Four Books of Occult Philosophy
Author | : Edmund Kelly |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 664 |
Release | : 2019-09-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780244215149 |
ISBN-13 | : 0244215146 |
Rating | : 4/5 (146 Downloads) |
Download or read book Four Books of Occult Philosophy written by Edmund Kelly and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Books of Occult Philosophy (De Occulta Philosophia libri III) is Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's study of occult philosophy, acknowledged as a significant contribution to the Renaissance philosophical discussion concerning the powers of ritual magic, and its relationship with religion. The first book was printed in 1531 in Paris, Cologne, and Antwerp, while the full three volumes first appeared in Cologne in 1533. The three books deal with Elemental, Celestial and Intellectual magic. The books outline the four elements, astrology, kabbalah, numbers, angels, God's names, the virtues and relationships with each other as well as methods of utilizing these relationships and laws in medicine, scrying, alchemy, ceremonies, origins of what are from the Hebrew, Greek and Chaldean context. This edition also includes the Fourth book The Four Books of Occult Philosophy is a must have in any grimoire collection.