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The three books deal with elemental, celestial and intellectual magic. The books outline the four elements, [[astrology]], [[Kabbalah]], [[numerology]], [[angels]], names of [[Yahweh|God]], the virtues and relationships with each other as well as methods of utilizing these relationships and laws in medicine, [[scrying]], [[alchemy]], ceremonial magic, origins of what are from the Hebrew, Greek and Chaldean context. | The three books deal with elemental, celestial and intellectual magic. The books outline the four elements, [[astrology]], [[Kabbalah]], [[numerology]], [[angels]], names of [[Yahweh|God]], the virtues and relationships with each other as well as methods of utilizing these relationships and laws in medicine, [[scrying]], [[alchemy]], ceremonial magic, origins of what are from the Hebrew, Greek and Chaldean context. | ||
These arguments were common amongst other [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|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 emphasizes an exploration of nature. | These arguments were common amongst other [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|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 [[ritual magic|magic]] and religion, and emphasizes an exploration of nature. | ||
Despite being an old and venerated source, the book does contain errors, including an incorrect spelling of the | Despite being an old and venerated source, the book does contain errors, including an incorrect spelling of the [[Tetragrammaton]] in the section devoted to the [[Archangels of the Zodiac]]. | ||
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