Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic [Facsimile] [Paperback]

Henry Cornelius Agrippa (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 1992

In the last half of 1509 and the first months of 1510, Cornelius Agrippa, known in his day as a Magician, gathered together all the Mystic lore he had obtained by the energy and ardor of youth and compiled it into the elaborate system of Magic, in three books, known as Occult Philosophy, the first book of which-Natural Magic-constitutes the present volume. Partial List of Contents: Natural Magic; What Magic Is; Four Elements; Three-fold Consideration of Elements; Kinds of Compounds; Occult Virtues of Things; Of the Spirit of the World; How Inferior Things are Subjected to Superior Bodies; What Things are Lunary; What Things are under the power of: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury; What Things are Under the Signs; Of the Union of Mixed Things; Of Bindings; Of Sorceries; Of Perfumes or Suffumigations; Magical Rings; Of Light Colors; Of Divination; Of divers certain Animals; Of Geomancy; Of the Reviving of the Dead; Of Divination by Dreams; Of Madness; Passions of the Mind; Of Speech; Of many Words joined together; Virtue of Writing. (Note: this is the same book as The Philosphy of Natural Magic only it was originally published under both names.)

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Text: English, Latin (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC; Facsimile edition edition (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564591999
• ISBN-13: 978-1564591999
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is only the First Book of Occult Philosophy - NOT ALL 3, October 20, 2000

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R. J. Lowe "IT, Gamer, Philosopher, Writer" (Mohave Desert) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic (Paperback)

The title of this particular offering is somewhat misleading - however, in the publisher notes above it is clearly stated that this is ONLY Agrippa's First Book on Occult Philosophy, which covers Natural Magic. You will NOT find his Second book concerning Celestial Magic, nor his Third book concerning Ceremonial Magic within this volume. You can however order his Fourth book, which is a simplified "rude and unfashioned" How To reference to his third book - if you can find it. In the mean time, you might do better ordering Francis Barrett's - The Magus, which is basically a condensed version of Agrippa's work.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money!, December 24, 2003

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This review is from: Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic (Paperback)

1. Title is deceptive, it is only the FIRST book, not three.
2. It is cheaply reproduced.
3. Recommend LLewellyn's

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Money: Get the Llewellyn Complete, April 13, 2001

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Christopher I. Lehrich (Quincy, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic (Paperback)

Don't waste $25 on a partial edition --- spend $30 for Llewellyn's complete "Three Books of Occult Philosophy," which is also a much better edition, with good annotations. This edition, like just about everything from Kessinger, is essentially a xerox copy bound in thin cardstock. Agrippa's book is the great masterpiece of its kind from the early 16th century; modern practitioners as well as intellectual historians may find it somewhat impenetrable. As an historical resource and compendium of magical material, the work is unparalleled. I suspect that many modern practitioners will find it annoying that Agrippa gives essentially no practical examples. For the linguistically adept, there is an excellent Latin critical edition from E.J. Brill, edited by V. Perrone Compagni. If you want to understand the book from a non-practical perspective, my _The Language of Demons and Angels_ is now out.