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LOVECRAFTIAN TALES & THE OCCULT. http:// bit.ly /1mNZ3Z1 . Prof. Henry Dyer, Ph. D. Lovecraft’s Life. Born in Providence, RI New England is a defining aspect of Lovecraft’s work Wrote extensively : Amateur Journalism Poetry Letters Fiction
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LOVECRAFTIAN TALES & THE OCCULT http://bit.ly/1mNZ3Z1 Prof. Henry Dyer, Ph. D
Lovecraft’s Life • Born in Providence, RI • New Englandis a defining aspect of Lovecraft’swork • Wroteextensively: • Amateur Journalism • Poetry • Letters • Fiction • Duringhis life, hewas best known for hisweird fiction. http://bit.ly/1mNZ3Z1
Most Notable Works • The Tomb (1922) • Azathoth (1938) • The Hound (1924) • The Call of Cthulhu (1928) • The DunwichHorror (1929) • At the Mountains of Madness (1936) • The Shadow Out of Time (1936) http://bit.ly/1mNZ3Z1
CthulhuMythos • Robert Price’sH.P. Lovecraft and the CthulhuMythos • Two stages: • CthulhuMythosProper • August Derleth • Deity’s Classifications: • OuterOnes • Azathoth • Great Old Ones • Cthulhu • Lesser Castes • Shoggoths http://bit.ly/1mNZ3Z1
LovecraftianThemes • ForbiddenKnowledge • InheritedGuilt • Fate • Doom of Civilization • Risks of Science • Religion http://bit.ly/1mNZ3Z1
Occult Sciences • Occult, from the Latin occultusmeaninghidden, secret, refers to knowledge of the paranormal • Beyond pure reason and physical sciences • Theosophy • Esotercism • Most notable occultists: • Helena Blavatsky • Rudolf Steiner • Alice Bailey http://bit.ly/1mNZ3Z1
References • Thomas Wade, http://nbookresearch.blogspot.com • H.P. Blavatsky, "Occult or Exact Science?" The Theosophist, April–May 1886 • H.P. Blavatsky, "Occultism versus the Occult Arts", Lucifer, May 1888 • Rudolf Steiner, Occult Science. • Crabb, G. (1927). English synonyms explained, in alphabetical order, copious illustrations and examples drawn from the best writers. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. • Underhill, E. (1911). Mysticism, Meridian, New York. • Blavatsky, H. P. (1888). The Secret Doctrine. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing. • Houghton Mifflin Company. (2004). The American Heritage College Thesaurus. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Page 530. http://bit.ly/1mNZ3Z1
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