De occulta philosophia libri tres, 1533
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim was a German occultist who wrote about magic and its practical uses. He believed that magic could benefit humanity if used respectfully and unselfishly. In De occulta philosophia libri tres…, Agrippa discusses the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water), along with astrology, numbers, angels, gods, mystical names and virtues, and their relationship to medicine and alchemy.
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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (1486–1535) was a German occultist who wrote about magic and its practical uses in De Occulta Philosophia, published in 1533. Agrippa believed that magic could benefit humanity if used...
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