How did a decade that dawned with the Age of Aquarius end in Altamont and the Manson Family bloodbath?The 1960s were a time of revolution - political, social, psychedelic, sexual. But there was another revolution in the rise of a powerful current that permeated pop culture and has been a central influence on it ever since - a revival of the occult. Previously rejected and ridiculed beliefs took centre stage, reaching the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, saturating the the hippies and flower power, hitting the big screen with Rosemary's Baby and the bookshelves with Lord of the Rings. The Tarot, I Ching, astrology, Kabbala, yogis, witchcraft, UFOs, Aleister Crowley, Yin Yang and the Tibetan Book of the Dead all became the common currency they are today. But the vibes went bad, the auras darkened. Did that darker undercurrent win out? Gary Lachman here charts this explosion, its rise and fall, and its enduring legacy.'A really well-researched, well-written book about the moment of destiny from which I for one was glad to escape alive.' Marianne Faithfull
- ISBN10 0971394237
- ISBN13 9780971394230
- Publish Date 1 June 2003 (first published 4 May 2001)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Disinformation Company
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 430
- Language English