Books like The occult

The occult by Colin Wilson reads as speculative, investigative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The masks of God

Joseph Campbell · 1959

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Zur Psychologie westlicher und östlicher Religion

Carl Gustav Jung · 1938

Same philosophy feel

60% genome match

The Book of the Dead

E. A. Wallis Budge · 1894

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

In the dark places of wisdom

Peter Kingsley · 1999

Both explore mysticism

61% genome match

Mann Moses und die monotheistische Religion

Sigmund Freud · 1932

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

Trickster Makes This World

Lewis Hyde · 1997

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Myth and reality

Mircea Eliade · 1963

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

The transformation of nature in art

Ananda Coomaraswamy · 1934

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

The Varieties of Religious Experience

William James · 1817

Both explore consciousness & mysticism

54% genome match

The Greeks and the irrational

E. R. Dodds · 1951

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Beyond the Brain

Stanislav Grof · 1985

Both explore consciousness & human potential

73% genome match

Power vs Force

David R. Hawkins · 1995

Both explore consciousness & human potential

70% genome match