A research project dealing with the esoteric, indeed history in general, must rely on primary source material. Thankfully a number of dedicated individuals have made available the corpus of texts that are the foundation to Western esoteric traditions. Below are importance sites where you can access these texts. Some will require a subscription, please check with your institution.
Requires subscription:
- Early English Books Online: Full text of early English books
- Eighteenth Century Collections Online: 18th century publications
- Victorian Popular Culture: 19th century popular culture
Free to use:
- Twilit Grotto: Archives of Western Esoterica
- Internet Sacred Text Archive: A wide selection of texts that are esoteric/occult
- Hermetic Library: Primary source texts of Hermeticism
- Alchemy Website: Alchemical texts
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