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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... divine , and the divisible , which partakes of the earthly . Both are related through a third element partaking of each and placed between the two . The three were made one by compression ! The compound was cut into strips which were ...
... divine , and the divisible , which partakes of the earthly . Both are related through a third element partaking of each and placed between the two . The three were made one by compression ! The compound was cut into strips which were ...
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... divine . Scientific achievement was without value when not accompanied by an ennoblement of the soul . And the mas- tery was the proof that the adept was now among the chosen . The symbol of this final stage was the figure of Christ ...
... divine . Scientific achievement was without value when not accompanied by an ennoblement of the soul . And the mas- tery was the proof that the adept was now among the chosen . The symbol of this final stage was the figure of Christ ...
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... divine plan . And the various forms and events of the corporeal world have their profound meaning and are just so many manifestations of the divine . Man's first doctor is God , the maker of health , Paracelsus says , for the body is ...
... divine plan . And the various forms and events of the corporeal world have their profound meaning and are just so many manifestations of the divine . Man's first doctor is God , the maker of health , Paracelsus says , for the body is ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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