Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Foreword xiii
5. Preface xxi
6. Acknowledgments xxix
7. 1. Early Years 1
8. 2. Randolph Abroad: 1855-1858 31
9. 3. The Fruits of Randolph's Travels in the 1850s 67
10. 4. Randolph's Recantation of Spiritualism 89
11. 5. Dealings with the Dead: The Mature Visionary 103
12. 6. The Rosicrucian 121
13. 7. The Civil War Years 155
14. 8. The Post-Civil War Years in Boston 173
15. 9. The Great Free-Love Trial 195
16. 10. The Coming of the Nusa'iri 211
17. 11. Post-Mortem 241
18. 12. Randolph and Madame Blavatsky 253
19. 13. Randolph, Blavatsky, and Occult Practice 283
20. Epilogue 309
21. Appendix A. The Ansairetic Mystery. A New Revelation Concerning Sex! 311
22. Appendix B. "The Mysteries of Eulis" 327
23. Appendix C. Bibliography of the Works of Paschal Beverly Randolph 343
24. Notes 369
25. Works Cited 545
26. Index 585