-ii- T H E O C C U L T W E B B An Appreciation of the Life and Work of James Webb Compiled by John Robert Colombo With Contributions from Colin Wilson Joyce Collin-Smith Gary Lachman COLOMBO & COMPANY Second Enlarged Edition Copyright (c) 1999 by J.R. Colombo Copyright (c) 2015 by J.R. Colombo Contributions Copyright (c) 1999 & 2015 by Colin Wilson Copyright (c) 1999 & 2015 by Joyce Collin-Smith Copyright (c) 2001 & 2015 by Gary Lachman All Rights Reserved. Printed in Canada. ISBN 978-1-894540-79-7 Colombo & Company 42 Dell Park Avenue Toronto M6B 2T6 Canada Phone 1 (416) 782 6853 Fax 1 (416) 782 0285 Email
[email protected] Homepage www.colombo.ca -iv- C O N T E N T S Preface, 1 Preface to the Second Edition, 3 Acknowledgements, 7 1. Biographical Notes, 10 2. Bibliographical Notes, 13 3. References, 27 4. James Webb and the Occult, 38 (Colin Wilson) 5. A Precognitive Dream, 57 (Joyce Collin-Smith) 6. “The Curious Nature of the Human Mind”: An Appreciation of James Webb, 61 (Joyce Collin-Smith) 7. “So I’m Pausing for a Moment”: An Appreciation of Jamie, 77 (Joyce Collin-Smith) 8. “The Strange Death of James Webb”: An Appreciation of the Late James Webb, 92 (Gary Lachman) L’Envoi, 102 -v- P R E F A C E The idea of Tradition has been made familiar by poets and philosophers, and disreputable by occultists of every description. J.W., The Harmonious Circle This monograph is an appreciation of the life and work of James Webb.