A comprehensive illustrated reference guide with more than 400 entries on the subjects of magic and alchemy.
Examines the history, practices, and philosophies of magic and alchemy in Western history.
Witchcraft practices around the world and from many periods in history are defined and explained.
p54T Paracelsus . p54BL Hermes Trismegistos . Hermann tom Ring . p55TR An alchemist after staying up all night , Thomas Wijck . p61T Hansel and Gretel outside the gingerbread house , Ludwig Richter . p60T nymph , Arnold Böcklin .
The Encyclopedia of Occult Sciences is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the world of the occult.This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old ...
From ancient customs to famous cases of beasts and vampires and their reflections in popular culture, five hundred entries provide definitions, explanations, and lists of suggested further reading on the macabre.
Unlock the lost and hidden meanings of the world's ancient and modern signs and symbols with the latest in the hugely popular series of 'Element Encyclopedias'. This is the biggest A-Z reference book on symbolic objects you'll ever find.
Prints, drawings, documents, and text illuminate the development of the occult sciences to the nineteenth century
It follows from this phenomenon (tested hundreds of times) that every thing may carry around it an invisibly written history.
Second Edition Geoffrey W. Dennis ... But he [Rabbah] prayed, whereupon the wall fell down, and he fled to Agama; there he sat upon the trunk of a [fallen] palm and studied. Now, they were disputing in the Heavenly Academy thus: If the ...
In earlier times, only certain people could see fairies: witches, wizards, sorcerers, prophets, and others who were born with “the sight,” or clairvoyance, the ability to see the unseen. Sometimes the fairies took a liking to a certain ...