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Banyen
Books
& Sound
Vancouver
Open since December of 1970, Banyen Books is Canada's most comprehensive metaphysical bookstore, offering a broad spectrum of resources from humanity's spiritual, healing, and earth wisdom traditions.
Much beloved by the local community for 52 years, many of us have literally grown up in the aisles of Banyen, AKA Church. Can’t imagine Vancouver without it.
Read the whole history of Banyen here.
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Occult Bookshops
Banyen Books and Sound (Western CND)
Open since December of 1970, Banyen Books is Canada's most comprehensive metaphysical bookstore, offering a broad spectrum of resources from humanity's spiritual, healing, and earth wisdom traditions.
Abraham's Metaphysical Books (Western CND)
Abraham’s Metaphysical Books is a small community bookstore and metaphysical vendor that has been established for 30 years on East Vancouver’s Commercial Drive.
Macleod's Books (Western CND)
Used and rare. Canada's finest antiquarian bookstore. Downtown Vancouver.
Russel Books (Western CND)
Russell Books is located in the heart of downtown Victoria on historic Fort Street. In 2016 the store celebrated its 55th birthday. Russell Books is passionately committed to making books affordable and accessible, and to providing a community space where people can gather to celebrate the written word and the thriving arts and culture scene in Canada.
Treadwell's (UK)
Treadwell’s is a bookshop and cultural centre for people interested in esotericism, culture, religion and spirituality. We are a boutique-sized browser’s paradise. Paganism, wicca, thelema, and druidry, but also literature, history, culture and classics.
The Atlantis Bookshop (UK)
Welcome to THE ATLANTIS BOOKSHOP, a family-run bookshop for nearly 100 years and the living history of magic. We are London's oldest independent occult bookshop.
Watkins Books (UK)
Watkins - Sharing Wisdom Since 1893. We specialize in mind, body, spirit and personal development books.
Mortlake & Company offers a distinct selection of rare and curious books, features a monthly art exhibition and is host to book launches and guest speakers on a wide range of esoteric subjects.
The Bodhi Tree (Los Angeles)
Bodhi Tree began in 1970 as a beloved West Hollywood bookstore and destination for the metaphysically curious. Today, Bodhi Tree has expanded to become an online destination for new and antiquarian book titles as well as handcrafted sacred home and ceremonial products, curated to support you on your spiritual journey.
The Occult Bookstore (Chicago)
Chicago’s own Occult Bookstore is the oldest spirit shop in the world and was established to serve as a mystical resource and spiritual institution. Now, 90+ years since first opening, The Occult Bookstore remains dedicated to the spiritual community.
Enchantments (New York)
Opened in 1982, Enchantments is New York City’s oldest occult store. We carry a diverse range of products for different magical traditions and spiritual paths. We welcome everyone, from the novice to the advanced practitioner.
Edge of the Circle Books (Seattle) Seattle's resource for Paganism & the Occult
PUBLISHERS
Revelore Press (Seattle)
Our inspiration is encoded in our very name: revel in lore. The one thread that weaves together everything we at Revelore do is the joy of narrative, the delight in language and what it makes possible, and sparking that joy in others, whether as consumers or creators themselves.
Feral House (WA, USA)
Innovative, unexpected and thought-provoking nonfiction — inspiring films and cultural trends; exposing crime, malfeasance and stupidity; and celebrating artists and thinkers overlooked by popular media.
Scarlet Imprint (UK)
Scarlet Imprint was founded in 2007 in Brighton. Our catalogue encompasses the Western magical tradition, witchcraft, the African Diaspora religions, esoteric poetry, drama and occulture. Our authors are recognised as being at the vanguard of contemporary occultism.
Troy Books (UK)
An independent publisher of books covering regional traditions, antiquities, heritage, customs, folklore and traditional folk beliefs, practices and magic.
Fulgur Press (UK)
Avalonia (UK)
Weiser Books (USA)
Weiser Books has a long history as publishers of esoteric, occult teachings from traditions all around the world and throughout time. Metaphysics and magick, astrology, tarot, Eastern thought, Western mystery traditions.
Ouroborus Press (Seattle)
Publisher of Classic Texts in Western Esotericism for Libraries & Laboratories.
Aeon Books (UK)
Schiffer Publishing (UK)
Watkins Publishing (UK)
Albion Press (UK)
Lots of great free ebook son this site in the areas of folklore, mythology and social history. Based in Leicestershire.
Llewellyn Worldwide (USA)
Est 1901. As the world's oldest and largest independent publisher of books for body, mind, and spirit, Llewellyn is dedicated to bringing our readers the very best in m - etaphysical books and resources.
Mandrake (UK) is an independent publisher located in Oxford, England. The press is primarily known for the publication of "hands-on" books for occult practitioners.
Three Hands Press
The premier publisher of contemporary occultism and metaphysica, representing the new generation of esoteric scholars, artists and practitioners.
Anathema Publishing (CA)
Quality Occult Books & Contemporary Esoterica. Independent Publishing House. Established since 2011 in Montreal.
EyeCorner Press an independent publishing house started officially in 2007 as a collaboration between the universities of Roskilde and Aalborg in Denmark, Oulu in Finland, and Gainesville, Georgia, USA. Camelia Elias editor. Publishes books whose focus is on folklore, myth, spiritual and occult practices.
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Online Archives & Publications
Wyrd Journal
A bi-annual peer-reviewed journal of the archaic esoteric that expresses both scholarly and heuristic viewpoints on the concerns of sorcery, folk magic, witchcraft, myth, folklore, paganism, and ancient mystery religions. From Three Hands Press.
Spiral Nature
Not sure these guys are still going but it’s a great archive. Established in 2000, Spiral Nature Magazine is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Our exceptional writers hail from around the globe, where we bring the best in occulture to you.
Viking Publications
The Viking Society for Northern Research is making virtually all its publications (and some other related items) from inception in 1893 to the present freely available on this website.
Gods & Radicals Press
Not-for-profit anti-capitalist Pagan publisher. We are a beautiful resistance.
Atramentous Press
Revealing the inner secrets of traditional practices and occult philosophies.
Cista Mystica Press
Established to publish the work and ideas of Dr. Martin Shaw, and a select group of authors. Its concerns range from mythopoetics, romanticism, philosophy, magic, folklore to initiatory encounters with wilderness.
Findhorn Press (UK)
Originally a branch of the legendary Findhorn Foundation spiritual community in northeast Scotland, Findhorn Press today is independent of the Findhorn Foundation yet still retains the essence of the original Findhorn mission: to make a positive, loving, and healing difference on both the individual and planetary level.
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The Embassy of the Free Mind Formerly The Ritman Library or Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (BPH), The Embassy of the Free Mind is a meeting place where wisdom from all over the world is collected, where images and texts tell the personal stories of free thinkers from our history. They host an online archive of digitised books on hermetic philosophy and esoterics here.
Castle Ragtime Co.
These guys have the coolest collection of old ragtime prints and antique sheet music.
Holy Books
Download PDF's: holy books, sacred texts and spiritual PDF e-books in full length for free. Download the Bible, The Holy Quran, The Mahabharata and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation etc.
Sacred Texts
the largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet. The site is dedicated to religious tolerance and scholarship, and has the largest readership of any similar site on the web.
Project Gutenberg
offers over 59,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.
The Cartoon Museum
British cartoon & comic art from the 18th century to the present day
Discoverie of Witchcraft
Full text by REGINALD SCOT, Esquire - Reprint of the First Edition, Published in 1584
The New York Public Library
Explore 758,270 items digitized collections
Twilit Grotto
Archives of Western Esoterica
Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature
Lots of fairy tales in here!
Cornell University Library’s Witchcraft Collection
is part of the Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. It contains more than 3,000 books, manuscripts, and related materials. More information about the content of the collection is available on the Collection Overview page. An online selection of 104 English language books from the Witchcraft Collection is available to search, browse by title, or browse by author.
W.D Ganns We are the Original and Authorized Publishers of W.D. Gann's Books and Educational Materials. Also related works on astrology, tea leaf readings and more.
May the dark roll over us like a warm blanket, force us inside to gather around the hearth and tuck in together for the cold months. Here’s some stuff to read, while there.