Friday, January 16, 2015

Francis Barrett - The Magus / Celestial Intelligencer, 1801

Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Book of Spirits - detail, The Open Book Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Portrait of Apollyon Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Portrait of Asmodeus Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Portrait of Astaroth Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Portrait of Belial. Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Portrait of Demon Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Portrait of the Incubus Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Portrait of Theutus Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 -Portrait of Mammon Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Demon Portraits 1 Francis Barrett - The Magus, 1801 - Demon Portraits 2
"The magus, or, Celestial intelligencer : being a complete system of occult philosophy : in three books, containing the antient and modern practice of the cabalistic art, natural and celestial magic, &c., shewing the wonderful effects that may be performed by a knowledge of the celestial influences, the occult properties of metals, herbs, and stones, and the application of active to passive principles : exhibiting the sciences of natural magic, alchymy, or hermetic philosophy, also the nature, creation, and fall of man, his natural and supernatural gifts, the magical power inherent in the soul, &c., with a great variety of rare experiments in natural magic : the constellatory practice, or talismanic magic, the nature of the elements, stars, planets, signs, &c., the construction and composition of all sorts of magic seals, images, rings, glasses, &c., the virtue and efficacy of numbers, characters, and figures, of good and evil spirits : magnetism, and cabalistical or ceremonial magic, in which the secret mysteries of the Cabala are explained, the operations of good and evil spirits, all kinds of cabalistic figures, tables, seals, and names, with their use &c., the times, bonds, offices, and conjuration of spirits : to which is added Biographia antiqua, or, The lives of the most eminent philosophers, magi, &c. : the whole illustrated with a great variety of curious engravings, magical and cabalistical figures, &c. / by Francis Barrett, F.R.C., professor of chemistry, natural and occult philosophy, the Cabala, &c. &c." - quote source 

The book can be read in its entirety here.

1 comment:

Willard Herman said...

Very good post.... Nice, (?!) faces.... Demons?!