Vril, or Vital Magnetism — Anonymous (Attributed to William Walker Atkinson) (1911)

This edition presents Vril, or Vital Magnetism: The Secret Doctrine of Ancient Atlantis, Egypt, Chaldea, and Greece, issued in 1911 as Volume Six of The Arcane Teaching.

Authorship note: the historical 1911 title page does not name William Walker Atkinson—or any other author. Modern bibliographies commonly attribute the anonymous Arcane Teaching series to Atkinson, and the work is therefore preserved in the William Walker Atkinson archive as an attributed title rather than silently converting that attribution into an original byline.

Edition lineage: the Arcane material has an earlier 1909 copyright and publication history; this Holographic Pagan Press edition is keyed to the documented 1911 A. C. McClurg volume titled Vril, or Vital Magnetism.

The book develops the period occult concept of Vril as a universal vital force and connects it with breath, vitality, food, water, the nervous system, concentration, mental influence, and psychic phenomena. Its claims about vital energy, physiology, healing, and psychic influence belong to early twentieth-century occult and metaphysical literature and are presented here for historical study rather than as established modern science or medical guidance.

This text has been carefully prepared by Odd Enough Books / Holographic Pagan Press as part of an ongoing effort to recover and circulate overlooked works from the history of metaphysical and esoteric thought.

This is a handmade 8.5" × 11" archival physical book, assembled with black binding tape and featuring new artwork and layout by C.K. Lee.

Issued here as a first Holographic Pagan Press edition.

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Details:
Historical byline: Anonymous
Modern attribution: William Walker Atkinson
Title: Vril, or Vital Magnetism: The Secret Doctrine of Ancient Atlantis, Egypt, Chaldea, and Greece
Edition state used: 1911
Series: The Arcane Teaching, Volume Six
Pages: 123
Format: Handmade 8.5" × 11" physical book
Binding: Black tape-bound spine
Publisher: Odd Enough Books / Holographic Pagan Press
Edition: First Holographic Pagan Press Edition
Cover and layout: C.K. Lee

Collector’s Note

This edition is part of the Holographic Pagan Press archival publishing project, devoted to recovering uncommon works from the history of metaphysics, occult philosophy, New Thought, spiritual science, and the forgotten library of human consciousness.

Each copy is printed, assembled, and finished by hand in limited quantities, presenting the complete 1911 text in a newly prepared large-format edition designed for reading, study, and collection.

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Continue the Atkinson Archive

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