The True History of Occultism in the 20th Century. Light from the East
The 20th century, especially the interwar period, became the golden age of occultism. Spirits, clairvoyants, mediums, fakirs, spiritual gurus, psychics – all convinced people that unseen forces govern the human soul and open supernatural possibilities, similar to the perfectly scientific...
forces of electricity and magnetism. These occultists proclaimed themselves to be scientists and doctors. European rationalism and logic of the 19th century were discredited by the bloody conflicts of the 20th century. The civilized world looked hopefully to the East, striving to see there the light of truth. Relying on unexplored European and Arab sources, Raphael Kormak investigates two of the most unusual and charismatic figures of that era: Tahra Bey, who conquered Paris in the role of a spiritual missionary of ancient fakirs, and Doctor Dagesh, who created his own pan-religious faith.
The 20th century, especially the interwar period, became the golden age of occultism. Spirits, clairvoyants, mediums, fakirs, spiritual gurus, psychics – all convinced people that unseen forces govern the human soul and open supernatural possibilities, similar to the perfectly scientific forces of electricity and magnetism. These occultists proclaimed themselves to be scientists and doctors. European rationalism and logic of the 19th century were discredited by the bloody conflicts of the 20th century. The civilized world looked hopefully to the East, striving to see there the light of truth. Relying on unexplored European and Arab sources, Raphael Kormak investigates two of the most unusual and charismatic figures of that era: Tahra Bey, who conquered Paris in the role of a spiritual missionary of ancient fakirs, and Doctor Dagesh, who created his own pan-religious faith.
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