Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: What Was the Occult? 1
6. Part One: Aurora, 1650–1688
7. Chapter One: The Alchemical Heyday 23
8. Chapter Two: The Silver Age of the Astrologers 53
9. Chapter Three: The Occult Contested 82
10. Part Two: Eclipse, 1688–1760
11. Chapter Four: A Fading Flame 119
12. Chapter Five: The Newtonian Magi 157
13. Chapter Six: The Occult on the Margins 189
14. Part Three: Glad Day, 1760–1815
15. Chapter Seven: The Occult Revival 227
16. Chapter Eight: An Occult Enlightenment? 263
17. Chapter Nine: Prophets and Revolutions 300
18. Conclusion 339
19. Manuscript Sources 347
20. Notes 350
21. Index 420