Magic and Mystery in Tibet (originally published in 1929 as Mystiques et Magiciens du Tibet) is a seminal account by Belgian-French explorer and spiritualist Alexandra David-Néel, detailing her fourteen years of exploration, study, and immersion in Tibetan Buddhism and its esoteric practices. As one of the first Western women to enter the forbidden city of Lhasa, David-Néel provides an objective, firsthand, and scholarly look at the supernatural, mystical, and occult traditions of the Himalayas.