The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy: The Companion to Three Books of Occult Philosophy

by Donald Tyson

Paperback, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

130

Publication

Llewellyn Publications (2009), Edition: 1, 480 pages

Description

The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, by Henry Cornelius Agrippa and unnamed others, is considered one of the cornerstones of Western magic, and the grimoires it contains are among the most important that exist in the Western tradition. For more than three hundred years, this mysterious tome has been regarded as difficult or even impossible to understand--until now. Occult scholar Donald Tyson presents a fully annotated, corrected, and modernized edition of Stephen Skinner's 1978 facsimile edition of the original work, which was six tracts published as one volume in 1655. For the first time, these classic works of Western magic have been rendered fully accessible to the novice practitioner, as well as occult scholars and skilled magicians. Tyson presents clear instruction and practical insight on a variety of magic techniques, providing contemporary magicians with a working grimoire of the arcane. Astrology History Geomancy Ceremonial Magic The Nature of Spirits, Angels, and Demons Geomantic Astronomy Necromancy Invocation and Evocation of Spirits… (more)

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LibraryThing member Anituel
This book is often given very little respect. I agree that it is an obvious forgery, insofar as it was clearly not written or even compiled by Agrippa. That does not diminish its usefulness as a very good series of examples of practical applications of the material from Agrippa's "Three Books of
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1559
1655 (English translation)

Physical description

480 p.; 6.75 inches

ISBN

0738718769 / 9780738718767
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