FREE LESSONAgrippa
A map of the three worlds
Use the first page to draw Agrippa’s chain of causes, then turn the arrows around to see the course of study he proposes.
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A wonder made with numbers
Follow the flying dove and the curved mirror through page 168 to see where Agrippa places mathematics among the magical arts.
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Preparing the reader
Read two everyday occupations on page 346 as an explanation of how Agrippa believes religious discipline prepares a person for knowledge.
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FREE LESSONArbatel
Meet the seven Olympic governors
Connect each governor with its planetary sphere and attributed offices, and explain how the work distinguishes a natural process from a miraculous intervention.
16 min readOpen lesson
FREE LESSONRaziel
The celestial key: one world, seven planets and twelve realms
Explain the key's parts and use the book's planetary and geometrical relationships to distinguish a general power from its changing condition.
20 min readOpen lesson
FREE LESSONAbramelin
The angel before the powers
Explain why the guardian angel is first a guide and teacher, and how the promised conversation changes the practitioner’s relationship with the rest of the book.
16 min readOpen lesson
FREE LESSONThe Little Treasury
A treasury of useful wonders
Explain how the Petit Albert connects ordinary desires with a theory of hidden natural powers.
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FREE LESSONFludd’s Harmonies
Enter the Temple of Music
Identify the different subjects inside Fludd’s Temple of Music and distinguish a teaching diagram from a building plan.
14 min readOpen lesson
FREE LESSONChariot of Antimony
Five foundations of the work
Explain the five foundations and distinguish Basil’s main voice from Kerckring’s annotations.
12 min readOpen lesson
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