With essays, interviews, and more than 400 images ranging from cave paintings to contemporary works of spiritual art, Spirit Worlds crosses dark portals and delves into labyrinths that lead to the mysterious, the realms of the afterlife, and communion with the inhabitants of dimensions that transcend our own.

The sixth volume of The Library of Esotericism invites us on a journey through mysterious and haunted lands to delve into the art, rituals, and global mythologies of the spirit realms. By exploring our complex beliefs about death, rebirth, and resurrection, we delve into the art, traditions, and ancient stories of the afterlife. Through interviews with scholars and practitioners, in-depth essays, and over 400 visionary works of art, Spirit Worlds ventures into the shadows of the supernatural: from dark domains inhabited by ghosts and demons to luminous lands where angels and celestial beings reside.

Across more than 500 pages, we celebrate the ways we connect with our ancestors and ourselves, venerating, mythologizing, and honoring our dead. We examine funerary rites from around the world, paying particular attention to the ancient monuments and sacred temples we built in the midst of grief. We showcase the altars we erected and the communities we forged by sharing our sorrow with our deities. We delve into the rituals that link us to those we have lost. And we decipher the messages that reach us from other worlds through mediums and prophets in elaborate séances and in the visionary words of oracles and fortune tellers using their crystal balls. Finally, we present works of art that channel not only the muses but also eloquent and unknown voices and visions from beyond. In this extensive volume we embark on a journey into the unknown and tear away the veil of the most sacred to delve into the dark passages that connect different worlds.