<b>This updated follow-up to the international bestseller, </b><i><b>The Occult</b></i><b>, is essential reading for anyone interested in the mystical and the paranormal—from ESP and clairvoyance to poltergeists and spirit possession</b><br><b></b><br> Almost two decades after writing his famous and critically acclaimed history of magic in <i>The Occult, </i>Colin Wilson re-examined the whole spectrum of the mystical and paranormal, producing a general occult theory that remains as compelling as the evidence of atomic particles. This edition of <i>Beyond the Occult</i> contains new material and evidence, which came to light following publication of <i>The Occult</i>. It combines scientific thinking on the nature of physical reality with a wide range of fascinating case studies—from the Swiss dowser who located the body of a missing woman to the lucky American whose dreams foretold the winning horses in multiple races to scores of accounts of mystical experiences o