Occult Virtues, Sympathies and Antipathies

About this book

Why does the lodestone draw iron? Why does the lamb flee from the wolf, and why, as the old books say, does an eagle's feather consume the feathers of other birds? This beautifully illustrated notebook is the second in a series that divides Agrippa's work by theme. It contains Book I, chapters 13–21: where the hidden powers of things come from, the "spirit of the world" that carries them, how like draws like, the friendships and enmities of planets, stones, plants and animals, and the powers that remain even after death.

What is inside

• 9 complete chapters of Agrippa's text, nothing shortened
• every chapter in four parts: In Agrippa's words · In plain words · Terms (with the Latin) · Historical note — where the idea comes from and what modern science says
• 9 original illustrations in an antique archival style
• 2 printable charts: the friendship and enmity of the seven planets, and a chart of sympathies and antipathies among stones, plants and animals
• foreword, closing words and a 45-term glossary

Who it is for

Readers of Hermeticism, alchemy, Renaissance history and the Western esoteric tradition who want the original text made readable — and honestly explained.

About the series

1 Magic and the Four Elements · 2 Occult Virtues, Sympathies and Antipathies · 3 The World of the Planets · 4 Talismans, Fumigations and Rings · 5 Light, Fascination and Divination · 6 Dreams, the Soul and the Imagination · 7 The Power of Words and Letters. Each notebook sold separately.

A historical text, not a manual or medical advice. None of the old "remedies" described should be tried.