How did a decade that dawned with the Age of Aquarius end in Altamont and the Manson Family bloodbath? The 1960s were a time of revolution - political, social psychedelic, sexual. But there was another revolution that many historians forget the rise of a powerful current that permeated pop culture and has been a central influence on it ever since. It was a magical revolution - a revival of the occult. Previously rejected and ridiculed beliefs took centre stage, reaching the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, saturating the the hippies and flower power, hitting the big screen with Rosemary's Baby and the bookshelves with Lord of the Rings. The Tarot. I Ching, astrology, Kabbala, yogis, witchcraft, UFOs, Aleister Crowley. Yin Yang and the Tibetan Book of the Dead now became the common currency they are today. But the vibes went bad, the auras darkened. Did that darker undercurrent win out? Gary Lachman here charts this explosion, its rise and fall, and its enduring legacy
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-10
0283063661
ISBN-13
9780283063664
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2198622
Product Key Features
Book Title
Turn Off Your Mind : the Mystic Sixties and the Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius
Author
Gary Lachman
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, Social History, Popular Culture, Anthropology / Cultural & Social