This fascinating work covers all aspects of magical knowledge, including alchemy and hermetic philosophy, witchcraft and spell casting, necromancy and spirit conjurations, ceremonial magic, demonic rituals, qabalistic magic, the gnostic traditions and various methods of divination. A compendious book covering a wide variety of occult subjects which would make a valuable addition to an occultists collection, embellished with over 160 illustrations.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introductory Note
Mesopotamia
The Forgetful Gods - Divinatory Arts - The Mystery of Stars and Numbers - The Tower of Babel
Persia
Zoroaster - Magic About Hair and Nails - Casting Out the Fly Demon
The Hebrews
Jehovah�s Warriors - Magic in Holy Writ
Egypt
The Sphinx - Mortuary Magic - Journey to the Underworld - The Word - Isis
Greece
Magic in Philosophical Garb - Dreams, Ghosts and Heroes - Omens, Oracles and Astrology - The Mysteries of Eleusis
Gnosticism
The Way to Blessedness - The Gnostic Sects
The Roman Empire
Magic Under the Roman Emperors - Neo-Platonism - Julian the Apostate - The Ruin of Pagan Magic
Alchemy
Origins of Alchemy - Hermes Trismegistus - Hermetica - The Principles of Alchemy and the Philosophers� Stone - �Vas Insigne Electionis� - Hermetic Enigmas - The Alkahest - Early Attacks on Alchemy - Famous Transmutations - The Inheritance of the Accursed
The Middle Ages
Magical Miscellany in Pre-Arabic Times - The Arabs - Magicians of the Middle Ages - Albertus Magnus - Roger Bacon
The Devil
The Principle of Evil - Infernal Helpers - Unholy Images
Witchcraft
Possessions - The Sabbath - The Devil�s Share - The Witch - The Pursuit of an Ideal - The Witch Controversy in English Literature
Diabolic Rites
Black Magic
Portraits
The Magus - Pico Della Mirandola - Trithemius - Agrippa Von Bettelheim - Theophrastus Paracelsus - Nostradamus - Guillaume Postel - Giambattista Della Porta
Cabala
Christian Cabalists and the Jews - Secrets of the Bible - Magic of Letters - The �Book Yetzirah�
Magical Arts
The Wonder Cave - Astrology - Divination by Moles - Metoposcopy - Physiognomy - Chiromancy - The Tarot - Tarot Pips and Trumps - The Juggler
Reformers
The Rosicrucians - Valentine Andreae - Secret Societies - The Classical Ideal
The Eighteenth Century
Revolt Against Reason - Vampires - Magic Unveiled - Masonic Lodges - The Count of Saint-Germain
Epilogue
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliographic Resume
Index
Book Format:
Octavo, approx 9.2" tall. Book is bound in red cloth with black symbol to cover and silver lettering to spine; Dust jacket included;
Pagination: 342pp;
Condition:
Good+ condition. Boards are in very good condition with minimal rubbing at corners and ends of spine; Small sticker to bottom of spine. Dustjacket in good condition. some creasing and fading to corners, small sticker on bottom of spine also. Pages very clean.
Price: US$61.00 -SOLD
