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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Sane Occultism" (1920) and follow publication order through all 26 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Sane Occultism
1920
The Return of the Ritual
1922
Psychic Self-Defense
1930
Through the Gates of Death
1930
Glastonbury: Avalon of the Heart
1934
Practical Occultism
1935
The Mystical Qabalah
1957
Esoteric Orders and Their Work
1961
Applied Magic
1962
Aspects of Occultism
1962
The Cosmic Doctrine
1966
The Esoteric Philosophy of Love and Marriage
1974
Dion Fortune's Through the Gates of Death and Spiritualism in the Light of Occult Science
1988
Mystical Meditations on the Christian Collects
1991
The Magical Battle of Britain
1993
Esoteric Orders and Their Work and The Training and Work of the Initiate
1995
An Introduction to Ritual Magic
1997
The Circuit of Force
1998
Principles of Hermetic Philosophy (With: Gareth Knight)
1999
What Is Occultism?
1999
Spiritualism And Occultism (With: Gareth Knight)
2000
Principles of Esoteric Healing
2000
The Training and Work of an Initiate
2000
Dion Fortune's Book of the Dead
2005
The Arthurian Formula (With: Gareth Knight,Wendy Berg)
2006
Machinery of the Mind
2009
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