The usage of mystical terminology increases every day. More and more people are asking, "What is the meaning of ... ?" You may say you aren't interested in the occult or any of that paranormal stuff. However, mystical phenomena is everywhere. So, now it is your business to know the difference between being psychic, clairvoyant, telepathic, able to divine, or having extrasensory perception. It is to your advantage to own a source book that can explain at a glance just about anything you would wish to know in the area of mysticism.

The Encyclopedia of Mystical Terminology is just such a source. For the up-to-date and constantly inquisitive person, Mat Bowyer's work is the most complete listing of such mystical words and phrases, whose meanings are esssentially esoteric and not readily available to the "uninitiated." The sources of this vast vocabulary are worldwide - as are Mr. Bowyer's travels and extensive research. The vocabulary has its bases in religion, cults, sects, customs, various languages, astrology, the paranormal, and the occult. The Encyclopedia of Mystical Terminology delves into every possible mystical subject.

Even if you are a mysticism expert with hypermnesia - an abnormal memory of the obscure - you won't know all the words and phrases included in this storehouse of information. This book answers questions in mysticism about everything from abracadabra to psychokinetics to Zoroastrianism - and in language the layman can understand!

- Excerpted from the publisher's comments on the book jacket.