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GREAT WIZARDS OF ANTIQUITY Dawn of Western Magic & Alchemy Hard Cover Book

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    A Guided Tour through the Untamed Territories of Magic
    Book 1 of the Great Wizards of History Trilogy
    The history of wizardry comes alive with dozens of unique portraits capturing the most remarkable and infamous practitioners of magic and alchemy. Combining up-to-date historical scholarship and his own keen interpretations of primary texts, Guy Ogilvy develops a fascinating saga of magical thought and its inevitable dance with orthodox rationalism.
    The story begins with the prehistoric culture of the Lion Man and moves on to Orpheus and the great figures of myth. Discover the unparalleled influence of Pythagoras and the pre-Socratics as they experience the mysterious glories of Apollo's touch. Behold the leading alchemists of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance as they carry forth the surviving wisdom of the ancients, working their unique magic even as powerful social and political forces align against them.
    Magic is a vital element of history.
    The Great Wizards of Antiquity
    weaves together the loose threads of magic to form a comprehensive tapestry, challenging the ideas brought forth by peddlers of the mundane and returning a sense of enchantment to its rightful place in the human spirit.
    In this book, you will discover the beliefs and teachings of sorcerers, healers, philosophers, alchemists, and mythological figures, including:
    The Lion Man
    Animal magic & the modern mind
    Orpheus
    Incantations & the magic of music
    Dionysus
    Wild rites & the gift of wine
    Pythagoras
    Metempsychosis & the wisdom of the cave dwellers
    Pherekydes
    Open secrets & the immortality of souls
    The Pythia
    The oracle at Delphi & ecstatic prophecy
    Epimenides
    Sacred caves & the unknown gods
    Abaris
    The golden arrow & the Hyperborean Apollo
    Zalmoxis
    Thrace & the Celtic connection
    Hermotimus
    Astral travel & the preeminence of psyche
    Aristeas
    The form of a raven & the wonders of Apollo
    Parmenides
    The man who knows & the nightmare ride to hell
    Empedocles
    Bronze sandals & the four elements
    Zosimos
    Transmutation & inner purification
    J?bir ibn ?ayy?n
    Islamic alchemy & the theory of balance
    Jan Baptista Van Helmont
    The stranger & the projecting powder
    The Comte de Saint-Germain
    Universal medicine & the elixir of life
    Paracelsus
    Legendary cures & the open book of nature
    James Price
    The Royal Society & the Philosopher's Stone
    336 pages, 6x9 inch hard cover with dust jacket
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