John Michael Greer Non-Fiction books in order

John Michael Greer non-fiction books in order. Sixty-five works on occultism, druidry, geomancy, peak oil, secret societies, and alternative futures.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Golden Dawn 1940 John Michael Greer Buy
2 Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition 1996 John Michael Greer Buy
3 Circles of Power: Ritual Magic in the Western Tradition 1997 John Michael Greer Buy
4 Inside a Magical Lodge: Group Ritual in the Western Tradition 1998 John Michael Greer Buy
5 Earth Divination: Earth Magic: Practical Guide to Geomancy 1999 John Michael Greer Buy
6 Natural Magic: Potions and Powers from the Magical Garden 2000 John Michael Greer Buy
7 Monsters: An Investigator’s Guide to Magical Beings 2001 John Michael Greer Buy
8 Sacred Geometry Oracle: Become the Architect of Your Life 2002 John Michael Greer Buy
9 The New Encyclopedia of the Occult 2003 John Michael Greer Buy
10 Learning Ritual Magic: Fundamental Theory and Practice for the Solitary Apprentice 2004 John Michael Greer Buy
11 How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse 2005 John Michael Greer N/A
12 Encyclopedia of Natural Magic 2005 John Michael Greer Buy
13 A World Full of Gods: An Inquiry into Polytheism 2005 John Michael Greer N/A
14 Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth 2006 John Michael Greer Buy
15 Pagan Prayer Beads: Magic and Meditation with Pagan Rosaries 2007 John Michael Greer Buy
16 Atlantis: Ancient Legacy, Hidden Prophecy 2007 John Michael Greer Buy
17 The Druid Magic Handbook: Ritual Magic Rooted in the Living Earth 2008 John Michael Greer Buy
18 The Long Descent: A User’s Guide to the End of the Industrial Age 2008 John Michael Greer Buy
19 The Fires of Shalsha 2009 John Michael Greer Buy
20 The UFO Phenomenon: Fact, Fantasy and Disinformation 2009 John Michael Greer Buy
21 The Art and Practice of Geomancy: Divination, Magic, and Earth Wisdom of the Renaissance 2009 John Michael Greer Buy
22 The Spirit and the Sword 2009 John Michael Greer Buy
23 An Introduction to the Corpus Hermeticum 2009 John Michael Greer Buy
24 The Ecotechnic Future: Envisioning a Post-Peak World 2009 John Michael Greer Buy
25 Secrets of the Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Guide to Secret Societies, Hidden Symbols & Mysticism 2010 John Michael Greer Buy
26 The Geomancer’s Handbook: Divination and Magic 2010 John Michael Greer Buy
27 The Wealth of Nature: Economics as If Survival Mattered 2011 John Michael Greer Buy
28 Apocalypse Not: Everything You Know About 2012, Nostradamus and the Rapture Is Wrong 2011 John Michael Greer Buy
29 The Blood of the Earth: An Essay on Magic and Peak Oil 2012 John Michael Greer Buy
30 Mystery Teachings from the Living Earth: An Introduction to Spiritual Ecology 2012 John Michael Greer Buy
31 Apocalypse: A History of the End of Time 2012 John Michael Greer Buy
32 The Celtic Golden Dawn: An Original & Complete Curriculum of Druidical Study 2013 John Michael Greer Buy
33 The Gnostic Celtic Church: A Manual and Book of Liturgy 2013 John Michael Greer Buy
34 Green Wizardry: Conservation, Solar Power, Organic Gardening, And Other Hands-On Skills From the Appropriate Tech Toolkit 2013 John Michael Greer Buy
35 Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America 2014 John Michael Greer Buy
36 Collapse Now and Avoid the Rush: The Best of The Archdruid Report 2015 John Michael Greer Buy
37 After Progress: Reason and Religion at the End of the Industrial Age 2015 John Michael Greer Buy
38 Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead 2016 John Michael Greer Buy
39 The Secret of the Temple: Earth Energies, Sacred Geometry, and the Lost Keys of Freemasonry 2016 John Michael Greer Buy
40 The Coelbren Alphabet: The Forgotten Oracle of the Welsh Bards 2017 John Michael Greer Buy
41 The Retro Future: Looking to the Past to Reinvent the Future 2017 John Michael Greer Buy
42 Liber Spirituum 2018 John Michael Greer Buy
43 A Magical Education: Talks on Magic and Occultism 2019 John Michael Greer Buy
44 The City of Hermes: Articles and Essays on Occultism 2019 John Michael Greer Buy
45 The Mysteries of Merlin: Ceremonial Magic for the Druid Path 2020 John Michael Greer Buy
46 Beyond the Narratives: Essays on Occultism and the Future 2020 John Michael Greer Buy
47 The UFO Chronicles 2020 John Michael Greer Buy
48 The Light Extended: A Journal of the Golden Dawn 2020 John Michael Greer Buy
49 The King in Orange: The Magical and Occult Roots of Political Power 2021 John Michael Greer Buy
50 Weird of Hali: Roleplaying the Other Side of the Cthulu Mythos: Roleplaying the Other Side of the Cthulu 2021 John Michael Greer Buy
51 The Way of the Golden Section: A Manual of Occult Training 2021 John Michael Greer Buy
52 Techniques for Geometric Transformation 2021 John Michael Greer N/A
53 The Twilight of Pluto: Astrology and the Rise and Fall of Planetary Influences 2022 John Michael Greer Buy
54 The Litany of the Tree of Life: In the Tradition of The Druidical Order of the Golden Dawn 2022 John Michael Greer Buy
55 The Occult Philosophy Workbook: A One Year Course in the Secret Wisdom 2022 John Michael Greer Buy
56 The Ceremony of the Grail: Ancient Mysteries, Gnostic Heresies, and the Lost Rituals of Freemasonry 2022 John Michael Greer Buy
57 A Commentary on ‘The Cosmic Doctrine’: Understanding Dion Fortune’s Masterpiece of Spiritual Creation and Evolution 2023 John Michael Greer Buy
58 Coelbren: Traditions, Divination Lore, and Magic of the Welsh Bardic Alphabet - Revised and Expanded Edition 2023 John Michael Greer Buy
59 The Secret of the Five Rites: In Search of a Lost Western Tradition of Inner Alchemy 2023 John Michael Greer Buy
60 The Emblems of Odd Fellowship 2023 John Michael Greer Buy
61 The Way of the Four Elements 2024 John Michael Greer Buy
62 The Earth Mysteries Workbook 2024 John Michael Greer Buy
63 The Philosophy and Practice of Polarity Magic 2024 John Michael Greer Buy
64 The Astrology of Nations 2025 John Michael Greer Buy
65 The Way of the Secret Temple 2025 John Michael Greer Buy

John Michael Greer’s non-fiction catalog spans sixty-five books published from 1940 (a reissue of The Golden Dawn) through 2025. The subjects range across his major interests: druidic practice (The Druidry Handbook, The Celtic Golden Dawn, The Mysteries of Merlin), ritual magic (Circles of Power, Learning Ritual Magic), geomancy (The Art and Practice of Geomancy), peak oil and civilizational decline (The Long Descent, The Ecotechnic Future, Dark Age America), and occult reference (The New Encyclopedia of the Occult).

Later works extend into Freemasonry (The Ceremony of the Grail, The Emblems of Odd Fellowship), astrology (The Twilight of Pluto, The Astrology of Nations), and polarity magic. The breadth of subjects reflects Greer’s position as one of the most widely published authors on Western occult traditions.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the John Michael Greer Non-Fiction series?

There are 65 books in the John Michael Greer Non-Fiction series, published between 1940 and 2025.

What is the first book in the John Michael Greer Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the John Michael Greer Non-Fiction series is The Golden Dawn, published in 1940.

What topics does Greer's non-fiction cover?

Greer’s sixty-five non-fiction books cover druidry and Celtic traditions, ritual magic and the Golden Dawn, geomancy and divination, peak oil and ecological collapse, secret societies and Freemasonry, and the occult history of Western civilization. Key titles include The Druidry Handbook, The Celtic Golden Dawn, and The New Encyclopedia of the Occult.

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