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| + | '''''Three Books of Occult Philosophy''''' (''De Occulta Philosophia libri III'') is [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s study of [[occult]] philosophy, acknowledged as a significant contribution to the [[Renaissance philosophy|Renaissance philosophical]] discussion concerning the powers of [[ritual magic]], and its relationship with religion. The first book was printed in 1531 in Paris, Cologne, and Antwerp, while the full three volumes first appeared in Cologne in 1533. | ||
| - | '''''Three Books of Occult Philosophy''''' (''De Occulta Philosophia libri III'') is [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s study of occult philosophy, acknowledged as a significant contribution to the [[Renaissance]] philosophical discussion concerning the powers of [[ritual magic]] and its relationship with religion. | + | The three books deal with Elemental, Celestial and Intellectual magic. The books outline the [[Classical element|four elements]], [[astrology]], [[kabbalah]], [[numerology|numbers]], [[angel]]s, [[Names of God|God's names]], the virtues and relationships with each other as well as methods of utilizing these relationships and laws in medicine, [[scrying]], [[alchemy]], [[Ceremonial magic|ceremonies]], origins of what are from the [[Hebrew]], [[Greeks|Greek]] and [[Chaldea]]n context. |
| - | The three books deal with Elemental, Celestial and Intellectual magic. The books outline the [[Classical element|four elements]], [[astrology]], [[kabbalah]], [[numerology|numbers]], [[angel]]s, [[Names of God|God's names]], the virtues and relationships with each other as well as methods of utilizing these relationships and laws in medicine, [[scrying]], [[alchemy]], ceremonies, origins of what are from the [[Hebrew]], [[Greeks|Greek]], and [[Chaldea]]n context. | + | These arguments were common amongst other [[Hermeticism|hermetic philosophers]] at the time and before. In fact, Agrippa's interpretation of magic is similar to the authors [[Marsilio Ficino]], [[Giovanni Pico della Mirandola|Pico della Mirandola]] and [[Johann Reuchlin]]'s synthesis of magic and religion, and emphasize an exploration of nature. Unlike many [[grimoire]]s of the time, these books are more scholarly and intellectual than mysterious and foreboding. These books are often read as authoritative by those interested in the occult even today. |
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| - | These arguments were common amongst other hermetic philosophers at the time and before. In fact, Agrippa's interpretation of magic is similar to the authors [[Marsilio Ficino]], [[Pico della Mirandola]] and [[Johann Reuchlin]]'s synthesis of magic and religion and emphasize an exploration of nature. Unlike many [[grimoire]]s of the time, before and past, these books are more scholarly and intellectual than mysterious and foreboding. These books are often read as authoritative by those interested in the occult even today. | + | |
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| - | ==Relation to the Knights Templar and magic use== | + | |
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| - | ''Three Books of Occult Philosophy'' helped perpetuate the belief in modern popular culture that the [[Knights Templar]] practiced [[witchcraft]]. It was one of the first literary works to transform the accusation of [[idolatry]] against the Order, to magic use.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} | + | |
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| * [[Occultism]] | * [[Occultism]] | ||
| - | * [[Hermeticism]] | + | * [[Hermetic Qabalah]] |
| - | * [[Kabbalah]] | + | * [[Vitruvian Man]] |
| - | * [[Vitruvian man]] | + | * [[Ceremonial magic]] |
| - | + | * [[Grimoire]] | |
| - | ==References== | + | * [[The Magus (Barrett book)|''The Magus'' (Barrett book)]] |
| - | *''Three books of occult philosophy'', written by [[Henry Cornelius Agrippa]], Annotated by Donald Tyson (2005). llewelyn worldwide. (ISBN 0-87542-832-0) | + | |
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| - | *''Three Books of Occult Philosophy Book One: A Modern Translation'', written by [[Henry Cornelius Agrippa]], Translated by Eric Purdue (2012). Renaissance Astrology Press. (ISBN 1-10589-879-2) | + | |
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Three Books of Occult Philosophy (De Occulta Philosophia libri III) is Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's study of occult philosophy, acknowledged as a significant contribution to the Renaissance philosophical discussion concerning the powers of ritual magic, and its relationship with religion. The first book was printed in 1531 in Paris, Cologne, and Antwerp, while the full three volumes first appeared in Cologne in 1533.
The three books deal with Elemental, Celestial and Intellectual magic. The books outline the four elements, astrology, kabbalah, numbers, angels, God's names, the virtues and relationships with each other as well as methods of utilizing these relationships and laws in medicine, scrying, alchemy, ceremonies, origins of what are from the Hebrew, Greek and Chaldean context.
These arguments were common amongst other hermetic philosophers at the time and before. In fact, Agrippa's interpretation of magic is similar to the authors Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Johann Reuchlin's synthesis of magic and religion, and emphasize an exploration of nature. Unlike many grimoires of the time, these books are more scholarly and intellectual than mysterious and foreboding. These books are often read as authoritative by those interested in the occult even today.
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