Three Books of Occult PhilosophyLlewellyn, 1993 - 938 pages Now you can learn from the original, most important source for magic in the Western world that has ever been published, when you get Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy. This massive volume was originally published in 1531, and occultists have been drawing on it ever since. Now, Llewellyn is proud to produce the first complete reprint of the original English translation in the last 500 years. Donald Tyson edited this work and removed the hundreds of errors that appeared in the original translation. He also fully annotated the work, to make it understandable--and usable--by people today. -Discover what the Renaissance scholar knew about astrology, medicine, history, herbs, geography, animals, angels, devils, Witches, charms, the weather, and a host of other subjects The Three Books of Occult Philosophy is the most complete repository of pagan and Neoplatonic magic ever compiled. This book is packed with material you will not find elsewhere, including copious extracts on magic from obscure or lost works by Pythagoras, Ptolemy, Plato, Aristotle, and many others. Tyson's detailed annotations clarify difficult references and provide origins of quotations, even expanding upon them in many cases, in order to make Agrippa's work more accessible to the modern reader. The Three Books of Occult Philosophy is the ultimate "how-to" for magical workings. It describes how to work all manner of divinations and natural and ceremonial magic in such clear and useful detail that it is still the guide for modern techniques. The extensive new supplementary material makes this wisdom practical for use today. The Three Books of Occult Philosophy is an essential reference tool for all students of the occult. Get your copy today. |
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... magic, consciously or not. No wonder that the magician is an ancient and universal archetype—the first card in the tarot deck. No wonder people seek out magical artists ... magic we already perform. Magicians Life Magic and Staged Magic 19.
... Magic : Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition ( Berkeley : University of California Press , 2006 ) 151-5 . Randall Styers Magic and Social Control ... MAGICAL - CRITICAL Randall Styers Magic and Social Control, 2004//34.
... magic, he said, may be found in the kabbalah. The magical system is based on the power of numbers and sacred names and involves the construction of numerous magical squares for such purposes as invisibility, flying, commanding spirits ...
Contents
To the Reader by Donald Tyson | xiii |
On the Occult Philosophy | xxxix |
Three Books of Occult Philosophy | xlv |
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Three Books of Occult Philosophy Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Von Nettesheim,Henry Agrippa No preview available - 2014 |