This is a collection of 13 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric 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.

This collection was compiled specifically with the student in mind. The contents include:

1. "Alchemy in the Nineteenth Century" by Helena P. Blavatsky
2. "Christian Rosenkreuz and the Rosicrucians" by William Wynn Westcott
3. "Considerations on Magic" by William Q Judge
4. "The Zodiac and its Signs" by Manly P. Hall
5. "The Philosopher's Stone" by Franz Hartmann
6. "The Kabbalah" by Seth Pancoast
7. "Symbolism of the Serpent" by Sarah F. Gordon
8. "The Influence of Pythagoras on Freemasonry" by Albert G. Mackey
9. "Instructions on the Tarot" by Paul Foster Case
10. "The Lost Word Found in the Great Work" by J. D. Buck
11. "Gautama the Buddha" by C. Jinarajadasa
12. "Magical Tradition and the Hermetic Qabalah" by Eliphas Levi
13. "The Occult Lore of Bells" by Bernard Fielding