
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Short description:
Revealing the diverse streams that run through America’s metaphysical landscape, Pontiac offers an encyclopedic examination of occult teachers, esotericists, and spiritual collectives almost no one has heard of, but who were profoundly influential.
Long description:
Most Americans believe the United States was founded by pious Christians. However, as Ronnie Pontiac reveals, from the very beginning America was a vibrant blend of beliefs from all four corners of the world.
Based on the latest research, with the assistance of leading scholars, this in-depth exploration of four centuries of American occult and spiritual history looks at everything from colonial-era alchemists, astrologers, and early spiritual collectives to Edgar Cayce, the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, and St. Germain on Mount Shasta. Pontiac shows that Rosicrucians were among the first settlers from England and explores how young women of the Shaker community fell into trances and gave messages from the dead. He details the spiritual influence of African slaves, the work of mystical abolitionists, and how Native Americans and Latinx people played a large role in the shaping of contemporary spirituality and healing practices.
The author looks at well-known figures such as Manly P. Hall and lesser known esoteric luminaries such as the Pagan Pilgrim, Tom Morton. He examines the Aquarian Gospel, the Sekhmet Revival, A Course in Miracles, the School of Ageless Wisdom, and mediumship in the early 20th century. He explores the profound influence of the Bodhi Tree Bookstore in Los Angeles and looks at the evolution of female roles in spirituality across the centuries. He also examines the right wing of American metaphysics from the Silver Legion to QAnon.
Revealing the diverse streams that run through America’s metaphysical landscape, Pontiac offers an encyclopedic examination of occult teachers, esotericists, and spiritual collectives almost no one has heard of, but who were profoundly influential.
“Ronnie Pontiac has produced one of the finest, most comprehensive works of independent scholarship that we possess on the mystical currents of American religion. Like a journey down a wild, winding, and uncharted river, this book takes us through byways and inlets that few historians know. Surprises emerge on nearly every page.”
Based on the latest research, with the assistance of leading scholars, this in-depth exploration of four centuries of American occult and spiritual history looks at everything from colonial-era alchemists, astrologers, and early spiritual collectives to Edgar Cayce, the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, and St. Germain on Mount Shasta. Pontiac shows that Rosicrucians were among the first settlers from England and explores how young women of the Shaker community fell into trances and gave messages from the dead. He details the spiritual influence of African slaves, the work of mystical abolitionists, and how Native Americans and Latinx people played a large role in the shaping of contemporary spirituality and healing practices.
The author looks at well-known figures such as Manly P. Hall and lesser known esoteric luminaries such as the Pagan Pilgrim, Tom Morton. He examines the Aquarian Gospel, the Sekhmet Revival, A Course in Miracles, the School of Ageless Wisdom, and mediumship in the early 20th century. He explores the profound influence of the Bodhi Tree Bookstore in Los Angeles and looks at the evolution of female roles in spirituality across the centuries. He also examines the right wing of American metaphysics from the Silver Legion to QAnon.
Revealing the diverse streams that run through America’s metaphysical landscape, Pontiac offers an encyclopedic examination of occult teachers, esotericists, and spiritual collectives almost no one has heard of, but who were profoundly influential.
“Ronnie Pontiac has produced one of the finest, most comprehensive works of independent scholarship that we possess on the mystical currents of American religion. Like a journey down a wild, winding, and uncharted river, this book takes us through byways and inlets that few historians know. Surprises emerge on nearly every page.”
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
A Heritage We Didn’t Know We Had
1 Ingredients for the Melting Pot
2 A Map of the Tour
3 When East Meets West
4 American Metaphysical Christianity
5 Turtle Island
6 Thomas Harriot: America’s First “Evil” Genius
7 The Pagan Pilgrim
8 The Intelligencers and the Fifth Moon of Jupiter
9 The Red Harlot
10 The Uncivil War
11 The Platonist on the Sunset Strip
12 Secrets of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor
13 Willy Reichel’s Psychic Adventure Tour
14 Pagan Christianity of the Early Twentieth Century
15 Scandalous Psychic Adventures of the Roaring Twenties
16 American Metaphysical Religion in the Twentieth Century
17 Prayer Wheel for the Bodhi Tree Bookstore
18 American Metaphysical Religion in the Early Twenty
-First Century
APPENDIX
Esoteric Architecture of Washington, D.C.
Bibliography
Index
INTRODUCTION
A Heritage We Didn’t Know We Had
1 Ingredients for the Melting Pot
2 A Map of the Tour
3 When East Meets West
4 American Metaphysical Christianity
5 Turtle Island
6 Thomas Harriot: America’s First “Evil” Genius
7 The Pagan Pilgrim
8 The Intelligencers and the Fifth Moon of Jupiter
9 The Red Harlot
10 The Uncivil War
11 The Platonist on the Sunset Strip
12 Secrets of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor
13 Willy Reichel’s Psychic Adventure Tour
14 Pagan Christianity of the Early Twentieth Century
15 Scandalous Psychic Adventures of the Roaring Twenties
16 American Metaphysical Religion in the Twentieth Century
17 Prayer Wheel for the Bodhi Tree Bookstore
18 American Metaphysical Religion in the Early Twenty
-First Century
APPENDIX
Esoteric Architecture of Washington, D.C.
Bibliography
Index
