Occult London (Pocket Essentials (Paperback))

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In fact, sphinxes adorn the whole of London’s Embankment, including armrests on the benches along the Thames. The original inhabitants of London were incredibly resilient and fought bravely to maintain their cultural identity. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

Recommended for people interested in the occult history of London, but there are better books about this subject out there. Here, he created a mural dedicated to the Virgin Mary, which features a Black Sun and references layer upon layer of veiled occult knowledge. Here the two men sought to perform the ‘Abramelin Operation’, an intense six-month ritual designed to conjure the Holy Guardian Angel.

The ‘Eye’ became a powerful part of the landscape in a very short period of time and one that is colourfully lit during special occasions, such as New Year’s Eve. The occultist, Lord Byron, was born in the church; Francis Bacon was married there, as were Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett. Her zeal and passion shine through and made the tour a truly enjoyable and unforgettable experience.

It is said that giants lived in London in Brutus’s day and that he captured two, Gog and Magog, and employed them as porters at the gate of his palace. Foremost amongst Wren’s impressive, occult inspired designs is Saint Paul’s Cathedral, which not surprisingly is aligned 2,000 cubits from Temple Bar to the West and 2,000 cubits from St Dunstan’s in the East. The origins of Mithraism are uncertain, although it is known to have been popular amongst Roman soldiers, most likely because it provided a comforting framework for the afterlife, and understandably so.Dee and Simon Forman to the occult designs of Wren and Hawksmoor; from the Victorian London of Spring-Heeled Jack to the fin de siècle heyday of Madame Blavatsky and Aleister Crowley. The Clink Prison Museum takes visitors back to a grisly past that we all love hearing about, while rejoicing that we weren’t alive back then. It gives the reader a nice introduction about the occult history of the city, but it is rather brief, more a summary than a decent treatment on the subject. On his way from London to Windsor, where he would be buried, the King’s funeral procession rested overnight at Syon Abbey in West London.