by Gary Lachman
Warner, William John (Cheiro), 175
Watts, Alan, 3
Webb, James, 256, 369n9
Welles, Orson, 374n72
Wells, H. G., 43
Westcott, William, 59, 61–62, 76, 352n11
Wessely, V., 92–93
West, Kanye, 343
Wheatley, Dennis, 290–91, 331, 372n25; The Devil Rides Out, 291, 322
Whineray, E. P., 143
White Stains (AC), 55–57, 145, 281
Why Jesus Wept (AC), 140
Wicca, 310
Wilde, Oscar, 45–48, 169–70, 282
Wilkinson, Louis, 12, 19, 21, 54, 212–13, 284, 301, 308, 313, 316–17
Wilkinson, Oliver, 213–14, 284, 301
Wilson, Colin, 118, 300, 319, 322, 335, 368n37; The Occult, 3
Witkowski, Elaine Simpson, 87, 128
Wolfe, Jane, 222, 228–30, 232, 234, 249, 257, 298, 374n59
Woodford, Alphonsus, 61
Woodman, William, 62
World Magazine, 180
World’s Tragedy, The (AC), 24, 148, 168
World War I, 188, 195–99, 297, 338, 367n10
World War II, 141, 290–92, 295–96, 298, 357n37, 372n23
Xul Zolar, Alexander, 257, 258
Yarker, John, 176
Yeats, John Butler, 192
Yeats, William Butler, 3, 54–55, 59, 64, 65, 68–69, 74, 75, 78, 97, 106–7, 155, 168, 192, 308–9; A Vision, 107
Yellow Book, 117
Yorke, Gerald, 266, 270, 271, 273, 274, 276, 282, 287, 288, 316, 370n25, 372n29
Zen, 177
Zinzendorf, Count, 56, 178
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gary Lachman is the author of several books on the links between consciousness, culture, and the Western esoteric tradition, including Swedenborg; Rudolf Steiner: An Introduction to His Life and Work; In Search of P.D. Ouspensky; A Secret History of Consciousness; and Politics and the Occult. As a critic and journalist, Lachman has written for The Times Literary Supplement, The Independent on Sunday, Fortean Times, The Guardian, and other journals in the United States and United Kingdom, and is a frequent guest on BBC Radio Three and Four. A founding member of the rock group Blondie, in 2006 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and his New York Rocker (written as Gary Valentine) is an account of his years as a musician. Born in New Jersey, he has lived in London since 1996, where he lectures frequently on his work. Lachman can be reached at www.garylachman.co.uk and @GaryLachman and Facebook.com/gary.lachman.3.
