About the author
Andrew Jackson Davis was an American clairvoyant and writer known as the 'Poughkeepsie Seer,' a foundational figure in the nineteenth-century Spiritualist movement. Writing in trance states, he produced a large body of work describing the structure of the spirit world, healing, and the afterlife, of which The Great Harmonia is among his best known, setting out a philosophical vision of the natural, spiritual, and celestial universe. The Diakka, and Their Earthly Victims addresses what he described as mischievous or deceptive spirits encountered in mediumship. Death and the Afterlife collects lectures, first delivered in 1865, describing the 'Summerland' and its planes of existence. Davis's writings, still reprinted today by publishers including Legare Street Press and Square Circles Publishing, remain primary texts for the history of American Spiritualism and its claims about communication with the dead.
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💬 What our editors say about Andrew Jackson Davis's books
“Davis offers a visionary cosmos that illuminates the universe's grand design with ambitious scope. However, this work demands patience from readers accustomed to concise, analytical prose; it may feel overwhelming or excessively…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Great Harmonia: Being a Philosophical Revelation of the Natural, Spiritual, and Celestial Universe
“Davis’s work is a dense, visionary exploration of the cosmic order, appealing primarily to those deeply invested in 19th-century spiritualism and metaphysical systems. It offers a unique perspective on universal harmony but…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Great Harmonia: Being a Philosophical Revelation of the Natural, Spiritual, and Celestial Universe
“While this text provides a fascinating cartography of the spirit world for enthusiasts of nineteenth-century occultism, it is not suited for readers seeking empirical evidence or scientific validation of afterlife claims.…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Death and the Afterlife Davis, Andrew Jackson
📋 Editions by Andrew Jackson Davis in the catalog
| Edition | Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Harmonia: Being a Philosophical Revelation of the Natu | 2022 | Legare Street Press | 456 | 9781016714747 |
| The Great Harmonia: Being a Philosophical Revelation of the Natu | 2022 | Legare Street Press | 456 | 9781016709958 |
| Death and the Afterlife Davis, Andrew Jackson | 2015 | Square Circles Publishing | 164 | 9780990581321 |
| The Diakka, and Their Earthly Victims | 2022 | Legare Street Press | 108 | 9781015784970 |
| The Diakka, and Their Earthly Victims | 2022 | Legare Street Press | 108 | 9781015790230 |
