Paschal Beverly Randolph’s Eulis

Record summary

Paschal Beverly Randolph’s Eulis! The History of Love presents a syncretic occult system involving sexual magic, magnetism, spiritual agency, and ritualized personal development. Published in the United States during the post–Civil War occult revival, it is a concrete text for comparing esoteric transmission, self-publishing, reform movements, and later Western ceremonial magic. Randolph’s biography and influence are documented but often embellished by later occult writers. The text’s symbolic and practical claims should be treated as historical doctrine, not evidence that its rituals produce paranormal effects.