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Abiezer Coppe: A Fiery Flying Roll

The Ranters were an antinomian religious sect, constituted in Britain at the time of the Civil Wars. Coppe was one of their prophets. In the "Fiery Flying Roll" he lays out Godīs violent plans for this world in fierce prose. Regrettably, only the preface is online. 

 

John Dee/Edward Kelley: The Calls of Enoch

Don’t feed them after midnight!  

 

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Ancient Egyptian cosmology was quite complicated. So complicated in fact, that after death the believers needed a guide book for their long journey to the Underworld, across vast uncertain terrain peopled by gods and demons. A somewhat neurotic but monumental imagination was needed to describe these labyrinthine lands of the dead. 


The Gospel of Thomas

From the Nag Hammadi Gospels comes this account of Jesus and his teachings. The lessons are somewhat enigmatic, but interesting. 


Muhyiddin Ibn al-'Arabi: The Fabulous Gryphon (Excerpt)

In this early work, Sufi philosopher Ibn al-'Arabi revivifies an old topic with rare force.


Muhyiddin Ibn al-'Arabi: The Seals of Wisdom

No other mystic got that far out and yet managed to keep his wits about him.  


Muhyiddin Ibn al-'Arabi: Selections from al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

Excerpts from the 17.000 pages of the Great Shaykh’s magnum opus


The Seven Evil Spirits

Lovely Death Metal lyrics from Ancient Mesopotamia.


Tao Te King

How to become a walking tree in 81 easy lessons.  


Thunder Perfect Mind

Another stunning text from Nag Hammadi. 

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