In this collection of essays, Charles W. Olliver surveys the origins of the occult, considers its relationship to religion and spiritualism, and discusses how we should deal with experiences outside our understanding through the proposed science of metapsychics.A comprehensive overview of the hidden histories of religion, sorcery, esoterica, and superstition, The Occult, Magic & Witchcraft is a wide-ranging classic work that delves into symbols, divinatory practices, mediu...