The Mentalist's Handbook: An Explorer's Guide to Astral, Spirit, and Psychic Worlds

There is a world that mirrors our own. Everything in this world is made of substance finer than air, finer than light, finer than thought itself - the aether. In the aether there are inner sensations such as ideas and feelings that are as tangible as anything in the material world. In The Mentalist's Handbook, Clint Marsh gives us a glimpse of the world. He offers step-by-step exercises, detailed and beautifully written explanations and definitions, and gorgeous black and white illustrations by award-winning artist Jeff Hoke. Inspired by esoteric, occult, and magic books published over the last 150 years, Marsh has aspired to create something of singular importance in the tradition of classic occult manuals. Both practical and whimsical, and complete with visual aids, this field guide to the paranormal will appeal to students of the New Age, esoteric scholars, readers of post-modern and magical-realism, angel, ghost and fairy enthusiasts, comic and graphica fans, and artists alike.

Clint Marsh is a writer and publisher of practical esoterica. Aside from The Camelopard - the pamphlet series that inspired The Mentalist's Handbook, Marsh's publications include Goblin Proofing One's Chicken Coop, On Gnoming (A Pocket Guide to the Successful Hunting and Cooking of Gnomes), and Wandering Wizards Welcome (By Appointment). He has served as the consulting editor for Jeff Hoke's Guide to Lost Wonder series and as the American publisher for Phooka, The Journal of the Overland Mallet Club. He holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Iowa and lives in Berkeley, CA where he distributes his works through Wonderella Printed.

Jeff Hoke is a senior designer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Previously he worked as an exhibit designer for the Field Museum in Chicago. He lives in Monterey, California.