Colin Wilson's 'Occult Trilogy': A Guide for Students (10 page)

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
.
Limpsfield, Surrey: Dragon’s World/Paper Tiger, 1981, 158 p., cloth.

The Psychic Detectives: The Story of Psychometry and Paranormal Crime Detection
.
London: Pan Books, 1984, 288 p., paper.

Afterlife: An Investigation of the Evidence of Life After Death
.
London: Harrap, 1985, 269 p., cloth.

The Book of Great Mysteries
.
edited by Colin Wilson and Dr.
Christopher Evans.
London: Robinson Publishing, 1986, 493 p., paper.
[Reprinted as:
The Giant Book of the Unknown
.
London: Magpie Books, 1991, 494 p., paper.
And as:
World Famous Strange but True
.
Bristol: Parragon Books, 1995, 494 p., paper.]

Aleister Crowley: The Nature of the Beast
.
Wellingborough, Northants.: Aquarian Press, 1987, 174 p., paper.

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
by Colin Wilson, with Damon Wilson.
London: Harrap, 1987, 318 p., cloth.
[reprinted as:
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
.
London: Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2000, paper.
And as:
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved
.
New York: Carroll & Graf, 2000, paper.]

Beyond the Occult
.
London, New York: Bantam Press, 1988, 381 p., cloth.

The Mammoth Book of the Supernatural
.
Edited with a Foreword by Damon Wilson.
London: Robinson Publishing, 1991, 567 p., paper.
[reprinted as:
The Giant Book of the Supernatural
edited by Colin Wilson with a Foreword by Damon Wilson.
London: Magpie Books (Parragon), 1994, 567 p., paper.
And as:
Supernatural: your guide through the unexplained, the unearthly and the unknown
.
London: Watkins Publishing, 2011, 567 p., paper.]

Unsolved Mysteries: Past and Present
.
Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1992, xxii, 426 p., trade paperback.
[Reprinted as:
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
.
And as:
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved
.]

World Famous Strange Tales and Weird Mysteries
.
Colin Wilson with Damon and Rowan Wilson.
London: Magpie Books, 1992, 121 p., paper.

World Famous News Stories: Weird, Funny and Peculiar
.
Colin Wilson with Damon and Rowan Wilson.
London: Magpie Books, 1994, 102 p., paper.
[Reprinted as:
World Famous Weird News Stories
.
Bristol: The Parragon Book Service Ltd., 1996, 180 p., paper.]

World Famous Strange But True
.
Colin Wilson with Damon and Rowan Wilson.
London: Magpie Books, 1994, 104 p., paper.

World Famous True Ghost Stories
.
Colin Wilson with Damon and Rowan Wilson.
London: Magpie Books, 1994, 121 p., paper.

The Giant Book of Mysteries
.
Colin Wilson with Damon and Rowan Wilson.
Bristol: Parragon Book Service, 1995, 462 p., paper.

World Famous UFOs
.
Bristol: Parragon, [1996], 167 p., paper.

Strange but True: Strange Vanishings
.
Bristol: Parragon, 1997, 170 p., paper.

Strange but True: Ghost Sightings
.
Bristol: Parragon, 1997, 168 p., paper.

The Unexplained: Mysteries of the Universe
.
London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 1997, 37 p., cloth.

The Unexplained: UFOs and Aliens
.
London: Dorling Kindersley, 1997, 37 p., cloth.

Alien Dawn: an investigation into the contact experience
.
London: Virgin Publishing Ltd., 1998, 322 p., cloth (published simultaneously in trade paperback).

The Unexplained: Ghosts and the Supernatural
.
London: Dorling Kindersley, 1998, 37 p., cloth.

The Unexplained: Psychic Powers
.
London: Dorling Kindersley, 1998, 37 p., cloth.

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
.
Colin Wilson & Damon Wilson.
London: Robinson Publishing Ltd., 2000, 662 p., paper.
[Reprinted as:
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved
.
New York: Carroll & Graf, 2000, 662 p., paper.]

‘After the Ball is Over’: is there Life after Death?
and
The Haunted Gardens of Heligan
.
St Austell, Cornwall: Abraxas, 2001, 16 p., paper.

Strange: true stories of the mysterious and bizarre
.
Colin Wilson and Damon Wilson.
Long Island City, NY: Hammond World Atlas Corporation, 2009, 192 p., paper.

Introductions, Prefaces, Forewords, Afterwords:

“Introduction,”
in
The Search for Abraxas
, by Nevill Drury and Steven Skinner.
Sudbury, Suffolk: Neville Spearman, 1972, cloth, p.
xi-xxi.

“Introduction,”
in
The Magicians: Occult Stories
, edited by Peter Haining.
London: Peter Owen, 1972, cloth, p.
15-26.

“Foreword,”
in
The Roots of Witchcraft
, by Michael Harrison.
London: Frederick Muller, 1973, cloth, p.
23-34.

“Introduction,”
in
An Occultist’s Travels
, by Willy Reichel.
Philadelphia: Running Press, 1975, paper, 6 un-numbered pages.

“Foreword,”
in
The Power of the Pendulum
, by T.C.
Lethbridge.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1976, cloth, p.
ix-xx.

“Afterword,”
in
Glastonbury: Ancient Avalon, New Jerusalem
, edited by Anthony Roberts.
London: Rider, 1978, paper, p.
168-175.

“Foreword,”
in
Ritual Magic: an occult primer
, by David Conway.
New York: E.P.
Dutton, 1978, cloth, p.
15-27.

“Introduction,”
in
The Necronomicon
, edited by George Hay.
St.
Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands: Neville Spearman (Jersey) Ltd., 1978, cloth, p.
13-55.

“Introduction,”
in
To Anger the Devil: the Reverend Dr Donald Omand, Exorcist Extraordinary
, by Marc Alexander.
Sudbury, Suffolk: Neville Spearman, 1978, cloth, p.
11-15.

“Introduction,”
in
Tarot Revelations
, by Joseph Campbell and Richard Roberts.
San Francisco: Alchemy Books, 1979, cloth, p.
29-37.

“Foreword,”
in
The Rosy Cross Unveiled: The History, Mythology, and Rituals of an Occult Order
, by Christopher Mclntosh.
Wellingborough, Northants.: Aquarian Press, 1980, paper, p.
9-16.

“Foreword,”
in
The Essential T.C. Lethbridge
, edited by Tom Graves and Janet Hoult.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980, cloth, p.
vii-xiv.

“Foreword,”
in
The Dark Gods
, by Anthony Roberts and Jeff Gilbertson.
London: Rider/Hutchinson, 1980, cloth, p.
13-24.

“Introduction,”
in
Clues to the Unknown
, by Robert Cracknell.
London: Hamlyn Paperbacks, 1981, paper, p.
5-24.

“Foreword,”
in
Positive Magic
, by Marion Weinstein.
British Columbia: Phoenix, 1981, paper, p.
xiii-xix.

“Introduction,”
in
Healing Energy Prayer & Relaxation
, by Dr.
Israel Regardie.
Las Vegas: Golden Dawn Publications, 1982, paper, p.
1-8.

“Introduction,”
in
The Teachers of Fulfillment
, by Israel Regardie.
Phoenix, Arizona: Falcon Press, 1983, paper, p.
xxiii-xxx.

“Introduction,”
in
Holistic Healing for Dowsers
, by Leonard Locker.
U.K.
(?): Privately Printed, 1983, paper, 4 un-numbered pages.

“Introduction,”
in
The People of the Secret
, by Ernest Scott.
London: Octagon Press, 1983, cloth, p.
1-14.

“Introduction,”
in
Monsters You Never Heard Of
, by Raymond Van Over.
New York: Tempo, 1983, paper, p.
vii-xii.

“Foreword,”
in
Witch Amongst Us
by Lois Bourne.
London: Robert Hale, 1985, cloth, p.
7-10.

“Introduction,”
in
Multiple Man: explorations in possession & multiple personality
, by Adam Crabtree.
Toronto: Collins, 1985, cloth, 3 un-numbered pages.

“Introduction,”
in
The Night Side of Nature Or, Ghosts and Ghost-Seers,
by Catherine Crowe.
Wellingborough, Northants: Aquarian Press, 1986, paper, p.
v-xii.
Volume 1 in the
Colin Wilson Library of the Paranormal
.

“Introduction,”
in
Death-Bed Visions
, by Sir William Barrett.
Wellingborough, Northants.: Aquarian Press, 1986, paper, p.
vi-xxix.
Colin Wilson Library of the Paranormal
(not numbered but presumably volume 2).

“Introduction,”
in
The Haunted Realm
, by Simon Marsden.
Exeter: Webb & Bower, 1986, cloth, p.
7-12.

“Introduction,”
in
The Goblin Universe
, by Ted Holiday.
St.
Paul: Llewellyn Press, 1986, paper, p.
1-42.

“Introduction,”
in
The Soul of Things
, by William Denton.
Wellingborough, Northants.: Aquarian Press, 1988, paper, p.
v-xiv.
Colin Wilson Library of the Paranormal
(not numbered but presumably volume 3).

“Introduction,”
in
After Death—What?
by Cesare Lombroso.
Wellingborough, Northants.: Aquarian Press, 1988, paper, p.
v-xiv.
Volume 4 in the
Colin Wilson Library of the Paranormal
.

“Foreword,”
in
The Aleister Crowley Scrapbook
, by Sandy Robertson.
London: Foulsham, 1988, cloth, p.
7.

“Foreword,”
in
Call No Man Master
, by Joyce Collin-Smith.
Bath: Gateway Books, 1988, paper, p.
1-8.

“Introduction,”
in
Arthur: and the Grail
by Hubert Lampo and Pieter Paul Koster.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988, cloth, p.
6-11.

“Introduction,”
in
Wanderings of a Spiritualist
by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Berkeley: Ronin, 1988, paper, 3 un-numbered pages.

“Foreword: Visions and Veils,”
in
Secret Shrines: in search of the old holy wells of Cornwall
by Paul Broadhurst.
Launceston, Cornwall: Privately published, 1988, cloth, xix-xxv.

“Introduction,”
in
Lord Halifax’s Ghost Book
by Charles Lindley, Viscount Halifax.
London: Bellew Publishing, 1989, cloth, p.
v-xxvi.

“Foreword,”
in
The World’s Greatest Mysteries
by Joyce Robins.
London: Hamlyn, 1989, cloth, p.
6-7.

“Foreword,”
in
Elizabethan Magic
by Robert Turner.
Shaftesbury, Dorset: Element Books, 1989, paper, p.
ix-xvii.

“Introduction,”
in
The Light Beyond: explorations into the Near Death experience
by Raymond A.
Moody (with Paul Perry).
London: Macmillan, 1988, cloth, p.
vii-xii.

“Foreword,”
in
The Case of the Cottingley Fairies
by Joe Cooper.
London: Robert Hale, 1990, cloth, p.
xiii-xiv.