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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... Man , it seemed , was incapable of fighting the will of the planet divinities . Yet the more this system evolved , the more did the wise men read ethical values into man's fate ; the will of the stars was not completely independent from ...
... Man , it seemed , was incapable of fighting the will of the planet divinities . Yet the more this system evolved , the more did the wise men read ethical values into man's fate ; the will of the stars was not completely independent from ...
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... man whose strong conviction produced confidence and optimism , they worked wonders . The fear of disease , he said ... man's imagination to be Sun , i.e. , that he imagines wholly that which he wills . ' About intelligence , Paracelsus ...
... man whose strong conviction produced confidence and optimism , they worked wonders . The fear of disease , he said ... man's imagination to be Sun , i.e. , that he imagines wholly that which he wills . ' About intelligence , Paracelsus ...
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... man's birth , whereas in the right hand are marked those changes which man causes daily by his will and work . This argument cannot be accepted lightly . If man's will is free , why should one inspect his left hand ? If he modifies his ...
... man's birth , whereas in the right hand are marked those changes which man causes daily by his will and work . This argument cannot be accepted lightly . If man's will is free , why should one inspect his left hand ? If he modifies his ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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