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[[File:Magical-Calendar.png|300px|thumb|Facsimile reproduction of the Magical Calendar]] | [[File:Magical-Calendar.png|300px|thumb|Facsimile reproduction of the Magical Calendar]] | ||
The '''''Calendarium Naturale Magicum Perpetuum''''', commonly called the '''Magical Calendar''' is a late | The '''''Calendarium Naturale Magicum Perpetuum''''', commonly called the '''Magical Calendar''' is a late Renaissance (c.1619-1620) [[grimoire]] and esoteric print of calendar engravings. | ||
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It is in three sheets, measuring more than four feet long and about two feet wide, and includes an early example of a Pentagrammaton, an allegorical form of the Hebrew name of [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]], constructed from the original form of Jesus to be "Yeshua." | |||
The first edition of the calendar is written in Latin, with a second edition in German. Both editions contain Hebrew characters, in an attempt to relate the astrological information to the principles of the [[Kabbalah]], although the author or copyist's unfamiliarity with Hebrew caused some errors to creep into the German edition of the text. | The calendar contains [[sigil]]s and [[magic square]]s that may be used for evoking specific [[angel]]s and [[demon]]s during various days of the year. It gives lists of angels that rule over the days of the week as well as the [[Archangels of the Zodiac]] who rule over the 12 signs of the [[zodiac]]. | ||
The first edition of the calendar is written in Latin, with a second edition in German. Both editions contain [[Judaism|Hebrew]] characters, in an attempt to relate the astrological information to the principles of the [[Kabbalah]], although the author or copyist's unfamiliarity with Hebrew caused some errors to creep into the German edition of the text. | |||
[[Category:Calendars]] | [[Category:Calendars]] | ||
[[Category:Grimoires]] | [[Category:Grimoires]] | ||