Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy

The feats of sorcerors and magicians, ceremonial magic, witches and preparation for the sabbath, the coven and the magical flight, sacrifices to the Devil and the obscene kiss, the evoction of demons, books of magic, the omnipotent Clavicle of Solomon, magic circles and pentacles, the Great Conjuration, pacts with demons, selling one's soul, the personnel of Hell, possession and exorcism, the wonderful abilities of demons, necromancy, raising the dead, evoking spirits of the dead, the power of spells, philtres, doll magic, curses, discovery of witches, the power of the Kabbalah, the rule of the planets and astrology, prophecy, the zodiac and the human body, analuzing character by occult means, foretelling the future, the mystical tarot, magic with sieve and shears, magic mirrors, scrying, the divining wand, clairvoyance, animal magnetism, talismans, the secret doctrine of the alchemists... these are among the topics covered in this well-known survey of the traditional shadow sciences and occult disciplines.

Prepared by one of the foremost French historians of the occult sciences, it containes an incredible wealth of material taken from ancient manuscripts, rare and prohibited books, secret documents, official reports, and the occult tradition of centuries. Careful and precise, though not unsympathetic, it is probably the finest survey of the occult arts in English.

An unusual feature of M. de Givry's book is its remarkable illustration. It containes more tha 350 reproductions of manuscripts, prints, paintings, documents and other pictorial material, mostly unavailable elsewhere, that offer many insights even beyond the text

Translated from the French by J. Courtenay Locke. Complete reproduction of 1931 edition.

Format: Paperback, 416 pages
ISBN: 9780486224930
Publisher: Dover Occult
Published: 28 March, 2003
Weight: 568 g
Dimensions: 234 x 168 x 21 mm

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