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Three books of occult philosophy..

by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Donald Tyson & James Freake

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English

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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. massive volume was originally published in 1531, and occultists have been drawing on it ever since. Now, Llewellyn 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 -Gain immediate reference to a vast amount of arcane, but completely annotated, magical material -Find corrected drawings of seals, sigils, and magic squares, and correctly represented geomantic figures -Explore the practical Kabbalah, geomancy, the magic squares, the elements, the humors, and the Soul of the World -Consult the new Biographical dictionary for background on each of the hundreds of writers and historical figures referred to by Agrippa -Consult the new Geographical Dictionary for data on referenced rivers, mountains, nations, cities—many of which now carry different names. The Three Books of Occult the most complete repository of pagan and Neoplatonic magic ever compiled. This book 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 still the guide for modern techniques. The extensive new supplementary material makes this wisdom practical for use today. The Three Books of Occult an essential reference tool for all students of the occult. Get your copy today.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology, Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, Demonology, angelology, and possession, Divination and oracles, Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism, Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex and openlibrary-title-seed matched “occultism” and “Three Books of Occult Philosophy”. Retained metadata contains “occult” in the title, “Three Books of Occult Philosophy” in the title, “occult” in the description, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

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  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex and openlibrary-title-seed matched “ceremonial magic” and “Three Books of Occult Philosophy”. Retained metadata contains “Three Books of Occult Philosophy” in the title, “Ceremonial magic” in the description, “Magic” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

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  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Retained metadata contains “witches” in the description.

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  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Astrology”· in description
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  • Divination and oracles

    Retained metadata contains “Geomancy” in the description.

    • “Geomancy”· in description
  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “Kabbalah” in the description and “Kabbalah” in the subject metadata.

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  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Retained metadata contains “Angels” in the description.

    • “Angels”· in description
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Mysticism”· in subject

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OpenAlex scholarly book record

1992-01-01Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and ZoologyEnglish—Unknown

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1651Printed by R.W. for Gregory Moule...English—No ebook

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