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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... sign of mercury and gold . The symbol is flanked by the three signs of the alchemistic procedure : a triangle , air , sig- nifying the volatile mercury ; a reversed triangle , water , i.e. , the fixed mercury . In the third sign , the ...
... sign of mercury and gold . The symbol is flanked by the three signs of the alchemistic procedure : a triangle , air , sig- nifying the volatile mercury ; a reversed triangle , water , i.e. , the fixed mercury . In the third sign , the ...
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... signs of the zodiac , which mark the twelve compartments of heaven . The zodiac's inner ring is the ecliptic , i.e. , the circle described by the Sun in its yearly circuit around the earth . The northern signs of the zodiac are : Y ...
... signs of the zodiac , which mark the twelve compartments of heaven . The zodiac's inner ring is the ecliptic , i.e. , the circle described by the Sun in its yearly circuit around the earth . The northern signs of the zodiac are : Y ...
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... sign produce a hexagon , or sextile , marked * . When a planet , for instance , is in Aries , another planet in ... sign is d . It signifies that two planets are in one and the same degree of a zodiacal sign , and this , according to the ...
... sign produce a hexagon , or sextile , marked * . When a planet , for instance , is in Aries , another planet in ... sign is d . It signifies that two planets are in one and the same degree of a zodiacal sign , and this , according to the ...
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 9 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 15 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTE | 15 |
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