The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage (The Grimoire Manuscripts of Occult Magick) - Annotated A Glance of Egypt and OCCULTISM: POWER AND SYMBOL (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage by S. L Macgregor MathersThis remarkable grimoire was translated by S.L.M. Mathers from a 15th century French mauscript. This text has had a huge influence on modern ceremonial magic, and has been cited as a primary influence on Aleister Crowley. Abraham of Würzburg, a cabalist and scholar of magic, describes a quest for the secret teachings which culminated in Egypt, where he encountered the magician Abramelin, who taught him his system in detail. The procedure involves many months of purification, followed by the invocation of good and evil spirits to accomplish some very worldly goals, including acquisition of treasure and love, travel through the air and under water, and raising armies out of thin air. It also tells of raising the dead, transforming ones appearance, becoming invisible, and starting storms. The key to this is a set of remarkable magic squares, sigils consisting of mystical words which in most cases can be read in several directions. Of course, these diagrams are said to have no potency unless used in the appropriate ritual context by an initiate. Mathers analyzed these words in an extensive set of notes and gives possible derivations from Hebrew, Greek and other languages. **This kindle edition is special including A Glance of Egypt and What is the Occultism, Power and Symbol**This eBook has all graphics of a high quality and eligible as good format.**All Texts are completely digitally edited and properly formatted for easy reading.**Interactive of Table Content linkage for easy navigation.**This eBook version is rescanned from the original book. Therefore there are some page references that refer to the old physical hardcover book. There are also footnotes that are referred to the page shown for readers' reference.