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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... numbers are to be found in the skies , numbers which seem to confirm the basic idea of astrology . They appear to assist each other and lend themselves to many speculations . Thus the number seven occurs in the main stars of the Great ...
... numbers are to be found in the skies , numbers which seem to confirm the basic idea of astrology . They appear to assist each other and lend themselves to many speculations . Thus the number seven occurs in the main stars of the Great ...
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... numbers . In the size , weight and intervals of the stars lurk mys- tic numbers ; and around these , the creator built the cosmos . The Pythagoreans called arithmetic the study of numbers and their relation to natural phenomena , so ...
... numbers . In the size , weight and intervals of the stars lurk mys- tic numbers ; and around these , the creator built the cosmos . The Pythagoreans called arithmetic the study of numbers and their relation to natural phenomena , so ...
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... numbers ( expressed by the first ten letters ) . These two types of signs are called the thirty - two marvellous ways of wisdom , upon which God has founded His name . They are identified with thought rendered visible , and they are ...
... numbers ( expressed by the first ten letters ) . These two types of signs are called the thirty - two marvellous ways of wisdom , upon which God has founded His name . They are identified with thought rendered visible , and they are ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 9 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 15 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTE | 15 |
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