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462guided lessons77 Agrippa + 385 across the library25free introductionsIncluding 3 from Agrippa’s three books437in-depth studiesMember lessons beyond the introductions45reading volumes8,427 pages in the member readers
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THE CATALOGUE · AGRIPPA INCLUDED

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23 collections, each with a free way in. The historical pages beneath our illustrations are from the books themselves—open a page, or follow its guided course.

Foundations & natural magic

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223 lessons across these collections · 11 free introductions

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Begin with the hidden qualities, connected worlds, and habits of study described in the old books.

An earthly garden, a starry middle realm, and an angelic realm form a layered Renaissance cosmos.
Complete Latin edition, 1533; English translation, 1651

Agrippa

Explore Agrippa’s connected worlds of natural qualities, celestial proportion, sacred names, and spiritual knowledge through all three books.

77 lessons3 free · 74 in-depth
Start free 2 member volumes
Seven celestial medallions connected to an earthly landscape evoke the planetary governments; the diagram names each governor and its particular offices.
Latin edition 1575; Robert Turner's English translation 1655

Arbatel

Explore Olympic governors, the ordering of secrets, sevenfold preparation, spiritual offices and the discernment of extraordinary promises.

10 lessons1 free · 9 in-depth
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A large golden key joins square, triangular and circular forms above an earthly garden.
Medieval compilation; English witness dated 1564

Raziel

Study the English Raziel’s celestial judgments, natural virtues, sacred names, calendar and prepared book, with clear distinctions between the surviving witnesses.

13 lessons1 free · 12 in-depth
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The luminous guardian guiding an attentive learner toward a doorway illustrates instruction and receptivity before the later exercise of power.
Early modern tradition; complete manuscript witness dated 1608

Abramelin

Explore apprenticeship, angelic guidance, spiritual hierarchy, letter squares, guarded knowledge and the varied arts of the Abramelin tradition.

16 lessons1 free · 15 in-depth
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A scholar holds a jasper pendant with two empty compartments above parchment beside an open doorway.
Seventeenth century · manuscript dated circa 1601–1700

Secrets of Solomon

Explore a manuscript joining spirit courts, cosmic governors, pentacles and a human-shaped microcosm, with closer studies of its distinct forms of authority.

17 lessons1 free · 16 in-depth
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A small printed book gathers a garden, workshop and star chart around one reading desk.
1765 printed edition

The Little Treasury

Explore a French treasury of hidden natural powers: planetary materials, elemental inhabitants, guarded treasure, exposed deceptions and rural protective charms.

13 lessons1 free · 12 in-depth
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A Renaissance temple opens into seven distinct spaces for the study of sound.
Seventeenth century · composite set, 1617–1626

Fludd’s Harmonies

Explore Fludd’s music, numbers, geometry, optics, celestial and human worlds, sacred philosophy and experiments across thirteen hosted reading parts.

55 lessons1 free · 54 in-depth
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Modern interpretive painting: Five foundations of the work.
English edition, London, 1678

Chariot of Antimony

Study spiritual foundations, hidden material powers, apparatus and the arguments of authors and commentators in a seventeenth-century alchemical volume.

11 lessons1 free · 10 in-depth
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READ ACROSS THE LIBRARY

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An earthly garden, a starry middle realm, and an angelic realm form a layered Renaissance cosmos.A Renaissance temple opens into seven distinct spaces for the study of sound.The paired dials distinguish daylight from darkness, the two spans divided separately in this lesson’s planetary clock.
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Browse every member book and edition in one place. Choose among 45 reading volumes and 8,427 pages, including Agrippa in English and Latin and all thirteen parts of Fludd.

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