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1THE DOCTEINE OF TEANSCENDENT MAGIC INTRODUCTION ........ 3 CHAPTER I. THE CANDIDATE. Unity of the Doctrine— Qualifications necessary for the Adept ...... 27 CHAPTER II. THE PILLARS OF THE TEMPLE. Foundations of the Doctrine— The Two Principles — Agent and Patient . . .37 CHAPTER III. THE TRIANGLE OF SOLOMON. Universal Theology of the Triad— The Macrocosm ..... 44 CHAPTER IV. THE TETRAGRAM. Magical Virtue of the Tetrad- Analogies and Adaptations — Elementary Spirits of the Kabbalah . 51 CHAPTER V. THE PENTAGRAM. The Microcosm and the sign thereof — Power over Elements and Spirits . . . .60 CHAPTER VI. MAGICAL EQUILIBRIUM. Action of the Will — Impulse and Resistance — Sexual love — The Plenum and the Void . . 67 CHAPTER VII. THE FIERY SWORD. The Sanctum Regnum — The seven Angels and seven Genii of the Planets— Universal Virtue of the Septenary ....... 75 CHAPTER VIII. REALISATION. Analogical reproduction of Forces — Incarnation of Ideas — Parallelism — Necessary Antagonism . 79 CHAPTER IX. INITIATION. The Magical Lamp, Mantle, and Staff — Prophecy and Intuition — Security and stability of the Initiate in the midst of dangers — Exercise of Magical Power . . .86 CHAPTER X. THE KABBALAH. The Sephiroth— The Semhamphoras— The Paths and Gates— Bereschith and Mercavah— Gematria and Temurah ........ 89 xvii
2XV1U TABLE OF CONTENTS PAQB CHAPTER XI. THE MAGIC CHAIN. Magnetic Currents— Secrets of great successes — Talking Tables — Fluidic Manifestations . . 97 CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT WORK. Hermetic Magic — Doctrines of Hermes — The Minerva of the World — The grand and unique Athanor— The Hanged Man . . . . .106 CHAPTER XIII. NECROMANCY. Revelations from the other World- Secrets of Death and of Life— Evocations . . . .111 CHAPTER XIV. TRANSMUTATIONS. Lycanthropy— Mutual possessions, or embryonic state of souls— The Wand of Circe— The Elixir ofCagliostro ... . . . . .120 CHAPTER XV. BLACK MAGIC. Demonomania — Obsessions— Urban Grandier— Girard— The work of M. Eudes de Mirville . . 126 ^CHAPTER XVI. BEWITCHMENTS. Dangerous forces — Power of life and death— Facts and Principles— Remedies— Practice of Paracelsus . 128 CHAPTER XVII. ASTROLOGY. Knowledge of Men by the Signs of their Nativity — Phrenology — Chiromancy — Metoposcopy— Planets and Stars — Climacteric years — Predictions by means of Astral Revolutions ........ 137 CHAPTER XVIII. CHARMS AND PHILTRES. Venomous Magic — Powders and Pacts of Sorcerers— The Jettatura at Naples— The Evil Eye— Superstitions— Talismans . . . .144 CHAPTER XIX. THE STONE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS — ELAGABALUS. What this Stone is — Why it is a Stone — Singular Analogies . 152 CHAPTER XX. THE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE. Extension of Life by means of Potable Gold— Resurrection— Abolition of Pain . .157 CHAPTER XXI. DIVINATION. Dreams — Somnambulism — Presentiments— Second Sight — Divinatory Instruments — Alliette and his discoveries concerning the Tarot . . , . .160 CHAPTER XXII. SUMMARY AND GENERAL KEY OF THE FOUR SECRET SCIENCES. The Kabbalah — Magic — Alchemy — Magnetism or Occult Medicine . . 165 TABLE OF CONTENTS XIX
3THE EITUAL OF TRANSCENDENT MAGIC. PAOK INTRODUCTION ........ 175 CHAPTER I. PREPARATIONS. Dispositions and Principles of Magical Operation— Personal Preparations of the Operator . . 191 CHAPTER II. MAGICAL EQUILIBRIUM. Alternative use of Forces- Oppositions necessary in the Practice — Simultaneous attack and resistance— The Sword and Trowel of the Builders of the Temple . 200 CHAPTER III. THE TRIANGLE OF PANTACLES. Use of the Triad in Conjurations and Magical Sacrifices — Triangle of evocations and Pantacles — Triangular Combinations — The Magical Trident of Paracelsus ........ 206 CHAPTER IV. THE CONJURATION OF THE FOUR. Occult Elements and their Use — Manner of overcoming and subjecting Elementary Spirits and Maleficent Genii . . . . .214 CHAPTER V. THE BLAZING PENTAGRAM. Use and Consecration of the Pentagram ........ 224 CHAPTER VI. THE MEDIUM AND MEDIATOR. Application of Will to the Great Agent — The Natural Medium and the Extra-natural Mediator ........ 229 CHAPTER VII. THE SEPTENARY OF TALISMANS. Ceremonies, Vestments, and Perfumes proper to the seven days of the week— Composition of the Seven Talismans and Consecration of Magical Instruments ........ 234 CHAPTER VIII. A WARNING TO THE IMPRUDENT. Precautions necessary for the accomplishment of the Great Works of Science . 248 CHAPTER IX. THE CEREMONIAL OF INITIATES. Its end and intention 251 CHAPTER X. THE KEY OF OCCULTISM. Use of Pantacles— Their ancient and modern mysteries— Key of Biblical obscurities— Ezekiel and St John ....... 256 CHAPTER XL THE TRIPLE CHAIN. Methods of its formation . 260 CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT WORK. Its Processes and Secrets— Raymond Lully and Nicholas Flamel . . . . .264 CHAPTER XIII. NECROMANCY. Ceremonial for the Resurrection of the Dead and for Necromancy ..... 270 CHAPTER XIV. TRANSMUTATIONS. Methods for changing the nature of things— The Ring of Gyges— Words which accomplish Transmutations . . 281
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
1THE DOCTEINE OF TEANSCENDENT MAGIC INTRODUCTION ........ 3 CHAPTER I. THE CANDIDATE. Unity of the Doctrine— Qualifications necessary for the Adept ...... 27 CHAPTER II. THE PILLARS OF THE TEMPLE. Foundations of the Doctrine— The Two Principles — Agent and Patient . . .37 CHAPTER III. THE TRIANGLE OF SOLOMON. Universal Theology of the Triad— The Macrocosm ..... 44 CHAPTER IV. THE TETRAGRAM. Magical Virtue of the Tetrad- Analogies and Adaptations — Elementary Spirits of the Kabbalah . 51 CHAPTER V. THE PENTAGRAM. The Microcosm and the sign thereof — Power over Elements and Spirits . . . .60 CHAPTER VI. MAGICAL EQUILIBRIUM. Action of the Will — Impulse and Resistance — Sexual love — The Plenum and the Void . . 67 CHAPTER VII. THE FIERY SWORD. The Sanctum Regnum — The seven Angels and seven Genii of the Planets— Universal Virtue of the Septenary ....... 75 CHAPTER VIII. REALISATION. Analogical reproduction of Forces — Incarnation of Ideas — Parallelism — Necessary Antagonism . 79 CHAPTER IX. INITIATION. The Magical Lamp, Mantle, and Staff — Prophecy and Intuition — Security and stability of the Initiate in the midst of dangers — Exercise of Magical Power . . .86 CHAPTER X. THE KABBALAH. The Sephiroth— The Semhamphoras— The Paths and Gates— Bereschith and Mercavah— Gematria and Temurah ........ 89 xvii
2XV1U TABLE OF CONTENTS PAQB CHAPTER XI. THE MAGIC CHAIN. Magnetic Currents— Secrets of great successes — Talking Tables — Fluidic Manifestations . . 97 CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT WORK. Hermetic Magic — Doctrines of Hermes — The Minerva of the World — The grand and unique Athanor— The Hanged Man . . . . .106 CHAPTER XIII. NECROMANCY. Revelations from the other World- Secrets of Death and of Life— Evocations . . . .111 CHAPTER XIV. TRANSMUTATIONS. Lycanthropy— Mutual possessions, or embryonic state of souls— The Wand of Circe— The Elixir ofCagliostro ... . . . . .120 CHAPTER XV. BLACK MAGIC. Demonomania — Obsessions— Urban Grandier— Girard— The work of M. Eudes de Mirville . . 126 ^CHAPTER XVI. BEWITCHMENTS. Dangerous forces — Power of life and death— Facts and Principles— Remedies— Practice of Paracelsus . 128 CHAPTER XVII. ASTROLOGY. Knowledge of Men by the Signs of their Nativity — Phrenology — Chiromancy — Metoposcopy— Planets and Stars — Climacteric years — Predictions by means of Astral Revolutions ........ 137 CHAPTER XVIII. CHARMS AND PHILTRES. Venomous Magic — Powders and Pacts of Sorcerers— The Jettatura at Naples— The Evil Eye— Superstitions— Talismans . . . .144 CHAPTER XIX. THE STONE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS — ELAGABALUS. What this Stone is — Why it is a Stone — Singular Analogies . 152 CHAPTER XX. THE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE. Extension of Life by means of Potable Gold— Resurrection— Abolition of Pain . .157 CHAPTER XXI. DIVINATION. Dreams — Somnambulism — Presentiments— Second Sight — Divinatory Instruments — Alliette and his discoveries concerning the Tarot . . , . .160 CHAPTER XXII. SUMMARY AND GENERAL KEY OF THE FOUR SECRET SCIENCES. The Kabbalah — Magic — Alchemy — Magnetism or Occult Medicine . . 165 TABLE OF CONTENTS XIX
3THE EITUAL OF TRANSCENDENT MAGIC. PAOK INTRODUCTION ........ 175 CHAPTER I. PREPARATIONS. Dispositions and Principles of Magical Operation— Personal Preparations of the Operator . . 191 CHAPTER II. MAGICAL EQUILIBRIUM. Alternative use of Forces- Oppositions necessary in the Practice — Simultaneous attack and resistance— The Sword and Trowel of the Builders of the Temple . 200 CHAPTER III. THE TRIANGLE OF PANTACLES. Use of the Triad in Conjurations and Magical Sacrifices — Triangle of evocations and Pantacles — Triangular Combinations — The Magical Trident of Paracelsus ........ 206 CHAPTER IV. THE CONJURATION OF THE FOUR. Occult Elements and their Use — Manner of overcoming and subjecting Elementary Spirits and Maleficent Genii . . . . .214 CHAPTER V. THE BLAZING PENTAGRAM. Use and Consecration of the Pentagram ........ 224 CHAPTER VI. THE MEDIUM AND MEDIATOR. Application of Will to the Great Agent — The Natural Medium and the Extra-natural Mediator ........ 229 CHAPTER VII. THE SEPTENARY OF TALISMANS. Ceremonies, Vestments, and Perfumes proper to the seven days of the week— Composition of the Seven Talismans and Consecration of Magical Instruments ........ 234 CHAPTER VIII. A WARNING TO THE IMPRUDENT. Precautions necessary for the accomplishment of the Great Works of Science . 248 CHAPTER IX. THE CEREMONIAL OF INITIATES. Its end and intention 251 CHAPTER X. THE KEY OF OCCULTISM. Use of Pantacles— Their ancient and modern mysteries— Key of Biblical obscurities— Ezekiel and St John ....... 256 CHAPTER XL THE TRIPLE CHAIN. Methods of its formation . 260 CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT WORK. Its Processes and Secrets— Raymond Lully and Nicholas Flamel . . . . .264 CHAPTER XIII. NECROMANCY. Ceremonial for the Resurrection of the Dead and for Necromancy ..... 270 CHAPTER XIV. TRANSMUTATIONS. Methods for changing the nature of things— The Ring of Gyges— Words which accomplish Transmutations . . 281
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