{"product_id":"supernatural-richard-smoley-9780399161827","title":"Supernatural: Writings on an Unknown History","description":"This gem-like, concise anthology provides thoughtful people with both an introduction to the paranormal and a reason to take a fresh look at it.\u003cp\u003e Nostradamus...channeling...Atlantis...divination. Most serious people consider such topics nonsense. But look again. Writing with intellectual verve and a deeply critical mind, religious thinker Richard Smoley explores and reconsiders the supernatural in history and today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are often conditioned to think of the Judeo-Christian tradition as the only valid, historically accurate, and rational spiritual philosophy. Occultism, magic, and the esoteric are, by contrast, considered illegitimate, delusional, and lacking in intrinsic worth. \u003ci\u003eSupernatural \u003c\/i\u003echallenges this prejudice, revealing that Western occult traditions are richer and more historically impactful than most of us imagine. The book reveals hidden diamonds and neglected ideas that characterize the magical tradition in the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor any reader, at any level of experience, who has ever been curious about an arcane subject - from psychical powers to secret societies - here is a book that gives a complete yet precise, critical, yet serious, and always respectful account of topics from the unseen world. \u003ci\u003eSupernatural\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant primer to the occult and magical traditions of the West.\u003cp\u003ePraise for RICHARD SMOLEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I have a standing rule: I read anything Richard Smoley writes.\" --Larry Dossey, M.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smoley . . . is adept at unknotting the paradoxes of spiritual traditions and making new connections across centuries and languages.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He is one of the liveliest, most intrepid, and most gifted explorers of the spiritual landscape writing today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Ptolemy Tompkins, author of \u003ci\u003eParadise Fever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Smoley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0399161821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399161827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/2013 pg. 56","brand":"Richard Smoley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965134946559,"sku":"9780399161827","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eda26c21-6e48-4811-986f-e8157816e940.jpg?v=1767278634","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/supernatural-richard-smoley-9780399161827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}