Theo Paijmans
@memizon.bsky.social
They were strange days—curious dream-like days—and they followed each other silently, like shadows over grain fields. Edith Allonby, The Fulfilment, 1905.
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Theo Paijmans
@memizon.bsky.social
· Mar 29
A warm welcome to my new followers! I post images of weird, supernatural, ghostly and science fiction books from Victorian times to the early 20th century. If it’s strange, it’s probably on one of my shelves.
A Saturday’s occult shelfie:
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
A Saturday’s occult shelfie:
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The editions I read in the ‘70s as a kid first encountering Middle Earth.
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The editions I read in the ‘70s as a kid first encountering Middle Earth.
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Jack's Pool.
The very first Willerby Story.
Village newcomers wake a dark spirit of blood and water.
willerby.substack.com/p/jacks-pool
The very first Willerby Story.
Village newcomers wake a dark spirit of blood and water.
willerby.substack.com/p/jacks-pool
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Jack's Pool.
The very first Willerby Story.
Village newcomers wake a dark spirit of blood and water.
willerby.substack.com/p/jacks-pool
The very first Willerby Story.
Village newcomers wake a dark spirit of blood and water.
willerby.substack.com/p/jacks-pool
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Rev Robert Kirk was a pioneering folklorist who studied #fairy beliefs around his home at Aberfoyle. #Sterling. In 1691 he wrote 'The Secret Commonwealth Of Fairies', an almost hallucinatory account which led some to believe he was able to actually visit fairyland to gain his info. [1/2
#BookWormSat
#BookWormSat
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Rev Robert Kirk was a pioneering folklorist who studied #fairy beliefs around his home at Aberfoyle. #Sterling. In 1691 he wrote 'The Secret Commonwealth Of Fairies', an almost hallucinatory account which led some to believe he was able to actually visit fairyland to gain his info. [1/2
#BookWormSat
#BookWormSat
Some books published in the 20th century are rarer than others from the 18th century. Take this one that arrived today, for example. Issued in 1935 by a publisher that maybe published four or five books and then went out of business. About the secret hall beneath the Sphinx.
January 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Some books published in the 20th century are rarer than others from the 18th century. Take this one that arrived today, for example. Issued in 1935 by a publisher that maybe published four or five books and then went out of business. About the secret hall beneath the Sphinx.
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Everything We Know About Rape Is Wrong. Girls Play Dead is a transformative analysis of what sexual assault does to women. By Sophie Gilbert. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
Everything We Know About Rape Is Wrong
The book “Girls Play Dead,” by Jen Percy, is a “riveting, heartrending analysis of what sexual assault does to women,” Sophie Gilbert writes:
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Everything We Know About Rape Is Wrong. Girls Play Dead is a transformative analysis of what sexual assault does to women. By Sophie Gilbert. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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A new pickup from the Occult Press: Max Theon’s psychic novella “The Occultist” in a lovely limited sailcloth binding.
Max Theon is a Polish occultist who inspired the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor in 1884. The 2026 imprint will make this as legendary as Crowley’s “Book of Lies” 😁
Max Theon is a Polish occultist who inspired the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor in 1884. The 2026 imprint will make this as legendary as Crowley’s “Book of Lies” 😁
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A new pickup from the Occult Press: Max Theon’s psychic novella “The Occultist” in a lovely limited sailcloth binding.
Max Theon is a Polish occultist who inspired the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor in 1884. The 2026 imprint will make this as legendary as Crowley’s “Book of Lies” 😁
Max Theon is a Polish occultist who inspired the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor in 1884. The 2026 imprint will make this as legendary as Crowley’s “Book of Lies” 😁
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Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #1 of 5:
Meric Casaubon’s “A True and Faithful Relation” (London, 1659), the legendary OG account of the Enochian magic of John Dee and Edward Kelly.
Meric Casaubon’s “A True and Faithful Relation” (London, 1659), the legendary OG account of the Enochian magic of John Dee and Edward Kelly.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #1 of 5:
Meric Casaubon’s “A True and Faithful Relation” (London, 1659), the legendary OG account of the Enochian magic of John Dee and Edward Kelly.
Meric Casaubon’s “A True and Faithful Relation” (London, 1659), the legendary OG account of the Enochian magic of John Dee and Edward Kelly.
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Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #2 of 5:
First Hebrew printing of Sefer Yetzirah (Mantua, Italy, 1562), the early Kabbalistic account of how G-d created the universe through the 22 letters of the alefbet & the 10 sefirot
First Hebrew printing of Sefer Yetzirah (Mantua, Italy, 1562), the early Kabbalistic account of how G-d created the universe through the 22 letters of the alefbet & the 10 sefirot
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #2 of 5:
First Hebrew printing of Sefer Yetzirah (Mantua, Italy, 1562), the early Kabbalistic account of how G-d created the universe through the 22 letters of the alefbet & the 10 sefirot
First Hebrew printing of Sefer Yetzirah (Mantua, Italy, 1562), the early Kabbalistic account of how G-d created the universe through the 22 letters of the alefbet & the 10 sefirot
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Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #3 of 5:
Johann Reuchlin’s “De Arte Cabalistica” (1517), the famous early and influential text of Christian Kabbalah.
Johann Reuchlin’s “De Arte Cabalistica” (1517), the famous early and influential text of Christian Kabbalah.
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #3 of 5:
Johann Reuchlin’s “De Arte Cabalistica” (1517), the famous early and influential text of Christian Kabbalah.
Johann Reuchlin’s “De Arte Cabalistica” (1517), the famous early and influential text of Christian Kabbalah.
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Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #4 of 5:
A gorgeous handwritten grimoire including the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, etc. (1686).
A gorgeous handwritten grimoire including the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, etc. (1686).
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #4 of 5:
A gorgeous handwritten grimoire including the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, etc. (1686).
A gorgeous handwritten grimoire including the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, etc. (1686).
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Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #5 of 5:
Agrippa’s “Three Books of Occult Philosophy” (Cologne, 1533), the granddaddy of occultism and ritual magic.
Agrippa’s “Three Books of Occult Philosophy” (Cologne, 1533), the granddaddy of occultism and ritual magic.
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Mind-blowingly rare first editions of esoteric books that I got to hold yesterday (courtesy of Justin Sledge), #5 of 5:
Agrippa’s “Three Books of Occult Philosophy” (Cologne, 1533), the granddaddy of occultism and ritual magic.
Agrippa’s “Three Books of Occult Philosophy” (Cologne, 1533), the granddaddy of occultism and ritual magic.
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Éliphas Lévi’s “Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum,” translated and edited by William Wynn Westcott in 1896, has just been beautifully reprinted by Troy Books (London) in a foil-stamped hardcover with rubricated text and color images…all at a great price.
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Éliphas Lévi’s “Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum,” translated and edited by William Wynn Westcott in 1896, has just been beautifully reprinted by Troy Books (London) in a foil-stamped hardcover with rubricated text and color images…all at a great price.
The 19th century spiritualists and psychical researchers produced a huge amount of reports and accounts. The 20th century ufologists produced an equally impressive amount of accounts and reports. There’s a bridge between these unexplained phenomena.
(Images from my library)
(Images from my library)
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The 19th century spiritualists and psychical researchers produced a huge amount of reports and accounts. The 20th century ufologists produced an equally impressive amount of accounts and reports. There’s a bridge between these unexplained phenomena.
(Images from my library)
(Images from my library)
The 19th century spiritualists and psychical researchers produced a huge amount of reports, accounts and papers. They are quite forgotten nowadays, but there’s a bridge between the unexplained phenomena (ufo’s, paranormal, fortean).
Images from my library.
Images from my library.
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The 19th century spiritualists and psychical researchers produced a huge amount of reports, accounts and papers. They are quite forgotten nowadays, but there’s a bridge between the unexplained phenomena (ufo’s, paranormal, fortean).
Images from my library.
Images from my library.
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#ufosky #Ufo #ufohistory
Today in UFO History - Car Engine Fails After Object Lands / Radiation / Beehive UFO
December 21, 1964 — Fishersville, VA
1/5:00 p.m. Driving east on US Highway 250, Horace Burns is approaching Fishersville, Virginia,
Today in UFO History - Car Engine Fails After Object Lands / Radiation / Beehive UFO
December 21, 1964 — Fishersville, VA
1/5:00 p.m. Driving east on US Highway 250, Horace Burns is approaching Fishersville, Virginia,
December 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
#ufosky #Ufo #ufohistory
Today in UFO History - Car Engine Fails After Object Lands / Radiation / Beehive UFO
December 21, 1964 — Fishersville, VA
1/5:00 p.m. Driving east on US Highway 250, Horace Burns is approaching Fishersville, Virginia,
Today in UFO History - Car Engine Fails After Object Lands / Radiation / Beehive UFO
December 21, 1964 — Fishersville, VA
1/5:00 p.m. Driving east on US Highway 250, Horace Burns is approaching Fishersville, Virginia,
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Op 12 december 1884 wordt Zinaida Serebrjakova geboren. In Sint-Petersburg krijgt ze les van Ilja Repin en Osip Braz. In 1910 toont ze voor het eerst een werk, Aan de toilettafel. Ze combineert sterke invloeden van het impressionisme met Russische volkskunst. Vanaf 1924 leeft ze in Parijs. #otd
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Op 12 december 1884 wordt Zinaida Serebrjakova geboren. In Sint-Petersburg krijgt ze les van Ilja Repin en Osip Braz. In 1910 toont ze voor het eerst een werk, Aan de toilettafel. Ze combineert sterke invloeden van het impressionisme met Russische volkskunst. Vanaf 1924 leeft ze in Parijs. #otd
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“I don’t think he was totally pleasant to me a lot of the time.” I can’t help thinking that a lot of this week’s “incidents” are down to Kate being gaslit by Jim. I wonder who first suggested to Kate that she was “doing this to herself”?
In this week's #Uncanny episode...solicitor Kate leaves her rural life in Yorkshire to move into her new partner’s house in London but, before long, she is plagued by disturbing, seemingly inexplicable phenomena…
Is it the house, or Kate herself, who is haunted?😱😱😱
Uncanny | Listen on BBC Sounds
Is it the house, or Kate herself, who is haunted?😱😱😱
Uncanny | Listen on BBC Sounds
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“I don’t think he was totally pleasant to me a lot of the time.” I can’t help thinking that a lot of this week’s “incidents” are down to Kate being gaslit by Jim. I wonder who first suggested to Kate that she was “doing this to herself”?
Lieve mensen, een oproep. Is er onder jullie een academicus of student met toegang tot bepaalde academische websites waar je als niet-student of niet-academicus aangesloten bij een instituut een godsvermogen voor moet betalen? Indien ja en bereidwillig om te helpen, meld u aan in de privéchat!
December 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Lieve mensen, een oproep. Is er onder jullie een academicus of student met toegang tot bepaalde academische websites waar je als niet-student of niet-academicus aangesloten bij een instituut een godsvermogen voor moet betalen? Indien ja en bereidwillig om te helpen, meld u aan in de privéchat!
Ahead of its time due to the mix of its esoteric subjects, ranging from esoteric cosmology and extraterrestrial life to paranormal phenomena such as survival after bodily death and the Cottingley fairy photo's which the book also reproduces, next to images of the milky way (as seen on the cover)
Central suns, primal stars, extraterrestrial life, fairy photos, channeled prophecies and art, all synthesized in this book published in 1928, by an ardent follower of 19th century medium Adelma von Vay about whom I posted earlier. This book arrived today in my humble library.
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Ahead of its time due to the mix of its esoteric subjects, ranging from esoteric cosmology and extraterrestrial life to paranormal phenomena such as survival after bodily death and the Cottingley fairy photo's which the book also reproduces, next to images of the milky way (as seen on the cover)
That time in 2015 when I met Jacques Vallee at the 'Inhabited Sky' conference where we both lectured on various aspects of the ufo phenomenon. Great memories.
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
That time in 2015 when I met Jacques Vallee at the 'Inhabited Sky' conference where we both lectured on various aspects of the ufo phenomenon. Great memories.
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French illustrator Edmund Dulac
The Bells
(Illustration from Bells and Other Poems by Poe, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1912)
#EdmundDulac #EdgarAllanPoe #Illustration
The Bells
(Illustration from Bells and Other Poems by Poe, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1912)
#EdmundDulac #EdgarAllanPoe #Illustration
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
French illustrator Edmund Dulac
The Bells
(Illustration from Bells and Other Poems by Poe, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1912)
#EdmundDulac #EdgarAllanPoe #Illustration
The Bells
(Illustration from Bells and Other Poems by Poe, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1912)
#EdmundDulac #EdgarAllanPoe #Illustration
Here's a small part of my Atlantis, catastrophism, and hollow earth collection from my library:
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Here's a small part of my Atlantis, catastrophism, and hollow earth collection from my library:
I am fascinated by post WW2 British Atlantis research. The weirdest strands (like Bellamy who was Jewish but nevertheless followed Hörbiger), Lewis Spence, and a host of others coagulated around Egerton Sykes, who published these pamphlets on Atlantis.
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I am fascinated by post WW2 British Atlantis research. The weirdest strands (like Bellamy who was Jewish but nevertheless followed Hörbiger), Lewis Spence, and a host of others coagulated around Egerton Sykes, who published these pamphlets on Atlantis.