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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Page 81
... knowledge which enabled man to rival his creator . Investigation of the hidden works of nature was sac- rilegious . St Augustine shares this conception when he censures ' the vain and curious desire of investigation , known as knowledge ...
... knowledge which enabled man to rival his creator . Investigation of the hidden works of nature was sac- rilegious . St Augustine shares this conception when he censures ' the vain and curious desire of investigation , known as knowledge ...
Page 143
... knowledge but the practice of what is bad is evil . ' The question arises how can one master an art without practising it ? Trithemius's sen- tence seems to be the key to an understanding of the medieval scholars ' interest in magic ...
... knowledge but the practice of what is bad is evil . ' The question arises how can one master an art without practising it ? Trithemius's sen- tence seems to be the key to an understanding of the medieval scholars ' interest in magic ...
Page 148
... knowledge controlled by a few supermen , perhaps only by one , himself . Having declared that all human knowledge depends upon mathematics , he asserts that its noblest branch is astrology , which should be used in medicine , in alchemy ...
... knowledge controlled by a few supermen , perhaps only by one , himself . Having declared that all human knowledge depends upon mathematics , he asserts that its noblest branch is astrology , which should be used in medicine , in alchemy ...
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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