Florence Farr was an actress, writer, a first-wave feminist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as an active member of the British occult community who regularly worked with her male counterparts in the fields of esoterica, being an initiate of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Collected here are seven of her magical essays: Magic of a Symbol, On the Play of the Image-Maker, The Tetrad or Structure of the Mind, Egyptian Use of Symbols, The Philosophy Called Vedanta, On the Kabbalah and The Rosicrucians and the Alchemists.

Three prominent esoteric writers explore the tradition of karma, especially as it relates to Theosophy. Included here is: Karma, Aphorisms on Karma, Karma in the Desatir, Thoughts on Karma, Men Karmic Agents, Is Karma Only Punishment?, Is Poverty Bad Karma?, Thoughts on Karma and Reincarnation, Karma-Nemesis and Elementary Lessons on Karma.

Four notable esoteric authors examine the works of Plato and his impact on the Theosophical and Esoteric belief systems. Included here are: The Teachings of Plato, Plato and Platonism, The Platonic Philosopher's Creed and Plato's Conception of the Function of True Art.

Helena P. Blavatsky was a prolific writer and scholar who spearheaded the modern Theosophic movement. Here she gives an historical examination of the history and study of alchemy, but specifically as it was related to the esotericists of the 19th century. And, as always she includes her philosophical comments on the matter.

Renowned esoteric author Manly P. Hall examines worldwide and age-old myths and symbolism of various creatures across the globe. The creatures inhabiting the water, air, and earth were held in veneration by all races of antiquity. Realizing that visible bodies are only symbols of invisible forces, the ancients worshiped the Divine Power through the lower kingdoms of Nature. Fishes, insects, animals, reptiles, and birds appear in the religious symbolism of nearly all nations, because the forms and habits of these creatures and the media in which they exist, closely relate them to the various generative and germinative powers of Nature, which were considered as prima-facie evidence of divine omnipresence.

The Smoky God is a classic tale of the genre of subterranean literature. A favorite of Amazing Stories publisher Ray Palmer, the Smoky God is the (purportedly true) tale of two Norwegian fishermen, Jens and Olaf Jansen, who sailed their fishing vessel into the Inner Earth, in the year 1829. While in the center of the Earth, they meet a race of advanced giants. Eventually the father and son leave, and Olaf tells his tale, many decades later.

In 1923, Achad published an edition of only 220 copies, of a series of hymns or poetic devotions, in a manner slightly reminiscent of Crowley's own emphatic style, aimed at adoring the Egyptian goddess Nuit (the number 220, being intended to align with the number of verses in Crowley's own Book of the Law). Achad titled his own book, Thirty-One Hymns to the Star Goddess. The goddess Nuit features prominently in the first chapter of the Book of the Law, and the many quotations attributed to the Star-Goddess in Achad's small collection have been taken directly from the Book of the Law.