num_pages: 406
description: From ancient times to the present magic and science have always been intertwined. In this fascinating book astronomer/anthropologist Anthony Aveni conducts a whirlwind tour of occult practices--from astrology alchemy and phrenology to psychokinesis crystals and channeling--and finds that many of magic's ancient rites have been revived and reexamined in the New Age.
language: English
title: Behind the Crystal Ball: Magic, Science, and the Occult from Antiquity through the New Age
publisher: Crown