5/23/2023 0 Comments Beyond the Occult by Colin WilsonThe completed book, dedicated to Graves, was published on October 4, 1971, by Hodder & Stoughton in the U.K. But the weighing of the evidence …has convinced me that the basic claims of ‘occultism’ are true." (40-41*) In a basic sense my attitude remains unchanged I still regard philosophy-the pursuit of reality through intuition aided by intellect-as being more relevant more important, than questions of the ‘occult’. It was not until two years ago, when I began the systematic research for this book, that I realised the remarkable consistency of the evidence for such matters as life after death, out-of-body experiences (astral projection), reincarnation. "Although I have always been curious about the ‘occult’ …it has never been one of my major interests, like philosophy, or science, or even music…. During the course of his research, he found his attitude to the subject changing: However, with a young family to support, Wilson needed the money and fortunately went ahead with the project. When he sought the advice of Robert Graves on whether he should write it, he was told very firmly that he should not. The Occult was Colin Wilson’s first commissioned book and he made no secret of the fact that, at first, it was not a subject that interested him greatly.
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