Non-Fiction Books in Order

64

Books

1940

First Book

2025

Latest Book

86

Years

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: January 2026

Publication Order

1

The Golden Dawn (With: Israel Regardie)

1940

2

Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition

1996

3

Circles of Power: Ritual Magic in the Western Tradition

1997

4

Inside a Magical Lodge: Group Ritual in the Western Tradition

1998

5

Earth Divination: Earth Magic: Practical Guide to Geomancy

1999

6

Natural Magic: Potions and Powers from the Magical Garden

2000

7

Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings

2001

8

Sacred Geometry Oracle: Become the Architect of Your Life

2002

9

The New Encyclopedia of the Occult

2003

10

Learning Ritual Magic: Fundamental Theory and Practice for the Solitary Apprentice (With: Clare Vaughn,Earl King)

2004

11

How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse

2005

12

Encyclopedia of Natural Magic

2005

13

A World Full of Gods: An Inquiry into Polytheism

2005

14

Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth

2006

15

Pagan Prayer Beads: Magic and Meditation with Pagan Rosaries

2007

16

Atlantis: Ancient Legacy, Hidden Prophecy

2007

17

The Druid Magic Handbook: Ritual Magic Rooted in the Living Earth

2008

18

The Long Descent: A User's Guide to the End of the Industrial Age

2008

19

The Fires of Shalsha

2009

20

The UFO Phenomenon: Fact, Fantasy and Disinformation

2009

21

The Art and Practice of Geomancy: Divination, Magic, and Earth Wisdom of the Renaissance

2009

22

The Spirit and the Sword

2009

23

An Introduction to the Corpus Hermeticum

2009

24

The Ecotechnic Future: Envisioning a Post-Peak World

2009

25

Secrets of the Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Guide to Secret Societies, Hidden Symbols & Mysticism

2010

26

The Geomancer's Handbook: Divination and Magic

2010

27

The Wealth of Nature: Economics as If Survival Mattered

2011

28

Apocalypse Not: Everything You Know About 2012, Nostradamus and the Rapture Is Wrong

2011

29

The Blood of the Earth: An Essay on Magic and Peak Oil

2012

30

Mystery Teachings from the Living Earth: An Introduction to Spiritual Ecology

2012

31

Apocalypse: A History of the End of Time

2012

32

The Celtic Golden Dawn: An Original & Complete Curriculum of Druidical Study

2013

33

The Gnostic Celtic Church: A Manual and Book of Liturgy

2013

34

Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America

2014

35

Collapse Now and Avoid the Rush: The Best of The Archdruid Report

2015

36

After Progress: Reason and Religion at the End of the Industrial Age

2015

37

Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead

2016

38

The Secret of the Temple: Earth Energies, Sacred Geometry, and the Lost Keys of Freemasonry

2016

39

The Coelbren Alphabet: The Forgotten Oracle of the Welsh Bards

2017

40

The Retro Future: Looking to the Past to Reinvent the Future

2017

41

Liber Spirituum (With: Chic Cicero,Adam P Forrest)

2018

42

A Magical Education: Talks on Magic and Occultism

2019

43

The City of Hermes: Articles and Essays on Occultism

2019

44

The Mysteries of Merlin: Ceremonial Magic for the Druid Path

2020

45

Beyond the Narratives: Essays on Occultism and the Future

2020

46

The UFO Chronicles

2020

47

The Light Extended: A Journal of the Golden Dawn (With: Sandra Tabatha Cicero,Frater Yechidah)

2020

48

The King in Orange: The Magical and Occult Roots of Political Power

2021

49

Weird of Hali: Roleplaying the Other Side of the Cthulu Mythos: Roleplaying the Other Side of the Cthulu

2021

50

The Way of the Golden Section: A Manual of Occult Training

2021

51

Techniques for Geometric Transformation

2021

52

The Twilight of Pluto: Astrology and the Rise and Fall of Planetary Influences

2022

53

The Litany of the Tree of Life: In the Tradition of The Druidical Order of the Golden Dawn

2022

54

The Occult Philosophy Workbook: A One Year Course in the Secret Wisdom

2022

55

The Ceremony of the Grail: Ancient Mysteries, Gnostic Heresies, and the Lost Rituals of Freemasonry

2022

56

A Commentary on 'The Cosmic Doctrine': Understanding Dion Fortune’s Masterpiece of Spiritual Creation and Evolution

2023

57

Coelbren: Traditions, Divination Lore, and Magic of the Welsh Bardic Alphabet - Revised and Expanded Edition

2023

58

The Secret of the Five Rites: In Search of a Lost Western Tradition of Inner Alchemy

2023

59

The Emblems of Odd Fellowship (With: Toby Hanson,Ainslie Heilich)

2023

60

The Way of the Four Elements

2024

61

The Earth Mysteries Workbook

2024

62

The Philosophy and Practice of Polarity Magic

2024

63

The Astrology of Nations

2025

64

The Way of the Secret Temple

2025

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. The Golden Dawn (With: Israel Regardie) (1940), 2. Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition (1996), 3. Circles of Power: Ritual Magic in the Western Tradition (1997), 4. Inside a Magical Lodge: Group Ritual in the Western Tradition (1998), 5. Earth Divination: Earth Magic: Practical Guide to Geomancy (1999), and 59 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Non-Fiction series by John Michael Greer contains 64 books. The series began in 1940 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Non-Fiction series is written by John Michael Greer. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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