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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... elements : the indivisible , which partakes of the 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 ...
... elements : the indivisible , which partakes of the 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 ...
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... elements , because they are dry and warm . The fiery phoenix is his emblem , and the lion is the symbol of gold . Lion and man hold the sun , which is the philosophers ' gold as well as the heavenly star , and the emblem of generation ...
... elements , because they are dry and warm . The fiery phoenix is his emblem , and the lion is the symbol of gold . Lion and man hold the sun , which is the philosophers ' gold as well as the heavenly star , and the emblem of generation ...
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... elements : fire , water , earth and air . These elements occur in three types : here below they are mixed , impure ; in the stars , they are pure ; thirdly , there are composite elements which can change and which are the vehicle of all ...
... elements : fire , water , earth and air . These elements occur in three types : here below they are mixed , impure ; in the stars , they are pure ; thirdly , there are composite elements which can change and which are the vehicle of all ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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