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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... character and of a weak character Ioannes ab Indagine , Introductiones Apotelesmaticae , Strassburg , 1630 135. Eyes of a malicious man and of a lustful man Ioannes ab Indagine , Chiromantia , Strassburg , 1531 136. Ears of an ...
... character and of a weak character Ioannes ab Indagine , Introductiones Apotelesmaticae , Strassburg , 1630 135. Eyes of a malicious man and of a lustful man Ioannes ab Indagine , Chiromantia , Strassburg , 1531 136. Ears of an ...
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... character of the deer . The horse is a noble animal , therefore it is a sign of nobility to walk erect with the head held high . Men who resemble a donkey are like that animal : timid , stupid , nervous . He who looks like an ostrich is ...
... character of the deer . The horse is a noble animal , therefore it is a sign of nobility to walk erect with the head held high . Men who resemble a donkey are like that animal : timid , stupid , nervous . He who looks like an ostrich is ...
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... character and honesty . When the teeth are close together and sharp , they denote a healthy com- plexion and predict a long life . When they protrude they reveal a garrulous and insolent , pompous and unstable individual . Of noses ...
... character and honesty . When the teeth are close together and sharp , they denote a healthy com- plexion and predict a long life . When they protrude they reveal a garrulous and insolent , pompous and unstable individual . Of noses ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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