Howard, Maude. Myriam And The Mystic Brotherhood. Chicago: Occult Publishing Company, 1915. Second Edition.

8vo, 370pp, blue cloth boards. Wear to corners and spine ends. Some soiling to boards. Book block and pages toned. Library stamps to front paste down and first tree endpaper. Lacks dustjacket. Good condition.

*No other original editions found online, making this copy incredibly scarce.

Told from the perspective of the two St. Clair siblings, Harold and Myriam who encounter an order of alchemical monks living in underground caves in the American West before becoming initiates into their secret mystery traditions. In addition to providing mankind with untapped mystical knowledge, they also present new technology, combining science-fiction, occult fantasy, and utopian literature, as they guide humanity into a new material and spiritual golden age.

The novel is notable for being one of the major plagiarized sources for “I AM” founder Guy Ballard’s supposed memoir “The Magic Presence”, which gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s.

An ex-library copy, this was formerly owned by the Blue Triangle Hospitality House charity in Burlington, Vermont, which provided lodging and meals for independent young women.

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