The Pursuit
A Lifelong Search for Forgotten Books and Ideas
For nearly two decades, I have been pursuing forgotten books, obscure authors, and unusual ideas wherever they may be found.
What began with the acquisition of a handful of volumes gradually evolved into a library spanning more than 18,000 books and countless hours spent exploring antiquarian bookshops, estate collections, private libraries, auctions, archives, and overlooked shelves throughout the country.
Along the way, I discovered something unexpected.
Many of the most fascinating books I encountered had quietly slipped from public awareness. Some became scarce. Others disappeared from circulation entirely. Yet the ideas they contained remained every bit as relevant, provocative, and inspiring as when they were first written.
The more I collected, the more I realized that I was not simply acquiring books. I was tracing forgotten threads of human thought.
Questions surrounding consciousness, symbolism, healing, astrology, mythology, philosophy, religion, science, and human potential appeared again and again across generations. From New Thought and metaphysics to herbalism, sacred geometry, alternative healing traditions, and the study of consciousness itself, I found myself drawn less toward answers than toward the enduring questions that have accompanied humanity throughout history.
Though the authors often disagreed with one another, they shared a common desire to better understand the nature of reality and humanity's place within it.
Along the way I encountered the work of remarkable thinkers, researchers, and visionaries whose ideas helped shape the direction of the library. Figures such as Manly P. Hall, Neville Goddard, Rudolf Steiner, William Walker Atkinson, Walter Russell, Victor Schauberger, Dane Rudhyar, Randolph Stone, and many others served as guideposts in an ongoing exploration of philosophy, symbolism, consciousness, and human potential.
Over time, the library became more than a collection. It became a lifelong pursuit.
Odd Enough Books emerged from a desire to share these discoveries with others.
Today, the library continues to grow through travel, research, acquisitions, and the ongoing search for rare and unusual works relating to esotericism, New Thought, astrology, metaphysics, healing traditions, psychology, philosophy, comparative religion, and the hidden history of ideas.
In time, that pursuit naturally extended beyond collecting and into publishing.
Many of the works encountered during these travels had become increasingly difficult to obtain. Some survived only in fragile originals, while others had vanished from circulation altogether. In response, Holographic Pagan Press was established to help preserve and return select public-domain works to circulation so that new generations of readers might continue the conversation.
Whether through The Library, Holographic Pagan Press, The Mind Magnet, or astrological consultation, the purpose remains much the same:
To preserve, explore, and recirculate ideas that continue to illuminate the deeper dimensions of human experience.
Thank you for visiting the library.
Lux et Veritas,
C.K. Lee
Curator, Odd Enough Books | Publisher, Holographic Pagan Press
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