Swami Panchadasi's Clairvoyance & Occult Powers: A Lost Classic

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First published in 1916, CLAIRVOYANCE & OCCULT POWERS is a primer for aspiring mentalists and students of the occult - how to develop psychic power 1900's style. With an introduction by Clint Marsh, author of The Mentalist's Handbook, this volume is a treasure for the modern occult library, an invaluable text from an infamous character of metaphysical history. This is a key text for the student and the adept alike. Chapters are presented as lessons, including: *The Astral Senses *Telepathy vs. Clairvoyance *Scientific Telepathy *Clairvoyant Psychometry *The Laws of Psychic Attraction Born William Walker Atkinson in 1862, this American writer, lawyer, businessman, publisher and occultist wrote CLAIRVOYANCE & OCCULT POWERS under the guise of Swami Panchadasi, one of his several pseudonyms. Based on the popularity of such shows as The Mentalist, Paranormal State, and The Ghost Whisperer, there is a wide audience for introductory, metaphysical topics.

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"Swami Panchadasi, a.k.a. William Walker Atkinson, was an attorney, businessman, occultist, and New Thought pioneer. The twenty lessons in psychic development contained in Clairvoyance & Occult Powers are as relevant today as they were when they were written, a hundred years ago. Swami Panchadasi is just one of many, many pseudonyms used by Atkinson. Clint Marsh, in his introduction to the book, attempts to unravel the tapestry of smokescreens created by Atkinson about his life and work, telling us that, among other things, Atkinson is most likely the author of The Kybalion. Atkinson's prolific output helped to spawn a steady stream of motivational;prosperity authors that leads all the way forward to Ronda Byrne and Esther and Jerry Hicks.Atkinson was ahead of his time in writing for an audience with shortened attention spans and for those seeking personal experience of the transcendental as opposed to hierarchical religious practice. Many of the books penned by Atkinson as Yogi Ramacharaka are still popular in New Age circles., and don't forget Marsh's The Mentalist's Handbook when looking for display ideas."--Anna Jedrziewski, New Age Retailer

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Clint Marsh is a writer and publisher of practical esoterica. Swami Panchadasi is one of several known pseudonyms for William Walker Atkinson, 1862 - 1932, an early 20th Century writer, publisher, lawyer, businessman and occultist. He was a pioneer of the New Thought Movement and wrote dozens of books on various aspects of learning mentalism, psychic power development and clairvoyance.