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s n s
a d te ac h t he m t o t h e
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e
d i tin gu i hed amon g the learne d for h i cu ltiv ation ofOccul t P h ilosop h y
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n t ro d u c t o ry .
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mt b
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o W a t er, Air an d
W in d s
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ou n s , a ea on t hey
st an d in t ot h El m t
e d wh t R l
e en s, an a e a t ion
t here is b t wi t t h El m t t h ml
e x e e en s e se ves a nd
IX Of t he Virt ues
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f
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mmd i mt
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mt
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nd iv id u a l s, even oft he sa e m
Sp ecies
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o it y d F i d hip t h Vi t
n an r en s e r ues o f
t hin g s a re t o be Tried and Fou n d Out
How t he Vir t u es f
o Thin g s a re t o be Tried an d
cu ry, a n d a re ca l l ed Mercurial .
XXX III . The Sea ls an d Cha ract ers ofNa t ural Thing s
, and
t he Sens es ofLif e
XXXVII How .
,
by so me cer t a in Na t u ra l a n d Art ific ia l
Tha t W e May , m
by so e cert a in Ma t t ers of
t he W or ld , St ir Up t he God s oft he W orl d
a nd t heir Min ist erin g Sp irit s .
X LIV .
a ted t o t he Pl a n et s
X LV II Mag ic a l Rin g s an d m
t heir Co p osit ions .
Vir t ues
u ra l I m
nst inct , an d of so e Ru l es ofFin d in g
somt im i d d i
e es n uce nto Men s B od ies
’
.
Oft h F m
e i g fM or n o an , o ft he Ext ern a l Sen ses ,
a lso t hose I
n wa rd , an d t he Mind ; an d o f t he
m ov in g t he Sp irit .
I a n a t ive Power ha t h, n ot on l y ov er t he
B od y bu t t he Sou l .
ml
.
B od y
’
t he se v es up on An ot her s .
Of t he Vir t ue of Prop er Na m es
L XX I . Of my W
an ord s join ed t og et her , as in Sen
t ences and Verses; an d o f t he Vir t ues an d
A st rict io n s o f Cha r m s
L XX II .
B y Hen ry Mo rl e y .
Orig in a l and Se l e c t ed .
I
l l us t ra t io n s a nd Et c hin gs .
Tree f
o t he Ca ba l a , t hree f p g
u l l a e et c-
hin g ,
s f ac in g
m
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o t he A l che m
i t s s
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m mm
m
.
j u s t ic e t o b o t h hi a n d A g ripp a ca n n ot be d o n e o t he r
t ic l it era t ure .
14 EDITOR S PREFACE ’
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all ot hers .
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m
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m
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m
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t hree m il es di st a n t si t u a t ed in on e o f t he m oun t a in
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ho ll o w f or t he l e t t er U p o n t he bo y so d is g uised a
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st a rt s wi t h t he headin g o f
“ A grippa a n d t he Ro sicru
c ia n s . Ag rippa s life n ow bec o es so in t erwo ven
’
m
wit h myst icism t ha t we g ive M orl ey s accou n t in fu ll ’
.
c ia n : t o w ho m I a n sw er t ha t a Magicia n d o t h n ot
m
, ,
p ru d en c e a s b ees h av e in g a t h er in g h o n e y re ad ,
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m
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be c o m e a m
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of o t her m en s ha n d s
’
Moreo ver I t houg ht it n o.
,
bu r g wi t h t he en su in g let t er
, Trit he ius d et ain ed t he .
AG RIPPA TO TRITHEMIUS .
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m
,
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raise u p g host s ca st do wn t he G od s e x t i n gu i sh t he
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m
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mt h m
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p u t c o u ra g e a n d b o ld n es s i n t o e T h e r e s e l
. e c t i n g
t he o pin i on s o f p hil osop hers of kn ow n c redi t an d
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LOSOPHYORMAGI
OCCULTPHI C
WRITTEN B Y THA T FA MOUS MAN
r
p
B O O K O NE .
— NATURAL MAGIC .
CHAP T ER I .
el e m en t s a n imal s p la n t s m et al s a n d st on es c on v ey
, , ,
m
,
as
34 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
m
a n d le arn i n g shou ld in my v ery you t h so c o n fid en t ly
,
CHAP T ER 11 .
Prof Q
essors t hereof us be ua l ified .
as al so t he kn o wl ed g e of w ho l e N a t u re a n d it d ot h ,
PHILOSOPHY OF NAT UR AL M AGIC . 35
The Nu m b d th N ter a nf t h t hi
e g a u re o ose n s,
C l l d El m t
a e wh t Fi
e en s—E t h Ai f t h b i g
a re, ar re or r n s;
F m
,
ro wh th H en ce th i b g i
e i g h d;
ea vens e r e nn n s a
W ha t m
a kes t he Ea rt h t o swel l , a nd t hen t o qua ke;
W ha t is t he Seed f
o Met a ls , an d o f Gol d;
W ha t Virt ues, W ea l t h, dot h Na t u re s Gol f
er hol d
’
.
Virgil S Muse
’
W hen ce st reng t h f
o Herbs, when ce Co urag ,
e rag e o fB rut es
A s in g rea t hast e,
W ha t mk a es t he g olden St a rs t o a rch so f m
ast ?
W ha t mk a es t he Moon so mt im t m k h
e es o as er face,
A nd , as Virg il Si n g s
How t h Sun dot h r ule wit h t wel ve Zod ia c Sig ns,
’
The Orb t ha t
’
s m easur
’
d r ou nd a bou t wit h Lines
It do t h t he Heaven s St a rry W a y ’
m a ke kn own ,
To set , t ha t t hey my b i
a r ng f t h
orm i a a n .
an An g e l w ha t a D evil w ha t t he So ul w ha t Re ligio n
, , , ,
s killful in t he Ma t he ma t ic s a n d in t he As pe c t s a n d , ,
CHAPT E R III .
m
, , ,
is ma n if est ed by Li g ht n i n g P la t o al so wa s of t ha t
.
t he rest o f t he
Elem en t s a re cha n g e d as i n t o t his so , ,
i t se lf agai n ’
No w e very on e of t he Elemen t s ha t h
.
,
a n d d ry t he Ea rt h d ry a n d c o ld t he Wa t er c o ld an d
m
, .
a re c on t ra ry o n e t o t he ot he r a s F ire t o Wa t er an d , ,
, AL th us s a , ,
Pno m
.
t T ab ul arl y s ta te d MEAN
:
QUA LIT Y QUALIT Y . .
Fire is h ot an d d r y .
Eart h is d ry an d cold .
A i is moist an d hot
r .
exp o ition of the qual it ies ast rol ogers shoul d note for wh il e t h e books
give t he sam em m
s .
a t t e r the r
p po e r an d e an q u al it ies are no t giv en .
40 HENRY CORNELI US AG RIPPA ’
S
m o vabl e “
. A s t herefore t he F ire is t o t he A ir so Air ,
is t o t he Wa t er a n d Wat er t o t he Ea rt h ; a n d a g ai n a s
, ,
t he Ea rt h is t o t he Wa t er so is t he Wa t er t o t he A ir , ,
an d s hall be p e rf ec t in Magic .
CHAPT E R IV .
t ha t so t he n umb er of four a y ma k e u p t he n u mb er
o f t w e lv e ; an d by pa ssi n g by t he n umb er o f se v en
Of t he se c on d Ord er a re El em en t s t ha t are c o
pou n de d chan ge abl e an d imp ure ye t suc h a s may by
, ,
c ha n g eabl e o n e in t o t he o t her ’
They are t he in fal l i
bl e Med iu ma n d t heref ore a re call ed t he middl e n at ure
.
, ,
t he n a t u re virt ue a n d po w er of t he m in n u mber
, ,
‘ Suc h as i
h ea t . l g h t an d e
l ect ricit y : as t ral ag n e t is m
. at t rac t ion an d m
vibr ta ion ; f m m er
b c t
pr incip l es of na u al l a w : t h e t r
m
or . nu an d ol or : oc cul
imm t u a bl e at t ri but es oft i e . spac e an d subst an e c .
42 HENRY CORN EL I US AGRIP PA ’
S
CHA PT ER V .
Of t he W on d erfu l Na t u res f
o Fire an d Ea rt h .
redu c e on a su dd en t hi n gs i n t o o bedi en ce t o i t se lf ;
, ,
st ee l ; it is in Ea rt h a n d mak es t ha t af t er di g g i ng u p
, , ,
t o s mo k e ; it is in Wa t er a n d hea t s sp ri n gs an d w e lls ;
,
t he same in as m u c h as it hat h a n a na l og y wi t h a n d
m m
,
is t he vehic ul u of t ha t Superi o r li g ht ; a s al so of hi
g o o d t hi n g t ha t, is g iv e n c o m e s ; s en di n g f o r t,h t he
of L ig ht a re au gm en t e d n o t on ly by t ha t l ig ht w hic h
, , ,
u p o n t he al t a r w hic h cu st o m t he pri es t s of t he al t a r
,
c l e o f all Ce l es t ial ra ys a n d i n flu en c es ; in it a re c o n
ca n re st ore a n d preserv e us .
CHAPT E R VI .
THE ot her t wo
El em en t s v iz Wat er an d A ir a re
, .
, ,
m i Fi
-
.
W ood, p u t in bu b l in g A t he ’
’
as s r d,
The Moon t hen f a rt hest f ro mt h S e u n ret ir d;
’
m
.
Of t h E t hiop ia n l a ke?
’
f or, who of t his
B ut on l y t a st e, t heir wit s l on g er keep ,
no
Or ort hwit h
f fal l in t o a dead l y sleep
m
.
W it h st rea s O os
’
d t o t hese Lincest u s fl wes
o
B y n ig ht u n wholeso m wh l mby d
e, o eso e ay l ig ht .
(n o an k n o wi n g t he r ea so n of it ) t h e Wa t e rs re t u rn ,
m
t roubled by t he An g e l was made w hol e o f w ha t s o ,
ev er d is ea se he ha d The Sam e vi rt ue a n d e ca cy we
.
his ha n d p u t it d o w n t o t he bo t t o m of t he hal l o we d
,
It remain s t ha t I speak of t he A ir T hi s is a Vi t al .
o f all ma n n er o f sp ee c he s an d ret ai n s t he m ; a n d ca r
,
m
,
m
,
m
,
t he p ha n t asy a n d s o ul of hi
, t ha t rec eives t hem .
m
.
,
'
1
h
T is isconclu ive e vid ence t h t tel e p th y or m i d t a ference h a
s a a n r ns s
been k own d pr c tice d f hun d red of ye r Th meth d of min d
d m
n an a or s a s. e o
t ferenc e i freque t l y c
r an s s ie d out un w re ay be p
n for me d arr a a s . an er
i v r iou w y
n a Whe t w per on
s a s. i n tur l ym p th y wit h e h
n o s s ar e n a a s a ac
a n were d i
s one meth d Me t l l y dd re in g c ry t l ve e l o f water
s o . n a a ss a s a ss
with the p l m of the h n d ex te de d over the gl t h while pic turin g
a s a s n ass . e
the b ent per on cl e ly i the m in d ey e d then p urin g the w ter '
o f t h four c d in l po int
e ar d ud ibly c l l the n m e f the p er on wit h
a s , an a a a o s
wh m comm un ic tion i d e ire d the
o a me thou gh t h part y w i
s s . sa as e as n an
a dj i in g r om three t ime e ne t l y d e c h tim e with dd ed force
o n o , s, ar s , an a a .
pic t ur in g the per on fe ture i the min d d wil l d eter m ine dly d per
’
s s a s n , an , an
i t
s s en t l y th t y our c ll an d m e
. a ge b he rd Then pe k th u gh the
a ss a e a . s a . as o
pa rt ie Th i
s. s ar a e p e cially to
e o a . rs s , an
as t n i h in g d e gree
o s It wil l be f u d very he lpfu l to
. t c e t i t im e for o n se r a n s
uc h d e ve lopment Wit h p c tice af ter m ind c omm u ic tio h been
poken m e g an d ot her note d c ond iti n my be d i
s . ra , n a n as
a c o mpl i he d
c s . s ssa es o s a s
the m
p s
en e d it b , an W IL e r n ssar an
e age a tr lly
ss s a
t Th a t al b dy f om the m
.
e s r at e ial bod y
o r r .
50 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
is c on d en sed in t o t hi n cl o ud s in w hic h a s in a l oo ki n g , ,
m
con c e iv ed in a cl o ud o f t he A ir, as in a lo o ki n g g lass -
.
m
,
t hi n g s a re in t hi n g s A n d Aris t ot l e t e ll s of a
. an t o
s ig ht t ha t t he A ir t ha t wa s n ea r t o hi b ecame as it
m
, ,
m
, ,
, ,
“
West Eu rus from t he Ea st w hich Pon t an us c ompre
, ,
A d f m
n t h b t t ml
ro dy N t fl
e o o c ou o us o urs
F m t t i g Ph b
.
ro se f t i f l Z
n p h fl i oe u s ru u e
’
ru s es,
A d b
n E f
a rren m t h S p i u r us ro e un s u
’
-
r se .
m
, . ,
, , who shrowds
H is fea rful asp ect in t he p it s his cl ou d s
m hi
,
m m
-
Force mbefit
e wit h t his t hick cl oud s Id rive;
s:
s t on es o f a spo n ge t he p u mic e st on e an d t he st o n e
,
so m e ho t so m e c o l d so m e m o ist so m e d ry borro wi n g
, , , ,
m
, , , ,
mee c h m f r th e p o te on e oft he
m
O P robabl
y u ( rs ) ai l i sea -
o or s . bisil ica t es .
t B i d in ge n e ral are un d ou bt ed l y he
r s ean t re .
PH ILOSOPHY OF N ATURAL MAGIC . 55
m
,
t hin gs an d dif
, f
use t hei r virt ues t hroug h all t hin gs .
CHAPT ER VIII .
How t he El e mt
en s a re in t he Hea ven s, in Sta rs, in Devils
mlf
,
in An g el s, an d l a st l y in God hi se .
in al l ; so also t he El em e n t s a re n ot o n ly in t hese in f
e
il s in An g el s an d la st ly in G od t he maker a n d o rig i
, , ,
t hi n g s by it s hea t A mon g st t he St a rs al so so me .
, ,
"
in habi t t he eig ht h Orb an d t he M oon (which n ot wit h ,
ea rt hy so m e a iry
,
s o m e wa t ery ; t he El e m en t s ru l e ,
St yx eart hy Ac hero n
, Al so in t he G o spel we read of .
ex t re mi t y o f hea t ; a n d in t he sam e we re ad t ha t t he ,
A supp os
0 e dly t ransp arent n v IOpe or azure phere inclo in g the e arth e e s s
an d other ke sp heres with in wh ic h were c arrie d the p lan etary bod ies
li ,
.
t Th twe lve
e houses or divi ional part s oft h Zo d iac s e .
P H ILOSOP H Y OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 57
t han t he Heaven s ’
Al so in t hem t hei r subt il e brea t h
.
is A ir a n d t hei r l o v e is shi n i n g F i re
,
Hen ce t hey are .
, ,
a n d cl ea r ; bu t in sup e rc el e st ia l s livi n g a n d in a l l
m
,
p l a ry w orld a re I de as o f t h i n g s t o be p ro d u c e d in ,
See P sal mx v
W t er th t be above t h He aven Gen L 6 0
l iii 4
note worth y Th W t ry Tr ipl ic ity of the Z od i c my properly be
c a s a e s. .
, .
-
,
is al so . e a e a a
me d
t er as
“Waters abov e t h He aven or Ce le ti l Water e s, s a s
.
HENRY CORN ELIU S AGRIPPA S ’
58
C HAPT ER IX .
Of t he Virt ues f
o t hin g s Na t u ra l , d ep en d in g i mdi t
m e a el y
up on Ele mt en s .
can d o A n d so m e a re in t hi n g s c o mpoun d ed of El e
.
in g ,
moll ifyin g ha rd en in g rest ri n gi n g abst erg i n g
, , , ,
in g l ubrif
,
i
y gn an d ma n y m o r e El e me n t a ry q uali t i es .
a n y ma n n er of ha rm ; a n d su c h l ik e t hin g s a s t hese
CHAPT E R X .
Of t he Occu l t Virt u es f
o Thing s .
ren ew s h erse lf
A l l B irds f m
ro t h o ers do deriv e t heir birt h,
B ut yet on e Fowle t her e is in a l l t he Ea r t h,
Ca l l d by t h A ssyria ns Phoen ix, who t he wa in
’ ’
A n d in a n ot her place
E g yp t u s ca mt e won d ro us sig ht ;
o see t his
And t his ra re Bird is wel co d wit h del ig ht m ’
.
CHAP T E R XI .
W orld , a nd B ays f
o t he St a rs; an d wha t Thin g s a bou nd
mt
os wit h t his Vir t ue .
PLATONISTS t ha t
all in ferior bodies a re exempli
sa y
( i
. in t he S ou l of t he W or l d d ifi er in g t he o n e fro m ,
re as o n of t he impurit y or i n equa li t y of t he ma t t er :
And f m
rog ross bod ies f
reed , d iv in el y m ove .
in t e ll ige t of
n u e s uc h e le m ent so ide as are e ential to cc u l t ex pe rim nt
s , ss o e .
64 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
CHAP T E R XII .
ou r c o n c ep t i on s o f t hi n g s o ur bo di es a re mo v ed a n d ,
he pl ea se t h w it h w hom n o t wi t hst a n d in g
, , se c on d ,
o f t he corp o re al ma t t er a n d o t her t hi n g s t ha t a re
c o mmi t t ed t o t he m
All virt ues t herefore are in fused
.
, ,
t ic u l a r p o w er o f resembla n c es a n d in t e ll ig e n c e s o v er
ruli n g t he m a n d c o n c o urse o ft he ra ys a n d a sp ec t s of
, ,
CHAP T E R XIII .
t he Di a m o n d do t h by it s p resen c e t a k e away t ha t v ir
t ue oft he L o ad s t o n e So al so A mber a n d Jet rubbe d
.
,
g u is he d . A C a rbu n cl e Sh in e s in t he d a rk ; t he s t o n e
ma n y ki n ds of herbs a n d st on es wi t h w hic h en m
mi g ht p ro l on g t heir liv es forever but t ha t it was n ot
m
,
m
, , ,
Ev a x n o t Diosc orid es n o t I
, s aa ic k t he Je w n ot Zac h
, ,
m
t o his serva n t s t he In t elli g en c e s ; who a s fai t hfu l
, ,
t hin g re ce iv et h an d ob t ai ns ma n y t hi n gs f or it self ,
Heav en s be a st s a n d ca t t l e t o ge t he r wi t h t he son s o f
m
, ,
o rigin al b ei n g : A n d e v e ry vi rt ue o f herbs st o n es , ,
Su n wa s d a rk en ed t hou g h a t fu ll M oo n
, A n d t he rea .
v
“
j o i n ed t o t he bo dy Now t he y con ceive suc h a ed iu
.
sam e ma n n er in t he bo dy of t he w orld a s o u rs is in
m
,
will t u rn it in t o A n d we k n ow ho w
G old or Silv er .
m
, ,
CHA PT E R XV .
How we m t Fi
us nd Out and mi Exa ne t he Virt ues of Thin g s
by way f
o Simil it ud e .
IT IS no w man ifest t ha t t he
ccul t prop ert i es in o
m
,
t o ac t d o t h n ot a t t e mp t t o mak e a t hi n g i n ferior t o
,
fire a n d wa t er m ov es t o wa t er a n d he t ha t is bo ld
, ,
lun g s So al so it is sa id t ha t t he ri g ht e ye of a frog
.
ha n d ri g ht t o ri g ht l e ft t o l eft
, ,
.
or vi rt u e l e t u s see k f
, or su c h a n imal s o r su c h o t her ,
m
pro o t e l o v e l et us seek so m e a n i al w hic h is mo st
, m
l o v in g o f w hich kin d a re pi g eo n s t urt les Sparro w s
, , , ,
l e t us l oo k f o r a li on o r a c o ck an d o f t hese l et u s
, ,
t a k e t he hea rt ey es o r fo re head , A n d so we m u st .
v iz .
, t ha t
d ogs c row s an d cock s c on du c e mu c h t o
, ,
o wl an d in t hese t he he a rt
, head a n d e y es es pecially , .
m m
.
,
o f t he viper a n d sn ak e A n d it is k n o w n t ha t ha rt s
.
re n ew t heir ol d a g e by t he ea t i n g o f sn ak e s Aft er
m
.
CHAP TER XV I .
H ow t he Op era t ions f
o severa l Virt ues Pass f m ro on e t hing
in t o a n ot her , an d are m
mi
Co u n c a t ed one t o t he ot her .
THOU m ust k n o w g a t is t h e p
t ha t o w
so e r o f n a t re
t ha t a re n ea r t he m by t he ir vi rt u e but al so besid es
, ,
m
wit h a a n was han g ed ha t h cert a i n won derful prop
ert ie s The li k e s t ory t ell s P l in y : I f a n y s hall p ut a
.
rin g s i n t o a g la ss vessel pu t t in g un d er t he m so me
, ,
ea rt h a n d t hen
, shu t t in g t he v esse l a n d w hen it ,
p u t h i o u t of t he g l a s s t h a t t h o s e ri n g s , s h all h e lp
sore e yes The sam e may be d on e wit h rin g s an d a
.
CHA PT ER XVII .
I
N t he xt place it is requis it e t ha t we con sider
ne
an d d e l ig ht et h in a n d is s t ren g t hen ed by So in t he .
,
ies Jupit er V en us a n d .
,
a s V en u s wi t h t he Mo on a n d a s Jupit er wi t h Ven us ; ,
n i n g t he c o n t ra ry a n d d readin g t he app ro ac h o f it ,
a n d n ot rest i n g in or be in g c o n t en t ed wi t h it Her .
a c l it us
“ t herefore b ei n g g uid e d by t hi s o pin io n
, , ,
t he birt h o f an y t hin g a n d t he st on e a c ha t es u p o n ,
ome t imes given as Heracl eit u a G ree k p h iloso p her who live d abou t
m
t s s,
d o go a t s in C an dy So hi n d s a li t t l e befo re t hey.
,
, ,
CHAP T ER XVIII .
ri n g l est t he y s hould t ou c h it A n d it is sa id t ha t t he
m
.
m
,
, ,
p io u s . T he re is al so a n e n i t y b e t wix t sc o rpi o n s a n d
80 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
t hin g is so m uc h an en e m y t o sn ak es a s c rabs a n d ,
jackdaw s a n d o wl s t he ki t e a n d c ro w s t he t urt l e an d
, ,
ri n g t ail eg ep is a n d ea g l es ha rt s a n d dra g on s Al so
m
-
.
, ,
ot her bu t n ea r hi is st ru ck dead
, The l ob st er an d .
s t an d so in a we of t he pan t her t ha t he ha t h n o po w e r
t o resi st hi m
or t o u c h his ski n ; a n d t hey say t ha t if
t he Ski n s o f bo t h of t he m be ban g ed up o n e a g ai n st
‘
u n frui t fu l o r al t og e t her wi t he r
“ A lion fea rs n ot hin g .
et ed by seei n g of a c o ck A sn ak e is afra id o f a an
m
.
Th is il
i lu t r t i n of s tur l n t ip t h y id to e xi t between w nt
a o a na a a a sa s a a on
an d an ol ve tree a we l l a other il l u t r tio here i of the occ u lt virtue
i
of t h in g my be re g rde d
-
, s s s a ns n s
s, a m ewh t f c ifu l but the re de wil l b
a as so a an , a r e
able to brin g to mi d pl en t y of n tur l phe omen t h t fu lly prove the
n a a n a a
lead in g t ruth th t A gripp here ee k t co vey F in t n ce t h writer
per on of whom it my b j u tly cl ime d th t e very pl nt grow
s a a s s o n . or s a , e
k w
th t he tou c he wh ile h i mother ren d erin g the me c re find it im
no s on e s a e s a a a s
a s, s p , sa a , s os
Th e xp l
e tion of the e thin g
an a foun d i the o c u lt virtue of N ture ;
s s are n c s a
the inherent ymp th y mity or ntip th y IN l l t h i g To l l ot her th in g
s a . a a a a n s a s,
wh ic h A g ippa r ad m ir bly et f rth
so a s s o .
82 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
CHAPT ER X IX .
e t hi n g s acc o rdi n g t o t he Sp e ci es a s ,
an d dec ei t f ul n e ss in a f ox fla t t ery in a d o g
, co vet ous ,
in a sparrow an d so o f t he rest
, Fo r t he g reat est
.
CHAPTE R XX .
ec he n e i s
“ w hic h is said t o st op a ship by it s m ere
,
win tr ansl a t ion of P l utar c h Moral volum e three we fin d the follo win g
’ ’
Cb aerem om
s s s. ,
se a an d w on d ere d a t it
. str a n ge forc e for it toppe d the hip when un d er
s , s s
re t s on the wal l s an d f orec a tle when one littl e fish i able to arrest an d s s, s
Si n gs
Mcsris is d u m
b h th l, a ost his voice, a n d why
The W olfon Ma ris flrst ha t h cast his eye .
to S lay hi m
A l so we read of a c ert ain peopl e of
.
of m
a frog you ust p ut t he fro g in t o t he wat er ag ain
m
,
in g n o ot her pa rt of t he bo dy st ic k in g t o it an d she
, ,
be l et g o in t o t he wa t er ag a i n and l ay it up on t he
m
,
of t he eyes ; an d t ha t t he e ye of t he fis h g ro w s a g ain ;
g o . A l so t h e t e e t h o f a l l se rp e n t s b ei n g t ak e n o u t ,
g oo d su cc es s i n t rial s a n d is p ro fi t a ,bl e fo r w o e n t h a t
a re in t rava il if it be about t he out s id e of t he ho use,
,
M oreo v er , t he re be so mp ma in af
e rop ert
t er ies t ha t re
t he s ki n of a lamb A n d so m e of t hese d o n o t d o it
m
.
soe v er t he so u n d of it is he a rd ; a n d t he s t ri n g s o f an
st run g upo n a ha rp o r lu t e wi t h s t ri n g s m a d e of t he
CHAP T ER XXII .
IT I
s man ifest t hat all t hing s in ferior a re subj ec t t o
t he su peri or an d aft er a man n er (a s sai t h Proclus) t he y
,
t hese it is n ec essary t o kn o w ho w ma n s b o dy is d is
’
al so t he facu lt y of t he c o mm on sen se T ha t Sa t u rn .
it is w ri t t en by t he An ci en t s t ha t t he efiig y o fa n av el
m
,
na t ural . A n d so m e s et Ma rs o ve r t he bl o o d t he v ei n s , ,
t he w o mb t he se ed an d c on cu pi scibl e p o wer ; a s al so
, ,
PHILO SOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 89
t he back bo n e an d l o in s ; as al so t he head a n d t he
m
-
, ,
an d t he l eft eye a s al so t he p o w e r o f i n c re a s i n g
, B ut .
an d s hi n s ; P i sc es t he f eet
“ A n d a s t he t riplici t ies
, .
fro m t h e he a d t o the feet in the ir c orre pond en c e wi th the twe lve Sig n o r s s
H use o f the Z od ia c fro m A ries the fir t hou se to Pisc e the twe lfth an d
la t Th Zod iac as a whole in ymboli in g al l part of a complete m
o s , , s , s,
s . e . , s an z s .
For t he rest of t
dig n i t ies a s t hose t riplicit ies a n d he ,
,
-
, ,
he m akes there fro m the La tin e d ition of A grippa of 1581 ays I have , s :
pre e ve d the punc tuation in th i passa ge t o show the use of the colon
Th e p assa ge Mr Morl e y qu t e fr om
s r s
tion are suppose d t h ave been gener l ly in vente d a d int rod u ce d ne ar the
o a n
an d 1 d ash od s
65 1 thou gh s md a he s
. s -
s s
. s . ,
- -
pu nc tua tion prim arily i to pre ent a writer t houg ht cle arl y c oncise ly
marks l ike an
'
. , s s s , ,
n a t i o n s an d m e la n c ho ly fea rs an d p ut s away fo o li sh ,
t he Opp o si t e wall
‘
A l so t he st on e heliot ro pe g reen
.
,
p u t i n t o a v es se l o f wa t er T he r e is al s.o a n o t h e r v ir
m
,
an ( be in g t ak en o ut ) fro m
bu rn in g so t ha t if fo r a n y t im e it be p ut i n t o t he fire
,
f u l vi rt ue a g ai n st po i so n a n d it make s hi t ha t carri es
,
m m
, , , ,
ba l a g ius So al so is a urip ig en t u
. a n d t hi n g s of a ,
g o ld e n c o l o r a n d v ery l ucid .
, , ,
94 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
n e v e r f ea r t he e xt re mi t i es o f t he wi n t er Sola ry al so .
a re min t ma st ic z ed oa ry sa f
, , f ro n bal sam amber
, , , ,
perfu me of t he Sun .
Al so amo n g st a n imal s
t ho se are call ed So la ry
whic h are ma g n an imous
m
,
t he li o n k in g o f b e as t s ; ,
t he c roc odil e t he sp ot
m
,
t ed wo lf t he ra t he , ,
b oar ; t he b ull k in g of ,
t he herd w hic h wa s by ,
t he E g yp t ia n s a t Heli
op oli s d edica t ed t o t he
Verit es ; a n d a n o x was
c on sec ra t ed t o Apis in
Memp hi s an d in Her
m
,
in t hu s a b ull by t he
n ame o f P a t his The .
CALAMUS w o lf al s o w a s c o u se , ,
c ra t e d t o Apoll o an d
Lat on a Al so t he bea st call ed bab oon is So lary
.
,
m
,
wa u gge ste d to m
e s s, n s a , v s
in subs t a n ce a n d n u be r of le av es n o t o n l y in sa p .
a l s a re s uc h a s de li g ht t o be in ma n s c o mpa n y
’
a n d su c h a s d o n a t u rally e xc el in l o v e o r ha t re d as all ,
t l es of t he fle sh o f a sses B ut m o st Lu n a ry of a l l is
.
an d w ha t s oe v er o b serv e s t he m o t i on o ft he M oo n a s t he ,
CHAP T E R XXV .
t he g o ld e n ma rc a s i t e o n g st s t o n e s t he o n yx t he
. , ,
98 HENRY CORN ELIUS AG RIPPA ’
S
z ia z a a , t he bro wn jasper
ca mi o n us, t he s apphire , t he ,
t he c halc ed o n t he l o ad st o n e a n d all da rk w ei g ht y , , , ,
, , , ,
a he d o f other flowe
a A ord in te word i p c h me n in g to p rs . co -
a s as a, a ass
from d me n the m e
an
“
p ch a d we re d o f the
s
“p c h e gg
sa as as a,
”
an a as ,
th t it w l o u e d
a e mbl e m o f gre t j oy d ig ifi ed new life
as a s s as an a , an s n a
for the de p rted throu gh new birth or re urrec tio A t rue und er t nd
a a s n. s a
i g o f the me n in g o f t h fe
n t of t h P over or E ter will how th i
a e as e ass as s s
E ter d y i
as lw y the fi r t Sun d y fter the fourteenth d y of the c len
-
a s a a s s a a a a
d moon wh ic h com e u pon or nex t fter the zi t of M rch ; th t if the
ar s a e a so a
fourteenth d y come on Sun d y E ter d y wil l be the Sund y ft er
a s a a , as -
a a a .
T h fe
e t o f the P over w in tituted by the Je w to c omm e mor te the
as
“ ass as s s a
b n fthe Egypti n
or o ASSED v the hou e of the I r e lit wh ic h wer
a s. P o en s s s a e s, e
m rked with the bl ood of the AS HAL LAMB With the Chri ti church
a P C . s an
it i ob erv e d to c o mm e m or te the
s s RNSURR EC I N of Chri t T h Ol d a T O s .
"
e
O t s ar an o . e n -
a s e sa o , s er on .
’
100 HENR Y CORN ELI US AGRIPPA s
owl t he ba t
, t he l a pwi n g t he c ro w t he qu a il w hich
, , , ,
eel ,
l ivin g apa rt fro m a l l o t her fish ; t he lampre y t he ,
, ,
CHAPT E R XX VI .
ca l led Jovia l .
sw ee t a n d pl ea s a n t Am o n g st met al s t in silver a n d .
, ,
st o n e s t he hyaci n t h
, beryl sa pphire e merald g reen , , , ,
, , , , ,
, ,
,
-
,
-
,
-
,
-
, ,
t he pl u m t ree t he a sh t he do gw oo d t ree a n d t he
-
, , ,
, Al so all ma n n er ofcorn -
.
,
, ,
, , , ,
m
,
, .
C HAPT ER XXVII .
Ma rt ia l .
t on gue a n d caus in g t ea rs
, Amon g st met als iron a n d . ,
kin ds an d t he am et hy st
, A mon gst plan t s an d t rees . ,
, , ,
a rd an d wild a s s
, Serpen t s al so a n d d ra g o n s fu ll o f
.
, , ,
to en a s g n a t s fl ies a n d t he baboo n by re a so n o f
, , , ,
a n d t he vu l t u re ; a n d t ho se w hic h a re ca ll e d t he fa t al
,
-
, ,
a s mak e a n o is e in t he ir sw a ll o wi n g a s c ro ws daw s , , ,
, ,
a n d ra v en o us .
CHAP T E R XXVIII .
W ha t Thin g s a re Un d er t he Power f
o Ven u s,
and are ca l l ed
qu ick silver -
, , ,
m
,
, ,
g o e s i n t o t h e c ro c o dil e S m o u t h f o r i t s f oo d A m o
’
n g st .
CHAPT E R XXX .
en liv en i n g en t o f
t he Su n ; t he hea t o f it u n d er M a rs in t he Ea rt h ; t he ,
PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 105
un d e r Sa t u rn B ut in t he middl e El em en t s air is
.
,
of a n y t hi n g Ma rs ; a n d M ercu ry t ha t f
, or his v ehe ,
seed an d n o t fruit
, a re o f V en us a n d Merc ury ; t ho se
,
seed a re o ft he M oo n a n d Sa t u rn
, A ll beaut y is fro m .
a n d d isp o se t h t ha t w h ic h is l ik e t o it Al so in st on es .
,
CHAPT E R XXXI .
In dia man y
, w hic h coun t ries a re in t he l esser Asia
of ,
un d er hi m
a re t he Sauro ma t ia n C oun t ry Oxian a Sog , ,
P ap hla g o n ia Na sa on ia a n d Lybia
, Ma rs wit h , .
,
t he l o w er pa rt s o f Sy ri a I d u m ea a n d Jud ea ; w it h
m
, ,
g on iu m Ma u ri t
, a n ia a n d G e t u lia T he Su n wi t h Le o , .
, ,
t he T ribes o f Isra el t he Lo t s o f t he Ap os t l es an d , ,
a re t he P l ei a d es , o r Se v en St a rs , w hic h , am o n gst
an d a m on g st a n im
- -
, ,
, al s t he fo rk e d t o n g ue of a sn ake , .
st on es rul es o v er ac ha t e o r a g a t e ; am o n g st pla n t s t he
, ,
ru l es o v er t he g ra n a t e or garn e t ; am o n g s t pla n t s sa l
m
,
an ima l s t he t oo t h o f a w o lf
, The n i n t h is call ed t he .
su c h st on es as a re oft he c ol o r o ft he black o n yx st on e ;
w in k le m
, , , ,
, .
m
, ,
of ma n d ra k e .
p l an t o r a n imal o r a n y o t h er t hi n
, g is n o t g o v e rn ed ,
n ot s e pa ra t ed bu t c on j o in ed f ro m ma n y st a rs
, So ,
.
ec h The
m
.
,
The t o pa z un d er t he Su n a n d t he s t a r El p heia ; t he
,
CHAPT ER XXXIII .
ALL St ars hav e t heir p ecul iar n a t ures prop ert ies , ,
rio r t hi n gs , v iz , in el em en t s , in st on es , in pl an t s , in
.
s ig n ific a t or of t ha t st a r o r ha rm o n i o u s di sposi t io n , ,
it s c ha ra c t er p resse d upon it by it s st ar f or s o m e p a r
of ta r known as c n te llation
s s, d t e c h c on te ll a tion t h
o s ncients s,
"
an o a s e a
Capric ornu (from c a per goa t an d c ornu horn) i given the figure of
"
s , , . s
conste ll a t ions oft he Zod iac i further kn own a on e of the Twv s Sig n s
, s
"
s .
112 HENRY AGRIPPA S ’
CO RNELIUS
ew
f Seal s an d Chara ct ers of t he Plan et s su ch as t he
m
,
m
, ,
m
so by la t t er c hiroman c ers A n d t hey t ha t w ould kn o w
.
0 m Mo le y
.
the d v ne let
i i
r . onpa ge of work give uccessively line unde li e
188
tu
h is ,
wh ic h m c m e d w h the fig u m
, a rs , n s, , n , an e
Moon ad e fro m the 1
05 1e dit ion
"
, ay be o p ar it res :
I IM F ‘ Z BW
we
m
‘
n a:
oerX i a -
e v-
w a s
8s
a “ Ge H u t
;
V JIN fl a wn
“Q % M W
PHILOSOPHY OF NATUR AL m ore
. 113
I. :F W ' ‘
X BW
The Let t ers or Charact ers of Jupit er .
M 35
4 1?! 335 1
3? t O NE
:
w ho s
—” ’
Ti w i th
The Let t ers Cha ract ers of t he Sun
w am m
or .
W JIN V s - r
W E SK
m
The Le t t ers or Charact ers ofMercury .
fi flfi
fi fi M il -
a
The Let t ers or Charact ers oft he Moon .
114 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
CHAPT ER XXXIV .
se lv es c o n formabl e t o t he sam e I
, dea a n d St ar) pres ,
, ,
wrot e up on a st on e wit h t he fa t of a g oa t an d al t o ,
g e t h e r u n p e rc e iv e d w h en t,
h e s t o n e i s p u t i n t o vi n eg a r
p r o d u cet h t h a t i n t o A ct w h ic h b e fo re w as o nl y in
on f or en d o wed wit h ma n y g if t s of t he St a rs as
, , ,
p a ct e d i n all pa rt s t ha t it b ec o m es o n e is e v er y w her e
m
,
t a in n at ural po w er so c on g l ut in a t ed an d un it ed t ha t
,
g en e o u s ; so t he t r ee eb o n y is o n e w h il e w o o d a n d
a n ot her whil e st on e Wh en t herefore a n y on e akes.
, ,
m
a mix t io n of ma n y ma t t ers un der t he cel est ial in flu
s u ce s t hen t he va riet y o f c el est ial act ions on t he o n e
,
ma n y ot hers .
PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 117
CH APT ER XXXVI .
Of t he Un ion f
o Mixt Thin g s an d t he In t roduct ion ofa
m
,
m
,
m
a n d w ha t c el est ial i n fl uen c es t hey are abl e t o rec e iv e .
form .
CH APT ER XXXVII .
How, by m t
so e cer a in Na t u ra l an d Art ificia l Prep a ra t ion s,
We my At t
a ract cert a in Cel es t ia l an d Vita l Gifts .
to o bt ain of G od
derst a n di n g a n d min d in it s
it s un
m
, , ,
p l e s y o u se e h o w by s o m e c er t ai n n a t u r al a n d a rt i fici a l
prepara t ion s we are in a capacit y t o receive c ert ai n
c el est ial gift s fro m abov e For st on es an d met al s .
g e n c e s a n d t
, h ey w it h divi n e p ro p e rt i e s a n d a t t r ib u t e s
all t hi n gs a re creat ed .
worl d an ; of
, a n bea st s ; of b ea st s t he ze o p hyt on
, ,
‘
in sen se an wi t h a n a n g el in un derst a n di n g
, a n d an ,
t he in t en t i on t he in t en t i on t o t he ima g i n a t ion t he
, ,
”
t o t he l o werm ost t hin g s o fall ; of w hic h st rin g if on e ,
m
,
i
su c h a t o uc h d o t h sou n d t o t he o t her en d ; a n d a t t he o
CHAPTE R XXXVIII .
at ed by t ha t an gel Of .
t hr oug h f u m es l ig ht s so un d s a n d n a t u ra l t hin g s
, , ,
me a sures a n d orders .
122 HENRY CORN ELI US ’
A G RI
PP A s
m m
,
a n is said t o ma k e hi
,
t o divi n e or p rop hesy ; t he
sam e is s el e n i t e t he m oo n st on e re p o rt e d t o d o
,
So -
, .
dead are rai sed t o life ; w hen ce Xan t hus t he hist ori a n
t ell s t hat w it h a c ert a in herb call ed bal u s a y oun g
, ,
ca n be d o n e in d eed up o n, an by t he vi rt u e o f her b s
,
bo di es t he y be p ut un der ud in v in ega r a n d t he bl oo d
o f a v ul t ure be i n g p ut t o t hem will all o f t he m in a , ,
e b a t ed c ie n t l y h ar d
t o be c ut an d p ol ishe d an d us e d by h im
r s ,
-
, a s
(n ot p su
erc e l est ial bu t l ess hi g her), S o w e re ad t ha t .
m
,
CHAPT ER X L .
m
bin di n g of en in t o l o ve or ha t red sickn ess or heal t h , ,
t ha t t he y ca n n ot st eal in a n y pl a c e ; t he bin di n g of
m erc han t s t hat t hey ca n n ot buy or se ll in an y place ;
,
a n y b ou n d ; t he bi n di n g o fship s t hat n o wi n d s t ho ug h , ,
o ut oft he m ; t he bi n di n g o ft he grou n d t ha t it ca n n o t ,
o f d o gs t ha t t he y c a n n ot ba rk ; t he bin di n g o f bi rds
,
PHILOSOP H Y OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 125
co l l yries u n guen t s an d l o v e p o t i o n s ; by bi n di n g t o o r
m
, ,
ha n gi n g up o f t h in gs ; by ri n g s by c ha r s by st ro n g
ima g in a t io n s an d pa ssi on s by i m
, ,
a g es an d c ha rac t ers
m
, ,
CHAPTE R X LI .
Maeris f mt h h b i P t
or e ese er s n on u s chose,
A d i n d g f t h
cu r ou sg ru s, or er e rea t p l en t y g ows;
r
I m y t im wit h t h
,
an h M es, ese a ve oeris sp ied
Ch g d t w lf
an d i th w
’
o a o e, a n n e ood s t o hide;
F m Sp l h
ro w ld l d p e u c res ou sou s e a r t ed cha r m
di g f m m
,
A d C
’
nb t orn ea r s an n ro a n ot her s Far .
An d , a lit t l e aft er ,
W it h su n d ry colors
Here a l l Na t u re s p rod uc t s u nf
’
or t u n a t e
Foa m m
of a d Dog s, whic h wa t ers f ea r a nd ha t e;
W ere n ot wa n t in g ; n o, n or t he sea La m
p rey,
m
,
a n g oe t h u p t o t he t il e d roo f a n d in t he u pp er pa rt
, ,
a n d o t her a sp e c t s a n d m o st fit f o r t he se he r a rt s a n d
, ,
wi t h diverskin d s of l iqu o rs ; so m et im
,
es wit h fou n t ai n
m
, ,
of c a t a en io us cl o t hes if t he y be ca st u p o n p urpl e
,
g a r m e n t s t h a t a r e t o be wa s h e d c ha n g e t he c o l o r o f ,
v er bracel et ; a s al so if t he s o l es o f t he p a t i en t s fee t
’
, ,
be an oi n t ed t herewit h a n d es pe cially if it be do ne by
,
or d ri n k aft er t he y a re bi t t en w it h a mad d o g if o n ly
m
,
a ca t a en io us cl ot h be p u t un der t he c up Besides
m
.
,
a n d if t he y be b urn t
, will d rive away serp en t s wi t h
,
m
t ha t t he y are po i son t o po i so n ous crea t ures .
is n o t t he l e a st t aken n ot ic e o f an d it is a lit t l e v en ,
m en t io n w hen he sin gs
m
Hen ce co es t ha t p oison which t he Shep herds cal l
m
H ipp o a n es, an d fro m
t he Ma res dot h f a ll ,
Hipp o m anes, p y
o son s t ha t boyled a re, a nd char es m
Are g iven t o Son s in la w, wit h su ch l ike ha r es m .
A po ll on i us al so , , in h is Ar g omakes m en t ion
n a u t ica ,
sai t h is like sa f
, f
ro n havin g a dou bl e st alk han gi n g
,
130 HENRY CORN ELIU S AGRIP PA S ’
sua d e d t o t a lk wi t h t he m Al s o t ha t t hey t ha t a re .
,
t he eye bei n g d ec o c t ed
, Al so it is said t ha t t he .
, ,
m
-
succ ess o f p e t i t io n s a n d t o c o n d u c e t o t he e n d in g o f
,
su i t s a n d c on t ro v ersi es if a n y o n e ha t h n e v e r so l it t l e
m
,
o f it ab ou t hi ; a n d t ha t if it be b o un d un t o t he l e ft
ar m it is s uch a p erf ec t charm t ha t if a n y a n d o bu t m
m
,
m m
, ,
g e t h er blac k ha t h g re a t v,irt u e in t he p ro g n o s t ic a t in g
132 HEN RY CORN ELI US AGRIPPA S ’
m
,
m
,
CHAPT ER KLE I .
m
,
l
a so t hun d erin g s light ni n g s an d suc h like t hi n g s
and , .
s t o rm s a n d l ig ht n i n g s T here a re a l so s ufiu ig a t io ns .
un d e r o p po rt u n e i n fl u en c es o ft he St a rs t ha t ma k e t he
hen ba n e a n d he ml o c k be
, ad e a fum e t ha t Sp irit s , ,
as P l in y m en t i o n s c o n c ern i n g t he s t o n e lipa ri s t ha t ,
t he bo n es in t he u p p e r p a rt of t he t hroa t of a hart ,
, ,
, ,
134 HEN RY CORN ELIU S AGRIPPA ’
S
, , ,
t u e i n t o it w hich d ot h c on t in ue lo n g e v en as a n y co n
, ,
t a g io us or pois on ou s v a p o r o f t he p est il en c e be in g ,
m
, , ,
fo re if a fume be m a de of t ha t an d l ig n u m al oe s red
,
-
g a t h er ai ry s pi ri t s t o g e t her a n d if it be u s e d ab o ut ,
t he g host s o f t he d ead .
of sparrow s an d t he bl oo d of p ig eo n s
m
.
t he herb cin q ue fo il a n d t he st o n e ac ha t e a n d in c or
-
, ,
o r a t e t he m all wi t h t he b rai n o fa f
o x o r w e a s el and
p ,
t he bloo d of a magpie .
,
.
,
fum e t ha t is of n o w ort h
, .
c
a c or din g t o t he po wers of t he S even P lan et s— for it
re c e iv es fro m Sa t urn pe pp er w ort ; fro m Jupi t er n ut
m
-
, ,
eg ; fro m Ma rs li g n u m al oe s ; f ro m t he Sun ma st ic ;
, ,
fro m t he M oo n t he myrt le , .
CHAP T ER X LV .
in t he m i n t o it ; t ha t so it can n o t ac t on ly u pon it s ,
ha n ds or g a rmen t s be in g a n o in t ed A l so by kisses
, .
,
so me t hin gs be i n g he ld in t he m ou t h l o v e is in d uced ; ,
l a ly
c e r t ha n t he ot her sen se s , a n d fas t en in g in us t he
138 HENR Y CORN ELIUS AGRIP PA ’
s
m a n a n d t he eyes of a black c a t
, an d of so m e o t her ,
of m ug w ort an d mad e t o f
-
, um e it will m a k e i n v o k ed,
n a t i on d o t h o n ly fa n cy wi t hi n ; hen ce t he y f e ar t hi n g s
b
a ou t t he ck or in a n y ot her wa y applied al t houg h
ne , ,
by n e v e r so e a sy a —
con t ac d o imp ress t hei r virt u e
t
upo n us By t hese alliga t i on s t herefore sus pen sio n s
.
, , ,
ro p e re c e iv e d t he v irt u e o f t he mal e In l ik e ma n n er .
, ,
CHAPT ER X LVII .
muc h as t hey d o af f
t he m wi t h g lad n ess or sad n ess a n d ren der hi c ourt , m
eous or t erribl e bo ld o r fea rful amiabl e o r ha t ef
, ul ; in ,
t he Now t he ma n n er o f ma ki n g t hese ki n d s of
.
,
Magical R in g s is t hi s v iz : When a n y St a r a sc en ds , .
142 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
un d er t ha t St a r a n d mak e a rin g o f t he m et a l t ha t is
,
s ui t abl e t o t hi s St a r an d in it fa st en t he st on e put t i n g
, ,
m
, , ,
a n d ha t h c o rres po n d e n c e w it h t he la st en d of life ,
in t he Ma g ic of t he Eg yp t ia n s is sa id by Josep hus t o ,
of t he t rack of a sn ak e be i n g ga t here d up a n d s ca t
m
,
So al so t ha t t he d ust in w hic h a m u l e ha t h ro ll ed
, ,
art will mos t probably l a y cl a im t o th i k no wl e dge will those ast rolog ers
s , as
d oin g work for the public a d are force d for elf prote c tion to se ve und er
n , s -
, r
re gard th ose who assu m e titl es as e ither ch arlata ns or who ac t from a very
su pe rfic ial knowl e dg e Th ere my possibly be honor abl e e xce p tion to th i
. a , , s s
rule but we d oubt it Con u l t YO URSELr there fore re gardin g a per o nal
, . s , . s
’
on e s garm en t wit h a red t hread shall present ly allay ,
w hat is don e .
, , ,
, , ,
body a n lig ht
d .
CHAPT E R X LIX .
a n d is a s impl e a c t a n d al so a re prese n t at i on o f t he
,
u n derst a n di n g It is fi rst d if
. fused fro m t he Mi n d of
m
.
g r ap es a re in t he ir fl o w er if an y o n e s hall b in d
, a via l
ful l o foil t o t he m a n d shall l et it al on e un t il t hey be
,
m
, ,
l a r t hi n g .
ev en t he n a t ures o f F ixe d St a rs t he m se lv es a re u n d er
bl e Mars G o ld en saf f
.ron p urpl e an d bri g ht c o l o rs , , , ,
t he first a n d se v en t h ba t h t he c o l or w hi t e ; t he sec on d
an d t w elft h g ree n ; t he t hi rd a n d e l e ve n t h sa f
, fron ; ,
t he fourt h a n d t he t en t h red ; t he fif t h a n d n in t h a , ,
a pal e or pal ish Now all col ors are m ore prevalen t
.
,
m
, ,
livin g t hin g s .
CHAPT ER L .
Spiri t of t he w it c h t hro ug h t he e y es of hi
,
t ha t is so
bewi t c hed an d en t erin g t o his heart
, Now t he in st ru .
an d t ha t vap or a bl oo d ( as it appe a rs in sw o ll en a n d
m
, ,
a n d i n fe c t s his s pi rit .
“
W hen c e Ap ul ei us sai t h Thy ,
C HAPT E R LI .
a n d if t he y be be fo re Sun ri s i n g fa st en e d t o an o t her
t he pa ri n g s mu st be t aken a n d bo un d t o t he n eck of
t he Sick a n d by t his m e an s will t he di sea se be cure d
, .
m
,
a y be re m o v e d ; a n d in q ua rt a n es a pi ece o f a n a il
, ,
sam e d ot h a sp ea r t ha t is p u ll e d o u t of t he bo d y o f a
PHILOSOPHY OF NATURA L M AGIC . 153
sa y t ha t a rro w s p u ll e d o u t of t he bod y of a
, , a n if ,
p lac e d u n d er a n y o n e ly in g d o w n w ill p ro c u re l o v e
, .
a n d t yi n g in t o it sev en or n in e k n o t s t he n am e o fso m e ,
m
-
a y a s he pa ss es in a n d ou t
, t ou ch it wi t h his ha n d
,
.
m
,
of a c omb is a c ha rm ; so m u c h t he more if t he ha n ds
,
T hou must kn ow t ha t
c h like gest ures a n d fig ure s
su ,
m
posit i ons oft he heaven in creased so also t he ges t ure ,
a n d mo t io n o f t he bo dy d o g et a n e c a cy by cert a i n
S a t u rn in e an ; su c h a n on e as a sa t i rist describes
W it h ha n g d do wn head , wit h eyes f ixed t o t he g roun d,
’
Shipi n g a re a s c ribe d t o Ju pi t er
, .
k n ee as of on e ho n orin g a ki n g wi t h on e k n ee ben t
, .
su ch lik e g e st ures a n d c ou n t e n a n c es .
S at urn bespeak s a m
a black a n d yel l o w
an t o be of
m
, , , .
n os t ri l s n o t equ a l g re a t t ee t
, h b e f o re c u rl ed h ai r of , ,
g oo d di sp os i t i on a n d ma n n e rs
Mars makes a m
.
bo ld prou d a n d c raf t y
m
, .
y e ll o w a n d black da s he d wi t h r ed o f a s h o rt s t a t ur e ,
y e t o f a h a n d so m e b o dy wi t h o ut m u c h h air ,a n d c u rly ,
m
, , .
m
, , , ,
n e rs a n d ho n est l o v e ; al so k in d pa t i en t a n d j o cun d
m
.
,
subj e c t t o ma n y fo rt u n es
m
.
m
,
C HAP T ER LIII .
Con f
erv et u s is aug ury w hen fir st t hou fin d or see
an
m
a a n or a bird ben din g from t hy right sid e it is a n ,
m
, .
busin ess
m
.
e vil Si g n t o t hee
m
.
p o n e n t he is w h en a a n o r a bi rd c o mi n g fr o m ,
Ha rt en s o r Herren a is an aug u ry t ha t if a an or ,
or mi n d o f a a n ri si n g in t he m o rn i n g un awa re s is , ,
CHAPT E R LIV .
in t he m p ro p het ica l
, Do t h n ot t he c ock by his cro w
.
in g d ilig en t l y t el l yo u t he hours of t he n i g ht a n d
m orn in g an d w it h his w in g s spread fort h chase away
, , ,
a n d d o lp hin s by t he i r o ft e n l ea pin g a bo v e t he w
, a t er ,
. ,
’
must be d il ig en t l y ob served Orus Apoll o sai t h in his
m
.
, ,
t he c o in g o v er of a st ron g e r bird a s o f an ea g l e
m
, ,
o t her b ird s a n d is o f m o re ac u t e s ig ht
, a n d is n e v er ,
m
, ,
Send s f
ort h her sad co m
p l a in t s wit h m our n ul f t one .
A n d in a n ot her place ,
A fa t a l o en m
The sam e bird san g capit o l w hen t he Roma n
in t he
a ffairs we re l ow a t Nu ma n t ia an d when Freg el ia was
pu ll ed do w n for a c o n spi racy mad e again st t he Ro mans
m
.
is al so a foret ell er of c o n t en t i on a s N a so si n gs ,
A l ad e l sa it h t ha t t hese ki n d s o f bi rd s fi g ht i n g
amo n g st t hem sel v es sig n ify t he c ha n g e ofa kin g do m ;
,
n ew c on di t ion a n d st a t e o f t ha t co u n t ry A l so l it t l e .
,
flig ht by ho w m u c h t he m o re seren e it is by so m uc h
, ,
n ig ht ,
did p resa g e t ha t t he B aeo t ian s w oul d o bt ain
v ic t o ry a g a ins t t he L ac ed aem o n ia n s a n d t he rea so n is ,
h a t h o ve rc om e cro w s , In like m a n n er al so o m e n s of
. , ,
e v en t s a re t ak en f ro m be a st s For t he m eet i n g of a
.
W it h wa r a re Horses ar md
’
, y ,
ea t hrea t en wa r .
t ha t pe ace is t o be hope d f or A n a ss is a n un p ro fit .
m
, ,
h is fall Two
ak es w ere f oun d in t he bed of Se
sn m
m
.
p ro n iu s G r acc h u s w h e re f o re a so o t h s,
ay e r t o ld h i if ,
of a n y B ut am o n g s t al l Augu ri es an d O m en s t here
m
.
, ,
f ession st a t i o n
, st a t ure g e s t u re ,
m o t i o n e x er ci
,
s e , , ,
m
, ,
a n d ca uses of t hi n g s In t he foun da t i o n of t he c it y
m m
.
of Ro e t he head of a a n wa s fo u n d wi t h his w ho l e
a n d gav e t he n am e t o t he M o un t a in o f t he C apit o l .
The m ee t in g o f m on k s is c o mm on ly accou n t ed a n
il l o m en a n d so m uc h t he rat her if it be ea rly in t he
m
,
en a s v u l t ures d o by ,
sl a ug ht e rs .
PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 169
CHAPT E R LV .
an d o f so e u l es o f Fin d in g f
oIt Out .
a s if f ro m t hi s s o e li g ht s o f d ivi n a t i o n may d e sc en d
u po n fo ur fo o t e d b ea s t s t ho se w in g ed an d o t her cre a
-
, ,
whe n he sin g s
Nor t hin k IHea ven on t he such knowl ed g e st a t es, m
Nor t ha t t heir p rude nce is a bove t he Fa t es .
a n d v ery n e a r an d m os t li k e t o p ro phe cy
,
By t his .
en t ha t
m
,
a re hid un k n o w n bo t h t o t he m se lv es a n d
, en a n d fin d ,
a n d sa t e u p o n t he m B y t he same i n s t i n c t a l so c er
.
, ,
y e t p o ssess e d o f so m e o f t h e m S o a n e vi l p e r s o n .
,
ceiv ed a a n w ho m s he l o v ed c o mi n g t wo mil es o f f .
, ,
A l l t his is n ot f or n aug ht ,
Else mi
e n va in my p a ren t s Au g u ry t a ug ht ;
Lo! t wice six Swa ns in a g l a d co m
p any
m
,
st oo d by en c o n v ersa n t ab o ut t he m B ut D em o cri t us .
T ages of w ho m Lucan sa n g :
,
An d if t he I
n wards ha ve n o cred it g a in ed ,
An d f
i t his A rt by Tag es was bu t f eig n ed .
m
, ,
One p a rt an d branch f
o t he en t rail s d ot h increase,
174 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
oug ht t o d o it wa s t he li k e o mi n ou s
, W e read t h a t .
fic es t ha t t he liv er wa s c on su m e d sudd e n l y a w a y a n d
, ,
n ot l on g af t er o n e of t he m d ie d o f a d is e a se a n o t he r
m
, ,
so m u c h ; w hic h wa s t ho ug ht t o be d o n e by t he p o w e r
o f t he G o d s or help o f t he d e vil
, Hen c e it w a s .
a cc o u n t e d a t h i n g o f g rea t c o n c ern m en t am o n g st t he
c o l or al so o f t he in wa rds is t o be c on s id ered O f
, , .
t hese Lu c a n mad e m en t i on :
of Di o n y si us d rea m e d s he b ro ug ht fort h a sa t yr
m
,
. , ,
CHAP T E R LVII .
n o ise t he s w elli n g
, t he t re mblin g t he c ho ps t he pit s
, , , ,
m
, ,
m
t he Persia n s a s Va rro rep ort s wa s t ha t ofa bo y w ho
, ,
sa w in t he wa t er t he e g ies o f M erc u ry w h ic h f o re ,
call e d up t he g od s a n d l ea rn e d of t hem t h in g s t o co m e
m
.
m
,
lead an d wax b ei n g m el t ed a n d c a st in t o t he wa t er d o
, ,
st ra n g e shap es u n k n o w n t o
, en did appe a r ; by t he ,
in t o t hem , an d sa d ,
if t hey did rej ect t he B ut of m .
m oun t ed t he e c iv i t o t he m s lv s — b t h p t e
y,r e e n e e y e e r e
en a re perpe t u al a n d al so t ha t all t he S pi ri t s o be y
m
, , ,
t hi n g t ha t rec e iv es in t o i t se lf t he ac t o f a n y ag en t is
en d ow e d wi t h t he n a t ure of t ha t ag en t an d mad e c o
o f t he Phcs n ix a n d t he c a st ski n o f a Sn ak e) d o m u c h
m
, , ,
m
, , ,
o f t en fou n d t ha t in t im es o f pe st il e n c e m a n y t ha t a re
,
of t he bo ok o f G al en w hich Pa t ria rc ha t ra n s l a t ed
m
, ,
m
, ,
t ha t buried a m
a n who see m ed t o be d ead se v en t y t wo
m
-
, ,
som e m ea n s u se d t o rec o v er t he m as p hl eb ot o my or , ,
a n d in t he t im
,
e o f s l e ep u n t il t hey aw a k ed t here was ,
184 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
it in t he ir mo ut h .
CHAPT ER LIX .
of wa t c hi n g s a n d di st urban ce of t he b ody
,
For as .
,
s am e t hin g kn o wl edge is o bt ai n ed ; as al so by t he
, ,
0 “N
nth Nu mber — T h Ninth Hou e of t h e Horoscope kn own as th e
i . e s ,
H ou e o f Sc ien c e a d Re l igion
s n .
t
“
Sig n o f P e rf e c tion — Th i i the First H ou se o f t h H
. osc O pse tsh at e or :
H o u e of the He av en
s
“
or Zod iac ri in g at birth ; the e astern horizon
,
"
, s .
186 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’
CHAPT E R LX .
n a t ural m e la n c ho ly c o m p l exi o n p ro p he t s a n d p o et s
m
, .
n a t e a n d t erribl e a t hi n g t ha t t he v io l en c e o f it is
,
en c e u p o n it ) i n c re a se t h a n d p re servet h it B e sid es .
,
m
, ,
a s ra in t em p est s in u n da t i o n s e a rt hq ua k es sla ug ht e r
, , , , ,
t im e ord er a n d i ssu e o f t he ba t t l e
,
B u t w hen t he .
se c re t s o f divi n e t hin g s su c h a s t he La w of G od a n d , ,
t o c o m e a n d t he c ha n g in g of t he l a w
, So t he Sibyl s .
t hus t o P o lli o
m
Last t i m C m p ph i
es a re co e, u cea s
’
ro es e
N wf m ohig h h p i
ro g w p g ea v en s r n s a ne ro en ie,
A d t im G
n t O d w g i i b
es r ea r er no a a n s orn ,
Th M id t e S t i
a R lm t
re u rn s, a u rn a n ea s re u rn .
I
f yp
a n rin t s ofou r old vice re mi a n
’
d
By t hee t hey r void , an d f ea r sha l l l eave t he Land;
’
He a God s l if
’
e sha l l t ake, wit h Gods sha l l see
He sha l l
a n d t he po i so n of t he t ree of dea t h o r o f t he k no wl ,
t o his child a s t he o f
, fsprin g of G od adorin g hi , mi n
t hese w ord s
Dea r f G od
race os, g rea t st ock o J
f p it er,
u
m
, ,
wi t h o l d ag e d o so m et im es foresee t hin gs t o co e
m
, ,
CHAPT ER L XI .
Oft he For in g m o f M a n of t h
,e Ex t er l Senses a l so t m
ho se ,
I
T IS t he opi n i o n o f so
m e divin es t ha t G od did n ot
immedia t ely crea t e t he bo dy of an but by t he a ssist m ,
t he f a n c y is so m et im es n a med t he p han t a st ic a l in t el
l ec t For it is t he la st impressio n o ft he un d erst a n d in g
m
.
,
a n d acc o mm o d a t e s t he ex t e rn al t o t he i n t ern al a n d
se n se a n d imagi n a t i on t ak e up t he t wo f o rwa rd c e ll s Of
t a in ed in t he Ord er of N a t ure an d is c o n t en t in t he ,
t he c o n t em p la t iv e In t e ll ec t The o t her is a po w er o f .
PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 19 3
t he mi d whic h
n ,di sc ern i n g by c o n sul t in g w ha t t hin gs
a re t o be d on e a n d w ha t is t o be s hun n e d is w ho lly ,
t a k en u p in c o n s ul t a t i o n a n d ac t i on a n d is t heref ore ,
n a l se n se s we m ig h t kn o w c orpo real t hi n g s a n d by ,
in cli n a t i o n o f t he mi n d t o a n ef f
e mi n a t e pl ea sure .
t o en j oy it T he t hi rd is va u n t i n g a n d lo f t i n e s s
.
,
m
.
a n y adva n t ag e t o i t se lf It is said t o be w it ho ut a n y
.
CHAPT ER LX II .
Oft he Passions f
o t he Min d , t heir Orig ina l Source, Diver
ences, a n d Kin ds .
m ut a t io n by c ha n g in g t he accid en t s in t he bo dy an d
, ,
an d li t t l e in wa rd Af t er t he sa e man n er in a n g er
,
.
or f ea r but sudd en ly
, Ag ain a n g er or desire o f . , ,
re v en g e p rod uc e t h hea t
, red n ess a b it t er t a s t e a n d a , ,
by t ha t k i n d ofj ud g m en t t he n am e o f t he on e t ha t is
so be l o v e d in a n hero ic pa ss i on SO Na ust rat u s k n e w .
t ha t An t i oc hus wa s t a k en wi t h t he l ov e o f S t ra t on
ica It is al so ma n ife st t ha t suc h lik e p a ssio n s whe n
m
.
,
m m
, , ,
d o is k n o w n t o a l l W e k n o w t ha t d og s oft en t im e s
.
g re a t f e a r t re mbl
, e a r e dim sig ht e d a n d w e,ak e n e d a n d -
C HAPTER L XIV .
m
I it a t ion fro m m R mbl so e ese a n ce; o f t he Tra n sfo mi ng
Power ha t h, n ot on l y ov er t he B od y bu t t he So u l .
ha t h t o c ha n g e it w hic h po w er t he v ehem en t im a g i
,
n a t i o n m o v es as in set t i n g t he t eet h o n ed g e a t t he
,
t he m edic in e n or t he Od or n or t he t a st e of it cam e t o
m
, ,
st a n c e O f t he fire is n o t n e ar t hem bu t on ly a re se ,
a n d al so t ra n sport e d ; a n d t hi s of
t t im es w hen t hey are
in a d ream a n d som e t im es w hen t hey are awake
, SO .
m
, .
,
f or it is n ea rer t o t he su bs t a n c e of t he so u l t ha n t he
m
,
m
, , ,
so met i es is by a v e he m en t ima g in a t io n o r sp ec ul a
,
were afa r of
, f if t hey c ri ed ou t al ou d
, .
C HAPT ER LXV .
How t he Passions f
o t he Mind ca n W ork ft he
o ml se ves up on
Ano t her
’
s B od y .
oc n us repo rt s t ha t a t Pet ra Sa n et a a t o w n si t u a t ed ,
m
t ot l e Algaze l a n d G allen asse n t
, ,
For it is ma n ifest .
fore l et n o a n w on d er t ha t t he bo dy an d soul of on e
,
may in like ma n n er be af
, fec t ed wi t h t he min d of
,
m
.
,
m
,
m
,
m
,
m
, ,
c iv ed
re e , an ddo n e in us , or by us W e
t he t hin g t o be .
t hin g s af f
e c t v ehem en t ly imagi n e ho p e an d be liev e
, , , ,
t im es t ha n t he medicin e i t self
, For t he sam e t ha t t he .
m
,
m
,
CHAPT ER L XVII .
Thin g s .
t hrou gh it s pa ss io n a n d ef fec t s is j o i n e d w it h t he mi n d ,
of t he s t a rs a n d in t ell ig en c es ; a n d be i n g so j o in e d is , ,
PHILOSOPHY OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 205
t he a rt of c ha ra ct ers ima g es en c ha n t m en t s an d s o m e
, , ,
en c e m o vin g t he mi n d in t ha t ma n n er
, For our min d .
,
m
a ut hor of t he m A n d t his is t he ma n n er by w hic h
.
m
a n d af fec t io n m a kes suc h like t hin g s m ore fit f or it self ,
soul in rela t io n
, t o t he Po wer oft he Un iverse
C HA PT E R L XVIII .
m
.
,
s t ro n g er in a So la ry vi rt ue he bi n d s an d d raw s t he
,
a c t in t he v o ic e a n d p rop ert ie s o f l o c ut i on a n d is
m
, ,
t he c on c ep t io n o f t he min d but al so t he vi rt ue o f t he
,
g r e a t e r e fii c ac y t ha n o t he rs w hic h re p res e n t g re a t er
t ha t c o m e f ro m a m ore w ort hy t on g ue or f ro m a n y of ,
CHAP T E R L XX .
Of t he Vir t u e f
o Prop er Na m es .
l a st ly kep t in w rit i n g s
, Hen c e magic ia n s sa y t ha t
.
,
s ho uld n am e t he m ; an d as he n am ed an y t hin g so t he ,
m o st efi c ac io us to all be ut t ered in
ac t a s o ft en as it sh
d ue plac e an d t im e a n d seriously wi t h an in t en t io n
, ,
ex ercised up o n t he ma t t er ri g ht ly di sp o sed an d t h a t ,
t rue n am e of it a n d t he n a me of t ha t Go d un d er
'
of t ha t c it y so a t l en g t h t he ir G od s be in g abse n t did
, , ,
ov erc o m e t hem as Vi rg il si n g s
,
Their A l t a rs have f
'
orsook, a n d blest a bod es .
m
,
CHAP T E R LXXI .
ma n d us t o ca ll upo n t hem by t he n a m es o ft he In t el
l ig en c es ruli n g o v er t he st a rs t hem se lves o f whic h we ,
g re a t p o w er in t h e en c h a n t e r a n d s o m e t
, im e s t r a n s fe rs
t he en c ha n t er are i n t en d ed Now t he in st ru m en t o f
.
,
e ch
n an t ers is a m o st p ur e ha m on ical s piri t
r ,
— warm ,
sen se a n d c on c eive d by re a so n
, By t he qu alit y t here
.
,
m
, , ,
g u m s a r
,o m a t ic a l t h i n g s a,n d fu m e s an d s u c h li k e .
or t o b rea t he in t he v irt ue wi t h t he s pi ri t t ha t so t he ,
C HAPT ER LXXII .
p u ll e d o u t t he day ,i s k e p t back t he n ig ht is p ro ,
A nd a lit t l e before
Thessa l ia n v erse d id in t o his hea rt so flow,
Tha t it d id mk a e a g r ea t er hea t f
o lov e .
A nd e sel w here
No d reg s of p oisonbein g yb hi md ru n k
,
His wit s deca y d en chan t ed
’
A l so Virgil ,
in Dam on ,
Char m mm d t h M
s can co an e oon down f
romt h e Skis;
Ch m h g d Ul y m
’ ’
Circe s
’
ar s c an sses co p a n y.
k bi g h m d b
’
A cold sn a e, en c ar ,
u rst
HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA ’
S
A nd O v id , in his un t i t l ed book , s ai t h
md t h wit h i g C
W it h char s o
’
r n eres dye,
Did r e th f t i
a re ll e ou n a n s a
m
,
Acornsf Ok h
ro t d G es, enc a n e rap es ,
A d pp l
n famt f l
esl ro rees a .
If t hese t hi n gs
were n o t t rue t here wou ld n o t be ,
en c ha n t ress
She p a rt s t he ea rt h, a n d Ghost s f m
ro S p l h e u c ers
Dra ws up ,
an d fet c het h bones a w yf m
a th fi ro
’
res,
mk wift t m t i
At wil l , I a e s s rea s re re
T th i f
o e r t i whil t t h i B k d m
ou n a n s , i ; s e r an s a re
S ea t d m t h; l
oss a n Cl d wit h Cl d d f m
s oo c ea r ou s ou s e or
d Ch mIb
.
k t h Vip j w
’
W it h Sp l l e s an ar s rea e er s a
O k f m
,
Cl lid B k
eave so th i
oo s , i d w a es ro e r se zures ra
m t h l ft y M t i h k
,
Wh l W d o e oo s re ove, e o oun a n s s a e,
E th f t g
ar or d Gh t f m
o g w
roa n , a nk os s ro raves a a e,
An d t hee, 0 Moon , Id ra w
disposit i on . W e fin d , l
a so , t ha t t he m e kin d o f p re
sa
fies w hen he si n gs
Iwa l k a rou n d
First wit h t hese Threa ds in n u ber which t hree are
— m
’
B ou t t h A l t a rs, t hrice Isha l l t hy I a g e bear
’
m .
A nd a li t t l e aft er
Kn ots , A m yl l i
ar s, t ie! o f Col ors t hree,
A n d in t he s ame pl ace
As wit h one fi re t his cl a y d ot h ha rder p rove,
The was: m ore so f;
t so, Dap hn is wit h our l ove
, .
CHAPT ER LXXIV .
G O D g a ve t o m
a min d an d sp eec h w hic h (a s sait h
an ,
m
, ,
o r c ha n c e n o r by t he w e a k j u d g m en t of
, an but ,
form a n d Spiri t
, .
PHILOSOPHY OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 217
c ro wn in g op en i n g or shut t i n g o rder t ra n sm ut at io n
, , , ,
n if y as c h a rac t er s o f t hi n g s— t he T w e lv e S i g n s S e v e n ,
g l u e a n d s p i ri t o f t he e l em e n t s T o t he se al so t h e y .
, ,
o f P la n e t s a n d Sig n s t o g et he r wi t h t he El e , en t s (t he
n if y t l l d h av a a t al ac t ivi t y It i t
'
na a y an e n ur s n o
m
.
a re and are n am ed in it
, an d ev ery sayin g an d ev e ry ,
d oubl e v iz 1 “ Th t h t w lv
, 1 fl a J I .
, . J 3, e o
, e,r e
,
e ,
.
,
V iz " W g V D J D 5 D n In impl
P
, , , : : a re s
:
e : , , : , , .
p e r v a t ed by t h e s p e c u la t i o n s o f t he P la t o n is t s o fA l e x
a n d ria P hil o t he Je w Pl o t in u s a n d Ia bl ichus w ho m m
m
, , , ,
y o u s h o u ld st ill b e c o n t en t I n t hi s spi ri t al on e C o r
m
.
m
, ,
22 1
222 HENRY MORLEY S
’
CRITICISM .
by sh ad ows of t hi n gs
m o vin g in t he world abov e .
m
,
o bj ec t o f a n a rd e n t hero w o rs hip t o en li k e Co rn e li us
-
s ain t an d p raye d t o hi
, Oh ho ly soul be fa vorable , , ,
before t he public as a sc ho la r by a n a c t of ho m a g e t o
his gen i us Reuc hlin l o v ed libert y a n d i n d e pen d en ce
, ,
A c o n t e po rary n o t io n o ft he Reform a t i o n n ot wi t h ,
m
,
m m
.
,
m
,
m
,
bodies wa s t he ru l e am on g l earn ed a n d un l ea ed
,
g iv e t o t h o se by w h o m t hey w e re d is c o v ere d su b t l e
him m m
, ,
se lf by right o f t he Ca p g
e iu s t o t h e fa ily o f
m
, ,
g r e a t fam e d e se rvi n
, g t i t l e a n d l os i n g af t er h is,d e a t h
all It was n ot un t il fiv e yea rs aft er t his v isit f rom
m
.
m
,
m
,
p r epa r e d fo r hi a c ordial r e c e p t i o n .
1509 mi st ress at Do l e
, A cl ever livel y w o an
.
, ,
, , ,
o f t he mai n po i n t s o f t he Cabala
m
.
m
,
m
, ,
m
,
Sol o m on s p o ssess i on an d by it s a id So l o m on be ca e
’
mast er o f m
,
so m et im es t o be seen am o n g t he J ew s .
m
, ,
m
l e a rn ca e t o be t o ld t hose m yst eries ; t hus t he el ec t
o f t he co mm on pe o pl e hea rd bu t on c e w ha t t he Sa n
a n d Aa ro n f o ur t im es re pe a t ed o f t he sec ret s t ha t ha d
in a boo k call e d Z oa r .
p u t a b l e t h a t A r i st o t l e h a d b e en st u di e d by t h e w ri t er
m
sy s t e o f t he Cabala ; bu t it was p erha ps n o t be fore, ,
m
.
m
been i n heren t in t he Orien t a l in d an d in t he Sc rip ,
ura
m m
, ,
it wa s t o e x t ract by
, a n y of t he
m ean s all ow ed t he ,
, m , ,
g rea t a n d g oo d c re a t e d all t hi n g s , T h e fif t h is G e b u .
n am e a n d t hei r divin e n am es
, w ri t t en in t he sam e ,
o rd er a re Eje h Ja h Jeho va h (
, pro n oun c ed Elohim)
, , ,
g r o wi n g or per c e p t iv e or re fl ec t iv e p o w er on e or all
m
, , , ,
a an ; a an a n a n ge l ; a n a n g el a c re a t o r
, , .
C ELESTI
AL
G REATNESS
G EB URAH c n g sg o
AD
S ECO ND T RI
T HI AD
RD T RI
S PLENDO R FIRMNESS
J ESO D
ASTRAL SUNS
FO U N DA T IO N
m
,
co n t en d a g ai n st t hem wi t h t wo a rmi es l ed by M et a ,
m
, ,
—
fold v eget a t ive p erc ept ive i n t ellect ual e ac h e —
, ,
form e
,
n t er in t o all t hin gs is expa n sive se pa ra t es
—
,
g u a rdia n a n d an acc u si n g a n g e l .
.
, ,
bol s tar o t
em b le m
n , .
A NE W L Y A R RAN G E D TA B LE
ORDER . FORM
. Nu n EN LI
SH G .
V, W
CH EH, H, , H
Y IJ, ,
C , CH, K, KH
I
S
”
F ive Hebrew Let t ers Caph MemNun
, , , , Phe, an d
242 HENRY CORN ELI US AGRIPPA .
THE MI R I FI C W OR D .
n am e t ha t bin d s t o g e t he r t he se p hiro t h— w ho e v e r ha s
m
,
en t ere d t ha t shrin e of t he t e m p l e l ea rn t t he w o rd of
p rin ci p l es of t he Cabala .
“
w orld suc h a n amul et , wi t h t he n am es Sen o i Sa ns e
m
,
”
n oi Se
, on g el op h u po n it was slipp ed roun d t h e
,
sa w t he li g ht befo re it wa s c olla re d by t he g en i us o f
ot hers it wa s n ec essa ry f
, o r t he Co pyist as soon a s he ,
t he pl un ge .
y e r k n ow s h o w t o d ecid e all ca u s es in t he se c on d ,
hi t o Ro me in 1482 his a g e t he n be in g e i g ht an d
,
m
proc t or for t he bod y of t he Domin ica ns t hrou g hou t al l
G erman y w hic h un pa id o oe he he ld f
,
or n e a rly t hir t y
h is d o c t or a t e a n d in t he y ea r fo llo win g t ha t is t o
g e n , ,
, ,
ha d t he n a house a t St u t t g a rd an d was kn o w n as a ,
e a t cu l t iva t o r of t he l ea rn ed la n g ua g es w h il e h e
g r ,
s c ho la r wa s raise d t o t he di g n i t o f c o u t al t i
y r p a n e ,
m
,
t he kn o wl ed g e impa rt ed by Je hi el Loa n s an d t he ,
a n d was t o be et wit h c hi e fly in t he ha n d s o f J e w s .
B ero a l d us t o ld of t he Po pe s en j o ym en t a n d w ro t e
’
w o rd a l so t o it s a ut hor t ha t he ha d c ause d n ot o n ly m
,
en
o f l e t t e rs bu t e v en s t a t e sm en a n d wa rrio rs t o bet a k e
, ,
, ,
soo n a ft e r his el e va t io n t o t he ra n k o f du k e in 1 49 5 ,
On e o f t he fi rs t ac t s o f Eberhard t he youn g er wa s t o
re l ea se his fav o rit e a disso lut e p riest n ame d Hol
, ,
co m fit ure o f t he sc ho l a r t hi s m a n wa s appo i n t ed c ha n
wa s t hen a ra re t hi n g in t he lan d ; a n d t he n e w s t ha t
John Reuc hli n had wri t t en o n e was n oi se d abroa d
m
.
o n d j ud g e f or p rela t es c o un t s a n d n o bl es a t hird f or
im
, , ,
p e ri a l ci t ies T h is p
. o s t he h e ld d u ri n g e l e v e n y e a rs ;
he wa s holdi n g it t herefore a t t he t im e w hen t he
, ,
, ,
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t he p ro n un ci a t i on of t he o n e t he o t hers al so a re
,
o t he r a re a way of p ut t i n g hi
, i n t o imm edia t e un ion
wit h t he spiri t s who t hroug h t ha t are boun d t o sat isfy
,
his wishes .
m
,
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,
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R bi plac “ w p hi p h
( hl i h ) t l
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eu c n s rt e o o s o e rs
B a ruc h a Jew a n d Ca p n io
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R c li im lf “
, , ( e u h n h s e ) a ,
a n d p resen t ly up on t he kn o wl ed g e i t se lf o f di v in e a n d
hu ma n t hi n gs up o n o pi n i o n
, fait h miracl es t he , , ,
p o w e rs o f w o r d s a n d fi g u res se c re t o p e r a t i o n,s a n d ,
un t il a t la st Ca p n io in t he t hi rd boo k c o ll ec t s ou t of
, ,
A G R I P PA E XP OU N DS REU CHL I N .
t w en t y t hree , a n d it wa s on e al so t ha t en abl e d hi t o
-
m
disp la y t he w ho l e ra n g e of his l ea rn i n g T he n ewl y .
m
,
m
,
a n who be cam e k n o w n t w e n t y o r m o re ye a rs la t e r a s
t he Moon .
m
came a l so re in d ers o f t he milit a ry life he wa s so
rea dy t o f orsak e A c orrespon den t sen t hi n e ws o f
. m
a defea t oft he Ven et ia n s by t he Fren c h n ea r Ag n a ,
s en g er t o S pi re t o burn t he b oo k in w hic h he ha d
m m
,
s t ipen d .
reprehen d ed t ha n t he pa in s t ak en by s c hola rs o f pa st
m
-
.
,
d o n o w wi t h t he in t en t i o n o f d eser vi n g p op ula ri t y .
v iv ed a s a t ra d it i o n a n d t he s yst e m t ha t ha d o n ce
,
ea rt h t hou g h t ha t
, de riva t ion was a t varia n c e wit h
Moses who p ut o n ly t hree l et t ers in t he Heb re w n ame
,
.
t he Divin it y ; w hil e t ha t o f t he an d i ff
e re d en t i rely
c on sen t s t o pa ss o v er as ma t t ers re a d by fe w a nd ,
her m eri t s
m
.
o rd er rep t il es first
, aft erwa rd s fi shes birds q ua d ru , , ,
t he ea rt h a n d t he ir w ho l e a d o rn m e n t w ere perfe c t ed .
y e t m o re s t ro n l
g y m a rk e d s ay s t h e d ee ply re ad t h e o
m
,
l o g ia n because t he
, a n wa s m a d e li k e t he b ru t es in
o pe n la n d ou t s ide t he g a t e s o f pa radise a n d ma d e ,
d l ed wi t h t he bre a t h of life .
, a n t umbl e t og e t her in t o
t he bo t t o m I s t he re n o t a l so t he d iv in e l ig ht shi n in g
m
.
c hu rc h an d t he admi ra t i on o f t he bea u t y o f t he V ir
,
g in Ma ry by t he S un an d M oo n .
m m
,
m
.
,
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fe al e sex is t ha t a wo ma n havin g o n c e wa shed is
,
m
,
t herefore, be born of a m
wo ma n al on e was j udged
an ;
m
, , , , ,
m
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e v er may re ply t o
, a n a s In n oc e n t III w ro t e t o so me .
a n d t he wo ma n s i n iq ui t y is repu t ed bet t er t ha n t he
’
m
good n ess of t he a n W a s n o t Ca in s a g ood w ork
.
’
c ould n o t be defen d ed .
bl e f o r it t o ha t c h a femal e
m
.
t o e m
ach an ma n y wives a t on c e ; but wo men have been
c on t in en t eac h c o n t e n t wi t h a si n g l e husba n d exc e p t
, .
g en ia I f a n y o n e o p p os e s t o s u c h w o m e n t he w iv es
mm
.
m
,
a cc us ed t ha t n o g oo d
, a n e v er had a bad wife On l y .
i ,
t he en a s c on q uered by t he c on q ue rors n ot by an y ,
,
THE NOB ILITY OF WOMAN . 267
d ig n it y t h a t wa s giv en t o w o m a n ov er a n by G od ,
m
, ,
so a n y t hi n g s bu t t ha t we ha ve l ef t m o re st ill t o be
a d d e d t o t his work l et hi m
exp ec t t o hav e his po si t i on
m
,
n ot c o n t es t ed by e bu t a t t e st ed in a s f
, ,a r a s he is
g e n i u s a n d l e a rn i n g A n d t.h a t t h i s w o rk i t s e lf may
n o t be c o m e t oo la rge a v ol u m e he re l et it en d , .
y o u t h re ad t h e ma n u s c rip t t o h i s b e t ro t h e d v e r y so on
ra n k re
, arkabl e for beau t y a n d yet mo re rema rk abl e,
,
.
m
,
w ha t m ig ht n o t his in t ell ec t a c hi e ve ?
,
-
a n d is p resen t fro m i n fin i t y t o i n fi n i t y .
m
,
m
,
m
,
blessed Spirit s
m
.
en t ra n ce or i n n er g a t e o f t he empyre a n heaven ,
or id ea s o f t he Divin e Mi n d c on d uc t s t he m on ward , ,
p l a n et s a n d c o m e t
, s a re di s po sed ; a n d w here i
,
n t h e
rays o r be am s o f D iv in e P ro v id en c e p a ss fro m t he
f i
y gn t o ru l e in h o ly t hi n g s A n ci en t a ut hors giv e n i n e
m
.
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n e s a
,n d A c a n gel s an d t hese t hey class in t o
r h —
t he a n g e l Jesod o t h i n t o t he sp here of t he Ea rt h an d
, ,
mat on Yod he v a u he
— - - -
.
m
.
m
,
un ic at ed t o t he in m ost c en t er o ft he Ea rt h by m eans
st a n ces in co mm on use .
, , ,
m
.
,
of t he god s .
2 76 SYMB OLS o r T HE AL CHEMISTS .
m
,
se n t ed by t he sa e symbo l on e be i n g in v ert ed A ir
, .
,
Wat e r .
Le a d . Iron . G ld o . Copp er
. Mercu ry . Sil ver .
An t i mony . e c
A rs ni . A qua Vita . To P uri fy .
!f U
-
Cinn abar . u
Cap t Mort uu m . A n Oil . Sal t p t ee r
. Magnet .
A MESSAG E FROM T HE STARS .
l s t ood at ev en t m
i e T he g p l ain
ne v er end in
-
m
.
A l l e p t y l o o k e d a nd v o id Ye t as Ig a z e d a g al n
m m
. , ,
o r Rig h t
—
B es p o ke a f o rc e Su p re e I nv in c ibl e f .
THE M A G I C M I R R OR .
t ha t he KN OW S t he A rt of Mag ic t o be a t rut h ; an d ,
m
,
an d half a t im e .
i t
t hose who a re f a it h
f ul will b e g iv e n m u c h S o m e o t her .
m
.
,
l ive t he id ea l l if
e Un t il you so li v e d o no t expe c t t o
.
,
c ra st in a t ion ac t m ost ef
, fe c t i v ely f
o r su cc ess T hus .
t
i t
Havin g arisen t o life you a re n o w in a c o n di t i on t o
se e k rela t ion s wi t h us t hrough t he Ma g ic Mi rror The .
m
l ik e on e impregn a t ed wi t h t he selfi sh an d perv ert ed
f orc es of so e o t her pe rson w hose so l e obj ec t is of a
fin a n cial n a t ure Procu re t he fo llowin g mat erials
.
On e pi n t of spirit s of t urpe n t i n e .
A bo x t o hold t he Mirror .
Half a ya rd of n ew cl ot h .
i
i t
m
,
n e c essa ry t o m a k e t he g la ss o pa que .
ready f or use .
—
works all t hese resul t in g fro m t he ideal l ife you —
m
n eed a n d shall hav e o ur c o mpa n i o n ship .
This is f
or your own p rot ec t ion The c urious shou ld .
gaze a t it or ra t her in t o it
, Sit co mfo rt ably n ot
.
,
t eer t o be a c o mp an i o n t o hi a n d t o es t abli sh c o
m un ic a t ion wi t h hi m
a t s t a t ed i n t erv a l s S o m et im es it .
in si g ht Man y t im es t he .
app ea r— a sort of
whi t e cl oudy appearan ce— whic h
,
45.
The w ork here un d ert aken will n ever en d sho rt of
t he w ell bein g of Hu ma n i t y
-
W e ca re n ot for c o l or .
,