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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... thing . And as all things have been derived from one , by the thought of one , so all things are born from this thing , by adoption . The sun is its father , the moon is its mother . Wind has carried it in its belly , the earth is its ...
... thing . And as all things have been derived from one , by the thought of one , so all things are born from this thing , by adoption . The sun is its father , the moon is its mother . Wind has carried it in its belly , the earth is its ...
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... things are mutually attracted although they are locally separated . This explanation is based upon belief in sympathetic magic , namely , that like attracts like . Had anyone told Bacon that this was magic , he would have been ...
... things are mutually attracted although they are locally separated . This explanation is based upon belief in sympathetic magic , namely , that like attracts like . Had anyone told Bacon that this was magic , he would have been ...
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... things , their nature , power , quality , substance and effects , as well as their relationships and antagon- isms . It is a philosophical science ; it is physics , mathematics and theology ... things akin , there is discord between things.
... things , their nature , power , quality , substance and effects , as well as their relationships and antagon- isms . It is a philosophical science ; it is physics , mathematics and theology ... things akin , there is discord between things.
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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