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N A T U R A L MA G IC

THE EA RLY LIFE OI A “ GRIP PA , V

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Mr He n ry Morle y
.
, e min ent En gli h c h olar in his Life ofCorn e lius
an s s ,

A g ripp a make s t he e t ributa ry s ta t e ments

, s :

H e se c ured t he best h onor att a in able i art an d arm ; was acqu ain t e d
s n s

wit h e igh t l an guage be in g the master of six H is natural bent h ad bee n

s, .

from e ar ly youth to a c on id erat ion of Divine Mysterie To le arn the e

s s. s

a d te ac h t he m t o t h e
n o h ad been at a l l t im e s h is c h ie f a mbit ion
rs . H is
e

d i tin gu i hed amon g the learne d for h i cu ltiv ation ofOccul t P h ilosop h y
s s s .

upon wh ic h he h as writ te n a c om plete work .

 CO NT EN TS .

I
n t ro d u c t o ry .

Na t u ra l Ma g ic .

f ol d W or l d , is Decl a red in t hese Three B ooks .

11 W ha t Mag ic Is W ha t a re t he Pa r t s t hereof a n d
mt b
. , ,

How t he Professors t hereof us e Q ua l ified . 84

III . Of t he Fou r El e mt en s, t heir Q ua l it ies, a nd Mu t

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

Ofa Three fol d Con sid era t ion

-
o ft he El e mt en s .

Oft he W on d erfu l Na t u res f

oFire a nd Ear t h

Of t he W on d erful Na t u res f
o W a t er, Air an d

W in d s

Oft he Kin ds of Co m p d w h t R l t i
ou n s , a ea on t hey
st an d in t ot h El m t
e d wh t R l
e en s, an a e a t ion

t here is b t wi t t h El m t t h ml
e x e e en s e se ves a nd

t he Sou l , Sen ses and Disp osit ions ofMen

Ho w t he E l e mt en s a re in t he Hea vens, in St a rs,
in Dev ils ,
in A n g el s, an d , l a st l y, in God hi m
 LIST OF CONTENTS .

IX Of t he Virt ues
‘

f
o t hin g s Na t u ra l , dep en d in g
mmd i mt
.

i e a t el y up on El e en s

Of t he Occul t Virt ues of Thin g s

How Occu l t Virt ues a re Infu sed in t o t he sev era l

kind s of Thin g s by I dea s, t hro ug h t he Help

o f t he Sou l of t he W or l d an d Ra ys of t he

mt
,

St a rs; and wha t Thin g s a boun d os wit h

How it is t ha t Pa r t icu l a r Virt ues a re Inf used

in t o Par t icu l a r I
nd iv id u a l s, even oft he sa e m
Sp ecies

W he n ce t he Occu l t Vir t ues o f Thin g s Proceed .

Oft he Sp irit oft he W or ld W ha t It Is and how

m mIt U it
, ,

by way of ed iu n es occu l t Virt u es t o

t heir Su bjec t s

How we mt us Find Ou t an d miExa ne t he Vir

t ues o f Thin g s by wa y f
o Simil it d u e

How t he Op era t ion s f

o severa l Virt u es Pa ss
f m rot h i g i t
on e t h n d n o an o er , a n a re Co m
m i t d t th th
u n ca e on e o e o er

XVII . H w by E m
o it y d F i d hip t h Vi t
n an r en s e r ues o f
t hin g s a re t o be Tried and Fou n d Out

Of t he Inc l in a t io ns ofEn mit i es .

How t he Vir t u es f
o Thin g s a re t o be Tried an d

Fo un d Ou t , whic h a re in t he mSp ec ifica l l y , or

in a n y one In d ivid u a l by way ofSp ec ia l G if

t .

The Na t u ra l Virt ues a re in m

so e Thin g s
t hroug hou t t heir W hole Subst a n ce, an d in
ot her Thin g s in Cert a in Pa r t s a nd Me m
b ers

XX I Of t he Virt u es o f Thin g s which are m

in t he
m R mi
.

on l y in t heir Life Ti e, an d Such as e a n

in t he m even Aft er t heir Dea t h

 LIST OI “CONTENTS .

XXII How Inf

. erior Thin g s Su bject ed t o Sup e
a re

rior Bod ies, a n d how t he Bod ies, Act ion s,

a nd Disp osit ions of Men are Ascribed t o

How we sha ll Kn ow wha t St ars Na t u ra l

Thing s are Un der, an d wha t Thin g s a re

Un der t he Sun , which a re ca l led Sala ry

XXIV . W ha t Thin g s are Lu na ry, or Un der t he

XXV . W ha t Thin g s a re Sa t u rn in c, or Un der t he

Power o fSa t u rn

XXVI . W ha t Thin g s a re Und er t he Power oJ

f p
u i
t er, a n d a re ca l l ed Jovia l .

W ha t Thing s a re Und er t he Poww ofMa rs ,

W ha t Thing s a re Und er t he Power of Venus,

an d are ca l led Vene rea l .

XXIX . W ha t Thing s a re Un d er t he Poww ofH er

cu ry, a n d a re ca l l ed Mercurial .

Tha t t he W hol e Subl u na ry W orld , and t hose

Thin g s which a re in It, a re Dist ribu t ed to
Pla n et s
XXXI .

XXXII . W ha t Thin g s a re Un d er t he Sig n s, t he Fixed

XXX III . The Sea ls an d Cha ract ers ofNa t ural Thing s

How, by Na t u ra l Thin g s a nd t heir Virt ues,

m
we ay Draw Fort h an d A t t ract t he Influ

Oft he Mia t ion s ofNa t u ra l Thing s, one wit h

a n ot her, a n d t heir Ben efit
 LIST OF CONTENTS .

XXXVI Of t he Un ion f M ixe

od Thin g s and t he
m
.
,

In t roduct ion ofa More Nobl e For

“

, and

t he Sens es ofLif e

XXXVII How .
,
by so me cer t a in Na t u ra l a n d Art ific ia l

Prep a ra t ion s, W e May A t t ract cer t a in

Celest ia l an d Vit a l Gif ts .

XXXVIII How. We May Draw n ot on l y Cel est ia l a nd

Vit a l bu t a lso cer ta in In t el l ect ua l an d

Tha t W e May , m
by so e cert a in Ma t t ers of
t he W or ld , St ir Up t he God s oft he W orl d
a nd t heir Min ist erin g Sp irit s .

OfB ind in g s; wha t Sort t hey a re o f

,
and in
wha t W ays t hey are won t t o be Don e .

OfSorceries, an d t heir Power

Oft he W on derfu l Vir t u es of so mKi d

e n s o f

X LIII . OfPerfu m es or Sufiu mig a t ion s; t heir Ma n

X LIV .

a ted t o t he Pl a n et s

X LV . OfCol l yries, Unct ion s, Love Med icin es , -

and

X LVI Na t u ra l A l l ig a t ions an d Susp ensions .

X LV II Mag ic a l Rin g s an d m
t heir Co p osit ions .

XLVIH . t he Virt u e o f Places, and wha t Pla ces

X LIX Of Lig ht , Col ors, Ca nd l es a ndLa p s, an d m

m
.

to wha t St a rs, Hou ses a n d Ele en t s sev

Of Fasci n a t ion , and t he Art t hereof . .

 LIST OF CONTENTS .

Vir t ues

Oft he Co un t enance an d Gest u re, t he Ha bit an d

t he Fig ure of t he Bod y, an d to wha t St ars

a n y oft hese do An swer; whence Physiog n o y, m
an d Met op oscop y , an d C hiro m an cy, A rt s of
Divina t io n , ha ve t heir G rou n ds

LIII . OfDiv in a t ion , and t he Kin d s t hereof

Ofd ivers cer t a in An i ml a s, and ot her t hing s,

whic h ha ve a Sig n ifica t ion in Au g u ries
How Ausp ic ia s a re Ver ified by t he Lig ht ofNa t

u ra l I m
nst inct , an d of so e Ru l es ofFin d in g

Of t he Soot hsayin g s o f Fl ashes an d Lig ht

n in g s, an d how Mon st rous an d Prod ig io us
Thin g s a re t o be In t erp ret ed
LVII Of Geo m an cy, m
Hyd ro a n cy, A ero a ncy, an d m
m m
.

Pyro a n cy, Fawr Divin a t ions ofEl e en t s

LV III . Of t he Rev ivin g of t he Dead , a nd of Sl ee i

p ng
or Hibern a t in g (wan t in g v ic t ua l s ) Man y

OfMa d n ess, a nd Divin a t ions which a re mda e

when men a re awa ke, a n d o f t he Power of

a Mel a n chol y Hu mor, by which Sp irit s are

somt im i d d i
e es n uce nto Men s B od ies
’
.

Oft h F m
e i g fM or n o an , o ft he Ext ern a l Sen ses ,
a lso t hose I
n wa rd , an d t he Mind ; an d o f t he

Three fold App et it e

-
oft he Sou l , an d Passions

LXH . Of t he Passion s of t he Min d , t heir Orig in a l

Sou rce, Diferen ces, and Kinds .
 LIST OF CO N TEN T S .

LX III . How t he Passions o f t he Mind chan g e t he

p rep er B od y by cha n g in g it s Accid en t s and

m ov in g t he Sp irit .

LX I V How t he Passions of t he Mind cha n g e t he

m m m
.

Bod y by wa y of I it a t ion fro so e

Tran sla t in g o f Men an d wha t Force t he

mg i
,

I a n a t ive Power ha t h, n ot on l y ov er t he
B od y bu t t he Sou l .

LX V How t he Pa ssion s of t he Min d ca n W ork f

o

ml
.

B od y
’
t he se v es up on An ot her s .

L XVI . Tha t t he Passion s oft he Min d ar e Help ed by

a Cel est ia l Season , a nd how Necessa r y t he
Con st a n cy of t he Min d is in ev er y W ork .

LXVII . How t he Min d f

o Ma n my b a e Join ed wit h
t he Mind oft he St a rs and In t el l ig ences of
m
,

t he Cel est ia ls, and , t og et her wit h t he ,

m
I p ress cer t a in wond erfu l Vir t ues up o n

L XVIII . How ou r Mind ca n Cha n g e a nd B in d inferior

Thin g s t o t he Ends which we Desire

L X IX . OfSp eech, and t he Occu l t Virt u e of W ords

Of t he Vir t ue of Prop er Na m es

L XX I . Of my W
an ord s join ed t og et her , as in Sen
t ences and Verses; an d o f t he Vir t ues an d

A st rict io n s o f Cha r m s

L XX II .

LXXIII . Of t he Vir t ue of W rit in g, a nd o f Ma kin g

L XXI V . Of t he Prop ort ion , Corresp ond enc y, an d Re

d uc t ion f
o Let t er s t o t he Cel est ia l Sig n s a n d
Pl an et s, Accord in g t o various Ton g u es , a n d
 LIST OF CONTENTS . 11

B y Hen ry Mo rl e y .

Crit icis mon Ag ripp a

’
s Na t u ra l Ma g ic

Exp osit ion f

o t he Ca ba l a

New Ta bl e oft he Ca ba la an d Ta rot ( sp ecia l l y co m

p il d ) e

Orig in a l and Se l e c t ed .

I
l l us t ra t io n s a nd Et c hin gs .

Tree f
o t he Ca ba l a , t hree f p g
u l l a e et c-
hin g ,
s f ac in g

Rosicr ucia n Sy bol m of t he Sp irit f

oNa t u re, f a cin g .

m
Sy bols f
o t he A l che m
i t s s
 T he Occ ul t Phil os o p hy
m mm
m
.

Ji i ous u s: Th is istrue an d sublime Occ ul t Ph il osop h y To .

un d e rs tan d the mys te ou ri s influen ces of t he intell e c tu al wor ld u p on the

celestial an d ofboth up on the terrest rial ; an d t o know how t o d ispose and
,

i t ourse l ve s so as t o be c a pabl e o f re c e ivin g the u p e rior op erations o f

these worlds whereby we m
s

ay be enabl e d t o Op e ra te won d erful th in gs by a

na tur al p ower— t o d isc over the se c ret c oun e ls of m
,

s en t o in cre ase ric h es

. ,

t o ov er co m e ene m ie t o p r oc ure the favor o f m en t o exp e l d ise ases t o p re

s, , ,

se r v e he a l t h t o pro lon g l ife t o re n e w youth t o foretell f u t ure e v en t s t o

, . . ,

see an d kn ow th in gs d one m an y m il e f an d su c h l ike as t hese The se

of
th in gs m
s , .

ay se e m in c re d ible y et re ad but t h e en u in g t re at ise an d th ou

s h al t see t h e possibil ity c on firm
, s

ed both by reaso n an d e xa mple

m
.

—J F the t ran sl a to r oft h e En glis h ed ition of

. .
, .
 P R E FA C E .

IN t he last half of 1509 an d t mon t hs of15 10

he first ,

Corn elius Ag rippa kn o w n in his day as a Magicia n

, ,

ga t hered t o get her all t he Myst ic lore he had ob t ain ed

by t he en ergy a nd a rd or of yo ut h an d c ompiled it in t o
t he elabo ra t e syst em of Ma gi c in t hree boo k s k n o wn
, ,

as O ccu l t Phil osop hy t he first boo k o fw hic h — Na t ural

m
,

Magic c on st i t u t es t he presen t v o l u e Ag rippa p ub

— .

l ished his Occu l t Phil oso p hy wit h addi t ion al c hap

,

t ers in 15 33 The on ly E n glish t ra n sla t io n appe a re d

, .

in Lo n do n in 165 1 I t is a t horoughly edit ed an d

.

re vise d edit io n of t his la t t er wo rk t ha t we pro d u ce .

So me t ranslat in g has be en don e an d missin g part s sup

pl ied The reader is assured t ha t while we hav e od
. m
ified so m e oft he very bro ad E n gli sh oft he seven t een t h
cen t ury t hat he has a t horoughly valid work Du e
, .

care has been t aken t o p reserv e all t he quai n t n ess of

t he En gli sh t ext as f a r as c o n sis t en t wit h plain re ad

in g. W e have en deav ore d t o d o full j ust ice t o o ur

aut hor t he deman ds of t hose purely myst ical a n d t he
, ,

n a t u ral c on se rvat i s m of t he a n t i q uary a n d c o ll ect or .

I n t his we be lie v e we have fu lly s ucceed ed .

The life of A grippa up t o t he t im e of w ri t in g his

,

Occu l t Phil osop hy is al so g iv en d raw n m ost ly fro m

, ,

Hen ry M orl ey s exc el l en t l ife of Corn e lius Ag rippa

’
.

T ha t part of t he vol ume credit ed t o Mr M orl ey .

may be d es i g n a t ed as a n hon est Sk ept ic s con t ribut io n ’

t o Myst icis m an d his c hapt ers are prod uced en t ire as

m
, ,

j u s t ic e t o b o t h hi a n d A g ripp a ca n n ot be d o n e o t he r

w ise an d t hey are an especially val uable pa rt of Mys

,

t ic l it era t ure .
14 EDITOR S PREFACE ’
.

The t abl e of t he Cabala wly co mpil ed for t his

, ne

v ol u me will be foun d t o
, possess superi or fea t ures o ver
all ot hers .

Fo ll owin g t he abo v e we give a c hapt er on t he Em

py r e a n H e av en w h ic h will e xplai n m u c h t h a t ou r

m
,

aut hor has w ri t t en It is derived mai n ly fro an Ol d

.

O ccu l t w ork o n P hysic .

The Symbo l s of t he Al c hemist s will be foun d bo t h

usefu l a n d i n st ru c t iv e The c hap t er o n t he Magic
.

Mi rror w hich en ds t he work is be li eved t o be t he best

, ,

con t rib ut ion on t he subj ect ext a n t .

All t he origin al illus t rat ion s an d so me n ew an d

sel e c t ed on es will be fou n d a s al so various et c hi n gs of

m
,

c harac t ers Tha t on e on t he E pyrea n Heaven c on

.

t ain s we hav e caus e t o be li e v e so m e of t he v ery hid

, ,

d en kn owl edge re la t i n g t o t he Los t Wo rd It is a .

m uc h O ld er pla t e t han t he w ork it was t aken fro m .

So m e pa rt s Of t he v olu m e will i n t erest t hose who

l o ve t o w ork out hidd en t hin gs .

T he edit or c on veys his wa rmest t han ks t o t hose

fri en d s who hav e en couraged hi in t he w ork o n t he — m
Cabala t abl e t he illust rat ion Oft he G ra n d So lar Man
,

a d t he t
n ra n s la t in g
— o ut s id e O f w hic h he h a s n o t a sk ed
or re c eiv ed an y help T hi s bein g t he ca se our frien ds
.

will pl ea se excuse a n y pa rt ic ula r t hin g t ha t may n ot

so un d pl ea sa n t ly t o t he e ar .

A gen eral i n dex will be in sert ed in t he t hird a n d

con cl udin g volu me of t he O ccu lt Phil osop hy .
16 EARLY LIFE OF AGRIPPA .

n ot hi n g impl er t ha n t o set apart for lit era ry purposes

s

t ha t half of his real st yl e w hich was al re ady co

‘

m
p l et e l y R o ma n H en ry C o rn e li u s A gr ippa v o n N e t
m
.

t eshei be cam e t herefo re t o t he w orld w ha t he is

—
al so call ed in t his n arrat ive Corn elius A grippa
m
.

He is t he on ly m ember of t he family o f Net t eshei

c on cern in g w hom a n y record s hav e b een l eft for t he
in st ruc t ion of p ost erit y Net t esheim it self is a place
.

of l it t l e n ot e dist a n t abou t t w en t y fiv e m il es t o t he
,
-

so ut hw est of Co l o gn e It lies in a vall e y t hrou gh

, ,

w hich fl o ws t he st ream fro m on e of t he small sourc es

oft he B oer The ho m e o ft he V o n Net t esheim s w hen
.
,

t hey were n o t person ally a t t ac hed t o t he servic e o f

m
t he e peror wa s a t Col o gn e , The a n c est ors of Cor
.

n el iu s Agrippa ha d b een f or g en erat i on s in t he service

of t he royal hou se of Aust ria ; his fat her had in t hi s

resp ec t walked in t he st eps of his forefa t hers an d ,

from a c hild Corn elius l oo ked for n ot hin g bet t er t ha n

t o d o t he same .

It is p rop er t o m en t i o n t ha t amon g t he sc holars of

G erma n y on e who before t he t im e of Ag rippa was
,

k n ow n as t he m ost fam ous of magicia n s b el on ged t o ,

t he s am e ci t y of C ol o gn e ; f or t here in t he t hi rt een t h
,

cen t ury Albert us Magn us t a ught an d it is t here t ha t

, ,

he is buri ed .

Born in Col o gn e did n ot m ea n in 1486 w hat it has

m ea n t for ma n y gen era t ion s alm ost u t l n o w born
n i —

in t o t he darkn ess ofa m ou lderin g recep t acl e of relics .

Then t he t own wa s n ot priest ridd en bu t rode it s -

priest s For n early a t housa n d years pri est craf t an d

.

han dicraft have bat t l ed f or pred o mi n a n c e wi t hi n it s

wall s Priest craft expell ed t he Jews ba n i shed t he

.
,

w eavers an d gai n ed t horoughl y t he mast ery a t la st

, .

B ut in t he t im e of Co rn elius A grippa ha n dicraft wa s

upp erm ost a n d in sac red Co l o g n e ev ery t rad er a n d
,

m echan ic did his part in keep in g wat c h on t he a rch

 T ROUBLES OF THE JE WS . 17

bishop Europe con t ai n ed t hen but few ci t ies t hat

.

were larger busier an d richer for t he Rhin e wa s a

, , ,

ma in highway of co mm erce an d she wa s en ric hed n ot , ,

on ly by her ma n ufac t urers a n d m erc han t s bu t a t t he , ,

sam e t im e also by a large re c eipt o f t o ll

, Comm erc e .

is t he m o st po w erfu l a n t ag on ist t o d esp ot ism an d in ,

what ev er place bot h are b roug ht t oget her on e oft hem

must d ie .

Passin g by t he earlier t imes t o about t he year 1350

t here aro se a de vilish perse c ut i on oft he Jew s in ma n y
‘

part s of Europ e ; an d t he Jew s ofCologn e ala rmed by ,

t he suf e ri n g s t o w hic h ot hers o f t hei r race ha d be en

f
expo sed w it hd rew in t o t heir house s wit h t he ir wiv es
, ,

a n d c hild ren a n d b urn t t he m selv es in t he mid st of

,

t heir po ssessi on s The f ew who ha d fiin ched fro m

.

t his self imm o la t i o n w ere ban ished an d t heir houses

-

an d lan d s t oget her wi t h all t he lan d t ha t ha d be l on ged

,

t o Co lo gn e Je w s remain ed a s spoil s in t he ha n d s o f
,

t he Co l og n e Chri st ia n s All havin g been con vert ed.

in t o ca sh t he gain s of t he t ran s act ion w ere divid ed

,

eq ually bet ween t he t o w n an d t he a rc hbi shop The .

Jews t wen t y yea rs la t er w ere again all o w ed t o resid e

, ,

in t he plac e o n paym en t of a t a x f or t he p ro t ec t i on

g r a n t ed t h e m .

In 1369 t he ci t y wa s again in t urmo il cau sed by a ,

dispu t e c on cern in g privileges bet ween t he a u t hori t ies

of t he c hu rc h a n d t he t o wn c ou n cil The w eavers a s .
,

a democrat ic b ody exp ressed t hei r vi ew s v ery st ron g

,

an d t here was fi g ht i n g in t he st ree t s The w eav ers .

were subdued ; t hey fled t o t he c hurches a n d w ere ,

slain at t he al t a rs Eight een hun d red of t hem all

.
,

who surv iv ed w ere ba n ished suf , ferin g o f course , , ,

con fisca t i on of t hei r propert y an d Co l og n e bei n g ,

cl ea red o f all it s w eavers— who had carried on n o

in con siderabl e bran c h ofman u fac t ure t heir g uild wa s
—

dem oli shed This even t o cc urred t wen t y years aft er

.
18 EARLY LIF E OE AGRIPPA .

t he t o wn had Je ws a n ot her import a n t

lost , in t he ,

pa rt of it s in dust rial po pu la t ion and t he proud ci t y ,

t hus wa s pass in g i n t o t he fi rst st age of it s d eca y .

I n 13 88 a n un iversi t y wa s es t a blis hed a t Co l o gn e ,

upo n t he m od e l oft he U n iversi t y of P a ris Theo lo gy .

a n d s c ho last ic phil oso p hy w ere t he c hief st udies c ul t i

y a t ed in it a n d t he y w ere t au ght in su c h a wa y as t o
,

win man y sc ho lars fro m abro ad Eight years aft er .

wards c hurchmen n obl es an d t raders were a g ain co u

, , ,

t est in g t heir respec t ive claims and bl ood was again

m
,

shed in t he st ree t s The n obl es a sse bl ed by n i g ht

.
,

a t a se cret m ee t i n g were surp ri sed an d t he fin al c on

, ,

quest of t he t radin g class was in t hat way assured .

A n ew const it ut ion was t hen devised con t in uin g in ,

force durin g t he lifet ime o f Corn elius Ag rippa .

The Von Net t esheim s w ere likely t o be on bet t er

t erms wi t h t he arc hbis hop t han wi t h t he part y who
Oppo sed hi m
a n d t he y w ere in t he e mpero r s servic e
,
’
.

This m ust have i n flu en ced t he early years ofAgrippa .

In t hese early y ears he displayed a rare ap t i t ude for

st u dy a n d
, a s Co l o gn e wa s a n un iv ersi t y t o w n a n d
,

prin t in g discovered short ly befo re his birt h was ca r

, ,

ried o n t here in t he prod uc t i on o f La t in cla ssics t he ,

w ri t in gs of asc et ic s sc ho la st ics a n d myst ics like

, ,

T ho mas Aq u in as an d Albert us Magnus it was o nl y ,

n a t ural he shou ld avail his e ager desire f or kn o wl edge

at t hese sourc es He was remarkably successful in

.

t he st udy o f Euro pean la n guag es al so be c o min g p ro ,

fic ien t in several Thus his ye ars of ho m e t rain in g

.

were passed un t il he arrive d a t t he a g e w hen prin ces

are co n sid ere d fit t o be prod uced a t c ourt He t hen .

l eft Col og n e a n d became an at t en dan t on t he Emp eror

of G erma n y M aximilian t he F irst
, w ho he served , m
first as a sec ret a ry aft erward s for sev en yea rs a s a
,

so ldi er A t t he a g e of t wen t y he wa s e mployed on

.

se cret serv ice by t he G erma n c ourt A t t his t ime .

 FORMS A MY ST IC BROTHERHOOD . 19

Spain was in a c hao t ic polit ical con dit ion Ferdin an d .

,

t he wido w er ofIsabe lla wa s excl ud e d fro m t he cro wn ,

aft er his wife s dea t h t ha t in he ri t a n ce havin g pa ssed

’
,

wit h his daug ht er Jo an n a as a dow er t o her hu sba n d

m
, ,

P hilip who was t he son o f Max i ilia n

, In Se pt e m .

ber 1506 Phil ip died sho rt ly bef ore havi n g declare d

, , ,

wa r a g a in st Fra n c e T hus it was t ha t Corn e l ius wen t

.

t o P a ris ost en sibl y t o at t en d t he un iv ersit y t here but

, ,

in reali t y t o kee p Maximilia n advise d o ft he imp ort a n t

n e w s reg a rd in g t he Fre n c h I n t he capaci t y ofse c ret .

serv ice in w hic h he wa s en gage d m o re t ha n o n c e he

, ,

sho w e d him se lf abun da n t ly abl e t o p reserv e dipl o

ma t ic secret s t houg h c on c ern in g his o wn af

, fa irs he
wa s o pe n fra n k a n d fre e
, Thus he is silen t in rega rd
, .

t o O fiic ial du t ies a t t his t im e I n a t t en di n g t he un i .

vers it y Agrippa came in con t ac t wit h se veral ot her

m n d s who ha d a l ov e for t he o ccu l t myst ics who
i —

m
.

foun d in hi a n a t ural l eader t o g uide t hem i n t o t he

realm s o f t he u n k n o w n Wi t h t hese he organ ized a .

secre t b a n d of T heo sop hi st s o r p o ss ibly Ro sic rucia n s

m
.
,

A o n g t hese myst ic s wa s on e m ore p rom in en t as t he

frien d ofAg rippa who m ig ht be rega rd ed as secon d in
,

leadership an It alia n by t he n am e of Blasius Caes ar

,

Lan d ul p hus who aft erwa rd s be cam e n o t e d in m edi

,

cin e an d al so a p rofessor in t he U n iversit y of P avia

,
.

Amon g t hem were MM Ge rmain adv ocat e an d aut hor .

, ,

Of a hist ory Of C harl es V e t c ; G a ig n y t he o l o g ia n .

, .
, ,

lin g uist La t i n poet an d succe ssivel y p ro cura t or rec

, , ,

t or a n d c ha n c ell or o f t he Pa ris Un iv ersit y ; Cha rl es

,

Fouca rd M d e Mo l in fior Charl es d e Bo uell es ca n on

m
, .
, , ,

pro fessor of t heo l og y a n d aut hor of works on e t a ,

p hysics a n d geo m et ry am on g w hic h he t rea t e d of t he ,

quadrat ure of t he circle an d t he c ubica t ion o f t he

s p here a n d ot her un usu al ma t t ers ; G ermain d e B rie
, ,

can on l in g ui st a n d writ er ofG ree k v erse ; MM Fa sc h

m
.
, , ,

Wigan d a n d Cl a irc ha p s ; a n d Jua uet in Bascara d e

,
20 EARLY LIFE OF AGRIPPA .

G eron a , a youn g C a t a l o n ia n n o ble man t empora rily , at

P aris whil e on his way t o t he c ourt o f Maxim il ia n .

Dis t urban ces in Sp ai n had spre ad t o Arag on an d

Ca t a l o n ia a n d in t he di st rict of T a rrago n t he Cat al o
,

n ia us ha d ch a se d o n e o ft he ir l o c a l ma st e rs t he Sen or ,

d e G eron a t he la st n amed o f t he se c ret ba n d a bo v e

,
.

Agrippa an d his frien d s dev ised a plan whereby G eron o

coul d be re st o red t o his est a t e s The ca p t ure of a .

fort ifica t ion k n ow n as t he Bl a c k Fort was n e ce ss ary

t o t he en t erpris e an d t o efiec t t his a da rin g st ra t a g e m
,

wa s dec ided up on A s t he w ho l e pro v in ce ofT arrago n

.

c ould t hus be he ld a g ains t t he rebe llious pe asan t ry it

wa s be lie ved t he e mpe ro r Maxi il ia n wo uld san c t ion, m ,

t he en t erprise in be half of his k in an d G eron a w en t ,

t o t he G erma n c ourt f o r t his p urp o se Ag rippa also .

ret urn ed t o Co lo g n e f o r a se as o n ea rly in 1507 .

It was o ver a yea r aft erw a rd s when t he pla n s oft he

c on spirat ors were ca rried o ut T he Black F ort wa s
m
.

cap t ured as plan n ed by a st ra t ag e

, , Aft er re main .

in g t here f or a t i m e A grippa wa s se n t , wi t h som e

ot hers t o g a rris o n t he plac e o fG ero n a a t Villa ro d o n a .

La n d u lp h ha d m ea n w hile g on e t o Barcelon a a n d it
m
, , ,

a n d it wa s d ee ed p rud en t t ha t G eron o t he pe a sa n t s ,

of t he w ho l e c o un t ry be i n g n ow in a rm s shou ld j o i n

m
,

hi t here G eron a wa s ho wev er cap t ure d by t he

.
, ,

in furia t ed rust ic s who imm edia t e ly org an ized t he m

m
,

selv es in g re a t f orce t o st orm his ca s t l e a n d e xt er i

n a t e t he g arri so n t here who in G ero n a s a b se n c e w ere
’
, , ,

un d er t he c ha rge o fAg rip p a T ime l ywa rn in g of t he .

at t ack was c on v eyed t o t he g a rrison To e sc a p e by .

bre aki n g t hrough t he wa t ches of t he pe a san t ry wa s

madn ess t o re mai n wa s equ ally fut il e B ut on e way
,
.

of escape presen t ed i t self — a h O l d ha lf ru in ed t o w er ,

-

t hree m il es di st a n t si t u a t ed in on e o f t he m oun t a in
m
,

wil d e esses wh ic h c ha rac t eriz e t he dis t ric t of Vall s .

The t ow er st ood in a c raggy cav e rn ous valle y w here , ,

 AD VENT URES IN SP A IN . 21

t he bro ken m ai n s make way for a g ulf con t ain in g

o un t

s t a g n a n t wa t ers a n d jagg ed i n acce ssibl e ro cks he

, , m
it in . A t t he g org e by w hic h t his place is en t ered
st o od t he t o wer o n a h ill w hic h wa s i t se lf surroun ded
,

by deep bo gs a n d po ol s w hil e it also was wit hi n a

,

rin g of l oft y c rag s T here was but o n e way t o t his

.

t ow er excep t w hen t he gro un d wa s f ro zen a n d t hese

, ,

even t s happen e d in t he mids u mm er of 150 8 The way .

amon g t he p oo l s wa s by a n a rro w pa t h o f st on e wi t h ,

t urf wall s as hed g es The si t e of t he t o wer m a de it

.

in exp ug n abl e in summ er t ime It wa s o w n ed by an .

abbo t who gav e t he m permission t o occupy a nd fort ify

,

it. Thi s t hey acc ordin gly don e havin g a poo r ba iliff , ,

in c harg e o f t he p l a c e f or c o m p an y
, .

The re t rea t t o t he t o wer was saf ely acc o mplished

un d er c o v er ofn i g ht G ero n a s plac e was sack ed t he
’
.

n e x t day by t he pe a s a n t s who so ug ht fie rc ely f or t he

m
,

G erma n as t he y t er ed Agrippa
, The hid in g plac e of .

t he c on spi ra t ors be c o mi n g kn o w n t he fl oo d o f w rat h ,

p oured d o wn t owa rd s t he t ow er but t he st ren gt h of ,

t he posi t io n wa s t hen fel t Wi t h a ba rricad e of o ver

.

t hrown wa g o n s t he so le pa t h t o t he be sieg ed was

cl osed a n d be hi n d t his b arri er t hey po st ed t hem selv es
,

wit h t he ir arquebuses of w hic h o n e on ly suflic e d t o

m
,

daun t a crowd of en accus t om ed t o n o w ea p o n s

excep t slin gs or bo w s a n d a rro w s The p ea sa n t ry .
,

disco verin g t hat t he t o wer was n ot t o be st orm ed set ,

t l ed do wn t o lay st rict si ege t o t he place an d t hereby

st arv e it s li t t l e ga rriso n in t o surren d er .

Peril ous w ee ks w ere passed by t he adv en t urers but ,

more formidabl e t ha n act ual con fl ic t wa s t he fam in e

con sequen t on t heir bl ockad e Perrot t he keep er .
, ,

t a kin g c o un s el wi t h him se lf as ho w t o help his g uest s

a n d rid him se lf of t hem a t t he same t i e e xpl ored m ,

ev ery cra nn y o f t he wall o f rock by w hic h t hey w ere

surrou n d ed C lamberin g am on g t he wast es wit h feet

.
,
22 EARL Y LIFE OF AGRIPPA .

accus t omed t o t he di f fic ul t i es of t he m oun t ain he d is ,

covered at last a d e vi ous an d rug g e d wa y by w hic h ,

t he obs t acl es ofcra g a n d cha sm w ere avo id ed an d t he

moun t a i n t op reac hed Lo okin g d ow n fro m t here he
.

sa w ho w o n t he o t her sid e t he m o u n t a i n rose o ut of

, ,

a lake kn own as t he B lac k La ke havin g a n exp a n se

, ,

o f abo ut four mil es u po n t he fa rt her s hore o f w hic h

,

his m ast er s abbey st ood

’
He foun d a wa y t o t he la k e
.

t hrou gh a rocky g orge bu t fro m t here t o t he abbey

m
,

was a lo n g way a n d t o , e n wi t ho u t a bo a t
,
t he lake ,

was a more impass ibl e barrier t ha n t he mo un t ai n He .

ret urn e d t o t he t ower whe re t he l it t l e g a rriso n he a rd

,

t he resul t ofhis expl o ra t ion s It wa s see n t ha t a bo at

.

was n ec essa ry t o efiec t an escape a n d t o pro c ure t ha t ,

a l et t er wo ul d have t o be sen t t hro ug h t he ra n k s of

t he vig ila n t besiegers whose sen t ri es we re po st ed a t all
,

po in t s a n d who all owed n o on e t o app ro ac h t he t ower ;

m
,

n o t ev en t he goo d ab bo t hi se lf who ha d va in l y t ried ,

t o t urn t he p easan t s f ro m t hei r purpo se

m
.

Un der t hese c irc u st a n ces t he in g en ui t y o fAg rippa

was se v ere ly t est ed a n d he j us t ified t he c re di t he had
,

won f o r su b t l e wit The keeper ha d a so n a shep herd

m
.
,

bo y a n d A grippa di sfigured hi wi t h st a in s o f milk

,

t hist l e a n d t he j uice o f o t her herbs bef ou l ed his skin ,

a n d pa in t e d it wi t h sho cki n g sp o t s t o imi t a t e t he

ma rk s of l ep rosy fixed his hair in t o a fil t hy bun c h

m m
, ,

d ressed hi like a be g g ar an d g a v e hi a croo ked ,

bran c h for a st ick wi t hin w hich t here wa s s coo p ed a

,

ho ll o w f or t he l e t t er U p o n t he bo y so d is g uised a
.
—

fea f l pic t ure of t he o ut cast l eper t he l eper s bell

r u — ’

was hun g h is fa t her se a t ed hi o n a n ox a n d l ed hi

, m , m
by n ig ht across t he ma rshes by t he ford w here he left
m
,

hi . St ammeri n g a s he w en t p e t i t i on s f
, or alm s t he , ,

boy wal k ed wit hou t dif ficul t y by a v ery broad roa d

m
mad e for hi am on g t he p ea san t ry who rega rd ed his ,

approach wi t h t error a n d fled fro m his pa t h The l et .

84 EAR L Y LIFE OF AGRIPPA .

haza rd ous mi ss ions Aft er re mi i g

a n n sev era l d ays in
ld m
.

t he abbe y he se t out wit h a n o an a n d his servan t

m
,

St e phen f or Ba rc el on a
, An t on ius Xa n t hus t he c o .
,

pa n ion of Ag rippa had seen m uch of t he rou g h s id e

,

o f t he w orld was use ful as a t rav e li n g c o mpa n i o n

, ,

a n d became a m e mber o f A g rippa s sec re t l ea g ue

’
.

Not fin di n g La n dul ph a t B arce lo n a t he t ra v eled t o

Val en t ia Fro m t here t hey sailed for It aly a n d by
.
,

wa y o ft he Balec Is lan ds a n d Sard in ia t hey w en t t o

Nap les where dis hea rt en ed by n ot fin din g Lan du lp h
, , ,

t hey shippe d f or Le g horn a n d t hen t rav e l ed t o A v ig ,

n on . There t hey l earn ed fro m a t ra v e l in g m erchan t , ,

t ha t La n dulph wa s a t Lyon s The fri en d s n o w corre .

sp o n d ed Corn e lius w ri t in g De ce mber Pit h

,
— n ea rly f our

mon t hs aft er he ha d l eft t he abbe y in s ea rc h o f his

frien d t he 24t h of August
, W e may imagin e ma n y o f .

t he t hin g s t hese frien d s w rot e eac h o t her It wa s t he .

su gg est i o n of A g ripp a t ha t all t he m embers o f t he ir

l ea g ue be called t oget her t ha t t hey i g ht be absolved m

of t heir oa t hs reg ardi n g t he Spa n ish c o n sp iracy a n d

t o resu m e o n ce m ore t heir f ormer pl ea sa n t rela t ion s

, ,
.

He also ho p e d t ha t La n dulph might be abl e t o V is i t

m
hi a t Avign on a n d t alk t heir se c ret s o v er a s he was ,

or L yo n s his fun ds be in g ex ha ust ed

u n abl e t o l e av e f , ,

un t il aft er t he lap se o f a li t t l e t im e .

The foregoi n g acc oun t w hich ha s be en con d en se d ,

fro m Mr Hen ry Morl ey s excel l en t L ife o fCorn elius

.
’

Ag ripp a is con t in ued in t ha t part oft his v o lume t ha t

,

st a rt s wi t h t he headin g o f
“ A grippa a n d t he Ro sicru
c ia n s . Ag rippa s life n ow bec o es so in t erwo ven
’
m
wit h myst icism t ha t we g ive M orl ey s accou n t in fu ll ’
.

The n e xt chap t ers in his life a re repl et e w it h t he fru i

t i on of his m yst ic n a t ure it s f ull bl o w n flo wer be in g ,
-

The Occ ul t P hil osop hy o r Three B oo ks of Magic , ,

t he w ri t i n g ofw hic h c o mplet es his ea rly life .

 CORN E LI U S A G R I P PA TO THE R EA DE R .

I do n ot doubt book of Occul t

but t he t it l e o f o ur

Phil osophy or ofMagic may by t he rari t y ofit allure

m
, ,

an y t o read it am on gst w hic h so me of a disordered

m
, ,

j ud g m en t a n d so e t ha t a re p erv erse will c om e t o hea r .

w ha t I ca n sa y who by t heir ra sh ign ora n ce may t ake

, , ,

t he n am e of Ma g ic in t he w o rse sen se an d t houg h ,

sca rc e havi n g see n t he t i t l e c ry o ut t ha t I t eac h f or ,

bidd e n Art s sow t he seed ofheresi es of

, fen d t he pi o us , ,

a n d sca n daliz e exc ell en t wi t s ; t ha t I am a sorcerer ,

a n d su p ers t it io us a n d de vil ish who in d eed am a Magi ,

c ia n : t o w ho m I a n sw er t ha t a Magicia n d o t h n ot

m
, ,

amo n gst l earn ed en si g n ify a sorc erer or on e t hat is

m
,

supers t i t ious or d evilish ; but a w ise a n a p ri est a , ,

p rop het ; an d t hat t he S ybil s were Ma g ic ia n esses a n d ,

t herefore pro p hesi ed m ost cl ea rly o f C hri st ; a n d t ha t

, m
Ma g icia n s a s wise en by t he w on d erful secret s of ,

t he w orld kn ew C hri st t he a ut ho r o f t he w orld t o be

m
, , ,

bo rn a n d cam e first of all t o worship hi ; a n d t hat

m
,

t he n am e o fMa gic was rec eive d by p hil osop hers c o ,

men ded by divin es an d is n ot un accept able t o t he

,

G osp el I be lie v e t ha t t he sup ercili ous c en sors will

.

Obj ect a g a i n s t t he S ybil s hol y Ma g icia ns an d t he ,

G os pe l i t self soo n er t ha n rec eive t he n am e of Ma g ic

in t o favor SO con scien t ious are t hey t ha t n eit her
.

Apollo n or all t he Muses n or a n a n gel from heaven

m
,

ca n re d eem e fro m t heir curse W ho m t herefore I .

advise t ha t t hey read n ot our wri t in g s n or un derst a n d ,

t hem n o r rem e mber t hem

, For t hey a re pern icious .

a n d fu ll of p o i son ; t he g a t e o f Ac heron is in t his

boo k ; it speaks st ones l et t hem t ake heed t hat it

—

bea t n ot out t heir brai n s B ut you t ha t c om e wit hout .

26 H ENRY CORNELIU S AGRIPPA S ’

prej ud ice t o read it if you have so mu ch di sc ret ion o f ,

p ru d en c e a s b ees h av e in g a t h er in g h o n e y re ad ,

sec u rely a n d be li e v e t ha t you shall rec eiv e n o li t t l e

,

pro fit an d m uc h pl easure ; but if you shall fin d a n y

,

t hi n g s t hat may n ot pl e ase yo u l et t he m al on e a n d

m
,

ak e n o u se of t hem for I d o n ot appro ve of t he m , ,

but d ecla re t hem t o you B ut d o n ot refuse ot her .

t hi n g s f or t hey t ha t l o o k in t o t he b oo k s of p hy sicia n s
,

d o t og e t her wi t h a n t id ot es a n d m edic in es read al so

, ,

o f p o ison s I c o n fess t ha t Ma g ic t eac het h man y

.

su perfl uo u s t hin g s a n d cu riou s p rod igies f o r os t en t a

,

t io n ; l eav e t he m as e mp t y t hi n g s yet be n ot ig n ora n t ,

of t hei r cau se s B ut t hose t h in g s w hic h a re f or t he

m
.

profit of en for t he t urn in g away ofevil even t s for

—
,

t he d est ro yin g o fso rc eri e s f or t he c uri n g o fdi sea ses , ,

f or t he ex t erm in a t in g of p ha n t a s m s f or t he p reserv ,

in g o f life ho n or or f ort un e may be d on e wit hout

,
—
,

Of f en se t o G od o r i n j u ry t o rel ig i o n beca us e t hey a re , ,

a s p ro fi t abl e so n ec essa ry , B u t I hav e admon is hed .

y o u t h a t I h av e w ri t ma n y t h i n g s ra t her n a rr a t iv ely
t ha n a f firma t iv el y ; f or so it see m e d n eedful t ha t we

shou ld pa ss o v er f e w er t hin g s foll o win g t he j ud g ,

m en t s of P la t o n ist s a n d ot her G en t il e P hil osop hers

w hen t hey did sug g est a n a rg u e n t of wri t i n g t o our m
purp ose Therefore if a n y error hav e been c ommit t ed
.
,

or a n y t hi n g ha t h b een sp o ken m ore free ly pard o n my

m
,

yout h for I w ro t e t hi s bei n g sca rc e a youn g a n t ha t

, ,

I may excuse myself a n d sa y w hil st I was a c hild I , ,

spa k e as a c hild a n d I un d erst ood a s a c hild but be in g

be c o m e a m
, ,

a n I ret rac t ed t hose t hin g s w hic h I d id

,

be i n g a boy a n d in my book of t he van it y a n d n u oer

,

t ain t y o f Sci en c es I d id f or t he m ost pa rt ret rac t t his

m
, ,

book B ut here hapl y you may blame e a g ain sa y

.
, , ,

in g , B eho ld t ho u be in g a y out h did st writ e a n d

, , , ,

n o w be i n g o l d ha st ret rac t ed it ; w ha t t herefore ha s t

, , , ,

t hou set fort h ? I con fess w hil st I wa s very yo un g I , ,

 ADD RESS To THE READER . 27

se t u pon t he wri t in g of t hese bo oks but hOp in g t hat , ,

I sho uld set t he m fort h wit h c orrect ion s an d en la rg e

men t s — an d f or t ha t ca use I g av e t he m t o Trit he ius a m
m
,

Neap o l it a n ian Abbo t formerly a Sp an he en sian a

m
, ,

an v ery in dus t r io us aft er se c ret t hi n g s B ut it hap .

pen e d aft erw ards t ha t t he w ork be in g in t ercep t ed , ,

be fore I fi n ished it it wa s carri ed about imperfect a n d

,

impo l is hed an d did fly abroad in I t aly in Fran c e in

m m
, , ,

G e r an y t hrough man y men s ha n d s ; an d so m e en ,

’
,

w het her m ore impa t ien t ly or imprud en t ly I kn o w n ot ,

would ha v e p ut it t hus imperfe c t t o t he press wit h ,

whic h mis c hief I be in g af ,fe c t e d d et ermin ed t o s et it

, ,

fort h myse lf t hin kin g t ha t t here mi g ht be l ess da n ge r

,

if t hese boo ks ca me ou t ofmy ha n d s wit h so m e amen d

m e n t s t ha n t o c o me fort h t orn a n d in fragm en t s o ut , ,

of o t her m en s ha n d s
’
Moreo ver I t houg ht it n o.
,

c rim e if I should n o t suf er t he t est im on y ofmy you t h

f
t o perish .Also we hav e added so me c hapt ers an d
,

in se rt ed ma n y t hin gs w hic h did seem un fi t t o pass by ,

w h ic h t he curious reader shall be able t o un derst a n d

by t he i n equali t y of t he v ery p hrase for we were un ,

w ill in g t o begin t he work a n ew an d t o un rav el all t ha t

we ha d d one but t o c o rrec t it a n d p ut so m e flouri sh
,

up o n it . Wherefo re I pray t hee court eous reader, , ,

w e i g h n ot t hese t hin g s accordin g t o t he presen t t ime

o f set t i n g t he m fort h but pard on my c urio us y o ut h if
,

t ho u fin d an y t hin g in t hem t hat may displ ease t hee .

W hen Agrippa first wrot e his Occu l t Phil oso phy he

se n t it t o his frien d Trit he ius an Abbot of Wurt z m
m
,

bu r g wi t h t he en su in g let t er
, Trit he ius d et ain ed t he .

m essen ger un t il he ha d read t he ma n uscript an d t hen

an s w ere d Ag rippa s l et t er wit h suc h soun d ad v ic e as
’

my st ic s w ould d o w ell t o fo ll ow for all t im e t o co me

m
.

Trit he ius is kn o w n a s a myst ic au t hor an d sc ho la r .

28 CORNELI U S AGRIP PA S ’
HEN R Y

AG RIPPA TO TRITHEMIUS .

Net t eshei m send et h Greet in g

WHEN I was o f la t e mo st reveren d fa t her for a

, ,

w hile c on v ersan t wit h you in your Mon ast ery o fHerb

ip o l is we co n ferred t o get her o fdiv ers t hi n g s co n cern
,

in g Che mi st ry Ma g ic a n d C abala a n d ofot her t hin g s

, , , ,

w hic h as yet l ie hid in Se cret Scien ces a n d Art s ; a n d

t hen t here wa s on e g re a t quest i on am on gst t he rest
W hy Magic w here as it was accoun t ed by all a n cien t
,

p hilosop hers t o be t he c hiefest scien c e an d by t he

m
,

an cien t wise en an d priest s was always he ld in g re a t

ven era t ion came at la st aft er t he be gin n in g of t he
, ,

Cat holic C hurc h t o be always odiou s t o an d susp e ct ed

,

by t he ho ly F at hers an d t hen e xpl oded by Divi n es

, ,

a n d c o n d em n e d by sacre d C a n o n s a n d m oreo v er by , , ,

all law s an d ordin a n ces forbidden ? Now t he cau se , ,

as I c on ceiv e is n o o t her t ha n t hi s v iz : Beca use by

m
, , .
,

a c ert a i n fat al deprava t ion of t imes a n d en ma n y ,

fal se p hil osop hers crept in a n d t hese un d er t he n ame

, ,

ofMagicia n s heapi n g t o get her t hrou g h vari ous so rt s

, ,

of errors a n d fac t i o n s o f false reli g i o n s ma n y curse d ,

superst it i ons a n d dan g erous ri t es a n d ma n y w icked ,

sacril e g es e v en t o t he p erfec t i on o f N a t ure ; a n d t he

,

sam e set fort h in ma n y wick ed a n d u n lawfu l bo ok s t o ,

w hich t hey hav e by st eal t h p refixed t he m ost ho n est

n ame a n d t i t l e of Magic ; ho pi n g by t his sacred t it l e
, ,

t o g ai n credi t t o t hei r c ursed an d d et est abl e f oo leries .

Hen c e it is t hat t hi s n ame of Ma g ic form erly so hon ,

orabl e is n ow b ec o m e m o st o di ou s t o g oo d a n d hon est

m
,

en a n d acc o un t ed a capi t al c rim e if an y o n e dare

m
,

profess hi self t o be a Ma g icia n e it her in d oct rin e or ,

 CORRESPOND ENCE WIT H TR ITHEMIUS . 29

works un l ess haply som e cert ain ol d d ot in g woma n

, ,

dwellin g in t he c oun t ry w ould be belie ved t o be skil l

,

ful a n d hav e a di vi n e po wer t hat she (a s sai t h A p u ,

“
l eis t he sa t iri st ) c an t hro w d own t he heav en lift up ,

t he e a rt h ha rd en fo un t ain s wa sh away m oun t ai n s

, , ,

raise u p g host s ca st do wn t he G od s e x t i n gu i sh t he
, ,

st a rs ill u mi n a t e he ll
, or a s Virgil s in gs :
, ,

’
m
She l l p ro ise by her cha r s t o m cast g rea t ca res,

m
Or ease t he in ds of en , an d m mk a e t he St ars
For t o g o back, a nd rivers to st a nd st il l ,

An d ra ise t he n ig ht l y g host s even at her wil l ;

To mk t h
a e e ea rt h t o g roa n a n d t rees t o fal l

mt h m
,

Fro e ou n t a ins

Hen ce t hose t hin gs whic h Lu can relat es ofThessa l a

t he Ma g ic ia n ess , an d Ho mer of t he o m n ip ot en cy of
Circe . W hereof ma n y ot hers I c on fess are as well o f , ,

a fallacious Opin ion as a superst i t i ous diligen ce an d

pern ici ous labor ; for w hen t hey can n ot c ome un der a
wicked art yet t hey presum e t hey may be abl e t o cloak
t hemselves u n der t ha t v enerabl e t i t l e o f Magic .

These t hin gs bein g so I w on d ered m uch a n d wa s n ot

m
,

less in dign a n t t hat a s yet t here had been n o an who

, ,

had eit her vi n di c a t ed t his sublim e an d sac red disciplin e

fro m t he c harge o f impiet y or had de liv ered it pu rely
a n d si n c erely t o us W hat I have seen of our modern
.

writ ers Roger Ba c on Ro bert o fYork a n En glishma n

—
, , ,

Pet er A p p o n us A lbert us !Mag n us! t he Teut on ich

m
, ,

A rn ol d as d e V illa N ova An se lm e t he Par e n sian

, ,

P ica t rix t he Spa n ia rd Cic c l us A scu l us of F l oren c e

, ,

a n d ma n y ot her w ri t ers o f a n obsc ure n am e— w hen

t hey promise t o t rea t of Magic d o n ot hi n g but re la t e

irrat ion al t ales and su p ers t it ion s un w ort hy of hon est
m en. Hen ce my spirit wa s mo ved a n d by reason , ,

p a rt ly o f admi ra t i on a n d pa rt
, ly o fi n dig n a t i on I was ,

willin g t o play t he philosop her supposin g t hat I ,

30 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

shou ld do discomm en dabl e w k

no i
or — I have
see n g

been a lways fro m m y y o u t h a c uri ou s a n d u n da u n t e d

sea rc her f o r w o n derfu l ef f ec t s a n d O pera t io n s ful l o f

myst eri es— ii I shou ld rec ov er t hat an cien t Magic (t he

m
di sci p lin e ofall wise en ) fro m t he errors o f impiet y ,

purify a n d ad orn it wit h it s p ro per l ust re an d V in di ,

ca t e it from t he in j uries ofcal um n ia t ors ; w hic h t hin g ,

t ho ug h I l on g d eliberat ed o f it in my mi n d I n e ver ,

durst un d er t ake ; but af t er so m e con feren c e bet w ixt

u s of t hese t hi n g s a t Herbip o l is you r t ra n sc en din g
, ,

k n o wledg e an d l earn in g an d your a rd en t ad hort a t ion

m
, ,

p u t c o u ra g e a n d b o ld n es s i n t o e T h e r e s e l
. e c t i n g
t he o pin i on s o f p hil osop hers of kn ow n c redi t an d

m
,

p urgin g t he in t rodu c t i on o f t he wicked (who d isse ,

bl in g l y a n d wit h a c ou n t erfeit ed kn o wl edge did t eac h

, ,

t ha t t radi t i on s of Ma g ician s m ust be l ea rn ed fro m

very reproba t e b oo ks of da rkn ess or from in st i t ut ions
of w o n d erful O pera t i on s) a n d rem o vin g all darkn ess
, , ,

I have a t la st co mp osed t hree c ompen dious books of

Ma g ic a n d t it l ed t hem Of Occul t Phil osop hy bein g a
, ,

t i t l e l ess o fien siv e w hic h bo ok s I s ubmit (you exce l

,

li n g l n t he kn owl ed g e of t hese t hin g s) t o your cor

rec t ion a n d c en sure t ha t if I hav e w rot e a n yt hin g
,

w hic h may t en d ei t her t o t he c on t u m ely of N a t ure ,

of f en di n g G o d o r i n j ury o fre ligi o n you may c o n d em n

, ,

t he error ; but if t he s ca n dal of impi et y be dissolv ed

a n d purg ed you may d efen d t he Tradi t i on of T rut h;
,

a n d t ha t you wo u ld d o so wi t h t hese b oo k s a n d Magic ,

i t self t ha t n ot hi n g may be con c eal ed whic h may be

,

p ro fit abl e a n d n ot hin g appro ved of w hic h ca n n ot but

,

d o hurt ; by w hic h m ean s t hese t hree books havi n g ,

p a s se d y ou r e xami n a t i o n wi t h ap p ro ba t i o n may a t
m
,
‘

len g t h be t houg ht wort hy t o co e fort h wit h g ood

su cc ess in pu bl ic a n d may n o t be afraid t o co
, e u n d er m
t he c e n sure o f po s t erit y
m
.

Farewel l , an d p a rd on t hese y b ld o u n dert a kin g s .

32 DED IC ATED TO HERMA NN US .

so m uc h t he more l ea rn ed a n y on e is t houg ht by how ,

much few er t hin gs he is ig n oran t of M oreo v er your .

,

wit is fully ap t t o a l l t hin gs an d t o be ra t ion ally ,

e mpl oyed n ot in a f
, ew or l ow t hin g s bu t ma n y a n d ,

su blim er Yet t hi s on e rul e I advi se you t o ob serve

m
.

t ha t you c o m un ica t e v u l g a r secret s t o vu lgar fri en d s ,

but hig her a n d sec ret t o hi g her a n d secret frien d s on ly

Give hay t o an c m
sug a r t o a p arrot on l y, Un derst an d .

my mea n in g lest you be t rod u n d er t he oxen s feet as

,
’
,

oft en t ime s it fall s out Fa rewell my happy frien d

m
.
, ,

an d if it l ie in my po wer t o serv e you co mma n d e , ,

a n d a cc ordin g t o yo u r p lea sure it shall wi t ho u t d e lay

be don e ; also l et our frien d ship i n crea se d aily ; writ e

m m
,

of t en t o e a n d se n d, e so m e of yo ur l abors I ea rn

est l y pray you Again farew ell . .

Fro m Mon aster y ofPeap ol is

ou r , t he 8ih da y o f p ,
A ril
A . D MDX . .

I
n J an uary, 1531, Agrippa wro t e fro m Mec hl i n t o

Hermann of
Wied Arc hbisho p of Col og n e t o w ho m
, ,

he d edica t ed his O ccu l t Phil osop hy In t h is l et t er he .

sa ys : Behold ! am on g st suc h t hi n gs as were closely

laid up t he boo k s OfOccul t Phil osop hy or of Mag ic
—
, ,

a n ew w ork ofm ost an cien t an d abs t ruse learn in g ;

a do ct rin e of a n t i q ui t y by n on e I d are say hi t hert o
, , ,

a t t empt ed t o be rest ored I shall be devot edly .

yours if t hese st u dies ofmy yout h shall by t he aut hor

it y of your g reat n ess c o m e in t o kn owl edge seei n g

m m
,

an y t hin g s in t hem seem ed t o e bein g older as

m m
, ,

os t p ro fi t a bl e so ost n ecessa ry t o be kn o wn
, You .

ha ve t herefore t he w ork n ot on ly of my yo u t h but of

m
,
”
y p rese n t a g e h a v in g add ed ma n y t hi n g s

m
, .

The et c hi n g in sert ed a t t his place is m a de f ro t he

t it l e pa ge oft he on ly c ompl et e E n gl ish ed i t io n of t he
Oc cul t Phil osophy of Ma g ic heret o fore p u bl i shed .
 THE FIRST TLED
OF THREE B OOKS ENTI

LOSOPHYORMAGI
OCCULTPHI C
WRITTEN B Y THA T FA MOUS MAN

HEN R Y CORN E L I U S A G R I P PA Knig ht , ,

A ND DOCT OR OF BOTH LA WS , m UN SELLOE TO CM ’

S SA CRED

r
p

B O O K O NE .
— NATURAL MAGIC .

CHAP T ER I .

How Mag icians Col l ect Virt ues fro mt h e Three f

-
old W orld,

SEEING a Three fold World— El emen t ary

t here is -
,

Cel est ial an d In t ellect ual— a n d e very in feri or is g ov

ern ed by it s sup eri or an d re c eiv e t h t he i n fluen c e of
,

t he vi rt ues t hereof so t hat t he v ery Origin al an d

,

Chief Worker ofall dot h by an gels t he heav en s st ars , , ,

el e m en t s a n imal s p la n t s m et al s a n d st on es c on v ey
, , ,

from Himself t he vi rt ues of His O m n ipot en cy upon

us f or w hose service He mad e an d c rea t ed all t hese

m
,

t hin g s : Wise en c on c eiv e it n o way i rra t i on al t ha t it

shou ld be possibl e f or u s t o a s cen d by t he sam e d e

grees t hroug h each World t o t he sam e very origi n al

,

Worl d i t sel f t he Mak er ofall t hin g s an d Fi rst C a use

, ,

as
34 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

fro m w hen c e all t hin gs are a n d proceed ; a n d also t o

en j oy n o t o n ly t hese virt u es w hic h a re al ready in t he ,

m ore e xcell en t kin d of t hin gs but al so besides t hese , ,

t o d ra w new virt u es fro m abo v e Hen c e it is t ha t .

t he y seek aft er t he virt ues of t he El em en t ary Wo rld ,

t hrough t he help o f p hysic an d n a t ural p hil osophy in

,

t he vari ous mix t i on s o f n a t ural t hin gs ; t hen o f t he

Celest ial World in t he rays a n d in fluen c es t hereof , ,

accordin g t o t he rul es of Ast ro l og ers a n d t he d oc ,

t rin es ofma t he ma t icia n s j o in i n g t he Ce l est ial V irt u es

,

t o t he form er : Moreo v er t hey rat ify a n d co n firm all

,

t hese wi t h t he p o wers o fdiv ers In t e llig en c es t hroug h ,

t he sac red c erem on i es of reli g i o n s The o rd er a n d .

proc ess of all t hese I shall en d eavor t o del iver in

t hese t hree boo ks : Whereo f t he firs t c on t ai n s N a t u ral
Magic t he se con d Cel est ial a n d t he t hird Ceremon ial
, ,
.

B ut I kn ow n ot w het her it be a n un pa rd on abl e p re

sump t i o n in e t ha t Im a m a n of so li t t l e j u d g m en t
, ,

m
a n d le arn i n g shou ld in my v ery you t h so c o n fid en t ly
,

set u po n a busin ess so d i c u l t so ha rd an d i n t rica t e ,

as t his is W herefore w hat soe v er t hin g s hav e here

m
.
,

al ready an d shall aft erwa rd be said by e I would

, ,

n o t hav e a n yo n e a ssen t t o t he m n or shall I my se lf , ,

a n y fu rt her t ha n t he y shall be app ro v ed o f by t he

un iv ersal c hurc h a n d t he c on grega t i on of t he fait hful .

CHAP T ER 11 .

W ha t Mag ic is, W ha t a re t he Pa rt s t hereof a nd How t he

mt
,

Prof Q
essors t hereof us be ua l ified .

MAGIC is a facul t y of won d erful virt ue full of m ost

m
,

high myst eries c on t ain in g t he o st profoun d con

m
,

t e p l a t ion of m ost secret t hin g s t oget her wit h t he ,

n at ure pow er q uali t y subst a n ce a n d virt ue s t hereo f

, , , ,

as al so t he kn o wl ed g e of w ho l e N a t u re a n d it d ot h ,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NAT UR AL M AGIC . 35

ins t ruct us c o n c ern in g t he d ifierin g an d agreemen t of

t hi n gs am on gs t t he ms e lv es w hen c e it p rod uce t h it s ,

won d erfu l efiec t s by un i t in g t he V i rt ues of t hin g s

,

t hroug h t he a pplica t ion o f t he m on e t o t he ot her an d ,

t o t heir in feri o r su i t abl e su bj ec t s j o in in g an d kn it t i n g ,

t he m t oget her t horoug hly by t he p o w ers a n d Virt ues

of t he superior Bodies This is t he most perfec t an d
.

c hief Sci en ce t hat sacred an d sublim er ki n d of P hi

,

l OSOp hy a n d la st ly t he m ost ab so l ut e p erfec t i on ofa l l

,

m o st exce ll en t Phil osophy For seein g t ha t all reg u

m
.

la t ive P hil osophy is divided i n t o N at ural Ma t he at ,

ical a n d T heo l o gical : (Na t ural P hil osop hy t eac het h

t he n a t u re of t hose t hin g s w hic h a re in t he wo rld ,
sea rc hi n g a n d i n qu irin g i n t o t hei r ca uses ef f
e c t s t im es , , ,

places fashion s even t s t heir w ho l e an d part s a l so

, , , ,

The Nu m b d th N ter a nf t h t hi
e g a u re o ose n s,

C l l d El m t
a e wh t Fi
e en s—E t h Ai f t h b i g
a re, ar re or r n s;

F m
,

ro wh th H en ce th i b g i
e i g h d;
ea vens e r e nn n s a

W henc e Tid e, whence Ra in bow, in g a y colors clad

m
.

W ha t a kes t he Cl ouds t ha t g a t hered a re, a n d bl ack,

f Lig ht n in g s, and a Thu n d rin g cr ac k;

’
To send ort h

W ha t do t h t he Nig ht l y Fl a es, m an d Comt mk ;

es a e

W ha t m
a kes t he Ea rt h t o swel l , a nd t hen t o qua ke;
W ha t is t he Seed f
o Met a ls , an d o f Gol d;
W ha t Virt ues, W ea l t h, dot h Na t u re s Gol f
er hol d
’
.

All t hese t hi n gs d ot h N a t ural P hil osop hy t he ,

viewer of Na t ure , con t ai n t ea c hin g us accordin g t o

, , .

Virgil S Muse
’

W hence a l l t hin g s flow

W hen ce Ma n k ind , Bea st ; whence Fire, whence Ra in an d Sn ow;
W hence Eart hqu a kes a re; why t he whol e Ocea n beat s
Over his ban ks an d t hen ag a in ret rea t s;

W hen ce st reng t h f
o Herbs, when ce Co urag ,
e rag e o fB rut es

All kind s o f St on e, o f creep in g Thin g s, and Fru it s .

36 HENR Y CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

B ut Ma t he mat ical P hil oso phy t eac het h us t o kn ow

t he qua n t i t y ofn a t u ral bodies, a s e xt en d ed in t o t hree
dimen sion s as al so t o con c eive
, of t he mot ion an d

course of celest ial bodies .

A s in g rea t hast e,
W ha t mk a es t he g olden St a rs t o a rch so f m
ast ?

W ha t mk a es t he Moon so mt im t m k h
e es o as er face,

The Su n a lso, as ifin so mdi g ? e s race

A nd , as Virg il Si n g s
How t h Sun dot h r ule wit h t wel ve Zod ia c Sig ns,
’

The Orb t ha t
’
s m easur
’
d r ou nd a bou t wit h Lines
It do t h t he Heaven s St a rry W a y ’
m a ke kn own ,

And st ran g e Eclip ses of t he Sun and Moon ;

Arct u rn s a lso, an d t he St a rs f
o Ra in ,

The Seven St a rs l ikewise, and Cha rles, his wa in ;

W hy W in t er Su ns mk a e t ow rds
’
t he W est so f ast ;

W ha t mk a es t he Nig ht s so l on g ere t hey be p ast ?

Al l w hic h a re un d ers t ood by Ma t hema t ical P hil os

op hy .

Hen ce, by t he Heavens we my f

a orekn o w
The Sea son s a l l; mf
ti es or to reap a nd sa w,
An d when t is fit t o l a u nch in t o t he deep ,
’

And when t o war, a nd when in p ea ce t o sleep ;

An d when t o d ig up t rees, an d mg i t he a a n

To set , t ha t t hey my b i
a r ng f t h
orm i a a n .

Now T heo l ogical P hilosophy Divin it y t eac het h , or ,

w ha t G od is w ha t t he Min d w ha t a n In t ellig en c e w hat

, , ,

an An g e l w ha t a D evil w ha t t he So ul w ha t Re ligio n
, , , ,

w ha t sacred In st it ut ion s R i t es Templ es Observa , , ,

t i on s a n d sa c red Myst eri es a re

, It in st ruc t s u s al so .

con cern i n g Fai t h Mi ra cl es t he Virt ues of W ords an d

, ,

Fig u res t he sec ret O pe ra t i on s a n d myst e ries o f Sea l s;

,
38 HENRY CORNELI US AGRIPPA S ’

t herefore is ,d esirous t o st ud y in t his F acu l t y if he be ,

n o t s kill ed in N a t ural P hil o s op hy w here in a re d is ,

co vere d t he qu alit i es o ft hin g s a n d in w hic h a re foun d ,

t he occu l t prop ert i es o f e ve ry B e i n g a n d if he be n o t ,

s killful in t he Ma t he ma t ic s a n d in t he As pe c t s a n d , ,

Figures of t he St a rs upon w hic h depen ds t he sublime

,

Virt ue an d p ro pert y of e very t hin g ; a n d if he be n o t

l ea rn ed in T heo l o gy where in are man ifest e d t hose
m
,

im at erial subst a n ces w hich dispen se a n d min ist er

,

all t hin g s he ca nn ot be poss ibl y abl e t o un derst a n d

,

t he ra t i on alit y of Ma g ic For t here is n o w ork t hat is

.

don e by m ere Magic n or a n y work t hat is mere ly Mag

,

ical t hat dot h n ot comprehen d t hese t hree F acu lt ies

,
.

CHAPT E R III .

Of t he Fou r El e mt en s, t heir Q ua lit ies, an d Mu t ual Mia:

THERE are four El emen t s an d orig in al g roun ds ofall ,

corpo real t hin gs F ire Eart h Wa t er A ir O f w hich

— —

m
, , ,

all el e en t ed in feri or bo dies a re c o mpo un de d ; n o t by

way of heapin g t hem u p t og et her but by t ran s mut a ,

t ion an d un ion ; a n d w hen t hey are d est ro ye d t hey are

reso lv ed in t o El em en t s For t here is n on e o f t he
m
.

sens ibl e El em en t s t ha t is pure but t hey are ore or ,

l ess mixed a nd a p t t o be c ha n g ed o n e i n t o t he o t her

,

Even a s Ea rt h bec o min g d irt y a n d bein g dissolved , ,

bec om es Wa t er an d t he sam e bei n g made t hick a n d

,

ha rd be c o me t h Eart h a g ai n ; but bein g evapo ra t ed

,

t hroug h he a t pa sset h i n t o A ir a n d t ha t bei n g ki n dled

, , ,

passet h i n t o F ire ; an d t his bei n g ex t in g uished ret u rn s ,

back agai n i n t o A ir ; but bein g coo l ed agai n aft er it s

burn i n g bec o mes Eart h or St on e or Sul phur a n d t his
, , , ,

is ma n if est ed by Li g ht n i n g P la t o al so wa s of t ha t
.

Opi n i o n t ha t Ea rt h was w ho lly c ha n g eabl e a n d t hat

, ,
 PHILO SOPHY OF N ATURAL MAGIC . 39

t he rest o f t he
Elem en t s a re cha n g e d as i n t o t his so , ,

in t o o ne a n o t her succ essiv e ly B ut it is t he opi n ion o f .

t he sub t l er sort of P hil o so p hers t ha t Eart h is n ot ,

c ha n g ed bu t re len t ed an d mix ed wit h ot her Elemen t s

, ,

w hic h d o disso lve it a n d t ha t it ret urns back i n t o ,

i t se lf agai n ’
No w e very on e of t he Elemen t s ha t h
.
,

t wo sp ec ifical quali t ies t he former w hereof it ret ai ns

—

as pro p er t o i t self ; in t he ot her a s a me a n it agrees , ,

wi t h t hat w hic h c omes n ext aft er it For Fire is ho t .

a n d d ry t he Ea rt h d ry a n d c o ld t he Wa t er c o ld an d

m
, .

m o ist t he A ir moist an d ho t ; A n d so af t er t his an

,

n e r t he El e men t s acc ordi n g t o t wo c on t ra ry quali t i es

, ,

a re c on t ra ry o n e t o t he ot he r a s F ire t o Wa t er an d , ,

Eart h t o A ir Moreo ver t he Elemen t s a re upo n

.
,

a n ot her accoun t oppos i t e o n e t o t he ot her : For so me

a re heavy a s Ea rt h a n d Wat er a n d ot hers a re li g ht
, , ,

as A ir a n d Fi re Wherefore t he St oic s call ed t he

m
.

for er p assives but t he la t t er act ives A n d yet On ce

m
.
,

a g ain P la t o d ist in g uis he t h t hem af t er a n ot her a n

,

n er a n d a ssigns t o e v ery o n e o f t he m t hree q ualit i e s

, ,

v iz . t o t he F i re b right n ess t hi n n ess a n d m o t i on but

, , ,

t o t he Eart h da rk n ess t hick n ess a n d q ui et n ess A nd ,

.

acc ordi n g t o t hese qu ali t ies t he El em en t s of Fire an d

Eart h are c on t ra ry B ut t he ot her Ele m en t s borro w .

t he ir q ualit ies fro m t hese so t ha t t he A ir receives t wo ,

qualit ies of t he Fire t hin n ess a n d m ot ion an d on e of , ,

t he Eart h v iz da rkn ess In like ma n n er W a t er

, .
, .

‘A te ac hes here an d in the c h apt er fol l owin g t h a t m

g ripp a at t e r or sub
s t a n ce howe v er m u c h it s e l e m e n ta ry form my ch an ge is M
,

, AL th us s a , ,

d enyin g the dogm t h at G od crea te d al l th in g out ofnothin g

a
"
s

Pno m
.

t T ab ul arl y s ta te d MEAN
:
QUA LIT Y QUALIT Y . .

Fire is h ot an d d r y .

Eart h is d ry an d cold .

Wate r is col d an d m oist . .

A i is moist an d hot
r .

As t o t h ese qu al it ie s— Fire is c on t rary t o W a te r a n d Eart h t o A ir This ,

.

exp o ition of the qual it ies ast rol ogers shoul d note for wh il e t h e books
give t he sam em m
s .

a t t e r the r
p po e r an d e an q u al it ies are no t giv en .
40 HENRY CORNELI US AG RIPPA ’
S

c ives t wo q uali t ies of t he Eart h da rk n ess an d

re e ,

t hickn ess a n d on e of F i re viz m ot ion

, B ut F ire is ,
.
, .

t wic e m ore t hi n t ha n A ir t hric e m o re m o vabl e a n d , ,

four t im es m ore b rig ht ; a n d t he A ir is t wice more

brig ht t hric e m ore t hin a n d four t i es m ore m o vabl e
, , m
t ha n Wa t er W herefore Wa t er is t wic e m ore brig ht
.

t han Eart h t hric e m o re t hi n a n d f our t im es m ore

, ,

m o vabl e “
. A s t herefore t he F ire is t o t he A ir so Air ,

is t o t he Wa t er a n d Wat er t o t he Ea rt h ; a n d a g ai n a s
, ,

t he Ea rt h is t o t he Wa t er so is t he Wa t er t o t he A ir , ,

a n d t he A ir t o t he F ire A n d t his is t he roo t an d .

fou n da t i on of all b od ies n a t ures V irt ues a n d w on der

, ,

f u l w orks ; a n d he w hic h sha ll kn o w t hese quali t i es of

t he El emen t s an d t heir mix t i on s shall ea sily brin g t o

, ,

pass such t hin g s t ha t are w on d erful an d ast on ishi n g , ,

an d s hall be p e rf ec t in Magic .

CHAPT E R IV .

Ofa Three fold Con sidera t ion

-
o f t he El e mt en s .

THERE are, t hen , as we hav e

aid fou r El e m en t s s , ,

wit hout t he perfec t kn o wl ed g e w hereof we c a n ef fec t

n o t hin g in Ma g ic Now eac h o f t he m is t hree f old

m
-
.
,

t ha t so t he n umb er of four a y ma k e u p t he n u mb er

o f t w e lv e ; an d by pa ssi n g by t he n umb er o f se v en

in t o t he n umber oft en t here may be a prog ress t o t he

,

sup rem e Un it y u p o n w hic h all v irt u e a n d w o n d erfu l

,

Op era t i on d ep en d s Of t he fi rst Ord er a re t he pure

.

El em en t s w hic h are n eit her c o mpoun d ed n or c han ged

, ,

n or admi t o f mixt ion but a re i n c o rrup t ibl e a n d n ot o f

, ,

w hic h but t hro ug h w hich t he V irt u es of all n a t u ral

m
,

t hi n g s are brou ght f ort h i n t o a c t No a n is abl e t o .

d eclare t heir virt ues bec a use t he y c a n d o all t hi n g s

,

u p o n all t hi n gs He w hic h is i g n oran t of t hese shall

. ,

‘Th e un ity of th e contr as ts between the four el e me n ts is h e re h own s .

 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 41

ne ver beabl e t o bri n g t o pa ss an y wo n derfu l mat t er

m
.

Of t he se c on d Ord er a re El em en t s t ha t are c o
pou n de d chan ge abl e an d imp ure ye t suc h a s may by
, ,

art be red u c ed t o t hei r pure s implicit y whose vi rt ue , ,

w hen t he y a re t hus redu ced t o t heir simplicit y dot h ,

abo ve all t hi n g s perfec t all occu l t a n d c o mm on O pera

t ion s of N a t ure ; an d t hese are t he f ou n da t i on of t he
w ho l e N a t ural Ma g ic Of t he t hird Order a re t hose
.

Elem en t s w hic h ori g i n ally a n d of t he m selves are n ot

m
,

El e en t s bu t are t wice c o mpoun de d vari ous a n d

, ,

c ha n g eabl e o n e in t o t he o t her ’
They are t he in fal l i
bl e Med iu ma n d t heref ore a re call ed t he middl e n at ure
.

, ,

or Soul oft he middl e n a t ure : Very fe w t here are t ha t

u n d erst a n d t he d ee p myst eri es t hereo f In t hem is . ,

by mean s of c ert ain n u mbers deg rees a n d orders t he , ,

perfect i o n of e very ef fe c t in a n yt hin g soe v er w he t her ,

Nat u ral Celest ial or Superc elest ial ; t hey a re fu ll of

,

won ders a n d myst eries a n d a re o pera t ive as in Magic

, ,

Na t ural so in Divi n e : For fro m t hese t hroug h t he m

, , ,

proceed t he bin din g s l oo sin gs a n d t ran s mu t at ion s of

,

all t hi n gs t he kn o wi n g a n d foret elli n g of all t hin gs

,

t o c o me al so t he d rivi n g fo rt h ofe vil a n d t he gai n i n g

m
,

o f g oo d sp iri t s Let n o a n t here fore wit hout t hese

.
, ,

t hree sort s of El e men t s an d t he kn o wl edge t hereo f , ,

be co n fiden t t ha t he is abl e t o w ork a n y t hi n g in t he

oc c u l t Sc ien ces o fMagic an d N a t ure B ut w ho soev e r .

sha l l k n o w ho w t o redu c e t hose o f on e Orde r i n t o

t hose of a n o t her imp ure in t o pure co mpo u n de d in t o

, ,

simpl e a n d sha ll k n o w how t o u n d erst a n d dis t i n c t ly

,

t he n a t u re virt ue a n d po w er of t he m in n u mber
, ,

de g rees a n d order wit hout dividin g t he subs t a n ce he

, ,

sha ll eas ily a t t ai n t o t he kn o wl e d g e a n d perfect o per

a t ion of a l l Nat ura l t hin gs an d Ce l est ia l secret s .

‘ Suc h as i
h ea t . l g h t an d e
l ect ricit y : as t ral ag n e t is m
. at t rac t ion an d m
vibr ta ion ; f m m er
b c t
pr incip l es of na u al l a w : t h e t r
m
or . nu an d ol or : oc cul
imm t u a bl e at t ri but es oft i e . spac e an d subst an e c .
42 HENRY CORN EL I US AGRIP PA ’
S

CHA PT ER V .

Of t he W on d erfu l Na t u res f
o Fire an d Ea rt h .

THERE a re ai t h Hermes viz Fi re a n d

t wo t hin g s , s , .
,

Ea rt h w hich are sufiic ien t for t he Operat ion o f all

,

won derfu l t hin gs : t he form er is act ive , t he lat t er p a s

siv e . F ire a s sait h Dio n ysius in all t hin g s a n d
, , ,

t hroug h all t hi n g s c o m es a n d goes aw ay brig ht ; it is

,

in a l l t hi n gs bri g ht a n d a t t he sa m e t ime occu l t an d

m
,

u n kn o wn When it is by i t self (n o ot her ma t t er c o

.

in g t o it in whic h it s hou ld man ifest it s prop er ac t ion )

,

it is boun dl es s a n d i n vi sible of i t self su fl c ien t f or ,

ev ery ac t i on t ha t is p ro p er t o it mo vabl e yie ldin g , ,

it self aft er a ma n n er t o all t hin g s t ha t co m e n ex t t o

it ren ewin g g u a rdi n g N at u re en light en in g n ot co
, , , , m
p rehen de d by light s t ha t a re veil ed o ver cl ear part ed , , ,

lea pi n g back ben din g upwards quick in m ot ion hi g h

m
, , , ,

always raisin g m o t ion s c o prehen din g an ot her n ot , ,

comprehen ded it s elf n ot st a n din g in n eed of a n ot her

, ,

sec ret ly i n crea si n g o fi t self a n d ma n ifest i n g it s great ,

n ess t o t hi n g s t ha t re c eiv e it ; A c t iv e P o w erful Iu vis , ,

ibl y p resen t in all t hi n g s a t on c e ; it will n o t be afiron t ed

or opp osed but as it w ere in a way o fre ven ge it will
, ,

redu c e on a su dd en t hi n gs i n t o o bedi en ce t o i t se lf ;
, ,

in co mpre hen sible impalpable n o t l essen ed m ost rich

, , ,

in all di sp en sa t ion s of i t self Fire a s sait h P lin y is .

, ,

t he bou n dl ess a n d mis c hi ev ous pa rt of t he n a t ure of

t hi n gs it bein g a q uest io n w het her it d est ro ys or p ro
,

d u cet h m ost t hin g s Fire it self is on e an d pen et rat es

.
,

t hroug h all t hi n g s a s sa y t he P yt hag orian s al so

, ,

Sp read abro ad in t he Heav en s a n d shi n i n g : bu t in t he ,

i n fern al place st rait en ed da rk a n d t ormen t in g ; in

m
,

t he id way it pa rt ak es of bot h Fire t herefore in .

, ,

it se lf is on e but in t ha t w hic h rec eiv es it ma n ifo ld ;

, ,

a n d in dif ferin g s ubj e ct s it is di st ribut ed in a di f feren t

ma n n er as C l ea n t hes wi t n esset h in C ic ero T ha t fire

,
.
,
 P HILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 43

t hen , w hic h we fet c hed out of ot her t hin gs It

us e is .

is in st o n es a n d is fet c hed out by t he st rok e o f t he

,

st ee l ; it is in Ea rt h a n d mak es t ha t af t er di g g i ng u p
, , ,

t o s mo k e ; it is in Wa t er a n d hea t s sp ri n gs an d w e lls ;
,

it is in t he d ep t h o f t he Sea a n d makes t ha t bein g , ,

t ossed wi t h win d s wa rm ; it is in t he A ir an d makes

, ,

it (as we of t en t imes see) t o burn A n d a l l a n imal s a n d .

livin g t hin gs w hat soe v er a s al so all veg et a bles are , ,

preserv ed by hea t ; a n d e veryt hin g t hat liv es lives by ,

rea son of t he i n cl o se d hea t The propert ies of t he

m
.

Fire t hat is abo v e a re hea t ,

akin g all t hin g s f ruit fu l , ,

a n d lig ht g,ivi n g lif e t o all t h i n gs T h e p ro p er t ies o f .

t he in f ern al F ire a re a pa rc hi n g hea t co n su min g a l l ,

t hi n g s an d dark n ess maki n g al l t hin gs barren

, , The .

Celest ial an d brig ht Fire drives away spirit s of dark

n ess ; al so t hi s ou r Fi re made wit h w o o d d riv es away
, ,

t he same in as m u c h as it hat h a n a na l og y wi t h a n d
m m
,

is t he vehic ul u of t ha t Superi o r li g ht ; a s al so of hi

who sait h “ I am t he Lig ht of t he W orld which is ”

, ,

t rue Fi re t he Fa t her of Lig ht s f ro m w ho m every

, ,

g o o d t hi n g t ha t, is g iv e n c o m e s ; s en di n g f o r t,h t he

l ig ht o f His F ire an d c ommun ica t in g it fi rst t o t he

,

Su n an d t he rest oft he Ce l est ial bodi es a n d by t he se , ,

as by m edia t i n g i nst rum e n t s c on v eyi n g t ha t lig ht in t o ,

our Fi re . A s t herefore t he sp iri t s o f darkn ess are

, ,

st ron g er in t he da rk so goo d spi rit s w hic h a re An g el s

, ,

of L ig ht a re au gm en t e d n o t on ly by t ha t l ig ht w hic h
, , ,

is Divi n e o f t he Sun an d Cel est ial but al so by t he

, , ,

lig ht ofour c o mm on F ire Hen c e it wa s t ha t t he first .

a n d m o st wi se i n st i t u t ors o f religio n s a n d c ere m o n ies

ordai n ed t ha t prayers sin gi n g s an d all ma n n er of

,

divin e worship s w ha t soev er shou ld n ot be p erform ed

wit hou t li g ht ed can dl es or t orc hes (hen c e al so wa s , ,

t ha t s ign ifica n t sayin g of Pyt ha g o ra s Do n ot Speak ,

of G od wi t hou t a L ight a n d t hey co mma n ded t ha t

f or t he drivin g a way of wi c k ed spiri t s Light s an d ,

44 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

Fires shou ldki n dl ed by t he c orpses of t he d ead

be ,

a n d t ha t t hey s hou ld n o t be rem o v ed un t il t he expia

t ion s w ere aft er a holy ma n n er performe d an d t hey

buri ed A n d t he g rea t Jehova h him se lf in t he ol d law
.

co mman ded t ha t al l his sac rific es shou ld be ofiered

wi t h F ire an d t ha t F ire should always be burn in g
,

u p o n t he al t a r w hic h cu st o m t he pri es t s of t he al t a r
,

did always Ob serve a n d keep am on gst t he Ro ma n s .

No w t he ba s is an d f ou n dat i on o fall t he El emen t s is

t he Ea rt h f o r t ha t is t he O bj ec t
, su bj ec t a n d re c ep t a
, ,

c l e o f all Ce l es t ial ra ys a n d i n flu en c es ; in it a re c o n

t a in ed t he seeds a n d se mi n al Virt ues of all t hin gs ;

an d t herefo re it is said t o be An im a l V eg et abl e a n d ,

Min eral It bein g made fru it fu l by t he ot her Ele m en t s

.

a n d t he He av en s it bri n g s f ort h all t hin g s of i t se lf

, .

It rec eiv es t he abun dan c e o f all t hin g s a n d is as it

m
,

were t he first foun t ain fro w hen c e all t hin g s spri n g

,
.

It is t he c en t er foun dat ion a n d m o t her o f all t hin g s

, .

T ake a s muc h of it a s you pl ease sepa rat ed washed , , ,

depura t ed su bt ili zed if you l et it l ie in t he O pe n a ir

, ,

a li t t l e w hil e it will bein g full a n d abou n din g wi t h

, ,

heav en ly Virt ues of i t self brin g f ort h pla n t s w orm s

, ,

a n d ot her livin g t hin g s al so st o n es a n d bri g ht s park s

, ,

of m et a l s In it are g rea t secre t s if a t a n y t im e it

.
,

shall be pu rifi e d by t he he lp ofFi re a n d re d uc ed u n t o ,

it s simplici t y by a co n v en ien t wa shin g It is t he first

m
.

ma t t er o f our c reat i on an d t he t ruest , edicin e t ha t

ca n re st ore a n d preserv e us .

CHAPT E R VI .

Oft he W ond erful Na t u res f

o W a t er , A ir an d W ind s .

THE ot her t wo
El em en t s v iz Wat er an d A ir a re
, .
, ,

n ot l ess eflic ac io us t ha n t he f orm er ; n ei t her is N a t ure

wan t in g t o w ork w on derfu l t hin g s in t hem There is .

46 HENRY CORN ELI US AGRIPPA S ’

w on ders t ha t are don e by Wa t ers acc ordin g t o t he ,

writ in gs of Plin y So l in us a n d man y ot her hist oria ns

m
, ,

o f t he w on d erf u l v irt u e w hereo f Ovid al so akes .

m en t ion in t hese verses :

Horn d Ha ’
m
m on s
’
W a t ers a t hig h noon
Are cold ; hot at Su n rise an d set t in g Sun

m i Fi
-
.

W ood, p u t in bu b l in g A t he ’
’
as s r d,
The Moon t hen f a rt hest f ro mt h S e u n ret ir d;
’

Cicon ia n st rea m s con g ea l his g ut s t o St one

Tha t t hereof d rin ks, a nd wha t t herein is t hrown

m
.

Cra t his an d Syba ris (f t h ro e Moun ta ins rol d ) ’

Col or t he ha ir l ike Amb p er or u re Gold .

W ho ha t h n ot hea rd o f obscene Sal mi ? ac s

Of t h E t hiop ia n l a ke?
’
f or, who of t his
B ut on l y t a st e, t heir wit s l on g er keep ,
no

Or ort hwit h
f fal l in t o a dead l y sleep
m
.

W ho at Ol it or ius f oun t a in t hirst re ove

Loa t h W ine a nd , a bst in en t , m eer W a t er l ove

m pp
.

W it h st rea s O os
’
d t o t hese Lincest u s fl wes
o

They reel , as d r un k, who drin k t oo mh uc o f t hese .

A Lake in f a ir Arca d ia sta nd s, o f ol d

Fear an d f orbea r t o d r in k t hereofby n ig ht

B y n ig ht u n wholeso m wh l mby d
e, o eso e ay l ig ht .

Josephus al so makes rela t ion of t he won derful

n at ure ofa cert ai n riv er bet wixt Arc ea a n d Rap han ea ,

cit ies of S yria w hic h run s wi t h a f

,
u ll c ha n n el all t he

Sa b ba t h day a n d t hen on a sudd en c ea se t h as if t he ,

spri n gs were st o pped a n d all t he s ix days you may

,

pass o ver it d ry shod ; but again on t he se ven t h d ay

m
,

(n o an k n o wi n g t he r ea so n of it ) t h e Wa t e rs re t u rn ,

a g ain in abun da n ce as before Wherefore t he in hab .

it an t s t herea bout cal le d it t he Sabba t h day river, -

 PHILOSOPHY OF NAT URA L MAG IC . 47

because of t he Seven t h day w hic h wa s hol y t o t he ,

Jew s The G ospel al so t est ifies t o a sheep poo l in t o

.
-

whic h w hosoever st epped first aft er t he Wa t er was ,

m
t roubled by t he An g e l was made w hol e o f w ha t s o ,

ev er d is ea se he ha d The Sam e vi rt ue a n d e ca cy we
.

read was in a s pri n g of t he Jo h ian N ymp hs w hic h ,

was in t he t errit ori es bel on gin g t o t he t o wn of Eli s ,

at a village call ed Heracl ea n ea r t he riv e r Cit heron ,

w hic h w hosoev er st epped in t o be in g diseased cam e , ,

fort h w ho l e an d cured of all his di sea ses Pa usa n ia s .

al so repo rt s t ha t ih Lyc eus a m oun t ain of Arcadia

'
, ,

t here wa s a sp rin g call ed A gria t o w hic h as o ft en a s , ,

t he dryn ess of t he reg ion t hrea t en ed t he d est ru c t ion

of fru i t s , Jupi t er S p ri est of Lyce us wen t a n d aft er
’

t he ofierin g of sacrifices dev ou t ly prayi n g t o t he ,

Wa t ers of t he Spri n g ho ldin g a Bo ug h of an Oa k in

,

his ha n d p u t it d o w n t o t he bo t t o m of t he hal l o we d
,

Sprin g T hen t he Wa t ers ben t roubled a Vapor

.
, ,

asce n din g from t hen c e in t o t he A ir was bl o wn in t o

cloud s wit h whic h be in g j oin ed t oget her t he w ho l e
, ,

Heav en was o v erspread ; w hic h bein g a lit t l e af t er

diss olved in t o rain wa t ered all t he coun t ry
, ost m
w hol e so mely M oreo v er Ruf . fu s a p hysic ia n of Ep h
, ,

esus be sid es ma n y ot her a ut ho rs wro t e st ra n ge t hin gs

, ,

c on cern in g t he won d ers of Wa t ers w hic h for ought I , ,

kn ow a re foun d in n o ot her aut hor

, .

It remain s t ha t I speak of t he A ir T hi s is a Vi t al .

sp i ri t pa ssi n g t hroug h all be i n g s givi n g life an d sub

, ,

sist en ce t o all t hin g s bin di n g m o vi n g a n d fillin g all

, ,

t hi n gs Hen ce it is t ha t t he Hebrew do c t ors re ckon

m
.

it n ot am on gs t t he El emen t s but c oun t it a s a Med iu ,

or glue j o in i n g t hin gs t o get he r a n d a s t he reso un din g

, ,

Sp iri t of t he World s i ns t ru m en t It immediat ely

’
.

rec e ives in t o it se lf t he i n fluen ces of all ce lest ial

bod ies a n d t hen c o mm un icat es t hem t o t he ot her El e
men t s a s al so t o all m ixed bodi es Al so it rec eiv es
, .
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’
HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S
i n t o it self as it were a divin e l ook in g g la ss t he sp e
,
-

cies of all t hin g s a s w ell n a t ural a s a rt ificial as al so

, ,

o f all ma n n er o f sp ee c he s an d ret ai n s t he m ; a n d ca r
,

t yi n g t hem wi t h it a n d en t erin g i n t o t he bo dies of

m
,

en a n d o t her a n imal s t hroug h t hei r po res makes

, , ,

an impression u po n t he m a s w e ll w hen t he y s lee p as

,

w hen t hey be awake a n d a f fo rd s ma t t er f or div ers

m
,

st ra n ge Drea s an d Divina t ions Hen ce t hey s ay it is

m m
.
,

t ha t a a n pa ssin g by a p lac e w here a a n was s lai n ,

or t he ca rcass n e wly hid is m o ve d wi t h f ea r an d

,

dread ; becau se t he A ir in t ha t place bein g f ull of t he ,

dreadful Species ofma n slaught er d o t h bein g brea t hed

m
, ,

in move a n d t roubl e t he spi ri t of t he

, a n wi t h t he

like species w hen c e it is t ha t he c o m es t o be afraid

, .

For everyt hi n g t ha t mak es a sudden impressio n a st on ,

is het h n a t ure When ce it is t ha t ma n y phil osophers

.
,

were of Opi n io n t hat A ir is t he cause of d ream s a n d ,

of ma n y o t her imp ressi on s of t he min d t hrou g h t he ,

prol on gin g ofI mages or simili t u d es or specie s (which

, ,

a re fall en f ro m t hin g s a n d sp eec hes m ul t ipli ed in t he ,

v ery A ir) un t il t hey c o m e t o t he sen ses a n d t hen t o

m
,

t he p ha n t asy a n d s o ul of hi
, t ha t rec eives t hem .

w hic h bein g freed from cares a n d n o way hi n d ered ,

e xp ect in g t o m eet su c h ki n d ofsp ecie s is i n formed by ,

t he m . For t he sp ec ies of t hi n gs al t hou g h o f t heir ,

own proper n a t ure t he y a re ca rri ed t o t he sen ses o f

m en an d o t her a n imals in g en eral may n o t wit hst an d

, ,

in g g et so m e impress ion from t he Heav e n w hil st t hey

be in t he A ir by rea so n o f w hic h t o g et her wi t h t he
m
, ,

apt n ess an d d isp osit ion of hi t ha t receiv es t he m ,

t hey may be ca rri ed t o t he sen se ofo ne ra t her t ha n of

a n ot her A n d hen ce it is possibl e n a t urally a n d far
m
.
,

from all man n er o f superst it ion n o ot her spi rit c o

m
,

in g bet w een t ha t a an s hould be abl e in a v ery li t t l e

m
.
,

t im e t o sign ify his min d u n t o an ot her a n abidi n g a t

a v ery l on g a n d u n kn own dist an c e fro m hi ; al t ho ugh m

 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 49

he ca n n ot p recisely giv e an est ima t e oft he t ime when

it is ye t o f n ec essi t y it must be wi t hin t w en t y four
,
-

hou rs ; an d I my se lf kn o w how t o d o it a n d hav e oft en ,

don e it “ The sam e al s o in t im e pa st did t he Abbot

.

Trit en ius bot h k n o w an d d o Al so w hen c ert ain .

,

appe a ran c es n ot on ly Spirit ual but also n a t ural d o

, ,

flo w fort h f ro m t hin gs (t ha t is t o sa y by a cert a in ,

kin d of flowin g s fort h of bodi es fro m bod ies J an d d o

ga t her st ren g t h in t he A ir) t hey offer a n d show t he m ,

se lves t o us a s w ell t hroug h li g ht a s m ot i on as w ell ,

t o t he sig ht as t o ot her sen ses an d so m et im es work ,

'
1
h
T is isconclu ive e vid ence t h t tel e p th y or m i d t a ference h a
s a a n r ns s
been k own d pr c tice d f hun d red of ye r Th meth d of min d
d m
n an a or s a s. e o
t ferenc e i freque t l y c
r an s s ie d out un w re ay be p
n for me d arr a a s . an er
i v r iou w y
n a Whe t w per on
s a s. i n tur l ym p th y wit h e h
n o s s ar e n a a s a ac

the it i comp rative l y e y m t t r if the y of e v u or en i

t iv e te m
o r s a a as a e are a n r o s s s
per m ent W rit i g l ett e
a d then burn i g it t h w h il e f
. ixin g
n a r. an n . e
t h m in d fi r mly u pon t h p e
e dd re e d d willin g th t the l etter b
e rson a ss an a e

a n were d i
s one meth d Me t l l y dd re in g c ry t l ve e l o f water
s o . n a a ss a s a ss
with the p l m of the h n d ex te de d over the gl t h while pic turin g
a s a s n ass . e
the b ent per on cl e ly i the m in d ey e d then p urin g the w ter '

tre mor the oc e n wil l c rry me ge to one t

a s s ar n s , an o a

into a s a a B uryin g, a a ssa a se a. a

s tone l te or piec e of met l i the e rth t th e time of the w m oon

. s a a n a , a ne . on

wh ic h m e ge i i c ribed wil l i fluence th e who l b i the e rth or

a ss a s ns . n os a or n a
work i like met l e pec ial ly if S tur or Ur nu be i t n g p ec t to
the e art h throu gh the u Th A mm ethod i the be t o f l l d w t h t
n a s, s a n a s n s ro as
s n. e s s a , an as a
und oubtedly u e d by A grippa he m ke mention o f t h m tte i th i
s as a s e a r n s

pl a c Go out into the ope i

e: to op n wind ow d f c e the qu r n a r , or an e , an a a
t er wherein the per on i ; if the qu rter be un k nown face i turn e ch
s s or , a , n a

o f t h four c d in l po int
e ar d ud ibly c l l the n m e f the p er on wit h
a s , an a a a o s
wh m comm un ic tion i d e ire d the
o a me thou gh t h part y w i
s s . sa as e as n an
a dj i in g r om three t ime e ne t l y d e c h tim e with dd ed force
o n o , s, ar s , an a a .

Wh il e d oin g th i e x ten d the m d h nd s i ppe l the wh ile cle rly ar s an a s. as n a a , a

pic t ur in g the per on fe ture i the min d d wil l d eter m ine dly d per
’
s s a s n , an , an
i t
s s en t l y th t y our c ll an d m e
. a ge b he rd Then pe k th u gh the
a ss a e a . s a . as o

pe to d be fore you h rtly fi mly d d e c id edly H vin g d ne th i

rson s o . s o , r an . a o s
l i te n for
s e ply wh ic h wil l com e thou gh
a r , were pe kin g t th e min d as one s a o
with ut th e aid of the
o D t im gine re ply t h t wil l not he lp
e ar. o no a a as a
bu t ra ther h ind er c o mm u ic ti n Ofc our i mo t c e it i ne ce ry
n a o . se , n s as s. s ssa

th at t here hou ld e xi t ym p t he t ic bon d or t i of o me ki d between the

t my b d e ve l p e d by pr c tic e by l ov e
s s a s a e s n

pa rt ie Th i
s. s ar a e p e cially to
e o a . rs s , an

as t n i h in g d e gree
o s It wil l be f u d very he lpfu l to
. t c e t i t im e for o n se r a n s
uc h d e ve lopment Wit h p c tice af ter m ind c omm u ic tio h been
poken m e g an d ot her note d c ond iti n my be d i
s . ra , n a n as
a c o mpl i he d
c s . s ssa es o s a s

d w i th will m e e l y e c e y to L d THINK p roj e c ti n g

—

the m
p s
en e d it b , an W IL e r n ssar an
e age a tr lly
ss s a

t Th a t al b dy f om the m
.

e s r at e ial bod y
o r r .
50 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

won derful t hin gs upo n us as P l ot i n us proves an d ,

t eac het h A n d we see how by t he sout h win d t he A ir

.

is c on d en sed in t o t hi n cl o ud s in w hic h a s in a l oo ki n g , ,

gla ss a re refl ect ed represe n t a t ion s at a g rea t dist a n c e

m
,

o fcas t l es m oun t ai n s horses an d

, en an d o t her t hin g s
,

whic h w hen t he cl ouds a re g on e, pres en t ly v an i sh

, .

A n d Arist ot le in his M et eors show s t ha t a rai n bo w is

, ,

m
con c e iv ed in a cl o ud o f t he A ir, as in a lo o ki n g g lass -
.

A n d Albert us sa i t h t hat t he e g ies of bo dies may by ,

t he st ren gt h of n a t ure in a m o ist A ir be e as ily rept e ,

sen t ed in t he sam e ma n n er as t he rep resen t a t i o n s of

m
,

t hi n g s a re in t hi n g s A n d Aris t ot l e t e ll s of a
. an t o

who m it happen ed by reason of t he w eakn ess of his

m
,

s ig ht t ha t t he A ir t ha t wa s n ea r t o hi b ecame as it
m
, ,

were a l ookin g g lass t o hi an d t he Op t ic be am did

,
-

re fl e c t back up on him self a n d c ou ld n o t p en e t ra t e t he ,

A ir so t hat w hi t hersoe ver he w en t he t houg ht he saw

m
,

his o wn image wi t h his fac e t o wa rds hi g o b e fo re

m
, ,

hi . In lik e ma n n er by t he art ific ia l n ess o f some ,

cert a in l ookin g g la sses may be prod uc ed at a di st a n ce

-

in t he A ir beside t he l oo kin g gla sses what ima g es we

m
-

, ,

pl e ase ; w hic h w hen ign oran t en see t hey t hin k t hey ,

see t he app ea ra n c es of s pi ri t s or sou l s ; w hen i n d eed , , ,

t hey a re n ot hi n g el se but sembla n c es kin t o t hem

selv es a n d wi t hout life
, A n d it is w el l kn o wn if in a . ,

dark plac e where t here is n o light bu t by t he co min g

in of a b eam o f t he sun so m ewhere t hroug h a lit t l e
hol e a whi t e pap er or plain l ookin g gla ss be set up
m
-

again st t hat light t ha t t here a y be seen upon t hem ,

w hat soe ver t hin gs a re d on e wit hout be in g shin ed ,

up on by t he su n A n d t here is an o t her s leight or t rick

.

y e t m o r e w o n d erfu l : I f a n y o n e s h all t a k e imag e s

art ificially pain t ed or writ t en let t ers an d in a cl ear

m
, ,

n i g ht set t hem again s t t he beam s o f t he fu ll oo n ,

w hose resemblan ces bein g m ult iplied in t he A ir an d , ,

caug ht upwa rd an d reflect ed back t og et her wit h t he

,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 51

bea m s of t he m oon an y ot her a n t ha t is p rivy t o t he

, m
t hin g at a l on g dist a n c e sees re ad s a n d kn o w s t hem
, ,

in t he v ery co mpa ss a n d circl e o ft he m oon ; w hic h Ar t

o fd ecla rin g sec ret s is i n d eed v ery p ro fi t abl e f
o r t o w ns

a n d ci t i es t ha t a re besi eg ed bein g a t hin g w hic h ,

P yt ha g ora s lon g sin c e did oft en d o a n d w hic h is n ot

m
,

un kn o w n t o so m e in t hese days ; I will n ot exc ept y

se lf. A n d all t hese a n d ma n y m ore an d grea t er t ha n ,

t hese are groun d ed in t he v ery n a t ure o ft he A ir an d

, ,
,

have t heir reason s a n d c a uses d eclared in ma t hema t ics

a n d O p t ics A n d a s t hese resembla n c es are reflec t ed
.

back t o t he sig ht s o al so so m et im es t o t he hearin g a s

, ,

is man ifest in t he Ec ho B ut t here are m ore secret .

art s t ha n t hese an d such w hereby an y on e may a t

,

a v ery rem o t e di s t a n c e hea r an d u n d ers t a n d w ha t

a n ot her Speaks or w hi spers sof t ly .

T here a re also fro m t he airy elem en t Win ds ; for

, ,

t hey a re n ot hin g el se but A ir m o v ed a n d st irred up .

Of t hese t here are four t ha t a re pri n cip a l bl owin g ,

fro m t he four c o rn ers oft he Heav en viz : Not us fro m , .

t he Sou t h Boreas fro m t he N o rt h Zep hyru s fro m t he

, ,

“
West Eu rus from t he Ea st w hich Pon t an us c ompre
, ,

hen din g in t hese v erses sai t h : ,

Cold Boreas f m t h t p f l ymp bl w

ro e o o
’
us o s,

A d f m
n t h b t t ml
ro dy N t fl
e o o c ou o us o urs

F m t t i g Ph b
.

ro se f t i f l Z
n p h fl i oe u s ru u e
’
ru s es,

A d b
n E f
a rren m t h S p i u r us ro e un s u
’
-
r se .

fi n arc us of Rom e time ofA u gust us an d aut h or oft he poe m

Man il l us

m
, . ,

entitl e d As trono mic t hus writ e s of t he Card in al Win ds (Five Books of

"
a,

Man il ius Lon d on l a

. ,

Eas t W e t an d North an d So uth on e it h e r sid e

, s , , , .

These Qu arte rs l ie opp os d the W or ld d ivid e

‘
, :

A m an y W in d fro m these four Qu arters fil e

s s ,

A n d fi g ht an d ra ttl e thro the e m p ty Sk y

'
, :

Ro ug h Bore as from the North be ars Frost an d Snows , ,

A n d f rom the E as t the gentl e E urus blows , ,

W et A u ter fro m the torrid South is thro wn

s ,

A n d p l e asin g Z e ph y ru co ols the settin g Sun s .

52 HENR Y CORNELI U S AGRIPPA S ’

Not us is t he Sout hern Win d , cl oudy, m oi st , warm an d

s ickly , w hic h Hi eron im u s call s t he bu t l er o ft he rai n s .

O vid d escribes it t hus

Out flies Sou t h win d wit h dropp ing wing s

-

, , who shrowds
H is fea rful asp ect in t he p it s his cl ou d s

m hi
,

H is whit e Ha irs st rea B ea rd big swol wit h showers;

’
s, s n

m m
-

Mists bin ds his Brows, r a in fro his B oso s p owres .

con t ra ry t o Not us an d is t he Nort hern

B ut B oreas is ,

Wi n d fierce an d ro arin g an d discussin g cl oud s ; makes

m
, ,

t he A ir s eren e a n d bin ds t he Wat er wit h f rost

,
Hi .

do t h Ovid t hus b ri n g in sp eakin g of him self :

Force mbefit
e wit h t his t hick cl oud s Id rive;
s:

Toss t he bl ew B il l ows, kn ot t y Okes up r ive; -

Con g ea l soft sn ow, a n d bea t t he Ea rt h wit h ha il s

m
W hen I y bret hren in t he A irs assa il s,
For t ha t s ou r Field ) we eet wit h such a shock,
’
m
Tha t t hu nd rin g S kies wit h ou r encou n t ers rock
A nd cl oud st ru ck
-
l ig ht n in g fla shes fromon hig h,
W hen t hrou g h t he Gran n ies of t he Ea rt h Iflie

An d f or ce her in her hol l ow Ca ves; I mk a e

The Ghost s t o t re bl e, m an d t he g rou n d t o qua ke .

A n d Zep hyrus, w hic h is t he West ern Win d , is m ost

soft , bl o wi n g from t he W est wi t h a pl ea s a n t g al e ; it

is c o ld an d moist re movin g t he ef fec t s o f Wi n t er

, ,

brin g i n g fort h b ran ches a n d flowers To t his Eu rus is .

con t rary w hic h is t he Ea st ern Win d a n d is call ed

, ,

A p el iot es ; it is wa t eri sh cl ou dy an d rav en ous , Of .

t hese t wo Ovid si n g s t hus

To Persia a nd S a bea , Eu rus fl ies;

W hose g u m s p erfum
e t he bl u shin g Morn e s up
’
-
rise

Next t o t he Even in g , a nd t he Coast t ha t g l ows

W it h set t in g Phaebus, flow ry
’
Zep h ru s bl owa;
’
54 HENRY CORN ELI US AGRIPPA S ’

more heavy ; an d t hose

wat erish w hic h a re t ra n sp ar
en t a n d a re co mpac t ed o f wa t er as c ryst a l be ryl a n d , ,

pea rl s in t he shell s o f fi shes ; a n d t hey a re ca lled airy

whic h swim upon t he wa t er an d a re spon g eous a s t he , ,

s t on es o f a spo n ge t he p u mic e st on e an d t he st o n e
,

so p hus ; an d t he y a re call e d fi e ry o ut o f wh ich fire is

e x t rac t ed o r w hic h are p ro du c ed of fire a s t hun d er

, ,

bolt s fire st o n es a n d t he st on e a sbest os Al so am on gst

,
-
.

Met als l ead an d silver are eart hy ; qu ick silv er is wa

,

t eri sh ; c o pp er a n d t in are airy ; a n d go ld a n d i ro n are

fiery In P la n t s al so t he roo t s rese mbl e t he ea rt h by
.
,

reaso n o f t hei r t hickn ess ; an d t he l eaves wa t er ,

because of t heir j uic e ; flo w ers t he a ir beca use of ,

t heir subt ilit y a n d t he s eeds t he fire by reaso n of

, ,

t hei r mul t iplyin g Spiri t B esides t he y are call ed .

,

so m e ho t so m e c o l d so m e m o ist so m e d ry borro wi n g
, , , ,

t hei r n am es fro m t he q uali t i es of t he El e m en t s .

Am o n g st An imals also so me a re in compari so n of ,

ot hers ea rt hy an d dw ell in t he bo w el s o f t he e art h

, ,

as w o rm s a n d m o l es an d ma n y o t her small c reepi n g,

vermi n ; o t hers are wat ery a s fi s hes ; o t hers airy , ,

w hic h ca n n ot liv e out o ft he a ir ; t ot hers al so a re fiery ,

livi n g in t he fire as salaman ders an d crick et s suc h

, , ,

as a re o f a fiery hea t a s pi g eon s o st ric hes lio n s a n d

m
, , , ,

su c h as t he wi se an call s be a st s b rea t hi n g flre .

Besid es in a n imal s t he bon es resembl e t he ea rt h flesh

, ,

t he a ir t he vi t al spirit t he fire a n d t he hu m ors t he

, ,

wa t er A n d t hese hu mors al so pa rt ake of t he El e

.

m en t s for ye llo w cho l er is in st ead offire bloo d in st ead

, ,

o fa ir p hl egm in st ead o f wat er a n d black c ho l er or

, , ,

m e la n c ho ly in st ead ofea rt h A n d la st ly in t he Sou l

,
.
,

i t se lf accordin g t o Aust in t he un derst a n di n g rese m

, ,

bles fire rea so n t he air imagin at ion t he wat er, a n d

, ,

t he sen ses t he ea rt h A n d t hese senses also a re .

mee c h m f r th e p o te on e oft he
m
O P robabl
y u ( rs ) ai l i sea -
o or s . bisil ica t es .

t B i d in ge n e ral are un d ou bt ed l y he
r s ean t re .
 PH ILOSOPHY OF N ATURAL MAGIC . 55

divided amon gst t hem selv es by re a son of t he El e

men t s for t he Sight is fiery n eit her c an it perceiv e
, ,

wi t hout fire an d lig ht ; t he heari n g is airy for a soun d ,

is made by t he st riki n g o ft he a ir ; t he sm ell a n d t a st e

rese mbl e t he wa t er wit hout t he mo i st ure of w hic h
,

t here is n eit her sm ell n o r t ast e ; a n d la st l y t he fee l ,

in g is w holly eart hy an d t aket h g ross bo di es f o r it s

m
,

obj ec t. The ac t ions al so a n d t he o perat io n s o f an

, ,

a re g o v ern e d by t he El e m en t s The ea rt h sig n ifies a

m
.

s l o w a n d fir m ot ion ; t he wat er sig n ifies fea rfu l n ess

a n d s l u gg i s hn ess an d rem issn e ss in w orki n g ; a ir s ig
,

n ifie s c heerf u l n ess an d a n amiabl e di spo sit ion ; bu t fire

a fierce quick an d an g ry di sp os it ion The El em en t s

, . ,

t herefo re a re t he first o f all t hi n g s a n d all t hin g s

, ,

a re of a n d acc ordin g t o t he m a n d t hey a re in all ,

t hin gs an d dif
, f
use t hei r virt ues t hroug h all t hin gs .

CHAPT ER VIII .

How t he El e mt
en s a re in t he Hea ven s, in Sta rs, in Devils
mlf
,

in An g el s, an d l a st l y in God hi se .

IT IS t he a n imous c on sen t of all Pla t on ist s t ha t

un ,

as in t he origi n al a n d exe mpla ry W orld all t hin gs a re ,

in all ; so al so in t his corpo re al w o rld all t hin g s a re ,

in al l ; so also t he El em e n t s a re n ot o n ly in t hese in f
e

ri o r b odi es but al so in t he Heav en s in S t ars in Dev

, , ,

il s in An g el s an d la st ly in G od t he maker a n d o rig i
, , ,

n al exampl e o f all t hi n g s No w in t hese i n ferior

.

bodies t he El em en t s are acco mpan ied wit h much gro ss

mat t er ; but in t he Heav en s t he El emen t s are wi t h
t hei r n at ures an d vi rt ues v iz aft er a c el est ial a n d
, .
,

m ore exce llen t ma n n er t han in subl un ary t hin gs For .

t he fi rm n ess of t he C el est ial Eart h is t here wi t ho u t

t he gro ssn ess o f wa t er ; an d t he agilit y of t he A ir .

wit hou t run n i n g o ver it s bo un ds ; t he hea t of F ire

56 HEN RY CO RN ELI US AGRIPPA S ’

wi t hout bu rn in g o n ly shin in g an d givin g life t o all ,

t hi n g s by it s hea t A mon g st t he St a rs al so so me .
, ,

a re fi ery a s Mars a n d So l ; ai ry as Ju pit er an d Ven u s ;

, ,

wa t ery a s Sa t urn a n d Mercury ; an d e art hy suc h as

, ,

"
in habi t t he eig ht h Orb an d t he M oon (which n ot wit h ,

s t a n din g by ma n y is acc o un t ed wa t ery) seei n g a s if

, , ,

it w ere Ea rt h it a t t rac t s t o i t self t he ce l est ial wat ers

, ,

wit h w hich bein g imbibe d it dot h by reason o f it s

m
, , ,

ne a rn ess t o us pour out an d c o mun icat e t o us ,

.

T here a re al so a mon g st t he Sig n s 1so m e fi ery so me

, , , ,

ea rt hy so m e a iry
,
s o m e wa t ery ; t he El e m en t s ru l e ,

t hem al so in t he Hea v ens di st ribut in g t o t he m t hese ,

four t hreefold c o n siderat ion s of e v ery El em en t v iz ,

.
,

t he beg in n i n g middl e a n d en d : So Aries p o ssesse t h

,

t he be gi n n in g o f fire Leo t he p ro gres s a n d i n c rea se , ,

a n d Sagi t t a riu s t he en d T aurus t he begin n in g oft he .

ea rt h Virg o t he p ro gress C ap ric o rn t he en d

, G e min i , .

t he be gin n in g of t he a ir L ibra t he p ro g ress Aq ua ri us , ,

t he en d Ca n c er t he beg in n i n g o fwa t er Sc orp ius t he

.
,

middl e a n d P i sces t he en d Of t he m ixt ion s t here

, .
,

fore o f t hese Pla n et s an d Sign s t o g et her wi t h t he

, ,

El e men t s a re all bodi es made M oreo v er Devil s al so

, .
,

a re u p o n t hi s acc ou n t di st in guished t he o n e fro m t he

o t her so t ha t so m e a re call e d fi ery so m e eart hy so m e

, , ,

airy a n d so m e wa t ery Hen ce also t hose four I n fer

, .
, ,

n al Rive rs— fiery Phl eg et hon ai ry Co c yt us w at ery , ,

St yx eart hy Ac hero n
, Al so in t he G o spel we read of .

hell fire a n d et ern al fire i n t o whic h t he c ursed shall

m
, ,

be c o ma n d ed t o g o ; a n d in t he Re v ela t ion we read

of a lake o f fire a n d Isaia h spe ak s of t he dam n ed ,

t ha t t he Lo rd wil l s mi t e t he m wi t h c o rru p t air And .

in Job t hey shall s kip fro m t he wa t ers o ft he sn o w t o

,

ex t re mi t y o f hea t ; a n d in t he sam e we re ad t ha t t he ,

A supp os
0 e dly t ransp arent n v IOpe or azure phere inclo in g the e arth e e s s

an d other ke sp heres with in wh ic h were c arrie d the p lan etary bod ies
li ,
.

t Th twe lve
e houses or divi ional part s oft h Zo d iac s e .
 P H ILOSOP H Y OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 57

Ea rt h is da rk a n d co v ered wi t h t he darkn ess ofdea t h

,

an d mi serabl e da rk n ess M o reo ver al so t hese El e . , ,

men t s a re plac ed in t he An gel s in Heav en a n d t he

blesse d I n t e llig en c es T here is in t hem a st abili t y o f .

t he ir essen ce w hic h is a n ea rt hl y vi rt ue in w hic h is

, ,

t he st e adfa st sea t o f G od ; al so t heir m ercy a n d pi et y

is a wa t ery cl e a n si n g vi rt ue Hen ce by t he Psalmi st .

t hey are call ed Wa t ers w here he s p ea k in g o f t he , ,

Heav en s sai t h W ho r ul est t he Wat ers t ha t a re higher

, ,

t han t he Heaven s ’
Al so in t hem t hei r subt il e brea t h
.

is A ir a n d t hei r l o v e is shi n i n g F i re
,
Hen ce t hey are .

ca lle d in Sc ript ure t he Win gs of t he Wi n d ; an d in

an ot her place t he Psa lmi st s pe ak s of t hem W ho ,

makest An g el s t hy Spirit s a n d t hy Min ist ers a flamin g

fire . Al so acc ordin g t o orders o f An g el s so me a re ,

fiery as Seraphim a n d Aut horit ies a n d P owers ;

, ,

eart hy a s Cherubim ; wa t ery a s T hro n es a n d Arc h

, ,

an gel s ; airy a s Do m in i o n s a n d P rin cipali t ies Do we

, .

n ot al so read o f t he ori g in al mak er o fall t hi n g s t ha t ,

t he eart h shall be o pe n ed a n d bri n g fo rt h a Savi or ?

Is it n ot spok en o f t he same t hat he shall be a foun t ,

a in o f livin g Wa t er cl ea n sin g an d reg e n era t i n g ? , Is

n ot t he sam e Spi rit bre a t hi n g t he bre a t h o f life ; a n d

t he same accordin g t o M oses a n d P aul s t est im on y

’ ’

, ,

a consu mi n g Fire ? T ha t El em en t s t herefore a re t o , ,

be foun d e v eryw here a n d in all t hi n g s af t er t heir

m
,

man n er n o an c a n d en y : F i rst in t hese i n feri or

,

bod ies secul en t an d gross a n d in c el es t ial s m ore pure ,

a n d cl ea r ; bu t in sup e rc el e st ia l s livi n g a n d in a l l

m
,

res pe c t s bl essed El emen t s t herefore in t he exe.

, ,

p l a ry w orld a re I de as o f t h i n g s t o be p ro d u c e d in ,

In t ellig en c es a re d ist ribut ed po wers in He aven s a re ,

vi rt ues an d in i n ferior bodies g ro ss form s

, .

See P sal mx v
W t er th t be above t h He aven Gen L 6 0
l iii 4
note worth y Th W t ry Tr ipl ic ity of the Z od i c my properly be
c a s a e s. .
, .
-
,

is al so . e a e a a
me d
t er as
“Waters abov e t h He aven or Ce le ti l Water e s, s a s
.
 HENRY CORN ELIU S AGRIPPA S ’
58

C HAPT ER IX .

Of t he Virt ues f
o t hin g s Na t u ra l , d ep en d in g i mdi t
m e a el y

up on Ele mt en s .

OF t he a t ural virt u es o f t hin g s some are El emen t

n ,

ary , a s t o hea t t o c oo l t o m o i st en t o d ry ; a n d t hey

, , ,

a re call ed op era t i on s o r first quali t ies ; an d t he se c on d

,

a ct : f o r t hese q uali t i es o n ly d o w ho lly c ha n g e t he

w hole subst an c e w hich n on e of t he ot her qualit ies

,

can d o A n d so m e a re in t hi n g s c o mpoun d ed of El e
.

men t s a n d t hese a re m ore t han first qualit ies an d

, ,

s uc h a re t hose t ha t are ma t u ra t i n g digest in g resol v , ,

in g ,
moll ifyin g ha rd en in g rest ri n gi n g abst erg i n g
, , , ,

corrodi n g burn in g o pen i n g e vaporat in g st ren gt hen

, , , ,

in g mi t ig at i n g con g l ut i n a t i n g o bst ruct i n g expellin g

, , , , ,

ret ain in g a t t ract i n g repercu ssi n g st u pe fyi n g best ow

, , , ,

in g l ubrif
,
i
y gn an d ma n y m o r e El e me n t a ry q uali t i es .

d o ma n y t hin gs in a mix ed bo dy w hic h t hey ca n n ot d o

in t he El emen t s t hem selv es A n d t hese o pera t i on s .

a re call ed secon da ry q uali t ies be ca use t hey f o ll o w t he ,

n a t ure a n d propo rt i on o f t he mix t ion of t he first v ir

t ues a s largely it is t rea t ed of in p hysic boo k s As

m
.
,

at ura t ion w hich is t he o perat ion of n a t ural heat

, ,

acc ordi n g t o a c ert ain proport ion in t he su bst an c e of

t he mat t er so in du rat i on is t he O perat ion of co ld ; so
,

al so is con gela t i on an d so of t he rest , A n d t hese .

o pera t ion s so m et im es a c t u pon a c ert a in m embe r as ,

su c h w hic h p ro v o k e wat er milk t he flow a n d t hey , , ,

a re call ed t hi rd qu ali t ies w hic h fo ll o w t he sec on d a s , ,

t he se c on d d o t he first A ccordin g t herefore t o t hese .

, ,

first sec on d an d t hird qualit ies ma n y disea ses are

, ,

bot h cured a n d caused Man y t hi n g s al so t here are

m
.

art ificially made whic h en m uc h won der at ; as is

,

Fi re whic h burn s Wat er which t hey call t he G reek ,

Fire of which Arist ot l e t eachet h ma n y co mposit ion s

,

in his pa rt icu la r t reat ise of t his subj ect In like .

 P HILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 59

man n er t here is made a Fi re t ha t is ext i n guished wit h

oil a n d is kin dl ed wi t h co ld wa t er w hen it is sprin k l e d
, ,

up on it ; an d a F ire w hic h is kin dl ed ei t her wit h R a in ,

Win d or t he Sun ; an d t here is made a Fire whic h is

cal l ed bu rn in g Wat er t he c on fec t ion w hereof is well
,

k n o wn a n d it c o n su mes n o t hin g but it self

, A n d a l so .

t here a re made F i res t hat can n ot be q uen c hed an d

m m
,

in co bust ibl e Oil s a n d p erp et u al La p s w hic h ca n be ,

e xt in g uished n eit her wi t h wi n d n or wa t er n or an y

, ,

ot her way ; w hic h seem s ut t erly i n c redibl e but t ha t ,

t here had been su c h a m ost fam ous Lamp w hic h on c e ,

did shi n e in t he Templ e of Ven us in w hich t he st on e ,

A s be st os did burn , w hic h bei n g o n c e fired c an n ever

be ex t i n g uished A lso on t he co n t rary Wood or a n y
.
, , ,

ot her c o mbu s t ibl e ma t t er may be so ord ered t ha t it ,

c a n rec e iv e n o harm from t he F ire ; an d t here are

mad e cert ain c on fec t ion s wit h which t he ha n ds be in g

,

an oin t ed we may carry red hot iron in t hem or p ut

,
-

t hem i n t o m el t ed m et al ; or g o wi t h our w ho l e bo dies ,

bein g first an oin t ed t here wi t h in t o t he Fire wi t hout

,

a n y ma n n er of ha rm ; a n d su c h l ik e t hin g s a s t hese

m a y be do n e T here is al so a kin d of flax which

m
.
,

P lin y call s A sbest u t he G reek s call Asbeson w hich

, ,

is n o t con su med by F ire of w hich A n axil aus sai t h

, ,

t hat a t ree c o mpa ssed ab o u t wit h it may be cut do wn

wit h in sen sibl e blo w s t ha t cann ot be heard
,
.

CHAPT E R X .

Of t he Occu l t Virt u es f
o Thing s .

THERE a l so ot her virt ues in t hin gs w hich are

are ,

n o t fro m an y El em en t a s t o exp el po ison

, t o d riv e ,

away t he n oxious vapors o f mi n erals t o at t ract iron ,

or an yt hi n g el se ; an d t hese vi rt ues a re a seq ue l oft he

species a n d fo rm o f t his or t ha t t hi n g ; w hen c e al so

60 HEN RY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

t he y bein g li t t l e in quan t it y are of g rea t e c ac y ; ,

m
whic h is n ot gra n t ed t o an y Ele men t a ry qualit y For .

t hese virt ues havin g much form a n d li t t l e ma t t er c an

, ,

d o v ery m uc h ; but a n El e m en t a ry virt ue be cause it ,

ha t h more ma t eriali t y req uires much ma t t er f

, or it s

act in g A n d t hey are call ed Occu l t Qua l it ies beca us e

.
,

t heir causes l ie hid a n d ma n s i n t ell e c t ca n n o t in a n y

’
,

way reach an d fin d t he m out Wherefore phil osophers

.

hav e a t t ai n ed t o t he g rea t est p a rt o f t hem by l on g

exp eri en c e ra t her t ha n by t he searc h o f re a so n : f
, or

as in t he st o mac h t he mea t is di g es t e d by hea t whic h ,

we kn o w so it is c han g ed by a c ert a in hidd en virt ue

,

w hic h we k n o w n ot : for t ruly it is n ot cha n ged by

hea t beca use t hen it should rat her be c ha n g ed by t he
,

fire sid e t han in t he st o mac h

-
So t here a re in t hi n g s
.
,

besides t he El e men t ary qualit ies whic h we kn o w ,

o t her c ert ai n imbred v irt ues c rea t e d by N a t ure w hich ,

we admire an d a re amaz ed a t be in g suc h a s we k n o w ,

n ot ,a n d i n d eed seldo m o r n e v e r hav e seen A s we .

read in O vid o f t he P hoen ix o n e o n ly bi rd whic h

, ,

ren ew s h erse lf

A l l B irds f m
ro t h o ers do deriv e t heir birt h,
B ut yet on e Fowle t her e is in a l l t he Ea r t h,
Ca l l d by t h A ssyria ns Phoen ix, who t he wa in
’ ’

Ofa g e rep a irs, a nd sows her f

sel ag a in .

A n d in a n ot her place
E g yp t u s ca mt e won d ro us sig ht ;
o see t his
And t his ra re Bird is wel co d wit h del ig ht m ’
.

Lon g i ce Ma t rea s broug ht a very grea t wo n der

s n

men t upon t he G ree ks a n d Ro m an s c on c ernin g hi m

se lf. He said t hat he n ouri shed a n d bred a bea st t ha t
did d ev our it se lf Hen c e ma n y t o t his day a re sol ic
.

it ous w ha t t hi s bea st of Mat rea s s hou ld be W ho .

wou ld n o t won der t ha t fishes should be digged out of

62 HEN RY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

CHAP T E R XI .

How Occu l t Virt ues a re Infused in t o t he severa l kin d s f

o

Thin g s by Ideas, t hrou g h t he Help o f t he Sou l of t he

W orld , a nd B ays f
o t he St a rs; an d wha t Thin g s a bou nd
mt
os wit h t his Vir t ue .

PLATONISTS t ha t
all in ferior bodies a re exempli
sa y

fied by t he superi o r Ideas Now t hey defin e a n Idea t o .

be a form abo ve bo di es soul s mi n d s a n d t o be o n e

, , , , .

Sim p l e pure imm ut abl e i n d ivi sibl e in co rpo real a n d

, , , ,

et ern al ; a n d t ha t t he n at ure of al l I de a s in t he fi rst

place is in very G oo dn ess i t self (i G o d by way of . ,

cau se ; a n d t ha t t hey are di st i n gui shed amo n g st t he m

se lv es by so m e re l a t ive c o n sid era t ion s on l y l est w ha t ,

soe ver is in t he wo rld sho u ld be bu t o n e t hi n g wi t hout

a n y va riet y a n d t ha t t he y a g ree in e ssen c e lest G o d

, ,

should be a co mp oun d su b st a n c e In t he secon d .

place t hey plac e t he m in t he v ery In t e lli g ibl e I t self

,

( i
. in t he S ou l of t he W or l d d ifi er in g t he o n e fro m ,

t he o t her by abso l u t e f orm s so t ha t a l l t he I deas in ,

G od i n d eed are but o n e form but in t he Soul o f t he

m
,

World t hey a re man y T hey a re place d in t he in d s .

of all ot her t hin g s w het her t hey be j oi n e d t o t he

,

body or separa t ed fro m t he bo dy by a cert ai n part ie ,

ip a t ion an d n o w by deg rees are dist i n guished m ore

,

an d m ore They plac e t he m in Nat ure a s c ert ain

.
,

s mall See d of F o rm s in fuse d by t he I dea s an d la st ly ,

t hey plac e t he m in ma t t er as S hado w s Hereun t o , .

may be add ed t hat in t he Sou l of t he World t he re be

,

a s ma n y Se mi n al Form s o ft hi n gs as I d eas in t he min d

of G od by w hic h form s s he did in t he He aven s abo v e
,

t he St ars fram e t o herse lf shapes al so an d st ampe d ,

u p o n all t hese so m e p ro pe rt ie s On t hese St ars t here .

fore shapes a n d pro pert ies all vi rt ue s of i n ferio r

, ,

sp eci es a s al so t heir pro pert ies d o de pen d ; so t ha t

,

e v ery Sp ecies hat h it s Ce l est ial S hape or fi g ure t hat ,

 PHILOSOPH Y OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 63

is Sui t abl e t o it , fro m w hich al so proc eed s a w on d erfu l

po wer of Op era t in g which pro per gift it rec eives fro m
m
,

it s o wn I dea t hrou gh t he S e in al F orm s of t he Soul

,

of t he W orld For Ideas are n ot o n ly essen t ial c a uses

.

of e v ery spe cies bu t a re al so t he cau ses of e v ery

,

virt ue w hic h is in t he Species ; a n d t hi s is t ha t w hich

,

man y phil osop hers sa y t hat t he propert ies which are ,

in t he n a t ure of t hi n g s (w hic h virt ues i n d eed are t he

m
, ,

op e ra t i o n s of t he I dea s) are oved by c ert a i n vi rt ues ,

v iz suc h a s have a c ert ain a n d sure foun da t i o n ; n ot

.
,

fort u it ous n or ca sual but efiic ac ious p ow erful an d

, , ,

sufiic ien t — d o in g n ot hi n g in vai n Now t hese Vi rt ues .

d o n o t err in t hei r ac t in gs bu t by accid en t viz by , , .

,

re as o n of t he impurit y or i n equa li t y of t he ma t t er :

For u pon t his acc oun t t here are f oun d t hi n gs of t he

s ame s pe ci es m o re o r l ess po w erful accordin g t o t he ,

puri t y or in di sposit ion of t he mat t er ; for all Cel est ial

In fluen c es may be hi n dered by t he in disposi t ion an d
in sufiicien c y of t he mat t er When ce it wa s a pro verb .

amon g st t he P lat on is t s t ha t Ce l es t ial Virt ues were ,

in fuse d accordin g t o t he desert o r meri t oft he ma t t er :

Which al so Virgil makes m en t ion of w hen he sin g s

Their n a t u res fl ery are, a n d f m bro a ov e,

And f m
rog ross bod ies f
reed , d iv in el y m ove .

Wherefore t hose t hin g s in which t here is l ess of t he

I dea of t he ma t t er (i suc h t hi n g s w hich hav e a
.

gre at er resemblan c e of t hin g s separa t ed have m o re ,

po werful vi rt ues in Op era t i on bei n g like t o t he opera ,

t i o n o f a sepa ra t ed I dea W e see t hen t ha t t he Si t u a.

t i o n a n d fi g ure of Ce l est ial s is t he cause o f all t ho se

e xc e ll en t Vi rt u es t ha t a re in in f
eri o r Sp ec ies
“ .

d e ofI e m ent whether the e le m ent be of tim e Space or

pure El
mtter i ide
i n a a , .

a , s an a th a t pertains e xcl usive ly to u c h e l e m ent c ore l a tin g with

s .

itas perfe c tl y a the id e a i perfe c t As uc h id e a m u t be e volve d i an

s s . s s n

in t e ll ige t of
n u e s uc h e le m ent so ide as are e ential to cc u l t ex pe rim nt
s , ss o e .
64 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

CHAP T E R XII .

How it is t hat Pa rt ic ula r Virt uesa re Infused in t o Pa rt ic ul a r

In d iv id ua ls, ev en o f t he sa mSp e ecies .

THERE al so in ma n y in divid ual s o r part icular

a re ,

t hin g s p ec ulia r gift s a s w on d erful a s in t he sp eci es

m
, , ,

a n d t hese al so are f ro t he figure a n d s i t u a t ion of

Cel est ial St ars For every In divid ual w hen it begins
.
,

t o be u n der a d et ermin e d Ho ros co pe a n d Cel est ial ,

Con st ella t ion con t rac ts t o get her wit h it s essen ce a

,

cert ai n w on d erful virt u e bot h of d o in g an d suf feri n g

so m e t hi n g t hat is re ma rkabl e e v en besides t hat whic h ,

it rec eiv es f ro m it s sp eci es ; a n d t hi s it d o t h part ly by

t he in fluen ce of t he Hea v en a n d pa rt ly t hroug h t hat
obedi en t ial n ess o f t he ma t t er o f t hin g s t o be g en e r
,

a t ed t o t he Soul of t he World w hich obedien t ial n ess

, ,

i nd eed is such a s t ha t of our bo dies t o our sou ls Fo r .

we p erc eiv e t ha t t here is t hi s in us t hat accordin g t o ,

ou r c o n c ep t i on s o f t hi n g s o ur bo di es a re mo v ed a n d ,

t ha t c heerfully as w he n we a re afra id of or fly fro m

,

a n y t hin g So ma n y t im es w hen t he c e l est ial soul s

.
,

c on c eive sev eral t hin g s t hen t he ma t t er is mo ved obe

,

d ien t l y t o it Also in Nat ure t here app ear div ers

.

pro dig ies by rea so n of t he imagi n at io n of superi or

,

mot ion s So al so t he y con ce ive an d imag in e divers

.

virt ues n ot o n ly t hin g s n a t ural bu t al so som et im es

,

t hi n g s a rt ificial a n d t hi s esp ecially if t he S oul o f

,

t he o pera t or be i n clin ed t o ward s t he sam e When ce .

A v icen sait h t ha t w ha t so e v er t hin g s a re don e here

, ,

m ust ha ve been befo re in t he mot i on s an d c on c ept ion s

o f t he St a rs a n d Orb s So in t hi n g s va rious ef
. f
ec t s ,

in clin a t io n s a n d d ispos it ion s are o ccasion ed n ot on ly

from t he ma t t er v ariously disposed as ma n y suppose , ,

but fro m 3 va riou s i n fluen c e an d diverse fo rm ; n ot

.

t rul y wi t h a Sp ec ific a l dif feren c e but pec u lia r an d ,

pro per An d t he deg rees of t hese a re variously d is

.
 P H ILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 65

t ribut ed by t he first cause ofall t hi n g s G od himself .

,

who bein g un c han geabl e dist ribut es t o ev ery o n e a s

,

he pl ea se t h w it h w hom n o t wi t hst a n d in g
, , se c on d ,

c a uses An g el ical a n d Cel est ial co o p erat e disposin g

, ,
-

o f t he corp o re al ma t t er a n d o t her t hi n g s t ha t a re

c o mmi t t ed t o t he m
All virt ues t herefore are in fused
.
, ,

by G od t hroug h t he Soul of t he World yet by a p a r

, ,

t ic u l a r p o w er o f resembla n c es a n d in t e ll ig e n c e s o v er
ruli n g t he m a n d c o n c o urse o ft he ra ys a n d a sp ec t s of
, ,

t he St ars in a c ert ai n pe cu l ia r ha rmon i ous con sen t .

CHAP T E R XIII .

W hen ce t he Occu l t Vir t u es f

o Thin g s Proceed .

1T IS we ll kn ow n t o all t ha t t here is a cert ai n virt ue

in t he Lo a d st o n e by w hic h it a t t ra c t s iro n a n d t ha t ,

t he Di a m o n d do t h by it s p resen c e t a k e away t ha t v ir
t ue oft he L o ad s t o n e So al so A mber a n d Jet rubbe d
.
,

a n d warm e d d raw a st raw t o t hem ; a n d t he st o n e

,

Asbe s t os bei n g o n ce fired is n e ver or sca rce ext in

, ,

g u is he d . A C a rbu n cl e Sh in e s in t he d a rk ; t he s t o n e

Aet i t es p ut abo v e t he youn g fruit o f wo m en or pl an t s

st re n g t he n s t he m bu t b ein g p ut u n d er wea k en et hn
, ,

The Ja sp er st aun c het h bl oo d ; t he li t t l e fis h Ec hen ei s

st o ps t he ship s ; Rhu ba rb exp el s c ho l er ; t he liv e r o f

t he C ham el eo n burn t raiset h sho wers an d t hu n d ers

m
.
, ,

The st on e Heliot ro pe da zzl es t he Sig ht a n d makes hi ,

t ha t w ea rs it t o be in v isibl e ; t he st o n e Lyu c urius

t ak es aw a y d e lu sio n s f ro m befo re t he eyes t he p er ,

fu m e of t he st on e Lyp p aris call s fort h a l l t he bea st s ,

t he st on e Syn o c hit is bri n g s up in fern al g ho st s t he ,

st o n e A n ac hit is mak e s t he ima g es o ft he G o d s app ear .

Th e En n ec t is p ut u n d er t hem t ha t dream cau set h

, ,

oracl es . There is an herb in E t hio pia wi t h w hich ,

t hey rep ort pon d s a n d lak es are d ried up an d all

, ,
 6 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

t hin g s t ha t are shut t o be o pene d ; an d we read of an

herb , call e d La t a c e , whic h t he Persia n ki n g s give t o
t heir mbassadors t ha t w hi t hersoev er t hey s hall co m e
e ,

t he y shall ab ou n d wi t h pl en t y ofall t hi n g s T here is .

al so a Scyt hian herb w it h w hich be in g t a st ed or at ,

l ea st held in t he m out h t he y rep ort t he Scyt hia n s will ,

en dure t welv e days hun g er an d t hirs t ; a n d Apul eius

’

sai t h t ha t he wa s t a u g ht by a n Oracl e t ha t t here w ere

ma n y ki n ds of herbs a n d st on es wi t h w hic h en m
mi g ht p ro l on g t heir liv es forever but t ha t it was n ot
m
,

lawful for en t o un derst an d t he k n o wl edg e of t hose

t hin g s because w herea s t hey hav e bu t a short t im e t o
,

live t hey st udy mischi ef wit h all t heir mi g ht a n d

,

a t t emp t all ma n n er of wick edn ess ; if t hey should be

s ure of a v ery l o n g t im e t hey w o uld n o t spa re t he ,

G o d s t hem selves B ut fro m whe n c e t hese vi rt ues are

.

n o n e of all t hese hav e s hew ed who hav e s et f ort h

hug e v o l um es o ft he p rop ert ies oft hi n g s n o t Herm es , ,

n o t B o c hus n o t Aa ro n n o t Orp heus n o t TheO p hras

m
, , ,

t us n o t Thebit h n ot Zen ot he is n o t Z oro a st er n o t

, , , ,

Ev a x n o t Diosc orid es n o t I
, s aa ic k t he Je w n ot Zac h
, ,

aria s t he Babyl on ian n o t Al bert u s n o t A rn o l d us ; an d

, ,

y e t all t he se hav e c o n f ess e d t he s am e t ha t Zac ha ria s ,

wri t es t o Mit hrid it es t hat great po w er a n d huma n ,

d est in i es are c ouc hed in t he virt u e s o f St on es an d

Herbs B ut t o k n o w fro m w hen c e t hese c om e a
.
,

hig her sp ecula t ion is requi red Al exa n d er t he peripa .

t et ic n ot goi n g an y fu rt her t ha n his sen ses an d

,

quali t ies is of t he Opin i on t hat t hese p ro c eed fro m

,

El emen t s an d t heir qu al i t ies w hic h haply mig ht be

, ,

supp o sed t o be t rue if t hose w e re o ft he sam e sp ecies ;

,

but m a n y oft he Op era t i o n s o ft he S t o n es a g r ee n eit her

in g en ere n o r sp ecie T herefore P l at o a n d his sc ho lars
.

a t t ribu t e t hese vi rt ues t o Ideas t he form ers of t hin g s , .

B ut A v ic en red uc et h t hese kin d s o f o pera t ion s t o

In t ellig en ces Herm es t o t he St ars Albert u s t o t he
, ,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 67

sp ec ifica l form s oft hin gs A n d al t hough t hese aut hors

.

seem t o t hwart on e t he o t her yet n on e of t he m ,if ,

t hey be ri g ht ly un d erst ood g oes b eside t he t rut h ; ,

s in c e all t hei r sayi n gs a re t he s am e in efiec t in m ost

t hi n g s . For G o d in t he first p lac e is t he en d a n d

, ,

be gi n n i n g o f all Vi rt ues ; he g iv es t he seal oft he Ideas ,

m
t o his serva n t s t he In t elli g en c e s ; who a s fai t hfu l
, ,

o c ers Sig n all t hin g s in t ru st e d t o t he m wi t h an

,

Ideal Virt u e ; t he Heav en s an d St ars as i n st rum en t s , ,

disposi n g t he mat t er in t he m ea n w hile for t he receiv

in g o f t hose fo rm s w hic h resid e in Divi n e Maj est y (a s
m
sai t h P l a t o in Ti eus) a n d t o be c o n v eyed by S t a rs ;

a n d t he G iv er of F orm s di st rib ut es t hem by t he Min

ist ry of his I n t ellig en c es w hic h he ha t h set as Rul ers

,

an d Con t ro ll ers o v er his Works t o w ho m suc h a ,

po wer is i n t rust ed in t hin gs co mmi t t e d t o t hem t ha t

so all Virt ues o f S t on es Herbs Met al s a n d all o t her
, , ,

t hi n g s may co me fro m t he In t e lli g en ces t he G overn ,

ors . The F orm t herefore a n d Virt ue oft hi n gs c o m es

, ,

first from t he Idea s t hen fro m t he ruli n g a n d g o v ern

,

in g In t e ll ig en ces t hen fro m t he a spec t s oft he Heav en s

,

disp osin g a n d la st ly fro m t he t empers oft he El em en t s

,

disposed an s w erin g t he i n fluen c es of t he Heaven s by

, ,

w hic h t he El e men t s t hem selves a re ord ered or d is ,

pose d T hese kin ds oi operat ion s t herefore are p er

.
, ,

form e d in t hese in feri or t hi n g s by express forms a n d ,

in t he Heav ens by disposi n g virt ues in In t e l l ig en c es ,

by media t in g rul es in t he Ori g in al Cause by Idea s a n d

,

e x empla ry fo rm s all w hic h m u st ofn ec essi t y agree in

,

t he exe c ut ion oft he efiec t a n d virt ue ofev ery t hi n g .

T here is t herefore a won derf ul virt u e an d opera t ion

, ,

in e v ery Herb an d S t on e but grea t er in a S t a r b eyon d

, ,

w hic h ev en fro m t he go v ern i n g In t elligen c es ev ery

,

t hin g re ce iv et h an d ob t ai ns ma n y t hi n gs f or it self ,

esp ecially fro m t he S up re m e Ca use wi t h w hom all .

t hi n g s d o mut ually an d exac t ly c o rrespon d agree i n g ,

68 HEN RY CORNELIU S AGRIP PA ’
s

in an ha r mi c on sen t as it w ere in hym n s always

on o us , ,

p raisin g t he highest Maker of all t hi n gs as by t he ,

t hre e c hildren in t he fiery fu rn ac e w ere all t hi n g s

call ed upo n t o praise G od wit h sin gin gs B l ess ye t he .

Lo rd all t hin gs t ha t g row up on t he Ea rt h a n d all ,

t hin g s w hic h m o v e in t he Wa t ers all fo wl s o f t he ,

Heav en s be a st s a n d ca t t l e t o ge t he r wi t h t he son s o f
m
, ,

en . T here is t herefore n o o t her cause oft he n eces

, ,

sit y o f ef fec t s t ha n t he c on n ec t io n o f all t h i n g s w it h

t he First Cau se a n d t hei r correspo n den cy wit h t hose

,

Div in e pa t t ern s an d et ern al Ideas w hen ce every t hin g

hat h it s d et erm in a t e a n d part icu la r plac e in t he e xe m
p l a ry w o rld f ro
, m w hen c e it l iv es a n d re c e iv e s it s

o rigin al b ei n g : A n d e v e ry vi rt ue o f herbs st o n es , ,

m et al s an imal s w ord s an d speec hes an d all t hin g s

, , ,

t ha t are o fG od is plac ed t here

, Now t he F irst C ause
.
,

w hic h is G od al t houg h he do t h by In t ellig en c es a n d

,

t he Heav en s w o rk upon t hese i n ferior t hi n gs d ot h

m m
,

so me t im es (t he se ed iu s be in g laid asid e o r t heir ,

o fi c ia t in g be in g su sp e n d e d ) w ork s t ho se t hin g s imm e

d ia t el y by him self w hic h w ork s t hen a re call ed M ira

,

cl es B ut w herea s sec on d a ry c a uses w hic h P la t o

.
,

a n d o t hers call ha n dmaid s d o by t he c o mma n d a n d,

app oin t m en t of t he First Ca u se n e cessa rily a c t a n d , ,

a re n ec e ssit a t ed t o pro du c e t heir ef fec t s if G o d shall ,

n o t w it hst an di n g acc ordi n g t o his pl ea sure so d is

, ,

c harg e a n d susp en d t hem t ha t t hey s ha ll w ho lly de sist

,

fro m t he n ecessi t y oft ha t co mma n d an d ap poi n t m en t ;

t hen t hey are call ed t he g re a t est Mira cl es o f G od .

So t he fire in t he Chald ea n s fu rn ac e did n o t b urn t he

’

Child re n So al so t he Sun at t he c o mma n d ofJoshu a

.

w en t back fro m it s c ourse t he Sp a ce o f a w hol e day ;

so al so a t t he p ray er of Hez ek iah it w en t bac k t en

d eg rees or hours So w hen Christ was c rucifie d t he

, .

Su n wa s d a rk en ed t hou g h a t fu ll M oo n
, A n d t he rea .

son s o i t hese o pera t ion s c a n by n o ra t i on al di sc o urse ,

 70 HENRY CORN ELI U S AGRIPPA S ’

but , as w ere a bod y v iz by w hic h t he soul may be

it
m m
.
, , ,

v
“
j o i n ed t o t he bo dy Now t he y con ceive suc h a ed iu
.

t o be t he Spiri t of t he World v iz t ha t w hic h we call , .

,

t he q u in t essen c e bec a use it is n ot fro m t he f o ur El e

,

men t s but a c ert a in first t hin g havin g it s be in g a bove

, ,

an d b esid es t he m There is t herefore suc h a ki n d of

ed iu mw hereby m
.
, ,

sp irit requ i re d t o be a s it w ere t he , ,

Cel est ial Sou l s a re j oi n ed t o g ross bo dies a n d best o w ,

u po n t he m w o n d erful g ift s This Spirit is aft er t he .

sam e ma n n er in t he bo dy of t he w orld a s o u rs is in

m
,

t he bo dy o f a n For a s t he pow ers o f our soul are

.

comm un ica t e d t o t he members of t he body by t he

spi rit so al so t he V i rt u e of t he So u l o f t he W orld is
,

d ifiused t hroug h all t hi n g s by t he q u i n t essen c e : For

t here is n ot hi n g foun d in t he w ho l e w o rld t ha t ha t h
n o t a spa rk o ft he virt ue t hereo f Yet it is more n ay .
, ,

most o f all in fu sed in t o t hose t hin g s w hic h have

,

rec e iv ed o r t aken in m o st o f t his Spi ri t No w t his .

S pirit is receiv ed or t aken in by t he rays oft he St ars ,

so f a r fo rt h a s t hi n g s ren d er t hem se lv es c on form a bl e

t o t he m B y t his Spi rit t herefore ev ery o cc ul t prop

.
, ,

ert y is c o n v eyed in t o herbs s t o n es m et al s a n d a n i , .

,

mal s t hroug h t he Su n Moo n P la n et s a n d t hrough

, , , ,

St a rs hig her t han t he P l an et s

m
.

Now t his Spiri t a y be m ore adv an t ageous t o us if

a n y o n e k n e w how t o sepa ra t e it fro m t he El em en t s ;

or a t l e a st t o u se t hose t hi n g s c hiefly w hic h d o m ost

aboun d wi t h t his Spirit Fo r t hese t hin g s in w hic h

.
,

t hi s Spiri t is l ess drow n ed in a body a n d l ess c he cked

by ma t t er d o more p owerfully an d p erfec t ly a c t a nd
, ,

al so m ore readily g en era t e t heir like ; for in it a re all

g e n e ra t iv e a n d s e m in a ry v irt u e s F o r w h ic h ca u se .

t he Alc hemis t s e n d eav ore d t o sep ara t e t his Spiri t

from G o ld a n d S ilver ; w hic h b ein g ri g ht ly sepa ra t ed
an d ext rac t ed if t hou shal t af t erwa rd p roj ec t it u p o n
,

an y ma t t er oft he same ki n d (i an y m et al , presen t ly .

 PHILOSOPHY OF N AT U RAL MAGIC . 71

will t u rn it in t o A n d we k n ow ho w
G old or Silv er .

to d o t ha t , an d hav e seen it don e : but we c ould m a ke

no m ore G o ld t ha n t he w e i g ht o ft ha t wa s ou t o fw hic h

we ex t ract ed t he Spi ri t ; for seein g t ha t !g old ! is a n

ext en se form a n d n o t i n t en se it ca n n o t b ey on d it s own

m
, ,

bo un ds c han g e a n i p erfec t bo dy in t o a perfe ct ; w hic h

I d en y n ot but may be done by an ot her way
, .

CHA PT E R XV .

How we m t Fi
us nd Out and mi Exa ne t he Virt ues of Thin g s

by way f
o Simil it ud e .

IT IS no w man ifest t ha t t he
ccul t prop ert i es in o

t hin g s are n o t fro m

t he n a t u re o f t he El em en t s but ,

in fused fro m abo ve hid fro m our sen ses a n d scarc e a t

m
, ,

last kn ow n by our rea son w hic h in d ee d c o e fro m t he ,

Life a n d t he S pirit of t he World t hroug h t he ra ys of ,

t he St a rs ; a n d ca n n o o t herwise but by experien c e a n d

c onj ec t ure be i n quired in t o by us Wherefore he t hat .
,

desires t o e n t er upo n t his st udy mu st c on s ider t ha t

e v ery t hin g m o v es a n d t urn s i t se lf t o it s li k e a n d ,

in clin es t ha t t o it self wi t h all it s mi g ht as w ell in ,

p rop e rt y v iz Occu l t Virt ue a s in quali t y v iz El e

, .
, , ,

m en t a ry Virt ue Som et im es al so in su bst a n c e it self

.
,

as we see in sal t f or w ha t soev er ha t h l on g st oo d wi t h

m
,

s al t be c o es sal t ; for e v ery a g en t w hen it ha t h b eg un ,

t o ac t d o t h n ot a t t e mp t t o mak e a t hi n g i n ferior t o
,

it self bu t as m uc h a s may be like an d su i t a ble t o

, , ,

it se lf Whic h al so we ma n ifest ly see in sen sibl e an i

.

mals in w hic h t he n ut rit ive virt u e d ot h not c ha n g e

,

t he mea t i n t o a n herb or a plan t bu t t urn s it i n t o sen ,

sibl e fl es h In w ha t t hin g s t herefore t here is an

.
, ,

exc ess o f a n y q u ali t y o r p ro p ert y as hea t c o l d b old , , ,

n ess fea r sadn ess a n g er l o v e ha t re d o r a n y o t her

m
, , , , , ,

pa ssion or virt ue (whet her it be in t he by n a t ure or ,

72 HENRY CORN ELI U S AGRIPPA S ’

so m et imes al so by art or c ha n c e a s bo ld n ess in a

, ,

wa n t o n ) t hese t hin g s d o v ery mu c h mov e a n d prov oke

,

t o suc h a q u ali t y p a ssio n or vi rt u e

, So fire m o v es t o .

fire a n d wa t er m ov es t o wa t er a n d he t ha t is bo ld
, ,

m o ves t o bo l d n ess A n d it is w ell kn o wn am on g st

.

p hysician s t ha t brai n helps t he bra in a n d lu n g s t he ,

lun g s So al so it is sa id t ha t t he ri g ht e ye of a frog
.

help s t he so ren ess of a ma n s ri g ht e ye a n d t he l ef t ’

,

eye t hereo f help s t he so ren ess o f his l ef t eye if t he y ,

be ha n g ed about his n eck in a cl o t h of it s n a t ural

co l or The lik e is report ed oft he eyes ofa c rab So
. .

t he feet of a t o rt o ise help s t he m t ha t ha v e t he g out

i t he i r bei n g applied t hus as foot t o foo t han d t o
n —
,

ha n d ri g ht t o ri g ht l e ft t o l eft
, ,
.

A ft er t his ma n n er t hey sa y t ha t an y a n imal t hat is

ba rren cau set h a n o t her t o be ba rren a n d o f t he an i ,

mal especi a ll y t he g en era t ive part s So t hey report

m
.

t ha t a fe al e shall be ba rren if bet im es d ri n k be

m
, ,

ad e of a c ert ain st e ril e a n im a l or an yt hin g st eep ed ,

t herewi t h If t herefore we w ould ob t ain an y p ropert y

.
, ,

or vi rt u e l e t u s see k f
, or su c h a n imal s o r su c h o t her ,

t hi n g s w ha t so e v er in w hic h suc h a pro pert y is in a

,

m o re emin en t ma n n er t ha n in an y o t her t hin g a n d in ,

t hese l e t u s t a k e t ha t part in w hic h suc h a p ro pert y

or v irt u e is m os t vi g oro us ; as ifa t an y t im e we w o uld

m
pro o t e l o v e l et us seek so m e a n i al w hic h is mo st
, m
l o v in g o f w hich kin d a re pi g eo n s t urt les Sparro w s
, , , ,

swall o w s wa g t ail s a n d in t hese t a k e t hose m embers

, ,

or pa rt s in w hic h t he vi t al vi rt u e is m ost vig oro us ,

su c h a s t he he a rt bre a st a n d al so like part s A n d it

m
.
, ,

ust be do n e a t t ha t t ime w hen t he se a n imal s hav e

t his a fiec t io n m ost i n t en se f or t hen t hey d o p ro v o k e

,

a n d d raw l o v e In l ik e ma n n er t o in c rea se bold n ess

.
, ,

l e t us l oo k f o r a li on o r a c o ck an d o f t hese l et u s
, ,

t a k e t he hea rt ey es o r fo re head , A n d so we m u st .

un d e rst a n d t ha t w hic h P sel l us t he P la t on i st s ai t h ,

 PHILOSOPHY OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 73

v iz .
, t ha t
d ogs c row s an d cock s c on du c e mu c h t o
, ,

wat c hfu ln ess al so t he n i g ht in gal e an d ha t a n d horn ed

,

o wl an d in t hese t he he a rt
, head a n d e y es es pecially , .

T herefore it is said if a n y Sha ll c arry t he hea rt of a

m
, ,

c ro w o r a ba t ab out hi he s hall n o t sl ee p t ill he ca st

it awa y fro m him The same d o t h t he he a d o f a ba t
,

m m
.
,

d ried an d boun d t o t he ri g ht a r ofhi t ha t is awake

m
,

fo r if it be p u t upon hi w hen he is a s l eep it is said ,

t ha t he s hall n ot be awake d t ill it be t a k en of f fro m

m
hi Af t er t he sam e man n er d ot h a fro g an d an owl
m
.

ak e on e t a lka t ive a n d of t hese sp ecially t he t o n gue

,

a n d hea rt So t he t on g u e al so of a w a t er fro g laid

m
-
.
,

u n d er t he head makes a an Sp eak in his s l ee p ; a n d

,

t he heart ofa screec h o wl laid u po n t he l ef t breast o f -

a w o ma n t ha t is a sl eep is said t o ma k e her u t t er all ,

her sec ret s The sam e al so t he hea rt of t he horn e d

.

o wl is s aid t o d o al so t he suet o fa ha re laid u pon t he

, ,

brea st of o n e t hat is asl eep U po n t he same acc oun t .

d o an imal s t ha t a re l on g liv e d c o n du ce t o l on g life ;

a n d wh a t soev e r t hin g s hav e a p o w er in t he mselv es t o

ren ew t hem selv es c o n d uc e t o t he ren ova t i on o f our

bo dy a n d rest orin g of y out h w hic h p hysician s have ,

o f t en pro fessed t hey k n o w t o be t rue ; a s is ma n ifest

o f t he viper a n d sn ak e A n d it is k n o w n t ha t ha rt s
.

re n ew t heir ol d a g e by t he ea t i n g o f sn ak e s Aft er
m
.

t he same man n er t he p h n ix is ren ew ed by a fi re

w hic h she mak es fo r herself ; a n d t he lik e v irt u e t here

is in a p elica n w ho se rig ht fo o t be i n g p u t un d er wa rm
,

d un g aft er t hree m o n t hs t here is of t ha t g en era t ed a

,

p elica n T herefore so me p hy sic ia n s by so me c ert ain

.

c o n fect i on s mad e o fvip ers a n d hell ebore a n d t he fl esh , ,

of som e suc h ki n d o f a n imal s d o rest ore you t h a n d , ,

i n dee d d o somet im es rest ore it so as Me dea rest ored ,

o l d Pil ea s It is al so belie ved t hat t he bl ood ofa hear

.
,

if it be s ucked out ofher w oun d dot h i n c rea se st ren g t h ,

o fbo dy be ca use t hat a n imal is t he st ron g est c rea t ure

,
.
74 HENRY CORN ELIU S AGRIPPA S ’

CHAP TER XV I .

H ow t he Op era t ions f
o severa l Virt ues Pass f m ro on e t hing
in t o a n ot her , an d are m
mi
Co u n c a t ed one t o t he ot her .

THOU m ust k n o w g a t is t h e p
t ha t o w
so e r o f n a t re

ural t hin gs t ha t t hey n ot o n ly w o rk up o n al l t hin gs

t ha t a re n ea r t he m by t he ir vi rt u e but al so besid es
, ,

t his t he y in fu se in t o t he m a l ike po w er t hro ug h

, ,

w hic h by t he sam e virt u e t hey also work u pon o t her

, ,

t hin g s as we se e in t he l o adst o n e w hic h st on e i n dee d

, ,

d o t h n ot on ly draw iron rin g s bu t in fuset h a virt ue ,

in t o t he rin g s t he mselv es w here by t hey c a n d o t he ,

sa m e w hic h A ust i n a n d A lbert us sa t h y w A f t e r

, y e s a .

t his ma n n e r it is a s t hey sa y t ha t a wa n t o n g ro un ded

, , ,

in bo ld n ess a n d im p u den c e is like t o i n fec t all t ha t ,

a re n ea r her by t his prop ert y w hereby t he y a re made

, ,

like herself So P a u l sa it h t o t he Corin t hia n s Evil

.
,

comm un ica t ion s dot h corrup t g ood man n ers T here .

fore t hey say t hat if a n y on e sha ll p ut on t he in ward

g a r m e n t o f a wa n t o n or s hall h a v e ab o
, u t h i t h a t m
l oo kin g g la ss w hic h She daily l o oks in t o he shall
-

t here by beco me bo ld con fiden t im p ud en t a n d wa n t on , ,

.

I n lik e ma n n er t hey sa y t hat a cl o t h t ha t wa s abo ut

, ,

a co rpse ha t h rec eived fro m t hen ce t he p rop ert y of

sad n ess a n d m e la n c ho ly ; a n d t ha t t he hal t er w here

m
wit h a a n was han g ed ha t h cert a i n won derful prop
ert ie s The li k e s t ory t ell s P l in y : I f a n y s hall p ut a
.

green liza rd m a d e blin d t og et her wi t h i ron or g o ld

, ,

rin g s i n t o a g la ss vessel pu t t in g un d er t he m so me
, ,

ea rt h a n d t hen
, shu t t in g t he v esse l a n d w hen it ,

appears t ha t t he l izard ha t h rec eiv ed his sig ht shall

m
,

p u t h i o u t of t he g l a s s t h a t t h o s e ri n g s , s h all h e lp
sore e yes The sam e may be d on e wit h rin g s an d a
.

weasel w hose eyes a ft er t hey a re wit h a n y kin d of

, ,

prick p ut out it is c ert ain are rest o red t o Sight a g ai n

, ,
.

Upon t he same accoun t rin g s are p u t for a cert ain t ime

 PHILOSOPHY OF N AT URAL MAGIC . 75

in t he n est o fs pa rrow s o r swallows , w hich aft erwards

a re use d to procure l ov e an d favor .

CHA PT ER XVII .

How by En mit y an d Friendship t he Vir t u es o f t hing s a re t o

be Tried an d Foun d Out .

I
N t he xt place it is requis it e t ha t we con sider
ne

t hat all t hin gs hav e a fri en dlin ess a n d en mi t y amon gst

t hemse lves an d e very t hin g ha t h so met hin g t hat it
,

fea rs a n d d reads t hat is an en e my an d dest ruct ive t o

,

it ; a n d on t he con t rary som et hi n g t ha t it rej o ic et h

, ,

an d d e l ig ht et h in a n d is s t ren g t hen ed by So in t he .

El emen t s Fire is an en emy t o Wa t er a n d A ir t o Ea rt h

, , ,

but yet t hey a g ree amo n gst t hem selves A n d again .

, ,

in Cel est ial bo di es Mercury Jupi t er t he Sun a n d , , ,

Moo n are frien ds t o S a t urn ; Ma rs a n d Ven us en e m ies

t o hi m . A ll t he plan et s b esid es Mars are frien ds t o
Jupit er al so all besides V en us ha t e Mars ; Jupi t er an d
,

Ve n us l o v e t he Sun ; Mars Mercury an d t he Moon a re

m
,

e n e mi es t o hi All besides Sat u rn lo ve Ven us

. .

Ju pi t er Ven us an d Sa t urn a re fri en ds t o Merc ury ; t he

Sun Moon a n d M a rs his en e m
,

,
ies Jupit er V en us a n d .
,

Sa t urn are fri en d s t o t he M oo n ; Ma rs a n d Mercury her

en e mi es T here is a n o t her kin d o f en mit y a mon g st
.

t he st a rs v iz , w hen t hey have oppo si t e houses a s

.
, ,

S a t urn t o t he Sun a n d Moon Jupi t er t o M ercu ry a n d , ,

Mars t o Ven u s A n d t heir en m it y is st ron g er w ho se

.

e xal t a t i o n s a re o ppo sit e a s o f Sa t u rn a n d t he Sun o f

, ,

Jup it er an d Mars a n d o f Ven us a n d M ercury B ut

,
.

t he i r frien d ship is t he s t ron g es t who a g ree in n a t u re ,

qual it y sub st a n c e a n d po wer a s Mars wi t h t he Su n

, , ,

a s V en u s wi t h t he Mo on a n d a s Jupit er wi t h Ven us ; ,

a s al so t he i r f rien d ship w ho se e xal t at ion is in t he

hou se of a n ot her a s t ha t of Sa t urn wi t h Ve n us of

, ,
76 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

Jupi t er wit h t he M oon of Mars wit h Sat urn of t he , ,

Sun wi t h Ma rs o f Ven us wit h Jupit er a n d o f t he

, ,

M oon wi t h Ven us A n d of w ha t so rt t he frien dships

.

a n d en mi t i es of t he su peri ors be su c h a re t he in cli n a ,

t io n s o f t hin gs subj ec t ed t o t hem in t hose in ferio r .

T hese disposit ion s t herefore offrien dship an d en mit y

, ,

a re n o t hi n g el se bu t c ert a in in cli n a t ion s o f t hi n g s of

t he on e t o a n o t her d es irin g su c h a n d su c h a t hin g if

,
- -

it be a bsen t a n d t o m o v e t o wa rds it u n l ess it be hin

,

d ered ; a n d t o acquiesce in it w hen it is o b t ai n ed shun ,

n i n g t he c o n t ra ry a n d d readin g t he app ro ac h o f it ,

a n d n ot rest i n g in or be in g c o n t en t ed wi t h it Her .

a c l it us
“ t herefore b ei n g g uid e d by t hi s o pin io n
, , ,

professed t ha t all t hin gs w ere mad e by en mit y an d

f rien dship .

Now t he in cli n a t ion s o f Fri en d ship a re suc h in all

Veg et abl es a n d Min eral s a s is t ha t a t t ract ive virt ue ,

or i n clin a t io n w hic h t he l o ad st on e ha t h u p on iron a n d ,

t he em erald u pon ric hes a n d fav or t he jasp er u pon ,

t he birt h o f an y t hin g a n d t he st on e a c ha t es u p o n ,

el o qu en c e In l ike ma n n er t here is a kin d o f bit u mi

.

n o u s cla y t ha t d raw s fire a n d l ea p s i n t o it w hereso , ,

ev er it sees it Even so d ot h t he roo t o f t he herb

.

a p roxis d raw fire fro m afa r o f f A l so t he sam e in c l i .

n a t i o n t here is b e t wix t t he mal e palm t ree a n d fe mal e ; -

w hereof w hen t he bo ugh ofo n e shall t ouc h t he boug h

m
,

o f t he o t her t hey f o ld t hem selv es i n t o m u t ual e

,

brac es ; n ei t her d ot h t he fe m a l e palm t ree brin g fort h -

fru i t w it hout t he male A n d t he a lmon d t ree w hen .

,

ome t imes given as Heracl eit u a G ree k p h iloso p her who live d abou t
m
t s s,

5 B 0 He was known as the wee pin g ph ilo opher

. . impre e d was he s ,
"
so ss

by the weaknesse of m an kin d On ly fr agm ents of h is ph ilosophical wor k

s . ,

P eri P hys (O N ature ) re m ain The e fr a gm e n ts go to show th a t

eos n , . s

Heracl it n s he ld fire to be t he fir t princip l e of al l phenom en a an d t h s , e

origin al subs ta n c e o ut o f wh ic h the y h a ve a l l been e vo lve d A grippa in . ,

t h abo ve throw f urther l ight on h i p h il o oph y

e , s Th fr a gm ents o f the s s . e

te ach in g of H er clitu were colle c te d a t Berlin in 1806 wh ile A gripp a

s a s . , .

wrote some t h ree h un d re d y e ar e ar l ie r s .

78 HENR Y CORN ELI US AG RIPPA S ’

like m an n er cra n es j a ckdaws part ridges an d bl a ck

, , , ,

bird s purge t heir n a useous st omac hs wit h t he sa m e ,

wit h w hich al so cro w s allay t he po iso n of t he chame

l eon ; a n d t he lion if he be feverish is reco vere d by , ,

ea t i n g o f a n a p e T he lapwi n g bein g surfei t ed wi t h

.
,

ea t i n g ofgrapes cu res him se lf wi t h so ut he rn woo d ; so

,

t he ha rt s have t a ug ht us t hat t he herb d it an y is v ery

goo d t o draw out da rt s ; for t hey bei n g w oun de d wit h ,

a n a rro w ca st it out by ea t in g of t hi s herb ; t he s am e

,

d o go a t s in C an dy So hi n d s a li t t l e befo re t hey.
,

brin g fort h purg e t hem selves wit h a cert a in herb

,

call ed m oun t ain o si er Al so t hey t hat are hurt wit h .

Spid ers see k a re m edy by ea t i n g ofc rab s Sw in e al so .

bei n g hurt by sn a kes cure t hem selves by ea t in g o f

t he m ; an d c o ws w hen t hey perce ive t hey are po ison ed
,

wi t h a ki n d of Fren ch po ison seek for cu re in t he oa k , .

El e pha n t s w hen t hey ha ve swall o w ed a c ham el eo n

, ,

hel p t hem selv es w it h t he wild oliv e Bea rs b e in g .

,

hurt wi t h man drake s es cape t he da n g er by ea t in g of ,

an t s G eese du cks a n d such like wa t ery fo wl cure

.
, , ,

t he m selv es wi t h t he herb calle d wall sa g e Pig eon s -

.
,

t urt l es an d hen s wi t h t he herb calle d p e llit ory o ft he

, ,

wall C ran es wit h bul rushes LeOp ard s cure t hem

.
, .

se lv es b e in g hurt wi t h t he herb call ed w o lf s ban e ; ’

-

, ,

boars wi t h ivy ; hi n ds wi t h t he herb ca ll ed c in n ara

, ,
.

CHAP T ER XVIII .

Of t he Inc l ina t ions o f En mit i es .

ON t he cont rary , t here are I n clin a t io n s of En mi t i es,

a n d t hey are , a s it w ere , t he od iu , a n d a n g er, in dig m
i
n a t on , an da cert ain k in d of obst in a t e con t ra riet y of
n at ure so t ha t an y t hin g shun s it s co n t ra ry an d d rives
,

it away out ofit s presen ce S uch k in ds ofin clin at ion s .

ha t h rhuba rb agai n st c hol er t reacl e again st p o ison , ,

 PHI LOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 79

t he s apphire st on e aga in st ho t bo il s a n d feveri sh hea t s

a n d d i se a se s o ft he e yes ; t he a m et hyst agai n st d run k

e n n ess t he ja s per a g ain st flux of blo o d a n d o f

,
fen s ive
ima g ina t i on s t he em erald a n d a n gus ca st us a g ain st
,

l ust ac ha t es a g a in st po i son pio n y agai nst t he falli n g

, ,

s ickn ess c oral a g a in st t he ebu lli t i o n of black c ho l er

,

an d pain s in t he st o mac h The t o pa z a g ai nst Spi rit u al

m
.

hea t s suc h a s a re c o vet ousn ess l us t a n d all

,
an n er
, ,

of e xc esses of l o v e The like in cli n at ion is t here al so

.

of a n t s a g ain st t he herb ori g an u m ; a n d t he win g o fa

ba t a n d t he hea rt of a lapwin g fro m t he presen ce of ,

whic h t hey fly A l so origa n um is c on t ra ry t o a cer

.

t a i n p o ison ou s fly w hich c a n n o t en dure t he Sun a n d

, ,

resi st s salama n ders a n d l o at hes cabbage wi t h su c h a

,

deadly hat red t ha t t hey dest roy o n e t he ot her So .

cucu mbers ha t e oil a n d will run t hem selv es in t o a

,

ri n g l est t he y s hould t ou c h it A n d it is sa id t ha t t he
m
.

gall of a cro w makes en afra id a n d driv es t hem

away from w here it is as al so cert ain ot her t hin g s
, ,
.

So a diam on d do t h di sagree w it h t he l o adst on e t hat ,

bein g set by it it will n ot suf f er iro n t o be draw n t o it ;

m
,

an d sheep fly fro m frog pa rs l e y as f ro m so -

e d e adly

t hin g a n d t hat w hich is more won d erfu l Na t u re ha t h

, , ,

p ic t u red t h e S ig n o f t hi s d e a t h in t h e liv ers o f s h e e p in ,

which t he very fi g ure of frog pa rsley bein g described -

, ,

dot h na t urally a ppea r So goa t s d o so ha t e g arden

.

ba sil as if t here were n o t hin g m ore pern icious A nd .

again amon gst an imal s mic e an d w ea se ls d o di sa g ree ;

, ,

when c e it is said t ha t mice will n ot t ouc h c he ese if

t he brai ns o fa w ea sel be p ut in t he ren n et an d b esides ,

t ha t t he cheese will n ot be c orru p t wi t h a g e So a .

liza rd is so con t ra ry t o s corpion s t ha t it makes t hem

af raid wit h it s v ery sight a s a l so it p ut s t he m in t o a
,

cold swea t ; t here fore t hey a re k ill e d wit h t he o il o f

lizards w hich o il al so cure s t he w oun ds made by sc or

m
,

p io u s . T he re is al so a n e n i t y b e t wix t sc o rpi o n s a n d
80 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

mic e ; w herefore if a m ouse be applied t o a prick o r

w oun d mad e by a sc orpion it c ures it a s it is report ed , ,
.

There is al so a n en mit y bet wixt s c orpion s an d st al a

bors a sps an d wa sp s It is re po rt ed al so t ha t n o
, .
, ,

t hin g is so m uc h an en e m y t o sn ak es a s c rabs a n d ,

t ha t if swi n e be hu rt t herewit h t hey ea t t he m a n d are

cured The Sun al so be in g in Ca n c er serpen t s are
.
, , ,

t ormen t ed A lso t he scorpion an d c roc odil e kill on e

.

t he o t her ; a n d if t he bird ibi s d o t h but t ou ch a cro c o

dil e wit h on e of his fe at hers he makes hi i ov a ,
mm
m
bl e The bird call e d b ust a rd fli es away a t t he sig ht of
m
.

a horse an d a hart run s away a t t he sig ht of a ra

, ,

a s al so o fa vip e r A n e l ep han t t re mbl es at t he be a r

.

in g o f t he grun t in g of a hog so d ot h a lion at t he ,

sig ht of a c ock ; a n d pa n t hers w ill n o t t ou c h t hem

t ha t are a n o i n t ed a l l o ver w it h t he bro t h of a hen ,

esp ecially if g a rlic ha t h been b o il e d in it There is .

also en mi t y be t wix t foxes a n d swa n s bu ll s an d jack ,

d a w s A m on g st bird s al so so m e are a t perpet ual

.
, ,

st rif e on e wi t h a n ot her a s al so wi t h o t her a n imal s a s

, ,

jackdaw s a n d o wl s t he ki t e a n d c ro w s t he t urt l e an d
, ,

ri n g t ail eg ep is a n d ea g l es ha rt s a n d dra g on s Al so
m
-
.
, ,

a on g st wat er a n imal s t here is en mi t y a s be t wix t ,

d olphin s a n d W hirlpoo l s mull et s a n d pik es lampreys , ,

a n d c on g ers Also t he fish c a lled p ourcon t rel makes

.

t he l o bs t er so m uc h afraid t hat t he l obst er seei n g t he

m
,

ot her bu t n ea r hi is st ru ck dead
, The l ob st er an d .

c on g er t ear on e t he ot her The cive t cat is said t o .

s t an d so in a we of t he pan t her t ha t he ha t h n o po w e r

t o resi st hi m
or t o u c h his ski n ; a n d t hey say t ha t if

t he Ski n s o f bo t h of t he m be ban g ed up o n e a g ai n st
‘

t he ot her t he hairs of t he pa n t her s Ski n fall o f f

’
, .

A n d Orus A po ll o sa it h in his hierog lyp hic s if an y on e ,

be g irt abou t wi t h t he ski n of t he civ et ca t t hat h e

may pa ss safely t hroug h t he middl e of his en emies
an d n ot a t all be af raid Al so t he lamb is v ery mu c h
.
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATU RA L MAGIC . 81

afraid of t he w olf an d flies fro m hi A n d t hey say m .

t ha t if t he t ail o r ski n or head of a w olf be ha n g ed

upon t he sheep c o a t e t he sheep a re m u c h t rou bl ed a n d
-

ca n n ot ea t t hei r m eat for fea r A n d P li n y makes .

men t ion of a bird call ed marl in t hat break s crow s , ,

’

eg g s w hose y oun g a re so an n o yed by t he f

, o x t ha t she

al so will pi n c h a n d pul l t he fox s w help s an d t he fox ’

,

herself al so ; w hic h w hen t he cro w s see t hey hel p t he ,

f ox a g a in st her a s a g ai n st a c o mm on en emy , The .

li t t le bird call ed a lin n e t l ivin g in t hi st l es hat es , ,

a sses be cause t hey ea t t he flow ers of t hist l es Al so

, .

t here is su c h a bi t t er en mi t y be t wix t t he li t t l e bird

call ed esa l on a n d t he ass t hat t heir bl oo d will n ot ix m
t og et her an d t ha t a t t he brayin g of t he ass bot h t he
,

e g gs a n d you n g o f t he esa l o n p eris h There is al so .

suc h a di sa g reemen t bet wix t t he o liv e t ree a n d a -

wa n t on t ha t if she pla n t it it will ei t her be a lway s

, ,

u n frui t fu l o r al t og e t her wi t he r
“ A lion fea rs n ot hin g .

so m u c h as fi red t o rc hes a n d will be t am ed by n o t hin g ,

so mu c h as by t hese ; a n d t he w olf f ea rs n e i t her sw o rd

n o r sp ea r but a st on e— by t he t hro wi n g o f whic h a

, ,

w oun d bei n g made w orm s breed in t he w o lf A horse ,

.

fears a cam el so t ha t he ca n n ot en d ure t o see so muc h

as his pic t ure A n el ep ha n t w hen he ra g et h is q u i
m
.
, ,

et ed by seei n g of a c o ck A sn ak e is afra id o f a an
m
.

t ha t is n aked but pu rsues a a n t ha t is cl o t hed

,
A .

mad bu ll is t amed by bein g t ied t o a fig t ree A mber -

.

Th is il
i lu t r t i n of s tur l n t ip t h y id to e xi t between w nt
a o a na a a a sa s a a on
an d an ol ve tree a we l l a other il l u t r tio here i of the occ u lt virtue
i
of t h in g my be re g rde d
-
, s s s a ns n s
s, a m ewh t f c ifu l but the re de wil l b
a as so a an , a r e
able to brin g to mi d pl en t y of n tur l phe omen t h t fu lly prove the
n a a n a a
lead in g t ruth th t A gripp here ee k t co vey F in t n ce t h writer
per on of whom it my b j u tly cl ime d th t e very pl nt grow
s a a s s o n . or s a , e
k w
th t he tou c he wh ile h i mother ren d erin g the me c re find it im
no s on e s a e s a a a s

a s, s p , sa a , s os

sible to r i e pl n t Al l women know who h ve h d the experience th t

a s a a . , a a , a

at cert in t im e e c h m onth the y c nnot m k e pickl e th t wil l not poil

a s a a a s a s .

Th e xp l
e tion of the e thin g
an a foun d i the o c u lt virtue of N ture ;
s s are n c s a
the inherent ymp th y mity or ntip th y IN l l t h i g To l l ot her th in g
s a . a a a a n s a s,
wh ic h A g ippa r ad m ir bly et f rth
so a s s o .
82 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

draws all t hi n g s t o it besides g a rden bas il and t hose

t hin g s w hic h are sme a red wi t h oil be t wix t w hic h ,

t here is a kin d of a n at ural a n t ipat hy .

CHAPT ER X IX .

How t he Virt ues of Thin g s a re t o be Tried an d Fou nd Out

m
,

which are in t he Sp ecifica l l y, or in an y on e Ind ivid ua l

by way f p
oS ecia l G f
i t .

MOREOVER t hou must c on sider t hat t he Vi rt ues of

t hi n g s a re in so m
,

e t hi n g s acc o rdi n g t o t he Sp e ci es a s ,

bo ldn ess a n d coura g e in a lion a n d c o ck fea rf ul n ess ,

in a ba re or lam b rav en ousn ess in a w olf t rea chery

, ,

an d dec ei t f ul n e ss in a f ox fla t t ery in a d o g
, co vet ous ,

n ess in a c ro w an d jackdaw p rid e in a horse an ger in

, ,

a t iger an d boa r sa d n ess a n d m ela n c ho l y in a ca t lust

, ,

in a sparrow an d so o f t he rest
, Fo r t he g reat est
.

pa rt ofNa t ural Virt ues d ot h fo ll o w t he Sp ecies Yet

m
.

so me a re in t hin g s I n dividu ally ; as t here be som e en

w hich d o so won derfu lly ab hor t he si g ht of a ca t t ha t

t hey ca n n o t l ook u p on her wit ho ut qu akin g ; w hic h
fear it is ma n ifest is n ot in t hem as t hey a re en m
m
, , , .

A n d A v icen t ell s ofa a n t ha t liv e d in his t ime w ho m ,

all poi son ous t hi n g s did s hun all o ft he m dyi n g w hich

m
,

did by c ha n c e bi t e hi he himself n ot bei n g hurt ; an d

,

Albert us repo rt s t ha t in a cit y of t he Ubian s he saw

a w en ch who w ould ca t c h Spiders t o ea t t hem a n d ,

bein g muc h pl ea se d wit h suc h a kin d of m ea t was ,

won derf ully n ouris he d t he rewi t h So is bo ldn ess in a

.

wa n t on a n d fea rful n ess in a t hief A n d upon t his

, .

acc oun t it is t ha t phil o so phers sa y t ha t a n y pa rt ic ular

t hi n g t ha t n e v er was s ick is g oo d agai n st a n y man n er
of sic k n ess ; t herefore t he y s a y t ha t a b on e o f a d ead

m an who n ev er ha d a fever bei n g laid upon t he

m
, ,

pa t ien t fre es hi of his quart a n T here a re al so

,
.
 PHILOSO PHY or NATURA L MA G IC . 88

my an i gul ar virt ues in fused in t o p a rt icul a r t hing s

s n

by Cel est ial bo dies as we have shewed before ,

.

CHAPTE R XX .

The Nat u ra l Virt ues are in so m Thi

e ng s t hroug hout t heir
W hole Subst ance, an d in ot her Thin g s in Cert a in Pa rt s

AGAIN m ust consider t hat t he Virt ues oft hin gs

t hou
are in so m e t hi n g s in t he w ho l e ( i t he w ho l e sub .

st a n c e o f t hem o r in all t he i r p a rt s a s t hat li t t l e fish

, ,

ec he n e i s
“ w hic h is said t o st op a ship by it s m ere
,

t ou c h ; t his it do t h n o t d o ac co rdi n g t o a n y part ic ular

pa rt bu t accordin g t o t he w ho l e subst a n c e So t he
, .

civ e t c a t ha t h t his in it s w ho l e s ubst a n c e t hat dog s , ,

by t he very t ouc h o f his shado w ho ld t he ir peac e , .

So sa l en d in e is good f o r t he Si g ht n o t acco rdi n g t o ,

an y on e but all it s pa rt s ; n o t m ore in t he roo t t ha n in

t he l eaves a n d seed s an d so o f t he res t B ut so me , .

V irt u es are in t hi n g s acc o rdi n g t o so m e pa rt s o f it

mm
,

v iz onl y in t he t on g ue o r eyes or so m e ot her

.
, e , ,

‘ Th e e e f th a t the Ec hene is a fish of the B em

b li ora or Sucker fa m ily . ,

h a the power o f toppin g h ip was for m er ly qu ite pre v lent

s s In Go d s s a . o

win tr ansl a t ion of P l utar c h Moral volum e three we fin d the follo win g
’ ’

Cb aerem om
s s s. ,

st ory a n the Tral l ia n when we were a t a very noble fis h

n s, ,

dinner pointin g t o a little lon g h p he ad e d fi h aid t h e e chene i ( h ip

, , , s ar -
s . s s s

st e p p e r) was lik e th a t for he h ad o f ten een it as he a il d in the S ic ilia n

. s s e

se a an d w on d ere d a t it
. str a n ge forc e for it toppe d the hip when un d er
s , s s

l a il until one of the e m en perc e ive d it t ickin g to the out id e o f th e

. fu l
s . s a s s

Op ian ay d e c r ibin g it s oc c ul t virtue

‘
sh ip an d took it ofl
”
. .
p s s, s

th ou gh the c an vas be llie wit h the bl ast

But s ,

A n d boi t erou s wi n d be n d d own the c rackin g m as t

s s ,

Th e ba r k sta n d fir mly roote d on the ea

A n d al l un m d
s s

tower or towerin g tree ov

’
, as . .

Pl in y say W h y hou ld our neet

s d ar m ad as a t s a m a ke suc h tur
s s an e

re t s on the wal l s an d f orec a tle when one littl e fish i able to arrest an d s s, s

st a y p e r f orc e our g oodly an d ta ll

, , h ip ? N t H i t Vol X L p 4 1 Ovid s s
”—
a . s , . , . .

write There too i the l ittle uckin g fi h wo d rou t o behold a vast

“ s, , , s s s , n s ,

obst ru c t ion t o sh ip s an d L uc an says the e c hene is s tops sh ips on t h e oce an

, .
84 H ENRY CORN ELI U S AGRIPPA ’
s

bers an d pa rt s ; so in t he e yes of a bas ilisk is a m ost

m
vi o len t po wer t o kill en as soon a s t hey see t he m .

The l ike po wer is t here in t he eyes of t he civ et c at ,

w hich mak es a n y a n imal t ha t it ha t h l ook ed u pon t o

st a n d st ill t o be amaze d a n d n ot abl e t o m o v e i t s elf
, , .

The like virt ue is t here in t he eyes of so m e w o lv es

m m
,

who if t hey see a a n first ma k e hi amazed a n d so

, ,

hoa rse t hat if he would c ry o ut he ha t h n o t t he use

, ,

of his v oic e Of t his Virgil makes m en t ion w hen he

.

Si n gs

Mcsris is d u m
b h th l, a ost his voice, a n d why
The W olfon Ma ris flrst ha t h cast his eye .

So al so t here were so m e c ert ai n w o m en in Scyt hia ,

a n d am on g st t he I llyria n s an d Triba l l ian s who as
m
,

oft e n a s t hey l oo ked a n g rily up on a n y an , w e re said

to S lay hi m
A l so we read of a c ert ain peopl e of
.

R hod es c a lled Telc hi n es who c orrup t ed all t hin gs

, ,

wit h t heir sig ht wherefore Jupi t er drow n ed t hem

,
.

T herefore wi t c hes when t hey wou ld aft er t hi s man n er

,

work by w it c hc raft u se t he eyes of suc h kin d of a n i

,

mal s in t heir wat e rs fo r t he e yes for t he like ef fec t s , .

I n lik e ma n n er d o a n t s fly fro m t he hea rt o fa lapwi n g

a n d n o t fro m t he he ad f oo t o r eyes ,So t he gall of .

lizard s bei n g brui sed in wa t er is said t o ga t her wea

, ,

sel s t o ge t her ; n o t t he t ail o r t he he ad o f it The g all .

of g o a t s p u t i n t o t he ea rt h in a bra zen v ess e l g a t hers

, ,

frogs t o g e t her ; a n d a g oa t s liv er is a n en emy t o but ’

t e rflies a n d all magg ot s Do gs shu n t hem t ha t have

.

t he heart of a d og about t hem ; a n d fo xes will n o t

t ouc h t hose pou l t ry t ha t hav e ea t en t he l iv er o fa f ox .

So div ers t hi n gs hav e div ers vi rt ues di spersed va ri

ous l y t hrough sev eral pa rt s as t he y a re fro m abo ve ,

in fused i n t o t hem acc ordi n g t o t he div ersit y of t hin gs

t o be re c eiv e d ; a s in a m
a n s body t he bo n es rec eive ’

n o t hi n g but life t he e ye s sig ht

, a n d t he e a rs heari n g , .
86 HENRY CORN ELI U S AGRIPPA ’
S

of m
a frog you ust p ut t he fro g in t o t he wat er ag ain
m
,

an d if you t a ke t he t oot h o f a wo lf you ust n o t kil l ,

t he wo lf ; a nd so oft he res t So wri t es Dem oc ri t us if

.
,

an y one t ak e ou t t he t ong ue of a wa t er f rog ye t l iv -

in g n o ot her pa rt of t he bo dy st ic k in g t o it an d she
, ,

be l et g o in t o t he wa t er ag a i n and l ay it up on t he
m
,

place w here t he heart bea t s of a wo an she sha ll ,

a n swer t ruly w hat soever you a sk her A lso t hey sa y .

,

t ha t if t he ey es of a fro g be before sun ri sin g boun d t o

t he sick part y an d t he fro g be l et g o again bli n d i n t o
, , ,

t he wa t er t hey will d rive a w a y t ert ia n a g ue ; as al so

,

t hat t hey will be i n g boun d wit h t he flesh of a n ight

,

in gal e in t he skin ofa ha rt keep on e always wa t c hfu l ,

wi t hout sl eep Al so t he ra y of t he fork fish bein g

.
-

boun d t o t he n avel is said t o make a woma n have an

m
,

eas y t ra v ail if t he ray be t a ken fro t he fish al ive

,

an d it p ut in t o t he sea agai n So t he y sa y t he rig ht

.

e ye of a serp en t be in g appl ied dot h he lp t he wat er

, ,

in g of t he e yes if t he serpen t be l et g o alive A nd .

t he re is a c ert a i n fis h or g reat serpen t ca l l ed Myrus , ,

whose eye if it be pu l l ed out an d boun d t o t he fore

m
, ,

he ad of t he pat i en t is s aid t o cure t he in fla mat i on

,

of t he eyes ; an d t ha t t he e ye of t he fis h g ro w s a g ain ;

an d t ha t he is t aken bli n d who wi l l n o t l et t he fis h

g o . A l so t h e t e e t h o f a l l se rp e n t s b ei n g t ak e n o u t ,

w hil st t hey a re alive an d han ged about t he pa t ien t , ,

a re said t o cure t he qua rt a n So dot h t he t oot h o f a

.

mol e t aken out w hilst she is aliv e bein g aft erwards

, ,

l et g o c ure t he t oot hac he ; an d d o gs will n o t ba rk a t

,

t hose t ha t hav e t he t ail of a w ea sel t hat is escaped

m
.

A n d De o c ri t us rel a t es t ha t t he t on gue of a c hame

leon if it be t aken fro m her alive dot h con d uce t o a
m
, ,

g oo d su cc es s i n t rial s a n d is p ro fi t a ,bl e fo r w o e n t h a t
a re in t rava il if it be about t he out s id e of t he ho use,
,

f or you must t ake hee d t ha t it be no t brou ght in t o t he

ho use because t ha t w ould be m ost da n g ero us

,
.
 PHILOSOPHY or NATURAL MAGIC . 87

M oreo v er , t he re be so mp ma in af
e rop ert
t er ies t ha t re

dea t h an d of t hes e t he Pla t on is t s sa y t ha t t he y are

, ,

t hin g s in w hic h t he I dea of t he ma t t er is l ess swa i

lowe d up In t hese ev en aft er d ea t h t hat w hic h is
m
.
, ,

im ort a l in t hem d o t h n ot c ease t o work won derful

t hin g s . So in t he herbs an d pla n t s pul l e d as un der ,

and d ri ed t ha t Virt ue is qu ick a n d o pera t iv e w hic h

,

was in fus ed a t first in t o t he m by t he Idea T hen ce it

m
.

is t ha t as t he ea g l e all he r life t i e do t h o v erc o m e a l l

ot he r bird s so also her fe a t hers
, aft er her deat h , ,

des t ro y a n d co nsu me t he fea t hers of all ot her birds .

U po n t he sa m e accoun t d o t h a lion s sk i n dest roy a l l ’

ot he r s kin s ; an d t he ski n o ft he civ et ca t dest ro ys t he

sk i n o f t he pa n t her ; a n d t he Skin of a w o lf c o rrod es

t he s ki n of a lamb A n d so m e of t hese d o n o t d o it
m
.

by way of a corp o real c on t ac t bu t al so so et im es by ,

t he ir v ery soun d So a d rum made of t he Skin of a

.

wolf ma kes a drum m ad e of a lamb skin n o t t o soun d -

.

Al so a dru m mad e oft he sk in of t he fish cal l ed r oc het

d rive s away all c reep in g t hi n g s a t w hat d is t a n ce ,

soe v er t he so u n d of it is he a rd ; a n d t he s t ri n g s o f an

in st ru men t ma d e oft he in t est in es o fa w olf a n d bein g ,

st run g upo n a ha rp o r lu t e wi t h s t ri n g s m a d e of t he

int est in es of a sheep will make n o harm on y

, .

CHAP T ER XXII .

how t he B odies, t he Act ions, a nd Disp osit ion s of Men a re

A scribed t o St ars an d Sig n s .

IT I
s man ifest t hat all t hing s in ferior a re subj ec t t o
t he su peri or an d aft er a man n er (a s sai t h Proclus) t he y
,

are o n e in t he ot her v iz in i n feri ors are su perior an d

, .
,

in su perio rs a re in feri or : So in t he He av en are t hin gs

t erres t rial but as in t heir cause an d in a ce les t ial
, ,
88 HEN RY CORN ELIU S AGRIPP A ’
s

ma n n er ; a n d in t he Ea rt h are t hi n g s c elest ial but ,

aft er a t errest rial ma n n er a s in an ef ,

fec t So we say .

t ha t t here be here c ert ain t hi n gs w hic h a re So lary

a n d c ert ai n w hic h a re Lu n a ry in w hic h t he Su n a n d,

Moon make a st ron g impressi on of t hei r virt ues .

When c e it is t ha t t hese k in d of t hi n g s rec eiv e m ore

O pera t ion s a n d p ro pert i es li k e t o t hose of t he St a rs
,

a n d Sign s w hic h t hey a re u n d er So we k n o w t ha t .

Solary t hi n gs respe ct t he heart a n d head by re a so n

t ha t Leo is t he hous e o f t he Sun a n d Ari es t he exal ,

t a t io n oft he Sun So t hi n gs un d er Mars a re g oo d f

. or

t he head a n d sec ret s by rea son o f Ari es a n d Sc orpio .

Hen c e t hey w ho se sen se s fail a n d head s ac he by re a

son o f drun ke nn e ss fin d c o ld wa t er a n d vi n ega r g oo d
,

t o ba t he t he hea d a n d sec re t s B ut in referen c e t o.

t hese it is n ec essary t o kn o w ho w ma n s b o dy is d is
’

t ribut ed t o P la n et s an d Sig n s Kn ow t herefore t ha t

.
, ,

acc ordin g t o t he doc t rin e of t he Arabia n s t he Sun ,

rul e s o v er t he brai n hea rt t he t hi g h t he ma rro w t he

, , , ,

ri g ht eye a n d t he spi rit ; a l so t he t o n g ue t he m ou t h

, , ,

a n d t he rest o ft he o rg a n s oft he sen ses a s w e ll i n t er ,

n a l as ex t ern a l ; al so t he ha n d s feet l eg s n erve s a n d

, , , ,

t he po w er of im a g i n a t i o n Tha t M erc ury ru l es o v er

.

t he spl een s t o mac h bladd er w o mb a n d ri g ht c a r a s

, , , , ,

al so t he facu lt y of t he c o mm on sen se T ha t Sa t u rn .

ru l es o v er t he liv er a n d fl eshy pa rt o f t he st o mac h .

T hat Jupi t er rul es o v er t he abd o men an d n av el when c e ,

it is w ri t t en by t he An ci en t s t ha t t he efiig y o fa n av el
m
,

was laid u p in t he t empl e o f Jupi t er Ham on A l so

m
.

so m e a t t rib ut e t o hi t he rib s brea st b o w e l s bl o o d

, , , ,

a rm s a n d t he ri g ht ha n d a n d l eft ear an d t he po wers

, ,

na t ural . A n d so m e s et Ma rs o ve r t he bl o o d t he v ei n s , ,

t he k id n eys t he ba g of t he gal l t he b ut t o cks t he

, , ,

back m ot i on of t he sperm an d t he i ra scible po w er

, , .

Again t hey set Ven us o ver t he kidn eys t he sec ret s , ,

t he w o mb t he se ed an d c on cu pi scibl e p o wer ; a s al so
, ,
 PHILO SOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 89

t he flesh fatbe lly breast n a yel a n d t he ven ereal

pa rt s a n d such as serv e t heret o ; al so t he os sacrum
, , , , ,

t he back bo n e an d l o in s ; as al so t he head a n d t he
m
-

, ,

ou t h wi t h w hic h t hey giv e a ki s s a s a t o k en o fl o ve

,
.

No w t he Moon al t ho ug h she may c hall en ge t he w ho le

,

bo dy a n d every m ember t hereo f acc o rdi n g t o t he

,

va ri et y of t he Sig n s yet more pa rt icularly t hey ,

asc ribe t o her t he brai n l un gs marro w of t he back

m
, ,

bo n e t he st omac h t he en st rual an d excret ory part s

, , ,

an d t he l eft eye a s al so t he p o w e r o f i n c re a s i n g
, B ut .

He rm es sai t h : T hat t here are s ev en ho l es in t he head

of a n a n imal di st ribut ed t o t he s e v en P lan et s viz
, ,

The ri g ht ear t o Sat urn t he l eft t o Ju pi t er t he right , ,

n o st ril t o Mars t he l eft t o V e n us t he ri g ht eye t o t he

, ,

Sun t he l eft t o t he Moo n a n d t he m out h t o M erc ury

, , .

The se veral Sig n s al so of t he Z o diac t a k e ca re o f , ,

t hei r m embers : So Ari es g o v ern s t he head an d fa c e ;

T au rus t he n eck ; G emi n i t he arm s an d shoulders ;
m
, ,

Can c er t he breast l un g s st o mac h a n d ar s ; Leo t he

, , , ,

he ar t st o mac h liver a n d back ; V irgo t he bo w e l s a n d

, , ,

bot t o m oft he st omac h ; Libra t he kidn ey s t highs a n d , ,

but t o cks ; Scorpi us t he secret s ; Sa g i t t ari us t he t highs

, ,

an d g ro in s ; C ap ric orn us t he k n ees ; Aq ua ri us t he l e gs , ,

an d s hi n s ; P i sc es t he f eet
“ A n d a s t he t riplici t ies
, .

of t hese Si g n s a n sw er o n e t he o t her an d ag ree in ,

cel est ial s so al so t hey a g ree in t he m embers ; w hich is

,

sufi c ien t l y ma n ifest by e xp erien c e b eca u se wi t h t he ,

cold n ess of t he feet t he be lly an d brea st a re a ifec t ed

m
,

w hic h m e bers an sw er t he sam e t riplicit y ; w hen c e it

is if a m edicin e be appl ied t o t he on e it help s t he
,

o t her as by t he wa rmi n g o f t he feet t he pai n o f t he

,

belly ceaset h Remember t herefore t hi s ord er an d

.
, , ,

‘ Th e se rts of the ph ysic al body it wil l be seen run in ord e r

ve ral pa . ,

fro m t h e he a d t o the feet in the ir c orre pond en c e wi th the twe lve Sig n o r s s

H use o f the Z od ia c fro m A ries the fir t hou se to Pisc e the twe lfth an d
la t Th Zod iac as a whole in ymboli in g al l part of a complete m
o s , , s , s,

s . e . , s an z s .

typifie a perfe c t ce lest ial bein g kn own as the G ran d So lar Ma n

s .
90
’
HENRY CORN ELIUS AG RIPPA 8

k no w t hat t hin gs w hic h are un der an y o n e of t he

P la n et s have a cert ain part icu lar a sp e c t or in cli na t ion
t o t hose m embers t hat a re a t t ribu t ed t o t ha t plane t ,
a n d e sp ecially t o t he Houses a n d exal t a t io n s t he reof .

For t he rest of t
dig n i t ies a s t hose t riplicit ies a n d he ,

marks an d face a re of lit t le acc ou n t in t his U pon , .

t hi s acc oun t t herefore peon y balm cl o ve gilly , , , ,

-

flo wers cit ron peel sweet ma rj oram c in n am on sa f

,
-

,
-

, ,

fron lig n u m al oes fra n kin cen se amber musk an d

, , , , ,

myrrh he lp t he head a n d hea rt by rea son of t he Sun ,

an d Ari es a n d Leo So do t h ribwort t he herb of .

,

Ma rs he lp t he head an d secret s by reason o f A ri es

,

an d Sco rpio ; a n d so of t he rest Al so all t hin g s .

un d er Sa t urn con du c e t o sa d n ess a n d m ela n c ho ly ;

t hose un der Jupit er t o mi rt h a n d hon or ; t hose u n der

Mars t o bo ldn ess co n t en t ion a n d an g er ; t hose un der t he ,

Sun t o g l ory vic t ory an d courage ; t hose un d er V en us,

‘ NOT I O N P UNC IUATIO N : '

h is sen t enc e We fin d al l se micol ons use d in t
in the En gli h e d ition of 165 1 Mr H enry Morl e y in h is
s Life o f Corne l ius . . ,

A gripp a (L on d on Vol I page 140 in a note re fe rrin g t o a quot a tion

, . .
, ,

he m akes there fro m the La tin e d ition of A grippa of 1581 ays I have , s :

pre e ve d the punc tuation in th i passa ge t o show the use of the colon
Th e p assa ge Mr Morl e y qu t e fr om
s r s

b e fore e m ic ol on s were in vente d

s . . o s

t h La tin e dit ion of 1581 ( De Occ u l ta P h ilos p h ia Libri Tre e A ntwe rp

" "
e o . ,

B elgi u m one boo k on ly o f w h ic h was pu bl i he d o f the t hree ) c ontains six

, s

colon where as the En glish ed ition of

s, (see e t c h in g fo t it l e pa ge ) al so r ,

use d by Mr Mor le y a d pu bl i h ed comple te one hun d re d an d twenty y e ars

.
, n s

l ater conta in none Th i ind ic te apparentl y the gener l p eriod when

, s . s a s, . a

se mic ol on were in v ente d a d c a m e in t o u se

s Th e c h a rac t e rs of p u n ct ua n .

tion are suppose d t h ave been gener l ly in vente d a d int rod u ce d ne ar the
o a n

cl ose of the fifteenth century by A ld u M n ut u a note d printer a d p ub s a s, n

l i h e of Venic e Th e m icolon as above origi na te d later o betwe en 1581

65 1 Further t h e m a now use d i o f c o m parat ive ly m
s r . e s , , n,

an d 1 d ash od s

ern introd u c tion I fail t o fi n d a in gle md a h in the En gli h e d ition of

.
,
-
, s .

65 1 thou gh s md a he s
. s -
s s

A g rippa of 1 were occa ion a lly use d be fore

quota tion s from the poets Eight y ea r later in 1659 I fi nd t h e 2 md as h
,
- -
s , s

. s . ,
- -

u e d i the e cond e d ition of Lil ly Chri tia n Astrology pa ge 00 thus

s , n s
“ '
s s . , :
“Hi le ast— w A th i was ord in ry pa ragr aph of itse lf it sh ows
”
an

the md h but were e vol in g toward it

s . s s a , ,

t h a t the y d id not a t th t tim e u a se -

as v s .

Th e t ru th re gard in g pu n c tu a tion i th a t it h a l owly a d st e adily e volved s s s n .

espe ci lly since the art o f printin g to it p esent ta tu Th e obj e c t of

a , s r s s.

pu nc tua tion prim arily i to pre ent a writer t houg ht cle arl y c oncise ly
marks l ike an
'

. , s s s , ,

an d c orre c tly by po in t in g u t h i ,al ient wor d u in g the o s s s. s

arti t d oe s h i hues to give prominence an d pith thereto "

s s , .
GRAN D SOLAR MA N .
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So al so t he st on e whic h is called t he Eye of t he Su n ,

bein g ofa figure like t o t he appl e oft he eye fr om t he ,

middle whereof shi n es fort h a ray ; it c o mfort s t he

brain a nd st ren gt hen s t he Sig ht So t he ca rbun cl e .
,

which shin es by n ight ba t h a virt ue a g ai n st a l l ai ry

,

a n d vap orous po i so n So t he c hryso li t e s t on e w hic h

.
,

is o f a lig ht green c o lor in w hic h w hen it is he ld, ,

again st t he Sun t here shin es fort h a golden s t ar ; a n d

,

t his c o mfort s t ho se pa rt s t ha t serve f o r b rea t hi n g an d ,

help s t hose t ha t be a st hma t ical ; an d if it be bore d

t hrough an d t he hol e fill ed wi t h t he ma n e o f a n a ss
m
, ,

an d b oun d t o t he l eft a r it d riv es away idl e imagi

,

n a t i o n s an d m e la n c ho ly fea rs an d p ut s away fo o li sh ,

n ess . So t he s t o n e call ed i ri s w hic h is like c ryst a l in

,

c o lor b ei n g oft en foun d wit h Six corn ers ; w hen un der

, ,

so m e roo f pa rt o fit is he ld agai n st t he rays o ft he Sun

,

a n d t he ot her pa rt is he ld in t he shad o w it g at hers t he ,

rays oft he Sun in t o i t self w hic h w hil st it sen d s t he m

, ,

fo rt h by way ofre flec t ion mak es a rai n bo w appea r o n

, ,

t he Opp o si t e wall
‘
A l so t he st on e heliot ro pe g reen
.
,

like t he ja sper or em erald b eset wi t h red sp ecks

m
, ,

makes a a n con st a n t ren own ed a n d fam ous ; al so it

,

c o n d ucet h t o lo n g life ; an d t he virt ue o f it i n d eed is , ,

m ost w o n d erful upo n t he beam s of t he Sun w hic h it ,

is said t o t urn in t o bl oo d (i t o appea r o f t he co l or

.

of bl o o d a s if t he Sun w ere eclipsed v iz

, w hen it is ,
.
,

j oi n ed t o t he j uice of a herb of t he s am e n ame a n d be ,

p u t i n t o a v es se l o f wa t er T he r e is al s.o a n o t h e r v ir

t u e of it m ore w on d erfu l a n d t ha t is u p o n t he e yes of

m
,

en w hose si g ht it d o t h so dim a n d dazzl e t ha t it d ot h

m
,

n ot sufier hi t hat carri es it t o see it a n d t his it d ot h ,

n o t d o wi t hou t t he he lp o ft he herb o ft he sam e n am e ,

which also is call ed hel iot rope (i foll owin g t he Sun . .

These virt ues dot h A lbert us Magn us a n d William of

Pa ris con firm in t heir writ in gs The st on e hyacin t h .

also hat h a virt ue from t he Sun agai n st po ison s a n d

 PH ILOSOP HY OF N AT URAL MAG IC . 98

pest iferous vapo rs ; it mak es hi t ha t carri es it t o be m

saf e a n d acc ep t abl e ; it c o n d uc et h a l so t o ric he s a n d

wit ; it st ren g t hen s t he he art ; bei n g held in t he m o ut h

it d o t h wo n d erfu lly c heer up t he m in d Al so t here is .

t he st on e p e p hyl u s of a red mixt ure w hic h Al b er

, ,

t us Ma g n u s sai t h I Escu l ap iu s ma k es m en t i on o fin on e

o f his Epi s t l es u n t o Oc t avi us Au g ust us sayi n g t ha t ,

t here is a cert a in p o iso n so w on d erf ully c o ld w hic h

p reserv es t he hea rt o f m
,

an ( be in g t ak en o ut ) fro m
bu rn in g so t ha t if fo r a n y t im e it be p ut i n t o t he fire
,

it is t urn e d in t o a st o n e an d t his is t ha t st on e w hic h

,

is call ed p e p hyl us fro m t he fire It ha t h a w on der

m
.
,

f u l vi rt ue a g ai n st po i so n a n d it make s hi t ha t carri es
,

it t o be ren o wn ed an d d readfu l t o his en e mi es B ut .

,

a bo v e all t ha t st o n e is m ost So la ry w hic h Ap o ll on ius

,

is re port ed t o hav e foun d a n d w hic h is call ed p a n t au ra, ,

whic h draws o t her st on es t o it as t he l o ad st on e d ot h ,

iro n a n d is mo st p o w erfu l a g ain st all po ison s

, It is .

ca ll ed by so m e p an t heru s bec a use it is Spo t t ed lik e ,

t he be a st call e d t he pa n t her It is t herefore also .

ca lle d p a n t oc hra s beca use it c on t ain s all c ol ors a n d

m
, ,

Aaro n calls it ev a n t hu There a re al so ot her So lary

.

st o n es as t he t op a z ius c hryso p a s sus t he rubi n e an d

m m
, , , ,

ba l a g ius So al so is a urip ig en t u
. a n d t hi n g s of a ,

g o ld e n c o l o r a n d v ery l ucid .

A m on gst pla n t s a l so an d t rees t hose a re Solary

, , ,

whic h t urn t oward s t he Su n a s t he marigo ld an d , ,

t hose whic h fo ld in t heir l e av es w hen t he Sun is n e ar

upo n s et t in g bu t w hen it ri set h un fo ld t he ir l e av e s by
,

lit t l e a n d l it t l e The lo t e t ree al so is so la ry a s is

.
-

ma n ifes t by t he fi g ure o f t he fruit an d l eav es So is .

peon y sa l l e n d in e balm g in g er g en t ian a n d dit t an y ;

, , , , ,

an d v erva in w hic h is o f use in pro p hesyi n g a n d exp i

,

at io n s a s al so d rivi n g away e vil Sp iri t s

, The ba y t ree .
-

al so is c o n sec ra t ed t o Phoebu s so is t he c edar t he , ,

palm t ree t he a sh t he ivy an d vi n e a n d w ha t soe ver

-

, , ,
94 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

re pel poi son s a n d lig ht n in gs an d t hose t hi n g s which ,

n e v e r f ea r t he e xt re mi t i es o f t he wi n t er Sola ry al so .

a re min t ma st ic z ed oa ry sa f
, , f ro n bal sam amber
, , , ,

m usk ye ll ow hon ey li g n um al oes cl o v es c in n am on

m m
, , , , ,

calam us aro a t ic us p ep p er fran ki n c en se sw e et ar

, , , ,
-

j oram , also liban ot i s which Orp heus calls t he s weet

,

perfu me of t he Sun .

Al so amo n g st a n imal s
t ho se are call ed So la ry
whic h are ma g n an imous
m
,

c ourageo us a bit ions of ,

vic t ory a n d ren ow n as —

t he li o n k in g o f b e as t s ; ,

t he c roc odil e t he sp ot
m
,

t ed wo lf t he ra t he , ,

b oar ; t he b ull k in g of ,

t he herd w hic h wa s by ,

t he E g yp t ia n s a t Heli
op oli s d edica t ed t o t he

Sun w hic h t hey call ed ,

Verit es ; a n d a n o x was
c on sec ra t ed t o Apis in
Memp hi s an d in Her
m
,

in t hu s a b ull by t he
n ame o f P a t his The .

CALAMUS w o lf al s o w a s c o u se , ,

c ra t e d t o Apoll o an d
Lat on a Al so t he bea st call ed bab oon is So lary
.
,

w hic h t w e lve t im es in a day (v iz every hour) ba rks

mm
.
, ,

a n d in t im e o fE q uin oc t iu ic t ura t et h t w elv e t im es

e v ery ho ur ; t he s am e al so it d o t h in t he n i g ht w hen c e

m
,

t he Egyp t ia n s d id en g rav e hi up o n t hei r foun t ain s

*
.

‘Mr Mor le y note here in re ferenc e to t h e baboon th a t H erm e Tris

mg i t u or a writer i h i n me taught th at the common d i i ion of time
. s s

wa u gge ste d to m
e s s, n s a , v s

an by the h bits o f th is sac re d a n im a l Life o f H e nry

"
s s a .

Corn e l ius A grip pa Vol u me L p a ge 1

, 82 , .
96 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIP PA ’
S

an d ins ipid ; amo n g st met als s ilver ; a o n g st s t ones , m ,

cry st a l t he s ilver mar ca sit e a n d all t hose s t o n es t ha t

, ,

a re w hit e a n d g ree n Also t he st o n e se lenit e (i e t he

. . .
,

Moon Lun ary) shin in g from a w hi t e bod y wi t h a yel

m
, , ,

l o w bri g ht n ess ; i i t a t in g t he mo t io n o f t he Moon ,

by ha v in g in it t he figure of t he Moo n w hic h dail y ,

in cre ase t h o r d ecreaset h as dot h t he Moon Al so .

pearl s which are g en era t ed in s he lls of fis hes a n d

m
, ,

st a lac t it es fo r e d fro m t he dro ppi n g s o f wa t e r ; a lso

,

t he beryl or a q ua mari n e g reen i s h an d six s ide d

m
- -
.
, ,

A o n g st plan t s a n d t rees t hese a re Lun ary as t he , ,

sel en o t rop io n w hich t u rn s t o war d s t he Moo n as do t h

,

t he hel iot rOp io n t o wa rd s t he Sun ; a n d t he pa lm t ree -

which sen d s fort h a boug h at every risin g of t he n e w

Moon Hysso p also a n d rosemary agn us ca s t us a n d
.
, , , .

t he o liv e t ree a re Lun a ry

-

, A lso t he herb c hin ost a .

,

which i n crease t h a n d d ec rea set h wit h t he Moo n v iz

m
, .
,

in subs t a n ce a n d n u be r of le av es n o t o n l y in sa p .

bu t in v irt ue which i n d ee d is in so me so rt co mmon

—
, ,

t o a l l p l a n t s e xc ep t on ion s w hich las t a re u n der t he

, ,

in flu e n c e o f Mars a n d have c on t rary p ro pe rt ies

A s am
, .

o n g st flyin g t hin g s t he Sa t u rn in e bird ca ll ed

a qu a il is a g rea t en emy t o t he Moo n a n d Sun Lun ary

a n im
,

a l s a re s uc h a s de li g ht t o be in ma n s c o mpa n y
’

a n d su c h a s d o n a t u rally e xc el in l o v e o r ha t re d as all ,

ki n ds of d og s The cha meleo n al so is Lun ary whic h

.
,

alwa ys assu mes a col or accordin g t o t he va riet y oft he

co l o he obj ec a s t he Moo n cha n g et h her n a t u re
o r f t t —

acc ordin g t o t he variet y of t he Sig n w hich it is foun d

in . Lun ary also are swin e hin ds g oa t s a n d a l l t hose . , ,

a n imal s what soe ver t ha t o bs erve a n d imit a t e t he

, ,

mo t io n of t he Moon a s t he ba boo n an d t he pan t her, , ,

which is sa id t o have a spo t upo n her sho ul der l ike t he

Moon in creasin g in t o a roun dn ess an d havin g horns
, ,

t ha t be n d i n w a rd s Ca t s a l so are Lun a ry w hos e e yes

.
,

bec ome g re a t er or l es s a cco rd in g t o t he c o urse of t he

 PHILOSOP HY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 97

Moon ; a n d t hose t hin g s which are of like n a t ure as ,

ca t amenial bl ood of w hich a re made won derfu l a n d

,

st ra n g e t hi n g s by ma gician s The civet c a t also .

, ,

cha n gin g her sex wi t h t he M oon be in g obn o xious t o ,

div ers sorceries ; an d all a n imal s t hat live in wa t er as

w e ll a s o n lan d a s ot t ers a n d su ch as p re y upon fish
, ,
.

A l so a l l m on st rous beast s such as wi t hout an y m a n i ,

fest seed are eq uiv oca lly g en era t ed as mice which , ,

so m e t im es see m t o be g en era t e d o ft he p ut refac t i on o f

t he e a rt h A mon g st fo wl g eese ducks didappers

.
, , , ,

a n d all kin d o f wa t ery fo wl as prey u p o n fish a s t he ,

heron a n d t hos e t ha t a re equ ivo cally produ ced a s

, ,

wa sps of t he carca sses of horses bees oft he p ut re ,

fa ct ion of c o ws small flies o fp ut refied win e a n d bee

. ,

t l es of t he fle sh o f a sses B ut m o st Lu n a ry of a l l is
.

t he t wo horn ed be et l e horn ed aft er t he ma n n er o f a

-

bull w hic h dig s un d er c o w du n g a n d t here remain s

,
-

f or t he Spac e o f t w en t y e i g ht days ( in w hic h t ime t he

-

Moon mea sures t he w ho le Zo diac) a n d in t he t wen t y ,

n in t h day w hen it t hi n ks t here will be a c o n j un c t ion

,

of t he ir bri g ht n ess it O p e n s t he dun g a n d ca st s it in t o

,

wa t er fro m when c e t hen co me beet l es

, .

A mon g st fish t hese a re Lun ary : IEl urus w hose

, ,

eyes a re c ha n g ed acc o rdin g t o t he c o urse o ft he M oo n ,

an d w ha t s oe v er o b serv e s t he m o t i on o ft he M oo n a s t he ,

t ort o ise t he echen ei s crabs o y st ers co ckl es a n d fro g s

, , , ,
.

CHAP T E R XXV .

W ha t Thin g s are Sa t u rn in e, or Un der t he Po wer o fSa t u r n .

SATURN IN E t hin g s, am on g st El em en t s are eart h a n d ,

al so wa t er ; amon g st humo rs blac k c ho l er t ha t is m oist , ,

as w e ll n a t u ral a s adv en t i t i o u s (ad ust c ho l er exc e p t ed ) .

Am o n g st t ast es so ur t art a n d dead lik e Am o n g st

, , ,
-
.

met al s l ead a n d g o ld by rea so n o f it s weig ht a n d

Am
. , , ,

t he g o ld e n ma rc a s i t e o n g st s t o n e s t he o n yx t he
. , ,
98 HENRY CORN ELIUS AG RIPPA ’
S

z ia z a a , t he bro wn jasper
ca mi o n us, t he s apphire , t he ,

t he c halc ed o n t he l o ad st o n e a n d all da rk w ei g ht y , , , ,

e a rt hy t hin g s Amo n g st pla n t s a n d t rees t he daf fo.

,

dil d ra g on s w ort rue c ummin hellebore t he t ree

,
’
-

, , , ,

fro m when c e be n zo i n co mes ma n dra k e opiu m a n d , , ,

t ho se t hin g s w hic h are n eve r so wn an d n e v er be a r ,

fruit a n d t ho se w hic h brin g fo rt h be rrie s of a da rk

,

c o l or a n d black fru it a s t he black fig t ree t he pin e ,

-

t ree t he cyp ress t ree a n d a c ert ai n t ree us ed a t buri

,
-

a l s w hic h n e v er sp rin g s afres h w it h b erri es rou g h o f

, , ,

a bi t t er t a st e o f a s t ro n g sm ell o f a black shad o w , , ,

yi eld in g a m o st Sharp pi t c h be arin g a m ost un p rofit ,

abl e fru it n e ver dies wit h a g e deadly a n d dedic a t e d

, , ,

t o P lut o A S is t he herb p as flo wer .

“wi t h w hic h t hey -

‘ P as from the l tin word p u m e nin g te p p ce or right f

, a ass s, a s , a ,
"
o

goin g fore mo t ; prece den ce Thu the p fl w me n pl nt bloo min g

s .
"
s as -
o er a s a a

a he d o f other flowe
a A ord in te word i p c h me n in g to p rs . co -
a s as a, a ass

o ver givin g the n me P

,
”
the fe t of E ter P h c o me
“a asso v e r,
"
or as as . asc s

from d me n the m e
an
“
p ch a d we re d o f the
s
“p c h e gg
sa as as a,
”
an a as ,

t ine d d given to c h il d en t E ter

s a an l of the p c h flower of r a as , as a so as
E ter T h E ter flower w
as . l o known
e the P h nower P h l
as as a s as as -
, asc a
nower d P que nower p h
, an d p que
as m e n in g E ter d
-
as an as a as , an
p c h l pert inin g thereto Th i ind ic te th t the p nower i the
as a
"
a . s a s a as -
n

a bove te x t i identic l with the p que fl w of the genu A e mone h

s a as -
o er , s n , av

i g l r ge purpl e flower wh ic h u u lly bl oo m bout E ter te ppin g fore

n a s, s a a as , s

mo t i the ir order of bl oo min g re g rd in g other flower A g ipp l o

mke mention here of “the p fl w b in g e mbl e m of mourning a
s n as a s. r a a s
a s as -
o er a s e an s

the nc ient u e d it to trow the gr ve be fore they put the d e d bod ie

Wh il e the n cient my h ve he l d t h p fl w
a s s s a s a s
into the m cred t
"
. a s a a e as -
o e r as sa o
the rite of buri l the en e of it
s the E ter flower wou ld ind ic te
a , s s s use as as a

th t it w l o u e d
a e mbl e m o f gre t j oy d ig ifi ed new life
as a s s as an a , an s n a

for the de p rted throu gh new birth or re urrec tio A t rue und er t nd
a a s n. s a

i g o f the me n in g o f t h fe
n t of t h P over or E ter will how th i
a e as e ass as s s

E ter d y i
as lw y the fi r t Sun d y fter the fourteenth d y of the c len
-
a s a a s s a a a a
d moon wh ic h com e u pon or nex t fter the zi t of M rch ; th t if the
ar s a e a so a
fourteenth d y come on Sun d y E ter d y wil l be the Sund y ft er
a s a a , as -
a a a .

E ter c orre pon d to t h P

as over of the Je w
s d m t n tion till give
s e ass s, an os a s s
it th i n m e un d er the v r iou for m of p
s a c h p que p q ue or p k a s s as a, as , a , as .
"

T h fe
e t o f the P over w in tituted by the Je w to c omm e mor te the
as
“ ass as s s a

provid enti l e c pe of the Hebrew i Egypt when God mitin g t h fi t

a s a s, n , , s e rs

b n fthe Egypti n
or o ASSED v the hou e of the I r e lit wh ic h wer
a s. P o en s s s a e s, e
m rked with the bl ood of the AS HAL LAMB With the Chri ti church
a P C . s an
it i ob erv e d to c o mm e m or te the
s s RNSURR EC I N of Chri t T h Ol d a T O s .
"
e

H ig h G erm n c e le br te d t h e d y i honor o f Ost r the g dd e o f LIG H

a s a a n a a, o ss T
or S RING when ce the y c ll e d A pril (the m onth of or f ll owin g E t er)
m t h Th A glo S xon cal l e d t h me m nth Ea t m ad h
P , a o as

O t s ar an o . e n -
a s e sa o , s er on .
 ’
100 HENR Y CORN ELI US AGRIPPA s

an d man y sort s o f vermi n A mon g st birds t hose are .

,

Sa t urn i n e w hic h hav e l on g n ecks a n d harsh v oices as ,

cra n e s ost ric hes a n d peaco cks w hic h a re dedica t ed t o

, , ,

Sa t urn a n d Jun o Also t he scree c h owl t he horn ed .

-

owl t he ba t
, t he l a pwi n g t he c ro w t he qu a il w hich
, , , ,

is t he m ost en vious bird o fall Amo n gst fishes t he .

,

eel ,
l ivin g apa rt fro m a l l o t her fish ; t he lampre y t he ,

d o g fis h w hic h d evours her youn g ; al so t he t ort o ise

-

, ,

o yst ers c ockl es t o w hich may be added sea Spo n ges

, ,
-

an d all su c h t hin g s a s co me o f t hem .

CHAPT E R XX VI .

W ha t Thin g s a re Und er t he Power oJ

f p
u it er , an d a re

ca l led Jovia l .

THINGS un d er Jupit er amo n gst El em en t s are t he air ; , ,

am on g st hu mo rs blood an d t he Spiri t o fL ife ; also al l ,

t hi n g s w hic h respe c t t he in crease n ourishmen t a n d , ,

v eg et a t ion of t he life Am on g s t t ast es suc h as are .

,

sw ee t a n d pl ea s a n t Am o n g st met al s t in silver a n d .
, ,

gold by rea son o f t heir t empera t en ess Am on g st

, .

st o n e s t he hyaci n t h
, beryl sa pphire e merald g reen , , , ,

jasper a n d t hose o fairy co lors A mon gs t pla n t s a n d

, .

t rees s ea g reen g ard en ba s il bug l oss mac e spike

,
-

, , , , ,

min t ma st ic el ecampa n e t he viol et darn el hen ba n e

, , , , , ,

t he p o plar t ree a n d t ho se w hic h a re c a lled lu cky t rees

-

, ,

a s t he o a k t he aescul us o r horse chest n ut w hich is

, ,
-

like a n o a k but mu ch la rger ; t he holm or holly t ree -

t he be e ch t ree t he hazel t ree t he servi ce t ree t he

-

,
-

,
-

whit e fig t ree t he pear t ree t he appl e t ree t he v in e

-

,
-

,
-

, ,

t he pl u m t ree t he a sh t he do gw oo d t ree a n d t he
-

, , ,

o liv e t ree a n d al so o il t ree

-

, Al so all ma n n er ofcorn -
.
,

as ba rl ey a n d w hea t ; al so raisin s lic orice suga r a n d , , ,

all such t hin gs w ho se sweet n ess is ma n ifest an d sub

t il e p a rt a k in g so mew ha t of a n ast ri n g en t a n d Sharp
,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 101

t a st e , as almon ds p in e apples fil bert s pi st a

a re n ut s, ,
-

, ,

chio n u t s root s of peon y myro bala n rhubarb an d

-

, , , ,

man n a ; Orpheus adds st orax Amon gst an imal s suc h .

,

a s h av e so m e st a t eli n ess a n d wisd o m in t hem , a n d

t hose w hic h are mild well t rai n ed up an d o f goo d , ,

disposi t ion s as t he ha rt an d e l ephan t ; an d t hose w hich

,

are g en t l e as sheep a n d lamb s , Amon gst birds t hose .

,

t ha t are of a t e mp era t e c ompl exio n a s hen s t og et her , ,

wit h t he y olk o f t heir eggs Al so t he pa rt ridge t he . ,

phe a san t t he swall ow t he cu cko o a n d t he st o rk an d

, , ,

pe lica n birds g iv en t o a ki n d o f d ev ot ion which a re

, ,

embl e m s o f g ra t i t ud e The ea g l e is de dica t ed t o .

Jup it er She is t he en sig n o femperors an d an e mbl e m

—

m
,

of Jus t ic e a n d Cl e en cy A m o n g st fish t he do lphi n .

, ,

t he fish called an chia o r a n cho vy ; an d t he shea t h o r

shea t fish by re aso n o f his d e vout n ess
-

, .

C HAPT ER XXVII .

W ha t Thin g s are Un der t he Power f

o Mars , an d a re ca l led

Ma rt ia l .

T HESE t hin gs are Ma rt ial : A mon g st El emen t s, fire,

t oget her wit h all adus t an d sha rp t hin g s Am on gst .

hu mo rs cho ler ; al so bi t t er t a st es t art a n d burn in g t he

, ,

t on gue a n d caus in g t ea rs
, Amon g st met als iron a n d . ,

red bra ss ; an d all fiery red a n d su lphureo us t hin g s , ,

.

Am on gst st on es t he diam on d l oa dst on e t he bl oo d

, , ,

st on e t he ja sp er t he st one t ha t c on si st s o f div ers

, ,

kin ds an d t he am et hy st
, A mon gst plan t s an d t rees . ,

hell ebore g a rlic eup horbi um ca st a n ea a mmon iac

, , , , ,

radi sh t he lau re l o r sw eet ba y wo lf s ba n e scam

’
- -

, , ,

mon y ; an d all such as are p o iso n ous by rea son o f t oo ,

muc h hea t a n d t ho se which a re beset roun d abo ut

,

wit h prickl es or by t ouchin g t he s k in burn it prick

, , , ,

it or make it sw ell a s ca rd is t he n et t l e cro w foo t ;

, , , ,
-
102 HEN RY CORN ELI U S AGRIPPA S ’

a n d su ch as bein g e a t en caus e t ea rs a s on ion s asco

, , , ,

l on i a l ee ks mu st a rd seed a n d all t horn y t ree s ; a n d

, ,
-

t he d o gw oo d t ree w hic h is d edica t e d t o M a rs

-
A nd
, .

all suc h a n imal s as a re warlike rav en ou s bo ld a n d o f , , ,

cl ear fa n cy a s t he horse m u l e g oa t kid wo lf l s o p

, , , , , ,

a rd an d wild a s s
, Serpen t s al so a n d d ra g o n s fu ll o f
.
, , ,

displ easu re a n d p o ison A lso all su c h a s a re ofien siv e

m
.

to en a s g n a t s fl ies a n d t he baboo n by re a so n o f
, , , ,

his a n g er All birds t hat are rav en ous d evour fl es h

.
, ,

an d brea k b o n e s a s t he e a g l e t he falc on t he hawk , , , ,

a n d t he vu l t u re ; a n d t ho se w hic h a re ca ll e d t he fa t al

bird s a s t he horn o wl t he screec h o wl c a st rel s a n d

,
-

,
-

, ,

kit es ; a n d suc h as are hun gry a n d raven o us a n d su ch ,

a s mak e a n o is e in t he ir sw a ll o wi n g a s c ro ws daw s , , ,

a n d t he p ie w hic h ab o ve all t he rest

, is d e d ica t e d t o , ,

Mars A n d a m o n g st fishes t he pike t he barbel t he

m
.
, , ,

fork fish t he fish t ha t ha t h horn s like a ra t he st ur

-

, ,

g e o n a n d,t h e g l a c u s all w hic h a re g rea t d e v o u rer s ,

a n d ra v en o us .

CHAP T E R XXVIII .

W ha t Thin g s a re Un d er t he Power f
o Ven u s,
and are ca l l ed

THESE t hin gs are un d er V en us : Am on gst El eme n t s ,

a ir an d wa t er A mo n g st hum ors phl eg m wi t h bl oo d

.
, , ,

spiri t a n d seed , Am on g st t a st es t ho se whic h a re

.
,

s we e t un c t uo us, a n d d e l ec t abl e A m o n gst m et als

,
.
,

s ilve r an d b ra ss bo t h ye ll ow a n d red Am on gst

, , .

st on es , beryl c hryso lit e em eral d sapp hire g reen

t he , , , ,
;

ja spe r carn elian t he st o n e a et it es t he lazu l i s t o n e

, , , ,

cora l an d all o fa fair va rious w hi t e an d g reen c ol or

, , , ,
.

Am on g st pl a n t s a n d t rees t he v ervain vi ol et maiden , , ,

ha ir ; va l eria n w hic h by t he Arab ia n s is call ed p hu !

,

a n d t i t hymal f or it s f rag ra n t a n d s w eet s m ell ; al so

,
104 HENRY CO RN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

qu ick silver -

, ilver marcasit e Am on gst

t in , an d t he S .

s t on e s t he em erald ac ha t e o r a g a t e red ma rbl e a n d

, , , ,

t o paz a n d t ho se w hic h are o f d iv ers c o l ors a n d vari

,

ous fi g ures n a t u rally ; a n d t hose t ha t a re a rt ificial as ,

g la ss ; a n d t h o s e w hic h hav e a c o l o r mix ed wi t h g ree n

a n d yell ow A mon g st plan t s an d t rees t he haze l

m
.
, ,

fiv e le aved g ra ss t he herb mercury fumit ory p i p e r

-

, , ,

n el , ma rj o ram pa rsl ey a n d su c h as hav e Short er a n d

, ,

l ess le av es be in g co mp oun d ed o f mixed n a t ures an d

div ers c ol o rs An i m
,

als al so t ha t are of quic k sense

.
, , ,

in g en iou s st ro n g in con st a n t an d swift ; a n d su c h as

m
, , ,

beco me ea sily ac qua in t ed wi t h en as dogs wea se l s , , ,

apes foxes t he hart a n d m u l e ; a n d all an imal s t hat

, ,

a re of bo t h sexes a n d t hose w hich can c ha n g e t heir

m
,

sex a s t he hare civ et ca t

, a n d su ch lik e
, A on g st , .

birds t hose w hic h are n at urally w it t y me l odious an d

, ,

in con st a n t a s t he li n n et n ight in gal e blackbird lark

, , , , ,

t hrus h t he gn a t sn appe r t he bi rd cal a n d ra t he p ar

,
-

, ,

ro t t he p ie t he bird ibis t he bi rd po rp hyrio t he black

, , , ,

beet l e w it h o n e horn a n d t he sea bird t roc hil us w hich ,

-

g o e s i n t o t h e c ro c o dil e S m o u t h f o r i t s f oo d A m o
’
n g st .

fishes t he fish c a lled p ourcon t rel for dec eit fu l n ess

, ,

a n d c ha n g eabl en es s ; t he fork fish f or it s i n dust ry an d -

t he mul l et also t ha t shak es of

, f t he bai t on t he book
,

wit h his t ail .

CHAPT E R XXX .

Tha t t he W hol e Subl un a ry W or ld , an d t hose Thing s which

a re in It, a re Dist ribu t ed t o Pl an et s .

MOREOVER w ha t soe v er is fou n d in t he whol e w orld

,

is mad e acco rdi n g t o t he g o v ern men t s o f t he P la n et s ,

a n d acc ordin g ly re c eiv e s it s v irt u e So in fire t he

li g ht t hereo f is u n der t he g o vern m
.
,

en liv en i n g en t o f

t he Su n ; t he hea t o f it u n d er M a rs in t he Ea rt h ; t he ,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 105

vario us sup erfic ies t hereof un d er t he Moo n an d Mer

cu ry a n d t he st a rry heav en ; t he w hol e mass o f it
,

un d e r Sa t u rn B ut in t he middl e El em en t s air is
.
,

un d er Jupi t er an d wa t er un d er t he M oon ; bu t bein g

,

mix e d are un d er Mercury a n d Venus In like ma n n er

,
.

n a t u ra l ac t iv e ca uses o b serve t he Sun t he ma t t er t he ,

M o o n t he fruit fu l n ess o f act ive causes Jupit er ; t he

, ,

fru i t ful n ess of t he ma t t er V en us ; t he sudd en efiec t in g

,

of a n y t hi n g Ma rs ; a n d M ercu ry t ha t f
, or his v ehe ,

men cy t his for his dex t eri t y a n d man ifo ld vi rt ue

, .

B u t t he p e rma n en t co n t i n u a t i o n o f all t hin g s is

asc rib ed t o Sa t urn Al so am on gst v eget abl es every
t hin g t ha t bears f ru i t is fro m
.
, ,

Jupi t er an d every t hin g ,

t ha t be ars fl o wers is fro m V en u s ; all seed an d bark is

m
fro M erc ury a n d all roo t s fro m Sat urn a n d all w ood
, ,

fro m Mars a n d l eaves fro m t he M oon Wherefo re all

, .
,

t ha t b rin g fort h f ruit a n d n o t fl ow ers are o f Sa t urn

, ,

a n d Jupi t er ; bu t t he y t ha t bri n g f o rt h fl o w ers an d

seed an d n o t fruit
, a re o f V en us a n d Merc ury ; t ho se
,

whic h a re broug ht fort h o f t heir own accord wi t hout ,

seed a re o ft he M oo n a n d Sa t u rn
, A ll beaut y is fro m .

Ven us a l l st ren g t h from Mars an d e very pla n et rul es

, ,

a n d d isp o se t h t ha t w h ic h is l ik e t o it Al so in st on es .
,

t he i r w ei g ht clammi n ess an d sl ip t icn e ss is of Sa t urn

, ,

t he i r us e an d t empera m en t of J upi t er t hei r ha rdness ,

fro m Ma rs t hei r life fro m t he Sun t he ir bea ut y an d

, ,

fa i rn ess fro m V en us t heir occ ul t virt ue fro m Mercury

, ,

an d t hei r c o mm on use f rom t he M oo n .

CHAPT E R XXXI .

How Provinces an d Kin g do m s a re Dist ribut ed t o Pla net s .

MOREOVER t he w ho le orb oft he ea rt h is dist ribut ed

m
,

by kin g do s an d p rovin ces t o t he P la n et s a n d Sig n s :

For M a c ed o n ia T hracia Ill yria Arrian a G o rdia n a
, , , , ,
106 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

In dia man y
, w hic h coun t ries a re in t he l esser Asia
of ,

a re u n d er Sa t urn wit h Cap ric o rn u s ; bu t wi t h Aqu a rius

un d er hi m
a re t he Sauro ma t ia n C oun t ry Oxian a Sog , ,

dia n a Arabia P haz an ia Media an d E t hip o ia w hic h

, , , ,

c oun t ries for t he m ost pa rt bel on g t o t he m ore i n ward

, ,

Asia U n der J upit er wit h Sagit t a rius are Tus c an a

m
.
, , ,

Cel t ica Spain s a n d happy Arabia ; an d un d er hi

, , ,

wit h P isce s a re Lycia Lydia Cilicia Pamphyl ia

m
, , , , ,

P ap hla g o n ia Na sa on ia a n d Lybia
, Ma rs wit h , .
,

Aries g o v ern s Brit a n y Fran c e G erman y B a st arn ia

, , , , ,

t he l o w er pa rt s o f Sy ri a I d u m ea a n d Jud ea ; w it h
m
, ,

Sc orpi o he rul es Sy ria Co a g en a Ca ppado ci a M et a

, , , ,

g on iu m Ma u ri t
, a n ia a n d G e t u lia T he Su n wi t h Le o , .
, ,

go v ern s I t aly Apulia Sicilia Phen icia Chaldea a n d

, , , , ,

t he Orc he n ia n s Ven us wi t h Ta u rus go vern s t he

.
, ,

Isl es Cyclad es t he sea s oflit t l e Asia C yp rus P art hia

, , , ,

Media P ersia ; but wi t h Libra She comma n d s t he

, , ,

p eopl e of t he I sla n d B ract ia o f Ca sp ia of Seres of , , ,

Theba i s o f Oa si s an d of Trog l od ys Mercury wi t h

, , .
,

G emin i ru l es Hirc a n ia Arm en ia Man t ia n a Cyren a ica

, , , , ,

M a rm a rica an d t he l o wer Eg yp t ; but wi t h Virg o he

, , ,
'

ru l es G reec e Ac ha ia Cret a Babyl o n Mesop o t a m ia

, , , , ,

Assyria a n d El a w hen c e t hey o f t ha t p l a ce a re in

, ,

Sc rip t ure call ed El a mi t es The Moo n wi t h Ca n c er .

, ,

go vern s B it hiv ia Phryg ia Colc hica Nu midia Africa , , , , ,

Cart ha g e a n d all Ca rc hed on ia

, .

T hese we hav e in t his man n er ga t hered fro m P t ol , ,

emy s o p in i on t o w hic h acc o rdin g t o t he w ri t in g s o f

’
, ,

ot her a st ro l o g ers ma n y m o re may be add ed B ut he

, .

who k n o w s ho w t o c o mp a re t hese division s of prov

in c es acc o rd in g t o t he Divi si o n s o ft he St ars wi t h t he ,

Min ist ry of t he Rul in g In t ell ig en ces an d Bl essi n g s o f ,

t he T ribes o f Isra el t he Lo t s o f t he Ap os t l es an d , ,

T ypical Seal s of t he Sacred Scrip t ure shall be abl e ,

t o o b t ai n g rea t a n d prop he t ical oracl es c o n cern in g ,

ev ery regi on o f t hin gs t o co m e, .

108 HEN RY CORNELI U S AGRIPPA S ’

St a rs , w hereo f t he fi rs t is call ed t he Hea d o fA l g ol ,

a n d , am o n g st st on es , ru l es o v er t he diam o n d ; am on g s t

plan t s, black hell ebore a n d u g w o rt The sec o n d m -

.

a re t he P l ei a d es , o r Se v en St a rs , w hic h , am o n gst

st on es , l o ver cryst al an d t he s t on e d iod ocus ;

ru e

am on gst plan t s t he herb d iac ed on a n d fra n ki n c en se

, ,

a n d f en n el ; a n d am o n g st met a ls quick silver T he , .

t hird is t he s t a r A l d e bo ran w hic h ha t h un d er it , ,

am on gst st on es t he ca rbun cle a n d ruby ; am on gst

,

p l a n t s t he mil ky t hi st l e an d m airy silva T he fourt h

,
-

is call ed t he G oa t St a r w hic h rul es amon g st st on es

m
, , ,

t he sapp hi re ; am o n g st pla n t s horehoun d mi n t ug , , ,

.

w ort a n d man d rake T he fift h is call ed t he gre a t Dog .

S t ar w hic h amon gst st on es rul es o ver t he beryl ;

m
, , ,

am on gst pl a n t s savin u g w ort a n d d ra g on s w ort ;

’

an d a m on g st a n im
- -

, ,

, al s t he fo rk e d t o n g ue of a sn ake , .

The six t h is c a ll ed t he l esser Do g St a r a n d am ong st , ,

st on es rul es o v er ac ha t e o r a g a t e ; am o n g st pla n t s t he
, ,

flo wers of ma rigold a n d pen n yro yal The se ven t h is .

calle d t he Hea rt o f t he Lyon whic h am o n g st st on es , , ,

ru l es o v er t he g ra n a t e or garn e t ; am o n g s t pla n t s sa l

m
,

l en d in e ug wort an d ma st ic The eig ht h is t he Ta il e

,
-
.

of t he l e sser B ear w hic h am on g st s t on es ru l es o v er

, , ,

t he l oad s t o n e ; am on gs t herbs o v er su cc o ry o r c hicory , ,

w hose le aves a n d fl ow ers t urn t o wa rd s t he n o rt h ; a l so

m u g w o rt an d t he flo w ers of p eriwin kl e ; a n d a m
-
o n g st ,

an ima l s t he t oo t h o f a w o lf
, The n i n t h is call ed t he .

W in g o f t he Cro w un d er w hic h am on g st st o n es are , , ,

su c h st on es as a re oft he c ol o r o ft he black o n yx st on e ;

am on g st pla n t s t he bur q uad ra g in us hen ban e a n d

m
, , ,

co mfrey ; a n d a on g st an imal s t he t on g ue of a frog

, , .

T he t en t h is call ed Spica w hic h hat h un d er it amon g st , ,

st on es t he em erald ; a m on gst pla n t s sa g e t rifo il peri

w in k le m
, , , ,

u g w ort an d ma n dra k e The el e ven t h is

ca ll ed A l c ha m
-

, .

ec h w hic h am o n gst st on es rules o v er

, , ,

t he ja spe r ; am on gst plan t s t he pla n t ain The t we lft h , .

 PHILOSOPHY or NATURAL MAGIC . 109

is ca ll ed El p heia ; un d er t hi s amon gst st on es is t he , ,

t opaz ; am on g st pla n t s ro s e m ary t rifo il an d ivy ,

The , .

t hirt een t h is call ed t he Hea rt of t he Scorpion un d er ,

whic h a m on g st st on es is t he sard on ius an d ame t hy st ;

, ,

amon g st pl an t s l on g a rist o l oc hy an d saf,

f ro n The .

fourt een t h is t he F a lli n g Vul t u r un d er whic h am on g st , ,

st on es is t he c hry so li t e ; a m o n gst pla n t s su ccory a n d

, ,

fumi t ory The fift een t h is t he Tail e of C a pric orn

.
,

un de r w hic h a m on gst s t on es is c halc ed on y ; am on g st

m
, ,

pla n t s marj oram

,
ug w o rt an d ca t n ip an d t he ro ot
,
-

of ma n d ra k e .

M oreo v er t his we mu st kn ow t ha t ev ery st on e or

, ,

p l an t o r a n imal o r a n y o t h er t hi n
, g is n o t g o v e rn ed ,

by on e st a r al o n e bu t ma n y o ft hem receiv e i n fl uen ce

, ,

n ot s e pa ra t ed bu t c on j o in ed f ro m ma n y st a rs
, So ,
.

amon g st st o n es t he c halc e don is un der Sa t urn a n d

,

Merc ury t og et her wit h t he T ail e of Scorpion a n d

, ,

Capric orn The sapp hi re u n der J upi t er Sa t urn an d

.
, ,

t he s t a r A l hajot h ; t ut l a is un d er J upi t er a n d t he Sun

an d M o on ; t he e m era ld u n d er J upi t er Ve n u s a n d , ,

Mercury a n d t he st ar Spica The amet hyst a s sa it h

m
. ,

Her es is u n der Ma rs Jupit er an d t he Hea rt o f t he

, ,

Scorpi on The ja sp er w hic h is o f d iv ers k i n d s is

un d e r Ma rs Jupi t er a n d t he st a r A l c ha m
.
, ,

ec h The
m
.
,

chry s oli t e is i d er t he Sun V en us an d M ercury as , ,

also u n d er t he st a r w hic h is call ed t he F allin g Vu l t ur .

The t o pa z un d er t he Su n a n d t he s t a r El p heia ; t he
,

diam on d un der Ma rs an d t he Hea d of Algo l In l ike

m
.
,

a n n er amon gst v eg et a bl es t he herb dra g on is un d er

, ,

Sat u rn a n d t he c e l est ia l Dra g o n ; m a st ic a n d mi n t a re

un d e r Jupi t er a n d t he Sun bu t a st ic is a l so u n d er ,
m
t he H e a rt o ft he L yon a n d m in t un d er t he G oa t St ar , ,
.

Hel l ebo re is dedica t e d t o M a rs a n d t he Hea d o fA lgo l ;

m oss a n d sa n d e rs t o t he Su n a n d V e n us ; c o ri a n d er t o

Ven us an d Sa t urn Am on g st a n im a l s t he sea calf is

.
,

und e r t he Sun an d JUp it er ; t he f o x a n d a p e un d er ,

110 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

S at urn and M ercury ; an d d o mest ical d ogs un der Mer

cury an d t he Moon A n d t hus we have shew ed more .

t hin gs in t hese in ferio rs by t hei r su peri ors “ .

CHAPT ER XXXIII .

Oft he Sea l s an d Cha ract ers f

o Na t u ra l Thin g s .

ALL St ars hav e t heir p ecul iar n a t ures prop ert ies , ,

a n d c on di t i on s t he Sea l s a n d C harac t ers w hereo f

,

t hey p ro d uce , t hroug h t hei r rays, e v en in t hes e in f e

rio r t hi n gs , v iz , in el em en t s , in st on es , in pl an t s , in
.

an imal s a n d t heir members ; w hen ce ev ery n a t ural

,

t hin g rec eiv es from a ha rm on ious disp o si t i o n an d fro m

,

it s s t a r Shin i n g upo n it so m e pa rt icula r Seal or c har , ,

ac t er st a mpe d u pon it ; w hic h Seal ofc ha rac t er is t he

,

s ig n ific a t or of t ha t st a r o r ha rm o n i o u s di sposi t io n , ,

con t a i n in g in it a pecu li a r Virt u e d ifferi n g from o t her ,

virt ues of t he same mat t er bo t h g en erica lly sp ec ific , ,

ally a n d n um ericall y Ev ery t hin g t herefore ha t h

,
.
, ,

it s c ha ra c t er p resse d upon it by it s st ar f or s o m e p a r

t ic ul ar efiec t esp ecially by t ha t st ar w hic h do t h p rin

,

c ip a l l y g o v ern it A n d t hese Chara ct ers c on t a in a n d

.

re t ai n in t hem t he pe c u lia r N a t ures Vi rt ues an d , ,

Root s o f t heir St ars a n d pro duce t he l ike o pera t ion s ,

u po n ot her t hin g s on w hic h t hey are re fl e c t ed an d, ,

s t i r u p a n d he lp t he in fl uen c es o f t heir St ars w het her ,

t hey be P la n et s or fixed St ars o r F igures or ce l es t ial

, , ,

Sig n s 1 viz , as o ft a s t hey Shall be mad e in a fit

.
,

A g ripp a h ist o rian Mr Henry Morley sa y

’
s H ere en d the d e t ail o f
, .
, s s

the theory o f N ature u pon wh ic h were base d fa a c oncerned n a tur al

, . so r s

th in gs the art of sorcery an d d ivin a tion From theory to pr c tice there

m
, s . a .

fore the youn g tu d ent passes

, s Life o f Corne l iu A grippa Vo l I p . s
"
. . . , .

t T h e H e av en in gener al are m a pped out into cl us te

s a d c ombin a tion rs n s

of ta r known as c n te llation
s s, d t e c h c on te ll a tion t h
o s ncients s,
"
an o a s e a

gave a certa in figure the na m e of wh ic h al o na med the con te llation a

"
, s s , s

Capric ornu (from c a per goa t an d c ornu horn) i given the figure of
"
s , , . s

a goa t (one horn ta rry ) ; a d th i c on te ll a tion by be in g one of the t we lv e

s n s s ,

conste ll a t ions oft he Zod iac i further kn own a on e of the Twv s Sig n s
, s
"
s .
112 HENRY AGRIPPA S ’
CO RNELIUS

ew
f Seal s an d Chara ct ers of t he Plan et s su ch as t he
m
,

an cien t c hiro man cers kn ew of in t he ha n ds of en ,

.

T hese dot h Julia n call Sacred an d Divin e Let t ers ,

see in g t ha t by t hem acc ordi n g t o t he ho ly Sc rip t ure

m
, ,

is t he life of en wri t in t heir han ds A n d t here are .

in all n a t io ns o f all lan g uages always t he s ame a n d

like t o t hem an d perma n en t ; t o w hich were added an d
,

foun d ou t aft erward s man y m ore ; as by t he an cien t ,

m
so by la t t er c hiroman c ers A n d t hey t ha t w ould kn o w
.

t hem m ust hav e rec ourse t o t heir v ol um es It is su .

cien t here t o shew from w hen c e t he Charact ers o f

N at ure hav e t heir origin al source an d in w hat t hin g s ,

t hey are t o be en qu ire d aft er ‘

.

0 m Mo le y
.

the d v ne let
i i
r . onpa ge of work give uccessively line unde li e
188
tu
h is ,

u p t r M Ve u Merc ury the Su

t e rs ofSa rn . J i e
s s
d th
, r n ,

wh ic h m c m e d w h the fig u m
, a rs , n s, , n , an e
Moon ad e fro m the 1
05 1e dit ion
"
, ay be o p ar it res :

I IM F ‘ Z BW

we
m
‘
n a:
oerX i a -

e v-

w a s
8s
a “ Ge H u t
;
V JIN fl a wn
“Q % M W
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATUR AL m ore
. 113

FOLLOW THE FIGURES OF DIVINE LETT ER S

The Let t ers or Charact ers of S at u rn .

I. :F W ' ‘
X BW
The Let t ers or Charact ers of Jupit er .

M 35
4 1?! 335 1
3? t O NE
:

The Le t t ers or Charac t ers of Mars .

w ho s
—” ’
Ti w i th
The Let t ers Cha ract ers of t he Sun

w am m
or .

W JIN V s - r

The Let t ers or Charact ers of Venus .

W E SK

m
The Le t t ers or Charact ers ofMercury .

fi flfi
fi fi M il -
a
The Let t ers or Charact ers oft he Moon .
114 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

CHAPT ER XXXIV .

How, by Na t ura l Thin g s a nd t heir Vir t ues, W e my Da ra w

Fort h an d A t t ract t he Influerwes an d Vir t ues f

o Cel est ia l

NOW , if t ho u des irest t o rec e ive virt ue fro m an y

part oft he World , or from an y St a r t hou shal t (t hose ,

t hin g s bein g u sed w hic h be l on g t o t his S t ar) co m e

u n der it s p ecul ia r in fl uen c e a s w oo d is fit t o re c eiv e
,

fl a me by reason of sulp hur pit c h an d oil Nev ert he , .

l ess w hen t hou dost t o a n y on e Spe cies of t hin g s o r

, ,

i n dividual ri g ht ly apply ma n y t hin g s (w hich are

m
,

t hin g s o f t he sam e subj e c t sca t t ere d a mo n g st t he

, ,

se lv es c o n formabl e t o t he sam e I
, dea a n d St ar) pres ,

en t ly by t his mat t er so o pp ort un e ly fi t t e d a s in g u l a r

, ,

gift is in fuse d by t he Idea bym ea n s oft he Sou l oft he

,

World I sa y o pp ort un ely fi t t ed v iz un der a ba r

. , .
,

m on y li k e t o t he ha rm on y w hich did in fuse a cert ai n

,

virt ue i n t o t he ma t t er For al t houg h t hin g s hav e

.

so me v irt ues suc h as we sp eak o f yet t ho se virt ue s

, ,

d o so l ie hid t hat t here is seldo m a n y ef fec t prod uce d

by t hem B ut a s in a grain of must a rd seed b ruise d
.
,
-

, ,

t he sharp n ess w hic h lay hid is st i rred up ; a n d a s t he

hea t of t he fire d ot h ma k e l et t ers appa ren t t o t he
s ig ht w hic h bef ore c ould n o t be read bei n g w ri t w it h ,

t he j u ic e o f a n on ion or wi t h milk ; an d as l et t ers

,

wrot e up on a st on e wit h t he fa t of a g oa t an d al t o ,

g e t h e r u n p e rc e iv e d w h en t,
h e s t o n e i s p u t i n t o vi n eg a r

appear a n d shew t hem selv es ; a n d a s a bl o w wi t h a

st ick st irs u p t he madn ess o f a d o g w hic h b e fore lay

a s l e ep so d ot h t he C elest ial Harm on y disclose v ir

—

t ues lyi n g in t he wa t er ; st irs t hem up st ren g t hen et h ,

t hem a n d makes t hem ma n ifest ; a n d a s I may so sa y

, , ,

p r o d u cet h t h a t i n t o A ct w h ic h b e fo re w as o nl y in

Power w hen t hi n g s a re rig ht l y e xp osed t o it in a Cel es

,

t ial Sea so n As f . o r ex a mpl e : I f t hou dost d esire t o

116 HENR Y CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

d eg rees corresp on d wi t h t hem t hat g o before w here ,

t he pa t ien t is fit l y applied t o it s superior a g en t So .

fro m a cert ain composi t ion of herbs vapors an d su ch , ,

l ike made acc ordi n g t o t he prin cipl es of n at ural p hi

m
,

l osop hy an d ast rono my t here resu l t s a c ert a in co

m m
,

on f or en d o wed wit h ma n y g if t s of t he St a rs as
, , ,

in t he hon ey of bees t ha t wh ich is gat hered out o f

m
,

t he j uic e of in n u erabl e flo wers an d broug ht in t o o n e

form c on t ai n s t he virt ue of al l by a kin d of divin e
, ,

a n d admirabl e a rt of t he bees Yet t his is n ot t o be .

less w on dere d at w hic h Eudoxus G iudius re port s o f

, ,

a n a rt ificial ki n d of ho ne y w hic h a c ert ain N a t io n o f

G ia n t s in Lybia kn e w how t o make o ut offl ow ers a n d ,

t hat v ery good an d n ot f ar i n f eri o r t o t hat o ft he bees .

For ev ery mix t io n which c on sist s of ma n y se v eral

m
,

t hin gs is t hen m ost perfect w hen it is so fi rml y c o

,

p a ct e d i n all pa rt s t ha t it b ec o m es o n e is e v er y w her e

m
,

fir t o i t self an d ca n hardly be dissipa t ed— a s we

,

so m et im es see st on es a n d divers b odies t o be by a cer ,

t a in n at ural po w er so c on g l ut in a t ed an d un it ed t ha t
,

t hey see m t o be w holly o n e t hi n g ; a s we see t wo t rees ,

by g raft in g t o bec om e one ; al so oyst ers wi t h st on es

, ,

by a cert a in occul t virt ue of Na t ure ; an d t here have

been seen som e a n imal s whic h have been t urn ed in t o
st o n es an d so un i t ed wi t h t he su bst a n c e o f t he st o n e
,

t ha t t he y seem t o mak e on e b ody a n d t ha t al so ho m o ,

g en e o u s ; so t he t r ee eb o n y is o n e w h il e w o o d a n d
a n ot her whil e st on e Wh en t herefore a n y on e akes.
, ,
m
a mix t io n of ma n y ma t t ers un der t he cel est ial in flu
s u ce s t hen t he va riet y o f c el est ial act ions on t he o n e
,

han d a n d of n a t ural p owers on t he o t her han d be i n g

, ,

j oin ed t oget her dot h i n deed cause w on d erfu l t hin g s

,

by o in t m en t s by c o l l yries by fu m es a n d suc h like

m
, , ,

w hic h a re read o f in t he book s of Chira is A rc hyt a , ,

De mocrit us an d Hermes who is n ame d A l c hora t a n d

, , ,

ma n y ot hers .
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 117

CH APT ER XXXVI .

Of t he Un ion f
o Mixt Thin g s an d t he In t roduct ion ofa
m
,

More Noble For , an d t he Senses of Lif

e .

MOREOVER we m ust k n o w t ha t by how m uc h t he

, ,

more n o bl e t he form of an y t hin g is by so muc h t he ,

more pron e a n d a p t it is t o rece iv e an d powerful t o ,

a ct. Then t he virt ues of t hin gs d o t hen beco me won

d erf ul v iz
, w hen t hey are p ut t o ma t t ers t ha t a re
.
,

mixed an d prepared in fit sea son s t o make t hem a l ive

, , ,

by p ro curi n g life for t hem fro m t he St ars as al so a ,

sen s ibl e Soul a s a m ore n obl e f orm For t here is so .

grea t a po wer in p rep ared mat t ers w hich we see d o , , ,

t hen rece iv e life when a p erf ec t mix t ion of qu ali t i es

seem s t o break t he form er c o n t ra ri et y Fo r so m uc h .

t he m o re p erfec t life t hin gs rec eiv e shew s by ho w ,

much t heir t e mper is more rem ot e fro m con t rariet y .

Now t he Heav en a s a preval en t cause d ot h (fro m

, , ,

t he beg i n n in g o f e v ery t hin g t o be g en era t ed by t he ,

d ue c o n coc t ion an d p erfec t di g es t i on o f t he ma t t er) ,

t oget her wi t h life b est o w ce l est ial in fluen ces an d,

won derful gift s acc ordin g t o t he C apaci t y t ha t is in

,

t ha t Life a n d sen s ibl e Soul t o receiv e m ore n obl e a n d

sublim e vi rt u es For t he Ce lest ial Virt ue dot h ot her
.

w ise l ie a sl eep as sulphur kept from t he flame but in

, ,

Livin g Bo dies it do t h always burn as kin dle d sulp hur ; ,

an d t hen by it s vap or like t he l ight e d sulphur it fill s , ,

all t he plac es t ha t are n ext t o it .

So c ert a in w o n d erful w ork s a re wro ug ht such a s a re ,

read o fin t he bo ok o fN emi t h w hic h is t it l ed a Boo k ,

of t he L aw s of P lu t o beca use su c h k i n d ofm on st rou s ,

g en era t i o n s a re n ot p rod uc e d acc ord i n g t o t he L aw s

of N a t ure For we kn o w t ha t o fw orm s are g en era t ed

.

gn a t s ; of a horse wa sps ; of a calf or ox bees ; of a, ,

crab his leg s bein g t aken off a n d be buri ed in t he

,

groun d a sc orpi on ; of a duck d ri ed in t o powd er a n d

, ,
118 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPP A S ’

p u t i n t o wa t er are gen era t ed frog s ; bu t ift he d uck be

,

baked in a p ie a n d cut in t o pieces a n d t hen p ut i n t o

, ,

a mo is t place un d er t he g roun d t oads are g en era t ed ,

of it . Of t he herb g ard en ba sil bru ised bet wix t t wo ,

s t o n es a re gen era t ed sc orpi on s ; a n d o f t he hairs of a

,

cat a m en ial person buri ed u n der co mpost a re bred

, ,

serp e n t s ; a n d t he hai r o fa horse s t ail p ut in t o wa t e r

’
, ,

rec eiv et h life a n d is t urn ed i n t o a p ern ici ou s w orm .

A n d t here is a n art w here wi t h by a hen s it t i n g upo n

eg g s may be g en e ra t ed a fo r
, like t o a an (w hic h I
hav e seen a n d kn o w ho w t o make) w hic h ma g ic ia n s
m ,

m
,

sa y ba t h in it w o n d erful v irt ue s ; a n d t his t he y call

t he t rue ma n drake You m ust t herefo re k n ow w hic h

.
, ,

a n d w ha t ki n d o f m a t t ers a re e i t her ofN a t ure or A rt ,

begun or perfec t ed or c o mp oun ded of m ore t hin g s

, ,

m
a n d w ha t c el est ial i n fl uen c es t hey are abl e t o rec e iv e .

For a con g ruit y of n a t ural t hin g s is su c ien t f or t he

rec eivi n g of i n fl u en c e from t hose c e l e st ial ; be ca use ,

w hen n o t hi n g d ot h hin der t he Cel est ial s t o sen d fort h

t heir l ig ht s u po n I n t eriors t he y suf fer n o ma t t er t o be
,

d est i t ut e o f t heir virt ue W herefore as m uc h mat t er

.
,

as is perfe ct a n d p ure is n o t un fi t t o rec e iv e t he c e l es

,

t ial i n fluen ce For t hat is t he bi n di n g an d c o n t in u i t y

.

o ft he ma t t er t o t he Sou l o ft he World w hic h d o t h so ,

daily flow in u pon t hin g s n at ural a n d all t hin g s w hic h ,

Na t ure hat h prepared t hat it is impossibl e t ha t a p re

,

pared mat t er should n ot rec eive life or a m ore n obl e ,

form .

CH APT ER XXXVII .

How, by m t
so e cer a in Na t u ra l an d Art ificia l Prep a ra t ion s,
We my At t
a ract cert a in Cel es t ia l an d Vita l Gifts .

P LAT ON ISTS, t og et her wit h Hermes, sa y, a n d J a rc hus

B ra c h m Mec uba l s o ft he Hebrew s con fess
a n us a n d t he ,

t ha t all sublun a ry t hin g s a re subj ect t o gen era t io n a n d

 120 HEN RY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

to o bt ain of G od
derst a n di n g a n d min d in it s
it s un

so ul a n d b ody a s in w oo d t he d ryn ess is fi t t e d t o

,

receiv e oil an d t he oil b ei n g imbibed is foo d f o r t he

m
, , ,

fire t he fire is t he v e hicl e o f light

, By t hese exa .

p l e s y o u se e h o w by s o m e c er t ai n n a t u r al a n d a rt i fici a l
prepara t ion s we are in a capacit y t o receive c ert ai n
c el est ial gift s fro m abov e For st on es an d met al s .

have a c orrespon den cy wit h herbs herbs w it h a n imal s , ,

a n imal s wit h t he heaven s t he heaven s wit h In t el l i ,

g e n c e s a n d t
, h ey w it h divi n e p ro p e rt i e s a n d a t t r ib u t e s

a n d wit h G o d him self af t er w hose imag e a n d li k en ess ,

all t hi n gs a re creat ed .

Now t he first image o f G od is t he w orld ; of t he

m m
,

worl d an ; of
, a n bea st s ; of b ea st s t he ze o p hyt on
, ,
‘

or Z oophyt e ( i half a n imal an d half plan t ; of t he

.

zeOp hyt on plan t s ; o f plan t s m et al s ; a n d of m et al s

, , ,

st on es A n d a g ain in t hi n gs spirit ual t he pla n t

m
.
, , ,

a g rees wit h a brut e in veget a t ion a brut e wi t h a an

m
,

in sen se an wi t h a n a n g el in un derst a n di n g
, a n d an ,

a n g el wi t h G o d in immort alit y Divin it y is a n n exed .

t o t he min d t he min d t o t he i n t ell ec t t he in t ellec t t o

, ,

t he in t en t i on t he in t en t i on t o t he ima g i n a t ion t he
, ,

ima g i n a t i o n t o t he sen ses an d t he sen ses a t last t o , , ,

t hi n g s For t hi s is t he ba n d an d c o n t in ui t y ofNa t ure

.
,

t ha t all superior vi rt u e dot h flow t hro ug h e v ery i n t e

rior wit h a l o n g a n d con t i n u ed seri es di spers in g it s ,

rays ev en t o t he very la st t hin g s ; a n d in feriors ,

t hroug h t heir sup eri o rs c o m e t o t he v ery Sup re m e of ,

all For so in t eriors a re successively j oin ed t o t heir

m
.

su peri ors t ha t t here p ro c eed s a n i n fl uen c e fro

, t he ir
head t he F irst C au se a s a c ert ai n st rin g st ret c hed ou t
, ,

”
t o t he l o werm ost t hin g s o fall ; of w hic h st rin g if on e ,

e n d be t o uc hed t he w hol e d ot h presen t ly sh ak e a n d

m
,
i
su c h a t o uc h d o t h sou n d t o t he o t her en d ; a n d a t t he o

t io n ofa n in feri or t he su p erior al so is m o ved t o w hic h ,

t he o t her d ot h a n swer a s s t rin gs in a l ut e well t un ed ,

.
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 121

CHAPTE R XXXVIII .

How we my a Draw n ot on l y Cel est ia l a nd Vit a l bu t a l so

cer t a in In t el l ect ua l a nd Divin e Gif

ts f
ro mAb ov e .

M AGICIANS t eac h t ha t c e l est ial gift s may t hroug h ,

in fe ri ors bei n g con formable t o sup eri ors be d rawn ,

d o w n by opport un e i n flu en ces of t he heaven ; a n d so ,

al so by t hese c el est ial gif t s t he ce l est ial a n g el s (a s

, ,

t he y are servan t s o f t he st ars) may be pro c ured a n d

c o n veyed t o us Ia m bl ic hus Pro cl us a n d Syn e sius
.
, ,

wi t h t he w ho l e sc hoo l of Pla t on ist s co n fi rm t hat n ot ,

o n l y c e l est ial a n d v it al bu t al so c ert a in i n t ell ec t ual

a n g e lical a n d d ivi n e g ift s m

,

a y be rec eiv ed fro m a b o v e

by so m e c ert ain ma t t ers havin g a n a t ura l p o w er of

divi n it y (i . w hic h hav e a n a t ura l c orresp o n den cy
wi t h t he sup eri ors bein g rig ht ly rec eiv ed a n d Op p or
,

t u n e l y g a t here d t og e t her acc ordin g t o t he ru l es o f

n a t ura l p hil o so p hy a n d a st ron o my A n d M erc uriu s .

Tris m eg ist us writ es t hat a n Im a g e rig ht ly made of

, ,

c ert a in proper t hin g s appro priat e d t o a n y on e c ert ain

a n g e l wil l p resen t ly be a n i m
,

at ed by t ha t an gel Of .

t he sam e al so Aust in (St Au g us t i n e) mak es m en t io n

, ,
.

in his eig ht h boo k De Civi t a t e Dei (t he C it y o f G od )

, .

For t h is is t he ha rm on y o f t he wo rld t ha t t hin g s ,

su p erce l est ial be d raw n d o wn by t he c e l est ial an d ,

t he s up ern at ural by t hose n a t ura l be ca use t here is ,

On e Op era t iv e V irt ue t ha t is d iflu sed t hro ug h all

’

kin ds of t hin g s ; by w hic h v irt ue in d eed a s m an ifest , ,

t hi n g s are prod uc ed ou t ofo ccu l t ca u ses so a ma g ician ,

dot h m a ke u se o ft hin g s m a n ifest t o d raw fort h t hi n g s

t ha t are o ccu l t v iz t hrou g h t he ray s o f t he St ars
, ,

t hr oug h f u m es l ig ht s so un d s a n d n a t u ra l t hin g s
, , ,

w hich are a g reeabl e t o t ho s e c el est ial in w hic h a side , ,

fro m t heir corpo real q ua lit i es t here is a l so a k in d o f , , ,

rea s on sen se a n d ha rm o n y a n d i n c orp oreal a n d d ivi n e

, ,

me a sures a n d orders .
122 HENRY CORN ELI US ’
A G RI
PP A s

So we ad t ha t t he a n cien t s were won t oft en t o

re

rec eiv e som e divi n e a n d w on d erfu l t hin g by cert ain

n a t u ral t hi n g s : So t he st on e t ha t is bred in t he appl e

of t he eye o f a civ et c a t held u n d er t he t o n g ue o f a

m m
,

a n is said t o ma k e hi
,
t o divi n e or p rop hesy ; t he
sam e is s el e n i t e t he m oo n st on e re p o rt e d t o d o
,
So -

, .

t hey sa y t ha t t he I ma g es o fG od s may be call ed up by

t he st on e call e d an c hit is ; a n d t ha t t he g ho st s of t he
dead may be bein g call ed u p kept up by t he st o n e
, ,

syn oc hit is The like d o t h t he herb a g l a up ho t is d o

mm
.
,

whic h is al so call ed ar orit es g rowin g upon t he ,

ma rbl es of Ar abia as sa i t h Pli n y an d t he w hich , ,

mag icia n s use Also t here is a n herb call ed rhea n

.

gel ida w it h w hic h mag icia n s d ri n ki n g o f ca n p rOp h , ,

esy . M oreo v er t here a re so me herb s by which t he

,

dead are rai sed t o life ; w hen ce Xan t hus t he hist ori a n
t ell s t hat w it h a c ert a in herb call ed bal u s a y oun g
, ,

dra g on bein g k ill ed wa s mad e aliv e a g ain ; al so t h a t

m m m
, ,

by t he sam e herb a c ert ain a n o f T il l u w ho a ,

dra g on kill ed wa s rest ored t o l ife ; a n d Juba rep ort s

m
, ,

t ha t in Ara bia a cert a in a n wa s by a c ert ai n he rb

res t ored t o lif e B ut w het her or n o a n y su c h t hin g s

m
.

ca n be d o n e in d eed up o n, an by t he vi rt u e o f her b s
,

or a n y o t her n a t ural t hi n g we s hall d isc o u rse in t h e ,

foll owi n g c hap t er Now it is cert a in a n d m a n ifest

.
,

t ha t suc h t hin g s ca n be d o n e u po n o t her a n imals So .

if flies t hat a re d ro wn ed be p ut in t o wa rm a shes t he y

, ,

reviv e An d bee s bein g drow n ed d o in lik e ma t t e r

.
, ,

rec o v er l ife in t he j u ice o f t he herb c a t n ip ; a n d ee l s ,

bei n g dead for wa n t of wa t er if wi t h t heir w ho l e

m
,

bo di es t he y be p ut un der ud in v in ega r a n d t he bl oo d
o f a v ul t ure be i n g p ut t o t hem will all o f t he m in a , ,

f ew day s rec o v er lif e

, T he y sa y t ha t if t he fis h .

h is wa in al l probabil ity so me m iner a l th t re e m ble d D De cel

tone wh ic h was c anne l coal a bl ack miner l coal u m
‘
0T s, a s r. e s
,

e b a t ed c ie n t l y h ar d
t o be c ut an d p ol ishe d an d us e d by h im
r s ,
-
, a s

,as a Ma gic Mirror .

124 HEN RY CORN ELIUS AGRIPP A S ’

(n ot p su
erc e l est ial bu t l ess hi g her), S o w e re ad t ha t .

t he a n cien t p riest s mad e st a t ues a n d ima g es f oret el l ,

in g t hin g s t o co m e a n d i n fused in t o t hem t he Spirit s

,

of t he St a rs w hic h w ere n o t k ept t here by c on st rai n t

m
,

in so e cert ain ma t t ers bu t rej o ic ed in t he m v iz a s

, ,
.
,

ac k n o wl edgin g su c h kin ds of mat t er t o be su it abl e t o

t he m t hey d o alway s an d will in g ly abid e in t hem a n d
, ,

sp eak a n d d o w o n d erfu l t hin g s by t he m ; n o ot herwis e

t ha n e v il spiri t s a re w on t t o d o w hen t hey po ssess

m en s bodies
’
.

CHAPT ER X L .

OfBind ing s; wha t Sort t hey a re of, a nd in wha t W a ys t hey

a re won t t o be Done .

W E ha ve spok en c on c ern in g t he vi rt ues an d w on d er

f ficacy ofn a t u ral t hin g s
u l ef It re main s n ow t hat we .

un derst a n d a t hi n g o f g rea t w o n d erm en t — a n d it is a

m
bin di n g of en in t o l o ve or ha t red sickn ess or heal t h , ,

or suc h like Also t he bin din g oft hie ves an d robbers

.
,

t ha t t he y ca n n ot st eal in a n y pl a c e ; t he bin di n g of
m erc han t s t hat t hey ca n n ot buy or se ll in an y place ;
,

t he bin di n g o f a n a rmy t ha t t hey ca nn o t pa ss o v er ,

a n y b ou n d ; t he bi n di n g o fship s t hat n o wi n d s t ho ug h , ,

n e v er so s t ro n g shall be abl e t o ca rry t he m o ut o ft he

,

hav en Also t he bin din g of a mill t hat it c a n by n o

.
,

forc e wha t soe ver be t urn ed roun d ; t he bin di n g of a

ci st ern or foun t a in t hat t he wa t er can n ot be draw n up
,

o ut oft he m ; t he bi n di n g o ft he grou n d t ha t it ca n n o t ,

brin g fo rt h fru i t ; t he bin din g of an y plac e t ha t n ot h ,

in g c a n be b uil t up on it ; t he bin di n g o f fire t ha t ,

t hou g h it he n ev er so st ron g c a n b urn n o c o mbust ibl e ,

t hin g t ha t is p ut t o it A lso t he bi n din g s ofl ig ht n i n g s

.

a n d t emp e s t s t hat t hey shall d o n o hurt ; t he bin d in g

,

o f d o gs t ha t t he y c a n n ot ba rk ; t he bin di n g o f bi rds
,
 PHILOSOP H Y OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 125

an d wild bea st s t ha t t hey shall n ot be abl e t o fly or

,

run away A n d su c h lik e a s t hese w hic h are scarce

.
,

cre dibl e yet of t en kn o wn by experi en c e Now t here

, .
,

a re s u c h ki n d o f bin d in g s a s t he se mad e by s orce ri es ,

co l l yries u n guen t s an d l o v e p o t i o n s ; by bi n di n g t o o r

m
, ,

ha n gi n g up o f t h in gs ; by ri n g s by c ha r s by st ro n g
ima g in a t io n s an d pa ssi on s by i m
, ,

a g es an d c ha rac t ers
m
, ,

by en cha n t m en t s a n d impreca t i o n s by lig ht s by n u , ,

bers by soun ds by w ord s, an d n ames in v ocat i on s ,

, , ,

a n d sacrific es ; by s w ea rin g c on j uri n g con sec rat ion s , , ,

dev ot ion s an d by div ers superst it ion s an d observa

, ,

t ions a n d suc h like

, .

CHAPTE R X LI .

THE force ofsorceri es is rep ort ed t o be so g reat t ha t

t hey are b eliev ed t o be abl e t o subv ert c on sum e an d ,

chan g e all in ferior t hin g s acc ordin g V irg i l s muse ,

’

Maeris f mt h h b i P t
or e ese er s n on u s chose,

A d i n d g f t h
cu r ou sg ru s, or er e rea t p l en t y g ows;
r

I m y t im wit h t h
,
an h M es, ese a ve oeris sp ied

Ch g d t w lf
an d i th w
’
o a o e, a n n e ood s t o hide;
F m Sp l h
ro w ld l d p e u c res ou sou s e a r t ed cha r m
di g f m m
,

A d C
’
nb t orn ea r s an n ro a n ot her s Far .

Al so in an o t her plac e c on cern in g

, , t he compan i on s
ofU lysses w ho m ,

The cruel Godd ess, Circe, t here in vests

W it h f asp ects, an d cha n g d to
’
ierce sa va g e beasts .

An d , a lit t l e aft er ,

W hen l ove fro mPi C ou s, erce coul d n ot g ain s,

Hi mwit h h,
h m
i g w
er c a r n -
an d , a n d hel l is h ban e,
 26 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA ’
S

Cha n g d t o bird , a n d sp ot s his sp eckl ed win g s

’
a

W it h su n d ry colors

Now, t here m e kin d s of t hese sorceries en

a re so m
t ion ed by Luc a n c on c ern in g t ha t sorc eress Thessa l a , ,

c a lli n g up g host s w here he sai t h ,

Here a l l Na t u re s p rod uc t s u nf
’
or t u n a t e

Foa m m
of a d Dog s, whic h wa t ers f ea r a nd ha t e;

Gu t s of t he Dyna ; Hyen a s, kn ot i bred ;

’
m
m
The a rrow ofa Ha r t wit h Serp en t s f ed

W ere n ot wa n t in g ; n o, n or t he sea La m
p rey,

W hic h st op s t he ship s; n or yet t he Drag on s eye ’

.

And ch a s Apul eius t ell s ofcon cern in g P a p hil a

su m ,

t ha t sorc eress en dea v o rin g t o p ro cu re l o v e ; t o w hom

,

Pot i s a c ert a i n m a id brought t he hai rs of a g oa t (cut

, ,

Of ffro m a bag o r bo t t l e m a de w it h t he sk i n t hereo f )

in st ea d o f B aao t ius (a youn g a n ) ha ir
’
No w s he m .
,

sa it h Apu l eius bein g o ut o f her wi t s f o r t he y o u n g

m
,

a n g oe t h u p t o t he t il e d roo f a n d in t he u pp er pa rt
, ,

t hereo f m a k es a g rea t ho l e o p en t o all t he o ri en t a l

,

a n d o t her a sp e c t s a n d m o st fit f o r t he se he r a rt s a n d
, ,

t here p riva t ely w orship s ; havi n g be fore furn ished her

m ourn ful house w it h suit abl e furn i t ure wit h all kin ds ,

of sp ic e s wit h pl a t es o f iron wi t h st ra n ge w ord s

m
,

en g rav en u p on t he m wit h p a rt s o fs t e s o fs hip s t ha t

,

w ere ca st a way a n d mu ch l a m en t ed a n d wit h div ers ,

members of b uri ed ca ca sses ca st a b oad here n oses

r r —

a n d fin g ers t here t he fl eshy n ail s o f t hose t ha t w e re

,

ha n ged a n d in a n o t her plac e t he bl o o d o f t he m t ha t

, , ,

w ere murd ered a n d t heir sk u ll s man gl ed w it h t he

, ,

t ee t h of wild bea st s The n she offers sa crific es (t heir

.

en c ha n t ed en t ra il s lyi n g pa n t i n g ) a n d s p rin k l es t hem

wi t h diverskin d s of l iqu o rs ; so m et im
,

es wit h fou n t ai n

wat er so met im es w it h c o w s m il k so m et imes wi t h ’

m
, ,

o un t ai n hon ey a n d m ead T hen she t ies t hose hairs

, .
128 HEN RY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA ’
s

t ouc he d w it h it It makes lin en black t ha t is bo il ed

.

wit h it ; it ma kes ma res cas t t heir foal if t hey d o bu t

t ou c h it a n d mak es a sses ba rren as l o n g a s t he y ea t
,

o ft he c orn t ha t ha t h been t ou c hed wi t h it The a s hes

m
.

of c a t a en io us cl o t hes if t he y be ca st u p o n p urpl e
,

g a r m e n t s t h a t a r e t o be wa s h e d c ha n g e t he c o l o r o f ,

t hem an d t akes aw a y c o l ors fro m flo w ers

, T he y sa y .

t ha t it d riv es away t ert ia n a n d q ua rt a n agues if it be

p u t i n t o t h e w o o l o f a bl a ck ra a n d t ie d u p in a s il m ,

v er bracel et ; a s al so if t he s o l es o f t he p a t i en t s fee t
’
, ,

be an oi n t ed t herewit h a n d es pe cially if it be do ne by
,

t he wo man herse lf t he pa t ien t n o t k n o win g of it

, .

M oreo ver it cures t he fit s o f t he fall in g sickn ess ; bu t

,

m ost especially it cu res t he m t ha t are a fraid ofwa t er ,

or d ri n k aft er t he y a re bi t t en w it h a mad d o g if o n ly

m
,

a ca t a en io us cl ot h be p u t un der t he c up Besides
m
.
,

t hey rep ort t ha t if c a t a en ious person s sha ll walk

, ,

bein g n ud e a b out t he st a n di n g corn t hey make a l l

, ,

ca n kers worm s be et le s flies a n d a l l hurt f ul t hin g s

, , , , ,

t o f a ll of ffro m t he c orn ; bu t t hey m ust t a k e hee d t hat

t hey d o it be fore su n ris i n g o r e lse t he y w ill make t he
-

c orn t o wit her Al so t hey sa y t he y a re a bl e t o expel

.
, ,

ha il t empest s an d lig ht n in g s m o re of w hic h P lin y

, , ,

makes m en t ion of Kn o w t his t ha t t he y a re a g rea t er

.
,

p oi son if t hey happen in t he decrea se o f t he Moo n ,

a n d yet m uc h g rea t er if t hey happ en be t wix t t he

dec rease an d c han g e of t he Moon ; bu t if t hey happen

in t he e cl ip se o f t he M oo n o r t he Sun t hey a re an ,

in curabl e po i son B ut t hey a re of g rea t est forc e of

.

all w hen t hey happen in t he first ea rly y ears e v en in ,

t he y ears o f vi rgi n it y f o r if t he y d o but t o uc h t he

,

p ost s o ft he house t he re ca n n o mischief t a ke effec t in

it. Al so t hey say t ha t t he t hreads of a n y ga rm ent
, ,

t o uc hed t here wi t h ca n n ot be burn t a n d if t hey be ca st ,

i n t o t he fire it will spread n o furt her Al so it is sa id .

, ,

t ha t t he roo t of peon y bei n g giv en wi t h ca st o r o il ,

 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 129

s m e ared o ver usin g t he ca t a en io us cl ot h c uret h t he

, m ,

fa lli n g sickn ess Moreov er if t he st o mac h of a hart

.
,

be b urn t or roa s t ed an d t o it be p ut a perfumi n g mad e

m
,

wi t h a ca t a en ious cl ot h it w ill m a ke cro ss bows use ,

-

l ess for t he k illin g ofan y game The hairs ofa cat a .

m e n ions person p ut un d er c o mpost breed serpen t s ;

, ,

a n d if t he y be b urn t
, will d rive away serp en t s wi t h
,

t he i r s me ll So grea t a p o iso n ous force is in t hem

.

m
t ha t t he y are po i son t o po i so n ous crea t ures .

T here is a l so hippoman es w hic h a on gst sorceries

, , ,

is n o t t he l e a st t aken n ot ic e o f an d it is a lit t l e v en ,

e m o ns piec e o f fle sh as big a s a fig an d black w hich , ,

is in t he fore head ofa co l t n ewly foa l ed w hich un less ,

t he ma re herse lf p resen t ly ea t She w ill n e ver aft er l o v e ,

her f o al o r l et it suckl e And f o r t his caus e t he y sa y

.

t here is a m o st w on d erf ul po w er in it t o p roc ure lo v e ,

if it be po wdered a n d dran k in a cu p wit h t he bloo d of

hi m t ha t is in l o v e T here is also an ot her sorcery of
.

t he s am e n a m e hipp o ma n es a v en em ous hu m or oft he

, ,

ma re in her ma t i n g season of w hic h Virg il makes ,

m en t io n w hen he sin gs
m
Hen ce co es t ha t p oison which t he Shep herds cal l
m
H ipp o a n es, an d fro m
t he Ma res dot h f a ll ,

The woef ul ban e which cruel st ep da es use, m

And wit h a char
’
mm
on g st p ow rfii l d rug s inf
’
use .

Of t his dot h Juv en al , t he s a t iri st make m en t ion

,

Hipp o m anes, p y
o son s t ha t boyled a re, a nd char es m
Are g iven t o Son s in la w, wit h su ch l ike ha r es m .

A po ll on i us al so , , in h is Ar g omakes m en t ion
n a u t ica ,

of t he herb of P ro m e t heus , w hic h he

sait h g ro w et h

fro m c orru pt bl oo d d roppin g u p on t he eart h w hil st ,

t he v u l t u re wa s gn awi n g upo n t he liver o fPro me t heu s

up o n t he hill Ca uca sus The flo wer of t his herb he . ,

sai t h is like sa f
, f
ro n havin g a dou bl e st alk han gi n g
,
130 HENRY CORN ELIU S AGRIP PA S ’

o ut , furt her t han t he ot her t he l en gt h o f a c u bi t ;

on e

t he roo t un d er t he ea rt h a s flesh n ewly c u t se n d s , ,

fort h a blackish j uice a s it w ere of a beech wit h ,

w hic h sait h he if an y o n e shall a ft er he ha t h p e r

, , ,

form ed his d e vot ion t o P roserpi n a sm ea r ove r his ,

bo d y he can n ot be hu rt ei t her w it h swo rd or fire

m
, .

Also Sa xo G ra a t icus w rit es t ha t t here wa s a cert ai n

m
,

a n c a ll ed Pro t o n who ha d a garm en t w hic h w hen

, , ,

he ha d p ut on was su c h he cou ld n ot be hurt w it h t he

,

p oin t o r edg e of a n y w eapo n The cive t c at al so .

aboun ds wi t h sorc eri es for as Plin y repo rt s t he po st s , , ,

of a d oor bein g t ou c he d wi t h her bl o od t he art s o f ,

j ug g l ers an d sorcerers are so in valid t ha t t he god s

can n ot be ca ll ed up an d will by n o me a n s be p er ,

sua d e d t o t a lk wi t h t he m Al s o t ha t t hey t ha t a re .
,

a n oin t ed wi t h t he a shes of t he a n kl e bon e of her l eft -

foot bein g d ecoc t ed wit h t he bl ood of a w easel s hall

, ,

beco me odious t o all The sam e al so is d o n e wi t h .

, ,

t he eye bei n g d ec o c t ed
, Al so it is said t ha t t he .
, ,

st rai g ht g ut is a dmin is t ered agai n s t t he i n j us t ic e a n d

m
-

c orrup t i o n of prin ces a n d g rea t en in pow er a n d for ,

succ ess o f p e t i t io n s a n d t o c o n d u c e t o t he e n d in g o f
,

su i t s a n d c on t ro v ersi es if a n y o n e ha t h n e v e r so l it t l e

m
,

o f it ab ou t hi ; a n d t ha t if it be b o un d un t o t he l e ft
ar m it is s uch a p erf ec t charm t ha t if a n y a n d o bu t m
m
,

l oo k u p o n a w o m a n it will make her foll ow hi p res

,

en t l y ; a n d t ha t t he ski n o f t he civ et ca t s fo rehead

’

d o t h w it hst an d bewit c hin g s They sa y a l so t ha t t he .

, ,

bl ood o f a ba s ili sk w hich t hey call t he bl ood of Sa t

,

u rn ha t h su c h g rea t forc e in so rc ery t ha t it p ro c ure s

m m
, ,

f o r hi t ha t ca rries it abo ut hi goo d succ ess o f his

pet i t ion s from g rea t en in po w er and of his prayers m ,

from G od an d al so rem edi es of di seases a n d gra n t of

, ,

a n y p rivil eg e T hey sa y al so t hat a t yke if it be

.
, , ,

pull ed out of t he l eft ea r of a d og an d if be it is al t o ,

g e t h er blac k ha t h g re a t v,irt u e in t he p ro g n o s t ic a t in g
132 HEN RY CORN ELI US AGRIPPA S ’

w ere beheaded in win e a n d t he sick dri n k t hereof he

, , ,

shall be c ured of his q ua rt a n The y sa y also t ha t a .

, ,

c up of li quor bei n g made wi t h t he bra i ns o f a be a r

m
,

a n d d ra n k o ut oft he s kull shall make hi t ha t d rin k s

,

it t o be a s fierc e a n d as ra g i n g as a bea r a n d t hin k ,

himse lf t o be c han g ed in t o a bea r a n d j u d g e all t hin g s ,

he sees t o he bears a n d so t o c on t in ue in t ha t mad n ess

,

un t il t he forc e o f t ha t dra u g ht shall be di sso lv e d n o

m
,

o t her di st emper be in g all t his w hil e perce ived in hi .

CHAPT ER KLE I .

S O ME migat ion s al so or perfu in g s t ha t a re

su f
fu , , m ,

proper t o t he S t ars a re of g re at force for t he o p p or

,

t un e rec e ivi n g of c el est ial gift s un der t he ray s o f t he

S t ars in as m uch a s t hey d o st ron g ly work upon t he
,

a ir a n d bre a t h For o ur b rea t h is v ery m u c h c ha n g ed

.

by suc h ki n d of v a pors if b o t h v a p ors be o f a n ot her

,

like The a ir al so bein g t hroug h t he said v a po rs

.
, ,

ea sily m o v ed o r a f , fect e d wi t h t he qu ali t i es o fin t erio rs

or t hose c e l est ial d a ily ; a n d q uickly p en et ra t i n g o u r

, ,

brea st a n d V i t al s dot h w o n d erfully red uc e us t o t he

,

like quali t i es Wherefore suf

. f u miga t i on s a re w o n t t o
,

be used by t hem t ha t a re a bo ut t o soot hs ay o r p redict

f or t o a ffec t t heir fa n cy o r c on cep t ion ; w hic h suflu i m
g a t io ns in d,ee d b e in g d,u ly ap p r o p ria t e d t o a n y c e rt a in

d eit ies d o fit us t o receive divi n e i n spira t ion So t hey

, .

sa y t ha t fu m es mad e wi t h li n seed flea ba n e see d roo t s ,

-

o fv io l et s a n d parsl ey d o t h mak e on e t o fo rese e t hi n g s

, ,

t o c o m e a n d d o t h con du c e t o p rop hes yi n g Le t n o

m
.

a n w o n d er ho w g rea t t hin g s suf fumi g a t ion s ca n d o in

t he a ir esp ec ially w hen he sha ll wi t h P orp hyrius c on
,

sid er t ha t by c ert a i n va p ors e x hali n g fro m p ro p er

m
,

su fiu ig a t io n s airy spiri t s are presen t ly rai sed as

, ,
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l
a so t hun d erin g s light ni n g s an d suc h like t hi n g s
and , .

A s t he liver o fa c ham e l eon be i n g burn t o n t he t o p o f ,

t he hous e d o t h a s is ma n if est rai se s ho w e rs a n d

, , ,

l ig ht n i n g s In like m a n n e r t he head a nd t hroa t o ft he

.

c ham el eon if t hey be burn t w it h oa k en w ood c a use

m
, ,

s t o rm s a n d l ig ht n i n g s T here a re a l so s ufiu ig a t io ns .

un d e r o p po rt u n e i n fl u en c es o ft he St a rs t ha t ma k e t he

imag es of spi ri t s fort hw it h ap p ea r in t he air or el se

w here So t hey sa y t ha t if of c oria n de r sm a lla g e
m
.
, , ,

hen ba n e a n d he ml o c k be
, ad e a fum e t ha t Sp irit s , ,

will p resen t ly c o m e t og e t her ; hen ce t hey a re c a ll ed

Sp i rit s herbs
’
A l so it is sa id t hat a fu m e made of
.
, ,

t he ro o t o f t he ree dy herb sa g ape n wit h t he j uic e of ,

he ml o ck a n d hen ba n e a n d t he herb t a p sus ba rbat us , ,

red sa n d ers an d bl a c k poppy m a kes spiri t s an d

, ,

s t ra n g e s hap e s a p p e a r ; a n d if s m a llage be add e d t o

t he m t he f um e c ha set h aw a y sp iri t s f ro m a n y p lac e

,

an d d e st ro y s t he i r vis i on s In like m an n er a fum e

m
.
,

a d e o f c a l a min t peon y mi n t s a n d palma c hris t i

, , , ,

d rives away a l l e vil spiri t s a n d vain ima g i n a t ion s .

Mo reov er it is said t hat by c ert ai n fu m es c ert ain

,

a n im a l s a re ga t hered t oget her an d al so p ut t o flig ht ,

as P l in y m en t i o n s c o n c ern i n g t he s t o n e lipa ri s t ha t ,

wit h t he fum e t hereof all be a st s are call ed o ut So .

t he bo n es in t he u p p e r p a rt of t he t hroa t of a hart ,

bein g burn t g a t her a l l t he serp en t s t o g e t her ; but t he

,

horn oft he hart b ein g burn t d o t h wi t h it s fum e c ha se

, ,

t he m all away The sam e d o t h a f um e oft he fea t hers

.

o f p e ac o c k s A l so t he lun g s o f a n a ss bei n g burn t

.
, , ,

p u t s all p o i son o u s t h i n g s t o flig h t ; t h e f u m e o f t he

burn t hoo f ofa horse d riv es a way mic e ; t he sam e d ot h

t he hoo f o fa m u l e ; wit h whic h al so if it be t he ho o f , ,

of t he l ef t foo t fli es a re d riv en away ,

A n d t hey sa y .
, ,

if a ho use o r a n y plac e be sm o k ed wi t h t he g all o f a

cut t le fish mad e in t o a c on fec t ion w it h red s t orax
-

, ,

rose s a n d l ig nu m al o es o r li g n al o es a n d ift hen t here

,
-

, ,
134 HEN RY CORN ELIU S AGRIPPA ’
S

be so m e sea wa t er or bl ood ca st in t o t ha t pla ce t he

-

, , ,

w ho l e house will see m t o be full of wa t er or bl oo d ;

a n d if so m e e a rt h o f pl o w ed g roun d be ca st t here t he ,

ea rt h will see m t o qu ak e No w su c h kin d s o fvapo rs

.
, ,

we m ust c on c eiv e d o in fec t an y body a n d in fuse a v ir

,

t u e i n t o it w hich d ot h c on t in ue lo n g e v en as a n y co n
, ,

t a g io us or pois on ou s v a p o r o f t he p est il en c e be in g ,

kept for t wo yea rs in t he wall of a house i n fec t s t he

i n habi t a n t s a n d a s t he con t a g ion of pest il en c e or
, ,

l epro sy lyin g hid in a g a rm en t dot h lon g aft er in fec t

m m
, ,

hi t ha t w e a rs it T herefore were c ert ain sufl u ig a

.
‘

t i on s used t o a f fec t im a g es ri n gs a n d suc h like in st ru , ,

m en t s of m a g ic a n d hidden t reasures a nd a s P orp hy , ,

rius sai t h v e ry ef fec t ually

, So t hey sa y if a n y on e .
, ,

shall hid e go ld or s ilv er or a n y o t her p re cio us t hi n g , ,

t he Moon bei n g in c on j un c t ion wi t h t he Su n a n d s hall ,

fu m e t he hidin g pl a c e wi t h c orian der s affron hen ba n e , , ,

smallag e an d black p o ppy of e ac h a lik e q ua n t i t y

m
, , ,

bru ised t oget her a n d t emp ered wi t h t he j u ice ofhe

,

l ock t ha t w hich is so hid shall n ev er be foun d or

,

t ak en away ; a n d t ha t sp iri t s shall c o n t in u ally k ee p it ,

a n d if an y o n e s hall e n d e av or t o t ak e it away he s hall

be hurt by t hem a n d s ha ll fall i n t o a fren zy .

A n d Herm es sait h t ha t t here is n o t hin g like t he

fum e of spermacet i fo r t he raisin g o fspirit s W here .

fo re if a fume be m a de of t ha t an d l ig n u m al oe s red
,
-

st o rax pepper w o rt m usk a n d s af

,
-
fron all t empe red
, , ,

t og e t her wi t h t he bl ood o f a lapwi n g it will q u ickly

, ,

g a t h er ai ry s pi ri t s t o g e t her a n d if it be u s e d ab o ut ,

t he g rav es o ft he d e ad it ga t hers t og et her sp iri t s an d

,

t he g host s o f t he d ead .

So as oft en a s we direc t an y w ork t o t he Sun we

m
, ,

m ust make suifu ig a t ion s wi t h So l a ry t hin g s a n d if ,

t o t he M oon w it h Lun a ry t hin gs a n d so o f t he re st

, , .

A n d we m ust kn o w t ha t as t here is a c on t rari et y a n d

en mi t y in st a rs a n d sp iri t s s o al so in sufiu ig a t ion s ,
m
136 HENR Y CORNEL IUS AGRIPPA S ’

brain of a ha rt t he bloo d ofa a n a n d t he bl ood ofa

, m
black c at .

For Ven us t ake musk ambergri s lign u m aloe s red

m
, , , ,

ro ses a nd red c oral a n d ma k e t he up wi t h t he brai n ,

of sparrow s an d t he bl oo d of p ig eo n s

m
.

For Merc ury t ak e a st ic fran k in c en se cl o ves a n d

, ,
'
, ,

t he herb cin q ue fo il a n d t he st o n e ac ha t e a n d in c or
-

, ,

o r a t e t he m all wi t h t he b rai n o fa f
o x o r w e a s el and
p ,

t he bloo d of a magpie .

Besides t o Sa t urn a re appropria t ed for fum es all

,

od orif erou s roo t s a s pe ppe r w ort roo t et c a n d t he ,

-

,
.
,

fran kin c ense t ree ; t o Jupit er od oriferous fruit s as , ,

n ut m e g s a n d cl o v es ; t o Mars all od o riferous w oo d as , ,

sa n d e rs cyp ress l ig n um b a l sa m a n d lig n u m al oes ; t o

, ,

t he Sun all g um s f ra n kin c en se ma s t ic be n jamin

, , , , ,

st orax lada n u m amberg ri s a n d m usk ; t o V en us sw eet

, , ,

flow ers as roses viol et s saffron an d suc h like ; t o

, , , ,

M ercury all t he peel s ofw oo d an d fru it as cin n am on

, , ,

lig num cassia mac e Ci t ron or l em on peel a n d bay

, , ,

berri es an d w hat soev er seed s a re od o riferous ; t o t he

,

Moon t he l eaves o f all v ege t abl es as t he l ea f in dum

, , ,

an d t he l e av es o f t he myrt l e a n d bay t ree -

.

Kn o w al so t ha t accordi n g t o t he Opi n ion of t he

m
, ,

agicia n s in every g ood ma t t er as l o v e good will

, , , ,

a n d t he like t here m ust be a g oo d fu m e od oriferous

, ,

an d p recious ; a n d in e v ery e vil m a t t er as ha t red , ,

a n ger misery a n d t he like t here must be a st in king

, , ,

fum e t ha t is of n o w ort h
, .

The t we lv e Sign s al so of t he Zod iac hav e t heir , ,

proper f um es a s Aries hat h myrrh ; T aurus pe pper

, ,

w ort ; G emin i m a st ic ; C a n c er camp hor ; Leo fra n k

, , ,

i n c en se ; Virgo sa n d ers ; Libra g a lba n um ; Scorpio

, , ,

O po pa n ax ; Sagi t t a ri us l ig n um al oes ; C aprico rn us , ,

ben jamin ; Aqua riu s eup horbiu m ; P isc es red st orax , , .

B ut Herm es desc ribe s t he m ost p owerf ul fum e t o be

t ha t w hic h is c o mpo un d ed o f t he S ev en Aro ma t ics ,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 37

c
a c or din g t o t he po wers of t he S even P lan et s— for it
re c e iv es fro m Sa t urn pe pp er w ort ; fro m Jupi t er n ut

m
-

, ,

eg ; fro m Ma rs li g n u m al oe s ; f ro m t he Sun ma st ic ;
, ,

fro m Ven us sa f fron ; fro m Mercu ry ci n n am on ; a n d

, ,

fro m t he M oo n t he myrt le , .

CHAP T ER X LV .

MOREO VER , c on veyin g t he

c o l l yries an d u n g u e n t s,

virt ues of t hin g s n a t u ra l a n d c el est ial t o our Spiri t ,

ca n m ul t iply t ra n sm u t e t ra n sfig ure a n d t ra n sform it

, , ,

accordi n gly a s also t ra n spose t hose v irt ues w hic h a re

,

in t he m i n t o it ; t ha t so it can n o t ac t on ly u pon it s ,

own bo dy but al so upo n t ha t w hic h is n ea r it

, an d ,

afie c t t ha t by vi sibl e rays c ha rm s a n d by t ou c hi n g it , , .

wi t h so me l ike q uali t y For be cause our spi rit is t he .

su b t il e pure lucid ai ry a n d un ct u ous vapor of t he

, , , ,

bl ood it is t herefore fit t o make c ol l yries of t he l ike

,

va po rs w hic h are m ore s ui t abl e t o our spirit in sub

,

st a n c e fo r t hen by reaso n o f t he ir liken ess t he y d o

, , ,

t he mo re st ir up a t t rac t a n d t ra n sfo rm t he Spi ri t

, , .

The l ike vi rt ues have cert ain oi n t m en t s an d o t her con

f ect ion s Hen ce by t he t ouc h so e t im es Sickn ess
. m ,

po ison i n gs a n d l ov e is in duced ; som e t hin gs as t he

, ,

ha n ds or g a rmen t s be in g a n o in t ed A l so by kisses
, .
,

so me t hin gs be i n g he ld in t he m ou t h l o v e is in d uced ; ,

as in Virgil we read t ha t V en us p ray s C upid

Tha t when g l a d Did o hu g s hi

her lap mi n

A t roya l f crown d wit h t he cheerin g g rap e,

’
ea s t s,

W hen she, e m bracin g , sha l l sweet kisses g ive,

Insp ire hid fl m wit h d
a e, ea d l y ba ne deceive,
He wo uld

Now t he sight , be cause it perc eives mo re p urely an d

l a ly
c e r t ha n t he ot her sen se s , a n d fas t en in g in us t he
138 HENR Y CORN ELIUS AGRIP PA ’
s

ma rks of t hin g s more acu t ely an d deeply dot h most ,

of all an d before o t hers agree wit h t he phan t ast ic ,

Spirit , as is appa ren t in d reams w hen t hin g s se en d o ,

more of t en presen t t he mselves t o us t han t hin gs hea rd ,

or an y t hin g c o min g u n d er t he ot her sen ses There .

fore w hen co l l yries or eye wa t ers t ran sfo rm visu al

,
-

Spi rit s t ha t Spiri t d o t h e a s ily a f

, fec t t he ima g i n a t io n ,

w hic h in d eed bein g af fect e d wi t h div e rs s pe ci es a n d

form s t ran smi t s t he sam e by t he sam e Spirit un t o t he

,

ou t ward sen se of si g ht ; by w hic h occa sion t here is

ca use d in it a perc ept i o n of su c h sp ecies an d for s in m

t ha t ma n n er as if it were m o ved by e x t ern al obj ec t s
, ,

t hat t here seem t o be seen t erribl e ima g es an d Sp irit s

a n d su c h like So t here a re made c o l l yries mak i n g
. ,

us fo rt hwi t h t o see t he images of spi ri t s in t he a ir or

e l sew here ; a s I kn o w ho w t o mak e of t he gall of a

m a n a n d t he eyes of a black c a t
, an d of so m e o t her ,

t hi n g s The lik e is mad e al so o f t he bl oo d o f a lap

.

win g of a bat an d a g oa t ; a n d t he y say if a s moot h

, , , , ,

Shi n in g pie c e of st eel be s m ea red o ver wit h t he j uice

of m ug w ort an d mad e t o f
-

, um e it will m a k e i n v o k ed,

spi ri t s t o be seen in it So al so t here a re so me suf

m
.
, ,

fumiga t ion s or u n c t ion s w hic h make en speak in

, ,

t heir Sl eep t o wal k a n d t o d o t hose t hin g s w hic h are

m
, ,

don e by en t hat are awake ; an d somet imes t o do

t hose t hi n g s w hic h m
en t ha t a re awak e c a n n ot or da re

n ot d o So m e t here are t ha t make us t o hear horrid

.

or d el ec t abl e soun ds a n d su c h li k e A n d t his is t he

m m
.
,

cause why a n iacal a n d m elan c holy en be lieve t hey

see an d hear t hose t hi n g s wi t hou t w hich t he i r imagi

n a t i on d o t h o n ly fa n cy wi t hi n ; hen ce t he y f e ar t hi n g s

n ot t o be fe a red a n d fall in t o w on d erfu l a n d most fal se

,

sus pici ons a n d fly w hen n on e p ursu et h t hem ; a re a ls o

,

an gry a n d con t en d n obody bein g presen t a n d fear

, ,

w here n o fea r is Suc h li k e pa ssio n s a l so c a n ma g ica l

.

c on fec t ion s in duc e by suf fu mi g a t ions by c o l l yrie s by

, , ,
140 HENR Y CORN ELI US AG RIPPA ’
S

b
a ou t t he ck or in a n y ot her wa y applied al t houg h
ne , ,

by n e v e r so e a sy a —
con t ac d o imp ress t hei r virt u e
t
upo n us By t hese alliga t i on s t herefore sus pen sio n s
.
, , ,

wrappi n g s up applica t ion s a n d c on t act s t he acci

, , ,

den t s oi t he bod y an d min d a re cha n ged in t o s ic k n ess ,

heal t h bo ld n ess fear sad n ess an d joy a n d t he like

, , , , , .

T hey ren der t hem t hat carry t hem g racious or t erribl e ,

acc ept able or rej ec t ed ho n ored a n d be l ov ed or ha t efu l

.

a n d a bo mi n abl e No w t hese k in d of pa ssi on s a re c on

.

c eiv ed t o be by t he abo v e said t o be i n fused a n d n o t ,

ot herwi se like w ha t is m an ifest in t he g raft in g of

,

t rees w here t he v it al virt ue is sen t a n d c o mm unica t ed

m
,

fro t he t run k t o t he t w ig graft ed i n t o it by way of

c on t ac t a n d alliga t ion So in t he femal e pa lm t ree .
-

when she c o m es n ea r t o t he mal e her bou g hs ben d t o

t he mal e an d a re b o wed w hic h t he ga rd en ers seei n g
, , , ,

bin d rope s fro m t he m a l e t o t he femal e w hich be co m es ,

st ra ig ht ag a in a s if she ha d by t hi s c o n n e c t ion oft he

,

ro p e re c e iv e d t he v irt u e o f t he mal e In l ik e ma n n er .

we see t hat t he c ra mp fish or t orpedo bein g t ou c hed -

, ,

afa r off wit h a lon g po l e d o t h presen t ly st up efy t he

m
,

ha n d of hi t ha t t ou c het h it A n d if a n y shall t ouch .

t he sea hare wi t h his ha n d or st ick will p resen t ly run

-

ou t o fhis wi t s Al so if t he fish called st ella o r st ar

.
, ,

fish as t hey sa y bein g fa s t en e d w it h t he bl oo d of a

, ,

f ox a n d a b ra ss n ail t o a ga t e e vil m edici n es c a n d o ,

n o hurt t o a n y in su c h ho use Al so it is said t ha t if .

, ,

a w o ma n t ake a n eedl e a n d bera y it wi t h dun g a n d

m
,

t hen w rap it up in eart h in w hic h t he carca ss ofa an

wa s buried an d S hall ca rry it a bo ut her in a c l o t h

,

w hic h wa s used a t t he fun eral t hat she Shall be able ,

t o p o ssess herself so l on g as she ha t h it abo ut her .

Now by t hese exampl es we see how by c ert ain

, , ,

alligat ion s of c ert ain t hi n gs a s al so susp en si on s or , ,

by a simpl e c on t act or t he con n ec t ion or c on t i n ua t ion

,

of an y t hread we may be abl e t o re c eiv e so me vi rt ues

,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 14 1

t here by . It is n ec essary t hat we k n ow t he c ert ain

l ru e

of Al lig a t i on an d Susp en s ion a n d t he ma n n er w hic h ,

t he A rt requ ires v iz t hat t hey be don e un d er a c er

,
.
,

t a in a n d suit abl e Co n st ella t ion a n d t ha t t hey be d on e ,

wit h wire or sil ken t hread s w it h hair or Sin e w s of c er

, , ,

t ain a n imal s A n d t hin g s t ha t a re t o be wrappe d up

.

mu st be don e in t he l ea ves o fherbs o r t he skins of ,

an imal s or fin e cl ot hs a n d t he lik e acc ordin g t o t he

, , ,

su i t abl en ess o f t hin g s — as if you w ou ld proc ure t he ,

So la ry virt ue o f a n y t hi n g t his bein g wrapped up in ,

bay l eaves o r t he skin o f a lio n han g it about t hy

, ,

n e ck wi t h a g o lde n t hre ad or a s ilk en t hread o f a ,

yel lo w c o l or w hilst t he Sun rul es in t he heaven— so

,

t hou shal t be en due d wi t h t he So la ry virt ue of t ha t

t hi n g . B ut if t hou d o st d esi re t he vi rt ue o f an y Sa t
urn in e t hi n g t ho u shal t in like ma n n er t ak e t ha t t hi n g
,

whil st Sa t urn ru l es a n d wrap it in t he skin ofa n ass

, ,

or in a cl ot h u se d a t a f un eral ( e spe cia l ly if you d esire

it f o r sa dn e ss) a n d wi t h a black t hread ha n g it abo ut

,

t hy n eck In lik e ma n n er we must c on c eive o ft he rest

. .

CHAPT ER X LVII .

OfMag ica l Rin g s an d m

t heir Co p osit ions .

R IN GS al so w hic h were always m uc h

, , m e d of e st e e

by t he a n cien t s w hen t hey are O p po rt un e ly mad e d o

, ,

in lik e ma n n e r impress t hei r vi rt ue u pon u s in a s

ec t t he spi ri t o f himt ha t ca rri es
,

muc h as t hey d o af f
t he m wi t h g lad n ess or sad n ess a n d ren der hi c ourt , m
eous or t erribl e bo ld o r fea rful amiabl e o r ha t ef
, ul ; in ,

as m uc h a s t hey d o f o rt ify u s a g ain st s ick n ess p oi ,

son s en e mi e s e vil spiri t s an d all ma n n er o f hurt f

, , ul ,

t hin g s or at l ea st will n ot suf fer us t o be kept un d er

m
, , ,

t he Now t he ma n n er o f ma ki n g t hese ki n d s of
.
,

Magical R in g s is t hi s v iz : When a n y St a r a sc en ds , .
142 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

fort un a t ely wit h t he fort un a t e asp ect or con j un ct i on

,

of t he M oon we m ust t ak e a st on e a n d herb t ha t is

,

un d er t ha t St a r a n d mak e a rin g o f t he m et a l t ha t is
,

s ui t abl e t o t hi s St a r an d in it fa st en t he st on e put t i n g
, ,

t he herb or root u n de r it — n o t o mit t i n g t he in s c rip t io ns

of images n am e s an d c ha rac t ers a s al so t he pro pe r

m
, , ,

sufiu ig a t io n s ; but we shall speak m ore of t hes e in

a n ot her place w here we shall t rea t of I mages a n d
,

Cha ract ers .

So we read in P hil ost ra t us Ja rc hus t hat a wi se pri n ce

of t he In d ies best o w ed sev en rin g s mad e aft er t hi s

man n er (ma rked wi t h t he vi rt ues an d n ames of t he

se v en pla n et s) t o A po ll on i us ; o f w hic h he w ore e v ery

day o f t he week o n e t hereof dist i n g u i shin g t he in , m

t heir ord er acc o rdi n g t o t he n am es o f t he days as is ,

set fo rt h by a st ro l og e rs v iz Sun day t he ri n g ma rke d

m
,
.
, ,

wit h t he v irt ues a n d in scribed wit h t he n a e an d se al

of t he Sun t ha t p l a n et w hic h rul et h o v er Sun day an d
,

fro m w hic h t he day t aket h it s n am e ; Mo n day t he ri ng ,

of t he vi rt ue s seal a n d n am e o f t he M oon ; Tuesday

, ,

t ha t in sc ribe d un t o Ma rs ; W edn esday t ha t un t o Mer ,

cury ; T hursday t ha t i n sc ribe d un t o Jupi t er ; Friday

, ,

t ha t un t o Ven us a n d Sa t urday t hat un t o t he pla n et

, ,

S a t urn seein g a s Sa t urday is t he l a st d a y oft he week

,

a n d ha t h c o rres po n d e n c e w it h t he la st en d of life ,

a n d is rul ed by S at urn w hic h ca rri es t he sickle of

de a t h ; an d it is said t hat Apoll on i us by t he ben efit

, , ,

of t hese sev en ma g ical ri n g s liv ed abo v e o n e hun d red ,

a n d t hirt y y e a rs a s a l so t ha t he always re t ain ed t he

,

be a ut y an d v ig or ofhis yout h In like man n er M oses .

,

t he law g iv er an d rul er o f t he Hebrew s be in g skill ed

-

in t he Ma g ic of t he Eg yp t ia n s is sa id by Josep hus t o ,

have mad e ri n g s o f l o v e a n d o blivi on T here was .

al so as sait h Ar ist ot l e am o n g st t he Ciren ea n s a rin g

, , ,

of Ba t t us w hic h c ou ld pro c ure l o v e a n d hon or We

m m
.

read al so t ha t Eud a us a c ert ain p hil o sop her, , a de

144 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

t ha t plac e d ug up t here will n o flea s be bred in t hat

,

plac e w here it is sca t t ered SO t he y sa y t hat t he dus t .

of t he t rack of a sn ak e be i n g ga t here d up a n d s ca t

m
,

t ered a on g st bees mak es t he m ret urn t o t hei r hiv es,

.

So al so t ha t t he d ust in w hic h a m u l e ha t h ro ll ed
, ,

hims elf be in g ca st upon t he body dot h m it i g a t e t he

, ,

heat of pa ssi on ; a n d t ha t t he d ust w herei n a hawk

hat h roll ed herself if it be boun d t o t he body in a , .

bri g ht red cl ot h cures t he qua rt a n SO dot h t he st on e

,
.

t ak en out of t he n est o f a swall o w as t hey sa y pres , ,

en t ly reli ev e t hose t ha t hav e t he falli n g sic k n ess a n d ,

bei n g boun d t o t he part y con t in uall y preserves t hem , ,

espe ci a lly if it be ro ll e d in t he bl oo d o r hea rt of a

swall o w A n d it is rep ort ed t ha t if an y o n e shall c ut

.

a vein bein g fa st in g an d shall g o o ver a pl a c e w here

, ,

a n y on e la t e ly f e ll wi t h t he fit o f a fallin g Sick n ess ,

t ha t he shall fall i n t o t he sa m e di sea se A n d Plin y .

report s t ha t t o fa st en a n i ro n n a il in t ha t plac e w here

he t ha t fe ll wit h a fit o f t he fallin g sickn ess first did

pi t c h his head will free hi fro m his disease So
,
m .

t hey sa y t ha t an herb g ro wi n g u pon t he head of a n y ,

imag e bein g g a t here d an d b oun d up in so me part of

, ,

r rly ins tru c t how suc h a rin g hou ld be m ad e an d worn A ny ao

t o p ope s .

called prophet or oracle th at now d i gr ace a d per vert true occ u lt

" “ s s n s

art will mos t probably l a y cl a im t o th i k no wl e dge will those ast rolog ers
s , as

g if t e d preten ders in A merica who h id e t he ir crud e acquire ment s

an d
“
an d pr a c t ic e s beh in d h ig h oun din g n me I y i A me rica bec use "
-
s a s. sa n , a

in En gl an d e v en e m inent pr ac t itioners ar proh ibit e d by B rit i h l aw fro m e s

d oin g work for the public a d are force d for elf prote c tion to se ve und er
n , s -
, r

assu m e d n a m e Su c h a con d it ion not pre v ail in g i th i c ountry it is a fe t o

s. n s s

re gard th ose who assu m e titl es as e ither ch arlata ns or who ac t from a very
su pe rfic ial knowl e dg e Th ere my possibly be honor abl e e xce p tion to th i
. a , , s s

rule but we d oubt it Con u l t YO URSELr there fore re gardin g a per o nal
, . s , . s

occ u l t rin g se le c tin g the m eta l

, tone a d d e ig n th t you e m o t pl e ase d
, s n s a ar s

wit h Th en you h ave m ad e a proper ta rt an d in a g rea t m any cases need

. s , , ,

go no further ; thu e very plain gold m ar iage rin g be co me a m agic al rin g

Th e wife m
s r s .

A s the c ourtsh ip is e x al ted so will be the poten cy o f t h e r in g ay .

often owe her se c urity to the m arriage rin g d hould always we ar it an s .

To l o e the m a rriage rin g porten d e v il a d a nother one he a vier a d

s s , n n
en gr aven with the fi r t n a me of the cou ple— like J ack an d Mary —a d
s s n
the marriag e d ate shou ld be proc ure d as oon a circ u m ta n ce will perm it
, s s s s .

Every rin g be in g a c ir cl e c onta in occ ul t forc e a d ym bo l i e the e t ern al

. . s n s z s .
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 145

’
on e s garm en t wit h a red t hread shall present ly allay ,

t he he adache ; a n d t ha t a n y herb g a t hered out of t he

brooks or rivers before Sun risi n g a n d n o body seein g
m
,

hi t ha t ga t hers it shall c ure t he t ert ia n if it be

m
,

boun d t o t he le ft ar t he sick part y n ot k n owi n g ,

w hat is don e .

Amo n g st pla ces t hat are appropriat ed t o t he S t ars ,

all st i n kin g plac es a n d dark u n derg roun d religious

m
, , , ,

an d ourn ful places as churc h ya rds t ombs a n d

m
-

, , ,

houses n ot i n habi t ed by en ; a n d o l d t ot t eri n g Oh , ,

Sc ure d readf u l houses ; a n d soli t a ry de n s cav es a n d

, ,

pit s ; al so fish po n ds st a n din g pool s sew ers a n d suc h

-

, , ,

like are approp ria t ed t o S a t urn Un t o Jupit er a re

,
.

as c ribe d all privil eged plac es con sis t o ri es ofn obl e

m
,

en , t ribun al s c hairs plac es f or ex ercis es sc hoo l s

, , , ,

an d all be a ut if ul a n d cl ea n plac es a n d t hose sp ri n kl ed ,

wi t h divers od ors To Mars fi ery a n d bl oody plac es .

, ,

furn a ces ba kehouses shambl es places ofexecut ion

, , , ,

an d plac es w here t here hav e be en g re a t ba t t l es f o ug ht

an d s la ug ht ers made an d t he lik e To t he Sun lig ht ,

.
,

place s t he seren e air kin g s palace s an d p rin ce s

, ,
’ ’

court s pulpi t s t heat ers t hron es a n d all kin gly a n d

m
, , , ,

a g n ific en t places To Ven u s pl easan t foun t a in s .

, ,

green me ado ws flourishin g g ard ens garn ished bed s , , ,

st ew s a n d , accordin g t o Orpheu s t he sea t he sea

, , ,

shore ba t hs da n ci n g plac es an d all pl a c es be l on gin g

, , ,

t o w o m en To Mercury Shop s sc hoo l s wa rehous es

.
, , , ,

exc ha n g es f or m ercha n t s a n d t he lik e To t he M oon , .

,

wil d ern esses woods rocks hill s m oun t ain s forest s

, , , , , ,

foun t ai n s wa t ers riv ers seas sea shores ships hig h

, , , , , ,

ways gro v es g ran a ries for c orn an d such like On

, , , .

t his acc oun t t hey t ha t en d eav or t o proc ure l o ve a re

won t t o bury for a cert ai n t im e t he in st rum en t s of
“
t he i r a rt w het her t hey be ri n gs ima g es l ook in g
, , ,

gla sses o r an y o t her o r hide t hem in a st ew house, so

, ,

t ha t t hey will c o n t rac t so m e virt ue un d er Ven us t he ,

146 HE NRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

sa m e as t hose t hi n gs t hat st an d in st in k in g p la ces

bec om e st in ki n g an d t hose in a n a roma t ical pla ce
,

be com e a roma t ic an d of a s weet sav or .

The four c orn ers of t he e a rt h al so pert ain t o t his

ma t t er Hen ce t hey t ha t are t o ga t her a Sat urn in e
. ,

Mart ial or Jo v ial herb m ust l ook t o wards t he Ea st or

m
,

Sout h part ly because t he y d esi re t o be orien t al fro

,

t he Sun an d pa rt ly beca use o ft hei r p rin cipal houses

, ,

viz : Aq uarius Sc orpi o an d Sag i t t arius are So ut he rn

.
,

Si g n s so al so are Capricorn us an d P isces B ut t hey

, .

t ha t will g at he r a Ven ereal Merc urial or Lun ary herb ,

m ust l oo k t o wa rds t he West beca use t hey delight t o be

west ern or el se t hey m ust l oo k t o wards t he N ort h
m
,

becau se t heir prin ci p al houses v iz Tauru s G e ini

— .
, , ,

C an cer Virg o— a re N ort hern S i g n s So in an y So lary

, .

w ork we must l ook n o t on ly t owards t he East a n d

S out h w hil st pluckin g it but also t owards t he So lary ,

body a n lig ht
d .

CHAPT E R X LIX .

Of Lig ht , Col ors, Ca nd l es an d m

La p s, an d to wha t St a rs,
Houses an d Ele mten s severa l Col ors a re Ascribed .

LIGHT also is a qu alit y

pa rt akes m uch o fform
t ha t ,

a n d is a s impl e a c t a n d al so a re prese n t at i on o f t he
,

u n derst a n di n g It is fi rst d if
. fused fro m t he Mi n d of

G od in t o all t hi n gs ; bu t in G od t he F a t her t he F a t her ,

of L i g ht it is t he fi rst t ru e li g ht ; t hen in t he Son a

,

beaut iful overflowi n g brig ht n ess a n d in t he Holy

, ,

G host a burn i n g bri g ht n ess exc eedin g all I n t el l ig en

,

ces ; yea as Dyo n isius sai t h o f Serap him s in a n g e l s

, ,

it is a shi n i n g i n t elli g en c e dif

fu sed a n abun da n t joy ,

be yon d all boun d s of rea son yet rec eiv ed in d ivers ,

d eg rees acc ordi n g t o t he n a t ure of t he In t elligen ce

,

t hat re c eiv es it T hen it descen ds in t o t he cel est ial

.
148 H ENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

acc ordin g t o t heir c on g rui t y w hich w hen t he y be , ,

lig ht ed a n d shin e al on e are won t t o prod uc e so me

m
, ,

w on d erful a n d cel est ial ef f

e c t s w hic h en ma n y t im es ,

wo n der a t So P l in y report s out of A n a xil a us o f a

.
, ,

p oison o f ma re s w hic h be in g li g ht ed in t orc hes d ot h

, ,

m on st rously rep resen t a Sig ht of ho rses heads The ’

m
.

like may be d on e wi t h flies w hic h bei n g duly t e , ,

pered wi t h wax an d lig ht ed make a st ra n ge sig ht of

, ,

flie s ; an d t he ski n of a serpen t light ed in a p roper ,

lamp maket h serpen t s appear T hey sa y t ha t w hen

, .

g r ap es a re in t he ir fl o w er if an y o n e s hall b in d
, a via l
ful l o foil t o t he m a n d shall l et it al on e un t il t hey be
,

rip e a n d t hen t he o il be p ut in a lamp a n d lig ht e d it

, ,

makes g rapes t o be seen ; an d so w it h o t her fruit s If .

c en t a ury be mixed wit h hon ey a n d t he bl ood o fa lap ,

win g a n d be p ut in a lamp t hey t hat s t a n d about wil l

, ,

loo k m uc h la rger t ha n t hey are w on t ; an d if it be l it

in a clea r n i g ht t he St ars will see m t o sca t t er on e f ro m
an o t her Suc h force al so is in t he in k of t he cu t t l e
.
, ,

fish t ha t it bei n g p ut i n t o a lamp mak es blackam oors

, ,

app ea r It is al so report ed t hat a can dl e mad e o f

.
,

som e Sa t urn in e t hin g s bei n g l ight ed if it be ext in

m
, ,

g u is h ed in t he m o u t h o f a a n n ewly d ead will af t er ,

ward s a s oft a s it shi n es al on e bri n g a feeli n g ofsa d

, ,

n ess an d g rea t fear up on t hem t ha t st a n d abo ut it

m
.

Of suc h like t orc hes a n d la p s d ot h Herm es s pe ak

m ore of al so Pla t o an d Chyran n id es a n d oft he la t t er
, ,

w rit ers Albert u s in a cert ai n t rea t ise of t his part ien

, ,

l a r t hi n g .

Co l ors al so a re a cla ss o f lig ht s w hic h be in g du ly

, , , ,

mixed wit h t hi n g s a re w on t t o expose suc h t hi n gs t o

,

t he in fluen c e o f t ho se St a rs t o w hich t he c ol ors a re

a g reeabl e A n d we shall aft erwa rd s speak of some
.

c ol ors whic h a re t he Lig ht s of t he P l a n e t s by w hich ,

ev en t he n a t ures o f F ixe d St a rs t he m se lv es a re u n d er

st oo d , whic h a l so may be appli ed t o t he flames of

 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 149

lam ps ca n dles B ut in t his p lace we shall rela t e

an d .

ho w t he c ol o rs o fi n ferior mixe d t hin g s a re di st ribut ed

t o div ers pla n e t s All co lors as black lucid eart hy .
, , ,

l ea den o r brow n have rela t io n t o Sa t urn Sapp hire

, , .

an d ai ry co l o rs a n d t ho se w hic h a re always g reen

, ,

cl ear purpl e da rkish g olden or mixed wit h Silv er

, , , , ,

be l on g t o J upit er Red c ol ors a n d b urn in g fi ery .

, , ,

fla mi n g vio l et purpl e bl oo dy a n d i ron co l ors resem

, , , , ,

bl e Mars G o ld en saf f
.ron p urpl e an d bri g ht c o l o rs , , , ,

rese mbl e t he Sun B ut all w hi t e fai r c uri ous g reen

.
, , , ,

rudd y bet wixt saf

, fron a n d purpl e resembl e Ven us , ,

Mercury an d t he M oo n M oreo v er am on g st t he Sign s .

,

of t he Zodiac kn ow n a s t he Ho uses o f t he Heav en

, ,

t he first a n d se v en t h ba t h t he c o l or w hi t e ; t he sec on d
an d t w elft h g ree n ; t he t hi rd a n d e l e ve n t h sa f
, fron ; ,

t he fourt h a n d t he t en t h red ; t he fif t h a n d n in t h a , ,

hon ey c ol or ; a n d t he six t h an d eig ht h blac k , .

T he El e men t s al so hav e t heir c ol o rs by w hic h, , ,

n a t ural p hil o sop he rs j ud g e of t he co mpl exi on a n d

p ropert y oft heir n a t ure For an eart hy c ol or ca use d .

,

of c o ld n ess a n d dryn ess is bro wn a n d black an d , , ,

ma n ifest s black c hol er a n d a Sa t urn in e n a t ure Bl ue .

,

t en di n g t o w ard s w hi t en ess d ot h d en o t e p hl eg m For ,

.

c o ld mak es w hi t e ; m o ist ure an d dryn e ss makes black .

Reddish c ol or shews bl oo d ; but fiery flamin g burn in g , ,

hot shew s c ho l er w hic h by rea so n ofit s subt il t y an d

, , ,

ap t n ess t o mix wi t h o t hers d ot h cau se divers co l ors ,

m ore ; for if it be mix ed wi t h bl oo d a n d bl oo d be m ost

m
,

p re d o min a n t it ma k es a flo rid red ; if cho le r p red o i

,

n a t e it m a k es a redd is h c o l o r ; if t here be a n eq ual

,

m ix t io n it mak es a sa d red B u t if adu st c hol er be

, .

mixed wit h bl ood it makes a hempen c ol or ; a n d red if ,

bl oo d p redo min at e ; an d so m ew ha t red if c hol er p re

vail ; bu t if it be mixed wi t h a m ela n choly hum or it
makes a bl ack c ol or; but wi t h m e lan c ho ly an d p hl egm
t og et her in an equ al p ro p o rt i on it mak es a hempen
, ,
150 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

col or If p hl eg m abou n d a ud c ol or ; if m ela n chol y ,

.
, m
a blui sh ; but if it be mixed wi t h phl egm al on e in an ,

eq u al p rop ort i on it mak es a cit ron c ol or ; if un equally

, ,

a pal e or pal ish Now all col ors are m ore prevalen t
.
,

w hen t hey be in silk or in met als or in perspicuous , ,

subs t a n ces o r in p reci ou s st on es a n d in t hose t hin g s

’

m
, ,

w hic h rese bl e c el est ial bodies in co l or especially in ,

livin g t hin g s .

CHAPT ER L .

Of Fascina t ion , an d t he Art t hereof .

FASCINATION which co mes from t he

is a bin din g
m
,

Spiri t of t he w it c h t hro ug h t he e y es of hi
,
t ha t is so
bewi t c hed an d en t erin g t o his heart
, Now t he in st ru .

m en t o f fa scin a t ion is t he spiri t viz a c ert ain pure , .

, ,

lucid sub t il e vapo r gen era t ed of t he purer bl ood by

, ,

t he hea t o f t he hea rt T hi s d ot h always sen d fort h

.
,

t hroug h t he e yes ray s lik e t o it self , Those rays be .

,

in g s en t fort h d o carry wi t h t hem a Spi ri t ual vapo r

, ,

an d t ha t vap or a bl oo d ( as it appe a rs in sw o ll en a n d

red ey es) w hose rays b ei n g sen t f ort h t o t he e yes o f

m
, ,

hi t ha t l oo k s upo n t hem ca rry t he vapor o f t he cor ,

rup t blo o d t og e t her wi t h i t self ; by t he c on t a g ion o f

w hic h it do t h in fect t he e yes of t he beholder wit h t he

like di sease So t he eye be i n g o pen ed a n d in t en t
.
,

u p o n a n y o n e wi t h a st ro n g ima g in a t ion d ot h dart it s ,

beam s (w hic h a re t he v ehic ul um oft he spirit ) in t o t he

eyes ofhi m
t ha t is oppo si t e t o hi ; w hich t en d er sp i ri t m
st rik es t he eyes o fhim t ha t is bewit c hed be in g st irre d
m
,

up fro m t he hea rt of hi t ha t st rik es an d possesset h

m
,

t he b rea st o f hi t ha t is st rick en w oun d s his hea rt ,

a n d i n fe c t s his s pi rit .
“
W hen c e Ap ul ei us sai t h Thy ,

eye s slid in g d ow n t hro ug h my e ye s i n t o min e i n wa rd

,

breas t st ir up a m ost vehemen t burn in g in my ma rrow

, .
152 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

t he civ et ca t , an d like To proc ure m isery or Sick

t he .

n e ss , t hey use Sa t urn i n e t hi n g s a n d so of t he rest

,
.

C HAPT E R LI .

Ofcert a in Observa t ions, Prod ucin g won derful Virt ues .

THEY sa yc ert ai n ac t s a n d observa t ion s have a

t ha t
c ert a in po wer ofn a t ural t hin gs ; t hat t hey be lie v e d is
ea ses may be exp e ll e d or broug ht t hus a n d t hus , So .

t he y sa y t ha t q ua rt an es may be d riven away if t he

p a r in g s of t h e n a il s o f t he s ick be b o un d t o t he n e c k
of a liv e eel in a l in en cl o t h a n d she be l e t g o i n t o
, ,

t he wat er A n d P li n y sait h t ha t t he pa ri n gs ofa s ic k

.

m an s n a il s of his feet an d han d s bein g mixed wi t h

’

wax cure t he qu art a n t ert ia n a n d q uo t idian ag u e ;

, , ,

a n d if t he y be be fo re Sun ri s i n g fa st en e d t o an o t her

m a n s gat e will cure suc h lik e disea ses In lik e an

’
, . m
n er l e t
, all It he p arin gs of t he n ail s be p ut in t o t he
caves of a n t s an d t he first a n t t ha t begi n s t o draw a t
,

t he pa ri n g s mu st be t aken a n d bo un d t o t he n eck of
t he Sick a n d by t his m e an s will t he di sea se be cure d
, .

T hey say t hat by wood st ricken w it h l ig ht n in g an d , ,

ca st behin d t he back w it h on e s ha n ds a n y di seas e ’

m
,

a y be re m o v e d ; a n d in q ua rt a n es a pi ece o f a n a il
, ,

fro m a g ibbet w rapped up in w oo l an d hun g about

, ,

t he n e ck c ures t he m ; al so a rop e d o t h t he lik e t ha t

, ,

is t ak en f rom a g all o w s an d hid u n d er g ro u n d so t ha t

t he Sun ca n n ot reac h it The t hroa t of hi t ha t ha t h
. m
a hard s we llin g or imp ost hu m e bein g t ouc he d wi t h
m
, ,

t he ha n d of hi t ha t die d by an imma t u re d eat h will ,

be c ured t here by T hey sa y also t ha t a w oman is

.
, ,

p resen t ly ea se d of her hard labor if an y on e shall p u t

in t o her bed a s t on e or dart wit h w hic h a boa r or a
m
be ar or an ha t h been kill ed wi t h on e bl ow The .

sam e d ot h a sp ea r t ha t is p u ll e d o u t of t he bo d y o f a
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURA L M AGIC . 153

m an , if it shall n ot fi rst t ouc h t he g roun d ; a l so t hey

m
,

sa y t ha t a rro w s p u ll e d o u t of t he bod y of a
, , a n if ,

t hey have n ot t ou c he d t he ea rt h t ak en an d st eal t hily

,

p lac e d u n d er a n y o n e ly in g d o w n w ill p ro c u re l o v e
, .

T he fall in g sick n ess is c ured by m ea t made oft he fl esh

o f a wild beast slai n in t he sam e ma n n er as a
, a n is m
s l ai n A man s eyes t hat a re washed t hree t imes wi t h
.
’

t he wa t er w herei n he ha t h wa shed his feet Shall n ev er

be s o re o r bl ear It is said t hat so m e d o c ure disea ses
.

o ft he g roi n w it h t hread t ake n ou t ofa w eaver s l oo m

’

a n d t yi n g in t o it sev en or n in e k n o t s t he n am e o fso m e ,

wid o w bein g n amed a t ev ery kn ot The Spleen of .

c a t t le ex t en ded u po n p a in fu l spl een s cu res t he m if he

, ,

t ha t applie s it sa it h t ha t he is applyi n g a m edic in e t o

t he Sp l een t o c u re an d e a se it Aft er t his t hey sa y
.
, ,

t he pa t ien t m ust be s hut i n t o a Sl eep i n g roo m t he ,

d oor bei n g seal e d up wi t h a ri n g a n d so me v erse be ,

rep e at e d o v er n i n et e en t imes The wa t e r o f a g reen

.

liza rd cures t he sam e disea se if it be ban g ed up in a

v esse l be fo re t he pa t ien t s bed c hambe r so t ha t he
’

m
-

a y a s he pa ss es in a n d ou t
, t ou ch it wi t h his ha n d
,
.

A n d a l it t l e fro g climbin g u p a t ree if a n y on e shall

m
,

s pit in his m o ut h a n d t hen l et hi, e s cap e is said t o ,

c ure t he c oug h It is a won d erful t hin g but ea sy t o

.
,

e xperie n c e t ha t P li n y spe a k s o f t ha t if an y on e shall

, ,

be sorry f or a n y bl o w t ha t he ha t h giv e n a n o t her afar ,

of for n i g h at ha n d if he s hall presen t ly spit i n t o t he

m
,

iddl e of t ha t ha n d wi t h w hic h he g ave t he bl ow t he ,

part y t ha t was sm it t en shall p resen t l y be freed fro m

pain T his ha t h been app ro v ed o f in a fo ur foot ed
.
-

be ast t ha t hat h be en sorel y hu rt So m e t here a re t ha t

m
.

a g g rava t e t he bl ow before t he y g ive it In l ike a n .

n e r s p i t t l e carrie d in t he han d or t o spi t in t he shoe

, ,

oft he ri g ht f o ot bef o re it be p ut o n is g oo d w hen an y ,

on e pas set h t hro ug h a d an g erou s plac e They s ay .

t ha t w o lv es will n o t c o m e t o a fi eld if o n e of t hem be

154 HENRY CORN ELI U S AGRIPPA S ’

t ak en an d blood l et by lit t l e a n d li t t l e ou t of his

his
l eg s bein g un bro ken wit h a kn ife a n d s prin kl ed
, , ,

a bout t he out side o ft he field a n d he him se lf be b uri e d ,

in t ha t place fro m w hen c e he was first d ra w n T he

m
.

Met han enses cit izen s of Trezen iu

, accoun t e d it as a ,

presen t rem edy for prese rvin g ofv in es f rom t he w ron g

of t he sou t hern w in d havi n g always foun d it by m os t
,

c ert ain experien ce if whil st t he wi n d bl o ws a w h it e

, , ,

coc k Should be pulle d t o p i ec es in t he middl e by t wo

m en bo t h o f w ho m e ac h k eepin g his pa rt m us t walk
, , ,

eac h way arou n d t he vin eya rd u n t il bo t h m ee t in t h e

m
,

pl a ce fro w hen ce t hey be g a n t heir circuit an d must ,

in t ha t plac e b ury t he pi ec es o f t he c o ck A lso if .

,

an y on e shall ho ld a vi p er o v e r a vapo r wit h a s t a f f ,

he Shall pro p hes y a n d t hat t he st a fi w here w it h a

,

sn ak e was be a t en is goo d a g a in st fe mal e dise ases .

These t hin gs P lin y reci t es It is said t ha t in g at her .

in g roo t s a n d herbs we m ust draw t hree c ircl e s roun d

about t hem first wi t h a sw ord a n d t hen d ig t he m up
, , ,

m ea nw hile t akin g heed of an y c o n t ra ry wi n d Al so

m
.
,

t hey say t ha t if a n y o n e Sha ll m ea s ure a de ad

, an

w it h a rOp e first from t he elbo w t o t he big g est fi n ger

, ,

t hen fro m t he shou lder t o t he sam e fi n ger a n d aft er ,

wa rds from t he head t o t he feet ma k in g t hric e t hose

m
,

en su rat ion s ; if a n y on e aft erwards shall be m e asure d

wit h t he sam e ro p e in t he sa m e ma n n er he shall n ot

, ,

prosper but be un fort un a t e a n d fall in t o mi sery a n d

,

sad n ess Al bert us of Chyra n n is sait h t ha t if a n y

. ,

w oman ha t h e n c han t e d t hee t o l ove her t ake t he ,

gown she sl ee pet h in out ofdoo rs a n d Spit t hrough t he

rig ht sl eev e t hereo f w hen t he e n c ha n t m en t w il l be
,

qui t t ed A n d P lin y sai t h t ha t t o sit by w o men far

.
,

wit h c hild or w hen a med ic in e is g iven t o a n y on e of

,

t hem t he fin gers bein g j o in ed t og et her lik e t he t ee t h

,

of a c omb is a c ha rm ; so m u c h t he more if t he ha n ds
,

he j oined about o n e o r bot h kn ees Al so t o sit c ross .

,
156 HEN RY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA ’
S

T hou must kn ow t ha t
c h like gest ures a n d fig ure s
su ,

a s h arm on ies of t he bo dy d o exp ose it n o o t her wis e ,

t o t he c elest ial s t han od ors an d t he Spi ri t of a m edi

, ,

cin e an d in t ern al passions al so d o t he soul Fo r a s

, , ,
.

m edicin es an d passio n s oft he min d a re by c ert a in d is

m
posit i ons oft he heaven in creased so also t he ges t ure ,

a n d mo t io n o f t he bo dy d o g et a n e c a cy by cert a i n

in fl uen ces of t he heaven s For t here are g est ures .

re semblin g S a t urn w hic h a re m e la n c ho ly a n d sa d a s

‘

a re be a t i n g oft he brea s t or st riki n g o ft he head ; al so

suc h as a re rel i g io us as t he bo win g o ft he k n ee a n d a

, ,

fixed l ook dow n wa rds a s o f on e p rayin g ; also w eep ,

in g a n d suc h lik e as are used by t he aust ere a n d

m
, ,

S a t u rn in e an ; su c h a n on e as a sa t i rist describes
W it h ha n g d do wn head , wit h eyes f ixed t o t he g roun d,
’

His rag in g words bit es in , a nd u t t er in g sou n d m

m
He do t h e p ress wit h p ou t in g l ip s .

A c heerf ul an d c oun t en an c e a worshipfu l

ho n est ,

or n o bl e ges t ure o r be a rin g clappin g o f t he ha n d s as ,

of o n e rej o ici n g a n d p ra isi n g a n d t he be n di n g o f t he ,

k n ee wi t h t he head l ift ed up as o f on e t ha t is wor ,

Shipi n g a re a s c ribe d t o Ju pi t er
, .

A sour fierce cruel a n gry rough c oun t en an ce an d

, , , ,

ges t ure are a scribe d t o Mars .

So la ry a re hon orabl e a n d coura g eous g est ures a n d

c oun t en a n c es ; al so walkin g ab road a ben din g o f t he
, ,

k n ee as of on e ho n orin g a ki n g wi t h on e k n ee ben t
, .

T hose un d er Ven us are da n ces embraces laught ers , , ,

an d t ho se of a n am iabl e a n d c hee rful c ou n t e n a n c e .

T hose Merc urial a re in c on st a n t qu ick va riabl e an d , ,

su ch lik e g e st ures a n d c ou n t e n a n c es .

T hose L un a ry or u n d er t he M oo n a re such a s are

, ,

mo vabl e p oiso n ous a n d childi sh a n d t he like

, , .

A s we have Spo ken a bo v e o f gest ures SO al so are

m
, ,

t he s hap es o f en dist i n c t as foll o ws ,

 PHILOSOPHY OF N AT URAL MAGIC . 157

S at urn bespeak s a m
a black a n d yel l o w
an t o be of

is h c ol o r l e an c rooked of a roug h ski n g reat vein s

, , , , ,

t h e bo dy c o v ered wi t h hai r lit t l e eyes ofa f ro w n i n g , ,

fo rehead a t hin beard g rea t lips eyes i n t en t up on

, , ,

t he g roun d ofa heavy gai t st rikin g his feet t o g et her

, ,

a s he wal ks craft y wi t t y a seduc er a n d m urd ero us

m
, , , .

Jup it er sig n ifies a an t o be ofa pal e c o l or darkish ,

red , a ha n d so me body good st a t ure bo ld o f g reat , , ,

e y es ( n ot black al t o g e t her) wi t h la rge p upil s S ho rt .

,

n os t ri l s n o t equ a l g re a t t ee t
, h b e f o re c u rl ed h ai r of , ,

g oo d di sp os i t i on a n d ma n n e rs

Mars makes a m
.

an red wi t h red hair a ro un d fac e , , ,

y ello wi sh eyes of a t erribl e a n d Sha rp l oo k j ocun d

, , ,

bo ld prou d a n d c raf t y
m
, .

The Sun mak es a an o f a t aw n y c ol o r bet wixt ,

y e ll o w a n d black da s he d wi t h r ed o f a s h o rt s t a t ur e ,

y e t o f a h a n d so m e b o dy wi t h o ut m u c h h air ,a n d c u rly ,

o f yel l o w eyes wi se fai t hfu l a n d d esi rous o fp rai se

m
, , .

Ven us sig n ifi es a an t o be t en di n g t owards black

n e ss but m o re w hi t e wi t h a mix t ure o f red a ha n d
, , ,

so m e bo dy a fai r a n d roun d fac e fa ir hair fai r e yes

m
, , , ,

t he bl ack n ess w hereof is m ore i n t en se o f goo d an ,

n e rs a n d ho n est l o v e ; al so k in d pa t i en t a n d j o cun d

m
.
,

Mercury sig n ifies a a n n ot m u ch w hi t e or black , ,

of a l on g fac e high forehea d fa ir e ye s n ot black t o

, , , ,

h ave a s t ra ig ht a n d l on g n ose t hi n bea rd l o n g fi n g ers , , ,

t o be i n gen io us a sub t il e i n quisi t or a t urn c oa t a n d

, , ,

subj e c t t o ma n y fo rt u n es

m
.

The M oo n sig n ifi es a a n t o be in c o l or w hi t e mix ed ,

wit h a li t t le red ; of a fair st a t u re a roun d face wi t h , ,

so m e ma rk s in it ; e yes n o t f u lly bl ack f row n i n g f o re -

head an d kin d g en t l e a n d so ciabl e

, , .

The Sign s al so a n d t he fac es o f S i g n s hav e t he ir

, , ,

fi g ures an d shapes w hic h he t hat w ould k n o w m ust , ,

see k t he m o ut in boo ks of Ast ro l o gy La st ly upon .

,

t he se fig ures a n d gest ures bo t h P hy si o g n o my a n d ,

158 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

M et opos copy a rt s ofdivi n at ion d o depen d ; al so Chiro

, ,

ma n cy foret ellin g fut ure e ven t s n o t a s ca u ses but a s

, ,

Sig n s t hro ug h lik e ef fe c t s c a used by t he sam e cau se

m
.
, ,

A n d al t ho ug h t hese div ers ki n d s o f d ivin a t io n s ay

see m t o be do n e by i n ferio r a n d w e ak s ig n s yet t he

m
,

j ud g men t s oft he are n ot t o be slig ht ed or co n de mn ed

w hen p rog n ost ica t i on is mad e by t hem n ot ou t of ,

su p ers t i t i o n bu t by rea son o f t he ha rmo n ic a l c o rre

sp o n d en c y o f all t he pa rt s of t he b ody Whoso e ver . ,

t herefore d o t h t he m ore exac t ly imi t a t e t he cel est ial

,

bod ies e it her in n at ure st udy ac t ion m o t io n gest ure

, , , , , ,

c oun t en a n ce pa ssi on s oft he min d a n d Opport un i t y o f

, ,

t he sea so n is so m uc h t he m o re lik e t o t he heav en l y

,

bodies a n d ca n receiv e la rg er gif t s fro m t hem .

C HAP T ER LIII .

Of Divin a t ion , an d t he Kin ds t hereof .

THERE are m e ot her kin ds of divi n a t ion s depe n d

so ,

in g upon n a t ural ca uses w hic h a re kn o wn t o e very o n e

,

in his a rt an d experi en c e t o be in div ers t hin gs by ,

w hic h phy sicia n s husba n dm en shep herds marin ers

, , ,
.

a n d o t hers d o p ro g n o s t ica t e ou t of t he p ro babl e Si g n s

,

of every ki n d o f div in a t i on Ma n y of t hese kin ds of

.

divin a t ion Arist ot l e made m en t ion o f in his boo k of

T im es am on g st w hic h An g uria an d Auspicia are t he
m m
,

chiefest w hic h w ere in for er t i e in suc h est eem

,

am on gst t he Ro man s t ha t t hey w ould d o n o t hi n g t hat

did be l o n g t o p rivat e or p ublic busin ess wit hou t t he
coun sel of t he Aug ures Cic ero in his Book of Di v i
.

n a t i o n s la rg e ly d e cla res t ha t t he p eo pl e o f Tusc ia

w oul d d o n o t hin g wit hout t his art No w t here are .

,

divers kin ds of Auspicias for som e are call ed Pedes

m
,

t ria (i . w hich are t ake n fro four foo t ed beas t s ; -

so m e a re call e d A n g u ria w hic h a re t aken fro m bi rds ;

,
160 HEN RY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

Con f
erv et u s is aug ury w hen fir st t hou fin d or see
an

m
a a n or a bird ben din g from t hy right sid e it is a n ,

ill Sig n con c ern in g t hy busin ess

m m m m
.

Sc i asa ov a o r Son n asa ov a is w hen a an or a

bi rd c om es behin d t hee a n d out g oet h t hee but befo re

m
,

he c o m es a t t hee he res t s t hou seei n g of hi on t h y

,

right s id e it is t o t hee a g oo d S ign

m
, .

Sc i a sa rv et us o r Son n asarv et us is w hen t hou see a

m a n o r b ird be hi n d t hee but be fo re he c o m es t o t hee
,

he rest s in t ha t plac e t hou seein g ofit is a good Sign

m
, .
,

Co n f ert is a n a ug ury w hen a a n or bird in j o urn ey

in g o r flyi n g shall pa ss be hi n d t hee c o mi n g fro m t he ,

l ef t sid e o f t hee a n d ben din g t owa rd t hy rig ht pa ss

, , ,

o ut o f t hy S ig ht a n d is a n e vil Sign c on cern in g t h y

,

busin ess
m
.

Scassarv e t us is w hen t hou see a an o r a b ird pass

by t hee a n d rest in g in a pl ace on t hy l eft Sid e is a n

, ,

e vil Si g n t o t hee

m
.

Sc a ssarn o v a is w hen t hou see a an o r a bi rd pa s s

by t hee a n d re st in g in a place on t hy right side is a n

, ,

aug ury of g oo d t o t hee

Em m m
.

p o n e n t he is w h en a a n o r a bi rd c o mi n g fr o m ,

t hy l eft sid e a n d pass in g t o t hy right g oet h o ut o f

, ,

t hy sig ht wi t hout rest in g a n d is a good Sig n

m m
.
,

Ha rt en s o r Herren a is an aug u ry t ha t if a an or ,

a bi rd c omin g fro m t hy ri g ht han d shal l pa ss b ehin d

m
,

t hy back t o t hy l eft a n d t hou Shall see hi

, rest in g

an yw here t his is in e vil Sign

, .

The a n cien t s did al so p rog n ost ica t e fro m sn eezin gs ,

o f w hic h Ho m er in t he s ev en t e en t h boo k o f his po em

of t he Ody ss ey mak es m en t i o n be ca use t he y t houg ht ,

t ha t t hey p roc eed ed fro m a s acre d pla c e viz t he , .

,

hea d in w hic h t he i n t e ll ec t is vi g oro us a n d Opera t ive

, .

W hen c e al so w ha t soe v er speec h cam e i n t o t he breast

m
, ,

or mi n d o f a a n ri si n g in t he m o rn i n g un awa re s is , ,

said t o be so m e presage a n d a n a ug ury .

 PHILOSOPHY OF NAT URAL MAGIC .

CHAPT E R LIV .

Ofd ivers cert a in An i ml a s , a nd ot her t hin g s, which have a

Sig n if
ica t ion in Au g u ries .

ALL t he Auspicia pices w hic h first happen

, or a u s ,

in t he beg in n i n g of an y en t erprise are t o be t ak en

n o t ic e o f .A s if in t he b eg i n n in g of t hy w ork t hou
,

shal t p erc eiv e t ha t ra t s hav e g n awn t hy ga rm en t s ,

desi st fro m t hy u n dert a ki n gs If g oi n g fort h t hou .

shal t st umbl e a t t he t hresho ld o r if in t he way t hou ,

sha l t da sh t hy f o o t a g ain st a n y t hi n g forbea r t hy ,

j ourn e y If a n y ill o m en happe n in t he beg in n in g of

.

t hy b usin ess p ut ofi t hy u n dert a kin g s l est t hy in t en

, ,

t i on s be w ho lly fru s t ra t ed or acc o mplished t o n o p ur

,

pose but expect a n d wai t for a fort un at e hour for t he

,

di spa t c hi n g o f t hy affa irs wi t h a be t t er om en W e .

see t ha t m a n y a n imal s a re by a n a t ura l p o w er imb re d

,

in t he m p ro p het ica l
, Do t h n ot t he c ock by his cro w
.

in g d ilig en t l y t el l yo u t he hours of t he n i g ht a n d
m orn in g an d w it h his w in g s spread fort h chase away
, , ,

t he lion ? Ma n y bi rd s wi t h t heir sin gi n g an d c ha t t er

,

in g a n d fli es by t heir sha rp p rickin g foret e ll rain ;

, , ,

a n d d o lp hin s by t he i r o ft e n l ea pin g a bo v e t he w
, a t er ,

warn of t e mpest s It w ould be t oo l o n g t o rel a t e all

.

t he pa ssages w hic h t he P hrygia n s Cilicia n s Arabia n s , , ,

U mbria n s Tusc ia n s a n d o t her p eopl es w hic h fo l l o w

, , ,

t he a uguri es hav e l earn e d by bird s

,
These t hey have .

pro v ed by ma n y experim en t s a n d exampl es For in .

all t hin gs t he Oracl es of t hin gs t o c o m e a re hid but

m
,

t hose are t he c hi efest w hic h o en al bi rd s s hall fore

t ell T he se a re t hose w hich t he poet s relat e were
mm
.

t urn ed fro en i n t o bird s T herefore w hat t he d a w

’

. ,

decla res heark en un t o a n d m a rk observ in g her set

, ,

t in g as s he s it s ; an d her man n er o f flyin g w het her on ,

t he ri g ht ha n d o r l eft ; w he t her clam o ro us o r sil en t ;

w het he r s he goes before o r fo l l o ws af t er ; w het her She
162 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

wait s fo r t he appro ac h ofhi t ha t pa sset h by or flies m

m
,

from hi a n d which way she goes All t hese t hin gs

, .

’
must be d il ig en t l y ob served Orus Apoll o sai t h in his
m
.

Hiero g lyp hics t ha t daw s t ha t a re t wins sign ify a r

riag e beca use t hi s bi rd b ri n g s fort h t wo eg g s o ut o f
, ,

w hic h mal e a n d femal e m ust be brought fort h ; but if

m
,

w hic h seldo happen s t wo mal es be g en era t ed or

, ,

t wo fe mal es t he mal es will n ot g o wit h a n y ot her

,

femal es n or femal es wi t h an y o t her males but will

, ,

always live wit hout a ma t e a n d soli t a ry T herefore,

.

t he y t hat m eet a si n gl e daw divin e t hereby t ha t t hey

,

shall liv e a s i n g l e life The sam e al so d o t h a bl ac k

.

hen pi g eon b et o ken f o r aft er t he de at h o f her ma t e

, ,

She a lways liv es s i n g l e Thou shalt al so a s ca reful ly

.
, ,

ob se rve c ro ws w hic h are as sig n ifican t as daw s yea

, , ,

a n d in g rea t er ma t t ers It wa s Epict et us t he St o ic s

.
’

p hil o sop her s j udg men t who wa s a sa g e a ut hor t hat

’

, ,

if a c ro w d id cro ak o v er a g ain st a n y o n e it did bet o ken ,

so m e e v il e it he r t o his bo dy fort un e ho n o r wife or

, , , , ,

c hild ren Then t ho u sha l l t ake heed t o swans who

.
,

fore kn o w t he secret s oft he wa t ers for t heir cheerful ,

n ess d o t h p re sa g e happy ev en t s n o t o n ly t o ma rin ers ,

bu t all o t her t rav el ers un l ess t he y be o verc o m e by

m
,

t he c o in g o v er of a st ron g e r bird a s o f an ea g l e
m
, ,

who by t he most pot en t

, aj est y o f her so vereig n t y ,

makes n ull t he p redic t ion s o f all o t her bird s if she

sp eak s t o t he c o n t ra ry ; fo r S he fli es hi g her t ha n all

o t her b ird s a n d is o f m o re ac u t e s ig ht
, a n d is n e v er ,

e xcl ud ed fro m t he sec re t s of J upi t er ; She p ort en ds

a dva n c e m en t a n d vic t o ry but by bl oo d be cause she

, ,

d rin k s n o wa t er but bl oo d A n eag l e flyin g o ver t he

.

Loc resia n s fig ht i n g a g ai n st t he Crot on ien sian s gav e

, ,

t hem vic t ory ; a n e a g l e set t i n g herself un awa res upo n

t he t arg e t o f Hiero g o in g fort h t o t he firs t war be
, ,

t o ken ed t ha t he sho uld be kin g Two ea g l es Si t t i n g

.

all day up on t he house a t t he birt h of Al exan d er of ,

164 HENR Y CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

owl , who , beca use she go e s

youn g by n ight t o her ,

un awa res as d ea t h c o m e s u n awares is t herefore s aid

m
, ,

t o fo ret e ll d eat h ; yet so et ime s be cause s he is n o t

, ,

blin d in t he da rk of t he n ight do t h bet o ken dil ig en ce ,

a n d wa t chful n e ss which She m a d e g oo d w hen She sa t

,

u po n t he s p ea r of Hi ero A n d Did o w hen she sa w t he

.
,

u n l ucky o wl pit i ed ZEn ea s when ce t he poet sa n g

, ,

The Owl , sit t in g on t ap o f t he hou se a l on e,

Send s f
ort h her sad co m
p l a in t s wit h m our n ul f t one .

A n d in a n ot her place ,

The sl ot hfu l Owl by mt or a l s is est ee md e

A fa t a l o en m
The sam e bird san g capit o l w hen t he Roma n
in t he
a ffairs we re l ow a t Nu ma n t ia an d when Freg el ia was
pu ll ed do w n for a c o n spi racy mad e again st t he Ro mans
m
.

A l ad el say s t ha t o wl s an d n i g ht rav en s w hen t he y -

t urn a sid e t o s t ra n g e c o u n t ries o r houses bet o k en t he

m
, ,

d ea t h o f t he en o ft ha t coun t ry an d t hose houses for ,

t hose bird s a re de l ig ht e d wit h d ead ca rca sses an d

m
p erc eive t he beforehan d Fo r en t ha t a re dyin g . m
hav e a n ea r a fi n it y wit h d ead ca rca sses The hawk .

is al so a foret ell er of c o n t en t i on a s N a so si n gs ,

W e ha t e t he Hawk, because t ha t ar mmg

s a on st

She a l ways l ives

Lel ius, t he mba ssador of Pomp ey wa s slain in

e ,

Spain am o n g st t he purveyors w hic h mi sfo rt un e a

, , ,

ha wk flyin g o v er t he head is said t o foret ell An d

m
.
,

A l ad e l sa it h t ha t t hese ki n d s o f bi rd s fi g ht i n g
amo n g st t hem sel v es sig n ify t he c ha n g e ofa kin g do m ;
,

but if bi rd s o f a n ot her kin d s ha ll fight wit h t he m an d

a re n ev er seen t o c o m e t o g et her a g ain it p ort en d s a ,

n ew c on di t ion a n d st a t e o f t ha t co u n t ry A l so l it t l e .
,

birds by t heir co min g t o or d epart in g from foreshe w

, ,
 PHILO SOPHY OF NAT U RAL MAGIC . 165

t ha t a family all be in c reased or l essen ed ; a n d t heir

sh

flig ht by ho w m u c h t he m o re seren e it is by so m uc h
, ,

t he m ore laudabl e shall t he c ha n ge be When ce did .

Melampus t he Aug ure co n j ec t ure at t he slaug ht er of

, ,

t he G ree ks by t he flig ht o f li t t l e bi rds w hen he s ai t h ,

“T hou see n ow t ha t n o bi rd t ak es his flight in fair
w ea t her . S wall ows be ca use w hen t he y are dyin g
,

t hey p ro vide a plac e of safe t y f o r t he ir youn g do ,

port en d a grea t pa t rimo n y o r l eg ac yaft er t he d ea t h of

frien ds A ba t m eet i n g a n y on e run n i n g away s ig n i
.
, ,

fies a n e va sion ; f o r al t ho ug h S he ha v e n o wi n gs yet

, ,

she fli es A spa rrow is a bad o men t o on e t hat run s

.

away for She flies fro m t he hawk a n d makes hast e t o

,

t he owl w here she is in as g rea t da n ger ; yet in l o v e

,

she is f ort un a t e f o r be i n g st i rre d up wi t h a f

, f
ec t i o n she

see k s he r c o n so rt hourl y Bees are a g oo d o m en t o

.

kin gs for t hey si g n ify a n o bseq uious peopl e F lies

, .

si g n ify imp o rt un i t y an d imp ud en c e be caus e be i n g o f t en

t im es d riv en away t he y d o c on t i n ually re t urn Al so .

do m est ic bi rd s a re n o t wi t hout so m e a ugu ries for ,

c ocks by t heir c rowi n g pro m o t e hop e an d t he j our

m
, , ,

n e y o f hi t ha t is un d ert ak in g it Moreo v er L ivia

m
.
, ,

t he m o t her o f T iberi us w hen she was g rea t wi t h hi

, ,

t oo k a hen s e g g a n d ha t c hed it in her bo so m a n d a t

’

len gt h ca m e fort h a c o ck c hick wit h a g rea t c omb ,

w hich t he auguries in t erpret ed t ha t t he child t hat

S ho uld be born o f her sho ul d be a ki n g A n d C icero .

wri t es t ha t a t T hebais c o cks by t heir c ro wi n g all , ,

n ig ht ,
did p resa g e t ha t t he B aeo t ian s w oul d o bt ain
v ic t o ry a g a ins t t he L ac ed aem o n ia n s a n d t he rea so n is ,

a cc ordin g t o t he a u g ury s i n t erp re t a t i o n s beca use t ha t

’

bi rd w hen he is be a t en is s il en t bu t w hen he him se lf ,

h a t h o ve rc om e cro w s , In like m a n n er al so o m e n s of
. , ,

e v en t s a re t ak en f ro m be a st s For t he m eet i n g of a
.

we asel is omi n o us ; al so t he m eet i n g ofa bare is a n ill

,

o m en t o a t ravel er un l ess she be t ak en

, A mul e al so .
166 HENRY CORN ELIU S AGRIPPA ’
S

is bad be ca u se ba rren A hog is p ern icious for su c h

m
. ,

is his n a t ure a n d t herefore si g n ifi es p ern ici ous

, en .

A horse bet oken s quarrel in g s an d fig ht in g s w hen ce ,

An chises seein g o f whit e horses c ries ou t in Virg il

, ,

W it h wa r a re Horses ar md
’
, y ,
ea t hrea t en wa r .

B ut when t hey are j oin ed t o get her in a cha riot ,

because t hey d raw wi t h an eq ual yok e t hey sig n ify ,

t ha t pe ace is t o be hope d f or A n a ss is a n un p ro fit .

abl e cre at ure yet d id Marius g oo d who w hen he wa s

, , ,

pron oun ced an en emy t o his c oun t ry sa w a n a ss d is

m
,

dain in g p ro ven d er t ha t was offered t o hi a n d ru n n in g ,

t o t he wa t er by w hic h aug u ry he sup p o si n g he sa w a

m
, ,

way o f safet y sho we d t o hi en t reat ed t he aid of his

m
,

frien d s t ha t t hey w ould con v ey hi t o t he sea which ,

bein g g ran t ed he wa s se t in t o a l i t t l e ship an d so

,

esca p e d t he t hre a t s o f S il l a t he c o n quero r If t he .

foa l of a n a ss m eet an y on e g oin g t o an augury he ,

sign ifies l abo r pa t ien ce a n d hin dera n c es A wo lf

, .

m eet in g an y o n e is a g oo d Si g n t he efiec t w hereof was ,

seen in Hiero o f Sicil ia fro m w ho m a w o l f sn a t c hin g

m
, ,

away a bo o k w hil st he was a t sc hool con fi rm ed t o hi ,

t he s ucc ess of t he kin g d o m but yet t he wo l f mak es

m m
,

hi sp eec hl ess w ho he see s fi rst A wo lf ren t in .

pi eces a wat chman of P African us a n d C Ful v ius a t . .

Min t urn w hen t he Ro ma n a rmy wa s o vercom e by t he

m
,

fug i t iv es in S icil ia He sign ifies p erfid ious en suc h

.
,

a s you c an g iv e n o c redi t t o w hic h wa s k n o wn in t he ,

prog en y of Ro man s For t he fai t h w hic h t hey l on g

.

si n c e suck ed fro m t hei r m ot her t he w olf a n d k ep t t o

t hem selv es from t he be g in n in g as by a c ert ai n law of ,

n a t ure pa ss ed o v er t o t hei r p o st erit y

, To m eet a l io n .
,

seein g s he is am o n g s t a n ima l s t he st ron g est an d

s t riki n g t erro r i n t o all t he rest is goo d B ut f or a , .

w oma n t o m e et a li on ess is bad be ca use she hin ders . ,

c on c ep t i on fo r a l io n ess brin gs fort h but on ce T o

, .
168 HENRY CORN ELI U S AGRIPPA ’
S

h is fall Two
ak es w ere f oun d in t he bed of Se
sn m
m
.

p ro n iu s G r acc h u s w h e re f o re a so o t h s,
ay e r t o ld h i if ,

he w o uld l et t he mal e o r t he fe mal e escap e e i t her he ,

o r his wife w o uld s ho rt ly d ie ; a n d he p ref erri n g t he ,

life of his wife kil l ed t he mal e a n d l et t he fem a le g o

, ,

a n d wi t hin a f ew days he d ied So a viper sig n ifi es .

l ewd w o m en a n d wick e d c hi l d ren ; an d an eel sign ifi es

m
a a n di spl ea sed wi t h ev erybody for she l iv es a pa rt ,

from a l l o t her fishes n or is ever foun d in t he c o mpa n y ,

of a n y B ut am o n g s t al l Augu ri es an d O m en s t here
m
.
, ,

is n o n e m o re efiec t ua l an d p ot e n t t han a n him se lf ,

a n d n o n e t ha t d ot h sign ify t he t rut h m o re cl ea rly .

T hou shal t t herefore dilig en t l y n ot e a n d o bserve t he

m
, ,

c o n di t ion of t he an t ha t m ee t et h t hee his a g e p ro , ,

f ession st a t i o n
, st a t ure g e s t u re ,
m o t i o n e x er ci
,
s e , , ,

co mpl exi o n habit n am e w o rds speec h a n d all su ch

, , , , ,

like t hi n g s For seein g t here are in a l l ot her a n imal s

.

so m a n y di sc o v eri es o f p resages wi t hou t a l l que st ion ,

t hese a re m o re efi c ac iou s a n d cl ea r w hic h a re i n f us e d

i n t o ma n s soul ; w hic h T ul l y him sel f t est ifi es sayi n g
’

m
, ,

t ha t t here is a c ert ain A usp ic iu n a t ura lly in m en s

’

so ul s of t he ir e t ern it y f or t he k n o win g o ft he c o urse s ,

a n d ca uses of t hi n g s In t he foun da t i o n of t he c it y
m m
.

of Ro e t he head of a a n wa s fo u n d wi t h his w ho l e

face w hich did p resage t he g rea t n ess o f t he empi re

, ,

a n d gav e t he n am e t o t he M o un t a in o f t he C apit o l .

The B rut ia n so ldiers fi g ht i n g a g ain s t Oc t avi us a n d

An t on ius foun d an E t hio pian in t he gat e of t he ir
m
,

cast l e a n d t houg h t hey sl e w hi a s a p resag e of il l

,

su cc ess yet t hey w ere un fo rt un a t e in ba t t l e a n d bo t h

, ,

t hei r ge n era l s B rut u s a n d C a ssius w ere Slai n

, , .

The m ee t in g o f m on k s is c o mm on ly accou n t ed a n
il l o m en a n d so m uc h t he rat her if it be ea rly in t he
m
,

m orn in g be ca use t hese kin d o f en live for t he m ost

by t he s udd en d e a t h of m
,

en a s v u l t ures d o by ,

sl a ug ht e rs .
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 169

CHAPT E R LV .

How Ausp ic ias a re Verif

ied by t he Lig ht f
oNa t u ra l Inst in c t
mR
,

an d o f so e u l es o f Fin d in g f
oIt Out .

AU SPICIA a n d An g uria w hic h foret ell t hin g s t o c ome

,

by a n imal s a n d bi rd s O rp heus t he divin e him self a s

, , , ,

we re ad did t eac h a n d sho w first o f all w hic h aft er

, ,

wa rd s were ha d in g rea t est ee m wi t h all n a t ion s .

N ow t hey a re v erifi ed by t he l ig ht o f n a t ural i n st in c t

m
,

a s if f ro m t hi s s o e li g ht s o f d ivi n a t i o n may d e sc en d

u po n fo ur fo o t e d b ea s t s t ho se w in g ed an d o t her cre a
-

, ,

t ures by w hic h t he y a re abl e t o presa g e t o u s o f t he

,

e v en t s o f t hi n g s ; w hic h Vi rg il se e m s t o be sen s ibl e of

whe n he sin g s
Nor t hin k IHea ven on t he such knowl ed g e st a t es, m
Nor t ha t t heir p rude nce is a bove t he Fa t es .

Now, t his In st in c t ait h William of

of Na t ure , as s

P aris is m ore sublim e t ha n a l l human a pp rehen sion

, ,

a n d v ery n e a r an d m os t li k e t o p ro phe cy
,
By t his .

i n st in ct t here is a cert a in won d erful lig ht ofdiv in a t ion

in so m e a n imal s n a t urall y a s is ma n ifest ed in so m e
d og s who k n ow t hie ves by t his i n st i n ct a n d m
,

en t ha t

m
,

a re hid un k n o w n bo t h t o t he m se lv es a n d
, en a n d fin d ,

t he m ou t a n d apprehen d t he m fall in g up on t he m wit h ,

a f ull m out h B y t he like in st in c t vu l t u res fore see

.

fut ure slaug ht ers in ba t t l es a n d ga t her t o g et her in t o ,

pla ces w here t hey shall be a s if t he y foresa w t he ,

fl es h of dea d c a rca sses B y t he same i n st in c t p a r

.

t rid g es k n o w t hei r dam whom t hey n e v er sa w a n d , ,

l eave t he p a rt rid g e whi ch st o l e aw a y her dam s eggs ’

a n d sa t e u p o n t he m B y t he same i n s t i n c t a l so c er
.
, ,

t a i n hurt fu l a n d t erribl e t hin g s a re p erce ived t he sou l ,

b ei n g ig n ora n t of t hem w hen c e t error an d horror

m
,

c ea set h w hen en t hin k n ot hin g o f t hese t hi n g s So .

a t hief l yi n g hid in a house al t hough n o on e kn ows

, ,
170 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIP PA S ’

or t hin k s of his ikes fear a n d t error

b e in g t here, st r

a n d a t roubl eso m en ess o fmin d in t o t he i n habi t a n t s of

t ha t house al t houg h hapl y n ot o f all bec aus e t he

m
m m
, , , ,

brig ht n ess of t his in st in c t is n ot c o on t o all en ,

y e t p o ssess e d o f so m e o f t h e m S o a n e vi l p e r s o n .
,

bei n g hid in so m e larg e buildin g is so m et imes p er ,

c eiv ed t o be t here by so m e on e t ha t is al t o g et her ig n o

ra n t o f t heir be i n g t here It is m en t ion ed in h is t o ry

m
.

t hat Heraisc us a c ert ai n E g ypt ian a ,

an o f a divi n e ,

n a t u re c o u ld di sc ern e vil perso n s n o t o n ly by his e y es

, ,

but al so by t hei r v oic e he heari n g t he m afar of f a nd

, ,

t hereupo n did fall in t o a most grie vous headac he .

William of P a ri s al so makes m en t i o n of a c ert ain

w oma n in his t ime t ha t by t he sam e inst in ct p er
m
, ,

ceiv ed a a n w ho m s he l o v ed c o mi n g t wo mil es o f f .

He rela t es al so t hat in his t ime a c ert ain st ork was

, ,

con vic t ed of un c hast it y by t he sm el l o f t he male who , ,

be in g j udged g uil t y by a mul t i t ud e of st orks w ho m t he

mal e g a t hered t og et her disc overi n g t o t he t he faul t , m
o f his ma t e was her f ea t hers bei n g pu ll ed of
, , f t o rn in ,

p iec es by t hem The same d ot h Va rro Ari st o t l e an d

.
,

P lin y rela t e con cern in g horses A n d Plin y makes .

m en t ion of a c ert ai n se rpen t call ed t he u p t hat did ,

su ch a like t hi n g f or she co min g t o a c ert ai n man s

, ,
’

t abl e in Egyp t wa s t here dail y f ed a n d she havi n g

, , ,

b rought fort h so m e yo un g by on e of whic h a son of ,

her host wa s kill e d a ft er she kn ew o f it kil l ed t ha t , ,

y oun g on e a n d w ould n ever ret urn t o t ha t house an y

,

m ore Now by t hese exampl es yo u see ho w t he

. .
, ,

l ig ht s of p resa g e may d escen d up on som e an imal s as ,

s i g n s o r ma rk s o f t hi n g s a n d are set in t heir g est ure

, , ,

m ot i on v oic e flyin g go in g m ea t co l or an d suc h like

, , , , , , .

For acc ordi n g t o t he doc t rin e o ft he P lat on ist s t here

, ,

is a c ert ain po w er p ut in t o in feri or t hin g s by w hic h f or ,

t he m ost part t hey a g ree wi t h t he sup eri ors ; w hen ce

,

a l so t he t aci t c o n sen t s of an imal s see m t o agree wit h

172 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

to po rt en d e vil because t wo is a nu mb er ofcon fusion

, .

I n like man n er t hou shalt en quire i n t o t he reaso n o f

t he rest a s t his is sho wn by n u be r

, Moreover it m .
,

bel on gs t o an a rt ist t o observ e a similit ude in t he se

con j ec t ures as in Vi rgil Ven us disse blin g t eachet h
, , , m ,

her son E n ea s in t hese v erses

‘

, ,

A l l t his is n ot f or n aug ht ,
Else mi
e n va in my p a ren t s Au g u ry t a ug ht ;
Lo! t wice six Swa ns in a g l a d co m
p any

Jove s bird p u rsued

’
t hroug h t he et her ia l Sky
In Hea ven ’
s broad t racks; n ow eart h in a l ong t ra in
They see mt o t a ke, or t a ken , t o d isd a in ;
As t hey ret u rn wit h sou nd in g win g s t hey sp ort ,
An d Heaven su rrou n d in g in a lon g con sort .

Ju st Isay, t hy f riend s a nd fleet ha ve g a in ed

so,

The p ort , or wit h fu ll sa il s t he Bay obt a in ed .

Most won derf ul is t hat ki n d of auguri n g of t heirs ,

who hea r a n d un d erst a n d t he speec hes of an imal s in ,

w hic h a s am on g s t t he an ci en t s M elampus Tirefia s

, , , ,

T ha l es an d A po llon iu s t he Tya n ean who as we read

, , , , ,

exc e ll e d a n d w ho m t hey rep ort ha d exc ell en t S k i l l in

, , ,

t he la n g uage ofbi rd s ; of who m Phil ost ra t us a n d Por

p yh riu s Sp e ak sayin g t ha t o f ol,d w he n A p o ll on i us , ,

sa t in c o mpa n y am o n g st his frien d s seei n g sparro w s

m
,

sit t in g u po n a t ree a n d o n e sparro w c o in g fro m e l se

,

w here un t o t hem ma kin g a g reat c hat t eri n g an d n oise

m
, ,

a n d t hen flyi n g awa y all t he rest fo ll o wi n g hi he

, ,

said t o his c o mp a n i on s t ha t t ha t Sp a rro w t o ld t he rest

t ha t an ass be i n g b urden ed wi t h w heat fe ll do wn in

, ,

a ho l e n ea r t he cit y an d t hat t he w heat was sca t t ered

u p on t he g roun d Ma n y bein g m uch mo ved wi t h t hese
.
,

words wen t t o see a n d so it was as Apo ll o n ius said

, , , ,

a t w hic h t he y m u ch w on d ered Porp hyrius t he Pl a .

,

t o n ist in his t hird boo k of sacrifices sai t h t hat t here

, ,

is cert ainl y a s wall o w la n guage , beca use e very vo ice

 PHILOSOPHY or NATURAL MAGIC . 173

of e v ery a n imal is sig n ific at iv e of Some pa ssi on of it s

so ul , a s jo y sa dn es s
, o r a n ger or t he lik e
, w hic h , ,

v oic es it is n ot so w on derful a t hin g cou ld be un der

m
, ,

st oo d by en c o n v ersa n t ab o ut t he m B ut D em o cri t us .

himself de cla re d t hi s art a s sai t h P li n y by n ami n g , ,

t he bird s ofw hose bl ood mix ed t o ge t her was pro d uc ed

,

a serpen t of w hic h w hosoev er did ea t sho uld un der

,

st a n d t he v o ic es of bird s A n d Hermes sait h t ha t if

.

a n y on e sha ll g o f ort h t o ca t c h bi rd s o n a c ert ai n day

o f t he Kal en d s of N o v e mb er a n d sha ll bo il t he first ,

bird t ha t he c a t c het h wi t h t he heart of a fox t hat all ,

t ha t sha ll ea t of t hi s bird shall un derst an d t he v oic es

o f bird s a n d a l l o t her a n imal s Al so t he Arabian s .
,

s a y t ha t t he y c an un d erst an d t he m ean in g of b rut es

who shall ea t t he hea rt a n d liv er of a dra g on Pro .

cl us a lso t he Plat on is t believed a n d wro t e t hat t he

, , ,

h ea rt of a m o l e c o n d uc et h t o presages T here w ere .

al so divin a t ion s an d au spices w hic h w ere t ak en fro m

t he i n wa rds o f sac rifices t he in v en t or whereo f wa s ,

T ages of w ho m Lucan sa n g :
,

An d if t he I
n wards ha ve n o cred it g a in ed ,

An d f
i t his A rt by Tag es was bu t f eig n ed .

The Ro man ligion t hou ght t ha t t he liver was t he

re

h ead of t he in ward s Hen c e t he soot hsa yers en q uir

.

in g aft er fut ure t hin g s in t he i n w a rd s did fi rst l oo k ,

in t o t he liver in w hich w ere t wo hea d s w hereo f t he

, ,

o n e wa s call e d t he hea d f o r t he ci t y t he o t her f

o r t he ,

e n emy ; an d t he head s of t his or a n o t her pa rt be in g , ,

c o mpa re d t oget her t hey t he n g av e j udgm e n t a n d p ro

,

n ou n c ed f or vic t ory ; a s we read in L uca n t ha t t he

m
, ,

i n wa rd s did sig n ify t he sl a ug ht er of P ompey s en ’

a n d t he vic t ory o f Ca sar s acc ordi n g t o t hese v erses

’
,

In t he in wa rds al l defect s are o m

i n ous

One p a rt an d branch f
o t he en t rail s d ot h increase,
174 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

An ot her p a rt is wea k, a nd fla g g in g l ies,

B ea t s, a nd m
oves wit h qu ick p u l se t he a r t er ies .

Then b o wel s bein g fin i shed t he y sea rc h t he

, t he ,

hea rt No w if t here w ere a sac rific e foun d wi t hou t a

.
,

hea rt or a head wa s wan t in g in t he live r t hese w e re

, ,

deadly presa g e s an d w ere call ed p iac ul aria A l so if

, .
,

a sac rifice fled fr o m t he al t a r or bein g s mit t en made , , ,

a l owin g or fell u po n a n y pa rt of his bo dy t han he

,

oug ht t o d o it wa s t he li k e o mi n ou s
, W e read t h a t .

w hen Julius Ca sar on a d a y w en t fort h t o proc ess io n

wit h his p urpl e rob e a n d s it t i n g in a gold en c ha i r a n d
,

sac rific in g t here wa s t wic e a heart wa n t in g

, W he n .

C M a rius Ut ica wa s sa crifici n g t here wa s w a n t in g a

.
,

liv er Al so w hen Caius t he pri n c e a n d M Marc ell us

.
, , .
,

C Clau dius an d L P et e l l ius 008 8 w ere o f

. ferin g sa c ri
.
,

fic es t ha t t he liv er wa s c on su m e d sudd e n l y a w a y a n d
, ,

n ot l on g af t er o n e of t he m d ie d o f a d is e a se a n o t he r

m
, ,

wa s sl a i n by en of Lyg u ria t he e n t ra il s foret e ll in g ,

so m u c h ; w hic h wa s t ho ug ht t o be d o n e by t he p o w e r

o f t he G o d s or help o f t he d e vil
, Hen c e it w a s .

a cc o u n t e d a t h i n g o f g rea t c o n c ern m en t am o n g st t he

a n cien t s a s oft a s a n y t hin g un usual wa s fou n d in t he

in wa rds a s when Syll a wa s sacrific in g a t La uren t u
, m ,

t he fi g ure of a c ro w n app e are d in t he hea d oft he liv er

w hic h Post hum
,

iu s t he soo t hsa yer in t erpret ed t o p o r

, ,

t en d a v ic t o ry wit h a ki n g d o m a n d t herefore advis ed ,

t ha t Sylla Sho uld ea t t hos e en t ra il s him self T he .

c o l or al so o f t he in wa rds is t o be c on s id ered O f
, , .

t hese Lu c a n mad e m en t i on :

St ru ck at t he col or Prop het s were wit h f

ea r,

For wit h f o ul sp ot s p a l e en t ra is t ing ed were .

Bot h bl ack an d bl u e, wit h sp ecks o f sp rin kled blood

They were

T here was in t im es past suc h a ve n era bl e est eem o f

t hese a rt s t ha t t he m o st p ot en t a n d wi se en sou g ht m
176 HENRY CORN ELIUS AG RIPPA ’
s

l pin g t he an t p ut co e o f w heat w hic h was an

s ee , m ,

o me n o f g rea t ric hes So bees sa t upo n t he mout h o f .

P la t o w hen he was sl eepin g in t he c radle by w hic h ,

wa s foret o ld t he sweet n ess o f his Sp eec h Hecu ba .

,

w hen she was bri n g in g fort h Paris sa w a burn in g ,

t orc h w hic h s hould s et o n fire T ro y a n d all A s ia

, .

There a ppe a red u n t o t he mo t her o f P halaris t he im a g e

of M erc ury pou rin g f o rt h bl oo d up o n t he ea rt h w it h ,

w hich t he w ho l e house wa s ov erflo wed The m ot her .

of Di o n y si us d rea m e d s he b ro ug ht fort h a sa t yr
m
,

w hich prodig ious dream t he e ven t t ha t followed a de

good The wife o f Tarq uin ius Priscus see in g a fla me
.
,

lick t he hea d of Servi us Tu ll ius foret old t ha t he ,

s ho uld hav e t he ki n g d o m I n lik e ma n n er a ft er T ro y .

,

wa s t aken E n eas d ispu t in g wi t h An c hises his fat her

, , ,

con cern i n g a fi g ht t here a p p eared a flam e licki n g t he

m
,

head of t he cro wn of Asc a n ius a n d d o in g hi n o hurt .

Whic h t hin g seein g it did p o rt en d t he kin gdo m t o

m
,

Ascan ius persuad ed hi t o depart for mon st rous p ro

, ,

d ig ies did fore run grea t a n d e mi n en t des t ruc t i on So .

we read in Pl in y t ha t M A t t il ius a n d C Port ius be i n g . .

,

co n su l s it rai n e d milk a n d bl ood w hic h did presa g e

, ,

t hat a v ery grea t pe st il en c e shou ld t he n ex t year o v er

sp read R o m e In L uca n ia it rai n e d sp on g eo us iro n
.
,

a n d in t he ye a r before Ma rc us Cra ssu s wa s slai n in

P a rt hia w it h w hic h al so all t he so ldiers o f Luca n ia

, , , ,

bein g a very n um erous a rm y were sl a in L P au l us , . .

a n d C Ma rc ell us bein g c on sul s it ra i n e d w oo l a bo ut

t he ca st l e ofCorisa n u mn ear w hic h pl a ce a yea r af t er

.
, ,

. , ,

T A n n ius was sl a in by Mil us A n d in t he wars o f

. .

Den mark t he n o ise ofa rm s a n d t he so un d ofa t rumpet

,

wa s hea rd in t he air A n d L ivy c on cern in g t he Mac e .

,

d on ia n wa rs sai t h in t he year w hen An n iba l died it

, ,

rain e d bl oo d f o r t wo d a ys C on cern in g t he seco n d

m
.

P un ic war he sai t h t hat wa t er mixed wi t h bl oo d ca e

,

dow n fro m heaven li k e rai n at t he t ime w hen An n ibal

 PHILO SO PHY or NATURAL MAGIC . 17 7

did s poil I t aly dest ruct ion of

A lit t le before t he
m
.

Leuct ra t he Lac ed e on ia ns hea rd a n oi se of arms in

m
,

t he t empl e of Herc ules an d a t t he same t i e in t he ,

t e mpl e ofHercu l es t he d oors t ha t were s hut wi t h bars

O p en ed t hems elv es a n d t he a rm s t ha t were ha n g ed on
,

t he wall w ere f oun d o n t he grou n d The like e ven t s

m
.

ay be pro g n o st icat ed of o t her like t hin gs a s o ft en ,

t im es in t imes pa st so m e t hin g ha t h been foret o ld of

m
t he . B ut con c ern in g t hese al so t he j u dg en t s of , , m
t he c e l es t ial in fluen ces must n o t be n egl ec t ed c on c ern ,

in g whic h we shall m ore la rgely t rea t in t he fo ll o win g

c ha p t ers .

CHAP T E R LVII .

Of Geo man cy, Hydro m

a ncy, A ero m an cy, an d Pyro m
an cy,

Fou r Divin a t ions ofEl e mt en s .

MOREO VER t he El em en t s t hem selv es t eac h us fa t a l

m
,

e v en t s ; w hen c e t hose four fa o us ki n ds o fdivi n at io n s ,

G eoma n cy Hydro ma n cy Aeroma n cy an d P yro man cy

m
, , , ,

ha v e g ot t heir n a es ofw hic h t he sorc eress in Luca n

,

see m s t o boast herself w hen she sait h

The Ea rt h, t he Aire, t he Chaos, an d t he Skis,

The Seas, t he Field s, t he Rocks, a nd Mou n t a ins hig h
Foret el l t he t r ut h

The fi rst t herefore is G eoma n cy whic h foresho ws

, , ,

fut ure t hin gs by t he mo t ion s of t he eart h a s al so t he ,

n o ise t he s w elli n g
, t he t re mblin g t he c ho ps t he pit s
, , , ,

a n d exhala t io n an d o t her impress io n s t he re o f t he a rt

m
, ,

o f w hic h A l ad el t he A rabia n set s fo rt h

, B ut t here ,
.

is a n ot her ki n d of G eo ma n cy w hich divin es by poi n t s

writ t en upon t he ea rt h by a cert ain po wer in t he fall
o f it w hic h is n o t of prese n t spe cu la t i o n but o f t hat
, ,

we shall sp eak hereaft er .

178 HENRY CORN ELIU S AGRIPPA S ’

No w Hyd roma n cy do t h perform it s p resages by t he

impression s ofwa t ers, t heir ebbi n g a n d flowi n g t heir ,

in crea se s a n d depression s t he ir t empest s c ol ors a n d , , ,

t he like ; t o whic h al so a re add ed vi s ion s w hic h are

, ,

made in t he wa t ers A kin d of divin a t ion foun d by

.

m
t he Persia n s a s Va rro rep ort s wa s t ha t ofa bo y w ho
, ,

sa w in t he wa t er t he e g ies o f M erc u ry w h ic h f o re ,

t o ld in a hun d red an d fif t y v erses all t he e v en t s o f

, ,

t he wa r of Mi t hrida t es W e read also t ha t Nu ma.

, ,

Po mpilius prac t iced Hydroman cy for in t he wat er he ,

call e d up t he g od s a n d l ea rn e d of t hem t h in g s t o co m e
m
.

Whic h art al so Pyt ha g ora s a l o n g t im e aft er N u a , ,

prac t ice d T here wa s of ol d a kin d of Hydro ma n cy

.

ha d in g rea t es t ee m am on gst t he Assyria n s a n d it wa s ,

call ed Leca n oma n cy fro m a skin fu ll o f wa t er u pon

, ,

whic h t hey p ut p la t es of go ld a n d Silv er an d p re c ious

st on es w ri t t en up o n wi t h c ert ai n ima g es n am e s a n d

m
,

charac t ers To t hi s a y be referred t ha t art by w hic h

.

lead an d wax b ei n g m el t ed a n d c a st in t o t he wa t er d o
, ,

exp ress ma n ifest ma rk s o f ima g e s of t hose t hin gs we

desire t o k n o w T here w ere al so in form er yea rs

.

foun t ain s t ha t did foret ell t hi n g s t o c o m e a s t he ,

fa t he rs foun t ai n at Achaia a n d t ha t w hich was ca ll e d ,

t he wa t er o fJu n o in Epida urus ; bu t of t hese m o re in

,

t he fo ll o win g c ha p t er w here we shall Speak ofOracl e s

,
.

Hi t her al so may be referred t he divi n a t ion o f fi shes ,

of w hic h kin d t here wa s use mad e by t he L ycia n s in a

cert ain pl a ce w hic h wa s call ed Di n a n ea r t he sea ; in ,

a w ood dedica t ed t o Apoll o wa s a holl o w in t he d ry ,

sa n d in t o w hich he t ha t w en t t o c on su lt of fut ure

,

t hin gs l et do w n roa st ed m ea t an d p resen t ly t ha t place ,

was fill ed wi t h wa t er an d a g reat mu l t it u de offish a n d

m
,

st ra n g e shap es u n k n o w n t o
, en did appe a r ; by t he ,

form s of whic h t he p rophet foret old w ha t should co m e

t o pa ss . T hese t hin g s do t h A t hen eus m ore a t large
rela t e in t he hi st ory of t he L ycia n s .
180 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA ’
S

in t o t hem , an d sa d ,
if t hey did rej ect t he B ut of m .

t hese t hin gs we shall spe ak of in t he foll owin g c ha p

t ers am on g st t he a n swers of t he Ora c les
, .

Of t he Revivin g o f t he Dead , an d o f Sl eep in g or Hibernat

ing wan t in g ) M a n y Y
v ict ua l s
e a rs t og et her .

THE Arabian phil osop he rs agree t hat so m e en a y mm

el eva t e t he m selves ab o v e t he po w ers oft he ir b o dy a n d

above t heir se n si t iv e powers ; an d t hose be in g sur ,

m oun t ed t he e c iv i t o t he m s lv s — b t h p t e
y,r e e n e e y e e r e

t i on oft he Heav en s a n d t he Cel est ial In t elli g en ces— a

Divin e Vigo r Seein g t herefore t ha t al l t he So u ls o f
m
.
, ,

en a re perpe t u al a n d al so t ha t all t he S pi ri t s o be y

m
, , ,

t he p erf ect Soul s Magician s t hin k t hat perfec t

, en

may by t he po wers of t heir soul rep air t heir dyin g

, ,

bodies (wit h ot her in ferior soul s, n ewly sepa rat ed ) a n d

in spire t he m again : A s a w ea sel t ha t is k ill ed is , ,

mad e alive a g ai n by t he brea t h an d c ry of his dam ;

a n d as lion s mak e aliv e t heir dead w he lp s by bre a t h

in g up on t hem A n d beca use as t hey say all like

.
, ,

t hin g s bein g applied t o t heir lik e a re made o f t he

, ,

s a m e n at ures ; a n d a l so every pa t ien t

, subj e c t
, and , ,

t hi n g t ha t rec e iv es in t o i t se lf t he ac t o f a n y ag en t is
en d ow e d wi t h t he n a t ure of t ha t ag en t an d mad e c o

n a t u ral wi t h it Hen c e t hey t hin k t ha t t o t his v iv ifi

.

ca t i on or makin g alive c ert ai n herbs an d Mag i cal

, , ,

c on fec t ions (suc h as t hey say are made of t he ashes

, ,

o f t he Phcs n ix a n d t he c a st ski n o f a Sn ak e) d o m u c h

c on d uc e ; w hic h in deed t o man y may seem fabul ous

, , ,

a n d t o so me impo ssible u n l ess it co u ld be acc o un t ed

,

approv ed by a n hist oric a l fait h For we read ofso me .

t ha t hav e been dro w n e d in wa t er o t hers ca st in t o t he ,

fire or p ut u po n t he fire ot hers Slain in war an d ot hers

, ,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 181

ot herwise t all t hese aft er a few days were

r e i d an d

m
, , ,

alive agai n as Pli n y t est ifies of A v iol a a an p er

, ,

t ai n i n g t o t he co n sul of L L amia Cael in us Tu bero , .

, , ,

Co rfid ius G a bien us a n d man y ot hers

, W e read t ha t
,
.

Al so p t he t al e maker T in d o reus Herc ul es an d Pa l icy

,
-
, , ,

t he son s o f Jupit er an d T halia be i n g d ead w ere , , ,

raise d t o life agai n ; al so t ha t ma n y w ere by p hy ,

sic ia n s a n d magicia n s raise d fro m d ea t h agai n as t he , ,

hist oria ns re lat e o f E sc u l a p ius ; a n d we hav e abo v e

m e n t i on ed ou t o fJuba a n d Xa n t hus an d P hil ost rat us
, , ,

c on cern in g T ill o an d a cert ain Arabia n an d Ap oll o

, ,

n ius t he Tyan ea n A lso we read t hat G laucus a cer

m
.
,

t a in a n t ha t was d ead t he herb d ra g o n w o rt rest ored ,

-

t o life So me sa y t hat be re vived by t he put t in g in t o

.

his bo dy a medici n e mad e o f hon e y when c e t he pro v ,

erb G la ucus was rai sed fro m d ea t h by t akin g hon e y

,

in t o his bo dy A pu l eius al so relat in g t he man n er of

.
, ,

t hese ki n ds of rest orin g s t o life sai t h of Za c hl a t he , ,

Egypt ia n p rop het t ha t t he pro p het be in g favorable , , ,

l aid a c ert ai n herb upo n t he m o ut h of t he bod y of a

m
youn g a n be n dead an d a not her upo n his breast ;
, ,

t hen t urn i n g t o wa rd t he East o r ri sin g o f t he p rop i

, ,

t ious Sun he p ra yed Sil en t ly (a g rea t a sse mbly o fp eo

,

p l e s t rivi n g t o see i t ) w he n i n t he fi rs t plac e t he

m
, , ,

brea st of t he dead a n did heav e t hen a beat in g in ,

his v ei n s t hen his bo dy filled wit h brea t h aft er w hic h

m
, ,

t he bo dy rose a n d t he you n g a n s p o ke If t hese .

accoun t s a re t rue t he dyi n g sou l s m ust so met imes , ,

lyin g hid in t heir bod ies be opp re ssed wi t h v ehe m en t ,

e x t a si es an d be freed f ro m all bo d ily ac t i o n ; so t ha t

t he life sense a n d m ot ion fors ak e t he bo dy a n d al s o

m
, , ,

t ha t t he a n is n ot ye t t ruly d ead but li es a s t o n ied , ,

an d dead a s it w ere f , or a c ert ain t im e A n d t his is

, .

o f t en fou n d t ha t in t im es o f pe st il e n c e m a n y t ha t a re
,

carried for d ea d t o t he g raves t o be b urie d revive ,

a gain .The same al so ha t h oft en be fell w o m en by

182 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

re ason of fit s of t he m ot her A n d Rabbi Moises out .

,

of t he bo ok o f G al en w hich Pa t ria rc ha t ra n s l a t ed
m
, ,

makes men t ion of a a n who wa s sufioc at ed fo r s ix

days a n d did n ei t her eat n or d rin k a n d his a rt eri es
, ,

be cam e ha rd A n d it is said in t he sam e bo o k t ha t a

m
.
, ,

cert ain a n be in g fill ed wi t h wa t er l ost t he p ul se o f

, ,

his w hol e body so t ha t t he hea rt wa s n ot pe rce iv e d t o

m
,

m o ve a n d he lay li k e a dead a n It is al so said t ha t

m
.
,

a an by rea so n of a fall fro m a high plac e or g re a t

, ,

n oi se or l on g st ayi n g un d er t he wa t er may fall i n t o

m
, ,

a sw oon whic h a y c on t i n ue fort y eig ht hours an d s o

,
-

may l a y as if he w ere dead his face bein g very g ree n

m
.
,

An d in t he sam e plac e t here is m en t io n mad e ofa an

t ha t buried a m
a n who see m ed t o be d ead se v en t y t wo

m
-

, ,

hours a ft er his seem in g d ec ea se an d so kill e d hi

m
,

because he b urie d hi a l ive ; a n d t here a re given sig ns

whereby it may be k n o w n who a re al iv e al t hough t hey ,

see m t o be d e ad an d i n d eed will d ie un l ess t he re be

, , , ,

som e m ea n s u se d t o rec o v er t he m as p hl eb ot o my or , ,

so m e ot he r cu re A n d t hese are s uc h a s v ery se ldo m

m
.

happen T his is t he a n n er by whic h we un derst a n d

m
.

magicia n s a n d p hysician s d o ra i se d ead en t o life as ,

t hey t ha t w ere t ri e d by t he st in gin g ofserp en t s w ere , ,

by t he n at ion of t he Ma rsi a n d t he P sil l i rest ored t o ,

life W e may c on ce iv e t ha t suc h kin d of ex t a sies may

m
.

con t in ue a lon g t im e al t houg h a an be n o t t ruly ,

d ead as it is in dormic e a n d cro c odil es an d man y ot her

,

serp en t s w hic h Sl eep all wi n t er a n d a re in su c h a dea d

, ,

Sl eep t ha t t he y c a n sc arc e be awak en ed wit h fire .

A n d I hav e o ft en se en a d orm ouse di ssec t ed a n d co n

t in u e imm o vabl e a s if she w ere d ead un t il she was
, ,

bo il ed a n d w hen p u t i n t o bo ilin g wat er t he di ssec t ed

,

members did Sho w l ife A n d alt houg h it be ha rd t o .

,

be be li e v ed we rea d in som e a pp ro v e d hi st o ria n s

m
, ,

t hat so m e e n hav e s l e p t f or m a n y yea rs t o g et he r;

a n d in t he t im
,
e o f s l e ep u n t il t hey aw a k ed t here was ,
184 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

walked an d fast ed in t he st ren gt h of t ha t m eat fort y

days A n d Jo hn B oc a t ius mak es me n t i on of a a n in
. m
his t ime in Ven ic e who w oul d e v ery year fas t four
, ,

day s wit hou t a n y m ea t ; also a grea t er won der t hat , ,

t he re was a wo ma n in low er G erma n y at t he same ,

t im e who t oo k n o foo d t ill t he t hirt een t h ye ar of her

,

ag e , which t o us may seem in c redible but t ha t be

, , ,

co n firm ed it He also t ells of a miracl e of our a g e

. ,

t ha t his b ro t her N ic o laus S t on e, an He lv et i an by

,

n a t i on who liv ed o v er t w en t y yea rs in t he wild ern ess

,

wit hout mea t t il l he died That a l so is won derful .

w hic h T heophra s t us m en t ion s c on cern in g a cert ain

m an call ed P hil in us who used n o mea t or drin k
, ,

besides milk A n d t here are al so grave au t hors who

.

desc ribe a cert ain herb of S part a wit h w hic h t hey , ,

sa y t he S cy t hi an s c a n en du re t w elve days hun ger

’
, ,

wit hout mea t or drin k if t hey d o but t ast e it or hold

, ,

it in t he ir mo ut h .

CHAPT ER LIX .

Of Divin a t ion by Drea m

s
.

THERE is al so a c ert ain kin d ofdivi n at ion by d rea ms

w hic h is c on fi rme d by t he t radi t ion s of p hil osop hers ,

t he aut horit ies of divin es t he exampl es o f his t o ries ,

an d by daily experi e n c e By d reams I d o n o t me an.

vain a n d idl e imagin a t io n s for t hey a re u sel ess an d ,

hav e n o divi n a t i o n in t hem but a ri se fro m t he re ma ins ,

of wa t c hi n g s a n d di st urban ce of t he b ody
,
For as .
,

t he min d is t aken u p abo ut an d w e arie d wit h ca res it

m
,

sug g es t s i t self t o hi t ha t is as l eep I call t hat a .

t rue drea m w hic h is cause d by t he c el e st ial in fl uen ces

in t he p han t a s t ic sp irit mi n d or body bei n g all w ell
, ,

dispose d The ru l e of in t erpret in g t hese is foun d

.

am on gst ast rolog ers in t hat part w hic h is wro t e co n

,

cern i n g quest ion s ; but yet t ha t is n ot su f ficien t ,

 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAG IC . 185

beca use t hese ki n ds o f drea m s co me by use t o divers

m e n a f t e r div ers man n ers a n d acc o rdi n g t o t he div ers ,

q ual it ies a n d dis posi t i on s o f t he phan t a st ic spirit .

W herefore t here can n o t be given o n e c omm on rul e t o

,

all fo r t he i n t erpret a t ion of dream s B ut acc ordin g .

,

t o t he d o c t rin e of Syn esius se e i n g t here are t he s ame ,

acciden t s t o t hi n gs a n d l i k e befal l s like so be whic h , ,

ha t h oft en falle n u po n t he sam e vi sibl e t hi n g hat h ,

a ssi g n e d t o him self t he sam e o p in i on p a ssio n f ort un e , , ,

act io n a n d e v en t A s Arist ot l e sai t h t he mem ory is

, .
,

c o n firm ed by se n se an d by keepi n g in m em ory t he ,

s am e t hin g kn o wl edge is o bt ai n ed ; as al so by t he
, ,

k n o wl e d g e o f ma n y experi en ces by lit t l e an d li t t l e , ,

a rt s a n d sci en c es a re t hus obt a in ed Af t er t he same .

accoun t you m ust c on ceive of dreams When ce S yn e .

sin s c omma n d s t ha t e v ery on e sho uld o bserv e his

dre ams an d t heir even t s an d suc h l ike ru l es v iz t o , , .
,

c ommit t o m em ory all t hin g s t ha t a re see n a n d a cci ,

d e n t s t ha t befall a s well in sl ee p a s in wa t c hin g an d

, ,

wit h a dilig en t o bserva t io n co n sid er wit h himself t he

ru l e s by w hic h t h ese a re t o be e x a min ed ; f o r by t hi s

m e a n s s hall a divi n er be abl e by li t t l e an d lit t l e t o , ,

i n t erpre t his dream s if so be n ot hi n g sl ip o ut o f his ,

m e mo ry Now dream s a re m o re e flic a c iou s w hen t he

m
.
,

M oo n o verrun s t ha t Sig n w hic h was in t he n in t h n u

“
ber oft he n a t iv it y o r re vo l u t i on o ft ha t yea r t o r in , ,

t he n i n t h Sig n fro m t he Sign o f Perf ec t io n 1 For it is .

a m ost t ru e a nd cert ain divin a t i on n eit her d ot h it p ro ,

c ee d fro m n a t ure or hu ma n a rt s but f ro m purified ,

mi n d s by div in e in spira t ion W e s hall n ow d iscuss

, .

a n d exami n e P ro phesyi n g a n d Oracl es .

0 “N
nth Nu mber — T h Ninth Hou e of t h e Horoscope kn own as th e
i . e s ,

H ou e o f Sc ien c e a d Re l igion
s n .

t R e v ol ution Wh en the Su h as attaine d as t o the Earth it s origin al

.
”—
n , ,

position or the place it occ upied at t h mo ment of birth

. e .

t
“
Sig n o f P e rf e c tion — Th i i the First H ou se o f t h H
. osc O pse tsh at e or :

H o u e of the He av en
s
“
or Zod iac ri in g at birth ; the e astern horizon
,
"
, s .
186 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

CHAPT E R LX .

OfMad n ess, an d Divin a t ion s which are md a e when m e n are

a wa ke, an d o f t he Power o f a Mela nchol y Hu m or, by

IT happen s al so me t im es t hat n ot on ly t hey t hat

, so ,

are a sl eep but al so t hey t ha t a re wa t c hf u l d o wi t h a

, , ,

ki n d of in st i g a t i on of mi n d div in e ; w hich divin a t ion ,

Ari st o t l e call s ravi shmen t o r a kin d o f madn ess a n d , ,

t ea c het h t ha t it p roc eed s f ro m a m e la n c holy hu m o r

m
,

sayi n g in his t rea t ise o f divi n a t io n : M ela n c ho ly en ,

by rea son of t heir ea rn est n ess d o far bet t er co n j ec t ,

u re ,a n d q uic k ly c on c e iv e a habi t a n d m ost e a sil y ,

rec eive a n impre ssi o n o ft he c el e s t ial s A n d he in his .

,

Probl em s sa i t h t hat t he Sibyls a n d t he Bacchid es an d

, , ,

Nicera t us t he Syracu sa n a n d A mmo n w ere by t heir , , ,

n a t ural m e la n c ho ly c o m p l exi o n p ro p he t s a n d p o et s

m
, .

The ca use t herefo re of t hi s

, ad n ess if it be a n y
, ,

t hi n g wi t hi n t he bod y is a m ela n c ho l y hu mor ; no t

,

t hat w hic h t hey call black c ho l er w hic h is so o bst i ,

n a t e a n d t erribl e a t hi n g t ha t t he v io l en c e o f it is
,

sa id by p hysicia n s a n d n a t ural p hil o so p hers (besid es

,

mad n ess whic h it d ot h i n d uc e) t o draw or en t ic e evil

, ,

sp iri t s t o seiz e up on m en s b o di es Therefore we ’

.
,

u n derst a n d a me la n c holy hu m or here t o be a n a t ural ,

a n d w hi t e c ho l er For t hi s w hen it is st irred up

.
, ,

burn s a n d s t irs up a mad n e ss c on d uc in g t o kn o wl edg e

,

a n d divi n a t io n e sp e ciall y if it be help ed by a n y c el es

,

t ial in flux espe cially o f Sa t urn who (see in g he is

, ,

co ld a n d d ry a s is a m ela n c holy hum or ha t h his in flu

, ,

en c e u p o n it ) i n c re a se t h a n d p re servet h it B e sid es .
,

see i n g he is t he a u t hor o f se c re t co n t e mpla t i on a n d ,

est ra n ged fro m a l l p u blic a f fai rs a n d t he highest o f ,

all t he pl an et s he d o t h a s he wit hc a l l s his mi n d from

, ,

out wa rd b u si n ess so al so make it a sc en d hi g her a n d

m
, ,

best o w s upon e n t he kn o wl edge a n d presag es o f

188 HEN RY CORNELI U S AGRIPPA S ’

art . B ut w hen t hese k i n ds

piri t s port en d t o u s of s

fut u re t hi n g s t hey Sho w t hose t hin g s w hic h be l on g t o

t he dist urbin g of t he El em en t s an d c han g es of t im es ,

a s ra in t em p est s in u n da t i o n s e a rt hq ua k es sla ug ht e r
, , , , ,

grea t m ort a li t y fami n e a n d t he lik e A s we read in

, , .

A u lus G el ius t ha t his priest Corn el iu s Pat arus d id , , ,

a t t he t im e w hen Caesa r an d P omp ey w ere t o fig ht in

Thessa lia bein g t a k en wi t h a madn ess foret ell t he

, ,

t im e ord er a n d i ssu e o f t he ba t t l e
,
B u t w hen t he .

m in d is t u rn ed w ho ll y i n t o rea son it becom es a rec e p

t acl e f or m iddl e w o rld spirit s Hen c e it ob t ain s t he .

kn owl ed g e a n d un d erst a n d in g of n a t ural a n d hu ma n

t hi n g s So we see t ha t a
. an so m et imes d ot h o n a m
sudd en b ec o m e a p hil o so pher p hy sicia n or a n ora t or , , ,

a n d fore t ell s m u t a t io n s o f k in g d o m s a n d rest it ut i o n s ,

o f a ges an d su c h t hin g s a s bel o n g t o t he m a s did t he

, ,

Sibyl t o t he Ro ma n s B ut w hen t he mi n d is w hol l y

.

el e va t ed i n t o t he u n d erst a n di n g t hen it bec o m es a ,

rec ep t acl e of su blim e Sp i ri t s a n d l e a rn s o f t hem t he

se c re t s o f divi n e t hin g s su c h a s t he La w of G od a n d , ,

t he Ord ers o fAn g e l s an d suc h t hin g s as be l o n g t o t he

,

k n o wl ed g e of t hin g s et ern al a n d t he a scen t of sou l s .

It foresees t hin g s w hic h a re app oi n t ed by p re dest i n a

t i on suc h a s fu t ure p rod ig i es or miracl es t he p ro p het
, ,

t o c o m e a n d t he c ha n g in g of t he l a w
, So t he Sibyl s .

p rop hesied of Christ a l on g t im e before his co mi n g .

So Virgil u n d erst a n din g t ha t Chri st wa s a t ha n d a n d

m
,

rem e mbe rin g w ha t t he Sibyl Cu aaa ha d said sa n g , , ,

t hus t o P o lli o

m
Last t i m C m p ph i
es a re co e, u cea s
’
ro es e

N wf m ohig h h p i
ro g w p g ea v en s r n s a ne ro en ie,

A d t im G
n t O d w g i i b
es r ea r er no a a n s orn ,

Th M id t e S t i
a R lm t
re u rn s, a u rn a n ea s re u rn .

An d, a lit t l e aft er i n t im a t in g , t ha t or igin al Sin sh all

be of n o efiec t he sa i t h ,
 PHILO SOPHY or NATURA L MAGIC . 189

I
f yp
a n rin t s ofou r old vice re mi a n
’
d
By t hee t hey r void , an d f ea r sha l l l eave t he Land;
’

He a God s l if
’
e sha l l t ake, wit h Gods sha l l see

Mixt Heroes , a nd mlft h i

hi se e r olz
iect be;
Rul e wit h p at erna l p ower ih Ea rt h
’
app eased

He sha l l

Then adds t hat t hen ce t he fall o ft he Serpen t

he , ,

a n d t he po i so n of t he t ree of dea t h o r o f t he k no wl ,

edg e o f g oo d a n d evil shall be n u ll ed sayi n g , ,

The Serp en t sha l l

An d t he deceitful Herb of Veno mf l l a .

Yet he i n t ima t es t ha t so m e spa rk s o f or igin al Sin

Sh all re main w hen , he s ai t h

So mtp e se s o f an cien t f ra ud sha l l yet befoun d .

And last wi t h a mos t grea t hyp erbol e c ries

at out

t o his child a s t he o f
, fsprin g of G od adorin g hi , mi n

t hese w ord s

Dea r f G od
race os, g rea t st ock o J
f p it er,
u

Behold ! t he W orl d sha kes on it s p on der ous awe,

See ea rt h, an d hea vens i m

m ens e, an d Ocea n t ract s,
How al l t hin g s at th
’
app roachin g Ag e rejoice!
0, t ha t y if
l e wm ou l d l a st so l on g, a nd voice,

As wou ld suf fice t h y a c t ion s t o reh ea rse .

There also so me p rogn os t ics w hic h are in t he

are

m iddl e be t wix t n at ural an d supern a t ural divi n a t i on

, ,

a s in t hose who a re nea r t o d ea t h a n d be i n g w eak en ed

m
, ,

wi t h o l d ag e d o so m et im es foresee t hin gs t o co e
m
, ,

be cause as sait h Pla t o by how m uc h t he more en

, ,

are l ess hi n d ered by t hei r sen se so muc h t he m ore ,

acc ura t ely t hey un derst a n d a n d because t hey are ,

n e a rer t o t he plac e w hi t her t he y m us t g o ( an d t heir

bon ds be i n g as it w ere a li t t l e l oosed se ei n g t hey are

, , ,
190 HENRY CO RNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

no more subj ec t t o t he body) easily pe rc ei v e t he lig ht

o f divi n e rev ela t i o n .

CHAPT ER L XI .

Oft he For in g m o f M a n of t h
,e Ex t er l Senses a l so t m
ho se ,

Inward , and t he Min d ; and of t he Three fold App et it e of -

t he Sou l , and Passions o f t he W ill .

I
T IS t he opi n i o n o f so
m e divin es t ha t G od did n ot
immedia t ely crea t e t he bo dy of an but by t he a ssist m ,

a n ce of t he heaven ly spi ri t s c ompoun ded an d fram ed

m
hi ; w hic h opin i o n Alci n o us an d P la t o fav or t hin ki n g ,

t ha t G od is t he chief c rea t or oft he w hol e w orld a n d of ,

spiri t s bo t h goo d an d bad an d t herefo re imm o rt al

, ,

ized t he m ; but t ha t all ki n d s of m ort al a n imals were

made on ly at t he co mma n d ofG od ; for if he should ,

have creat ed t hem t hey m us t have been imm o rt a l

, .

T he spirit s t herefore mixi n g Eart h F i re A ir and

, , , , ,

Wa t er t oget her mad e of t hem all p ut t oget her one

, , ,

body w hic h t hey subj ec t ed t o t he service of t he soul

, ,

assign in g in it se veral provi n ces t o each pow er t hereof ;

t o t he mean er of t he m m ean an d l ow plac es : as t o
,

an ger t he midriff; t o desire t he wo mb ; bu t t o t he m ore

, ,

n o bl e senses t he head as t he t o wer of t he w ho le

,
—

body a n d t hen t he man ifo ld orga ns ofspeec h T hey

— .

divide t he sens es in t o t he ext ern al an d in t ern al The .

ext ern al a re divided i n t o five k n o wn t o e v ery o n e t o

, ,

w hic h t here are all ot t ed fiv e organ s or subj ec t s as it , ,

w ere foun dat ion s ; bein g so ordered t ha t t hey w hic h are

,

placed in t he m ore e min en t pa rt of t he bo dy have a ,

great er deg ree of purit y For t he eyes plac ed in t he

. ,

uppermost plac e are t he m os t p ure a n d hav e a n a flin

, ,

it y wit h t he n at ure of F ire a n d Light ; t hen t he ea rs

have t he secon d orde r of pl a ce an d p uri t y an d a re ,

compared t o t he Air ; t he nos t ril s hav e t he t hird ord er ,

192 HENRY CORNELI US AGRIPPA S ’

is t ha t whic h shows us fu t u re t hi n g s by dream s w hen ce ,

t he f a n c y is so m et im es n a med t he p han t a st ic a l in t el
l ec t For it is t he la st impressio n o ft he un d erst a n d in g
m
.
,

whic h a s sai t h Ia bl icus is t ha t be l on g in g t o all t he

m
, ,

p owers of t he i n d a n d form s all fig ures rese m

, ,

bl a n c es o f spec ies an d o p era t i on s an d t hi n gs seen

, , ,

a n d sen d s fo rt h t he imp re ssi o n s o f o t her po w ers un t o

o t hers . A n d t ho se t hi n gs whic h appear by sen se it ,

st irs u p in t o a n o pi n i o n ; but t ho se t hi n g s w hic h appe a r

by t he i n t ell ec t in t he seco n d place it of

, fers t o Opin io n ; ,

but of it se lf it re c eives ima g es fro m all a n d by it s , ,

p rope rt y d ot h properly a ssig n t hem accordin g t o

, ,

t heir a ssim il a t ion ; it form s a l l t he act i o n s o ft he so ul ,

a n d acc o mm o d a t e s t he ex t e rn al t o t he i n t ern al a n d

impresses t he bo d y wit h it s imp ression No w t hese .

sen ses have t heir orga ns in t he head f o r t he c o mmo n ,

se n se a n d imagi n a t i on t ak e up t he t wo f o rwa rd c e ll s Of

t he brai n a l t ho ugh Ari st ot l e p l ac et h t he o rg a n o f t he

m
,

c o m on sen se in t he heart ; but t he c og it at ive po wer

possesset h t he hi g hest a n d middl e pa rt of t he head ;
an d , l a st ly t he m em ory t he hin dm ost pa rt t hereof
, .

M o reov er t he o rg a n s ofv oice a n d Sp eech are ma n y a s

m
, ,

t he i n w a rd uscl es o f t he brea st be t wix t t he ribs t he ,

brea st s t he l un gs t he a rt eri es t he win dpipe t he bo w

, , , ,

in g oft he t o n g ue a n d a l l t hose part s a n d m uscl es t ha t

,

serv e f or b rea t hi n g B ut t he p rop er o rga n o f speec h

.

is t he m out h in w hic h are fra m ed w ord s a n d sp eec hes

, ,

t he t on g ue t he t eet h t he lips t he pal a t e an d t he

, , ,

l ik e. Abo ve t he sen sibl e soul which exp resset h it s ,

powers by t he orga n s of t he body t he in c o rp oreal ,

min d possesse t h t he hi g hest plac e an d it ha t h a d o ubl e ,

n a t ure — t he on e w hic h in q uiret h i n t o t he ca uses p rop

, ,

e t t i es a n d p rog res s o f t ho se t hi n g s w hic h a re c on

,

t a in ed in t he Ord er of N a t ure an d is c o n t en t in t he ,

c on t em p l a t i on of t he t rut h which is t herefore call ed , ,

t he c o n t em p la t iv e In t e ll ec t The o t her is a po w er o f .
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 19 3

t he mi d whic h
n ,di sc ern i n g by c o n sul t in g w ha t t hin gs
a re t o be d on e a n d w ha t is t o be s hun n e d is w ho lly ,

t a k en u p in c o n s ul t a t i o n a n d ac t i on a n d is t heref ore ,

e a l l ed t he a c t iv e i n t ell ec t T his ord er of pow ers

m
.
,

t herefore Na t ure o rdai n ed in

, a n t ha t by t he ex t er ,

n a l se n se s we m ig h t kn o w c orpo real t hi n g s a n d by ,

t ho se in t ern al t he rep resen t a t i on s of b o d ies a s al so ,

t hin gs abst rac t ed by t he mi n d a n d in t e ll ec t w hic h a re ,

n e i t her bo di e s n or a n y t hi n g li k e t he m A n d acc ord .

,

in g t o t hi s t hree fold o rd er O f t he p ow ers o f t he sou l

-

t here are t hree Appe t i t es in t he so ul : The fi rst is

n a t ural a n d is a n in cli n a t io n o fn a t ure u n t o it s en d a s
, ,

O f a st o n e d o w n wa rd w hic h is in all st o n e s ; a n ot her

,

is a n imal w hic h t he sen se f oll o w s a n d it is divid ed

, ,

in t o t ha t i ra scible a n d t ha t con c upiscibl e ; t he t hird is

i n t ell ec t ua l a n d is call ed t he will differin g fro m t he
, ,

s e n si t i v e facu l t y in t ha t t he se n sit iv e is o f i t self of , ,

t hose t hi n g s w hic h may be p res en t ed t o t he senses ,

d esi ri n g n o t hin g un l ess in so m e m a n n er c o mprehen d ed .

B u t t he will al t ho ug h it be o f i t self ofall t hi n g s t ha t

,

a re possibl e ye t beca use it is free by it s essen ce it

m
, , ,

a y be al so o ft hin g s t ha t a re imp ossibl e a s it was in ,

t he d ev il (d esirin g him self t o be equal w it h G od ) a n d ,

t herefo re is al t ered a n d d ep rav ed w it h p l ea sure a n d

,

w it h con t i n ual a n g uish whi l s t it a ssen t s t o t he in feri or

m
,

po wers W hen c e fro it s d ep rav e d appet i t e t here

.
, ,

a rise f our pa ss io n s in it wit h w hic h in lik e m a n n er

, , ,

t he bo dy is a f fec t ed so m et im es W hereof t he first is

.

c a ll ed o bl ec t a t i on w hic h is a c ert ai n qui et n ess or

,

a ssen t a t i on of t he min d o r will beca u se it o bey s an d , ,

n o t willi n g ly c o n sen t s t o t ha t pl ea sa n t n e ss w hic h t he

s en ses ho ld fo rt h ; w hic h is t heref o re d e fi n ed t o be a n

, ,

in cli n a t i o n o f t he mi n d t o a n ef f
e mi n a t e pl ea sure .

T he sec o n d is c a ll ed ef fus i on w hic h is a re mi ss i on of

, ,

o r d isso l ut i on o f t he p o w e r v iz w hen beyon d t he

, .
,

o bl e c t a t i o n t he w hol e po w e r oft he mi n d a n d i n t en t ion

,
194 HEN RY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

of t he presen t goo d is m el t ed a n d d ifiuset h it s el f ,

t o en j oy it T he t hi rd is va u n t i n g a n d lo f t i n e s s
.
,

t hi n kin g it self t o hav e a t t ai n e d t o so m e g rea t goo d ,

in t he en j oym en t ofw hic h it p rides i t se lf an d gl o ri e t h

m
.

The fourt h an d t he la st is en vy o r a c ert ai n kin d o f

m
,

pleasure or de li g ht at a n ot her an s ha r wit ho u t ’

,

a n y adva n t ag e t o i t se lf It is said t o be w it ho ut a n y
.

advan t age t o it se lf be ca use if a n y on e shou ld for his

, , ,

own p rofit rej o ic e a t a n ot her ma n s ha rm t his w o u l d

’
, ,

be ra t her o ut of l o ve t o him se lf t ha n out o f ill will t o

an ot her A n d all t hese fou r pa ssion s a ri sin g fro m a
.
,

deprav ed appet i t e for pl ea sure t he grief o r pe rpl exi t y ,

i t self dot h al so beg et v ery ma n y c on t ra ry pa ssion s as ,

horro r sad n ess fea r a n d sorro w a t an o t her s g ood

’
, , ,

wit hout his own hurt w hic h we call en vy o r sad n ess

, ,

a t a n o t her s p rosp eri t y j us t a s pi t y is a c ert ain k in d

’

of sadn ess a t a n o t her s mi se ry

’
.

CHAPT ER LX II .

Oft he Passions f
o t he Min d , t heir Orig ina l Source, Diver
ences, a n d Kin ds .

THE pa ssi on s oft he hu ma n min d are n ot hin g el se but

c ert ai n m ot i on s or in clin a t ion s pro c eedi n g fro t he m
apprehen sion ofa n y t hi n g as of g oo d or evil con v en , ,

l en t or i n co n v en ien t Now t hese ki n d Of ap p rehen

.

si on s a re of t hree so rt s viz Sen sua l Ra t i on al a n d

, .
, , ,

In t ellec t ual Accordin g t o t hese t hree a re t hree sort s

.

of pa ssi on s in t he sou l ; f or w hen t hey foll o w t he se n

sit iv e app rehen si o n t hen t he y resp ec t a t empo ra ry

good or evil un d er t he n o t ion ofp ro fit abl e or un p rofit

,

able or d elig ht ful or offen siv e a n d are call ed n a t ural

,
.
,

or a n imal pa ssi on s W hen t hey foll ow t he rat ion al

.

apprehen si on an d so respec t g ood or bad un der t he

, ,

n ot i on s o fvirt ue or v ic e p rai se or disg rac e p rofi t abl e

, ,
196 HENRY CORN ELI U S AGRIPPA S '

po wer acc ordi n g t o t he diversi t y o f t he passio ns first

, ,

o f all c han g e t he p ro per b od y wi t h a sen sibl e t ran s

,

m ut a t io n by c ha n g in g t he accid en t s in t he bo dy an d
, ,

by m ovin g t he spi ri t up w a rd or d o wn ward i n wa rd o r ,

o ut wa rd a n d by pro d ucin g div ers quali t ies in t he

,

m embers So in joy t he s piri t s a re d ri v en out w a r d ;

m
.
,

in fea r d raw n back ; in ba shful n ess a re

, o v ed t o t he ,

brain SO in joy t he heart is d ila t ed o ut ward by

.
, ,

lit t l e a n d li t t l e ; in sad n ess is c on st rain ed by lit t l e

m
, ,

an d li t t l e in wa rd Af t er t he sa e man n er in a n g er
,
.

or f ea r but sudd en ly
, Ag ain a n g er or desire o f . , ,

re v en g e p rod uc e t h hea t
, red n ess a b it t er t a s t e a n d a , ,

l oo sen e ss Fea r in d uc et h c o ld t remblin g oft he he ar t

.
, ,

sp ee chl e ss n ess a n d pal en ess S ad n ess causet h s w ea t .

a n d a bl u is h w hi t en ess Pit y w hic h is a kin d Of sa d

m
.
,

n ess d o t h Of t en ill a f fec t t he b o dy o f hi t ha t t ak e s

m
,

pi t y t houg h it seem s t o be t he body o f a n o t her a n

m
,

so a f fec t e d Al so it is ma n ifest t ha t am on gst so e

.
,

lo v ers t here is suc h a st ron g t ie o f l o ve t ha t wha t t h e

o n e suf f ers t he o t her sufiers A n xiet y in d ucet h d ry .

n ess a n d black n ess A n d ho w grea t hea t s l o v e s t ir s

.

u p in t he liv er a n d p ul se p hy sicia n s kn o w divin i n g , ,

by t ha t k i n d ofj ud g m en t t he n am e o f t he on e t ha t is
so be l o v e d in a n hero ic pa ss i on SO Na ust rat u s k n e w .

t ha t An t i oc hus wa s t a k en wi t h t he l ov e o f S t ra t on
ica It is al so ma n ife st t ha t suc h lik e p a ssio n s whe n
m
.
,

t hey a re m ost v ehe m en t a y c a u se d ea t h A n d t his

m
, .

is man if est t o a l l e n t ha t wi t h t o o m u c h jo y sadn ess

m m
, , ,

l ove or ha t red en man y t im es d ie a n d a re so met i e s

, , ,

f reed from a disea se A n d so we read t ha t S o pho cles .

,

a n d Dion y siu s t he Sicilia n t yra n t , did bot h su dd en ly ,

d ie a t t he n e ws o f a t ra g ical vic t ory SO a c ert ai n .

w oma n al so seei n g her son ret urn i n g from t he Ca n en

, ,

s ia n ba t t l e d ie d sudd en ly Now w ha t sad n ess c a n

, .
,

d o is k n o w n t o a l l W e k n o w t ha t d og s oft en t im e s
.

d ie wi t h sad n ess bec a u se O ft he d ea t h oft hei r ma st ers .

 PHILOSOPHY OF N ATURAL MAGIC . 197

S om et im es, al so by rea son oft hese li k e pa ss ion s l on g

, ,

dise a ses foll o w a n d a re so m et im es cu red So also

m
, .
, ,

s o me en l oo k i n g fro m a hi g h plac e by re ason of ,

g re a t f e a r t re mbl
, e a r e dim sig ht e d a n d w e,ak e n e d a n d -

s o m e t im es l oo se t he i r Sen ses SO fears a n d fa ll in g .

S ick n e ss so m et im es fo ll o w sobbi n g Som et im es wo n .

d erf u l ef fect s a re p ro d uc e d a s in t he son of Croesus

m
, ,

w ho m his ot her bro ug ht fort h du mb yet a v ehe men t

m
,

f e a r a n d a rd en t a f fec t i on mad e hi sp eak w hic h n a t u ,

r ally he c o uld n e v er d o So wi t h a sudd en fall o ft en

.
,

t im es life sen se or m o t i o n o n a sudd en l eav e t he

m
, , , ,

e mbers a n d p resen t l y a g a in a re so m e t im es ret urn ed

, , .

A n d ho w m uc h v ehe men t a n g er j o i n ed wi t h g rea t ,

a u daci t y , ca n d o Alexa n der t he G rea t show s who

, , ,

be i n g c ircumven t e d wi t h a ba t t l e in In dia was seen t o ,

se n d f o rt h fro m him se lf li g ht n i n g a n d fire ; t he fa t her o f

T h eod o ric us is said t o ha v e sen t fort h o u t o f his bo d y

s pa rk s of fire so t ha t sp a rkl in g fia
, es did l e a p o u t m
w it h a n oi se A n d su c h li ke t hi n g s som et im es a pp ea r
.

in b e a st s a s in t he ho rse of T iberius w hic h wa s said

, ,

t o sen d fort h a flam e out o f his m o ut h .

C HAPTER L XIV .

H ow t he Passions o f t he Min d chan g e t he B od y by way f

o

m
I it a t ion fro m m R mbl so e ese a n ce; o f t he Tra n sfo mi ng

an d Tra n sla t in g o fMen , a nd wha t Force t he I mg i a n a t iv e

Power ha t h, n ot on l y ov er t he B od y bu t t he So u l .

THE foresaid pa ssio n s so et im es a l t er t he bo dy by m

re a so n o f t he vi rt ue w hic h t he lik en ess o f t he t hin g

ha t h t o c ha n g e it w hic h po w er t he v ehem en t im a g i
,

n a t i o n m o v es as in set t i n g t he t eet h o n ed g e a t t he
,

s ig h t or hea ri n g o f s o m et hi n g or b eca use we see or , ,

imagi n e a no t her t o ea t sha rp or so ur t hi n gs SO he

, .
,

whic h sees a n ot her gap e ga pes al so ; a n d som e when , ,

198 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

t hey hea r an y o n e n am e sour t hin g s, t hei r t on g ues

'

wax et h t a rt Al so t he seei n g Of a n y fil t hy t hin g

.
,

causet h n a useousn ess Ma n y at t he sight o f a ma n s .

,
’

bl ood fall i n t o a swoo n Som e w hen t hey see bit t er

, .
,

m ea t giv en t o an y perc eiv e a bit t er spit t le in t he ir

,

mo ut h A n d Will iam of Pa ris sait h t ha t he sa w a

m
.

a n t ha t a t t he sig ht o f a m edici n e was a f

, fe c t ed as ,

m u ch as be pl ea sed ; whe n as n ei t her t he subst an ce of ,

-

t he m edic in e n or t he Od or n or t he t a st e of it cam e t o
m
, ,

hi but o n ly a kin d o f resembla n c e wa s apprehen ded

m
,

by hi U po n t hi s acc o un t some t ha t are in a d ream

.
,

t hi n k t he y burn a n d a re in a fire an d a re fea rf u lly ,

t o rm en t ed a s if t he y did t rul y burn w hen as t he sub

m
, , ,

st a n c e O f t he fire is n o t n e ar t hem bu t on ly a re se ,

bl an c e apprehen ded by t heir imagi n a t ion A n d so me .

t imes m en s bodies are t ra n sform ed a n d t ra n sfig ur ed ,

’
,

a n d al so t ra n sport e d ; a n d t hi s of
t t im es w hen t hey are
in a d ream a n d som e t im es w hen t hey are awake
, SO .

C yprus af t er he wa s c hosen kin g of It aly did v ery

, ,

m uc h w on der a t a n d m edit a t e upon t he fight a n d vic

t ory of bu ll s a n d in t he t hought t hereo f did sl ee p a
,

w hol e n i g ht an d in t he m orn in g he was foun d horn ed

, ,

n o o t herwi se t ha n by t he veget a t ive p o w er be in g ,

st irre d up by a v ehe m en t imagi n at i o n el e va t i n g c orn ,

ific hu m ors in t o his he ad an d p rodu cin g horns For a .

vehemen t c og it at ion w hil st it v ehe m en t ly mo v es t he

,

speci es pic t ures o ut t he fi g ure of t he t hi n g t hou g ht on

, ,

w hic h t hey rep resen t in t heir bl ood an d t he bl ood

m
,

i p resset h t he fi g ure on t he m embers t ha t a re n our

ished by it ; as upo n t hose of t he sam e body so u po n ,

t hose of a n o t hers So t he imagi n a t i on o f a w o man

m
.

wi t h child i p resse t h t he mark of t he t hin g l on ged

f or u po n her in fa n t a n d t he imagi n at i on of a an bit m
m
, ,

wi t h a mad d o g i p resset h upon his body t he image

m
,

o f d og s SO en may g row gray on a su dd en A nd

m
. .

som e by t he d ream of o n e n ig ht hav e gro wn u p fro

, ,
200 HENRY CO RN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

m en , t ha t t he y all be disc ern ed Al so

ca n sc a rc e at .

P lin y rela t es by divers exampl es t ha t wo men hav e

m
, ,

been t urned in t o en Pon t a n us t est ifiet h t ha t in his .

t ime a c ert a i n w o ma n ca lle d Ca iet a v a a n d an o t he r

, ,

o n e call ed Ae milia who ma n y ye a rs aft er t hey w ere

m m
, ,

ma rried w ere c han g ed i n t o en Now how uc h

m
, .
,

imagin a t ion c an affec t t he so u l no an is ign oran t .

f or it is n ea rer t o t he su bs t a n c e of t he so u l t ha n t he

sen se is a n d t he re fore ac t s mo re upo n t he so ul t ha n

m
,

t he sen se do t h SO wo me n by cert ai n s t ron g i ag i

.
,

n a t io n s d reams an d sug gest io ns brou g ht in by ce rt a i n

m
, , ,

magical a rt s d o oft en bi n d t he selv es in t o a st ron g

,

a fiec t ion f or an y one So t hey sa y t ha t Med ea by .

,

a dream was fill ed wit h lo ve for Jas on SO t he soul

m
, .

so met i es is by a v e he m en t ima g in a t io n o r sp ec ul a
,

t ion al t oget her abs t rac t ed fro m t he bo dy as Ce l sus

, ,

rela t es o f a c ert ai n p res byt er who as o ft en as he , ,

pl eas ed could ma k e himse lf sense l ess an d lay like a

m m
,

d ead an so t ha t w hen a n y on e pricke d or burn t hi

,

he fe l t n o pai n but lay wi t hout a n y m ot i on o r b re a t h

,

in g ; yet he co u ld a s he said he ar m en s v oic es as it

’
, , ,

were afa r of
, f if t hey c ri ed ou t al ou d
, .

C HAPT ER LXV .

How t he Passions f
o t he Mind ca n W ork ft he
o ml se ves up on

Ano t her
’
s B od y .

THE pa ss ion s oft he so ul w hic h foll ow t he p ha n t as y

m
,

w hen t hey are os t ve hem en t can n ot on ly c han g e ,

t he ir own bod y bu t al so ca n t ra n sc en d so a s t o w ork

,

u po n a n ot her bo d y ; so t ha t so m e w on d erfu l imp res

sion s a re t hen c e p ro d uc ed in e l e m en t s a n d ex t r ins ica l

t hin g s a n d t hey c a n t hus t ak e away or brin g so e

, m
dise ase of t he m in d or body For t he pass ions o f t he .

so u l a re t he c hi efest ca use of t he t e mperame n t of it s

 PHILOSOPHY OF NATUR AL MAGIC . 1

p roper bod y So t he soul , be in g st ron g ly el evat ed ,

m
.

an d in fia ed wi t h a st ro n g ima g i n a t i o n , sen d s fort h

heal t h ickn ess n ot on ly in it s proper bod y but

or s , ,

al so in ot her bodies So A v ic en is oft he Opin i on t ha t

m
.

a cam e l a y fall by t he imagi n a t ion o f an y on e SO .

he who is bit t en wit h a mad d o g presen t ly falls in t o

a mad n ess an d t here appea r in his bo dy t he sha pes of
,

d ogs So t he lo n gi n g o f a w o man wi t h c hild d ot h a c t

.

u po n an ot her s body w hen it s ig n s t he in fa n t in t he

’

w omb w it h t he mark of t he t hi n g she l o n gs for So .

ma n y m o n st ro us gen era t ion s p roceed fro m mon st rous

imagin a t ion s of w o m en wit h c hild as Ma rc us Damas ,

oc n us repo rt s t ha t a t Pet ra Sa n et a a t o w n si t u a t ed ,

up on t he t erri t ori es of P isa t here was a w en ch p re ,

sen t e d t o Cha rl es ki n g o f Bo he mia who was ro ug h

, ,

a n d ha iry all o v er her body like a w ild bea st w ho m , ,

her m ot her a f fec t ed wit h a reli g ious kin d of ho rror

,

by t he pic t ure of John t he Bap t ist (w hic h was in t he

c hamber she occupied ) aft erwa rds broug ht her fort h ,

aft er t his fashion A n d t his we see is n ot on ly in

m
.
, ,

en bu t a l so is d on e amon g b ru t e c rea t ures

, So we .

read t ha t Jac o b t he pa t riarc h wi t h his speckl ed rod s

, ,

se t in t he wa t eri n g plac es did d isc o l or t he sheep of ,

Laban So t he imagin at iv e po w ers of pe acocks a n d

.
,

o t her bird s w hil st t he y be ma t i n g

, impress a c olor ,

u pon t hei r win g s When c e we prod uc e w hit e p e a

.

c ocks by han g in g whi t e cl ot hes arou n d t he places

,

where t hey mat e Now by t he a bo v e exampl es it

.
, ,

appears how t he af fec t ion of t he p ha n t as y w hen it ,

v ehemen t ly in t en ds i t self d ot h n ot o n ly affec t it s o wn ,

p roper bod y but also a n ot hers SO also t he des ire of

m
.
,

wit c hes t o hurt d ot h bewit c h en m ost pern icious ly

wi t h st eadfast l ook s To t hese t hin g s A v icen Aris .
,

m
t ot l e Algaze l a n d G allen asse n t
, ,
For it is ma n ifest .

t ha t a bo dy may ost ea sily be a f

fec t e d wit h t he vapo r
ofa n ot her s dise a sed body w hic h we plain ly see in t he
’
,
202 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA ’
s

pl a gue l eprosy Again in t he vapor o f t he e yes

an d .
,

t here is so g rea t a po wer t ha t t hey c an be wi t c h a n d

in fec t an y t ha t a re n ea r t hem a s t he co cka t ri c e or
m
,

bas il isk w hich kill en wi t h t heir l oo ks A n d cert a in

m
.

wo en in S cy t hia am on gst t he Illyria ns a n d Triba l l i

,
.

killed w ho msoe ver t hey l ook ed a n g ry upon There

m
.

fore l et n o a n w on d er t ha t t he bo dy an d soul of on e
,

may in like ma n n er be af
, fec t ed wi t h t he min d of
,

a n ot her seei n g t he mi n d is far m ore po werful st ro n g

, , ,

ferven t a n d m ore preval en t in it s mot ion t ha n t he

,

vapors ex hali n g out of bodies ; n eit her are t here wa n t

in g me diu ms by w hic h it s ho uld wo rk n eit her is ,

a n ot her s body l ess subj ec t t o a n ot her s min d t ha n t o

’ ’

a n ot her s body U po n t his accoun t t hey sa y t ha t a

’

m
.
,

an , by his af fec t ion a n d habi t on ly may a c t up on ,

'

a n o t her T herefore p hil osop hers advise t ha t t he

m
.
,

so cie t y o fevil a n d mis c hie v ous en m ust be shun n ed

m
,

f o r t he ir so ul be i n g full o f n oxious rays in f ec t s t he

, ,

t ha t a re n ea r wi t h a hurt ful con t agi on On t he c on .

t ra ry t hey adv is e t ha t t he soc i et y o f good a n d f ort u

m
,

n at e en be en deav o re d aft er beca use by t he ir n ear

m
,

n ess t hey d o us m u c h goo d Fo r a s t he s ell ofmusk

.

d o t h pe n et ra t e so so met hin g of ei t her bad or g oo d is

,

derived fro m a n yt hi n g bad or g ood by t hose t ha t a re

n i g h t o t hem ; w hic h may c o n t in ue a l on g t im e No w .
,

if t he foresaid pa ssion s have so g reat a po wer in t he

p ha n t asy t hey have c ert ain ly a g rea t er po w er in t he
,

reaso n in a s mu c h a s t he rea son is m ore exc ell en t t h a n

,

t he p ha n t asy ; a n d las t ly t hey h av e muc h gre a t er

, ,

po wer in t he min d ; for t his w hen it is fixed upon G od ,

for an y g ood wit h it s w hol e i n t en t ion d o t h oft en t im es ,

af f ec t a n ot her s body as w ell as it s o wn wit h so m e

’

m
, ,

divin e g ift By t his m ea ns we read t ha t an y mira

.

cl es w ere don e by Apo ll on i us P yt ha g oras Emped ocles

m
, , ,

P hil olaus an d ma n y p rophet s an d ho ly en of our

,

rel igi on w hic h t hin gs we shall n ow c o ns id er

, .
204 HENRY CORN ELI US AGRIPPA S ’

c iv ed
re e , an ddo n e in us , or by us W e
t he t hin g t o be .

must t herefore in ev ery work a n d applica t i on of

, ,

t hin g s af f
e c t v ehem en t ly imagi n e ho p e an d be liev e
, , , ,

st r o n g ly f or t ha t will be a grea t help

, A n d it is veri .

fied amon g s t p hys icia n s t ha t a st ron g bel ief an d a n , ,

u n d oub t ed ho pe a n d l o v e t o w a rd s t he p hys ician a n d

medici n e con d uce muc h t o heal t h ; yea m o re som e

, , ,

t im es t ha n t he medicin e i t self
, For t he sam e t ha t t he .

efi ica c y a n d virt ue of t he m edicin e work s t he same ,

d ot h t he st ron g ima g in at ion of t he physician w ork ,

bei n g a bl e t o c ha n g e t he qualit ies in t he bod y of t he

sic k esp ecially w hen t he pa t i en t p l a c e t h m u c h co n fi

m
,

d en c e in t he p hysician by t ha t mea n s dis posi n g hi

,

se lf f or t he rec eivi n g o ft he vi rt ue oft he p hy s ic ia n a n d

p hysic Therefore he t ha t works in Ma g ic m ust be of

.
,

a con s t a n t belief be c redul ous an d n ot a t all d oub t ful

m
, ,

of ob t ai n in g t he ef fec t For a s a fir a n d st ron g

.
,

be lief d ot h w ork won derfu l t hin g s al t houg h it be in ,

fal se w ork s so dist rust a n d dou bt in g dot h dissipa t e

,

a n d b re ak t he vi rt ue o f t he mi n d Oft he w ork er w hic h ,

is t he m edium bet ween bo t h ex t rem es ; w hen c e it hap

pen s t ha t he is frust ra t ed Oi t he desired in fl ue n ce oft he
superi ors whic h c ould n ot be j o in ed a n d un i t ed t o our

m
,

labors wi t hou t a fir a n d sol id vi rt ue of our min d .

CHAPT ER L XVII .

How t he Min d ofMa n my b

wit h t he Mind oft he
a e Join ed
St a rs, a nd In t el l ig ences oft he Cel est ia ls, a n d , t og et her wit h
mm
t he , I p ress cer t a in won derf u l Virt ues up o n inf er ior

Thin g s .

THE phil osophers especially t he A rabian s sa y t hat

, ,

ma n s min d , w hen it is m ost in t en t up on an y work

’
,

t hrou gh it s pa ss io n a n d ef fec t s is j o i n e d w it h t he mi n d ,

of t he s t a rs a n d in t ell ig en c es ; a n d be i n g so j o in e d is , ,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 205

t he cause of som e w on d erful virt ue bein g i n fused in t o

ou r w ork s a n d t hin gs ; a n d t his becau se t here is in ,

t he mi n d an app rehen sion a n d p o wer of all t hin g s so ,

all t hi n g s hav e a n at ural o be di en c e t o it an d ofn eces ,

sit y a n efi ic a c y ; an d m ore t o t ha t w hic h d esires t hem

wi t h a st ron g d esire A n d acco rdin g t o t hi s is v erifie d
.

t he a rt of c ha ra ct ers ima g es en c ha n t m en t s an d s o m e
, , ,

s pe ec he s a n d ma n y o t her w o n d e rful exp erim en t s a s t o

,

e v ery t hin g w hic h t he mi n d a f fec t s By t hi s m ean s

m
.
,

w ha t soever t he min d ofhi t ha t is in vehemen t l o ve ,

af fec t s ha t h a n efiic ac y t o cau se l ov e ; a n d w ha t soe v er

m
,

t he min d ofhi t ha t st ro n g ly ha t es dic t a t es ha t h a n , ,

e fi c ac y t o hurt a n d dest ro y The like is in ot her .

t hin g s w hic h t he min d af

, fec t s wit h a st ron g d esire .

Fo r a l l t hose t hin gs w hic h t he min d ac t s an d dict a t es

by c hara c t ers fi g ures word s sp eeches g est ures a n d
, , , , ,

t he lik e help t he app et i t e o f t he sou l an d ac quire

,

c ert ain w on derfu l virt ues ; a s from t he soul of t he

O p era t o r in t ha t hou r w hen s uc h a like appet it e d ot h
,

i n vade it so fro m t he Opport un it y an d c el est ial in flu

,

en c e m o vin g t he mi n d in t ha t ma n n er
, For our min d .
,

when it is ca rri ed u pon t he g rea t exc ess ofan y pa ssi on

or v irt ue o f t en t im e s p resen t l y t ak es ofit self a st ron g
, ,

be t t er a n d m ore con v en ien t hour or opport un i t y w hic h ,

Thomas Aquin as in his t hird boo k ag a in st t he G en t iles

, ,

c on fesset h So man y won derfu l v irt u es bo t h cause

.

an d foll ow cert ain admirabl e opera t io n s by great

af fect ion s in t hose t hin g s w hic h t he sou l do t h dict a t e
in t ha t hour t o t hem B ut k n o w t ha t suc h t hi n gs c o n
.

fer n o t hin g or v ery lit t l e t o t he au t hor of t he m an d

m
, , ,

t o hi whic h is in clin ed t o t hem a s if he w ere t he ,

m
a ut hor of t he m A n d t his is t he ma n n er by w hic h
.

t hei r e cac y is foun d out A n d it is a g en eral ru l e in

.

t hem t ha t every min d t hat is mo re exce ll en t in it s l o v e

,

m
a n d af fec t io n m a kes suc h like t hin g s m ore fit f or it self ,

beco min g e c ac ious t o t ha t w hic h it desires Ev ery .

206 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA ’
S

o n e, t herefore, t ha t is willin g t o w ork in Ma g ic m us t

kn o w t he virt ue , m ea sure order a n d d e gree ofhis o wn
, ,

soul in rela t io n
, t o t he Po wer oft he Un iverse

C HA PT E R L XVIII .

How ou r Mind ca n Chan g e a n d B in d if n erior Thin g s t o t he

Ends whic h we Desire .

THERE al so a c ert ain v irt ue in t he min d s of e n

is m
o fcha n g i n g a t t ract in g hin d erin g a n d bi n di n g t o t ha t
, , ,

w hic h t he y d esi re ; an d all t hin gs o be y t hem w hen t hey

a re ca rri e d i n t o a grea t e xc e ss o f an pa ss io n o r v ir
y
t ue so a s t o exc ee d t hose t hin gs w hic h t he y bi n d
,
.

Fo r t he superi or bin d s t hat w hic h is in ferior a n d con ,

v ert s it t o it se lf ; an d t he i n ferior is by t he sa me rea ,

so n c on v ert ed t o t he sup eri o r or is ot herwise af

, ,
f
ec t ed ,

an d wro u ght u po n By t hi s rea so n t hin g s t ha t rece ive

.
,

a sup eri or d eg ree of a n y st a r bi n d o r a t t rac t or hin

, , ,

d er t hi n g s w hic h hav e a n i n feri or acc o rdin g a s t hey ,

a g ree or disagree am on g st t hem selves W hen ce a .

lion is afraid of a cock be cause t he presen ce of t he

,

S o lary virt ue is more ag reeabl e t o a cock t han t o a

lion So a l o ad st on e draws iron , because in it s order
.
, ,

it ha t h a sup erior d eg ree of t he Cel est ial Bear .

So t he diam on d hin d ers t he l oad st on e because in

m
, ,

t he ord er o f Mars it is s upe rior t o it In like an

m
.
,

n er a n y an w hen he is o pp ort un e ly expo sed t o t he

,

celest ial in fluen c es (a s by t he af fec t ion s o f his mi n d

a n d d ue applicat i on s ofn a t ural t hin gs) if he be c ome ,

s t ro n g er in a So la ry vi rt ue he bi n d s an d d raw s t he
,

i n ferior in t o adm ira t i on an d obedien c e — in t he order of

t he M oon t o servi t ud e or in fir it ies ; in a S at u rn in e
, m
o rd er t o qu iet n ess or sad n ess ; in t he order o fJUp it er
, ,

t o w ors hip ; in t he ord er o f Ma rs t o fe a r an d disc ord ; ,

in a Ven us ord er t o l ov e a n d joy ; in a M ercurial order

, ,
208 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

as in dream s we seem t o speak a n d di sput e wit h ou r

se lv es an d w hil st we a re aw a ke we run o v er a w ho l e
, ,

Sp ee c h sil en t ly B ut a n u t t e red wo rd ba t h a cert a i n

.

a c t in t he v o ic e a n d p rop ert ie s o f l o c ut i on a n d is

m
, ,

b rought fort h wi t h t he brea t h of a a n wit h Ope n in g ,

of his mou t h a n d w it h t he sp eec h o f his t on g ue ; in

w hic h n a t ure ha t h c oupl ed t he c orp oreal v oic e a n d

sp eec h t o t he mi n d a n d un d erst an di n g mak in g t hat ,

a d eclarer a n d i n t erpret er o f t he co n cep t io n of our

i n t elle c t t o t he hearers ; an d of t his we n ow spe a k .

Words t herefore a re t he fit t est m ediu m bet wixt t he

, ,

sp eak er a n d t he bea rer ca rryi n g wi t h t hem n o t o n ly

,

t he c on c ep t io n o f t he min d but al so t he vi rt ue o f t he
,

Sp eak er wit h a c ert a in efi

, ic ac y un t o t he hea rers ; a n d
,

t hi s o f t en t im es w it h s o g rea t a p o wer t ha t o ft en t hey ,

c ha n g e n ot on ly t he hearers but a l so o t her bodie s an d

t hin g s t ha t hav e n o life No w t hose w ord s a re o f
.

g r e a t e r e fii c ac y t ha n o t he rs w hic h re p res e n t g re a t er

t hi n g s a s in t ell e c t ua l c el es t ial a n d sup ern at ural ; as

—
, ,

m ore ex p ressly so m ore mys t eri ously Al so t hose

,
.

t ha t c o m e f ro m a m ore w ort hy t on g ue or f ro m a n y of ,

a m ore ho ly ord er ; for t hese (as it w ere c ert a in sig ns

an d rep resen t a t i on s) re c e iv e a p o wer of c e l est ial an d

s up erc e l est ial t hi n g s a s f ro m t he vi rt ue o f t hin gs

,

e xplai n ed o f w hic h t he y are t he v ehicl e a n d f ro m a

, ,

power p ut in t o t hem by t he vi rt ue of t he Speaker .

CHAP T E R L XX .

Of t he Vir t u e f
o Prop er Na m es .

THAT prop er n a m es o f t hin g s a re v ery n ecessary

t he
in M a g ic a l Opera t io n s a lm o st a l l m en t es t if y
, Fo r .

t he n a t ura l p o wer of t hin g s p ro c eed s fi rs t f ro m t he

m
, ,

obj e c t s t o t he sen se s a n d t hen fro m t hese t o t he i a g

,

in a t io n a n d fro m t hi s t o t he min d in w hic h it is fi rs t

, ,
 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MAGIC . 209

c on ceived a n d t hen is expressed by vo ices an d words

,
.

The P la t on ist s t herefore sa y t ha t in t his v ery v o ic e

, , ,

o r w ord or n am e f ram ed wit h it s a rt icl es t ha t t he

, , ,

p o w er o f t h e t hi n g a s it w ere s o m e, ki n d o f life lies ,

u n d er t he form o ft he sign ifica t ion F irst con c eived in .

t he min d as it w ere t hrough c ert ai n seed s o f t hin gs

, ,

t hen by v o ic es o r wo rd s as a birt h b rou g ht fo rt h ; a n d

,

l a st ly kep t in w rit i n g s
, Hen c e magic ia n s sa y t ha t
.
,

t he p rope r n am es o ft hin g s a re c ert ai n rays o f t hi n g s ,

e v erywhere p resen t a t all t im es kee pi n g t he p o w er o f ,

t hi n gs a s t he essen c e of t he t hin g sig n ified rul es a n d

, , ,

is discern ed in t he m an d k n o w t he t hin g s by t hem as ,

by proper an d livin g images For as t he g reat oper .

,

a t or d o t h p ro vid e div ers sp eci es a n d pa rt ic u lar t hin g s

by t he in fluen c es of t he Heavens a n d by t he el emen t s , ,

t o g et her wi t h t he vi rt u es of pla n et s so acc ordi n g t o , ,

t he p ropert ies o f t he i n fl uen c es pro per n am es resu l t

m
,

t o t hi n g s a n d a re p ut upo n t hem by hi who n umbers

t he m u l t i t u d e o f t he st a rs ca lli n g t he m all by t he i r
m
,

na es ; o fw hic h n ame s Christ in a n o t her plac e s pe aks ,

sa yi n g Your n ames a re w ri t t en in Heaven

, Adam .
,

t heref ore t ha t gav e t he fi rst n am es t o t hin gs kn o w

, ,

in g t he i n fluen c es of t he Heavens a n d p ro pe rt ies o f

a l l t hin g s g av e t he m all n am es acc ord in g t o t he ir
'

n a t ures as it is writ t en in G e n es i s w here G od bro ug ht

, ,

all t hin gs t hat he had c rea t ed before Adam t hat he ,

s ho uld n am e t he m ; an d as he n am ed an y t hin g so t he ,

n a m e of it was ; w hic h n am es in d eed c o n t a in in t hem , ,

wo n d erful po w ers of t he t hin g s si g n ifi ed Ev ery .

v o ice t herefore t ha t is sig n ifica t iv e fi rst ofall si g u i

, , ,

fies by t he in fiuen ce o ft he c e l est ial ha rmo n y ; sec on dly

m
,

by t he impo sit ion o f an al t hou g h oft en t im es ot her ,

wise by t his t ha n by t ha t B ut w hen bo t h s ig n ific a .

t i ons m eet in an y v oic e or n am e w hic h are p ut up o n

m
,

t hem by t he said ha rmo n y o r en t hen t ha t n am e is , ,

wit h a d oubl e virt ue v iz n a t ural an d a rbit ra ry , mad e

, .
,
210 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA ’
S

m o st efi c ac io us to all be ut t ered in
ac t a s o ft en as it sh

d ue plac e an d t im e a n d seriously wi t h an in t en t io n
, ,

ex ercised up o n t he ma t t er ri g ht ly di sp o sed an d t h a t ,

c a n n a t urally be ac t ed up o n by it So we read in Phi

m
.

l ost ra t us t ha t w hen a maid a t Ro m e died t he sa e d a y

,

she wa s ma rried a n d was p resen t ed t o A po ll o n i us b e

, ,

accura t ely in q uired in t o her n ame which be in g kn own , ,

he pron oun c ed so m e occ u l t t hin g by w hic h she ,

reviv ed It was an observa t ion am on g st t he Ro ma ns

.
,

in t heir ho ly rit es t ha t w hen t hey d id besie ge an y

,

ci t y t hey did d ilig en t ly en q u ire in t o t he proper an d

,

t rue n am e of it a n d t he n a me of t ha t Go d un d er
'

w hose prot e c t io n it wa s ; w hic h bein g kn o wn t hey d id ,

t hen wi t h so me v erse call fort h t he G o d s t hat w ere t he

prot ect ors of t ha t cit y a n d did curse t he in habi t a n t s
,

of t ha t c it y so a t l en g t h t he ir G od s be in g abse n t did
, , ,

ov erc o m e t hem as Vi rg il si n g s
,

Tha t kep t t his Rea l ou r God s m ,

'

Their A l t a rs have f
'
orsook, a n d blest a bod es .

No w t he verse wi t h w hic h t he G od s w ere call ed out

an d t he mi es w ere cursed w hen t he cit y was

en e

m
,

a ssa ul t ed roun d abo u t l et hi t ha t w ou ld kn o w fin d

,

it o ut in L ivy a n d Mac ro biu s ; bu t al so ma n y of t hese

m
Seren u s Sa on ic us in his bo ok of sec ret t hi n gs
, ,

makes men t ion of .

CHAP T E R LXXI .

Of myW an ord s j oin ed t og et her , as in Sen t en ces a nd Verses;

and o ft he Vir t u es a nd Ast rict ion s f
o Char m s
.

BESID ES t he virt u es of w ords a n d n ames t here is ,

al so a g rea t er virt ue fo un d in sen t en c es f ro m t he t rut h ,

c on t ai n ed in t hem whic h ha t h a v ery g rea t power of

,

impressi n g c ha n g in g bi n d in g a n d est abli shin g so

, , , ,
212 HENR Y CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

t empl e in t he ci t y o fEleus is in At t ica Besides w i t h

t he div ers s ort s o f t he n am es of t he st ars t hey c o m
.
, ,

ma n d us t o ca ll upo n t hem by t he n a m es o ft he In t el
l ig en c es ruli n g o v er t he st a rs t hem se lves o f whic h we ,

shall Sp eak m ore a t la rg e in t he ir p ro per plac e T he y .

t ha t d esi re furt her exampl es o f t hese l e t t hem sea rc h ,

in t o t he hymn s of Orpheus t ha n w hic h n ot hin g is ,

m ore efiic a cious in N a t u ral Magic if t hey t oge t her

m
.
, ,

wit h t hei r circu ms t a n c es w hic h wise en kn o w be

, ,

u sed acc o rdin g t o a d ue ha rm o n y w it h all a t t e n t i o n .

B u t t o ret urn t o our p urpose Su c h l ik e v erses be in g

.
,

a p t ly a n d d uly mad e accordi n g t o t he Ru l e O ft he St a rs

, ,

a n d bei n g fu ll o fsign ifica t io n a n d m ea n i n g a n d o p p o r ,

t u n el y p ron o un c e d w it h v ehe men t a f fec t ion (as acc ord

in g t o t he n u mber a n d t he p roport i on oft heir a rt icl e s
-

so acc o rdi n g t o t he fo rm res ul t i n g fro m t he a rt icle s)

a n d by t he vio l e n c e o f ima g i n a t io n d o c on fer a v e ry

, ,

g re a t p o w er in t h e en c h a n t e r a n d s o m e t
, im e s t r a n s fe rs

it upo n t he t hin g en c ha n t ed t o bi n d a n d dire c t it t o t he

,

sam e p u rp ose f or w hic h t he a f fec t ion s an d s peec he s o f

t he en c ha n t er are i n t en d ed Now t he in st ru m en t o f
.
,

e ch
n an t ers is a m o st p ur e ha m on ical s piri t
r ,
— warm ,

b rea t hin g l ivin g b ri n g in g wit h it m o t ion a fiec t io n

, , , ,

an d si g n ifica t ion ; c omp ose d o f it s pa rt s en d ue d w it h ,

sen se a n d c on c eive d by re a so n
, By t he qu alit y t here
.
,

fo re oft hi s sp iri t a n d by t he c e lest ial s imili t ude

, ,

t hereo f (besides t ho se t hi n g s w hic h have al ready been

Sp o ken of ) v e r se s a l s o f ro m t h e o pp o rt u n i t y o f t im e

m
, , ,

re c eiv e fro abo ve m ost exc ell en t virt ues ; a n d i n deed , ,

a re m o re subl im e a n d efi ia c ious t ha n spi ri t s a n d vap ors ,

e x hali n g o ut o ft he v e g et a bl e life suc h a s herbs root s , , ,

g u m s a r
,o m a t ic a l t h i n g s a,n d fu m e s an d s u c h li k e .

A n d t herefore mag icia n s en c han t in g t hin g s a re won t

, , ,

t o bl o w a n d b rea t he u p on t he m t he w ord s o ft he v erse ,

or t o b rea t he in t he v irt ue wi t h t he s pi ri t t ha t so t he ,

w hol e virt ue of t he soul be direc t ed t o t he t hin g

 PHILOSOPHY OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 2 13

en cha n t ed bei n g dispo se d for

, c eivi n g of said t he re

v irt ue A n d here it is t o be n ot ed t ha t e very o ra t io n

m
.
,

w ri t in g a n d w ord s a s t hey in duc e accust om ed

, ,
o

t io n s by t heir acc ust o m ed n umbers pro po rt i on s a n d , ,

form so (besid es t hei r usual ord e r) be i n g p ron o un c ed ,

,

o r w rot e backwa rd s m o v e un t o un u sual ef ,

fec t s .

C HAPT ER LXXII .

Of t he won derfu l Power o f Encha n t mt en s .

THEY say t ha t po w er ofen c ha n t men t s a n d v erses

t he
i s so grea t t ha t it is be li e v e d t hey a re abl e t o subv ert
,

a lm ost all N a t u re Ap uleius sait h t ha t wit h a ma g ical

.

w hisperin g swift riv ers are t urned back t he slo w sea

, ,

is boun d t he wi n d s a re b rea t hed out w it h o n e acc o rd

, ,

t h e Sun is st opp ed t he M oo n is cla rified t he St ars a re

, ,

p u ll e d o u t t he day ,i s k e p t back t he n ig ht is p ro ,

l o n ged ; an d of t hes e t hi n g s Luca n w rit es

The co urses o f al l t hing s d id cease, t he n ig ht

Prol on g ed was, t was l on g before t was l ig ht ;

’ ’

A st on ied was t he hea d l on g —

W orl d a l l t his
W as by t he hea rin g o f a verse.

A nd a lit t l e before
Thessa l ia n v erse d id in t o his hea rt so flow,
Tha t it d id mk a e a g r ea t er hea t f
o lov e .

A nd e sel w here
No d reg s of p oisonbein g yb hi md ru n k
,
His wit s deca y d en chan t ed
’

A l so Virgil ,
in Dam on ,

Char m mm d t h M
s can co an e oon down f
romt h e Skis;
Ch m h g d Ul y m
’ ’
Circe s
’
ar s c an sses co p a n y.

k bi g h m d b
’
A cold sn a e, en c ar ,
u rst
 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA ’
S

A nd O v id , in his un t i t l ed book , s ai t h
md t h wit h i g C
W it h char s o
’
r n eres dye,
Did r e th f t i
a re ll e ou n a n s a

m
,

Acornsf Ok h
ro t d G es, enc a n e rap es ,

A d pp l
n famt f l
esl ro rees a .

If t hese t hi n gs
were n o t t rue t here wou ld n o t be ,

suc h st ric t p en al st a t u t es mad e agai ns t t he m t hat

should en c ha n t fru i t A n d T ibul l us sait h o fa c ert a in

.

en c ha n t ress

Her wit h Char md s ra win g St a rs fro mH I ea ven , ,

And t u rn in g t he course o f rivers, d id p y; es

She p a rt s t he ea rt h, a n d Ghost s f m
ro S p l h e u c ers

Dra ws up ,
an d fet c het h bones a w yf m
a th fi ro
’
res,

And her p leasu re sca t t ers cloud s i t h A ir,

’ ’
at

And m a kes it Sn ow in Su er hot and f m

m
a ir .

O f all which t hat en chan t ress seem s t o boast hersel f

in O vid w hen she sai t h :
,

mk wift t m t i
At wil l , I a e s s rea s re re

T th i f
o e r t i whil t t h i B k d m
ou n a n s , i ; s e r an s a re

S ea t d m t h; l
oss a n Cl d wit h Cl d d f m
s oo c ea r ou s ou s e or

d Ch mIb
.

k t h Vip j w
’
W it h Sp l l e s an ar s rea e er s a

O k f m
,

Cl lid B k
eave so th i
oo s , i d w a es ro e r se zures ra

m t h l ft y M t i h k
,

Wh l W d o e oo s re ove, e o oun a n s s a e,

E th f t g
ar or d Gh t f m
o g w
roa n , a nk os s ro raves a a e,

An d t hee, 0 Moon , Id ra w

M oreov er all poe t s sin g an d p hi1080p hel s d o n ot

, ,
‘

d en y t ha t by verses ma n y won d erful t hi n g s may be

m
,

don e as c orn t o be r emo v ed lig ht n in gs t o be c o

m
, ,

an d ed disea ses t o be c ured an d t he l ik e

, Fo r C a t o ,
.
,

him self in c oun t ry a f

, fai rs use d so m e en cha n t men t s,

agai nst t he diseases of be ast s whic h a s yet a re ext an t ,

in his w ri t in gs A l so Jo sephus t est ifies t hat Sol omon

.

was skill ed in t hose ki n d s of en c han t men t s A lso .

2 16 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

disposit i on . W e fin d , l
a so , t ha t t he m e kin d o f p re
sa

cep t s was in u se am on g s t t he a n ci en t s as Virg il t est i

,

fies w hen he si n gs

Iwa l k a rou n d
First wit h t hese Threa ds in n u ber which t hree are
— m
’
B ou t t h A l t a rs, t hrice Isha l l t hy I a g e bear
’
m .

A nd a li t t l e aft er
Kn ots , A m yl l i
ar s, t ie! o f Col ors t hree,

Then sa y, These bon ds Ikn it f or Ven us be .

A n d in t he s ame pl ace
As wit h one fi re t his cl a y d ot h ha rder p rove,
The was: m ore so f;
t so, Dap hn is wit h our l ove
, .

CHAPT ER LXXIV .

t o t he Cel est ia l Sig n s and Pla n et s, Accord in g t o va rio us

Ton g ues, a nd a Ta bl e t hereof .

G O D g a ve t o m
a min d an d sp eec h w hic h (a s sait h
an ,

M ercu rius Trismeg i st us) a re t hought t o be a g ift o ft he

sam e v irt u e p o w er a n d imm o rt ali t y The o m n ipo t e n t
m
.
, ,

G od ha t h by his p ro vid en c e divid ed t he spee c h of en

i n t o div ers l a n g ua g es w hic h la n g u a ges have acc ord
, ,

in g t o t he ir d iv ersit y rec e iv ed d iv ers a n d prop er c ha r

,

a c t ers o f w ri t i n g c o n si st in g in t heir cert ai n order

, ,

n u mber a n d fi g u re n ot so di s p osed a n d f orm e d by ha p

m
, ,

o r c ha n c e n o r by t he w e a k j u d g m en t of
, an but ,

f ro m abo ve w hereby t hey a g ree wit h t he c e l est ia l a n d

,

divin e bodies a n d virt ues B ut before all n o t es of .

lan gua g es t he w ri t in g o f t he Hebrew s is of a l l t he

, , ,

m ost sac red in t he fi g ures of cha rac t ers poin t s of ,

v ow el s a n d t ops of acce n t s ; or c on sist in g in mat t er

, ,

form a n d Spiri t
, .
 PHILOSOPHY OF NAT URAL MAGIC . 217

The p o sit i on o f t he St a rs be in g first mad e in t he sea t

o f G od w hic h is Heav en , af t er t he fi g u re of t he m (a s
,

t he ma s t ers o ft he Hebrews t est ify ) are mos t f u lly

fo rm ed t he l et t ers of t he Cel est ial Myst eri es a s by ,

t hei r fi g ure fo rm a n d sig n ific a t i on so by t he n umbe rs

, , ,

sign ifi ed by t he m a n d al so by t he v ario us harm on ie s O f

,

t hei r c o n j u n c t i o n W hen c e t he m ore c urious Mec uba l s

.

o f t he He bre w s d o u n de rt ake — by t he figure of t he ir

l e t t ers t he form s Of c harac t ers a n d t heir si g n a t ure
, , ,

s impl en ess or c o mp o si t i o n se pa ra t io n c rook ed n es s o r , ,

direc t n ess de fec t aboun din g g rea t n ess or li t t l en ess

, , , ,

c ro wn in g op en i n g or shut t i n g o rder t ra n sm ut at io n
, , , ,

j oi n i n g t og et her revo lut ion o f l et t ers a n d of poin t s

m
, , ,

an d t o by t he Supput a t ion of n umbers a n d by t he

, ,

l e t t e rs o f t hi n g s sig n ified — t o explai n all t hi n g s ; ho w

t hey p roc ee d fro m t he fi rst cau se an d a re aga in t o be ,

red uc e d i n t o t he sam e Mo reo v er t he y divide t he l et

. ,

t ers o ft he ir He brew alphabe t v iz i n t o t w elve simpl e ,

. ,

se v en d oubl e a n d t hree m ot hers w hich t hey sa y s ig

, , , ,

n if y as c h a rac t er s o f t hi n g s— t he T w e lv e S i g n s S e v e n ,

P la n e t s a n d T hree El emen t s v iz F ire Wat er a n d

, ,
.
, , ,

Ea rt h ; for t hey accoun t A ir n o e l emen t but as t he ,

g l u e a n d s p i ri t o f t he e l em e n t s T o t he se al so t h e y .
, ,

appo in t p oi n t s a n d t op s A s t here fore by t he a spe c t s

m
.
, ,

o f P la n e t s a n d Sig n s t o g et he r wi t h t he El e , en t s (t he

w orkin g sp iri t a n d t rut h) all t hin g s hav e been a n d a re ,

brought fo rt h SO by t hese c ha ra c t ers O f l et t ers a n d

.
,

p oi n t s sign ifyin g t hose t hin g s t ha t a re b roug ht fort h

, ,

t he n am es o f all t hi n g s are app o in t ed a s c ert ai n S i g n s ,

a n d v e hicl es of t hi n g s expl a in e d c arryi n g wi t h t he m ,

ev eryw here t he ir essen c e a n d virt ues The profou n d .

m ean i n g s an d Sig n s are in heren t in t hose c ha rac t ers ,

a n d figures oft he m as al so n u mbe rs plac e ord er a n d

, , , ,

rev o l u t io n ; so t ha t Orig en es t herefo re t hou ght t ha t , ,

t hose n am es w hen t ra n s la t ed i n t o a n ot her idio m d o

, ,

n ot re t ain t heir prop er virt u e For o n ly t he o rigi n al .

218 HE NRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA S ’

n ames w hic h are rig ht ly imposed be ca use t hey sig

m
, ,

n if y t l l d h av a a t al ac t ivi t y It i t
'
na a y an e n ur s n o

m
.

so wit h t he w hic h sign ify a t pleasure w hich ha v e n o ,

act ivit y as t he y are sign ifyin g a s t he y a re but ce rt ain ,

n a t ural t hin g s in t he mselv es Now if t here be an y .

,

la n gua g e w hose w ords hav e a n a t ural sig n ifica t io n it ,

is man if e st t ha t t his is t he Hebre w ; t he o rd e r ofw hic h

he t ha t sha l l profoun dly an d ra dically observ e an d ,

s hall kno w t o reso lve p ropo rt ion ably t he l et t ers

t hereo f sha ll have a rul e exact ly t o fin d out an y idio m
, .

T here are t herefore t wo and t wen t y l et t ers w hic h

, , ,

a re t he fo un da t ion of t he world an d of cre a t ures t ha t ,

a re and are n am ed in it
, an d ev ery sayin g an d ev e ry ,

c rea t ure are of t hem an d by t heir revolut ions rec ei ve ,

t hei r n ame bein g an d vi rt ue, , .

He t herefore t ha t will fin d t hem out must by ea c h

, , ,

j o in in g t oget her of t he let t ers so lon g exa min e t he m

m
.

u n t il t he v oic e o f G od is man ifest a n d t he fra in g of ,

t he most sac red l et t ers be open ed an d dis co vered ; f or

hen c e v o ic es a n d wo rd s h ave efi ca c y in magic al works ,

because t hat in w hic h N a t ure first exercise t h magi ca l

ef ficacy is t he v oice o f G od B ut t hese ar e of ore . m
d eep sp ec ula t i on t han t o be ha n dled in t his book To .

re t urn t o t he divis io n of t he l e t t ers : o ft hese amo n gst ,

t he Hebrews are t hree mo t hers v iz , 1 N; se v e n ,

.
, ,

d oubl e v iz 1 “ Th t h t w lv
, 1 fl a J I .
, . J 3, e o
, e,r e
,
e ,
.
,

V iz " W g V D J D 5 D n In impl
P
, , , : : a re s
:
e : , , : , , .

The l is t he same am on gst t he Chaldeans an d by

ru e , ,

t he imi t a t io n of t hose abo v e al so t he let t ers of ot her ,

t on gues are di s t ribu t ed t o t he S ign s P lan e t s a n d El e , ,

m en t s aft er t hei r order For t he v owe ls in t he G reek

, .

t o n gue a n swer t o t he Se v en P l an et s an d t he ot hers a re ,

a t t ribut ed t o t he T we lve Sign s oft he Zod iac t he Four ,

El emen t s an d t he Spirit of t he World Amon gs t t he

, .

L at in s t here is t he same sign ificat ion of t hem For .

 HEN R Y M OR LE Y S C R I TI CI SM ’
.

L ITTLE disgu ised by Hebrew admixt ure li t t l e

, an d

p e r v a t ed by t h e s p e c u la t i o n s o f t he P la t o n is t s o fA l e x
a n d ria P hil o t he Je w Pl o t in u s a n d Ia bl ichus w ho m m
m
, , , ,

t he y ou n g st ud en t quot es o st f req u en t ly we hav e ,

aga in t he At t ic M oses Plat o Speaki n g t hrou g h a

, ,

youn g an d st ron g heart t o t he w orld Very g rea t wa s .

t he i n fluen c e o f P la t o in t his peri o d of wak en i n g t o

t hou g ht . Not hi n g was k n o wn by experi en c e ofN at ure ,

f or lit t l e had been l ea rn t sin c e t he t im e w hen P la t o ,

t heori sin g u p on N a t u re o wn ed it t o be impossibl e t o

,

arriv e a t a n y c ert ai n resul t in ou r specu la t ion s Up on

t he crea t i on of t he visibl e u n iv erse a n d it aut hors ;
w herefore he said “ e v en if we should on ly
, ,

adva n ce rea son s n ot l ess probabl e t ha n t hose ofot hers ,

y o u s h o u ld st ill b e c o n t en t I n t hi s spi ri t al on e C o r

m
.

n el ius A grippa t a ug ht his ag e

“ There are t hese a r
v el s w ell a ccredi t ed ; t here is t his cu mbrous an d d is
j o i n t ed ma ss o f ea rt hly sen sibl e experien ce w hic h
m
, ,

t here is n o way o fexplai n i n g l eft t o e but on e I .

acc ep t t he marvel s foolish a s t hey seem ; t hey a re as

,

well accredi t ed a s t hi n gs m ore O bviou sly t rue Wi t h .

G od all t hi n gs are possibl e In G od all t hi n gs c on si st

. .

I will adopt P la t o s belief t ha t t he world is an im a t ed

’
,

by a m ov i n g soul a n d fro m t he sou l of t he w orld I

,

wil l l ook up t o it s Creat or I ca n n o t re st con t en t wi t h

.

a c on fuse d mass of eviden c e ; I will an ima t e wi t h my

own sou l a n d a fai t h in it s div in e origi n t he w o rld

m
, ,

abou t e . I will adopt t he gl oriou s belief of Pl a t o ,

t ha t we sit here as in a cav ern wit h our fac es held fro m

’
m
lookin g t o t he cav ern 8 on t h d ow n w hich a light is ,

st reami n g an d pours in a fl o o d o v e r o ur heads b rok en ,

22 1
222 HENRY MORLEY S
’
CRITICISM .

by sh ad ows of t hi n gs
m o vin g in t he world abov e .

W e see t he shadow s on t he wall hea r ec hoes an d , ,

beli ev e in a l l a s t he o n e k n o w n t rut h of subst an ce an d

of v o ice al t ho ug h t hese are but t he images of t he
,

su periors I al so will en deavor t o climb up o ut oft he

.

ca ve i n t o t he la n d floo d ed wit h sun light I c on n ec t .

all t ha t we see here wit h P la t o s doc t rin e o f supe ri or ’

ideas I su bd ue mat t er t o spi ri t I will see t rue k n owl ,

ed g e I n app a ren t foo li shn ess a n d co n n ec t t he m e a n es t

,

clod wi t h it s divi n e Crea t or I will seek t o d ra w do wn

.

i n fl uen c es an d t o fill my soul wit h a n ew st ren g t h

,

impa rt ed by t he virt ue o f ideas st reamin g from a bo ve .

T he s up e rio r ma n ifest in t he i n feri or is t he l a w o f

N a t ure man ifest ed in t he t hin g crea t ed My soul is .

n o t s ufi c ien t f or i t se lf ; beyo n d it a n d abo v e it l ie

et erna l law s su bt l e n o t havi n g su bs t a n c e or fo rm yet

, , ,

t he ca use of form a n d subs t a n c e I c an n ot hope t o .

kn ow t he m ot herwi se t ha n as ideas ; t o un born g en era

t ions t hey will be rev eal ed pe rhaps ; t o e t he y a re
,
m
ideas cel es t ial in fl uen ces w orkin g i n t el ligen c es I
, , .

bel ieve in t hem an d I d esire t o lay O pen my soul t o

,

t heir more p erfec t app rehens i on T hey are n o t G od

m
.
,

t houg h G od creat ed t he m ; t hey are n o t a n t ho ug h

m
,

t hey have by di v i n e ordain m en t form ed hi The .

more I dw ell upon t heir qu ali t ies t he m ore I l o n g for ,

t he divi n e t he mo re shall I be bl esse d by t he rec ep t io n

,

o ft hei r ray s The m ore in t ensel y Iyearn heav en ward

. .

t he more shall I brin g d o wn heav en t o dwe ll in my

”
so ul .

So we may hear if we will t he spiri t of t he youn g

, ,

i n qu irer ple adin g t o us f ro m ac ross t he c en t uries an d ,

if our own min ds ever yearn ed for a n esca pe fro m t he

de lus ions of t he g rosser sen se an d t he res t ric t ion set
by cro wds on free i n q uiry t here is n o t rue heart t hat
,

will n ot say You la bored w ell my bro t her , .

224 HENRY CORN ELI US AGRIPPA
of t he Reformers
When first G ree k st udies w ere
.

reviv ed t he mo n ks c o mmo n ly reg a rd ed t he m as essen

,

t ia l l y adv erse t o Ro ma n i n t eres t s an d t he v e r y ,

l a n g uage see med t o t he m infec t ed wi t h t he pl a g u e o f

heresy In t he Ne t herla n ds it beca m e almost a p ro v
.

e rb wi t h t he m t ha t t o be k n o w n f or a g ramma ria n was

t o be re pu t ed here t ic Not se ldo m in deed in l a t e r

.
, ,

t imes has Jo hn Reuc hli n who f

, or his G re ek a n d , ,

Heb rew sc holars hip was ca ll ed af t er t he ma n n er o f ,

his day t he P hoen ix o f G ermans a n d who was t he

m
, ,

o bj ec t o f a n a rd e n t hero w o rs hip t o en li k e Co rn e li us
-

Ag rippa been ca ll ed also t he Fa t her of t he Reforma

,

t io n Ce rt ain ly Lu t her Eras m us a n d Mel a n c t ho n had

m m
.
, ,

i n st ruc t ion fro m hi ; by hi it was t hat Schwa rt zerd

ha d been t a ug ht t o ca ll himse lf Mel an c t hon ; a n d m a ny
will re me mbe r ho w aft er his d ea t h Eras mu s in a
, , ,

pl eas a n t dialog ue raised his ol d frie n d t o t he ra n k of

m
,

s ain t an d p raye d t o hi
, Oh ho ly soul be fa vorable , , ,

t o t he la n g uages ; be fav ora bl e t o t hose t ha t l o v e hon

orers o f t he la n g ua g es ; be pro pi t ious t o t he sac red

t on g ues B ut Reuc hli n f

.
— o r t he t as t e o f s m o k e in it ,

Re uc hlin qua si Reek i his n ame was t urn ed in t o t he

,

G reek form Ca p n io Reuc hl in

—
, or Ca p n io n e ver , ,

passe d as a reformer beyon d d et es t a t ion of t he vices

o f t he priest hoo d L ik e Corn elius who began his life
.
,

before t he public as a sc ho la r by a n a c t of ho m a g e t o
his gen i us Reuc hlin l o v ed libert y a n d i n d e pen d en ce
, ,

c herished t he idol of free c on scien ce but n ev er fa irly ,

t rus t e d him se lf t o it s gu ida n c e To t he l as t a n in s t in ct .

o f o bed i en ce t o t he c hurc h g o v ern ed his act i o ns a n d ,

t he sp irit ua l g o ld he c o u ld e x t rac t fro m Pla t o Aris ,

t o t l e o r t he w o n derfu l Caba l a o f t he Jews was in bu t

m
, ,

s all p ro port io n t o t he dross fet c hed up wi t h it from

t he sa m e a n c ie n t m in es
m
.

A c o n t e po rary n o t io n o ft he Reform a t i o n n ot wi t h ,

o ut so m e rud e sig n ifica n c e in t his resp ec t is said t o ,

 AMONG T HE ROSICRUCIANS . 25

h av e been ob t rud ed upo n C ha rl es V by a small body

m
.

O f u n kn o w n ac t ors who appea re d befo re hi , in 1530 ,

w hen he wa s in G erma n y He had been di n in g w it h .

his brot her Ferdin a n d a n d did n ot ref use t hei r Of f,er t o

pro duce a c o m edy in dumb sho w On e d ressed a s a .

sc ho la r labell e d Capu l o brou ht before t he e mpe ro r

, g ,

a bun dle of st icks— so me croo ked a n d som e st raig ht

!

laid t hem d o w n in t he hig hway a n d depart ed T hen , .

e n t ered a n o t her who pro f essed t o rep resen t Era sm u s

, ,

l oo k ed at t he st icks shoo k his head made vari ous , ,

a t t e mp t s t o st raight en t he c roo k ed ones a n d fi n d in g ,

t ha t he c o uld n o t d o so shoo k his head o v er t hem ,

a g ain p ut t hem d own where he ha d foun d t hem a n d

, ,

d epart ed The n came an act or labe ll ed Lut her wi t h

.
, ,

a t orc h who set all t ha t was c rooked in t he bun dl e

,

blaz in g W hen he was gon e en t ered on e d ressed as an

.

emperor who t ri ed in vai n t o p u t t he fire o ut wit h his

,

s w o rd Last came Pope Leo X t o w ho m grievi n g

m
. .
, ,

dismally o v er t he spec t acl e before hi t here were t wo ,

pa il s broug ht ; o n e c on t ain ed oil t he ot her wa t er His , .

ho l in ess t o quell t he fire po ured o ver it t he bu ck e t f ul

, ,

o f O il a n d w hil e t he flam e a t t rac t ed all ey es by t he

m
,

p o wer beyon d a st e ry wi t h w hic h it sho t up t owards

, ,

he av en t he ac t ors m a d e t hei r escape un d et ec t ed

, .

Now it wa s o v er t he c rook e d st ick s of Cap n io an d

, ,

man y Ot her ma t t ers d ifiicul t of co mprehen si on t ha t ,

Co rn eli us a n d his c o n fed era t es w ere ben t in c uri o us

”
a n d a n xiou s s t udy The b ea rer o f t he l et t ers
. said ,

La n dulp h in excusi n g himself on t he plea o f ill n ess

, ,

fro m a wi n t er j ourn ey t o a frien d a t Av ig n on — “ t he

bea rer of t hese l et t ers is a G erman n a t iv e of Nure , m
berg but dw e llin g at Lyon s ; a n d he is a c uri ous
m
,

in qu irer af t er hidden myst eries a free a n rest rai n ed ,

by n o fet t ers who impelled by I k n o w n o t w ha t

, ,

rum or c on c ern i n g you d e si res t o so un d your d ep t hs

m m
.
,

T ha t t he a n hi self might be so un ded as one likely ,

226 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA .

t o have kn owl ed g e o f so me import a n t t hin g s a n d

m
,

t ha t if it seem ed fit he sho u ld be mad e a me ber of

mm
,

t he ir brot herhood W a s t he re st o f t he rec o

,
en d a

t ion of t his person by La n d ulp h t o his fri en d Ag rippa

m
.

A t Lyons w ere a ssembl ed ma n y m e bers o f his

l eague await in g t he a rrival of t he youn g soldier p hi
,
-

l OSO p her His early t a st e for a n in q uiry in t o my st eries

m
.

had ca use d hi t o t a ke all p oss ibl e adva n t age as a ,

sc ho la r o f eac h c ha n g e o f pl a ce a n d eac h ext en si o n

m
,

o f ac qu a in t a n c e am o n g l ea rn ed en who w ere poss es

so rs o f rare b oo k s He had sea rc hed every acc ess ibl e

m
.

v o l um e t ha t mi g ht help hi in t he prosecu t ion of t he

s t udi es t ha t ha d t hen a fa sci n a t io n n ot f o r hi on ly , m ,

but f or n o t a f e w o f t he ac ut est min d s in C hri st en d o m .

A t t ha t t im e t here was in t he m od ern sen se n o n at u , ,

ra l sci en c e ; t he n a t ural ist s o f a n ci en t G ree ce an d

Ro me bein g t he sol e a u t ho rit ies in w ho m t he l earn ed
cou ld p ut t rus t Of t he mi rac ul ous p ro pert ies of
.

pla n t s an d a n imal s a n d part s of a n im al s ev en at t he

m
, ,

cl o se of t he six t een t h c en t ury ca refu l an d so ber en ,

placed a s acc ep t ed k n o wl ed g e ma n y ex t rava g a n t id eas

on rec o rd A t t he begi n n in g o f t he c en t ury w hen a
.
,

belief in t he in fl uen ces oft he st a rs in t he i n t erferen ces ,

of d em o n s a n d in t he m o st w on d erf ul prop ert ies of

m
,

bodies wa s t he ru l e am on g l earn ed a n d un l ea ed
,

L ut her himself n ot excluded from t he n umber an —

a t t emp t t o c o ll ec t a n d g roup if it mig ht be acc ordin g , ,

t o som e sy s t em t he m o st re c on di t e sec ret s o f w ha t

,

pa ssed for t he divin e ord erin g of Na t ure was in no ,

ma n s opin i on foolish t houg h in t he opin ion of t he

’
,

grea t er n u mber c rimi n al Belief in t he myst e ries of

m
,

m agic n o t wa n t of belief ca used en t o reg ard wit h

, ,

en mi t y a n d d re ad resea rc hes i n t o secret s t ha t mig ht

g iv e t o t h o se by w h o m t hey w e re d is c o v ere d su b t l e

an d sup erhuma n p o w er t hrou g h p o sse ssi n g w hic h t hey

,

wou ld ac qui re an in fluen c e horribl e t o suspe c t o ver , ,

228 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA
who c on t en t wi t h his o wn n obl e a n c est ry as s i g n ed
n ot

him m m
, ,

se lf by right o f t he Ca p g
e iu s t o t h e fa ily o f
m
, ,

t he C ampeggi of B o l ogn a an d assu med it s a r s He

m m
.
,

st udi ed a t P a ri s Lit era hu a n iora a t M o n t pe llier edi ,

c in e a n d p rac t ic ed at L yons He live d t o o bt a in

,
.

g r e a t fam e d e se rvi n
, g t i t l e a n d l os i n g af t er h is,d e a t h
all It was n ot un t il fiv e yea rs aft er t his v isit f rom
m
.

Co rn e li us Agrippa t ha t Sy p horian us ac t i n g as bod y ,

p hysician t o t he Du ke ofLorrain e was kn ight ed on t he ,

ba t t l e fiel d of Marign an o A m on g his w rit in gs t hose

-
.
,

w hich m ost t est ify his s ympa t hy wi t h t he in quiries of

Corn eli us a re a book on t he Miracl es of S c rip t ure a
, ,

L ife of Arn old of Villen euve a n d a Fren c h v ersio n of ,

Sibylli n e oracles This Champier t hen sympa t hiz ed

.

wi t h t he en t husiasm of t he you n g t heoso p his t a nd ,

un d er his roof t he fi rst v en t u re of Co rn elius be fore t he

w orld of l et t ers seem s t o have been pla n n ed In t he .

la st w eek of May we fin d t ha t he has se n t St ephen t o

,

fe t ch DeB rie from Dol e has su mmon ed An t on ius X a n

,

t hus fro m Niv ern e an d w ishes in associa t i on wi t h

m
, ,

Sy p ho rian us t o a rra n ge a m eet in g wit h La n d u lph

, ,

a t an y c on v en ien t plac e a n d t ime He has som et hin g .

in ha n d c o n cern i n g w hic h he wishes t o t a ke c o uns el

wi t h his c omrades A few days aft erwards he a n d .

La n du lp h a re at Dol e t og et her ; a n d w hil e Corn elius

has l e ft D o l e f or a short t im e t o g o t o C hal on ( s ur

Sa on e) his fri en d sen d s w ord t o hi

, t ha t he has m
en g ag ed on his behalf t he i n t eres t of t he Arc hbis hop

of Besa n c o n ( An t on y I p roba bly n ot an o l d a n .

, m ,

si n ce he was aliv e t hi rt y years aft erwa rds) who d esires

m
,

great ly t o see hi a n d bo a st s t ha t he ca n give in for

m m
,

ma t ion o f so e t hin g s un k n o wn perhap s even t o hi .

The a rc hbi shop is impa t ien t t o see t he person who has

st o red u p f ro m rare book s e v en t hos e writ t en in ,

G reek a n d Heb rew so g re a t a n umber of t he secret s

m
,

of t he u n iv erse L a n d ul p h t o con t en t hi a n t edat es

.
, ,
 PREPARING To LECT URE . 229

t he t im e appoin t ed for his frien d s ret urn an d w hil e ’

,

r ep ort i n g t hi s add s t hat t here a re ma n y a t D ol e l oud

m
,

in t he p rai se o f Corn eli us a n d n on e l oud er t han hi ,

s elf . The i n fluen c e of his a ssocia t es is evid en t ly a t

work on his behalf am on g t he magn a t es oft he t own
a n d un iversi t y ofDo l e a n d l earn ed ,
en in t he adj oi n m
in g t o wn s o f Burg un dy f o r it is a t Do l e t hat he has
,

r e so lv e d t o mak e his first public appeara n ce as a

s c hola r by expoun di n g in a seri e s of o ra t i o n s Re uc h
,

li n s book on t he Mirific W ord A t Chal on how ev er

’
. , ,

C orn eli us fell s ick of a su mm er pest il en c e fro m w hic h ,

h e was re c o veri n g on t he ei g ht h of July A s so o n a s .

h eal t h perm it t e d he ret urn ed t o D ol e w here t here was

m
,

p r epa r e d fo r hi a c ordial r e c e p t i o n .

Dol e is a p re t t y lit t l e t ow n a n d at t ha t t ime p os ,

s essed t he un iv ersi t y w hic h wa s re m o v ed in af t er yea rs

t o Besa n c on It s ca n t on was call ed for it s b eau t y

m
.
,

a n d fert ili t y t he Val d A our ; a n d w hen Besa n c on

’
,

w as in d epen den t of t he l ords o f B urgun dy D ol e wa s

t heir capi t al A pleasa n t min ia t ure capit ol wi t h n ot
. ,

fo ur t housa n d i n habi t a n t s a parliam en t a u n iversit y

, , ,

a c hurc h o f N o t re Dam e whereof t he t o w er c ou ld be

s een fro m d is t a n t fie ld s a p ri n c e ly res id en c e

,
— Dol e la
J oyeuse t hey called it un t il t hirt y ye a rs be fore Cor
n el ius Ag rippa d eclaim ed his ora t io n s t here ; bu t af t e r

it had been in 14 7 9 cap t ure d a n d d espo il ed by a

, ,

Fren ch army it was call ed D ole la Do len t e

,
.

Mist ress of Do l e a n d Burgun dy wa s Maximilia n s ’

d aug ht er Marga ret of Aust ria who in t hi s yea r of

, , ,

A g rippa s life was t wen t y n in e years ol d She wa s

’
,
-
.

al ady t wic e a wido w W he

re n a. f fi a ce
n d t wic e— o n ce

vain ly t o Fra n ce a sec on d t im e t o S pai n an d lik ely t o

, ,

peris h in a t empest before reac hin g her appoin t ed hus

b a n d— she ha d wit t o wri t e a cl e v er e pit a p h up o n her

se lf . Her Span i sh hus ba n d die d al o st aft er t he fi rst m

e mbrac e an d she ha d si n c e af t e r f o u r y ea rs o fw edd ed
, ,
230 HE NRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA .

happi n ess, l ost her t rue husban d Philibert o f Sa voy ,

.

She was t w en t y four years ol d w hen t hat hap p e n ed

-

an d reso lv ed t o mak e a n en d o f ma rryin g In 1506 .

,

aft er t he d ea t h of Arc hduke P hilip her fa t her Maxi ,

milia n b ein g g uardia n of his gran dson Cha rl es t he

Fif t h made Ma rg aret his g overn or ov er t he N e t her
,

la n ds an d app oi n t ed her t o ru l e al so over Burg u n dy

,

a n d t he Cha ro l ois Thus she came t o be in t he y ear

m
.
,

1509 mi st ress at Do l e
, A cl ever livel y w o an
.
, ,

oppo sed st ron g ly t o F ra n c e an d always min dful o ft he ,

in t erest s oft ha t house ofA ust ria t o w hic h t he fa m ily ,

O f y ou n g A g rippa was a t t ac hed Ma rg are t wa s w ell ,

k n o w n for her pa t ron a g e of l et t ers an d her bo un t y

t oward s l ea rn ed en m
It w ou ld be t herefore a pl e as
m
.
, ,

an t t ra n sfer of his l oyal t y Ag rippa t hou g ht fro , ,

Maximilia n t o Marg aret if he c ould t hereby g et rid of

,

w hat be rega rd ed a s camp sl a very un d er t he o n e a nd ,

ea rn t he fav or oft he o t her in t he a cad emic g ro ve To .

ea rn Ma rg a ret s g oo d will a n d help upo n t he ro yal

’
-

ro ad t o f ort u n e wa s o n e mai n obj ect ofC orn e lius w hen

he an n ou n ced a t Dol e t ha t he p rop osed t o expo un d

Reuc hl in s boo k on t he Mirific W ord in ora t io n s t o
’

, , ,

w hic h i n asm uc h a s t hey w ere t o be d elivered in hon or

,

oft he m o st sere n e Pri n c ess Ma rg aret t he w hol e p ub ,

lic w ould have g rat ui t ous admi ssi on

m
.

Poor yout h ! he co uld n ot possibly hav e mad e a ore

gen ui n e an d hon est ef fort or on e l ess prop er t o be
m
,

used by evil en for t he dam n a t i on ofhis c har ac t er .

Margaret wa s t he prin c ess t o w ho m ofal l o t hers he was

abl e t o pay un af fec t ed homa g e a n d Reuc hli n t hen t he
m
, ,

bo a st of G erma n s was t he sc holar of w ho

, before
ev ery o t her he a G erma n y out h mig ht c hoo se t o ho l d
, ,

disc ourse t o t he Burgun dian s Of Reuc hlin E gidiu s .

, ,

c hi ef oft he Aust in Friars wrot e t hat he had bl ess ed

m
, ,

hi a n d all m ort al s by his w orks P hilip B eroa l d us

m
. ,

t he y o u n g er w ro t e t o hi “ P ope Leo X ha s read .

,
232 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA .

ric h in ot kn o wl ed ge ; we m ust recall in fac t some

her , ,

o f t he mai n po i n t s o f t he Cabala

m
.

This acc o un t o f t he C abala is derived fro G e rman

so u rces am o n g whic h t he c hie f a re B ruc k er s H ist or ic
’
,

Phil osop hice a n d t he Ka bba l a Den ud a t a a c oll e c t i o n of ,

o l d cabalis t ical wri t i n g s a rra n g e d a n d expla in e d by

Chri st ia n Kn o rr v on Rosen ro t h The t radi t i o n s o r . ,

C abala o f t he Jews are c on t ain ed in sun dry bo ok s

, , ,

w ri t t en by Hebre w Rabbis a n d c on sist o f a st ra n g e ,

m ix t ure of fabl e an d p hil oso p hy va ryi n g o n a good

man y po i n t s but all ad heri n g wi t h sufiic ien t acc u racy
,

t o on e s c he me of d o c t ri n e T hey claim hig h a n d re

.

m ot e orig in Som e sa y t ha t t he first C abala were

.

rec eiv ed by A dam fro m t he a n g e l Razie l who gave

m
,

hi ei t her w hil e he yet remai n ed in P a radi se or e l se

m
, ,

a t t he t im e of his exp u l sion t o c on so l e a n d help hi , ,

a boo k fu ll of divin e wisdo m In t his boo k w ere t he

m
.

se c ret s o f N a t ure a n d by kn o wl edg e o f t hem A da

,

en t ered i n t o c o n v ersa t ion wit h t he Sun a n d M oon

m
,

kn ew how t o sum o n goo d an d ev il Spi rit s t o i n t er ,

p ret dreams f ore t ell even t s t o heal a n d t o d e s t roy

, , ,
.

T hi s boo k han ded d ow n fro m fa t her t o son cam e in t o

m
, ,

Sol o m on s p o ssess i on an d by it s a id So l o m on be ca e
’

mast er o f m
,

a n y po t en t sec ret s A cabalist ic v o l ume .

,

call ed t he Boo k o f Razi el wa s in t he middl e ages , , ,

so m et im es t o be seen am o n g t he J ew s .

A n o t her acc oun t said t ha t t he firs t cabalist ical book

wa s t he Sep her Je z ira h w rit t en by A bra ham ; bu t t he
,

m ost preval en t O pin io n was t ha t w hen t he w rit t en ,

law was g iven on Moun t Si n ai t o Mo ses t he Cabala

m
, ,

o r myst erio us in t e rp ret a t io n o f it wa s t a ught t o hi ,

al so T hen M oses it wa s said when he d escen d ed

.
, ,

fro m t he m oun t ai n en t ered Aa ron s t en t a n d t aug ht ’

m
, ,

hi al so t he sec re t p o w ers o f t he wri t t en wo rd ; and

Aa ron hav in g been in st ru c t ed placed hi self a t t he
, ,
m
right han d of M oses an d st oo d by whil e h is sons , ,
 THE CAB ALA . 233

El ea za r an d It hama r who , been call ed in t o t he

ha d
t e n t rec eiv ed t he s ame i n st ruc t ion
, On t he ri g ht a n d
.

l e ft o f Moses a n d Aa ron t hen sa t It hamar an d El eaza r ,

when t he se ven t y eld ers of t he San hedrim w ere call ed

in an d t a ug ht t he hidd en k n o wl e d g e The e ld ers .

fin ally w ere sea t ed t ha t t hey m ig ht be presen t w hen

,

a l l t hose am on g t he co mm o n pe o pl e who d esi re d t o

m
l e a rn ca e t o be t o ld t hose m yst eries ; t hus t he el ec t
o f t he co mm on pe o pl e hea rd bu t on c e w ha t t he Sa n

b ed rim hea rd t wic e t he son s o f Aaro n t hree t ime s

, ,

a n d Aa ro n f o ur t im es re pe a t ed o f t he sec ret s t ha t ha d

b e e n mad e k n own t o Moses by t he v o ic e o f t he M os t

H ig h .

O f t his myst ical i n t erpret at i on of t he S crip t ure n o

p e r s on se t d o w n a n y acc o u n t in w ri t i n g u n l e s s it ,w a s

Esd ras ; bu t so m e Jews d o ubt w het her he did Is rael .

i t es kep t t he k n owl ed g e o f t he d oct ri n e by a pure t ra

d i t i on ; but abo ut fift y y ea rs a f t er t he dest ru c t io n of
J e rusal e m A kiba a g rea t rabbi w ro t e t he c hief part
, , ,

o f it in t ha t boo k Sep her jez ireh or t he Boo k o f t he

,
-

C rea t ion w hic h was foo li shl y a sc ribe d by a few t o

,

A bra ham A d iscipl e o f t he Rabbi A kiba was Rabbi

.

S im eo n ben Joc hai who w rot e m o re o f t he t rad it ion

,

in a boo k call e d Z oa r .

The t rut h pro babl y is t ha t t he li t era t ure o f cabal

m
,

is , w hic h is full o f sug g est i on d eriv ed fro m t he Neo

pla t on ic s o fAl exa n d ria beg a n wi t h t he Jews ofAl ex
,

a n dria u n der t he first P t o l em ys In t he bo o k of .

S im eon be n Sc het ac h it w en t t o Palest in e w here it a t ,

fi rst was li t t l e heed ed ; but aft er t he dest ruc t io n o f

Jeru sal em it gai n ed impo rt a n ce a n d t hen Rabbis ,

A kiba an d Sim eon ben Joc hai ex t en ded it It is i n dis .

p u t a b l e t h a t A r i st o t l e h a d b e en st u di e d by t h e w ri t er

o f t he Sep her jez ireh t he o ld est k n o w n b oo k o f t he

-

C abali st s The C aba la w en t aft erwards wi t h o t her

.

l earn i n g t o S pain an d t ha t pa rt of it a t lea st whic h

,
234 HENRY CORN ELIU S AGRIPPA .

d eal s wi t h Hebrew a n agra m s ca n n ot be t rac ed t o a

t im e ea rli er t ha n t he ele ven t h cen t ur y Ma n y ra bbis .

—Ab ra ham ben David Sa ud ia M oses B ot ril Mose s bar

, , ,

N ac hman Eliez er of G armiza an d ot he s hav e writ

, ,
r —

t en Hebre w boo ks f or t he pu rpo se of in t erpret in g t he

m
sy s t e o f t he Cabala ; bu t it was p erha ps n o t be fore, ,

t he eig ht h cen t ury t ha t it ha d c o m e t o receiv e very

g e n e r al a t t e n t i o n frmo t he J e w s

m
.

The Cabala c ons ist ed o f t wo po rt i ons t he s y bo l ,

ical a n d t he real ; t he symbolical Cabala bei n g t he

m ea n s by w hic h t he doc t rin es Of t he real Cabala w ere
e l ic it ed
.

In t he Heb re w t ex t o f t he Sc ript ures it was sa id , ,

t here is n ot o n ly an e vid en t bu t t here is al so a la t en t

,

m ea n in g ; an d in it s lat en t me an in g are co n t ain ed t he

myst erie s o fG od a n d oft he un iverse It n ee d sca rcely .

be s aid t hat a beli ef in se c ret wisdom has f o r a g es

m
been i n heren t in t he Orien t a l in d an d in t he Sc rip ,

t ures it wa s re as o n e d by t he t he lat er Jews al l wis

m
, ,

do must be of n ecess it y c on t ain ed Of divine

m
.
, ,

a ut horship t he y can n o t be lik e ordin a ry works o f en

,
.

B ut if t hey w ere t a k en on ly in t he n a t ural sense ,

m ight it n o t be sa id t ha t man y hu man works co n t a in

m a rvels n o t less su rp risin g an d moral it y a s pure No .
,

it wa s said as we hav e en t ert a i n ed a n g e l s an d re garded

m
, ,

t he m a s en so we may en t ert ain t he wo rd s o f t he

,

M os t Hig h if we regard on ly t hei r apparen t sen se a nd

,

n ot t heir Spi ri t ual myst ery . A n d so it was t hat

t hrou g h a bl in d excess o f rev eren ce t he in s pired wri t
in g s w ere p u t t o supe rst i t ious us e .

T he m o d es of examin in g t heir l et t ers w ord s an d , ,

sen t en c es f, or hidd en m ea n in g in w hic h w ho lly co n

,

si st ed t he symb olical C abala w ere t hree a n d t hese

m
w ere call ed G e a n t ria Not a ric o n The m
, ,

ura

m m
, ,

G e a n t ria was a ri t h et ical w hen it co n s is t ed in

a pplyi n g t o t he Heb re w l et t ers of a word t he sen se
236 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA .

it wa s t o e x t ract by
, a n y of t he
m ean s all ow ed t he ,

hidden m ea n in g of t he S c rip t ures The real Caba la .

was t he doc t rin e in t hi s wa y elici t ed It was t heo ret .

ical explain i n g divin e qu ali t ies t he t en sep hiro t h t he

, , ,

f o urfold cabalist ical wo rlds t he t hirt y t wo foo t p ri n t s

m
-

o f wi sdo m t he fift y d oo rs t o p ru d en c e A dam Ka d

, on , ,

& c ; or it was prac t ical explain in g ho w t o use s u c h

.
,

kn o wl edg e for t he calli n g o f spiri t s t he ext in g uis hin g ,

o f fi res t he ba n i shi n g o f di sea se a n d so fort h

, , .

The t heoret ical Cabala c on t ai n ed it wa s sa id by ,

C hris t ian st uden t s ma n y referen ces t o t he Mess ia h

, .

It s mai n p oin t s were : l — The T ree ; 2— The Cha ri o t of

Ezeki el ; 3 The W ork of Creat ion ; 4 The An c ien t of
— —

Days men t i o n ed in Da n i e l It con cern s us mos t t o

.

un derst a n d t he Tree The Chari o t o f Eze k iel or

. ,

Maasseh Merc a ba h was a d esc ript io n of p refig ure

,

men t s con cern i n g cerem o n ial a n d j u dicia l l a w T he .

doc t rin e ofCrea t ion in t he boo k Lev ischit h was a dis

, ,

sert a t ion u pon p hysic s The An cien t o f Da ys t rea t ed

.

o f G o d a n d t he M e ssia h in a way so myst ical t hat

cabalist s g en erally declin ed t o a sc ribe a n y m ea n i n g at

a l l t o t he direc t s en se o f t he w o rd s e mpl o ye d Of .

t hese t hi n g s we n eed sa y n o mo re bu t of t he C abal ist ,

ical Tree it will be requisi t e t o speak in more det a il .

It wa s an arran gem en t o f t he t en sep hirot h The .

w ord Sep hirot h is d erived by so m e rabbis fro m a word

m ea n in g t o coun t beca use t hey a re a co un t i n g of t he
,

divi n e exc ell en c e Ot herwi se it is c o n sidere d an

.

adap t a t ion of t he G ree k w ord Sphere be ca use it rep ,

resen t s t he sp heres o f t he un iv e rse w hic h a re succes

siv e ema n a t io n s fro m t he De i t y .

In t he b eg in n in g wa s Or Ha en SOp h t he et ern al light , ,

from whose brig ht n ess t here d escen ded a ra y t hroug h

t he first b orn o f G o d A da m Ka d on a n d p rese n t ly
-

, m , ,

d epart in g fro m it s st ra ight course ran in a circl e a nd , ,

so f o rm ed t he firs t of t he sep hi ro t h w hic h was ca lled ,

 THE CABA LA . 237

Ket hei or t he c ro wn beca use sup erior t o all t he rest

, , .

Ha vi n g form ed t hi s ci rcl e t he ray resu med it s st raig ht ,

c ourse t ill it a g ain ran in a c ircl e t o pro d uce t he sec

o n d o f t he t en se p hirot h Choc h a wi sd o m because , m , ,

wisd om is t he so urce of all The sam e ra y of divi n e

m
.

l ig ht pa ssed o n l osin g g rad ually as it be ca e m o re

, ,

dist a n t fro m it s holy source som e o f it s po wer a n d , ,

form ed p rese n t ly in l ike ma n n er t he t hird o f t he, ,

sep hi ro t h call ed Bi n a h or un derst a n di n g becaus e

, , ,

un d ers t a n di n g is t he c ha n n el t hroug h w hic h wisd o m

flo ws t o t hi n g s bel ow t he origin ofhuma n kn owl ed g e

— .

The fourt h o f t he se phi rot h is call ed G ed ol a h or

C hesed g rea t n ess or goo d n ess because G od a s bei n g
, , ,

g rea t a n d g oo d c re a t e d all t hi n g s , T h e fif t h is G e b u .

ra h st re n gt h beca use it is by st re n gt h t ha t He mai n

, ,

t ain s t hem an d becau se st ren g t h is t he on ly so urc e o f

,

j ust ic e in t he world The sixt h of t he sep hi ro t h .

,

Thp eret h be a u t y o r g race un i t es t he q u alit ies of t he

, ,

preced in g The four la st of t he sephi ro t h are succ es

.

siv e l y n am ed Ne z ac h vic t o ry ; Ho d hon or ; Jesod o r , , ,

S c hal om t he foun da t ion or p eace ; an d fi n ally Mal

, ,

cut h t he ki n gdo m Eac h of t he t en has al so a divi n e

, .

n am e a n d t hei r divin e n am es
, w ri t t en in t he sam e ,

o rd er a re Eje h Ja h Jeho va h (
, pro n oun c ed Elohim)
, , ,

El o a h El ohim Jeho va h (p ron oun ced a s usua l) Lord

, , ,

Saba o t h Jehova h Zeba ot h El c ha i (t he livi n g G od )

, , ,

Ad o n ai (t he Lord ) By t hese circles our world is su r .

rou n d ed a n d w eak en ed in it s pa ssage t hro ug h t hem

, , ,

but able t o bri n g d o w n wit h it p o w ers t ha t a re t he

c ha ract er of eac h divi n e lig ht reac hes us These , .

sep hiro t h a rra n g e d in a p ec ulia r ma n n er form t he

, ,

Tree o f t he C abalist s ; t hey are al so som et imes

a rra n ged in t he fo rm o f a an A dam Kad on acc ord m , m ,

in g t o t he id ea of t he Neo p l a t o n ics t ha t t he fi g ure o f

t he w orld wa s t ha t o f a ma n s b o dy In acc ord a n ce ’
.

wi t h an o t her view d erived fro m t he same schoo l ,

238 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA .

t hi n g s in t his w orld were supposed t o be g ross i a g es m

of t hi n g s abo v e Ma t t er wa s said by t he ca ba lis t s t o
.

have bee n fo rmed by t he wit hdrawal of t he di vin e ra y ,

by t he ema n at i on of w hic h from t he first sou rce it wa s

prod uc ed Ev ery t hi n g c reat ed was c rea t ed by a n
.

e ma n a t i on fro m t he so u rc e o f all an d t ha t w hic h ,

be ing most di st a n t c on t a ins least of t he divin e essen c e

is capable o f gradual purifi ca t i o n ; so t ha t e v en t he
e vil Spiri t s will in c ourse o f t im e bec o me ho ly a n d

pure an d be assimila t ed t o t he bright est o ft he e ma na

,

t io ns f ro m Or Haensop h G od it was sa id is all in

.
, ,

a l l ; e v eryt hi n g is pa rt o f t he divin e essen c e w it h a ,

g r o wi n g or per c e p t iv e or re fl ec t iv e p o w er on e or all
m
, , , ,

a n d by t ha t w hic h ha s o n e all a y be ac q uired A

m
.

st on e a y bec o m e a pl an t ; a pla n t a bea st ; a be ast

m m
, ,

a an ; a an a n a n ge l ; a n a n g el a c re a t o r
, , .

This k in d of belief w hic h was derived also from t he

m
,

Al exa n drian P lat on ist s l ed t o t ha t Spirit ual c abalis

by whic h such C hris t ia n s a s Reuc hlin a n d Ag rip pa
profit ed It conn ec t ed t hem by a st ron g lin k wit h t he
.

divin e esse n c e an d t he y fee lin g perhaps more d is

, ,

t in c t l y t han t he ir ne ig hbors t ha t t hey were p art a kers of

t he divine n a t ure a nd might by a st riv in g af t er purit y
, ,

o f so ul a n d body win t heir way t o a s t a t e o f spirit ual

happin ess an d po wer cut t he mse l ves o f ffrom all c o m

m
,

mun ion wit h t he sensual it y t hat had beco e t he

sca n dal of t he C hurc h o f R o m e an d k eenl y perce ived , ,

as t he y exp ressed st ron gly t he ir sen se o ft he d egraded ,

habi t s of t he pri est s It wa s in t his way t ha t t he

.

Chris t ia n C a balist s assist ed in t he labors of t he

Reformat ion .

Lit t le more ha s t o be said about t heir t heory an d ,

t ha t re l a t es t o t he fo ur Caba list ical World s These .

were pla ced in t he four sp aces bet ween t he up p er

se phiro t h Be t w een t he first a n d sec on d was pla ced
.

A zil ut h t he o ut fio win g w hic h c on t a in ed t he p urest

, ,
 PHEROTH
TI

C ELESTI
AL

G REATNESS

G EB URAH c n g sg o

AD
S ECO ND T RI

T HI AD
RD T RI

S PLENDO R FIRMNESS

J ESO D

ASTRAL SUNS

FO U N DA T IO N

FOURTH TO NINTH SEPHIROTH .

 T HE CAB ALA . 239

be i n g s, t he prod ucers of t he res t B et w een t he sec .

o n d an d t hi rd se phi ro t h was t he w o rld Bria h or t he ,

t hron es c on t ai n in g spiri t s l ess p u re but st ill n ot ma

, ,

ferial T hey w ere classed i n t o w heel s lig ht n in gs

.
, ,

l io ns burn i n g Spiri t s a n gel s c hildren of G od c heru

, , , ,

bim Their prin ce was called Met a t ron The w orld in

. .

t he n ext in t e rs pac e called Jezireh a n g el s app roac hed

m
, , ,

o re n e a rly t o a ma t erial fo rm ; an d t he fourt h Asia h , ,

w as made who lly ma t erial Fro m t his po in t den sit y .

i n c reas es t ill our world is reached Asia h is t he abo d e .

o f t he Kl ip p ot h or ma t erial sp iri t s s t rivi n g again st

,

G od . They t ravel t hrough t he air t he ir bo dies are of ,

d ense air in corrupt ible a nd t hey hav e po w er t o work

, ,

in t he ma t erial world Wi t h Ca t oriel Adam B elial

m m
.
, ,

Esa u A g an iel Usl e l Og iel Tho iel Theu iel fo r

, , , , , .
,

c apt a i ns t he y fig ht in t wo armies un der t hei r c hi efs

m
,

Zamiel an d L ilit h The ir en e ies are t he a n gel s who .

,

co n t en d a g ai n st t hem wi t h t wo a rmi es l ed by M et a ,

t ro n an d Sa n dalphon Lilit h is t he beget t er of t he .

po wers st rivin g against light .

The n a t ure of ma n s so ul said C abali st s is t hree ’

m
, ,

—
fold v eget a t ive p erc ept ive i n t ellect ual e ac h e —
, ,

braci n g e ac h It eman at es f ro m t he upper sep hi rot h

.
,

is co mposed of t he pure el em en t s— f o r t he four el e

men t s e it her in t heir pure an d spirit ual or t heir gross

,

form e
,
n t er in t o all t hin gs is expa n sive se pa ra t es
—
,

aft er d ea t h so t ha t t he pa rt s ret urn eac h t o it s own

,

p lac e b u,t re u n i t e t o p r ai se G o d o n t h e sa bba t hs a nd

new moo n s Wi t h eac h soul are sen t in t o t he world a
.

g u a rdia n a n d an acc u si n g a n g e l .

Non : e xcell en t summary of t he Kabbal a Den ud ata m

Mr Marl e y s
.
’
ay

be re ga rd ed as fu uy authe n t ic al t h ough he w ites fro m t he sta n d p oint of r

an un be l ie ver The Tree o f t h e Ca ba l a (d ivid ed into three pl a t es t o fac il i

m
tate com ison ) by Dr Pan coast gives t he more mod ern re n d ition of t he
.

.
, ,

We in trod uce on t he t wo fol lowin g pag es a ne wly arrang ed t abl e

ofth e a ba la (H ebrew l e t t e rs) ren d e rin gs i E n gl is h lette rs sym
Cabal a .
, .

bol s tar o t
em b le m
n , .

s et c Th is ta bl e is t h e p la in es t in it te rms of al l othe rs Fol l o w

, . s .

ing t h e t abl e the Cabal a is co n t in ue d un d er the title of Th e Mir ific W ord

“ "
.
 HENRY CORNELI US AGRIP PA .

A NE W L Y A R RAN G E D TA B LE

ORDER . FORM
. Nu n EN LI
SH G .

V, W

CH EH, H, , H

Y IJ, ,

C , CH, K, KH

I
S
”
F ive Hebrew Let t ers Caph MemNun
, , , , Phe, an d
242 HENRY CORN ELI US AGRIPPA .

THE MI R I FI C W OR D .

Now , ascrea t ive li g ht run s roun d eac h up p e r

t he
w o rld before co mi n g t o ours it c o mes t o us c ha rg ed ,

wit h sup ern al in fl uen c es an d su ch a n idea l ies a t t h e

,

foun da t ion o f c a balist ical m a gic B y w ha t sec re t t o .

hav e p ow er o v er t his li n e of c omm un ic at io n w it h su p e

rio r w o rld s it is f o r p ra c t ical c a b a l is m t o di sc o v e r .

The sec ret c on sist ed c hie fly in t he use o f n a m e s .

G od it wa s sa id g ave t o all t hin g s t heir n a m es ; H e

m
, ,

cou ld ha v e g iven n o n a e t hat was n ot myst ica l l y fit ;

e v e ry su c h n am e t herefo re is a w o rd c o n t a in in g di v in e
, ,

p o w e r a n,d es p e ci a lly a fi e c t in g t ha t t hin g p e rso n o r , ,

spi rit t o w hic h it be l o n g s The Script ure t e ll s us t h a t

.

t here a re n am es w rit t en in heav e n ; why it wa s sa id , ,

shou ld t he y be w ri t t en t here if t hey be use l es s , .

Throu g h t he kn o wl edge of su c h divin e n am es it is ,

af firm ed Moses o v ercam e t he so rc erers of Eg y p t Elia s

, ,

brou g ht fire from heav en Da n iel cl ose d t he mo ut hs o f

,

lion s B u t of all n ames by w hic h w on ders ca n be

.

wroug ht t he Mirific W ord of W ords (here we c o m e t o

,

t he mai n t hou g ht o f Reu c hl in s boo k a n d t o t he cen

’
,

t ral t opic o f t he o ra t o ry of C orn e l ius) wa s t he c o n

c ea l ed n am e of G od — t he Sc he ha a p ho ra seh m mm
-
.

W hoe ver kn o w s t he t rue p ron un c ia t ion of t he n am e

Jeho v a h— t he n ame fro m w hic h all ot he r divi n e n ames
in t he w orld s p ri n g a s t he bra n ches fro m a t ree t he ,

n am e t ha t bin d s t o g e t he r t he se p hiro t h— w ho e v e r ha s

t ha t in his mo u t h ha s t he w o rld in his on t h Whe n m .

it is sp o k en a n g el s a re st i rred by t he wav e o f sou n d .

It rules all crea t ures w o rk s a l l m ira cles it co mm a n ds

, ,

all t he i n feri or n a m es of d eit y w hic h a re bo rn e by t he

sev e ral a n g el s t ha t in hea v en g o v ern t he re s pe c t iv e

n a t ion s o f t he ea rt h The Jews ha d a t radi t i o n t ha t

.

w hen David was on t he p oin t o f fight in g wit h G o liat h ,

 THE MIR IFIC W ORD . 243

Jasc hbi t he gia n t s brot her t ossed hi up in t o t he

,
’
,
m
a ir a n d held a sp e a r be l ow t ha t he mi g ht f a ll up o n
, ,

it. B ut A bishai w hen he sa w t ha t pron ou n c ed t he

, ,

ho ly n ame a n d David remai n ed in t he a ir t ill Ja sc hbi s

‘

m
,

sp ea r n o l on ge r t hrea t en e d hi They said al so t ha t .

, ,

t he Mirific n am e wa s amo n g t he se cret s c on t ai n ed in

t he Ho ly o f Ho l ies a n d t ha t w hen a n y person hav in g
,

en t ere d t ha t shrin e of t he t e m p l e l ea rn t t he w o rd of

p o w er he wa s ro a re d a t a s he came out by t wo braz en

,

lio ns or baye d by b raz en do g s u n t il t hrou g h t erro r he

, ,

l os t rec oll ec t ion o f it So me Je w s acc ou n t ed al so by

.

a fabl e of t hi s n a t ure for ou r Sa vior s m iracl es T hey ’

.

said t ha t havi n g been admi t t e d wi t hi n t he Ho ly of

,

Ho lies an d ha vi n g l earn t t he sacred myst ery he w rot e

, ,

it d o wn u p o n a t a bl e t c u t o p en his t hig h a n d hav in g

, ,

p u t t he t abl e t in t he w o u n d cl o sed t he fl es h o v e r.it by

ut t e ri n g t he n am e o f w o n d er A s he p a ssed o u t t he .

roa ri n g li o n s ca used t he sec re t t o p a ss fro m his mi n d ,

bu t a ft erw a rd s he ha d on l y t o c ut ou t t he t abl et fro m

his t hig h a n d a s t he be g in n in g of miracl es he al
, , ,

in st a n t l y t he w oun d in his own fl esh by p ron oun ci n g

t he Mirific W ord Su c h J ewish d e t ail s w ere o fc ourse
.
, ,

rej e c t e d by t he C hrist ia n s who acc ept ed t he essen t ial,

p rin ci p l es of t he Cabala .

A s t he n ame of a l l p o w er was t he hidd en n ame o f

G od so t here w ere al so n am es of p ow er gre at t houg h
, ,

limi t ed be l on gin g t o t he a n g e l s an d t he evil Spirit s

,
.

To di sco v er t he n am es of t he Sp i rit s by app lyi n g t o ,

t he Hebrew t ex t o f Scrip t ure t he s ymb o l ical C abala ,

wa s t o ac qu ire so me o f t he p o w er t hey p o ssessed .

T hus it bein g sa id of t he Sod o m it es t hat t hey were

,

st ru ck wi t h bli n d n ess t he Heb rew w ord f , o r bl in d n ess

wa s t ra n sla t ed in t o Chald ee a n d t he C hald ee w ord by ,

on e of t he symbo lical proc esses wa s mad e t o yield t he

n am e of a bad a n g e l Sc ha briri w hic h bei n g writ t en

, , ,

do w n wa s empl oyed as a c ha rm t o cure op ht halmia

,
.
244 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA .

A co mm on mode con j ura t ion wit h t hese n a es o f

of m
pow er wa s by t he use o f amulet s pieces of pa p e r o r ,

pa rc hmen t on which for ce rt ain purposes cert ain , ,

n ames w ere wri t t en A t his fi rst en t ran ce in t o t h e

.

“
w orld suc h a n amul et , wi t h t he n am es Sen o i Sa ns e
m
,
”
n oi Se
, on g el op h u po n it was slipp ed roun d t h e
,

n e ck o f t he n ew bo rn c hild so t ha t t he i n fan t sca rcel y

-

sa w t he li g ht befo re it wa s c olla re d by t he g en i us o f

sup erst i t ion .

A n ot her m ode of con j ura t ion con sist ed in t he use ,

n ot o f n am es but of t he Psa lm s o f Dav id

, Whol e .

v o l umes we re w ri t t en upon t hi s use of t he Psalms .

The fi rst of t hem w ri t t en on d oes kin was su ppose d t o

, ,

help t he birt h ofc hildren ; o t hers c ould it was t houg ht

m
, ,

be so w ri t t en a s t o make t hose who ca rried t he

in vi sibl e ; ot he rs se cured favors fro m p ri n ces ; ot hers
e x t i n gui shed fi res The t ra n script ion of a psa lm f
. or

an y suc h pu rpo se wa s n o t rifli n g w ork be cause apa rt , ,

fro m t he n ecessary care in t he fo rma t ion of let t ers ,

som e havi n g a myst ical rea son f o r be in g l a rger t ha n

ot hers it wa s n ec essa ry f
, o r t he Co pyist as soon a s he ,

had writ t en do wn o n e lin e t o pl u n ge in t o a ba t h ,

.

M oreover t hat t he c ha rm mi g ht be t he work of a pure

m
,

an , before be gi n n in g every n ew lin e of his man u

script it was t houg ht n ec essa ry t ha t he shou l d repea t
,

t he pl un ge .

KE U CHLI N THE M Y STI C .

S uc h w ere myst eries of t he Hebrew Ca bala

t he ,

st ra n g ely blen di n g a n o t u n refin e d p hil osop hy wit h

ba ses t sup erst it it ion It remai n s fo r us t o form some

.

j ust Opi n ion of t he c harm t hey ha d for ma n y C hrist ian

sc ho lars in t he fi rst yea rs of t he s ix t ee n t h c en t ury .

Reuc hli n or Cap n io wa s of such s chola rs t he l ea der

, ,

a n d t he t ype ; a s s uch i n d e ed he was acc ep t ed by , ,

 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA .

Reuc hlin mai n t ain ed his g roun d , a t t w en t y fiv e wrot e

m
-

a G reek grammar , l ec t ured a t P oic t iers , an d wa s ad e

licen t iat e of civil law His n ot i on of law st ud ies wa s
.

e xp re ssed in a f orm u la t ha t has b een applie d in o t her

t erm s t o o t her t hin g s : I n his first yea r t he youn g law

y e r k n ow s h o w t o d ecid e all ca u s es in t he se c on d ,

beg i n s t o be u n c ert ai n in t he t hird ack no wle dg es t ha t

,

he kn o w s n ot hi n g an d t hen first beg in s t o l ea rn

, In .

t he la s t o ft hes e st ag es of p rog ress t he lic en t ia t e of

P o ic t iers repai red t o T ubi n g en an d p rac t ic ed as a n ,

adv oc a t e wit h suc h su cc ess t ha t he mad e mon e y an d

married A t Tubin gen Reuc hli n won t he con fiden ce
.
,

of Eberha rd o f t he Be a rd be cam e his priva t e se c re ,

t a ry an d on e o f his p rivy co un cill ors an d wen t wit h

m
-
.

hi t o Ro me in 1482 his a g e t he n be in g e i g ht an d
,

t w en t y . A t Ro me he dist in gui she d hims elf as a n ora

t or before t he Po pe a nd was considered t o Speak La t i n
m
,

w on derfully w ell for a G er an Aft er his ret urn t o .

G erman y John Reuc hli n re main ed wi t h Eberha rd in

,

St ut t g a rd became a ss esso r of t he Su p re me Co urt a t

,

t he a g e of t hirt y an d a y ea r aft erwa rd s was e l ect ed

,

m
proc t or for t he bod y of t he Domin ica ns t hrou g hou t al l
G erman y w hic h un pa id o oe he he ld f
,
or n e a rly t hir t y

yea rs A t t he ag e of t hi rt y one he rec e ived at Tubin

.
-

h is d o c t or a t e a n d in t he y ea r fo llo win g t ha t is t o
g e n , ,

sa y in t he year o f Co rn e lius A grippa s bi rt h he was

’

, ,

sen t wit h t wo o t he rs t o Fra n kfort Col ogn e a n d Aix , ,

la Chapelle on t he occasion o f t he coron at io n o fMa x

m
-

i il ia n as Ro ma n e m p e ror T hen it was t ha t Maxi

m
.

m il ia n fi rst bec a me ac quain t ed wit h hi Re uc hlin .

ha d t he n a house a t St u t t g a rd an d was kn o w n as a ,

e a t cu l t iva t o r of t he l ea rn ed la n g ua g es w h il e h e
g r ,

was a lso high in t he favo r of his own pri n ce an d in ,

co n s t a n t reques t as a prac t it ioner of l a w In 1490 he .

wa s se n t t o Ro me on a n o t her m iss ion a n d on his way ,

t hrough F l oren ce enj o yed perso n al in t e rcourse wi t h

 REUCHLIN THE MYSTIC . 24 7

G io va n n i Pico di Miran do la cholar who al t ho ug h

, t he s ,

a d et ermin ed a n t a g on ist t o t he a st ro l og ers wa s a ,

grea t frien d t o cabalism a n d t he i n t rod uc er o f t he

cab a l ist ic m yst eri es in t o t he favor o f It al ia n sc hol ars
m
.

B y hi Reu c hlin wa s fu rt her s t im ul a t ed t o t he l o v e o f

H ebrew l o re W hen t wo yea rs a ft erw a rd s Reuc hl in
.
,

was a t Lin z on st a t e b usin ess wit h t he Emp ero r Fre d

eric III . it was so m e t hin g in d ee d t ha t t he b a se bo rn
, , ,
-

s c ho la r wa s raise d t o t he di g n i t o f c o u t al t i
y r p a n e ,

but it was more t o Reu c hli n t ha t t he c o u rt p hy sicia n

wa s a le arn ed Je w Je hi el Lo a n s who perfe c t e d his
, ,

in t ima cy wit h t he Hebrew His aim t hen was abo ve

.
,

a l l t hin g s fi rst t o st udy t he origi n a l t ext o f t he Ol d

,

T est am en t a n d se co n dly t o read t he wri t in g s of t he

,

Cabal ist s The e mperor w hose life was t hen abo u t t o

.
,

close (he died w hil e Reu c hl in was a t Li n z) sa w here ,

a n o t he r way o f g ra t ifyi n g t he a g reeabl e a n d kin dly

s c ho la r f o r he n o t o n ly m a d e Reu c hli n a c o un t pala

m
,

t in e (his a rm s w ere a g o ld en al t ar fro w hic h sm oke ,

a rose wit h t he i n script ion A ra but he

m
,

al so p rese n t e d t o hi a v ery a n cien t Hebrew Bible ,

w ri t t en c arefully o n p a rc hm en t a t reasure t hen w ort h ,

t hree hun d red g old c ro wn s w hic h is t o be seen st ill in

,

t he libra ry of t he G ra n d Duk e of C a rl sruhe w here it ,

is reg a rd ed a s t he o ldest of it s k i n d in Euro pe Wi t h .

t he kn o wl ed g e impa rt ed by Je hi el Loa n s an d t he ,

act ua l t ex t in w hic h all myst eries lay hidden Reuc h ,

l in w en t hom e en ric hed a s m uc h a s he had b een

e n n o bl ed Hebrew w ri t in g was a t t ha t t im e v ery ra re
m
.
,

a n d was t o be et wit h c hi e fly in t he ha n d s o f J e w s .

A t Hebre w Re uc hli n labo red c o l l ec t in g Hebre w boo k s ,

an d work s expo un di n g t he Cabala w hen e v er poss ibl e ; ,

a n d e v en t u ally he g a v e life in G erma n y a s G i o va n n i ,

Pico d i Miran do la wa s givi n g life in I t aly t o t he ,

ca ba list ica l phil osophy t he great impul se t o t his G er

m
,

a n re vival bein g t he pu bl ica t ion o ft he boo k on t he

248 H EN RY CORN ELI U S AGRIPPA .

Mirific Word It fi rst appeared at Bas le in t he yea r

.
,

14 9 5 t he a u t hor s a g e t hen bei n g fo rt y o n e

,
’
It was -
.

n o t p u bl ishe d a t T ubin g en t ill 15 1 4 The boo k was

reg a rd e d a s a mi racl e o f hea v en ly wisdo m P h il ip
.

B ero a l d us t o ld of t he Po pe s en j o ym en t a n d w ro t e
’

w o rd a l so t o it s a ut hor t ha t he ha d c ause d n ot o n ly m
,

en

o f l e t t e rs bu t e v en s t a t e sm en a n d wa rrio rs t o bet a k e
, ,

t he m se lv es t o st u dyi n g t he myst eries o ft he Ca ba la .

The d ea t h o f Reu c hl in s pa t ron Ebe rha rd t he eld er

’

, ,

soo n a ft e r his el e va t io n t o t he ra n k o f du k e in 1 49 5 ,

wa s f o llo w ed by a p eriod o f misrule in t he li t t l e st a t e .

On e o f t he fi rs t ac t s o f Eberhard t he youn g er wa s t o
re l ea se his fav o rit e a disso lut e p riest n ame d Hol
, ,

zin g er fro m t he pri son in which he ha d been kept by

,

t he g oo d c oun se l o f Reuc hli n ; an d f o r t he fu rt her d is

co m fit ure o f t he sc ho l a r t hi s m a n wa s appo i n t ed c ha n

c el l or o v er t he un iv ersit y Of T u bi n gen Reuc hli n of

.

c ourse resi g n ed He ha d been l on g wa n t ed a t He ide l

.

berg a n d w en t t here t o be c he ris he d by a n ew pat ron

,

in t he El ec t o r P al a t in e He show ed a s usual his

.
, ,

l iv ely e n erg y by t he est a bli shmen t o f a G re e k c hai r ,

w hic h t he mon ks pron oun ced u pon t he Spo t t o be a

heresy ; a n d by v en t i n g his wra t h a g ai n st Ho l z in ger in
a La t in c o medy den oun ci n g disso l ut e priest s w hic h
, ,

he call ed Sergius o r t he Head o f t he Head It wa s

m
, .

writ t en t o be ac t ed by t he st uden t s A La t i n co edy

.

wa s t hen a ra re t hi n g in t he lan d ; a n d t he n e w s t ha t
John Reuc hli n had wri t t en o n e was n oi se d abroa d
m
.

Pruden t frien ds coun sel ed hi t o bewa re of suc h

u n sc ru pu l o us a n d po w erfu l en e mi es as he w ou ld make

if he a t t ack ed abuses o f t he p ri est hood ; he submi t t ed

t o advice a n d a s he wa s n ot ori ou sly an s werable f
, or a

c o medy an d g ossip must be sat isfie d he sudden ly

co m
, ,

posed a subst i t ut e for t hat firs t wri t t en When .

,

t herefo re t he day o f t he p erforma n c e cam e it was

, ,

foun d t ha t t he G reek p rofessor had c omposed a comedy

250 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA .

Au st ria ,l ct o rs an d p rin c es T here wa s a sec

t he e e .

o n d j ud g e f or p rela t es c o un t s a n d n o bl es a t hird f or

im
, , ,

p e ri a l ci t ies T h is p
. o s t he h e ld d u ri n g e l e v e n y e a rs ;
he wa s holdi n g it t herefore a t t he t im e w hen t he
, ,

yo un g C o rne l ius A g rip pa un dert oo k t o commen t p ub

l icl y at Do le upo n his boo k c on c ern in g t he Mirific
W o rd Reuc hli n t hen bei n g fif t y fiv e yea rs o l d a n d a t
m
-

, ,

t he s ummi t o f his fam e hi g h al so in t he goo d est ee , , ,

o f Ma ximilia n T hree years befo re t his dat e n ot

.
,

wit hst a n di n g t he g rea t ma ss o f legal busin es s en t a il ed

on hi m
by his j udicial o fi c e Reuc hlin had t o t he , ,

g re a t h e lp o f all s t u d en t s p u bli sh e d a v o,l u m e o f t h e

R udimen t s of Hebrew whic h in cl ud ed bot h a gra m

m m
,

a r a n d a d ic t io n a ry T his boo k he wro t e cost e

.
, ,
”
t he grea t est t rou bl e a n d a larg e pa rt of my fort un e
, .

Corn elius n o doubt had l ea rn t his Hebrew by t he help

o f it a n d was al ready d eep in s t ud ies w h ic h a f
, ew

years aft erwa rds bro ug ht t he mo n ks of Co l og ne in t o

a rra y a g ai n st R eu c h li n hims elf t he i r host ilit y s o m e ,

w ha t e mb it t ered by a n i n klin g o f t he La t in c om edy

t hat wa s n o t t o be q ui t e su pp resse d Co rn elius ho w .
,

e v e r wa s t he fi rst t o feel t he p o w er o f suc h e n e m ie s

By t he Epi st ol ae Obsc urorumV iro ru t he m on ks were m

, .

d est in ed t o c o m e Ofi m u c h w orst ed fro t hei r ba t t l e m

again st Reu chli n an d t he sc holars who defen de d his
fair n am e Oft heir fort un e in t he ba t t le foug ht
.

a g a in s t Corn elius Agrippa it is on e pa rt o f t hi s hist ory

t o t e ll .

Reu c hlin w rot e at a l at er period (15 17 ) a book up on

t he cabalist ic art If it is writ t en G od c rea t ed heaven
a n d ea rt h he i n t erp re t ed t ha t t o m e an spiri t an d m
.

, at

t er t he sp iri t c on s ist i n g o f t he an gel s an d m in ist ers

m
,

by whom t he way s of a n are i n flue n c ed Ma g ic he .

,

s aid d eal t wi t h evil spi ri t s but t he t rue C abala o n ly

, ,

wit h t he goo d He b elieved in a st rol o g y ; a n d so

. .

in d eed d id Lut her an d Mel an c t hon ; G i o va n n i Pico di

,
 REUCHLIN T HE M YST IC . 25 1

Mira n do la a t F l oren ce w hil e ad o pt i n g t he C abala

, ,

wa s v ery sin g ula r in his host ilit y t o a belief in in flu

en c es of t he st a rs His own fa i t h in cabalis m Reuc h
.

l in e n forc ed t hus : G od o u t of l ov e t o his p eopl e ha s

, ,

re v e al e d t he hidd en myst eri es t o so m e o f t he m a n d ,

t he se could fin d in t he d ead l e t t ers t he livin g spirit .

For Script ure co n sist s o fsin g le le t t ers vis ible sign s , ,

whic h st a n d in a c ert ain co n n ect io n wi t h t he a n g e l s ,

as c el est ial a n d Spiri t ual e ma n a t i on s from G o d By .

t he p ro n un ci a t i on of t he o n e t he o t hers al so a re
,

af f ect e d ; bu t wi t h a t rue Cabal ist who pen et rat es t he

,

w ho l e co n n ec t ion of t he ea rt hly wi t h t he heav en ly ,

t hes e sig n s rig ht ly plac ed in c o n n ec t i on wi t h eac h

m
,

o t he r a re a way of p ut t i n g hi
, i n t o imm edia t e un ion
wit h t he spiri t s who t hroug h t ha t are boun d t o sat isfy
,

his wishes .

In his boo k called Cap n io o r t he Mirific Wo rd , ,

e xp ou n d ed a t Do le by Corn e lius A grippa Reuc hlin ,

placed t he Christ ia n syst em in t he cen t er of ol d

hea t hen p hil o sop hies c on sideri n g man y o ft he d oc
,

t ri n e s o f Py t hagora s a n d P la t o a s havi n g been t ak en

f ro m n o t i n t ro d uc ed in t o t he wi sd o m o f t he C abal ist s
, ,
.

T he a rg u m en t is st a t ed in t he form o f dial o g ue w hic h ,

is imm edia t ely prec ed ed by a su mma ry ofit s i n t en t io n

t ha t may v ery w ell sufi c e here f o r a su mary of it s m
c on t en t s : “ Rec eive t hen in t his boo k t he a rgu men t
, ,

on t he Mirific W ord o f t hree p hil oso phers w ho m I

m
,

hav e feign ed t o be holdi n g su c h d is p ut e amon g t he

s elv es a s t he c on t rov ersies p roper t o t hei r sec t s w ould

o cca si o n , as t o t he best e l ucida t io n o f t he hidd en

p ropert ies of sacred n am es Ou t of w hic h g rea t a s

.
,

t hey a re in n u mber an d imp ort a n c e oc ca si o n will a t ,

la st be t he m ore easily a f forde d f o r sel e c t in g on e n ame

t ha t is abo ve all n ames su p re me ly m

irific an d bea t ific .

A n d t hus you may kn o w t he w ho l e ma t t er in brief .

S idon ius a t fir st asc ribed t o t he schoo l of Epicurus,

,
252 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA .

bu t foun d aft erwa rd s n u l l ius ju rare in verba ag is t ri

, m ,

a n u n f et t ered p hil o so p her t rav e l s abo u t t o sa t isfy his

m
,

t hirst f o r k n o wl e d g e and aft er an y experien c es

m
,

en t ers Sua bia w here he , ee t s in t he t o w n o f Pf ort z

heim
”
R bi plac “ w p hi p h
( hl i h ) t l
’
eu c n s rt e o o s o e rs

B a ruc h a Jew a n d Ca p n io
”
R c li im lf “
, , ( e u h n h s e ) a ,

C hri st ian wi t h w ho m he dissert s u po n ma n y syst ems

, ,

a n d p resen t ly up on t he kn o wl ed g e i t se lf o f di v in e a n d

hu ma n t hi n gs up o n o pi n i o n
, fait h miracl es t he , , ,

p o w e rs o f w o r d s a n d fi g u res se c re t o p e r a t i o n,s a n d ,

t he myst eri es o f se al s In t hi s wa y quest i on a rises

.

con c ern i n g t he sacred n am es an d c on sec rat ed c ha rac

t ers of all n at i on s w hic h hav e a n yt hi n g exc e ll en t in
t hei r philoso p hy o r n o t u n w ort hy in t he ir ce rem o n ies ;
,

an en u m era t io n o f symbo l s is m a d e by eac h s pe aker

z ealo us l y on be ha lf of t he rit e s c heri shed in his sect ,

un t il a t la st Ca p n io in t he t hi rd boo k c o ll ec t s ou t of
, ,

all t ha t is ho ly on e n am e Jehos ua in w hic h is g a t h , ,

ered up t he v irt u e a n d p o w er o f all s ac red t hi n g s a n d ,

whic h is et ern ally supre m e ly bl essed , .

A G R I P PA E XP OU N DS REU CHL I N .

HERE wa s a va st t he me f o r t he o ra t ory ofa yo ut h of

t w en t y t hree , a n d it wa s on e al so t ha t en abl e d hi t o
-
m
disp la y t he w ho l e ra n g e of his l ea rn i n g T he n ewl y .

re c o v e red t rea su res o f G ree k lit era t u re ; t he s t u dy o f

P la t o t hat ha d la t ely bee n reviv ed by Ma rsil ius Fiei

,

n us in It a l y ; t he st u d y o f Arist ot l e , u rg e d and helped

in Fran c e by Faber St a p u l en sis appea red
to bri n g t he full es t co n firma t ion of t he prin c ipl es of
t he Cabala t o m
en i g n o ra n t as all w ere t hen o f t he , ,

G reek so urc e of m ore t ha n half t he la t er m yst ici sm of

t he Hebre w s w hic h a t t ribu t ed t o i t se lf a n origin so
,

an ci en t T hat he ha d acquired so early in his life

.
25 4 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA .

back w it h a n ot e sayin g t ha t t he vice cha n cell or ha d

,
-

been it s cen sor a n d co rrec t or Vern et was dili g en t in . ,

fac t on t he youn g sc hol ar s behalf an d his in t e res t s

,
’
,

w ere sec on ded by t he Archbishop of Besa n con Not .

a syll a bl e wa s w hisp ere d about heres y The frien d .

who u rged Corn e l ius in spit e of t he de a n s c on t ra ry

,
’

c o un sel t o beco m e a n aut hor gav e a familia r e xample

, ,

fro m his own exp erien c e of t he va n i t y of spo k en

w ords He ha d declaim ed p ublicl y fro m m em ory a n d
.
,

wit hou t one hit c h upwa rds of t wo t housa n d t wo,

hun d red v erses o f his o wn c ompos i t io n yet be cause , ,

t hey w ere n o t pri n t ed earn ed on ly a t e mp o rary l oc a l

,

fa m e Of t he val ue o f t he wri t t en word ev iden ce v ery

.

soo n af t erwa rd s wa s en cl ose d t o Co rn e lius by t ha t

o t her f ri en d who ha d t ra n s la t ed his o ra t io n Ze alous .

t o d o g oo d service he had ca use d a c o py o f t he pane

,

gyric t o pro ceed by way o f L yon s on t he roa d t o

, ,

ro yal n o t ic e a n d d e li g ht e d t he a sp ira n t a ft er pa t ron

m
,

a g e by e n cl o si n g t o hi fla t t eries fro m Jo hn Perreal a ,

ro yal Cham berlain p ro ba bly t he sam e l ea rn e d F ren ch

m
,

a n who be cam e k n o w n t w e n t y o r m o re ye a rs la t e r a s

Jo ha n n is Perel l us t ran s la t ed i n t o La t in G aza o n t he

,

At t ic Mon t hs a n d w rot e a book abo ut t he Epac t s of

,

t he Moon .

To t he yout h flushed wit h t ri umph a s a sc hola r t here

'

m
came a l so re in d ers o f t he milit a ry life he wa s so
rea dy t o f orsak e A c orrespon den t sen t hi n e ws o f
. m
a defea t oft he Ven et ia n s by t he Fren c h n ea r Ag n a ,

del l o t he fi rst fru i t s o f t he disc redit able lea g ue of

,

C amb ray The Fren c h it will be remembered won

.
, ,

t his vict ory w hil e Maximilia n t he ir n e w ally wa s st ill , ,

perpl exed by t he di ssa t isfact ion of his subj e ct s ev i

de uced duri n g t he lat e diet at Worm s Ag rippa s .
’

f rien d wished t o have in ret urn for his n ew s an y

k n o wl edge t ha t his re la t ion t o t he emperor mig ht give
him of i n t en t i on s t ha t mig ht be disclosed a t a n
 THE NOBILIT Y OF WOMAN . 255

approa chin g diet His real i n t en t io n s w ere t o break

.

a pl edge by ma rc hi n g agai n s t t he Ven et ia ns ; his fa t e ,

t o ret i re ere l on g d efea t ed fro m b efore t he walls o f

, ,

P adu a He wa s ren ewin g wi t h his en emy t he Kin g

m
.
,

o f F ra n c e t he t rea t y of C ambray a n d sen di n g a

, es
.

s en g er t o S pi re t o burn t he b oo k in w hic h he ha d

rec orded all t he i n j u ri es a n d i n sul t s suf fered by his

family or empire a t t he ha n ds of Fra n ce Corn elius

, , .

c a red lit t l e f or Fran c e o r Pad ua ; his ho p es a s a sc ho l a r

w ere wi t h Marg aret a t G he n t t ho ugh she t oo bein g , , ,

a n o t her m ember of t he l e ag ue c o uld hav e e mpl oy ed

m m
,

hi .a s a so ldi er Ot her ho pes a s a

. a n he wa s, ,

d irec t i n g t o wa rd s a y o un g er a n d a fairer mist ress He .

d esired n ot on ly t o pros per b u t t o ma rry

m
.

The lit t l e un iv ersit y ofDol e favored t he youn g an

hea rt ily His p rel ec t i on s ha d exci t e d g rea t a t t e n t io n

m
.
,

a n d pro c ured f or hi t he adm ira t io n o f t he n e ig hbor

ho o d . Fro m t he un ivers it y t hey won for hi a t on c e m .

t he d egree of d oc t or o f divin i t y t o g et her wi t h a ,

s t ipen d .

THE N OB I LIT Y OF W OMAN .

ANGLING or p riva t e pa t ron a ge was in t he six t ee n t h

f
c e n t ury correla t ive t o t he habit n ot v ery un c o mm on in
t hese days o f usin g bait s t o ca t c h t he p ubl ic fav or .

Men who o n ce l iv e d by t he hel p ofprin ces n ow owe

t hei r su ppo rt t o t he w ho l e pe o ple a n d t he pai n s ,

be st ow ed upon t he c ul t iva t ion of t he goo d will of t he -

p eo pl e in t he se day s a r e n e i t her l e ss n o r m ore t o be

reprehen d ed t ha n t he pa in s t ak en by s c hola rs o f pa st

t im e t o p roc ure a safe m ea n s ofsu bsi st en c e t hro ug h

t he g o od will o fa pri n c e It m
a y be s aid w it h a fai r

m
-
.
,

approx ima t i on t o t he t rut h t ha t as muc h a s a a n may

,

d o n o w wi t h t he in t en t i o n o f d eser vi n g p op ula ri t y .

a n d n ot di sc re di t himself in his o wn ey es or t hose o f

256 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA .

t he grea t n umber o fhis n eig hbors he might hav e don e ,

wi t h as li t t l e discredi t in t he s ixt een t h cen t ury wit h

t he design of ea rn i n g fav or fro m t he g rea t W e have .

see n how in t he ca se o f Re uc hl in a poor chorist er

m
, ,

wa s fo st ere d a t fi rst by small p rin c es o f G er a n y ,

aft erwa rds ev en by t he empero r a n d en abl ed t o d eve lop ,

i n t o a g reat Hebrew sc ho la r w hen on e pa t ron died

m
,

havi n g a n ot her ready t o befrien d hi a n d en j oyin g ,

dig n it y an d w eal t h wit h a c ompl et e sen se ofin d e p en d

en c e That a g e was in fa c t as far rem o ved a s t his is
. , ,

fro m t he t ran si t i on p eriod d urin g w hic h t he p a t ron

,

a g e o i l et t ers by t he g rea t ex t in c t a s a n ec e ss i t y sur

, ,

v iv ed a s a t ra d it i o n a n d t he s yst e m t ha t ha d o n ce
,

been vig o rous an d n o bl e becam e imbecil e a n d ba se .

Nobod y a t Dol e wa s ign ora n t t ha t t he d esig n ofCo r

n el ius Ag rippa was t o ea rn t he pa t ron a ge o fMarg a ret ,

a liberal en c oura g er of l earn i n g No bo dy c o n sidered .

it d isho n orabl e t o seek t hi s by s ho win g t ha t it wa s

d eserved The p reva l en t feeli n g wa s so far re m oved
.

from a n y suc h impress i on t ha t fro m m a n y qua rt ers t he

m
,

you n g a n was urg ed t o ma g n ify his claim o n Marg a

ret s a t t en t i o n by d e v o t i n g n ot o n ly t he ora t io n s but
’

al so so me p iec e of writ i n g t o her hon or Ev en t he .

c ordial vic e c ha n cell or desirous t o a dva n c e t he i n t er

-

e st s o f t he you n g o ra t or se t a sid e his p red il ec t io n f

, or

t he sp o k en w ord a n d wa s a m on g t he fore most in

,

admon ishin g Corn elius t o w rit e Not sl o w t o pro fit by .

adv ice t hat ran t he same course wi t h his in cli n at ion s ,

t he n ew do c t o r o f divin it y set himse lf t o di splay his

po wers a s a t heol og ian in t he t rue ma n n er of t he day ,

a n d wi t h t heo l og ical ac ut en ess t o c o mbi n e a c o urt ier s

’

t ac t by d edica t i n g t o t he most c on s pic uous exa mple of

,

his a rgu m en t a t rea t i se o n t he No bili t y a n d Pre excel -

l en c e of t he F emal e Se x A s I have hi n t ed t oo t here

.
, ,

was a p riva t e exampl e of it k n o wn t o his o wn heart .

An glin g for pat ron age show n from an ot her p o in t of

258 HENRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA .

cit e it A grippa t hen d ila t es as w ell he

. ay o n t he , m ,

imm en se imp ort a n ce ofw ord s acc ordin g t o t he p ra c ,

t ic e o fall j urist s ; he t e l l s how Cypri a n a rg ued ag a i n st

t he Je w s t ha t Adam s n a m e wa s d e rived fro m t he
’

i n i t ia l s of t he G ree k w ord s m ea n in g east west n ort h , , ,

a n d sou t h be ca u se his fl e sh was made o ut

,
o f t he

ea rt h t hou g h t ha t
, de riva t ion was a t varia n c e wit h
Moses who p ut o n ly t hree l et t ers in t he Heb re w n ame
,
.

For t his how ev er a dd s Ag ri p pa Cy p ria n wa s n ot t o

, , ,

blame si n ce lik e ma n y sai n t s a n d ex p oun d ers of t he

, ,

sac red t ex t he had n ot l ea rn t t he Hebrew lan g uag e

,
.

U pon t he w ord Eva it is furt her main t ai n ed t ha t it

sug g est s c o mpariso n wi t h t he my st ic sym bo l s o f t he

Cabal ist s t he n am e of t he w o ma n havi n g a fi n it y wi t h

,

t he in ef fabl e Tet ra g ramma t on t he m os t sacred n a me o f

m
,

t he Divin it y ; w hil e t ha t o f t he an d i ff
e re d en t i rely

from it All t hese c on sid erat io n s ho w ev er Ag rippa

.
, ,

c on sen t s t o pa ss o v er as ma t t ers re a d by fe w a nd ,

un d erst oo d by fe wer T he p re e m in en ce o ft he w o man .

-

ca n be pro ved ou t of her c o n st i t u t i on her g if t s a n d , ,

her m eri t s
m
.

The n a t ure o f w o ma n is dis c ussed how e v er fro , ,

t he t heo l o g ia n s p o i n t o f vi e w T hin g s were crea t ed

’
.

in t he o rd er o ft hei r ra n k F i rs t in d eed in c orru pt ible .

, ,

sou l t hen i n c orru p t ibl e ma t t er but af t erwa rd s o ut o f

, , ,

t ha t ma t t er m ore o r l ess c o rru p t ibl e t hin g s beg i n n ing

, ,

w it h t he m ea n est F irst min eral s t hen herbs a n d .

, ,

shru bs a n d t ree s t he n z oo p hy t es t hen brut es in t heir

, , ,

o rd er rep t il es first
, aft erwa rd s fi shes birds q ua d ru , , ,

ped s L ast l y t wo hu ma n bein g s but o f t hese first t he

m
.
, ,

mal e a n d fin all y t he fe a le in w hic h t he heaven s an d

, ,

t he ea rt h a n d t he ir w ho l e a d o rn m e n t w ere perfe c t ed .

The divi n e rest foll o w ed bec ause t he w ork was c on

m
,

su m a t e d n o t hin g g rea t er wa s con c eived ; t he woman

,

was t hus l ef t t he m ost p erfec t a n d t he n obl est o f t he

crea t ures upo n ea rt h a s a queen placed in t he c ourt ,
 THE NOB ILITY or W OMAN . 25 9

t ha t h a d been p re vious ly prepared for her Rig ht l y .

,

t he refo re d o all be i n g s rou n d a bo ut her p a y t o t his

,

q ueen ho ma g e of reve ren ce a n d lo ve

m
.

The di f fere n ce bet w e en t he w o ma n a n d t he a n is

y e t m o re s t ro n l
g y m a rk e d s ay s t h e d ee ply re ad t h e o

m
,

l o g ia n because t he
, a n wa s m a d e li k e t he b ru t es in

o pe n la n d ou t s ide t he g a t e s o f pa radise a n d ma d e ,

w ho lly o f cla y but t he w o ma n was ma d e aft erw a rds

,

in p a ra d i se i t se lf ; she was t he on e pa radisa ical c rea

t i on Presen t l y t here fo ll ow Sc ript ure arg um en t s t o
m
.

sho w t ha t t he plac e o f t heir birt h was a si g n t o en

of hon or or dis ho n o r The wo ma n t oo wa s n o t mad e

.
, ,

of cla y but fro m a n i n fl ux o f c e l est ial ma t t er ; sin ce

,

t he re w en t i n t o her c o mp osi t i o n n ot hi n g t errest rial

e xc e p t o n ly o n e o f A d a m s ribs a n d t ha t was n o t g ro ss
’

cla y but clay t ha t had been al rea dy purified an d k in

,

d l ed wi t h t he bre a t h of life .

The t he o l o g ic a l de mo n st ra t io n s C orn elius n ext c on

m
fir s by t he evid en c e of so e n a t ural fac t s equally m
co g en t a n d t rust w ort hy w hic h w ere he ld in t hat d ay by
m
,

ma n y wise en t o be equa ll y t rue It is because s he is .

mad e o f p urer ma t t er t ha t a w o ma n fro m w ha t e ver ,

hei g ht she may l oo k d ow n n ev er t urn s g id d y an d her

m
, ,

e yes n ev er hav e m ist befo re t he m l ik e t he eye s of e n

Mo reo ver if a w oma n an d m

.

, a n t umbl e t og e t her in t o

wat er far away f ro m all ex t ern a l he lp t he w oman

m
, ,

float s lo n g upo n t he s urf a c e but t he an soon sin ks t o

,

t he bo t t o m I s t he re n o t a l so t he d iv in e l ig ht shi n in g

m
.

t hro ug h t he bod y of t he w o a n by w hic h she is mad e ,

o ft en t o see m a mi racl e o f bea u t y T hen foll o ws a

m m
.

cle ver i n v en t ory of all a wo a n s cha r s of p erso n ’

,

writ t en w it h d ue reserve w hic h might be here t ra ns

,

lat ed if t he En g l ish la n g u a g e ha d t he t ersen ess oft he

m
,

La t i n In short woman is t he su of all eart h s

.
,
’

bea ut y a n d it is p roved t ha t her be a ut y has somet im es

,

in spi red ev en a n ge l s an d d em on s wi t h a desp era t e a n d

260 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIP PA .

fa t al l ove Then foll ows a c hain of S c ript ure t ext s

.

hon ori n g femal e bea ut y w hic h all l ead u p t o t he

,

t w e n t y t hous an d vi rgi n s sol emn ly c el ebra t ed by t he

,

c hu rc h an d t he admi ra t i on o f t he bea u t y o f t he V ir
,

g in Ma ry by t he S un an d M oo n .

Text s follow t ha t must be o mi t t ed an d t hen t he ,

a rg um en t t akes a n a t o mical g roun ds of t he most i n g e n

iou s c ha rac t er a n d show s how e v ery d ifieren c e o f
m
,

s t ruc t ure be t w een t he a n a n d t he w o ma n g iv e s t o

w o ma n t he adva n t ag e d ue t o her s up erior delica cy .

E v en a ft er d ea t h n at u re respect s her i n heren t m odest y ,

f o r a drown ed w o ma n fl oa t s on her fac e a n d a dro w n ed

m m
,

a n u po n his bac k The n obl est pa rt of a hu a n

.

be in g is t he head ; but t he ma n s head is liabl e t o ba l d ’

n es s w o ma n is n ev er seen bald The ma n s fac e is

’

m
.
,

o ft en ad e so fil t hy by a m ost odiou s beard an d so ,

c overed wi t h sord id hairs t ha t it is scarc ely t o be d is

,

t in g u is hed fro m t he fac e o f a wild b ea st ; in w o men ,

o n t he o t her ha n d t he fac e alway s remai n s pure a n d

,

d e ce n t .For t his reason wo men were by t he laws of ,

t he t w elv e t a bl es f orbidde n t o rub t heir c hee ks l est

,

hair Shou ld g row an d obscure t hei r bl ushi n g m odest y

m
.

B u t t he ost e vid en t proo f o f t he i n n a t e pu ri t y o ft he

m
fe al e sex is t ha t a wo ma n havin g o n c e wa shed is
,

c l ea n a n d if she wa sh in sec o n d wa t e r will n o t so il it ;

m
,

bu t t ha t a an is n ev er clea n t ho ugh he should wa sh in ,

t en succ essiv e wa t ers he will cl oud a n d i n fec t t he m all

, .

So m e o t her ma rv ell ous pe c ulia ri t ies I must omit ,

a n d p ass t o Ag rippa s apprecia t io n o f t he w o ma n s

’ ’

p redo min a n ce in t he poss ession of t he g ift of sp eec h

m
,

t he most excellen t o f hu a n fac ul t i es w hic h Herm es ,

Trismeg ist us t houg ht equal t o imm ort alit y in value ,

a n d Hesi od p ron o un c ed t he best o f huma n t rea sures .

Ma n t oo receives t his gif t from wo ma n from his

, , ,

mo t her or his n urse ; an d it is a gift best owe d upon

w oman herself wi t h such liberali t y t ha t t he world has
262 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRIPPA .

t herefore, be born of a m
wo ma n al on e was j udged
an ;

w ort hy t o be t he eart hly pa ren t of t he De it y Risen

m
.

a g a in he app ea red first t o w o m en

, Men forsoo k hi .
,

w o me n n ever No perse cut ion heresy or error in t he

.
, ,

C hurc h ever beg a n wi t h t he female sex T hey w ere

m
.

en who bet raye d so ld bou g ht a ccus ed c on d e m n ed

m
, , , , ,

mo cked cruc ified t he Lord Pet er den ied hi his

m
, .
,

disciples l eft hi W om en were at t he foo t of t he

.

cross w o men were a t t he sepulc hre Even Pila t e s

, .
’

w ife who wa s a hea t he n made m ore eff o rt t o sa ve

m
, ,

Jesus t ha n a n y an am o n g b eliev ers F in all y d o n ot .

,

alm ost a l l t heol og ia n s a ssert t ha t t he Church is main

t a in ed by t he Vi rg i n Ma ry ?
Arist o t le may sa y t ha t of a l l an imals t he males are
-

st ron ger an d wise r t ha n t he fe mal es but St P aul , .

wri t es t ha t w eak t hin g s hav e been c hosen t o con foun d

t he st ron g m
Ada was sublimely en dowed but wo man
m
.
,

humbl ed hi ; Samso n was s t ron g but w o ma n ma de

m m
,

hi cap t iv e ; Lo t wa s c has t e but wo ma n seduc ed hi ; ,

David wa s rel ig ious but w o ma n d ist urbed his pi et y ;

m
,

Sol o mon wa s wise bu t wo ma n d ec eiv ed hi ; Job was

,

pa t ien t an d wa s robbed by t he d e vil of fort u n e an d

,

fam ily ; ulcera t ed g rieved O ppressed n o t hi n g p ro

m
, , ,

v o k ed hi t o a n ger t ill a wo m a n did it t herein p rov ,

in g herse lf st ro n g er t ha n t he d ev il Pet er was fer

m
.

v en t in fait h but w o ma n forc ed hi

, t o d en y his l ord .

So mebod y may re m ark t ha t all t hese ill ust ra t ion s t en d

t o w o ma n s sham e ; n o t t o her gl ory
’
Wo ma n how
m
.
,

e v er may re ply t o
, a n a s In n oc e n t III w ro t e t o so me .

ca rdi n al If on e of us is t o be con foun ded I p refer

, ,

t ha t it be you Civil law all ow s a w oma n t o con sult

.

her own g a i n t o a n ot her s hurt ; a n d d oes n ot Sc rip t

’

ure i t se lf of t en ex t o l a n d bl ess t he evil deed s of t he

w oman m ore t ha n t he g ood d eeds of t he a n Is n ot m .

Rac hel praised who d eceived her fa t her ? Rebecca ,

be cause s he obt a i n ed fra u dul en t l y Jacob s ben edic ’

 THE NOB ILITY OF W OMAN . 263

t ion ? Is n ot t he dec ei t of Ra hab imp ut ed t o her as

j us t ice ? W as n ot Ja el bl esse d amon g w om en for a
t reac herous a n d c ruel d ee d ? W ha t c ou ld be m ore
i n i quit ous t ha n t he c ou n sel of Judi t h ? wha t m ore cru el
t han her wil es ? w ha t worse t han her p erfid y ? Ye t f or

t his she is bl esse d lau ded a n d ex t o ll e d in S c ript ure

, , ,

a n d t he wo ma n s i n iq ui t y is repu t ed bet t er t ha n t he
’

m
good n ess of t he a n W a s n o t Ca in s a g ood w ork
.
’

when he of fered his best fru i t s in s ac rific e an d was

rep ro v ed f o r it ? Did n ot Esa u well when he hun t ed t o
g e t v e n i s o n f o r his o l d fa t h e r a n d i n t he m e a n t im e,

was d efra uded of his bi rt hri g ht a n d i n c urred t he ,

divin e ha t e ? Ot her exampl e s a re add uced an d rob ust ,

sc holars i n g en i ous t heo l ogia n s are d efi ed t o fin d an

, ,

e q ual am o u n t o f e vid en c e in su ppo rt of t he c on t ra ry

t hes is , t ha t t he i n iq uit y o f t he a n is bet t er t han t he m

g oo d n e ss o f t h e w o ma n S u c h a t h e s i
. s sa ys A g r ippa , ,

c ould n o t be defen d ed .

Fro m t his po in t t o t he en d Ag rippa s t rea t ise c o n ’

sist s o fa ma ss ofill ust ra t i on s f ro m p ro fa n e a n d S c ript

ure hi st ory cla ss ifi ed roug hl y

, S o m e a re from n a t u .

ral hist ory .The q ueen of all bird s he says is t he , ,

eagl e ,always of t he femal e sex for n o mal e ea g l es ,

have been foun d The phoen ix is a fe mal e always

. .

On t he o t her han d t he most pe st il en t o f serpen t s

m
, ,

call e d t he basilisk exist s on ly as a mal e ; it is i p o ssi

,

bl e f o r it t o ha t c h a femal e

m
.

All evil t hi n gs began wit h en an d few or n on e wit h ,

women W e die in t he seed ofA dam a nd live in t he

.

seed of Ev e The begi n n in g of en vy t he first ho mi

.
,

cid e t he first parricid e t he first d espai r of divin e

m m
, ,

ercy was wi t h a n ; Lam ec h wa s t he first bigami s t ,

Noa h was t he fi rst drun kard Nimro d t he first t yra n t , ,

an d so fo rt h Men were t he first t o l ea g u e t hemse lves

.

wit h demons a n d disc over pro fan e heart s Men have

m
.

been in con t in en t an d had , in i n n u erabl e i n st an ces

, ,
264 HE NRY CORNELIUS AGRIPPA .

t o e m
ach an ma n y wives a t on c e ; but wo men have been
c on t in en t eac h c o n t e n t wi t h a si n g l e husba n d exc e p t
, .

o n ly Ba t hsheba Ma n y wo men a re t hen ci t ed as ill u s

.

t ra t io n s of t heir sex in t his resp ec t or f o r t hei r filial ,

p iet y in cl udin g Ab ig a il Luc ret ia Ca t o s wife a n d

, , ,
’

t he m ot her o f t he G ra cc hi t he v est al C la udia , I p hi ,

g en ia I f a n y o n e o p p os e s t o s u c h w o m e n t he w iv es

mm
.

o f Zoil us Samso n Jaso n Deip hobus a n d A g a e

, , , ,

n on it may be a n sw ere d t ha t t hese hav e been un j us t ly

m
,

a cc us ed t ha t n o g oo d
, a n e v er had a bad wife On l y .

ba d hus ba n ds g et bad wiv es o r if t hey g et a g ood o n e , ,

a re so m e t im es abl e t o c o rrup t her exc ell en ce If .

wom en mad e t he l a ws a n d wro t e t he hi st ories a n d ,

t ra g edi es c ou ld t hey n ot j us t ly c rowd t hem wit h t es

m m
,

t i o n y t o t he wicked n ess of en Our pri so n s a re

m m
.

fu ll of en an d slai n en c umber t he eart h e very

,

where but women are t he beg in n ers of all liberal a rt s

, ,

o f v irt ue a n d ben efic en c e T herefore t he a rt s a n d v ir .

t ues c o mmon ly hav e fe mi n i n e n am es Even t he cor

m
.

n ers of t he world rec e iv e t heir n a e s f rom w o me n — t he

nymp h Asia ; Euro pa t he da ug ht er o f A g e n ior ; Lybia
, ,

t he d a ug ht er of Epaphus who is call e d al so A p hric a ,

.

Illus t ra t ions fo llow of t he p re emin en ce of wo ma n -

in g ood gift s a n d it is u rg ed t ha t Ab ra ham who by

, ,

his fait h was accoun t ed j us t wa s place d in s ubj ec t i o n ,

t o Sara h his wife a n d wa s t o ld “ In all t hat Sa ra h ,

,
”
hat h said un t o t hee ha rk en u n t o her v oice G
(
m
, en . .
,

i ,

There fo llo ws a ill ust ra t ion s of t he

host of ot her
exc e ll en c e o f wo m en d rawn fro m all so urc es ; a on g
,
m
o t hers ill us t ra t i ons of her e min en ce in learn i n g .

“A n d adds A g rippa “were n ot wo m en n ow forbid

, ,

d en t o be li t era ry we s hould at t hi s day hav e m ost

,

cel ebrat ed wo men w hose wit w ou ld surpass t ha t o f

m
,

en W ha t is t o be sa id upon t hi s head when e ven by

.
,

n a t ure w o m en see m t o be bo rn ea sily superior t o p rac

266 HENRY CORN ELIUS AGRI PPA .

ho w, amon g t he G et ul ia n s t he Bac t ria n s a n d ot hers

m
, , ,

en were t he so ft e r sex a n d sa t a t ho m e whil e women

,

labored in t he fields bu il t houses t ra n sac t ed busi n ess

, , ,

rode ab roa d a n d wen t o ut t o d o ba t t l e Amo n g t he

m
.
,

Can t abria n s en broug ht d owries t o t heir wives ,

brot hers were g iven in ma rriage by t heir sis t ers an d

m
,

t he dau g ht ers of a household w ere t he heirs A ong .

t he S cyt hia n s T hracia n s an d G aul s women pos sessed

m
, , ,

t hei r ri g ht s but a o n g us said A grippa t he t yra n n y

m
, , ,

of en p re vaili n g o v er divin e ri g ht a n d t he laws of

n a t u re S la ys by law t he libert y o f wo ma n abo l is hes

, ,

it by use an d c us t o m ex t i n g ui shes it by edu ca t io n

, .

For t he wo ma n a s soo n as she is born is f ro m her

, ,

e a rli est years det ai n ed a t hom e in idl en e ss a n d as if ,

d est it ut e o f capacit y for hig her occupa t ions is p er

m
,

it t ed t o c on c eive of n ot hin g beyon d n eedl e a n d

t hread T hen when she ha s a t t ain ed yea rs o f p u bert y
m
.

she is deliv ered o v er t o t he j e al ou s empi re of a an ,

or shut u p f or e v e r in a s hOp of v est al s The l a w .

al so forbid s her t o fill p ublic ofi ces No p ruden ce .

en t i t l es her t o pl ea d in o pe n c ou rt A lis t fol l ows of

t he c hief di sabilit ies of wo m en who are t rea t ed by
m
,

t he en a s c on q uered by t he c on q ue rors n ot by an y ,

divin e n ec essi t y for an y rea son but accordin g t o c us

m
, ,

ed uca t ion fo rt un e an d t he t yra n t s o p p ort u n it y

’
to , , , .

A few l eadin g obj ec t ion s are t hen an swered Ev e

m
.

was i n de ed made subj ec t t o an af t er t he fall but t ha t

m
,

curse was remo ved w hen a n was sav ed Pau l says .

t hat “ wiv es a re t o be subj ec t t o t hei r husba n ds an d ,

wom en t o be sil en t in t he churc h but he spo k e of ,

t e mpora l churc h di scipli n e a n d did n o t ut t er a divin e

,

l a w sin c e “ in Chris t t here is n eit her male n or f emal e

, ,
”
but a n ew c rea t ure W e a re a g a in re min de d of t he
.

t ex t subj e c t i n g Abra ham t o Sara h a n d t he t reat ise ,

cl oses t hen wi t h a short recapi t ul a t ion of it s heads .

“W e hav e shown ” A grippa sa ys . t he p re em in en ce -

,
 THE NOB ILITY OF WOMAN . 267

of t h e fe ml a e sex by it s n ame it s ord er an d place of

,

c rea t io n t h e mat erial o f whic h it was c rea t ed an d t he

m
, ,

d ig n it y t h a t wa s giv en t o w o m a n ov er a n by G od ,

t h e n by r e l igi on by n a t ure by hu ma n law s by va ri

, , ,

o u s a u t h o ri t y by reaso n a n d hav e d e m on st ra t e d all

m
, ,

t h is b y p r o iscuous e xampl es Yet we have n ot said

m
.

so a n y t hi n g s bu t t ha t we ha ve l ef t m o re st ill t o be

s a id b e c a use I came t o t he wri t i n g of t hi s n ot m ov ed

m
,

b y a b i t i o n or f , or t he sa k e o f brin gi n g my self p rai se ,

bu t f o r t he sake of du t y a n d t rut h l est like a sa c ri

, ,

l e g io n s person I mig ht seem if I were sil en t by an

m m
, , ,

i p io u s t acit urn it y (an d as it w ere a buryin g of y

t a l e n t ) t o ref use t he prai ses d ue t o so de v out a sex
m
.

8 0 t h a t if an y on e m ore curious t ha n I a should d is

c o v e r a n y a rg um en t whic h he t hin k s re quisi t e t o be

a d d e d t o t his work l et hi m
exp ec t t o hav e his po si t i on

m
,

n ot c o n t es t ed by e bu t a t t e st ed in a s f
, ,a r a s he is

a b l e t o carry on t his g oo d wo rk o f mi n e wi t h his own

g e n i u s a n d l e a rn i n g A n d t.h a t t h i s w o rk i t s e lf may
n o t be c o m e t oo la rge a v ol u m e he re l et it en d , .

S u c h was t he t re at i se writ t en by C orn elius a t Do le

m
fo r t h e o re perfec t propi t ia t i o n of t he P rin c ess Mar
g a r e t
. Ma n y y ea rs e lap s e d b e fo re it w a s p r i n t e d an d
p r es e n t e d t o t he p ri n c es s ; d o u b t l e ss h o w e v, e r t he ,

y o u t h re ad t h e ma n u s c rip t t o h i s b e t ro t h e d v e r y so on

a ft er it was writ t en : To wards t he cl ose of t he year a

frien d in Co l o gn e wrot e t o A grippa of t he impa t ien c e
o f his pa ren t s f or t heir son s re t urn but at t he cl o se
’
,

o f N o v e mbe r a n o t her frien d in C o l o g n e T heod oric , ,

Bishop of Cyren e a sk in g as a n especial fav or for his

,

views upo n j udicial as t rol o gy so ho t ly oppo sed by P ic o

di Mira n d ola says t ha t his ex p re ssi on o n t he subj ect
m
,

had appeared t o hi ambi g uo u s when t he y c on v ersed

t o g et her . Pro bably he had t hen been offerin g t o t he
e mbrac e of his pa ren t s n ot a so n o n l y bu t a so n a n d ,

da ught er for it is sa id t o hav e been in t he year 1509

, ,
268 HENRY CORNEL IUS AGRIPPA .

w hen all wa s hon or for hi in t he presen t all hope in m .

t he fut u re t ha t Corn eliu s v o n N et t esheim m a rrie d Jan e

m
,

Lou isa Tyssie of G eneva a maiden equ al t o hi in

m
, ,

ra n k re
, arkabl e for beau t y a n d yet mo re rema rk abl e,

f or her a spi ra t io n s a n d he r w ort h She en t ered w it h .

her w hol e s oul in t o t he spiri t o f her husban d s life

’
,

rej oic ed in his a mbi t i o n a n d k n ew how t o hold hig h

,

co n v erse wi t h his f rien d s The ma rria g e wa s in every

.

respec t a ha p py on e ; t here wa s a w orld O f g en t len ess

a n d l o vi n g ki n dn e ss in Ag rippa s hea rt W e shall
’
.

hav e rev e la t io n o f it a s t he n a rrat iv e p ro ceed s The .

t en d ern ess of his n a t ure mi n g l es s t ra n g ely s adly , ,

wi t h his rest l essn ess his self re lia n c e a n d his pride

,
-

,
.

So ful l of ho pe a n d happi n ess a t t he a g e o ft w en t y

m
, ,

t hree he t o o k t o wife a m a id en who c ou ld l o ve hi f or

m
,

his k i n dli n ess an d rev eren c e hi

, f
o r his p owe r He .

was n o n eedy adv en t urer but t he son of a n obl e house

, ,

who was beg i n n in g as it seem ed t he ac hie v em en t of

, ,

t he hig hest ho n ors He was s urrou n d ed by a dmirers

.
,

a l re ady a d o c t or o f divin i t y he re aft er t o a t t a in he ,

k n ew n o t w ha t F ost ered by Maxim ili a n s daug ht er

.
’
,

w ha t m ig ht n o t his in t ell ec t a c hi e ve ?

P oo r yo ut h ev en in t ha t yea r o f hop e t he blig ht was

,

al ready set t lin g on his l ife ! Whil e he wa s wri t in g

p ra i s e o f w o m a n ho o d a t D o l e t o w i n t he s m il es o f
Marga ret Ca t il in et a F ra n cisc an fri ar who ha d been
, , ,

at t he adjac en t t own o f G ra y w hen Reu c hlin wa s

e x p ou n d e d m edi t a t ed c ruel v en g ea n c e o n t he d own
,

c hin n ed sc ho lar A t G hen t as prea c her before t he

.
,

Regen t of t he Net herla n ds a n d all her c ourt Ca t il in et ,

was t o deliv er in t he E a s t er follo win g t he Quad ra g esi

m al Di sc ourses Ag ain st t he impious Cabalist he was
.

p repa ri n g t o arouse t he wra t h of M arg aret d uri n g

t hose sam e days w hic h w ere spen t by t he youn g st uden t
in pl ea sa n t ef fort t o d eserv e her k in d n ess .

Now it was t hat Agrippa wrot e his boo ks on Magic .

 OR DE R OF THE EM P Y R EA N HEA VEN .

THERE is a G od all po werfu l all i n t elligen t and

,
-

,
-

s upre m e ly perfe c t ; et ern al a n d in fi n i t e ; o m n ipo t en t

a n d o m n isci en t ; who en d ures fro m et ern i t y t o et e rn i t y ,

a n d is p resen t fro m i n fin i t y t o i n fi n i t y .

B ut t houg h fro m t he n a t ure an d perfect i on s of t he

,

Dei t y he is i n vis ibly presen t in all plac es a nd n o t hing

,

happe n s wit hout his kn o wledg e a n d p ermiss ion ; yet it

is e xp ress ly reveal ed in S c rip t ure a n d admit t ed by ,

a l l wise a n d i n t elligen t a ut hors t hat he is vis ibly ,

presen t wit h t he a n gel s a n d spirit s a n d bl essed so uls ,

o f t he depa rt ed in t hose ma n sio n s of bliss call ed

,

H eaven There he is pleased t o af ford a n ea rer a n d

m
.

ore imm edia t e vie w o f him se lf a n d a m o re sen sibl e

m
,

a n ifest at ion ofhis gl ory an d a more adequa t e per ,

c ep t ion of his a t t rib ut es t ha n c a n be seen or fe l t in

,

a n y ot her pa rt s of t he un iv erse ; w hic h place f or t he ,

sa k e of p re emi n en t dist in c t ion a n d a s be i n g t he se a t

-

a n d cen t er from w hen c e all t hi n gs flo w a n d hav e t he ir

,

beg in n in g life lig ht po wer an d m ot io n is called t he

, , , , ,

in t erior or Empyrea n Heav en .

The posit ion a n d order of t his in t erior he aven or ,

c en t er of t he Divi n it y has been va riously d esc ri bed

, ,

a n d it s l oca lit y so me w hat disput ed am on g t he l ea rn ed ;

but all agree as t o t he c ert ai n t y of it s exist en ce .

Herm es Trismegist us d efin es heav en t o be a n in t el

l ec t ual sphere whose cen t er is ev eryw here a n d c ir
m
, ,

cu feren c e n o w here but by t his he m ea n t n o m ore

m
,

t ha n t o afi r wha t we have do n e abo v e t ha t G od is

m
, ,

e veryw here a n d a t all t i

, es fro m i n fi n i t y t o in fi n it y
, ,

t ha t is t o sa y wi t hout limit a t ion bo un ds or circu m

, , ,

f eren c e . P lat o speaks o f t his i n t ern al heaven in

 THE E MPYREAN HEAVEN .

t erm s w hic h bear so st rict a rese mblan ce wi t h t he

boo k s of Rev elat i on , an d in so e l eva t ed a n d a g nifi m
c en t a st yle t ha t it is appa ren t t he he at hen p hil oso
,

p h e rs n o t wi t hs t a n di n g t he i r w ors hipi n g d emi o r fa l se

m
,

gods possess ed a n un shak en con fid en ce in on e o n ip o

,

t en t supre me o v erru lin g p o w er whose t hron e was t he

, , ,

cen t er of all t hi n gs a n d t he abo d e of an gel s an d

,

blessed Spirit s
m
.

To desc ribe t his i n t eri or heav en in t er s ad equa t e ,

t o it s ma g n ificen c e an d g l ory is u t t erly impo ss ible , .

The ut m ost we can d o is t o c o ll ec t fro m i n spire d ,

writ ers an d from t he word s of Rev elat i on assist ed

, ,

by occul t p hil oso phy a n d a d ue kn o wled g e o f t he

,

c elest ial spheres t hat order an d pos i t ion o f it w hich ,

rea so n an d t he di vi n e light s we hav e bri n g n ea res t t o ,

t he t rut h That G od mus t be st ric t ly an d lit era lly t he

.

c en t er fro m w hen c e all ideas of t he Divin e Min d

flo w a s rays in ev ery direc t ion t hrough all sp heres
, ,

a n d t hroug h all bo di es cann o t admit of a d oubt

, .

T hat t he in n er circ umferen ce o f t his cen t er is sur

roun ded fil l ed or formed by a rra n gemen t s o f t he
, ,

t hree hiera rc hies of a n g e ls is also con so n a n t t o re a

m
,

so n an d S c rip t ure a n d for s w ha t may be t erm ed t he

,

en t ra n ce or i n n er g a t e o f t he empyre a n heaven ,

t hroug h w hic h n o Spiri t ca n pas s wi t ho ut t he ir kn o wl

edge a n d p ermissi on an d wi t hin w hic h we m us t sup
,

pose t he vast expan se or ma n sion s of t he Go d head ,

a n d g l ory o f t he Tri n i t y t o be This is st rict ly con

m
.
,

for able t o t he idea of all t he prop het s a n d ev a n ge l

ical writ ers F rom t his primary circl e or gat e of
.
,

he av en Lucifer t he gra n d A po st at e as Mil t o n fi n ely

, , ,

desc ribes it was hurl ed i n t o t he bo t t oml ess abyss ;

,

whose of fic e as on e o f t he hig hest o rd ers o f a n g el s

m
, ,

ha v in g plac ed hi n ear t he et ern a l t hron e he be ca me ,

c o mpet i t or for domin ion a n d po wer wi t h G od himself !

The circl es n e xt surrou n di n g t he hiera rc hi es a re ,
 THE ANIMA MUND I . 27 1

co mposed of t he m in is t erin g an gels an d spirit s an d

m esse n gers o f t he De it y In pos it ion s ans werin g t o .

t he idea s of t he ho ly Trin i t y a n d in t erse c t i n g all ,

ord ers of an ge ls are se at ed in fu ll n ess of gl ory a nd

, ,

Sp l en d or t hose su pe ri o r an gel s or in t elligen t sp i rit s

, , ,

who an s wer t o t he div in e at t ribut es of G o d an d a re ,

t he pure essen c es or st rea m t hrou g h w hic h t he w ill

o r fia t of t he G o d he ad is co m un ica t ed t o t he an ge ls m
a n d Spirit s an d ins t an t an eousl y co n d uc t ed t o t he
,

A n ima Mun di Roun d t he who le as an at mosphere

m
.
,

ro un d a pla n et t he An i a Mun di or un ivers al S pi rit

, ,

o f N a t ure is pla ced ; w hic h rec eivin g t he impress io n s

, ,

or id ea s o f t he Divin e Mi n d c on d uc t s t he m on ward , ,

t o t he remot est p a rt s of t he un iverse ; t o in fin it y i t self ;

t o a n d up on a n d t hroug h all bo dies, an d t o all Go d s
’
, , ,

w orks This An ima Mun di is t he re fore wha t we

.

un d erst a n d o f N a t ure of Provide n ce o f t he p rese n ce , ,

o f G od a n d t he foun t ain or se a t of al l sec on d ca uses ,

,

bei n g as it w ere t he Eye of G od or medium bet ween

, , ,

G od a n d all creat ed t hin gs Next t o t he An ima . .

M un di is t ha t va st regi on or exp a nse calle d t he

mm
, ,

et hereal heav en or fir a en t wherein t he fix ed st a rs ,

, ,

p l a n et s a n d c o m e t
, s a re di s po sed ; a n d w here i
,
n t h e

cel est ial bo dies a n d t he co met s mov e free ly in all

, ,

direc t ion s an d t ow a rds all pa rt s of t he he avens

, .

To ill ust ra t e what has been st a t ed abo ve a pla t e is

here i n sert ed o f t he In t eri o r Heav en wi t h t he dif f er ,

en t ord ers o f t he S pi rit s an d Essen c es o f t he Divi n e

Min d dist in guished by t hei r pro per n ames a nd c harac

,

t ers in t he orig i n al Hebrew a n d Iberia n t ext , as

,

poi n t ed out in t he ma n usc ript s o f a n cie n t an d l ea rn ed

phil osophers Thi s plat e sho ws in w hat ma n n er t he
.

rays o r be am s o f D iv in e P ro v id en c e p a ss fro m t he

cen t er or sea t of t he G od head t hroug h all t he di f fer ,

en t o rd ers of a n g e l s a n d sp irit s t o t he An ima M un di , ,

an d fro m t hen c e t o all t he c e lest i a l bodies pla n e t s , ,

27 2 THE E MPY REAN HEAVEN .

an d stars ; t o our ea rt h a n d t o t he re mot est part s o f

,

i n fi n i t e space con st i t ut in g w hat is t ermed celest ia l

,

in flux or t hat facul t y in n a t ure by whic h t he quali t y

,

an d t emp era t ure of on e bo dy is c o mm un ica t ed to

a n ot her .

Theologist s have divided an gel s i n t o differen t ra n ks

or cla sses w hic h t he y t erm Hi erarc hi es a w ord sig n i
, ,

f i
y gn t o ru l e in h o ly t hi n g s A n ci en t a ut hors giv e n i n e

m
.

o rders o ft hese c e l est ial s piri t s— C herubim S eraph i , ,

T hron es Domin i on s Prin cipa lit ies Po wers Virt ues

, , , , ,

A g l
n e s a
,n d A c a n gel s an d t hese t hey class in t o
r h —

T hree Hiera rc hies ap po i n t in g t hem t heir respec t iv e

,

of fic es in t he p erforma n c e oft he w ord an d will ofG od .

The rabbi s an d caba li st ical writ ers have de fin ed on e

ra n k o f a n g el s— o r t he I n t elligen c es— as superior t o

all t he foregoi n g n i n e orders of sp iri t s an d w hic h ,

an swer t o an d are con t ain ed in t he t en d ist in guishi n g

n am es o fG od a n d are t he p ure esse n c es oft he Supre e m
m
,

Spi ri t or t he Divi n e Difiusio n t hroug h w hic h t he irific

,

W ord a n d Will a re c o mmun icat ed t o t he a n ge ls and

bl essed spirit s an d t hro ugh w hic h p ro viden ce ext en ds
,

t o t he ca re an d p ro t ect ion of N a t ure .

The fi rst of t hese divin e essen c es is Jeho vah an d is ,

pe culia rly a t t ribut ed t o G od t he Fa t her bein g t he ,

pure a n d simple essen ce of t he Supre me Divi n it y ,

fl o win g t hrough Hajo t h Ha k ad os t o t he a n gel Met rat

m
,

t on an d t o t he mi n ist erin g spi ri t Resc hit h Hag al al i

, ,

who g uid es t he P rimum Mobil e a n d best ows t he g ift ,

of b ein g upo n all t hin gs To t hi s spi rit is all ot t ed t he

.

ofiic e o f b ri n g i n g t he so u l s o f t he fai t hfu l d epart ed

in t o hea v en ; an d by hi G od spake t o M oses m .

The se con d is J a h an d is at t ribut ed t o t he Person

,

o f t he Messia h w hose po w er a n d in fl uen ce desc end

,

t hro u g h t he an gel Mas leh in t o t he Sp here o ft he c el es

t ia l Zodiac T his is t he S piri t of N at ure t he So ul of
m
.
,

t he W orld or t he O n ific Word w hic h ac t uat ed t he

,
274 THE E MPYREAN HEAVEN .

t he a n ge l Han iel an d commun icat ed t hroug h t he

,

Sp here o f Ven us givi n g ze al f erv e n c y a n d ri g ht eous

, , ,

n ess o f hea rt a n d p rod ucin g v e get a bl e s

, .

The n in t h is Sha d d ai w hose in fluen c e is con veyed ,

by c herubim t o t he an gel G ab riel a n d falls in t o t he ,

Sp here of t he M oo n ca u s in g i n c re ase an d d ec rea se of

,

all t hin g s l ike un t o t he t id es of t he sea a n d g o vern

m
, ,

in g t he g en ii an d n a t ural pro t ec t ors of an .

The t en t h is El o him who ext en d s his ben eficen ce t o

,

t he a n g e l Jesod o t h i n t o t he sp here of t he Ea rt h an d
, ,

di sp e n set h k n owl edge un d erst a n d in g an d wi sd om

, , .

The t hree fi rst of t hese t en n am es J ehova h Ja h

—
, ,

a n d Ehje h — e xpress t he e ss en c e o fG od a n d a re p rOp er ,

n am es ; but t he o t her se v en are on ly exp ressiv e o fhis

at t ribut es The on ly t rue n ame of G od accordin g t o

.
,

t he cabala is t he n ame offour let t ers t he Tet ragram

,
—

mat on Yod he v a u he
— - - -
.

In t he ex t erior c ircl e of t he ce lest ial hea ven occu ,

pied by t he fix ed st ars t he An ima Mun di ha t h her

m
,

part icular for s a n sw erin g t o t he idea s oft he Divine

,

Min d ; a n d t his si t ua t ion approac hin g n ea res t t o t he

Empyrean Heav en t he sea t of G od rec eiv es t he spir
, ,

it ua l pow ers an d i n fluen c es w hic h imm ediat ely p ro

c eed fro m hi m Hen ce t hey a re dif fuse d t hrou gh t he

m
.

spheres o f t he pla n et s a n d heav en ly b o di es a n d c o

m
,

un ic at ed t o t he in m ost c en t er o ft he Ea rt h by m eans

o f n a t ural l a w or t he Spiri t o f t he World t ha t rul es

, ,

t he t errest rial w orld .

Whil e man y an cien t aut hors have con t en d ed o n t he

d efin it ion an d mea n in g of t he word N at ure yet t hey ,

all in reali t y mea n on e a n d t he sa m e t hin g on ly g iv ,

in g d ifiere n t expla n a t i o n s of t he same idea s ; a n d if

t heir a rgu men t s are cl o sely pursued a n d co mp ared
wi t h eac h ot her t hey w ill all t end t o Sho w t hat t he
,

An ima Mun di an d t he Soul of t he Un iverse is wha t

t hey m ea n by Nat ure .
 SY M BOLS OF THE .
A L CHEM I ST S .

THIS vol ume wou ld be in co mplet e wit hout t he sym

bo ls o ft he Alc hemi st s as t hey n a t urally pert ai n t o
,

N a t ural Mag ic an d o ccasion ally pro ve ofgreat value

The Lo n d on P ha rm
.
,

aceut ical Journ al a n excell en t ,

aut horit y giv es t he symbol s we here in t roduce

, .

Nowadays c hemist s writ e t heir form ul as a n d work

out t he ir p ro cesses by m ea n s of symbo l s an d t he ,

alchemis t s used also sign s a n d hierog lyphics t o rep re

sen t t he t hen k n own e l em en t s me t a l s a n d ot her sub
, ,

st a n ces in co mm on use .

The so call ed el e m en t s— F ire Wa t er A ir Eart h

-

, , ,

were represen t ed by spe cial symbo l s here represen t ed , .

The met a l s w ere su ppose d t o be i n fluen ced by t he

pla n e t s t o a c ert a in deg ree a n d were represen t ed by
,

t he c orrespo n di n g sig n s o f t he Zo d iac Va ri ous ot her.

art icles al so had t heir symbo l s w hic h served as a ,

mean s of short ha n d a t a period w hen ca ligrap hy was

lit t le kn o wn or emplo yed G old for i n s t a n ce wa s
.
, ,

asso cia t ed wit h t he Sun because of it s bri g ht n ess a n d

perfec t i on for it was always held t o be t he n oblest of
,

met a ls The s ymbo l applied t o it embod ies t hese

m
.

qualit ies Silver rese bles t he Moo n in lust re an d

.
,

t he origin o f t he c resc en t n eed s n o expla n a t i on Iron .

was d edica t ed t o Ma rs bein g t he met al fro m w hich

m
,

impl e en t s of war were made Mars bein g t he g od of

,

wa r pro ba bly owi n g t o t he bl oo d red c o l or of t he

,
-

pla n et . S at urn was t he sl owest of t he plan et s an d ,

lead be in g t he dull est an d m ost despised of met al s

, ,

was t herefo re acc orded t o Sa t u rn Q u ick s ilv er w a s

m
.
,

of co urse ,ost appro p ria t e t o Merc ury t he m essen ger ,

of t he god s .
2 76 SYMB OLS o r T HE AL CHEMISTS .

Dr Pereira derives all t hese symbo ls fro

. gol d m
a n d t he G reek c ross t a k en t o rep re sen t ac rimo n y t he
,

suppos it it ious subst a n c e w hic h c o mbin ed wit h g old

, , ,

produced ot her met al s Co pper for in s t a n ce has t he

.
, ,

Sig n of go ld on t op a n d t ha t of ac rim on y un dern ea t h

, .

Q u ick s ilv e r d eriv e d it s s ymbo l fro m t h a t of silv e r o n

t he t op beca use o fit s c o l or t ha t ofac rimon y ben e a t h

, , ,

a n d g o ld bet w een be cause go ld was supposed t o l u rk

m
,

in all m et a ls Iron was sup posed t o c on t ain acri on y

.

of a d ifl eren t n at ure f ro m t ha t of t he o t her me t a ls ,

bein g represen t ed in t his symbol by t he ba rbed Spear

head Fire an d Wa t er bein g an t a gon is t ic are rep re
m
.

se n t ed by t he sa e symbo l on e be i n g in v ert ed A ir
, .
,

w hic h was supposed t o be a modificat ion of fire has a ,

modified fire symbo l w hil st t he fourt h hypot he t ica l

,

el e m en t has f or it s symbo l t ha t of a ir i n v ert ed .

These a re based on Arist o t le S doc t rin e which t au ght ’

,

t hat t he f our elem en t s had eac h t wo qua lit ies one of ,

whic h was co mmo n t o so me ot her el emen t s .

SYMBOLS AND SIGNIFICATIO N8 .

Wat e r .

Le a d . Iron . G ld o . Copp er
. Mercu ry . Sil ver .

An t i mony . e c
A rs ni . A qua Vita . To P uri fy .

!f U
-

Cinn abar . u
Cap t Mort uu m . A n Oil . Sal t p t ee r
. Magnet .
 A MESSAG E FROM T HE STARS .

l s t ood at ev en t m
i e T he g p l ain
ne v er end in
-

m
.

A l l e p t y l o o k e d a nd v o id Ye t as Ig a z e d a g al n
m m
. , ,

A n ar y bl v o uac k e d Unn u be red p o in t s o f l ig ht

m
.

o r Rig h t
—
B es p o ke a f o rc e Su p re e I nv in c ibl e f .
 THE M A G I C M I R R OR .

A Message to My s t ic s by Direc t io n o f t he B ro t her

hoo d o f Ma g ic .

STATEMENT B Y THE ED ITOR .

The Edi t or wishes t o st a t e plain ly an d p osit iv ely , ,

t ha t he KN OW S t he A rt of Mag ic t o be a t rut h ; an d ,

furt her t ha t he KNO W S of t he exist en ce of t he Ast ral

,

Brot herhood of Ma g ic a n occ ul t organ iza t i on bot h

,

here an d in t he un seen w orld .

He has rec eiv ed t he fo llo win g M essage t o Myst ics in

rega rd t o t he Magic Mi rro r t ha t w on d erf u l i n st rumen t
,

s o l o n g use d by adva n c ed Myst ics f o r c o mm un ica t i on

bet ween t he t wo worlds an d giv es it a s it co mes t o

m
, ,

hi , by direct io n of t he un seen Bro t herhood .

To THE MYSTICS OF EARTH THE ASTRAL BROTHER ,

HOO D OF MAGIC SEND Lo v E AN D G REETING :

Un t il t he As t ral Fire is k in dl ed by t he Lord on his
Sa c red A l t ar in Egyp t t here is work for us t o d o p re
pa rat ory t heret o .

The c hain s o f c en t uries o f cycl es a n d o f ages a re

, , ,

riv en a t l en g t h by t hei r o wn hea rt e a t i n g rus t No -

.

bon d t ha t c o m es of da rkn ess c an en dure t he fu ll dawn

of t he Da y .

To ca rry t hi s work i n t o fu ll succ ess we m us t hav e

t rue t rie d a n d capabl e brot hers o n t he Eart h who
, ,

will a c t in c o n c ert wi t h us for t he uplift i n g a n d educa

t ion of Huma n i t y
m
.

No an made law c an set a s id e or a n n u l t he L aw s

-

of N a t ure The educa t ed M Y ST IC who of all t he

.
—
,

c hild ren of Ea rt h ac t s un se l fis hiy is Na t ure s own

— ’

m
,

t rue in st rumen t in hu ma n a dva n c e en t He is t he on e .

280 THE MAGIC MIRROR .

who has mt vert hro w n error a n d a rrog an c e in

e an d o

high places who ha s d en ied t he Divi n e R ig ht o f

,

Kin gs who has uproot ed t he rul e of t he d espo t an d

,

t yra n t who ha s l ead huma n i t y wi t h t he p o t en t w eapo n

,

of t houg ht t o t ri ump h o v e r su p ers t it i on a n d ig n ora n c e ,

an d who wil l fin ally be t he m ea n s o f en di n g t he reig n

of t he Bea st who exi st s o nl y f or a t im e a n d t im es , ,

an d half a t im e .

Before t he t rut hs ofour Brot herhood t he bon ds a n d

shackl es of ma n kin d a re d est i ne d t o m el t as s n o w

ben eat h t he Sun of Aries .

Yo u n eed if w he t her or n o you are a Myst ic

n o t a sk .

Every soul co n t ai n s wit hin i t self t he a t t ribu t es of

divin i t y They may be repressed a n d crucifi ed t o t he
.

l oss of t he soul or t hey may be made t o bl oo m li k e

, ,

t he l ot us t o a bea ut y a n d po w er t ha t may set t he

,

more in ferior l im it a t io n s o f exi st en c e a t a n y l en g t h .

A re you selfis h ? T hi s is t he qu est i o n you shoul d

a sk yourse lf T his is t he deep u n derlyin g c on dit ion
.
,

we m ost m ust c omba t Ca n yo u l a y t hi s selfi sh in

.

st in c t a sid e t o wo rk for t he goo d o f all in plac e o f t he

a g gra n dizem en t of self ? If so t hen we welc om e you ,

t o o ur Bro t herhoo d W e re a c h out t o yo u a ha n d o v er

m
.

t he i n fi n it e spac es f ro m t he d i forg ot t en c en t uries

, , ,

a n d rec og n i ze you as bro t her a n d c om rad e .

The i g n of ab so l ut e j u st ice t ru t h a n d good n ess

re , ,

c om es a t len gt h t o ev ery peopl ed world To suc h

, ,
.

culmin a t i on t he marc h o f ma n kin d is ma rked wi t h

ev ery vici ssi t ud e t ha t t he c ha n ge s o f fixed fo rc es may

imply W hen suc h a s t at e has been acc o m p l ished t he

.

pla n et a ry forc es t ha t before in dicat ed so m uc h of sor

ro w a n d sufl erin g are foun d t o be n eedfu l t o t he p er

fec t so cial orga n iza t ion The forc e of war is t hen .

282 T HE MAGIC MIRROR .

Purit y ofpurp ose an d physical bein g is a necof t he

essa ry c on dit io n in t rav elin g t he rugged p a t h ofMyst ic

dev el opm en t W e ca n n ot en t er in t o d iseased c o n di

.

t ions . W e may set t hose forces in operat ion t ha t wil l

a s suage deep seat ed sorro w an d p hysical sufierin g
m
-
,

bu t we ca n n ot p ro mise t o brin g m usic out of in har o

n ion s n ot es To t ry t o d o so w ou ld resul t in d ee p
.

in j ury t o ourselves B e pure . .

The Myst ic who liv es a pure life d oes n ot dissipa t e

m
,

his forces The d issolut e a n does

. The u nspen t g er .

min al forces give t he i n dividu al a p u rp le au ra whic h

m
,

en v el ops hi a t all p o in t s T his is broken down an d

m
.

d est roy ed by t hose ac t s which resul t fro a n imal

i n st i n c t s Wit h t his aura un impaired t he My st ic p os
.

sesses t he po w er n ecessa ry t o t he p rac t ic e of Magic .

T ake heed t herefore t hat t his forc e is p reserv ed

, , .

i t

W e n ow p ropose t o in dica t e t he pat h of c o unica mm

t ion . Should you havin g filled a l l n ecessa ry c on di
,

t i ons fall Short o f t his en d d o n ot be ca st d o w n

, To ,
.

t hose who a re f a it h
f ul will b e g iv e n m u c h S o m e o t her .

t im e t he occasi on n ot n ow hav n g a risen we shall

— i —

ha n d l e t his probl em Even if n o apparen t resu lt s

.

are ob t ai n ed — P ERS EVERE if n ec essa ry f o r y ea rs , , .

Whil e capaci t y will ma rk t he deg ree of adva n ce

men t of t he t ru e Myst ic t he prin cipl e of c o ordin a t ion
,
-

will sign ify t he d egree of c ommun ic a t i on To en t er .

in t o suc h rela t ion s wit h us he m ust place him self in a

class of vibrat ory forc es t ha t c o o rdin at e wi t h our
own To a t t ain t his c on dit ion he should c a reful ly fix
m
.

a prac t ical ideal in his i n d of t he k in d of life a t rue

Myst ic should liv e He should exami n e himself like
.

he would a pa rc el of g ood s seek in g bot h in ferior an d ,

sup eri or qu ali t ies an d n ot e e ac h hin d ra n c e a n d virt ue

m
.
,

Then l et hi plan li k e a gen era l t he a t t ack a n d

, ,
 A MESSAG E To M YSTICS . 283

d efen se of a n ideal Myst ica l life Havi n g d on e t his .

,

l ive t he id ea l l if
e Un t il you so li v e d o no t expe c t t o
.
,

rise . A s t he id eal life is liv ed ma n y quest ion s a ri se ,

a n d we here furn i s h t he a n swers t o a f ew R ight a nd .

p ure t hought s are essen t ial T hey wil l d rive a way .

a n d d est ro y all vai n a n d frivol ous fa n cies Aspire .

a n d you will be i n spi red Do t he work you fin d ready

.

t o d o ; d o n o t d efer a goo d ac t i o n o r a la udabl e ambi

t ion . The t im e t o d o a t hin g is w hen t he ambi t ion
t akes ho ld of t he mi n d T hen n at ural ard or sust ains
.

t he en ergy a n d a cl ea r c on c ept i on u n dimm ed by p ro

, ,

c ra st in a t ion ac t m ost ef
, fe c t i v ely f
o r su cc ess T hus .

t hin kin g a n d d oing in t he id eal life of a Myst ic yo u will

m
, ,

ake rapid p rog ress t o a poin t where we may be abl e

t o est ablish co mm un ica t ion wit h you .

t
i t
Havin g arisen t o life you a re n o w in a c o n di t i on t o
se e k rela t ion s wi t h us t hrough t he Ma g ic Mi rror The .

wi se Myst ic makes his own mi rror Not t ha t it ca n

m
.

n o t be mad e f o r hi but t ha t if he m a k es on e him self

,

it wil l m ore surely c o ordi n a t e wi t h his o wn p erso n

-

a li t y a n d it will n ot p ro v e a ba r t o c omm un ica t i o n

,

m
l ik e on e impregn a t ed wi t h t he selfi sh an d perv ert ed
f orc es of so e o t her pe rson w hose so l e obj ec t is of a
fin a n cial n a t ure Procu re t he fo llowin g mat erials
.

wi t h which t o mak e t he Ma g ic Mi rror

On e 6§x8§ c on cave gla ss free fro m fla ws
m
.
,

S a ll am oun t o ft urpen t in e asp halt um .

On e pi n t of spirit s of t urpe n t i n e .

Sui t able on e in c h ha i r brush

-
.

A bo x t o hold t he Mirror .

Half a ya rd of n ew cl ot h .

The t ot al cost of t he abo v e ma t erial s shoul d n ot

exce ed o n e d olla r A pl ush c ov ered ca se for t he ir
.
-
m
ror Shou ld n o t be m uc h more T here are n o superior .
284 THE MAGIC MIRROR .

mat erial s in exist en c e wit h w hic h t o mak e a Magic

M irror The superior mirrors a re always da rk
. .

If t he size of t he Mirror seem s t oo small on e 8x10 ,

may be proc ured The t urpe n t i n e is t o cl ea n t he

.

glass an d brush wi t h n ot t o dil ut e t he a sphalt um

— .

The b rush Should be new lik e e very t hin g el se use d

, .

T he bo x may be ofcardbo a rd or wood cl ea n a n d fresh , .

The cl ot h shou ld be a g reea bl e t o t he t ou c h an d Si g ht .

You may sel ec t a n y col o r o r shade you li k e best ; it is

use d t o w rap t he Mirror wit h w hen n ot in u se .

i
i t

Wi t h t hese t hin gs you will en t er a roo m t ha t ha s been

t horoug hly set in ord er f ree f ro m t ai n t o f a n y ki n d
, .

Let t he day a n d surroun di n g s be b right a n d c heerfu l ,

wi t h n ot hin g t o dist urb t he ag reeabl e con di t ion s .

Now wi t h a n ew pi ec e o f cl ot h cl ea n t he gla ss well

, ,

wi t h t urpen t ine T his is al so n ecessary t o make t he

.

asp hal t um adhere w ell t o t he back C l ea n t he b rush .

w ell al so wit h t urp en t i n e some of w hic h may be

, , ,

poured i n t o a sa ucer for t he purp ose No w ca refully .

c oa t t he c on v ex sid e of t he g la ss wit h t he a sp hal t um ,

beg in n in g a t on e en d of t he g la ss an d w ork in g g rad u

ally t o t he ot her Lay t he c oa t in g on sm oo t hly a n d
.

ev en ly n ot st oppi n g f o r a n y o t her p urp ose un t il it is

m
,

fin ished Do n ot g o b a ck o ver your w o rk A n y i

. .

perfec t ion ia t he coa t in g is t o be rem edied by a n ot her

coat on an ot her day t hree suc h c oa t s bein g usually
—

n e c essa ry t o m a k e t he g la ss o pa que .

T he coat i n g bei n g fin i shed you will n ow ma g n et ize

,

t he mi rror a s foll ow s : Wi t h t he ri g ht ha n d held wi t h ,

t he palm abou t t hree i n c hes ov er t he gla ss you will ,

d escribe a circ ula r mo t ion for a m in ut e or so a n d t hen

d o t he l ik e wit h t he l ef t ha n d The li n e of m ot i on
.

made by t he ha n ds will in t ersect eac h ot her you will ,

fin d if you d o it prop erly on t ha t sid e of t he glass

,
286 T HE MAGIC MIRROR .

st ickin g t o t he un d er edge of t he g lass un t il yo u have , ,

on t hree dif feren t occa sio n s re c o a t ed an d t e m a gn e

,
- -

t ized t he Mi rror It will t hen be foun d opa que a n d

.

ready f or use .

T his part of t he ma t t er bei n g acc ompli shed you ,

will clea n se t he brush in t he t urpen t i n e workin g it in ,

t he fl uid a s l o n g a s an y of t he a sp hal t um re mai ns .

When cl ean lay it asid e for fu t ure use C l ean t he .

chi n a wit h t urpen t i n e al so

The ideal myst ical life must n ot be relax ed Keep .

it st ead ily in forc e Exam in e t he ev en t s of eac h day

.

n ig ht ly an d n o t e ev ery fail u re a n d lapse reso lv in g how ,

t o av oid fut ure l apses o f t he sam e ki n d .

T he ideal l if e will bri n g you n ew j o ys peac e of ,

mi n d an d t he in spira t i on of t rut h an d goo d n ess

m
.
,

You will feel a g row t h of your soul T he a st ral a n is

.

n o w u n fo ldi n g . A s you succ eed in a t t ai n m e n t so you

y o u will b ri n g t o y o urs e lf hi g her a n d p u rer f o rc es an d
a spira t ion s Wit h t hese co mes p ow er t he po wer t ha t
.
—

will some day rej u ven a t e t he w orld w hen eac h wil l

—
'

giv e accordin g t o his a bili t y a n d will receive accord

in g t o his c a paci t y .

T hi s un foldm en t t his progress t his uplift in g t his

, , ,

po wer all t hese— co met h fro m W it hi n A l egion o f

— .

a n g el s mi g ht st an d a t your beck a n d call a n d n o resul t

foll o w t heir m in i st ra t io n s T he Eg o mu st un fo ld fro
. m
wit hin Wit h a hea rt on fire for hu ma n it y a n d a min d
.
,

a spi rin g for t rut h a n d a ha n d ea g er t o en gage in g oo d

,

—
works all t hese resul t in g fro m t he ideal l ife you —

m
n eed a n d shall hav e o ur c o mpa n i o n ship .

In t he first plac e you ust giv e a s an Opport un it y t o

c o mm un ica t e wi t h you This call s for cert ain con di
.

t ion s. You m ust secret ly observ e t he re g ul a r d ut y of

si t t i n g a t c ert ain s pecified t im es W e sa y secret l y
. .
 A MESSAGE To MYSTICS . 287

This is f
or your own p rot ec t ion The c urious shou ld .

kn ow n ot hin g of t he ma t t er Set st a t ed t imes for .

dev el opin g in t he use of y our Magic Mirror Let .

n ot hi n g i n t erfere wi t h y our sit t i n g s exc ep t sick n ess or

dea t h Do n ot di sap po i n t us if you d o n o t wish t o

.

disappo in t you rself Twice or t hree t im es a week is

.

oft e n en oug h On c e a w ee k will a n swer in so m e cas es

. .

Make your si t t in g s f rom t hirt y min u t es t o a n hour a n d

a half al wa ys comm en cin g t o sit a t t he sam e t im e of
,

day A n ea t comfort abl e roo m Shou ld be used No

m
. .
,

on e el se sho u ld be p resen t The mi n d should be co

Le t t he roo mbe da rk
.

posed a n d abov e all pat ien t

, , , . .

You shou ld n ot be able t o see t he mirror t hou g h you ,

gaze a t it or ra t her in t o it
, Sit co mfo rt ably n ot
.
,

ben di n g forwa rd holdin g t he m irror in bot h ha n d s

, .

If t he Mirror is boxed l et t he t hu mbs t o uch t he g la ss

,
.

A s soo n a s a n y Myst ic is k n own t o be do i n g t his he

is visit ed by m embers of t he Brot herhood a n d n ec es
sa ry da t a sec ured His ca p ac it y abili t y surroun d
.
, ,

in g s vibra t ory forc es period s of si t t in g s a n d ot her

, , ,

n ec essa ry ma t t ers are all ca refully n ot ed A rep ort is

mm
.

mad e of t hi s an d it is record ed To est ablish c o .u

n ic a t ion a b rot her m ust be foun d whose vibra t o ry

forces co ordin a t e wit h t he si t t er a n d who will v o l t u
m m
-

t eer t o be a c o mp an i o n t o hi a n d t o es t abli sh c o

m un ic a t ion wi t h hi m
a t s t a t ed i n t erv a l s S o m et im es it .

may seem a lon g whil e before t he ri g ht c ompa n i on s I

foun d B ut if t he sit t er will be pa t ien t regu la r a n d

. ,

fai t hful he may expec t t ha t t he Brot herhoo d is i n t er

est ed in him a n d k eeps him
,

in si g ht Man y t im es t he .

Myst ic wil l be visit ed by t hose o f us who cou ld n ot

m
c omm un ica t e wit h hi owin g t o so me p ecu li ar p hysi
cal con di t ion W e shall n o t e his ef fort s an d will help
m
.

t o brin g hi in co mmu n ica t i on wit h us .

W hen a brot her v o l un t eers as a co mpa n ion resul t s

soon c om e on t he mirror A t first a milky film will
.
288 THE MAGIC MIRROR .

app ea r— a sort of
whi t e cl oudy appearan ce— whic h
,

is t he ma n ifest a t ion of t he ma t erializa t ion o f fo rce s .

T his cl earin g away a st a r may be seen t o t rav e l

mm
, ,

across t he flr a en t of t he g la ss T his is t he firs t .

Sig n o f su ccess an d t he Myst ic should preserv e his

,

calm n ess a n d n ot become t oo ea g er for dev e lop m en t s

m
.
,

When t hese result s c o e yo u may kn ow t ha t we are

wit h you ; t ha t we hav e m ea sured you a n d have rec ,

o g n ized you The v eil of Isis is abou t t o rise

. .

Kn owin g how you should if po ssibl e make a Mir

m
, , ,

ror f o r a n y on e who d esi res yo u t o d o so Let t he .

appl y t o you t hroug h t heir ast ral i n fluen ce an d n ot by

rea son of a n adv ert isem en t You shou ld n ev er so lici t
.

t he maki n g of a Mi rro r S hould you c ha rg e for t he

.

work you Should n ot a sk o ver fiv e dolla rs for t he

,

t hree c o a t s of a sp hal t um Mak e t he Mi rror in v aria

.

bly a s if it were for y our own use a n d d eliv er t he on e ,

y o u mak e n o ma t t,er ho w m u c h you may h av e b e co m e

a t t ached t o it In st ruct t he recipien t t o l et n o o n e

.

han dl e it but him self .

45.
The w ork here un d ert aken will n ever en d sho rt of
t he w ell bein g of Hu ma n i t y
-
W e ca re n ot for c o l or .
,

clim e or c reed All huma n it y m ust be made t o k n ow

, .

t ha t t hey are bret hren an d t ha t t he on ly t rue g ood of

,

e ach lie s in t he p erma n en t w elfa re o f all .

T hose Myst ics who en d eavor t o foll o w t he req uire

m en t s oft he Id eal L i fe a s here in dica t ed by t he Brot h
e rhood of
Ma g ic w ill receive addi t ion al in forma t ion
in reg a rd t o i n qu i ri es a n d ot her ma t t ers upon address
in g t he edit or in care of t he publishers as be l ow .

HAHN WHIT EHEAD ,

Post ofi ce B ox 336 C HICAGO I

, LL , .