The Occult William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs was a writer, intellectual and counter-culture icon. From Jack Kerouac to Kurt Cobain, he inspired a half-century of America's underground.

Magic and the Occult occurred as themes throughout Burroughs writing and conversations. This thesis undertakes a detailed analysis of Burroughs' final trilogy, The Road to the Western Lands, uncovering a hidden symbolism woven into the text, and revealing the works as a masterful Occult allegory.