Atlantis Bookshop

passing by the street, I saw the shop and thought to myself this is the place I am going to visit over and over again!
I spend around 15 minutes browsing the books, and no one was interested in asking if I need any help– fine– I can manage on my own!
I actually was enjoying listening to the conversation taking place about Oxfam making a fortune without having to pay anything for employees !
when I went to the till with a book (£5)and a pack of tarot cards (£10), the register was £17.50
«I thought the total is £15,» I said
«it is 17.50 that you have to pay,» the woman almost screaming !! of course I was terrified of the witch cursing me, so I paid quietly.
I asked about other services they offer, and I was told there is a museum downstairs.
my next question was ‘do you do any readings in here?”
«yes, it is only by appointment and it is £50,» the woman replied
«is the reader specialized any certain areas?»
«SHE IS SPECIALIZED IN TAROT READING» I was actually shouted at ;-)
so i sulked ;-)
you know I do not think that three questions is a lot to ask
I do believe that some tarot readers/​fortune tellers could be a medium, or a healer or a plain reader– it is the way they specialize !!!
this place in my opinion, is not worth a visit, better books about that sort of thing can be found in Waterstone’s on Piccadilly Street
and without the SHOUTING

Atlantis is a great place to go if interested in wicca, witchcraft, eclectic neo-​paganism. It is not the place to go if you desire something other. I have been to the shop twice; it is cute in that sort of dishevilled harry potter sort of way. If you follow a culturally specific path (ie reconstructionism) go someplace else; a better bet would be ordering online or going to a university bookshop or even a chain like WH Smith.

Better even than Watkins books in Covent Garden
(see my review elsewhere) this place is a goldmine

There is a very good selection of new occult books here, even if the shop is small. And despite her rather forbidding demeanour the owner Geraldine is friendly enough, and is very knowledgeable about most esoteric and occult things. The bookshop was established in 1922 and was patronised by such notables as Aleister Crowley and Gerald Gardner. The bookshop runs events and lectures in their downstairs room, and also the Moot With No Name, every Wednesday upstairs at the Devreaux pub off of Fleet Street from 8pm cost £2.

Arguably the worlds best occult bookshop. I keep trying to decide if that is true. Certainly the most historic. I definitely was happy to be there and It was one of the many highlights of my trip to England to visit your fine shop. I’m thinking that probably everything I bought there, is now in my rare book case. Had I bought multiple copies of a few of the items I got, I probably could have paid for the trip!

The Atlantis bookshop is a small store specialising in occult and magic. I noticed it for the first time recently despite walking past it many times before, and was excited and intrigued to browse the interesting titles they held. Books about Tarot, fairies, witchcraft, astrology, the sacred, and mysterious happenings are amongst some of the subjects held upon the shelves.
The shop itself has tall bookshelves lining the walls, a bookcase in the middle and an old leather armchair next to a burning fireplace and an old mirror. There is also a desk at the back of the shop where the till, phone and computer are kept under heaps of paperwork (the archetypal disorganised desk). There are red plants hanging over the top of the bookshelves, low lighting and incense burning, amplifying the mysterious and spiritual theme.
As I was perusing the shelves, picking up on titles such as ‘Green Witchcraft for the Garden’, ‘Fairy Lore’ and ‘Man and the planets’ I did feel slightly nervous being the only customer in the shop with the owner, and after briefly exchanging smiles, started to wind myself up thinking she might be contriving what spells to cast on me to get me out of the shop (it was 5.55 — nearly closing time)! The overload of occult books was entertaining my daydream mind! I went back the next day and got no such silly ideas. It is certainly good place to find any mystical texts, and indulge in the supernatural.

When I used to work in The British Museum some time ago I would spend my lunch breaks in here and end up loosing track of time, oups.
Atlantis is a great little occult bookstore on Museum Street.
Here you will find a brilliant selection of alternative books, everything from magic, esoteric, tarot, feng shui, angels and ancient cultures. Fascinating stuff.
There are always lots of interesting leaflets left in here for courses and workshops which i pick up from time to time.