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John Michael Greer Books in Order

John Michael Greer has written 111 books, published between 1996 and 2025. The first book is Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition (1996) and the newest is The Way of the Secret Temple (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
111
Published
1996–2025
Pages on record
7,172 in 28 of 111 books
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John Michael Greer, born 1962, is an American writer and druid whose books cover religion, environmentalism and the occult. Subjects in the catalogue include magic, divination, geomancy, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Druidism. The 111 catalogued books begin with Paths of Wisdom (1996) and include Circles of Power (1997), The New Encyclopedia of the Occult (2003) and A World Full of Gods (2005). Series include Weird of Hali, Sterling Chronicles and Ariel Moravec Occult Detective, and The Complete Archdruid Report and After Oil also appear. The newest title is The Way of the Secret Temple (2025).

How many John Michael Greer books are there?

John Michael Greer has 111 books, released between 1996 and 2025. They include 9 series and 73 titles listed outside any series.

John Michael Greer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 111 John Michael Greer books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition by John Michael Greer (1996)
  2. Cover of Inside a Magical Lodge: Group Ritual in the Western Tradition by John Michael Greer (1998)
  3. Cover of Earth Divination: Earth Magic: Practical Guide to Geomancy by John Michael Greer (1999)
  4. Cover of Learning Ritual Magic: Fundamental Theory and Practice for the Solitary Apprentice by John Michael Greer (2004)
  5. Cover of Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth by John Michael Greer (2006)
  6. Cover of Pagan Prayer Beads: Magic and Meditation with Pagan Rosaries by John Michael Greer (2007)
  7. Cover of Atlantis: Ancient Legacy, Hidden Prophecy by John Michael Greer (2007)
  8. Cover of The Druid Magic Handbook: Ritual Magic Rooted in the Living Earth by John Michael Greer (2008)
  9. Cover of The Fires of Shalsha by John Michael Greer (2009)
  10. Cover of The Geomancer's Handbook: Divination and Magic by John Michael Greer (2010)
  11. Cover of Green Wizardry: Conservation, Solar Power, Organic Gardening, And Other Hands-On Skills From the Appropriate Tech…
  12. Cover of After Progress: Reason and Religion at the End of the Industrial Age by John Michael Greer (2015)
  13. Cover of Innsmouth by John Michael Greer, book 1 of the Weird of Hali series (2016)
  14. Cover of Retrotopia by John Michael Greer (2016)
  15. Cover of Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead by John Michael Greer (2016)
  16. Cover of Green Wizardries: Collected Essays, Volume IV, 2010 by John Michael Greer (2017)
  17. Cover of The Coelbren Alphabet: The Forgotten Oracle of the Welsh Bards by John Michael Greer (2017)
  18. Cover of Kingsport by John Michael Greer, book 2 of the Weird of Hali series (2018)
  19. Cover of Liber Spirituum by John Michael Greer (2018)
  20. Cover of Chorazin by John Michael Greer, book 3 of the Weird of Hali series (2019)
  21. Cover of Dreamlands by John Michael Greer, book 4 of the Weird of Hali series (2019)
  22. Cover of Journey Star by John Michael Greer (2021)
  23. Cover of The Litany of the Tree of Life: In the Tradition of The Druidical Order of the Golden Dawn by John Michael Greer
  24. Cover of The Occult Philosophy Workbook: A One Year Course in the Secret Wisdom by John Michael Greer (2022)
  1. 1
    Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition1996 · 394 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996394
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  2. 2
    Circles of Power: Ritual Magic in the Western Tradition1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  3. 3
    Inside a Magical Lodge: Group Ritual in the Western Tradition1998 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998339
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  4. 4
    Earth Divination: Earth Magic: Practical Guide to Geomancy1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999224
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  5. 5
    Natural Magic: Potions and Powers from the Magical Garden2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  6. 6
    Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  7. 7
    Sacred Geometry Oracle: Become the Architect of Your Life2002 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002184
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  8. 8
    The New Encyclopedia of the Occult2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  9. 9
    Learning Ritual Magic: Fundamental Theory and Practice for the Solitary Apprentice2004 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004271
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  10. 10
    How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  11. 11
    Encyclopedia of Natural Magic2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  12. 12
    A World Full of Gods: An Inquiry into Polytheism2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  13. 13
    The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Hidden HistoryElement Encyclopedia #42006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  14. 14
    Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth2006 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006288
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  15. 15
    Pagan Prayer Beads: Magic and Meditation with Pagan Rosaries2007 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007190
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Atlantis: Ancient Legacy, Hidden Prophecy2007 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007257
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Druid Magic Handbook: Ritual Magic Rooted in the Living Earth2008 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008288
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  18. 18
    The Long Descent: A User's Guide to the End of the Industrial Age2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  19. 19
    The Fires of Shalsha2009 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009242
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  20. 20
    The UFO Phenomenon: Fact, Fantasy and Disinformation2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  21. 21
    The Art and Practice of Geomancy: Divination, Magic, and Earth Wisdom of the Renaissance2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  22. 22
    The Spirit and the Sword2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  23. 23
    An Introduction to the Corpus Hermeticum2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  24. 24
    The Ecotechnic Future: Envisioning a Post-Peak World2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  25. 25
    Secrets of the Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Guide to Secret Societies, Hidden Symbols & Mysticism2010 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010229
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  26. 26
    The Geomancer's Handbook: Divination and Magic2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  27. 27
    The Wealth of Nature: Economics as If Survival Mattered2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  28. 28
    Apocalypse Not: Everything You Know About 2012, Nostradamus and the Rapture Is Wrong2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    After Oil: SF Visions of a Post-Petroleum WorldAfter Oil #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    The Blood of the Earth: An Essay on Magic and Peak Oil2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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John Michael Greer series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

John Michael Greer books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Weird of Hali in order

7 books
  1. 1. Innsmouth
  2. 2. Kingsport
  3. 3. Chorazin
  4. 4. Dreamlands
  5. 5. Providence
  6. 6. Red Hook
  7. 7. Arkham

After Oil in order

4 books
  1. 1. After Oil: SF Visions of a Post-Petroleum World
  2. 2. After Oil 2: The Years of Crisis
  3. 3. After Oil 3: The Years of Rebirth
  4. 4. After Oil 4: The Future's Distant Shores

Vintage Worlds in order

3 books
  1. 1. Vintage Worlds: Tales of the Old Solar System
  2. 2. Vintage Worlds 2: More Tales of the Old Solar System
  3. 3. Vintage Worlds 3: More Tales of the Old Solar System

Ariel Moravec Occult Detective in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Witch of Criswell
  2. 2. The Book of Haatan
  3. 3. The Carnelian Moon

Brecken Kendall (Haliverse) in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Shoggoth Concerto
  2. 2. The Nyogtha Variations

Dolmen Arch in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Dolmen Arch, Vol. 1
  2. 2. The Dolmen Arch, Vol. 2

Weird of Hali Companion in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Weird of Hali Companion
  2. 2. The Weird of Hali Cookbook: Eldritch Recipes from an Arkham Kitchen

Sterling Chronicles in order

2 books
  1. 2. The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca
  2. 3. The Conspiracy Book: A Chronological Journey through Secret Societies and Hidden Histories

Lovecraftiana: The Magazine of Eldritch Horror in order

1 book
  1. 2. Lovecraftiana: The Magazine of Eldritch Horror: 2018 to 2019

Element Encyclopedia in order

1 book
  1. 4. The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Hidden History

Modern-Day Witch in order

1 book
  1. 10. The Druid Path

Standalone books

73 books

73 John Michael Greer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read John Michael Greer books in order?

You only need to read John Michael Greer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with John Michael Greer

Start with The Coming of Peak Oil - Collected Essays, Volume I, 2006-2007 (2017), the first Complete Archdruid Report book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition (1996).

What is the newest John Michael Greer book?

The Way of the Secret Temple (2025) is the newest John Michael Greer book released so far.

Is there a new John Michael Greer book coming?

No next John Michael Greer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

John Michael Greer at a glance

Still publishing
John Michael Greer published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
John Michael Greer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,172 pages across the 28 of 111 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Michael Greer books, 49 of 111, were published in the 2010s.

What the John Michael Greer books are about

19 of the 111 John Michael Greer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 6 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Magic 6 of 19 books
  • Religion 3 of 19 books
  • Divination 2 of 19 books
  • Geomancy 2 of 19 books
  • Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 2 of 19 books
  • Spirituality 2 of 19 books