Three Books of Occult Philosophy
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The first new and complete English translation of Agrippa’s classic masterwork in more than 350 years
• Three hardcover volumes in slipcase
• Corrects the many mistranslations， copyist mistakes， and errors introduced from other editions， drawing on new research and access to Agrippa’s source texts
• Restores all of Agrippa’s original illustrations
• Presents a nearly complete bibliography of Agrippa’s primary sources
One of the most important texts in the Western magical tradition for nearly 500 years， Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s 1533 work Three Books of Occult Philosophy collates a multitude of sources from the Classical， Medieval， and Renaissance periods and organizes them into a coherent explanation of the magical world。 Divided into three parts--the natural world， the celestial world， and the divine world--the book systematically explains the philosophy， logic， and methods of magic and astrology and how they work。
The basis for 19th-century magical orders such as the Golden Dawn and a primary source for countless books on magical uses of stones， herbs， incense， and astrology， Agrippa’s many lists and diagrams have proven invaluable to magicians since the 16th century。 Yet， until now， all English editions of Agrippa’s Three Books were based on the same flawed 1651 translation from the mysterious “J。F。”
In this new translation from the original 1533 Latin edition， Eric Purdue corrects the many mistranslations， copyist mistakes， and errors introduced from other editions as well as restores all of Agrippa’s original illustrations。 Purdue notates every correction and offers commentary， drawing on major developments in the research of older magical and astrological texts。 He also presents a nearly complete bibliography of Agrippa’s primary sources， revealing Agrippa as a mainstream scholar of his day。
Presenting the first new English translation of Three Books of Occult Philosophy in more than 350 years， this three-volume hardcover boxed set repairs the gaps in knowledge pervasive in the original translation and restores the magical spirit of Agrippa’s masterpiece， allowing us to hear Agrippa speak again。
• Three hardcover volumes in slipcase
• Corrects the many mistranslations， copyist mistakes， and errors introduced from other editions， drawing on new research and access to Agrippa’s source texts
• Restores all of Agrippa’s original illustrations
• Presents a nearly complete bibliography of Agrippa’s primary sources
One of the most important texts in the Western magical tradition for nearly 500 years， Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s 1533 work Three Books of Occult Philosophy collates a multitude of sources from the Classical， Medieval， and Renaissance periods and organizes them into a coherent explanation of the magical world。 Divided into three parts--the natural world， the celestial world， and the divine world--the book systematically explains the philosophy， logic， and methods of magic and astrology and how they work。
The basis for 19th-century magical orders such as the Golden Dawn and a primary source for countless books on magical uses of stones， herbs， incense， and astrology， Agrippa’s many lists and diagrams have proven invaluable to magicians since the 16th century。 Yet， until now， all English editions of Agrippa’s Three Books were based on the same flawed 1651 translation from the mysterious “J。F。”
In this new translation from the original 1533 Latin edition， Eric Purdue corrects the many mistranslations， copyist mistakes， and errors introduced from other editions as well as restores all of Agrippa’s original illustrations。 Purdue notates every correction and offers commentary， drawing on major developments in the research of older magical and astrological texts。 He also presents a nearly complete bibliography of Agrippa’s primary sources， revealing Agrippa as a mainstream scholar of his day。
Presenting the first new English translation of Three Books of Occult Philosophy in more than 350 years， this three-volume hardcover boxed set repairs the gaps in knowledge pervasive in the original translation and restores the magical spirit of Agrippa’s masterpiece， allowing us to hear Agrippa speak again。
Reviews
william m manzie
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Classic This is a wonderful book but reading this kindle edition really is hard work many diagrams unreadable so if you can get printed please do
Edward Taylor
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Agrippa's treatise on the magical world and the culmination of his studies is captured here in one long and well-crafted volume。 Three of his best known （and all most people know of） works take the Goetia the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Lemegeton， Book 1 Clavicula Salomonis Regis to a new level by combining it with more modern （as in recently brought to a wider audience） of the Kabalah and Hermeticism。If you like to know the history of the Occult and when it was "okay" to be a learned alchem Agrippa's treatise on the magical world and the culmination of his studies is captured here in one long and well-crafted volume。 Three of his best known （and all most people know of） works take the Goetia the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Lemegeton， Book 1 Clavicula Salomonis Regis to a new level by combining it with more modern （as in recently brought to a wider audience） of the Kabalah and Hermeticism。If you like to know the history of the Occult and when it was "okay" to be a learned alchemist and sorcerer， then you owe it to yourself to get a copy of this （I did an eBook but will get paper soon enough） and enjoy the fruits of hundreds of years of labor in one "concise" volume。 。。。more
Yağmur
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3 ciltlik serinin ilk kitabını okudum， açıkçası "okült felsefe"den çok "şu hayvanın şu organının şu otla ve şu madenle şu şekilde biraraya getirilip kişinin şurasında tutulması şu işe yarar" ifadeleri kitabın %70ini oluşturmakta。 Geri kalan %15-20lik kısımda ilgi çekici ama temel bilgiler， %10-15lik kısımda da okült felsefe adına yazılar bulunmakta。 Diğer ciltleri okumadığımdan genel olarak bu şekilde yorum yapabiliyorum， ancak modern zamanda pek de yararlanılabilecek bilgiler içermiyor。 3 ciltlik serinin ilk kitabını okudum， açıkçası "okült felsefe"den çok "şu hayvanın şu organının şu otla ve şu madenle şu şekilde biraraya getirilip kişinin şurasında tutulması şu işe yarar" ifadeleri kitabın %70ini oluşturmakta。 Geri kalan %15-20lik kısımda ilgi çekici ama temel bilgiler， %10-15lik kısımda da okült felsefe adına yazılar bulunmakta。 Diğer ciltleri okumadığımdan genel olarak bu şekilde yorum yapabiliyorum， ancak modern zamanda pek de yararlanılabilecek bilgiler içermiyor。 。。。more
Callum Laing
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Wack
Sophía
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This book is essentially a historical textbook containing lots of hermetic， astrological， and alchemical correspondences。 Worth skimming through to get the gist for later use as a reference。 Certainly not a book I recommend reading cover to cover。
Lorne Collier
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Very thorough dissection of magic， still relevant to this very day in the occult space。 Lots of modern texts are really redundant since this exists。
Loxias
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I tried to bury the claws of a crab under the sand， but no scorpions came out of it。 I want my time back。
Andreas Kontis
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Too many typos The kindle version has typos all over the place making every effort to understand this book extremely difficult。 I would not recommend
Levanah G。
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I've read before a less edited version of it， and it was incredibly difficult to get through。 The Llewellyn version is easy to follow and certainly solved that problem。 About the contents of the book， they're good for a beginner。 Definitely you need to research more than what is said in the book about the topics that interest you， seeing as everything here is a bit outdated and presented in a somewhat shallow way。 Would be a much more precise and enjoyable read if he didn't wax poetic about Gree I've read before a less edited version of it， and it was incredibly difficult to get through。 The Llewellyn version is easy to follow and certainly solved that problem。 About the contents of the book， they're good for a beginner。 Definitely you need to research more than what is said in the book about the topics that interest you， seeing as everything here is a bit outdated and presented in a somewhat shallow way。 Would be a much more precise and enjoyable read if he didn't wax poetic about Greek writings so much， but hey， it's a decent book。2/5， apparently one of the must-read books when it comes to occultism， though I'm not sure how it got that title。 。。。more
M。A。 Stern
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This book is a fascinating look at the occult traditions of the Renaissance age。 While Agrippa’s work has not aged all that well in all its content， it is nonetheless worth examining as a key root to the modern esoteric tradition。
Andre'
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Written mid-16th century Agrippa's book functions as a catalogue of miraculous acts and supplies the principles behind their accomplishment。 Most feats are anecdotal though it is assumed the sources （Plato， Avicenna， the Bible， The Odyssey etc。 ） are factual as an unwritten idea pervades Three Books。。。 that these authors would not have lied of their accounts。 This is a wonderfully authoritative accounting of what would over time become different branches of contemporary magical and scientific th Written mid-16th century Agrippa's book functions as a catalogue of miraculous acts and supplies the principles behind their accomplishment。 Most feats are anecdotal though it is assumed the sources （Plato， Avicenna， the Bible， The Odyssey etc。 ） are factual as an unwritten idea pervades Three Books。。。 that these authors would not have lied of their accounts。 This is a wonderfully authoritative accounting of what would over time become different branches of contemporary magical and scientific thought including Cabala， Astrology， psychology， chemistry， botany and ritual magic。 At times repetitive the book does provide the reader with references to those authors that have inspired Agrippa's writing。 。。。more
Nancy McQueen
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Wow！ Really deep。 Going to re-read！
Patty
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Written in the 14th century by a knight this massive collection is rich with ancient Christian traditions。 JK Rowling obviously has a copy because she included much of it in the Harry Potter series。
Ray716
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Not worth the 99 cents。Spelling mistakes， bad formatting。 AND it is only the first part and not the full 3 books。 Get Donald Tyson's edited version instead。 Not worth the 99 cents。Spelling mistakes， bad formatting。 AND it is only the first part and not the full 3 books。 Get Donald Tyson's edited version instead。 。。。more
Dan'l
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Cornelius Agrippa's landmark survey of Renaissance Magic has here been made far more approachable through Donald Tyson's excellent， thorough and useful annotations。 This is not a "how to"， nor is it a simple read。 It is however a monument of scholarship and， for the serious student， uncovers the origins of many aspects of magical theory and practice that contemporary students frequently encounter in later books without explanation。Agrippa divides his discourse into three broad sections - the "bo Cornelius Agrippa's landmark survey of Renaissance Magic has here been made far more approachable through Donald Tyson's excellent， thorough and useful annotations。 This is not a "how to"， nor is it a simple read。 It is however a monument of scholarship and， for the serious student， uncovers the origins of many aspects of magical theory and practice that contemporary students frequently encounter in later books without explanation。Agrippa divides his discourse into three broad sections - the "books" of the title - one on the natural world， one on the human or intellectual world， and one on the divine world。 Deliberately presented in a somewhat oblique manner， the material requires the reader to draw inferences between books， relating phenomena of nature to their intellectual and spiritual analogs。Agrippa gives no spells， no ritual， and no instructions。 This was frustrating to readers in his own day （circa 1530）， and led to the publication of a spurious "Fourth Book" that provided all of the above。 The contemporary reader can easily supply this from more recent sources， or read between the lines for the hints and indications Agrippa supplies along the way。The language of this edition is that of a 17th Century English translation of Agrippa's original Latin， and some usages are obscure。 It is here that Tysons copious notes are of invaluable help to today's reader。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Wilfredo Rodríguez Dotti
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It's a pretty dense （and boring at times） book that is basically about occultism。 It's divided into three volumes， which are; natural magic， celestial magic and ceremonial magic respectively。 The three volumes are loaded with alchemy， kabala， virtues of nature and history。 Even though this topic is not of my special interest， I recognize that this book serves as a historical document and as a good literary tool， since it is one of the bases on which many modern authors write stories related to m It's a pretty dense （and boring at times） book that is basically about occultism。 It's divided into three volumes， which are; natural magic， celestial magic and ceremonial magic respectively。 The three volumes are loaded with alchemy， kabala， virtues of nature and history。 Even though this topic is not of my special interest， I recognize that this book serves as a historical document and as a good literary tool， since it is one of the bases on which many modern authors write stories related to magic and sorcery。 。。。more
Cobertizo
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"Saturno tienes sonidos tristes， roncos， lentos， agrupados y concentrados; Marte tiene sonidos rudos， agudos amenazadores， resolutos y cargados de ira; la Luna tiene sonidos mixtos entre los anteriores。 Estos tres planetas tienen la característica de poseer voces o sonidos más que acordes" "Saturno tienes sonidos tristes， roncos， lentos， agrupados y concentrados; Marte tiene sonidos rudos， agudos amenazadores， resolutos y cargados de ira; la Luna tiene sonidos mixtos entre los anteriores。 Estos tres planetas tienen la característica de poseer voces o sonidos más que acordes" 。。。more
Brian
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In any field of intellectual inquiry， there are certain works which， as historically significant primary sources， due diligence demands we read， but whose obsolescence is nonetheless in no way mitigated by any sense of pleasure or engagement one might wish for in the exercise。 In its time， Agrippa's compendium of lore pertaining to the occult influences of astrological， natural， and spiritual forces， and the application thereof to magical operations， was an epitome of renaissance Europe's state In any field of intellectual inquiry， there are certain works which， as historically significant primary sources， due diligence demands we read， but whose obsolescence is nonetheless in no way mitigated by any sense of pleasure or engagement one might wish for in the exercise。 In its time， Agrippa's compendium of lore pertaining to the occult influences of astrological， natural， and spiritual forces， and the application thereof to magical operations， was an epitome of renaissance Europe's state of the thaumaturgical arts， and remains an important bibliographic touchstone for our understanding of the transmission of such learning from antiquity down to practitioners of the early modern period and even the present day。 It is also， for those very reasons， nothing that any reader with even a casual familiarity with either the academic or practical study of traditional Western magic will not have encountered before in a more well-organized and straightforward format。The real historical value of the Three Books may lie more in the occasional hints the text conveys about Agrippa himself， and the intellectual and ideological contexts in which he participated。 Agrippa's scholarly program essentially aims to conform the encyclopedia of phenomena populating the （often incommensurable） cosmologies of his literary， philosophical， and theological authorities to a neoplatonized Christian hierarchy of beings， and his adherence to conventionally Roman Catholic doctrine is frequently apparent in his discussion of even the most abstract arcana and literally pagan rites。 At the same time， Agrippa's erudition comprises not only the iconic authors of the Classical canon， but also surprisingly extensive and accurate knowledge of kabbalistic concepts and texts， which raises intriguing questions about the early manuscript sources to which he may have had access。 。。。more
Mehmet Ali Yıldırım
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Çevirinin çok kötü olmasının yanında çeviri yapanın Türkçeden ve imla kurallarından da haberi yok sanırım。 İçerik hakkında， eski medeniyetlerin kurduğu çevreyi anlama yapısına yönelik sistemin ortaya bu kadar karışık bir o kadar da deli saçması bir sistem çıkarması ilginç。 Bazı kavramların günümüze kadar astroloji saçmalığının bir uzantısı olarak gelmesi durumu açıklıyor zaten。 Tarihi tarihin şartlarıyla değerlendirmeyi ve düşünmeyi kolaylaştıracak bilgiler yok değil。
Forrest
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Despite the repetitive nature of the Three Books， it's an important text for anyone who wants a better understanding of western mystery traditions and the occult。 If Agrippa were alive today， he'd probably be writing everything as bulleted lists。 Despite the repetitive nature of the Three Books， it's an important text for anyone who wants a better understanding of western mystery traditions and the occult。 If Agrippa were alive today， he'd probably be writing everything as bulleted lists。 。。。more
Ulysses Newcomb
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I have no clue what I just read。 I'll have to re-read in 5 or so years I think。 I have no clue what I just read。 I'll have to re-read in 5 or so years I think。 。。。more
Edric Unsane
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Not super useful by modern standards， but still an interesting piece from the past。 The annotations， attention to detail， and appendices by Tyson， are what really make this book superb。
Hyperion
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One of the best works ever penned。 The fourth book， not written by Agrippa himself， is also extremely good。
Slicky
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Excellent edition of some of the finest occultism。
Taliesin Mcknight
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Cornelius Agrippa's "Three Books of Occult Philosophy" is one of the foundational texts of Western occultism。 Any serious student should have read this。 The book was written in the early 16th century and breaks magick into three types， each operating in its own world: the natural， celestial， and divine。 Natural magick involves working with herbs， stones， and other items found in Nature; The celestial refers to astrological magick based on the planets and the harnessing powers of the stars; In th Cornelius Agrippa's "Three Books of Occult Philosophy" is one of the foundational texts of Western occultism。 Any serious student should have read this。 The book was written in the early 16th century and breaks magick into three types， each operating in its own world: the natural， celestial， and divine。 Natural magick involves working with herbs， stones， and other items found in Nature; The celestial refers to astrological magick based on the planets and the harnessing powers of the stars; In the Divine world operates knowledge of theology and the ceremonial of religion and the working with angels and various Spirits。 These levels are all tied together with the Hermetic principle of correspondence and the linking of things above and below。 Hence， various stones and herbs are used in magick and associated with planets and zodiac signs， which are in turn associated with angels and divine powers。 This work is heavily influenced by Picatrix。I was skeptical at first having a modern occult author spewing his own commentary on this ancient text， which should speak for itself， but was very pleasantly surprised！ Donald Tyson does a truly remarkable and wonderful job with his helpful footnotes at the bottom of each page。 All he did was basically make a bunch of footnotes in the bottom in regards to obscure passages， etc。 This is very helpful in a work such as this。 This is not a book for the beginner，as it is very thick reading which trusts that the reader already has a good background in occult princIples。 This is a book to be read again and again。 。。。more
Audrey
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A must have addition to your magical library。
Emericus Durden
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An excellent starting point for understanding Western occultism。 Move forward from here - hitting other high points over the next five hundred years， including:1） John Dee and Edward Kelly （late 1500s）- many books available on the history and fruits of their brief but intense collaboration。2） Rosicrucian manifestos （early 1600s; authorship unknown， typically assigned to the name 'Christian Rosenkreutz'） - available from many internet sources。3） Count Cagliostro （aka Joseph Balsamo; 1700s） - most An excellent starting point for understanding Western occultism。 Move forward from here - hitting other high points over the next five hundred years， including:1） John Dee and Edward Kelly （late 1500s）- many books available on the history and fruits of their brief but intense collaboration。2） Rosicrucian manifestos （early 1600s; authorship unknown， typically assigned to the name 'Christian Rosenkreutz'） - available from many internet sources。3） Count Cagliostro （aka Joseph Balsamo; 1700s） - mostly biographical works。4） Adam Weishaupt & Illuminati sects （1700s）- mostly biographical and historical works。5） Emanuel Swedenborg （1700s）6） Paschal Beverly Randolph （1800s） - probably the most important， influential occultist to come out of the American spirituality movement of that century。 Many of his works are in the public domain。7） Eliphas Levi （1800s） - French occultist with large output， mostly a synthesizer。8） MacGregor Mathers （late 1800s） - founder of Golden Dawn; specialist in Enochian magic and the Kabbalah9） Helena Blavatsky （late 1800s） - founder of the Theosophical Society; wrote Isis Unveiled。10） Aleister Crowley （late 1800s to mid 1900s） - member of Golden Dawn， founder of AA， member of OTO， inventor of "magick" movement - Enochian magic， ceremonial magic， tantra， sex magic， various forms of yoga （list goes on and on）11） G。I。 Gurdjieff （1900s） - the Fourth Way12） Dion Fortune （1900s） - practical magic， Kabbalah13） Emericus Durden （2000s） - skeptical nihilism 。。。more
Peter
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As historical documents go there are some interesting notes otherwise a load of mindless dribble。IN CONCLUSIONThe main reason that people were executed for witchcraft is not for doing evil thing but because they were trying to stop people spouting crap。
Barış Şehri
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