This is a collection of 12 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include Hermeticism, magic, ancient wisdom and philosophy, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, spiritualism, metaphysics, and New Thought 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. Consciousness by H. W. Percival
2. The Over-Soul by Ralph Waldo Emerson
3. Book of the Mind by Hermes
4. Occult Knowledge by Robert Crosbie
5. A Brief Summary of the Muses by E. M. Berens
6. A Note on Automatic Writing by H. Ernest Hunt
7. The Ancient Landmarks of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey
8. Liber Cheth by Aleister Cheth
9. A Short Outline of the Illuminati of Bavaria by Albert G. Mackey
10. The Teaching of Plato by Alexander Wilder
11. Sayings of Lao Tzu: Paradoxes by Lao Tzu
12. The Fraternity of the Rose Cross by Manly P. Hall