S. Elizabeth (aka Mlle Ghoul) is a writer, curator, and frill-seeker. Her essays and interviews focusing on esoteric art have appeared in Haute Macabre, Coilhouse, Dirge Magazine, Death & The Maiden, and her occulture blog Unquiet Things, which intersects music, fashion, horror, perfume, and grief. She is the co-creator of The Occult Activity Book Vol 1 and 2 and the author of The Art of the Occult (2020), The Art of Darkness (2022) and The Art of Fantasy (2023).

• Introduction  Part I The Cosmos  i. The Very Shape of Things: Sacred Geometry in Artii. Gazing at the Stars: Astrology and the Zodiac in Artiii. The Imagery and Inspiration of the Elementsiv. Alchemy and the Artistic Spirit  Part II Higher Beings  v. Gods and Immortals: Divine Expression Through the Artsvi. The Kabbalah as a Source of Artistic Expressionvii. Theosophical Thought Manifested Through Artviii. The Hermetic Tradition and the Arts  Part III Practitioners  ix. Potions, Persecutions and Power: Witches and Witchcraft in Artx. Spirit Art and Spiritualismxi. Emblems of Insight and Divine Inspiration: Divination in the Artsxii. Ceremonial Magic: Invoking the Artistic Spirit  IndexFurther ReadingPicture CreditsThanks/About the Author

"This exhibition-in-a-book brings together a cornucopia of images from the Western occult tradition in a manner that inspires curiosity and thought."

S. Elizabeth (aka Mlle Ghoul) is a writer, curator, and frill-seeker. Her essays and interviews focusing on esoteric art have appeared in Haute Macabre, Coilhouse, Dirge Magazine, Death & The Maiden, and her occulture blog Unquiet Things, which intersects music, fashion, horror, perfume, and grief. She is the co-creator of The Occult Activity Book Vol 1 and 2 and the author of The Art of the Occult (2020), The Art of Darkness (2022) and The Art of Fantasy (2023).

• Introduction  Part I The Cosmos  i. The Very Shape of Things: Sacred Geometry in Artii. Gazing at the Stars: Astrology and the Zodiac in Artiii. The Imagery and Inspiration of the Elementsiv. Alchemy and the Artistic Spirit  Part II Higher Beings  v. Gods and Immortals: Divine Expression Through the Artsvi. The Kabbalah as a Source of Artistic Expressionvii. Theosophical Thought Manifested Through Artviii. The Hermetic Tradition and the Arts  Part III Practitioners  ix. Potions, Persecutions and Power: Witches and Witchcraft in Artx. Spirit Art and Spiritualismxi. Emblems of Insight and Divine Inspiration: Divination in the Artsxii. Ceremonial Magic: Invoking the Artistic Spirit  IndexFurther ReadingPicture CreditsThanks/About the Author

"This exhibition-in-a-book brings together a cornucopia of images from the Western occult tradition in a manner that inspires curiosity and thought."

S. Elizabeth (aka Mlle Ghoul) is a writer, curator, and frill-seeker. Her essays and interviews focusing on esoteric art have appeared in Haute Macabre, Coilhouse, Dirge Magazine, Death & The Maiden, and her occulture blog Unquiet Things, which intersects music, fashion, horror, perfume, and grief. She is the co-creator of The Occult Activity Book Vol 1 and 2 and the author of The Art of the Occult (2020), The Art of Darkness (2022) and The Art of Fantasy (2023).

• Introduction  Part I The Cosmos  i. The Very Shape of Things: Sacred Geometry in Artii. Gazing at the Stars: Astrology and the Zodiac in Artiii. The Imagery and Inspiration of the Elementsiv. Alchemy and the Artistic Spirit  Part II Higher Beings  v. Gods and Immortals: Divine Expression Through the Artsvi. The Kabbalah as a Source of Artistic Expressionvii. Theosophical Thought Manifested Through Artviii. The Hermetic Tradition and the Arts  Part III Practitioners  ix. Potions, Persecutions and Power: Witches and Witchcraft in Artx. Spirit Art and Spiritualismxi. Emblems of Insight and Divine Inspiration: Divination in the Artsxii. Ceremonial Magic: Invoking the Artistic Spirit  IndexFurther ReadingPicture CreditsThanks/About the Author

"This exhibition-in-a-book brings together a cornucopia of images from the Western occult tradition in a manner that inspires curiosity and thought."