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Is there any good prose out there that uses occultism aesthetics in a smart way?
No cheap horror or certified mystic loones, but building it's own or creatively using existing mythology to strengthen the narrative.
Kinda like hard sci-fi but with mysticism

>> No.11566908

So, there's none?

>> No.11567280

I'm going to bump this one more time

>> No.11567449

Don't know of any, but sounds like it'd be interesting

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>>11566642
Foucalt's Pendulum is really good

>> No.11567479

Robert Anton Wilson´s Illuminatus trilogy

>> No.11567496

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>> No.11567501

>>11566642
Is occult undertones/references good enough?

>> No.11567502

>>11566642
Yeats, Borges some times, Crowley maybe.

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>>11567502
>No cheap horror or certified mystic loones

>> No.11567531

>>11567528
Most people who write occultism are certified mystic loones to begin with.

>> No.11567536

>>11567531
true
but the best books featuring occultism are not written by crazies, see >>11567479 >>11567476

>> No.11567542

>>11567501
>Is occult undertones/references good enough?
Not really, as is pulpy conspiracy fiction like Cecil or Brown.
Eco and Borges seem like a good recs >>11567476 >>11567502

>>11567479
>Robert Anton Wilson´s Illuminatus trilogy
How's the quality of writing in this one? Feels like it's too over-the-top satirical, but if it's a really good prose, it may be worth a shot

>>11567496
Wanted to approach Pynchon for a long time, but where should I start in regards of this subject?

>> No.11567571

Gustav Meyrink

>> No.11567607

Bram stoker is worth mentioning. Despite being a hermeticist, he seemed like a pretty normal dude. Most worthwhile writers are loons in some way, so why disqualify the ones most qualified to weave it into a story?

Disclaimer: I have not read Dracula and I suspect it might be cheap horror.

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>>11567571
This. Gustav Meyrink is the occultist novelist par excellence.

>> No.11567624

>>11567542
I thinks it´s well written, the language is vivid and keeps you interested. I couldn´t put the books down unless I had to when I was reading them so I think it´s really worth reading.

>> No.11567649

Can any lads tell me what the point of mysticism/occultism actually is? I find it interesting but pointless. There are no ways to summon whatever creature and magic doesn't exist. "Higher planes" are probably just an illusion and only drugs take you there temporarily. Any "real" stuff is probably so hard to find and harder to teach you won't come across it unless you're meant to be.

>> No.11567676

>>11567649
It's a social circle, simple as that