“Isobel Blackthorn"s insightful biographical novel The Unlikely Occultist evokes a rich immediacy to the life of Alice A. Bailey and her contemporaries as they forge "New Age" thinking, in light of perceiving themselves in a new epoch where humans face unprecedented challenges. The novel offers the reader a glimpse into the little known and secretive world of Alice. A. Bailey and fellow contributors to Western Esotericism as they vie for power and influence. In so doing, it provides an important contribution to re-telling received and accepted accounts of historical figures and events. Isobel Blackthorn deftly raises for consideration an alternate historical interpretation of esoteric lineage.
The Unlikely OccultistIn writing this biographical novel, it is wonderful to see how Isobel has
