Cynical Mysticism: The Role of Fairies in Late-Victorian Esotericism
Throughout the esoteric literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, there is a frequent confluence of ritual magic and occultism with belief in the fairies at the bottom of the garden. At first glance, such a pairing may seem peculiar, even somewhat ridiculous; on closer inspectio...
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