The Occult Sylvia PlathThe Occult Sylvia Plath explores Sylvia Plaths enduring interest and active practice in mysticism and the occult from childhood until her tragic death in 1963. It decodes the alchemical, Qabalistic, hermetic, spiritual, and Tarot related references in many of Plaths poems. This work is based on more than 15 years of research, including analysis of Plaths unpublished personal writings from the Plath archives at Indiana University. The book examines the