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Derived from book three of Trithemius's ''Steganographia'' and from portions of the ''Heptameron'', but purportedly delivered by Paul the Apostle instead of (as claimed by Trithemius) [[Archangel Raziel]]. Elements from The Magical Calendar, astrological seals by Robert Turner's 1656 translation of [[Paracelsus]]'s ''[[Archidoxes of Magic]]'', and repeated mentions of guns and the year 1641 indicate that this portion was written in the later half of the seventeenth century. | Derived from book three of Trithemius's ''Steganographia'' and from portions of the ''Heptameron'', but purportedly delivered by Paul the Apostle instead of (as claimed by Trithemius) [[Archangel Raziel]]. Elements from The Magical Calendar, astrological seals by Robert Turner's 1656 translation of [[Paracelsus]]'s ''[[Archidoxes of Magic]]'', and repeated mentions of guns and the year 1641 indicate that this portion was written in the later half of the seventeenth century. | ||
Traditions of Paul communicating with | Traditions of Paul communicating with [[heaven]]ly powers are almost as old as [[Christianity]] itself, as seen in some interpretations of [[Bible|2 Corinthians 12:2–4]] and the apocryphal Apocalypse of Paul. | ||
The ''Ars Paulina'' is in turn divided into two books, the first detailing twenty-four angels aligned with the twenty-four hours of the day, the second (derived more from the [[Heptameron]]) detailing the 360 spirits of the degrees of the [[zodiac]]. | |||
==''Ars Almadel''== | ==''Ars Almadel''== | ||