This is a collection of 14 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoterica and related subjects, which include hermeticism, alchemy, magic, the Kabbalah, ancient wisdom and philosophy, the Tarot, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, and spiritualism, by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects. Compiled specifically with the student in mind.

The contents include:

1. “The Three Fold Division of Mysticism” by Arthur Edward Waite
2. "Occult Lore of the Crossroads" by W. N. Neill
3. "An Analysis of the Tarot Cards" by Manly P. Hall
4. “Rosicrucians, Occultism and Kabbalah” by Helena P. Blavatsky
5. “The Mirror of Alchemy” by Roger Bacon
6. “On the Higher Aspects of Theosophic Studies” by Mohini M. Chatterji
7. “The Kabbalistic Conclusions of Pico della Mindola” by Arthur Edward Waite
8. “Divine Magic” by Jessie Horne
9. “Jacob Boehme and the Secret Doctrine” by William Q. Judge
10. “Concerning Madame Blavatsky” by G. R. S. Mead
11. “The Sprig of Acacia” by Albert G. Mackey
12. “Conversations on Occultism” by William Q. Judge and Helena P. Blavatsky
13. “Discovering the Names of Spirits” by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
14. “Hermetic Philosophy” by P. W. Bullock