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Egyptian Secrets: or White and Black Art for Man and Beast

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I am personally not into Albertus Magnus or "Egyptian Secrets". I should, however, point out that the purpose of this book is not so much to prove or disprove whether or not Albertus was a saint or sorcorer, but is simply a translations of an early 1800's grimiore, nothing more, or nothing less. Therefore, the qaulity of this book should not be judged on the authenticity of the sorcerers ideas surrounding the origins of their magical teachings in the 1800's, but as a representation of the type of magic practiced by sorcerors in early America, regaurdless what these wizards thought this magic came from. I should also point out that the magic presented in this book is basically goetic/hermetic magic, and that there was in fact both coptic(egyptian) and greek translations found in both the Kemetic and the Mediterrainian lands. More details on this subject can be found in Seven Faces of Darkness by Don Webb and Hermetic Magic by Stephen Flowers, both of which I found interesting from a scholarly point of veiw. Therefore, I suggest that one should be weary of the ratings of the Xtian below.

Magnus reviews an astonishing array of occult mysteries in this tome of Hidden secrets. A great read for anyone who is interested in occult teachings - charlatans or otherwise!

Bought this book figuring it would talk about the ancient gods of Egypt, magics and spells from those times etc.
What you actually get on the other hand is a hodge podge of reciepes for getting rid of diarrhea and such. All of it calling on the power of Christ, the son and holy spirit.. yada yada yada...

Nothing Egypt about this book. No great secrets. Just a boring let down.

Having been an Albertist for over ten years, and as publisherof the only Complete Works of Saint Albert worldwide ( ), please beassured that this book is just another fabrication of certain ideologists who would like to make a sorcerer out of a Saint.

There are countless copies of bogus works claiming occult science and attributed to Albertus Magnus. The purpose of these books has been to lead many readers by seduction into the world of the occult: namely, by giving the lie that such works were authored by a traditional Christian scholar and somehow or other approved for licit transmission to future scholars.

Having studied the many fabrications, one is just astounded at how dull and stupid the actual works are once investigated. Whereas, after studying the actual Corpus of Saint Albert, the Opera Omnia, one is moreso astounded by the height and breadth and depth of Albert's omniscienced wisdom...

For as a contemporary of Saint Albert could say: He was a man so divine in every science that he is rightly called the wonder and miracle of our time! The same remains true even today - but only in the Complete Works that deserve to bear his name...

Scholastically yours, Albert Pinto ( )