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judgments.Chapter 1 of Part 2 contains some important ideas on how to overcome defeat and pessimism.As always, examples from his own experiences give his theories credibility and establishes a rapport with his readers.
    “What attracted me about ‘occultism’ was the same healthy element that lies at the heart of religion—that obsession with the mystery of human existence that created saints and mystics rather than ‘true believers’.”
    The 2008 Watkins edition (‘g’ above) contains a new Introduction by Wilson between pages xvii-xxxvii in which he states: “This is my most important non-fiction book.”The pagination, as with the Watkins reprints of Mysteries and The Occult , is rather eccentric: the preliminaries having roman numerals up to xxxii, whereafter the text commences at page 19 !
    An extract, ‘The Seven Levels of Consciousness’, appeared in Colin Wilson: philosopher of optimism by Brad Spurgeon.(Manchester: Michael Butterworth, 2006), p.113-116
    SECONDARY SOURCES AND REVIEWS:
1.  Dossor: Chapter 6.
2.  Dossor, Howard F.“Faculty X” in Resurgence , 136 (Sept/Oct 1989), p.50-51.
3.   Kirkus Reviews , vol.57 (Oct 15, 1989), p.1522.
4.  Lint, Charles de.“Researching the Paranormal” in The Report: Premier Issue , vol.2, no.1, (1991), p.23-25.
5.  Shearing, David.“Energy for Life” in Yorkshire Post , (Dec.29, 1988): nk.
6.  Tame, David. Critique , no.31 (June-Sept.1989), p.86-88.“In this reviewer’s opinion it is Wilson’s most important book to date …”
7.  Around: 217-241.
8.  Stanley: Literary Encyclopedia http://www.litencyc.com /

Colin Wilson on the occult: a checklist

    This lists printed books only.In addition, Colin Wilson has written many articles on the subject.Students should consult my The Colin Wilson Bibliography, 1956-2010 (Nottingham: Paupers’ Press, 2011) for details of these items.
    Books:
    The Occult .London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1971, 601 p., cloth.
    Strange Powers .London: Latimer New Directions, 1973, 130 p., cloth.
    Mysterious Powers .London: Aldus Books/Jupiter Books, 1975, 142 p., cloth.Also published under the title: They Had Strange Powers .Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1975, 142 p., cloth.And as Mysterious Powers and Spirits and Spirit Worlds by Colin Wilson and Roy Stemman.London: Aldus Books, 1975, 142 p., cloth.(Books bound together but separately paginated.) It was mostly reprinted in: The Giant Book of the UnXplained edited by Damon Wilson.Bristol: Parragon, 1998, p.309-399.
    The Unexplained .Lake Oswego, OR: Lost Pleiade Press, 1975, 65 p., paper.
    Enigmas and Mysteries .London: Aldus Books, 1976, 144 p., cloth.
    The Geller Phenomenon .London: Aldus Books, 1976, 144 p., cloth.
    Colin Wilson’s Men of Mystery with Christmas Humphreys, Kit Pedler, Oliver Marlow Wilkinson, Pat Silver, Jesse Lasky Jr.and Peter Tompkins.London: W.H.Allen, 1977, 206 p., cloth.Also published as: Dark Dimensions: A Celebration of the Occult .New York: Everest House, 1977, 236 p., cloth.
    Mysteries: An Investigation into the Occult, the Paranormal, and the Supernatural .London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1978, 667 p., cloth.
    Mysteries of the Mind by Colin Wilson and Stuart Holroyd.London: Aldus Books, 1978, 256 p., cloth.[Originally published as Mysterious Powers , by Colin Wilson, and Minds without Boundaries , by Stuart Holroyd.The two texts are here combined; Wilson provides Chapters 1-7, Holroyd 8-14. Mysterious Powers has 8 chapters of which Chapter 7 has been dropped for this edition.Also, there is a short introductory paragraph to each chapter.Several illustrations have been altered or moved around.]
    The Directory of Possibilities edited by Colin Wilson and John Grant.Exeter, Devon: Webb and Bower, 1981, 255 p., cloth.[Reprinted as: Mysteries: a guide to the unknown: past, present and future .London: Chancellor Press, 1994, 255 p., cloth]
    Poltergeist! A Study in Destructive Haunting .Sevenoaks, Kent: New English Library, 1981, 382 p., cloth.
    Witches