John Michael Greer
Author of The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies
About the Author
John Michael Greer has been a student of occult traditions and nature spirituality for more than twenty-five years. He began following the Druid path in 1993 with initiation in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD). Greer is the author of numerous books. He lives with his wife, Sara, in show more Providence, Rhode Island. show less
Series
Works by John Michael Greer
The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca (Sterling Chronologies) (2017) 280 copies, 1 review
Learning Ritual Magic: Fundamental Theory and Practice for the Solitary Apprentice (2004) 130 copies
Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition (1996) 106 copies, 1 review
The Art and Practice of Geomancy: Divination, Magic, and Earth Wisdom of the Renaissance (2009) 105 copies
The Celtic Golden Dawn: An Original & Complete Curriculum of Druidical Study (2013) 91 copies, 1 review
Green Wizardry: Conservation, Solar Power, Organic Gardening, and Other Hands-On Skills From the Appropriate Tech Toolkit (2013) 85 copies
The Conspiracy Book: A Chronological Journey through Secret Societies and Hidden Histories (Union Square & Co. Chronologies) (2018) 83 copies, 2 reviews
Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead (2016) 76 copies, 2 reviews
Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America (2014) 62 copies, 1 review
The Druid Path: A Modern Tradition of Nature Spirituality (Volume 11) (The Modern-Day Witch) (2022) 57 copies
Secrets of the Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Guide to Secret Societies, Hidden Symbols & Mysticism (2009) 42 copies, 1 review
Apocalypse Not: Everything You Know About 2012, Nostradamus and the Rapture Is Wrong (2011) 30 copies, 1 review
The Secret of the Temple: Earth Energies, Sacred Geometry, and the Lost Keys of Freemasonry (2016) 29 copies, 2 reviews
The Druid Grove Handbook: A Guide to Ritual in the Ancient Order of Druids in America (2011) 29 copies
Not the Future We Ordered: Peak Oil, Psychology, and the Myth of Progress (2013) 24 copies, 1 review
THE DOLMEN ARCH A Study Course in the Druid Mysteries volume 1 The Lesser Mysteries (2022) 14 copies
The Secret of the Five Rites: In Search of a Lost Western Tradition of Inner Alchemy (2023) 11 copies
The Ceremony of the Grail: Ancient Mysteries, Gnostic Heresies, and the Lost Rituals of Freemasonry (2022) 11 copies, 1 review
The Litany of the Tree of Life: In the Tradition of The Druidical Order of the Golden Dawn (2022) 9 copies
A Commentary on 'The Cosmic Doctrine': Understanding Dion Fortune’s Masterpiece of Spiritual Creation and Evolution (2023) 8 copies, 1 review
The UFO Chronicles: How Science Fiction, Shamanic Experiences, and Secret Air Force Projects Created the UFO Myth (2020) 8 copies
Modern Cabala: A Radical New Way to See and Use the Tree of Life for Magic, Pathworking, and Meditation (2025) 6 copies
The Witch of Criswell: An Ariel Moravec Occult Mystery (The Ariel Moravec Occult Detective Series, 1) (2023) 5 copies, 1 review
The DOLMEN ARCH a Study Course in the Druid Mysteries Volume 2 the Greater Mysteries (2023) 5 copies
The Dolmen Arch Volume 2 The Greater Mysteries (Limited Edition of 550 Copies) (Signed Copy) 5 copies
The Book of Haatan: An Ariel Moravec Occult Mystery (The Ariel Moravec Occult Detective Series, 2) (2024) 4 copies, 1 review
Coelbren: Traditions, Divination Lore, and Magic of the Welsh Bardic Alphabet - Revised and Expanded Edition (2023) 4 copies
The Astrology of Nations: Casting and Interpreting Charts for Nations, Politics, and Economies (2025) 4 copies
The Secret of the Temple: Earth Energies, Sacred Geometry, and the Lost Keys of Freemasonry - Revised Edition (2026) 3 copies
XVI 3 copies
The Archdruid Report: Appropriate Technologies: Collected Essays, Volume V, 2011 (The Complete Archdruid Report) (Volume 5) (2018) 2 copies
The Carnelian Moon: An Ariel Moravec Occult Mystery (The Ariel Moravec Occult Detective Series, 3) (2025) 2 copies, 1 review
The Archdruid Report: Imperial Twilight: Collected Essays, Volume VI, 2012 (The Complete Archdruid) (Volume 6) (2018) 2 copies, 1 review
Merlin's Wheel 2 copies
The Archdruid Report: The Twilight of Progress: Collected Essays, Volume IX, 2015 (The Complete Archdruid Report) (Volume 9) (2018) 1 copy
Le livre des sociétés secrètes - Des Templiers au nouvel ordre mondial: Des Templiers au nouvel ordre mondial (2020) 1 copy
The House of Crows 1 copy
The Archdruid Report: The Coming of Peak Oil: Collected Essays, Volume I, 2006-2007 (The Compete Archdruid Report) (2017) 1 copy
The Corpus Hermeticum 1 copy
The Archdruid Report: Green Wizardries: Collected Essays, Volume IV, 2010 (The Complete Archdruid Report) (2017) 1 copy
The Archdruid Report: Natural Economics: Collected Essays, Volume III, 2009 (The Complete Archdruid Report) (Volume 3) (2017) 1 copy
Yeşil büyücülük 1 copy
The Archdruid Report: The Ecology of Collapse: Collected Essays, Volume II, 2008 (The Complete Archdruid Report) (Volume 2) (2017) 1 copy
The Archdruid Report: The Myth of Progress: Collected Essays, Volume VII, 2013 (The Complete Archdruid Report) (Volume 7) (2018) 1 copy
Associated Works
Ghayat Al-Hakim: Picatrix: The Goal of the Wise (1000) — Translator, some editions — 335 copies, 4 reviews
Freemasonry: Rituals, Symbols & History of the Secret Society (2007) — Contributor — 84 copies, 3 reviews
Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times (Sacred Activism) (2013) — Foreword, some editions — 29 copies
How to Become a Mage: A Fin-de-Siecle French Occult Manifesto (1892) — Foreword, some editions — 21 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1962
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Washington (BA|Comparative History of Ideas)
Western Washington University - Occupations
- author
druid
occultist
blogger
teacher
freemason (show all 7)
freelance author - Organizations
- Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA)
Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD)
Reformed Druids of North America (RDNA)
Druidical Order of the Golden Dawn (DOGD) - Awards and honors
- Mount Haemus Award, OBOD (2003)
- Short biography
- John Michael Greer (Western Maryland) has been a student of occult traditions and the unexplained for more than thirty years. A Freemason, a student of geomancy and sacred geometry, and a widely read blogger, he is also the author of numerous books, including Monsters, The New Encyclopedia of the Occult and Secrets of the Lost Symbol, and currently serves as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA), a contemporary school of Druid nature spirituality. Greer has contributed articles to Renaissance Magazine, Golden Dawn Journal, Mezlim, New Moon Rising, Gnosis, and Alexandria.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Bremerton, Washington, USA
- Places of residence
- Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
East Providence, Rhode Island, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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From the arch-druid in Pro and Con (March 2016)
Reviews
Greer takes an unconventional look at the elections of 2016 and 2020. First he analyses the current political scene on the premise that both the Democrats and the Republicans have embraced a philosophy that ignored the needs of working class Americans by off-shoring manufacturing, free trade agreements, unrestricted illegal immigration and other policies that deprived the wage classes of full time, well paying jobs. Such policies however favored the salary class of college educated urban show more workers in both government and private enterprise. Further, the elites heap scorn on the wage classes, blaming them for the stagnation and decline. In Greer's view Trump deliberately played on this and many people, tired of voting for the lesser of evils decided to vote for someone who was not part of the establishment. What makes this book more than a conventional political analysis is that Greer pays attention to the chans--the people on the internet boards that were anonymous and provided a place for censor free discussion. Various "coincidences" convinced some of the chan posters that their use of chaos magic was affecting real events--such as H. Clinton's near collapse after a speech at the World Trade Center commemoration. Trumps victory was followed in turn by left wing magicians attempting to get rid of Trump or to do things such as block the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh, with notable lack of success. It would be an understatement to note that Greer's take on the politics of recent times is controversial. Read it and make up your own mind. show less
If you think everything is going well for the United States, you should read this book. If you think the United States is going downhill, but don't quite know why, you should read this book. If you think you know why, but wonder about how things might turn out, read this book. Not polemic, the characters work as real people, not just ideological puppets. Even though I knew how it ended (Shorter version appeared in The Archdruid's Report about a year ago) I couldn't put it down. It could be show more classed as a political thriller, but that would give the wrong impression. show less
A sequel to Shoggoth Concerto. Branken Kendall is settled in Arkham, living as caretaker for a former Miskatonic faculty member while beginning her musical career. Her great secret is a loving partnership with an adult shoggoth and her six broodlings. A series of apparent coinicidences lead her to compose a chamber opera from Oscar Wilde's translation of The King in Yellow. Greer does an excellent job of conveying the creative process: the faint tickling of an idea, the absent minded show more preoccupation with working it out, the absorption in a project and the mingled joy and anxiety of completion. Add the tinge of danger as the reader senses the hostile forces of the Radiance closing in and the work becomes a genuine page turner. show less
To quote the inimitable Firesign Theatre, "Everything you know is wrong." Owen Merrill, Army veteran turned graduate student at Miskatonic University is writing his thesis in the History of Ideas on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. But strange things start to happen to him after he discovers a previously unknown letter about Lovecraft's occult interests. Then a newly forming department at the university seems oddly determined to recruit him. A visit to Innsmouth, setting for certain of show more Lovecraft's tales does nothing to dispel the oddness. Gradually he realizes that reality is not as he has assumed and choices must be made. When it comes to life vs. rationality, whose side are you on? show less
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