- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Kessinger Publishing; Facsimile edition edition (January 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1564591999
- ISBN-13: 978-1564591999
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 20.5 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 689 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,268,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the last half of 1509 and the first months of 1510, Cornelius Agrippa, known in his day as a Magician, gathered together all the Mystic lore he had obtained by the energy and ardor of youth and compiled it into the elaborate system of Magic, in three books, known as Occult Philosophy, the first book of which Natural Magic constitutes the present volume. Partial List of Contents: Natural Magic; What Magic Is; Four Elements; Three-fold Consideration of Elements; Kinds of Compounds; Occult Virtues of Things; Of the Spirit of the World; How Inferior Things are Subjected to Superior Bodies; What Things are Lunary; What Things are under the power of: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury; What Things are Under the Signs; Of the Union of Mixed Things; Of Bindings; Of Sorceries; Of Perfumes or Suffumigations; Magical Rings; Of Light Colors; Of Divination; Of divers certain Animals; Of Geomancy; Of the Reviving of the Dead; Of Divination by Dreams; Of Madness; Passions of the Mind; Of Speech; Of many Words joined together; Virtue of Writing. (Note: this is the same book as The Philosphy of Natural Magic only it was originally published under both names.)
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SEEING there is a Three-fold World-Elementary, Celestial and Intellectual-and every inferior is governed by its superior, and receiveth the influence of the virtues thereof, so that the very Original and Chief Worker of all doth by angels, the heavens, stars, elements, animals, plants, metals and stones convey from Himself the virtues of His Omnipotency upon us, for whose service He made and created all these things: Wise men conceive it no way irrational that it should be possible for us to ascend by the same degrees through each World, to the same very original World itself, the Maker of all things and First Cause, from whence all things are and proceed; and also to enjoy not only these virtues, which are already in the more excellent kind of things, but also besides these, to draw new virtues from above. Read the first page
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SEEING there is a Three-fold World-Elementary, Celestial and Intellectual-and every inferior is governed by its superior, and receiveth the influence of the virtues thereof, so that the very Original and Chief Worker of all doth by angels, the heavens, stars, elements, animals, plants, metals and stones convey from Himself the virtues of His Omnipotency upon us, for whose service He made and created all these things: Wise men conceive it no way irrational that it should be possible for us to ascend by the same degrees through each World, to the same very original World itself, the Maker of all things and First Cause, from whence all things are and proceed; and also to enjoy not only these virtues, which are already in the more excellent kind of things, but also besides these, to draw new virtues from above. Read the first page
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Don't waste your money!,
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This review is from: Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic (Paperback)
1. Title is deceptive, it is only the FIRST book, not three.2. It is cheaply reproduced. 3. Recommend LLewellyn's
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you'll LOVE this!,
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This review is from: Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic (Paperback)
It was a GREAT! book. very informative. I learned unfathomable amounts about my religion's roots, lore, and more experienced magick. It was sooooo helpful in my studies. I hope you get a chance to read it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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This is only the First Book of Occult Philosophy - NOT ALL 3,
By R. J. Lowe "IT, Gamer, Philosopher, Writer" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic (Paperback)
The title of this particular offering is somewhat misleading - however, in the publisher notes above it is clearly stated that this is ONLY Agrippa's First Book on Occult Philosophy, which covers Natural Magic. You will NOT find his Second book concerning Celestial Magic, nor his Third book concerning Ceremonial Magic within this volume. You can however order his Fourth book, which is a simplified "rude and unfashioned" How To reference to his third book - if you can find it. In the mean time, you might do better ordering Francis Barrett's - The Magus, which is basically a condensed version of Agrippa's work.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Don't waste your money!,
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This review is from: Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic (Paperback)
1. Title is deceptive, it is only the FIRST book, not three.2. It is cheaply reproduced. 3. Recommend LLewellyn's 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Waste of Money: Get the Llewellyn Complete,
By Christopher I. Lehrich - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic (Paperback)
Don't waste $25 on a partial edition --- spend $30 for Llewellyn's complete "Three Books of Occult Philosophy," which is also a much better edition, with good annotations. This edition, like just about everything from Kessinger, is essentially a xerox copy bound in thin cardstock. Agrippa's book is the great masterpiece of its kind from the early 16th century; modern practitioners as well as intellectual historians may find it somewhat impenetrable. As an historical resource and compendium of magical material, the work is unparalleled. I suspect that many modern practitioners will find it annoying that Agrippa gives essentially no practical examples. For the linguistically adept, there is an excellent Latin critical edition from E.J. Brill, edited by V. Perrone Compagni. If you want to understand the book from a non-practical perspective, my _The Language of Demons and Angels_ is now out.
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