De Occulta Philosophia/Book 2
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- i. Of the necessity of Mathematicall learning, and of the many wonderfull works which are done by Mathematicall Arts only
- ii. Of Numbers, and of their power, and vertue
- iii. How great vertues Numbers have, as well in Naturall things, as in Supernaturall
- iv. Of unity, and the Scale thereof
- v. Of the Number of Two, and the Scale thereof
- vi. Of the Number of three, and the Scale thereof
- vii. Of the Number of Four, and the Scale thereof
- viii. Of the Number Five, and the Scale thereof
- ix. Of the Number six, and the Scale thereof
- x. Of the Number Seaven, and the Scale thereof
- xi. Of the number Eight, and the Scale thereof
- xii. Of the Number Nine, and the Scale thereof
- xiii. Of the Number Ten, and the Scale thereof
- xiiii. Of the Number eleven, and the number twelve; with a double Scale of the Number twelve Cabalisticall, and Orphicall
- xv. Of the Numbers which are above twelve, and of their powers and vertues
- xvi. Of the notes of numbers, placed in certain gesturings
- xvii. Of the various notes of numbers observed amongst the Romans
- xviii. Of the notes or figures of the Græcians
- xix. Of the notes of the Hebrews, and Caldeans [Chaldaeans], and certain other notes of Magicians
- xx. What numbers are attributed to letters; and of divining by the same
- xxi. What numbers are consecrated to the Gods, and which are ascribed, and to what Elements
- xxii. Of the tables of the Planets, their vertues, forms, and what Divine names, Intelligencies, and Spirits are set over them
- xxiii. Of Geometrical Figures and Bodies, by what vertue they are powerful in Magick, and which are agreeable to each Element, and the Heaven
- xxiv. Of Musicall Harmony, of the force and power thereof
- xxv. Of Sound, and Harmony, and whence their wonderfulness in operation
- xxvi. Concerning the agreement of them with the Celestial bodies, and what harmony and sound is correspondent of every Star
- xxvii. Of the proportion, measure, and Harmony of mans body
- xxviii. Of the Composition and Harmony of the humane soul
- xxix. Of the Observation of Celestials, necessary in every Magical Work
- xxx. When Planets are of most powerful influence
- xxxi. Of the Observation of the fixt Stars, and of their Natures
- xxxii. Of the Sun, and Moon, and their Magicall considerations
- xxxiii. Of the twenty eight Mansions of the Moon, and their vertues
- Of the true motion of the heavenly bodies to be observed in the eight sphere, and of the ground of Planetary hours
- xxxv. How some artificiall things as Images, Seals, and such like, may obtain some vertue from the Celestial bodies
- xxxvi. Of the Images of the Zodiack, what vertues they being ingraven, receive from the stars
- xxxvii. Of the Images of the Faces, and of those Images which are without the Zodiack
- xxxviii. Of the Images of Saturn
- xxxix. Of the Images of Jupiter
- xl. Of the Images of Mars
- xli. Of the Images of the Sun
- xlii. Of the Images of Venus
- xliii. Of the Images of Mercury
- xliv. Of the Images of the Moon
- xlv. Of the Images of the head and Tayle of the Dragon of the Moon
- xlvi. Of the Images of the Mansions of the Moon
- xlvii. Of the Images of the fixed Behenian Stars
- xlviii. Of Geomanticall Figures, which are the middle betwixt Images and Characters
- xlix. Of Images, the figure whereof is not after the likeness of any Celestiall figure, but after the likness of that which the mind of the worker desires
- l. Of certain Celestial observations and the practise of some Images
- li. Of Characters which are made after the rule and imitation of Celestial, and how with the table thereof they are deduced out of Geomantical figures
- lii. Of Characters which are drawn from things themselves by a certain likeness
- liii. That no Divination without Astrology is perfect
- liv. Of Lottery, when, and whence the vertue of Divining is incident to it
- lv. Of the soul of the World, and of the Celestials, according to the traditions of the Poets, and Philosophers
- lvi. The same is confirmed by reason
- lvii. That the soul of the world, and the Celestiall souls are rationall, and partake of Divine understanding
- lviii. Of the names of the Celestials, and their rule over this inferiour world, viz. Man
- lix. Of the seven governers of the world, the Planets, and of their various names serving to Magicall speeches
- lx. That humane imprecations do naturally impress their powers upon externall things; And how mans mind through each degree of dependencies ascends into the intelligible world, and becomes like to the more sublime spirits, and Intelligencies
[edit] To the Most Honorable Lord, Most Illustrious Prince, Hermannus of Wyda, Prince Elector, Duke of Westphalia, and Augaria, Lord and Arch-prelate of Colonia, and Paderbornia, by his most gracious Master, Henry Cornelius Agrippa of Nettes-heym wisheth health.
Behold now (most illustrious Prince, and most honorable Prelate!) the rest of the books of Occult Philosophy, or Magick, which I promised Your Worthiness that I would put forth when 1 published the first of them: but the suddain, and almost unexpected death of holy Margaret of Austria my Princess coming upon it, hindred me then from the endavoring to put it forth. Then the wickedness of some Pulpit-sycophants, and of some School-Sophisters incessantly raging against me for a declamation I put forth concerning the Vanity of things, and the excellency of the word of God, and contending against me continually with bitter hatred, envy, malice, and calumnies, hindered me from putting of it forth; whereof some very proudly, with a full mouth, and loud voice aspersed me with impiety in the Temple amongst a promiscuous people. Others with corner-whisperings from house to house, street by street, did fill the ears of the ignorant with my infamy: others in publicke, and private assemblies did instigate Prelates, Princes, and Caesar himself against me. Hence I began to be at a stand, whether I should put forth the rest of the book or no, whilest I did doubt that I should by this means expose my self to greater calumnies, and as it were cast my self out of the smoke into the fire, a certain rude fear seised [seized] upon me, least by putting them forth I should seem more offensive then officius to you, and expose your highness to the envy of malicious Carpers, and tongues of detracters. Whilest these things troubled me with a various desparation, the quickness of your understanding, exact discretion, uprightness of Judgement, Religion without superstition, and other most known vertues in you, your authority, and integrity beyond exception, which can easily check, and bridle the tongues of slanderers, removed my doubting, and inforced me to set upon that again more boldly, which I had almost left off by reaon of despaire. Therefore (most Illustrious Prince) take in good part this second book of Occult Philosophy, in which we shew the mysteries of the Celestiall Magick, all things being opened, and manifested, which experienced antiquity makes relation of, and which came to my knowledge, that the secrets of Celestiall Magick (hitherto neglected, and not fully apprehended by men of latter times) may with your protection be by me, after the shewing of natural vertues, proposed to them that are studious, and curious of these secrets: by which let him that shall be profited and receive benefit, give you the thanks, who have been the occasion of this Edition, and setting of it at liberty to be seen abroad.
The Second Book of Occult Philosophy,
or Magick; written by
Henry Cornelius Agrippa.
BOOK II.
