Art magic, or, Mudane, sub-mundane and super-mundane spiritism [microform] a treatise in three parts and twenty-three sections, descriptive of art magic, spiritism, the different orders of spirits in the universe known to be related to, or in communication with man; together with directions for invoking, controlling, and discharging spirits, and the uses and abuses, dangers and possibilities of magical art . shal de Eetz memorablethrough all time, belong to this record; it is enough to add thatthe magical practices to which he resorted in aid of his unholypurposes, contributed greatly to deepe
Art magic, or, Mudane, sub-mundane and super-mundane spiritism [microform] a treatise in three parts and twenty-three sections, descriptive of art magic, spiritism, the different orders of spirits in the universe known to be related to, or in communication with man; together with directions for invoking, controlling, and discharging spirits, and the uses and abuses, dangers and possibilities of magical art . shal de Eetz memorablethrough all time, belong to this record; it is enough to add thatthe magical practices to which he resorted in aid of his unholypurposes, contributed greatly to deepen the horror with whichthis art was regarded—especially in an age too ignorant andpriest-ridden to distinguish the nature of occult science from itsworst abuse. It was during the fifteenth century that Henry CorneliusAgrippa flourished, an adept in physical science, scholarly attain-ments, as well as occult art, which made him the honored officerof Kings and Princes, the friend, adviser and Physician of Queensand Princesses, and the Paragon of Magicians, in all ages. It isfrom a compendium of his occult practices that we are enabledto present our readers in the following section with a completeArbatel of Magic, or full directions for the performance of thosecurious rites in which Agrippa. and many of his cotemporariesclaimed to be able to control the legions of Planetary Spirits. CORNELIUS From a rare print in the Strasburg Collection. It must be remembered that this distinguished Knight andgreat Adept was a devout Roman Catholic, hence he employedthose sacred names, garments and forms, which belonged to hisChurch, just in the same manner as the Arabians, Greeks, Chal-deans and Egyptians employed the names and formulae of be- 282 ART MAGIC. lief peculiar to their time in their magical rites. Let it be bornein mind, however, that such features of each system are but theexoteric forms in which the esoteric principles are wrapped have no real potency beyond the
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