The History of Magic and the OccultA profusely illustrated survey of the magical and occult ideas and operations in the civilized Western world. Includes astrology, divination, physiognomy, fortune cards, the Sphinx, the philosophers' stone, witchcraft and black magic, the Cabala, the Tarot, transmutations, alchemy, omens, oracles and vampires. Highlights the secret teachings of philosophers and many ohter prophetic mystics. |
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... dead a pleasant life in the hereafter . The massive pyramids and tombs built for the deceased pharaohs and their ministers , for priests and other dignitaries , suggest the power that the dead wielded over all minds . Looking at these ...
... dead a pleasant life in the hereafter . The massive pyramids and tombs built for the deceased pharaohs and their ministers , for priests and other dignitaries , suggest the power that the dead wielded over all minds . Looking at these ...
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... dead . Sometimes these ghosts are garrulous , adding thus to the terror of their appearance . So in Shakespeare's Hamlet ' the sheeted dead did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets ' . Ghosts do not find peace in their graves because ...
... dead . Sometimes these ghosts are garrulous , adding thus to the terror of their appearance . So in Shakespeare's Hamlet ' the sheeted dead did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets ' . Ghosts do not find peace in their graves because ...
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... dead , and the people now related that the stranger was the grandfather who had been dead for ten years and was now a vampire . The rest of the tale is taken from the official protocol made by the examiners . The old man's tomb was ...
... dead , and the people now related that the stranger was the grandfather who had been dead for ten years and was now a vampire . The rest of the tale is taken from the official protocol made by the examiners . The old man's tomb was ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 9 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 15 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTE | 15 |
Copyright | |
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