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Table Of ContentBOOK I SORCERERS I. THE WORLD OF SHADOWS AS RIVAL OF THE WORLD OF LIGHT II. SACERDOTAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DARK WORLD III. DIABOLIC MANIFESTATIONS IN THE RELIGIOUS LIFE IV. THE SORCERER AS PRIEST OF THE DEMONIACAL CHURCH V. THE PREPARATION FOR THE SABBATH VI. THE SABBATH VII. THE EVOCATION OF DEMONS VIII. THE BOOKS OF THE SORCERERS IX. PACTS WITH DEM0NS X. SOME CONCRETE NOTIONS ABOUT DEMONS FURNISHED BY OLD AUTHORS XI. INVOLUNTARY DEMONIACS XII. POSSESSION BY DEMONS XIII. "NECROMANCY, OR THE EVOCATION OF THE DEAD " XIV. SPELLS XV. PHILTRES AND DEATH-SPELLS XVI. THE PUNISHMENT OF SORCERERS BOOK II MAGICIANS I. THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN CABBALISTS II. ASTROLOGY AND THE MACROCOSM III. ASTROLOGY AND THE MICROCOSM IV. "METOPOSCOPY, OR THE SCIENCE OF THE FRONTAL LINES " V. PHYSIOGNOMY VI. CHEIROMANCY VII. CARTOMANCY AND THE TAROT VIII. THE DIVINATORY ARTS WITCHCRAFT MAGIC AND ALCHEMY IX. "RHABDOMANCY, OR THE ART OF USING THE DIVINING-ROD " X. THE MYSTERY OF SLEEP AND CLAIRVOYANCE XI. CURATIVE VIRTUES OF THE INVISIBLE FORCES XII. TALISMANS BOOK III ALCHEMISTS I. THE SECRET DOCTRINE II. THE ALCHEMIC MATERIAL AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE WORK III. THE LABORATORY OF THE ALCHEMISTS AND OF THE PUFFERS INDEX
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SynopsisFrom raising the dead and foretelling the future to possession, curses, Kabbalah, alchemy, and more, this historical tour of the occult offers a captivating exploration of sorcery and ceremonial magic. Prepared by a noted French historian, it ventures into virtually all of the classical arts, with 375 high-quality black-and-white illustrations derived from paintings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and architecture, as well as a vast body of literature that includes many rare and beautiful manuscripts from private collections., From raising the dead to foretelling the future, this historical tour of the occult offers a captivating exploration of sorcery and ceremonial magic. Prepared by a noted French historian, it ventures into virtually all of the classical arts, with 375 rare black-and-white illustrations derived from paintings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and architecture., Historical tour of the occult offers a captivating exploration of sorcery and ceremonial magic. Its 375 rare black-and-white illustrations depict possession and exorcism, curses, Kabbalah, tarot, witches' sabbath, alchemy, more.