Flights: readings in magic, mysticism, fantasy, and myth

The human mind has always sensed the existence of an active and conscious unknown - a state of reality separate from but dominant over earthly life. At time, it has ignored or even denied supernatural or occult powers, while at other times, it has actively sought knowledge of or union with them. At present, we are experiencing a period of the latter sort. In nearly every intellectual discipline, as well as most areas of popular culture, that which is "beyond the material" - literally "out of sight" - is being explored or exploited. This book, through a varied group of selections and through commentary, attempts to define and analyze this new interest.