Rudolph (or more usually Rudolf) II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1576-1612. He had wide-ranging interests in science and the occult. The first chapter focuses on John Dee and Edward …
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This book claims to be the writings of Thoth (associated with Hermes Trismegistus), who (it explains) was a priest king of Atlantis. Its connection with the Emerald Tablet of Hermes …
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A CD containing 32 books on alchemy, Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism and magic. Many are photographic reproductions of 17th century books. The books are also catalogued individually. The books (with the file …
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The theme of this year’s journal is The Magic of Plants. Donated by the publisher.
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A Europe-wide exploration of witchcraft in its cultural context, building on the pioneering approach of Willem de Blecourt. As the blurb accurately puts it, the essays “share a commitment to …
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Important revisionist history of Cornwall in the Early Modern period, exploring the Cornish people’s struggle to assert their distinct identity.
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As the subtitle suggests, actual rituals for this particular magical system.
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Lectures given in conjunction with the exhibition Hilma af Klint – A Pioneer of Abstraction, held at Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Engelsberg Manor in Sweden, Hamburger Bahnhof Museum in Berlin and …
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A detailed (though of course now somewhat out-of-date) survey of the site, including two fold-out maps.
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Brian Hoggard runs the folk magic website www.apotropaios.co.uk This book includes an interesting reference to cunning folk using holy wells for scrying (divination involving gazing into a clear or reflective …
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A very nicely produced edition with a wealth of notes and a detailed Introduction.
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Cornish folktales analysed in a sociological, historical and psychological context.
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Volume Five of an annual journal mainly of poetry inspired by the Natural World. Contents: A Navaho Myth: SONG OF THE SUN Steffi Lang: THESE, THE WOODWINDS John Steffler: TWO …
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Extract from Arthur Edward Waite’s book Emblematic Freemasonry.
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Extract from Arthur Edward Waite’s book Doctrine and Literature of the Kabalah.
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An extract from Arthur Edward Waite’s book Holy Kabbalah.
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A very useful booklet bringing together various versions of this famous work of mystical alchemy. For other editions of works by Hermes Trismegistus see The Hermetica (Museum Library id. no. 299.31 FRE …
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Book to accompany an exhibition of numinous and challenging magical artworks curated by Associate Professor Dominic Shepherd at TheGallery, Arts University Bournemouth, in 2017. Includes an essay on magic and …
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Thought-provoking and inspiring essays exploring the connections between art and magic.
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A comprehensive survey of Irish Holy Wells, though the analysis is a little uninspired.
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Includes a rather curious account of a clairvoyant being sent a tooth from the excavations at Harlyn Bay (p.57).
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