THE SACRED BOOK OF DEATH, HINDU SPIRITISM, SOUL TRANSITION AND SOUL REINCARNATION; Exclusive Instruction for the personal use of Prof. De Laurence's Chelas (Disciples) in Hindu Spiritism, Soul Transition, Reincarnation, Clairvoyance and Occultism
Book Details + Condition: The de Laurence Company (Distributed by Wehman Bros., Inc.), Chicago. 1944. Hardcover, Octavo. (8” x 5.5”). 400 pages. Hardcover with original dark green cloth with gilt title to spine and gilt design to front cover. Frontis portrait of de Laurence. Published by Lauron William de Laurence (1868 - 1936), publisher of occult literature. De Laurence was notorious for taking other people's works and reissuing them under his own name (sometimes re-titling them in the process). Despite his eccentricities he played an important part in the occult history of the United States; he was a pioneer in selling occult books and supplies by mail order, and the cheap "Pow Wow" books and other books of magic which he published were received with great fervor. Chapters include: Spiritism; Link of Perispirit; Hindu Spiritism; Insanity; Death; God; Soul and Body; Dreams; Death Trance; Benevolent Spirits; Casting Out Evil Spirits; Familiar Spirits; Sorcerers and Conjurers of Spirits; Revealing the Future; Loss of Those we Love; Resurrection of the Body; Earthly Joys and Sorrows; Paradise, Hell and Purgatory; Suicide; Evil Passions; Selfishness; Reincarnation; Lessons in Hindu Spiritism; Instructions for the Invocations and Convocations of Spirits; Sacred Magic. A clean and firm copy of a scarce edition, with some age toning to pages; and light staining to text block. Please see our other listing for an equally scarce 1907 edition.
