Supernatural A to Z

An unmatched, encyclopedic guide to the supernatural, with more than 400 entries, spanning topics from Angels, ESP, and Magic to Poltergeists and UFOs.

Supernatural A to Z is one of the most comprehensive guides ever assembled on the history, lore, figures, mysteries, and practices associated with humanity’s fascination with the unknown. It also shines a light on the many individuals who have chronicled, interpreted, and advanced these ideas across the centuries.

Author Gary Jansen has spent more than twenty years researching the intersection of faith, spirituality, and the paranormal, this masterwork draws on extensive findings in the fields of mythology, folklore, science, and psychology. Historically grounded and culturally wide-ranging—written for believers and skeptics alike—the book explores a vast spectrum of topics including ghosts, angels, demons, fairies, divination, spiritualism, exorcism, miracles, witchcraft, parapsychology, and much more. 

Fascinating, highly readable, and endlessly browsable, Supernatural A to Z offers a sweeping history of the unseen world. With archival photographs and illustrations throughout, it is the ultimate roadmap to the beliefs, people, traditions, and mysterious phenomena that have captivated, haunted, confounded, and inspired us since the dawn of time. 

• “Supernatural A to Z should line the shelves of every seeker, library, and classroom. It is the essential gateway the field has been missing."
  Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award-winning winning author of Occult America and Practical Magick
• “Gary Jansen has produced the definitive field guide to humanity's most persistent mysteries. Supernatural A to Z is a wide-ranging encyclopedia that treats its subjects with the seriousness they deserve, without sacrificing the sense of wonder that makes them irresistible. From apparitions to alien encounters, folklore to cutting-edge parapsychology, every entry illuminates not just the phenomenon itself but our need to make sense of what lies beyond the known.”
  Dean Radin PhD, Chief Scientist, Institute of Noetic Sciences, and author, The Science of Magic, and other books
• “Gary Jansen brings together folklore, history, and modern experience to explore a compelling possibility: that many of our strangest encounters may share a deeper, hidden connection. It’s an engaging, wide-ranging, and refreshingly open-minded guide to the unexplained.” 
  Peter Laws, host of Into the Fog with Peter Laws podcast
• “Gary Jansen brings real clarity to the unknown. Supernatural A to Z is a smart, compelling guide that stays grounded while exploring what lies beyond.”
  Billy Bowers, Unscripted Development Executive, Blumhouse Television