Balder Ex-Libris

Author : Warnock Christopher
Title : Secrets of planetary magic
Year : 2012

Link download : Warnock_Christopher_-_Secrets_of_planetary_magic.zip

Chapter 1 : Secrets of Planetary Magic. This book is the product of more than a decade of study and practice of traditional (pre-1700) astrology and magic, which involved reading traditional sources, translating Latin astrological magic texts, creating astrological talismans, performing rituals and observing the results. My quest has not been to create my own individual system or invent new methods, but rather to become another link in the Golden Chain of Western esoteric practice, to immerse myself in the ancient Hermetic and Neoplatonic philosophies which form the basis of traditional astrology and astrological magic, and to practice astrological magic and astrology using the techniques and methodologies of our illustrious, pre-"Enlightenment" predecessors. Of necessity we must fill in the blanks where the sources are silent and we cannot nor is it desirable that we attempt to turn ourselves into exact copies of the mages of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. However, by first following the rules laid down in the traditional sources and then assimilating their essence, we can follow in the quest for magical knowledge and true spiritual enlightenment. ...