Submitted by Waru_ t3_y8ze9g in philadelphia
Looking for any and all recs. Don’t mind traveling to south jersey or northern de for good spots either
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Angsty_Potatos t1_it441dj wrote
It's not really the same store it used to be. It's more woo woo shit now than actual occult
z7q2 t1_it3gsyy wrote
Seconded. Harry's has been around for 100 years now.
WunkyFinkerbean t1_it3i3a2 wrote
Is it still open? I haven’t checked it out in years!
napsdufroid t1_it3wip5 wrote
It's now called Harry's World and is far more commercial/new age-y than it originally was. Its selection of books is way smaller now, too.
WunkyFinkerbean t1_it42csx wrote
Boo! As a good Catholic boy in the 80s, I used to go there to get severely creeped out by the occult books.
napsdufroid t1_it43o4q wrote
Oh, yeah. The original Harry's was for serious occult people. Used to have a real mummy in the window.
Oh_Who_Cares_ffs t1_it3wjpk wrote
Do any give free frogurt with purchase?
abigdumbrocket t1_it3xu36 wrote
The frogurt is also cursed.
Hollow_Rant t1_it4k4mn wrote
That's bad.
Philodemus1984 t1_it4l1jy wrote
But you get your choice of topping
Gram-GramAndShabadoo t1_it6ub17 wrote
That's good
Philodemus1984 t1_it76qm1 wrote
The toppings contain potassium benzoate
Gram-GramAndShabadoo t1_it7o3b5 wrote
.....
Philodemus1984 t1_it821dd wrote
That’s bad
Oh_Who_Cares_ffs t1_it8e3er wrote
Can I go now?
PAPS26 t1_it2nkep wrote
Garland of Letters is great on South St, Harry's World on South as well.
bda22 t1_it42o4r wrote
Spiral Bookcase in manayunk. Queer witch owned
electric_ranger t1_it4q6i7 wrote
Also has a cat. Used bookstore with a cat is my retirement goal
HistoricalSubject t1_it2ywsz wrote
Deep beneath the Masonic temple. But you will find more than books there. Like divinized necrotic tissue waiting to be beheld (and put to use). Take great care if you proceed. The Ur-substance of all that is could retract if an attempt to reach it fails and is noticed by the eyes of Time.
Also, the theosophical society is in center city. Might be up your interests alley. They pay homage to the modern cult of the fact-ish gods we currently worship, but specialize more in esoteric history and practices.
napsdufroid t1_it3x1h5 wrote
Might want to try Spiral Bookcase in Manayunk
dingosongo t1_it3khqb wrote
Obligatory RIP to Germ Bookstore :(
CommunicationTime265 t1_it5gb93 wrote
Last time I dabbled in the occult I got a nasty case of hemorrhoids. Never again!
Patient_Performer_92 t1_it2u2k5 wrote
Black and Nobel
PhillyPanda t1_it2np80 wrote
Harry’s