The Rosicrucian seer: The magical writings of Frederick Hockley (Roots of the golden dawn series)

Frederick Hockley is claimed as a major influence in the Occult Revival of the 19th century but little is known of the man, his life, or what happened to his near-fabled library and manuscript collection. Whatever we may think of Rosicruciansim or the occult, it is very clear from his letters, writings, and evidence to the London Dialectical Society that Hockley firmly believed in what he was doing and that he was working in the Rosicrucian tradition. Contents ......Page 7 Preface ......Page 9 1. Introduction......Page 10 2. Secret Writings: The Magical Manuscripts of Frederick Hockley ......Page 25 Chronological Handlist of Identifiable Hockley Manuscripts ......Page 29 Notes ......Page 32 3. Hockley's Letters to the Irwins ......Page 33 4. Extracts Concerning Hockley from the Mackenzie-Irwin Correspondence ......Page 89 5. Hockley's Evidence to the London Dialectical Society ......Page 95 6. The Burton's Episode ......Page 99 7. Crystallomancy, or the Art of Invocating Spirits by the Crystal ......Page 101 8. Excerpts from the Crystal Mss. ......Page 108 I. Raising the Devil ......Page 128 II. Evenings with the Indwellers of the World of Spirits ......Page 131 Correspondence with Robert Owen ......Page 144 IV. Contributions to the 'Zoist' ......Page 183