The Hidden Side Of Things Full Edition

25 Chapters, split into 5 sections; Introductory; How we are Influenced; How we Influence Ourselves; How we Influence Others; and, Conclusion. 'The term 'occultism' is one which has been much misunderstood. In the mind of the ignorant it was, even recently, synonymous with magic, and its students were supposed to be practitioners of the black art, veiled in flowing robes of scarlet covered with cabalistic signs, sitting amidst uncanny surroundings with a black cat as a familiar, compounding unholy decoctions by the aid of satanic evocations.'

Occultism can be defined as the Study of the Hidden Side of Nature, or more specifically, the study of the whole of nature. Man bases his philosophy on the few laws of nature which are known to him, therefore his theory of life and his daily practice are also inaccurate or incomplete. This book reveals the more comprehensive occultist's view, taking into account forces from higher worlds whose action is hidden from the materialist, allowing the reader to live their life in obedience to the entire code of Nature's Laws. Theosophical students are usually acquainted with the idea that to everything there is a hidden side; and they know that in the great majority of cases this unseen side is of far more importance than that which is visible to the physical eye.This book details how we are influenced by planets, the sun, spirits, ceremonies, magnetism, sounds, public opinion, and unseen beings; how we influence ourselves through our habits, physical and mental conditions, and by our amusements; and how we influence others by what we are, do, and think, and by how we relate to lower kingdoms.

" The term ` occultism' is one which has been much misunderstood. In the mind of the ignorant it was, even recently, synonymous with magic, and its students were supposed to be practitioners of the black art, veiled in flowing robes of scarlet covered with cabalistic signs, sitting amidst uncanny surroundings with a black cat as a familiar, compounding unholy decoctions by the aid of satanic evocations. Even now, and among those whom education has raised above such superstition as this, there still remains a good deal of misapprehension. For them its derivation from the Latin word occultus ought to explain at once that it is the science of the hidden; but they often regard it contemptuously as nonsensical and unpractical, as connected with dreams and fortune-telling, with hysteria and necromancy, with the search for the elixir of life and the philosopher' s stone. Students, who should know better, perpetually speak as though the hidden side of things were intentionally concealed, as though knowledge with regard to it ought to be in the hands of all men, but was being deliberately withheld by the caprice or selfishness of a few; whereas the fact is that nothing is or can be hidden from us except by our own limitations, and that for every man as he evolves the world grows wider and wider, because he is able to see more and more of its grandeur and its loveliness..."

From "one of the most significant figures of the last generation of fantasy", comes Francesco Dimitri's debut novel in English, an enthralling and seductive fantasy following four old friends and the secrets they keep. Four old school friends have a pact: to meet up every year in the small town in Puglia they grew up in. Art, the charismatic leader of the group and creator of the pact, insists that the agreement must remain unshakable and enduring. But this year, he never shows up. A visit to his house increases the friends' worry; Art is farming marijuana. In Southern Italy doing that kind of thing can be very dangerous. They can't go to the Carabinieri so must make enquiries of their own. This is how they come across the rumours about Art; bizarre and unbelievable rumours that he miraculously cured the local mafia boss's daughter of terminal leukaemia. And among the chaos of his house, they find a document written by Art, The Book of Hidden Things, that promises to reveal dark secrets and wonders beyond anything previously known. Francesco Dimitri's first novel written in English, following his career as one of the most significant fantasy writers in Italy, will entrance fans of Elena Ferrante, Neil Gaiman and Donna Tartt. Set in the beguiling and seductive landscape of Southern Italy, this story is about friendship and landscape, love and betrayal; above all it is about the nature of mystery itself.

The Hidden Side of Things, by English author, spiritualist and occultist, Charles Webster Leadbeater, was originally published in 1913. The work reveals the hidden or occulted aspects of the physical world, that at once reveal renew life with a stronger significance, joy, and meaning. These aspects only normally grasped by a few, consist of the fourth dimension, the higher realm and the grand plan and purpose of life. Within the work, Leadbeater shows us how these parts influence our daily lives, which can be enjoyed by the perennial occultist and lay-person alike.

This book has been in contemplation, and even in process of construction, for the last ten or twelve years, but only now has it been found possible to publish it. It has lost nothing by the delay, for a student of the occult never ceases to learn, and I know a good deal more in various ways now than I did twelve years ago, even though I see still more clearly than ever what an infinity of further knowledge stretches before us for our acquiring...