The Supernatural: Your Guide Through the Unexplained, the Unearthly and the Unknown

Colin Wilson

Watkins Media Limited, Jul 4, 2013 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 244 pages

It's the hot genre of the decade so far, and now Colin Wilson lends his weight to the subject of the Supernatural, in this far-reaching encyclopedia of whole spectrum of supernatural phenomena from ghosts and poltergeists to reincarnation, and from precognition and 'psychic detection' to magic and demonic possession. In these pages we meet real-life vampires, doppelgangers, witches and magicians; and we learn about elemental theory, Odic forces, Atlantis, ley lines, UFOs, crop circles, Velikovsky's 'worlds in collision' theory of the origins of the planet Venus - and much else besides. Anyone who loves the mystery and excitement of vampires, werewolves, psychics and other supernatural occurrences will enjoy this book. An authoritative yet entertaining author, Colin Wilson tells you everything you ever needed to know in a book that you'll love to read.

About the author

Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was an English writer, philosopher and novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal. Wilson called his philosophy "new existentialism" or "phenomenological existentialism",and maintained his life work was "that of a philosopher, and (his) purpose to create a new and optimistic existentialism" He wrote many books, both fiction and non-fiction, on subjects such as the paranormal, the supernatural and philosophy, including The Outsider and Mysteries.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Supernatural: Your Guide Through the Unexplained, the Unearthly and the Unknown
• Author: Colin Wilson
• Publisher: Watkins Media Limited, 2013
• ISBN: 1780286953, 9781780286952
• Length: 244 pages
• Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / Supernatural (incl. Ghosts)