Book Description
A comprehensive illustrated reference guide with more than 400 entries on the subjects of magic and alchemy.
Author : Rosemary Guiley
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 10,59 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 1438130007
A comprehensive illustrated reference guide with more than 400 entries on the subjects of magic and alchemy.
Author : Robert Michael Place
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 33,10 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 0791093905
The word 'magic' evokes many ideas, from a stage magician performing illusions to the pyrotechnics of witches and wizards depicted in movies and on television. This book covers the history, practices, and philosophies of magic and alchemy in Western history. It also looks at the tools used by magicians and alchemists.
Author : Grillot de Givry
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 49,89 MB
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780486224930
Prints, drawings, documents, and text illuminate the development of the occult sciences to the nineteenth century
Author : Susan Greenwood
Publisher : Hermes House Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,39 MB
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781843094678
This volume offers an examination of the history and traditions of magic and witchcraft, from very early times to the present. The book gives an examination of magic and its relationship with religion, from prehistory to the modern eras.
Author : Adele Nozedar
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 49,73 MB
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0007283962
Unlock the lost and hidden meanings of the world's ancient and modern signs and symbols with the latest in the hugely popular series of 'Element Encyclopedias'. This is the biggest A-Z reference book on symbolic objects you'll ever find.
Author : Geoffrey W. Dennis
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 25,38 MB
Release : 2016-02-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0738748145
Jewish esotericism is the oldest and most influential continuous occult tradition in the West. Presenting lore that can spiritually enrich your life, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia is devoted to the esoteric in Judaism—the miraculous and the mysterious. In this second edition, Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis has added over thirty new entries and significantly expanded over one hundred other entries, incorporating more knowledge and passages from primary sources. This comprehensive treasury of Jewish teachings, drawn from sources spanning Jewish scripture, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Kabbalah, and other esoteric branches of Judaism, is exhaustively researched yet easy to use. It includes over one thousand alphabetical entries, from Aaron to Zohar Chadesh, with extensive cross-references to related topics and new illustrations throughout. Drawn from the well of a great spiritual tradition, the secret wisdom within these pages will enlighten and empower you. Praise: "An erudite and lively compendium of Jewish magical beliefs, practices, texts, and individuals...This superb, comprehensive encyclopedia belongs in every serious library."—Richard M. Golden, Director of the Jewish Studies Program, University of North Texas, and editor of The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition "Rabbi Dennis has performed a tremendously important service for both the scholar and the novice in composing a work of concise information about aspects of Judaism unbeknownst to most, and intriguing to all."—Rabbi Gershon Winkler, author of Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism
Author : Octopus Publishing Group
Publisher : Conran Octopus
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 18,32 MB
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9780706403961
Author : John Michael Greer
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide Limited
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 26,95 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780738706740
A one-stop natural magic shop Natural magic is the ancient and powerful art of using material substancesherbs, stones, incenses, oils, and much moreto tap into the hidden magical powers of nature, transforming your surroundings and yourself. Not just a cookbook of spells, the Encyclopedia of Natural Magic provides an introduction to the philosophy and ways of thought underlying this system. It also gives detailed information on 176 different herbs, trees, stones, metals, oils, incenses, and other substances, and offers countless ways to put them to magical use. With this book and a visit to your local herb store, rock shop, or your backyard garden, youre ready to enter the world of natural magic!
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Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 30,94 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Generosity
ISBN : 1455615110
Little Marc is determined to win his school's talent contest and use the prize money to buy Thanksgiving dinner for his neighbors, but first he must pick a talent and master it.
Author : John Michael Greer
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 28,27 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781567183368
"Written by a practitioner of various Western occult traditions -- the author has a background in druidism, freemasonry, cabala, Louisiana hoodoo, and is a certified tarot grandmaster -- this is an authoritative and engaging reference on the occult. Cross-references lead to relevant entries, and sources for further reading are often suggested (a bibliography of these sources is included at the end of the volume). Extensively researched yet concise, this encyclopedia will provide a wide range of users with information on both occult history and current practice."--"Reference that rocks," American Libraries, May 2005.