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The Magus: Celestial Intelligencer Being A Complete System Of Occult Philosophy
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The Magus: Celestial Intelligencer Being A Complete System Of Occult Philosophy Paperback - 2009

by Francis Barrett


Details

  • Title The Magus: Celestial Intelligencer Being A Complete System Of Occult Philosophy
  • Author Francis Barrett
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 286
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Date 2009-02
  • ISBN 9781441472342 / 1441472347
  • Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 8 x 0.6 in (25.40 x 20.32 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Magic, Occultism
  • Dewey Decimal Code 133.43

About the author

Francis Barrett was an English occultist. Barrett, claimed himself to be a student of chemistry, metaphysics, and natural occult philosophy. He was known to be an extreme eccentric who gave lessons in the magical arts in his apartment and fastidiously translated Kabbalistic and other ancient texts into English. He was very enthusiastic about reviving interest in the occult arts, and published a magical textbook called The Magus. Apart from possibly influencing the English occult novelist Bulwer-Lytton, the book gained little notice until it influenced Eliphas Levi. The Magus dealt with the natural magic of herbs and stones, magnetism, talismanic magic, alchemy, numerology, the elements, and biographies of famous adepts from history. The Magus also served as an advertising tool. In it Barrett sought interested people wanting to help form his magic circle. An advertisement in The Magus (Vol. 2, p. 140) refers to an otherwise unknown school founded by Barrett.