The History of Magic and the OccultCovers astrology, divination, witchcraft, the Tarot, the Cabala, alchemy, and vampires, from ancient Mesopotamia to eighteenth-century Europe. |
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... become north , and the earth will be overturned . ' In the magic incantations of the Egyptians , not only the name but every spoken word had its supernatural effect . Nothing could come into being before its name had been uttered . Not ...
... become north , and the earth will be overturned . ' In the magic incantations of the Egyptians , not only the name but every spoken word had its supernatural effect . Nothing could come into being before its name had been uttered . Not ...
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... become as one ; receive now this grace from me and through me ; deck thyself as a bride who awaits her bridegroom , that thou mayest become as I am , and as thou art ; let the seed of light descend into thy bridal chamber , receive the ...
... become as one ; receive now this grace from me and through me ; deck thyself as a bride who awaits her bridegroom , that thou mayest become as I am , and as thou art ; let the seed of light descend into thy bridal chamber , receive the ...
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... become one . A nest is found in the forest In which Hermes has his brood ; One fledgling always strives to fly ... become one in the nest , i.e. , the heart . ' From a rhetor [ man ] has become a consul . ' Yet I was of ignoble birth ...
... become one . A nest is found in the forest In which Hermes has his brood ; One fledgling always strives to fly ... become one in the nest , i.e. , the heart . ' From a rhetor [ man ] has become a consul . ' Yet I was of ignoble birth ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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