May 19, 2025   |   0 comments

Miguel Conner discusses his book The Occult Elvis: The Mystical and Magical Life of the King

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Elvis Presley, the most successful solo artist in history and an emblematic cultural figure of the Western world, has been widely perceived as a conservative Southern Christian. However, the truth about the man has been missed. Conner reveals that Elvis was a profound mystic, occultist, and shaman. Beginning with the unusual circumstances of his birth – and his stillborn twin brother – the author traces the diverse thread of mysticism that runs through Presley’s life, drawing on firsthand accounts from the people closest to him, including his wife, Priscilla, and his spiritual advisors. He shows how Elvis studied seminal 19th and 20th century occultists and argues that Elvis was well-versed in the esoteric practices of sex magic, meditation, astrology, and numerology and had a deep familiarity with Kabbalah, Gnosticism, Theosophy, and Eastern traditions. He also reveals how Elvis was a natural healer, telekinetic, psychic, and astral traveler who had significant mystical experiences and UFO encounters.

Looking at the conspiratorial and paranormal aspects of Elvis’s life, the author explores the ‘Elvis visitations’ that have occurred since the King’s death and the general high weirdness of his life. As Conner convincingly argues, Elvis was not just a one-of-a-kind rock-and-roller. He was the greatest magician America ever produced.

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