Cornelius Agrippa: 8 books

Written by a legendary scholar of Renaissance esoterica, this is the single most important text in the history of Western occultism, Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535) combined classical Neoplatonic and Hermetic philosophy with elements of the Jewish Kabbalah and Christianity to form a systematic exposition...

The Philosophy of Natural Magic By Henry Cornelius Agrippa In his influential work The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Agrippa combined magic, astrology, Qabbalah, theurgy, medecine, and the occult properties of plants, rocks, and metals. This work was an important factor in the spread of the idea of occult sciences.

Mr. Henry Morley, an eminent English scholar, in his Life of Cornelius Agrippa, makes these tributary statements: He secured the best honors attainable in art and arms; was acquainted with eight languages, being the master of six. His natural bent had been from early youth to a consideration of Divine...

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, nato verso la fine del XV secolo a Colonia, è ancora oggi una delle figure di maggior rilievo per chiunque si occupi di esoterismo ed alchimia. La sua celeberrima opera “De Occulta Philosophia, Libri Tres”, data alle stampe nell'anno 1553, è una pietra miliare per...

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, nato verso la fine del XV secolo a Colonia, è ancora oggi una delle figure di maggior rilievo per chiunque si occupi di esoterismo ed alchimia. La sua celeberrima opera “De Occulta Philosophia, Libri Tres”, data alle stampe nell'anno 1553, è una pietra miliare per...

Originally published in 1531-3, De occulta philosophia libri tres, (Three books of Occult Philosophy) proposed that magic existed, and it could be studied and used by devout Christians, as it was derived from God, not the Devil. Agrippa had a huge influence on Renaissance esoteric philosophers, particularly Giordano Bruno. This is the English version.

The Three Books Of Occult Philosophy or Magic have been noted as being the most important source for magic in the Western world that has ever been published, and are the most complete repository of pagan and Neoplatonic magic ever compiled. This book is packed with material you will not find elsewhere,...

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