(Non sunt carmina, non characteres, qui talia possunt, sed vis animi confidentis, et cum patiente concordis, ut doctissime a poeta dictum sit : Nos habitat, non Tartara, sed nec sidera coeli ; Spiritus in nobis qui viget, ilia facit.
First published in 1913, this classic text is an invaluable source book on the history and practice of magic and occultism.
But it is still with us, as it has been for millennia, as Professor Chris Gosden shows in this extraordinarily bold and unprecedented history. As Gosden argues, magic preceded religion and science.
Drawing on his decades of research, Professor Chris Gosden provides a history of human thought and how magic may help us rethink our understanding of the world. ______________________ 'This is an extraordinary work of learning, written with ...
First published in 1913, this classic text is an invaluable source book on the history and practice of magic and occultism.
The History of Magic (1913) is a treatise on the origins of ceremonial magic. Written by mystic and occultist Éliphas Lévi and translated by British scholar A.E. Waite, this is a foundational book for any student of the occult.