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MAGIC
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Fr " u,, :"'"; I,r> lJtJ a,, ,/u"' Gri'"0 XVI unflrJ'.
E ONT FNT S
EHAPTFR I
FAO&
EHAPTFR II
SUPERNATURAL BEINGS w
EHAPTFR III
EHAPTFR I
EHAPTER V
EHAPTFR VI
CHi[LEp II
ca
CHiPLEp VIII
CELTIC, ARAB, SLAV AND TEUTONIC MAGIC 85
CHiPLEp IX
tDe CHINE AND JAPANESE MAGIC 6
CHmPLEp X
CHi[LEp XI
WITCHCRAFT-DMONOLOGY II8
CH [LE XII
'
WITCHES OINTMENTS 133
CHmPLE XIII
"
tHE LAC MA))-tHE 1IA)) OF ST SECAIRE- Tilw
OAT " 167
CHmPLEp l
DIVINAIN
CONTENTS
CA[LEp XV 'ACR
CHm[LEp XI
HOM THE MAGIC CIRCLES AND PENTACLES MERE MADE I 57
CHi[LEp XVII
PER~UMES USED IN MAGIC
CHm[LEp XVIII
MAGICAL NUMBERS
CHm[LEp XIX
MAGICAL TALISMANS r8 r
CG[LEp XX
MAGICA RIGS
CG[LEp XXI
.AGFC FN JEWELS
CHm[LEp XXII
LOVE ANt MAGFC d
CONMENMP
CHGPy p XXIII
r.c:
FIFTEENTH CENTURY.
CHGPyEp XXIV
" CLAVICLE "
THE OR KEY OF SOLOMON -RITES
,
CEREMONIES AND MYSTERIES OF CON J URATION
..w
CHG[TEp XXV
"THE NINE TOMES OF MAGIC"-" rHE DOOKE OF
"
HIDDEN PHILOSOPHY -" THE DOOE OF THE
"
SEVEN IMAGES
CHG[TEp XXVI
CHGPyp XX 00
CHGPyEp XX ee
CHAPTER XXIX
'
MAGIC IN SHAKESPEARE S PLAYS
CHAPTER XXX
'
HERDS OF .MYSTERY AND THE DEVIL-THE WITCH S
BROOM
CHAPTER XXXI
TIMES 6 4
DIDLIOGRAPHY 6 I
INDEX 617
LISL O ILLSLAfeONS
POWERS OP EVIL I 10
I THE TE T 'AC!
PREHISTORIC SORCERER 7
A MAGICAL FIGURE d9
TilE METTERNICII STELE 59
JEWISH MAGICAL DIAGRAM, SHOWING THE SECRET SEAL
OF SOLOMON
'
SOLOMON S SEAL
HEDREW LIGATURE
" "
DRAWING DOWN THE MOON
USING IT I 04
" "
A MAGIC CIRCLE AND l'ENT ACLE FOR ALL EXPERIMENTS I6 5
LBPT OF BLLUPT[ TSONP
CERTAIN DISEASES
WEARER HEALTH"
183
PENTACLES 117
OF SPIRITS 147
M
AGC has uppn dps,.iupd as shp prptpndpd ars
of influen,rng shp ,ou.se of ptpnss, and of
produ,ing martpllous physr,al phpnompna, by
mpshods )hr,h )p.p suppospd so o)p thpr. pi,A,y so
shpir po)pr of ,omppl-rng shp rnse.tpnsron of suppr
nasurAl berngs, or of b.rnging rnso opprasion somp o,,uls
fo.,p of nasu.pT Thp fundampnsal purposp of magr, )as
shp.pfore in opposision so shp la)s and prin,iplps of
nasu.al phpnompna;
Us has pxp.,rspd a profound inlupn,p upon mankrnd
th.oughous shp agps, and has pithpr formpd pa.s of shp
.pligion of a ,ounty, as in Babylonia and Fgyps, o. has
uppn ,ar.ipd on rn ,onjuncHon )ish rsT
Thp .ooss of thp uplrpf in magi,P as )ith suppr
Stisron, seem to up g.oundpd in fpa., fo. mAn has pvpr
drpAdpd the unkno)n.
Hpgpl remarks ,on,p.ning what he ,Alls she" Rpligion
of Nature," or fear of the powers of asre-of the sun,
of thuntler:orms anl osgp. natural phenomena-it )As
nos the fpa. shAs mighs bp ,allpd .pligious fear, fo. thAs
hAs its seat in f.ppdom. Jhp fpA. of God is a difp.pnt
fear from tha s of the nasu.Al for,psb
Thp p.i eSt magi c ian in An,rpns srmps, uy ,l a i m i ng so
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8
CTiPTER II
SUPERNATURAL BEINGS
T
kE beeief in cerSain supernaSural beings of
Hm.tnSivc sier but of charetng appeuranhe and
wiSh generalef a benevoeent inluence, is coeeon
aeng various races and peoplesj
In the Far EasS thef have moreed part om romance and
torf froe earld tiees and, according to an ancienS
kindu tradition, thef inhabiSed the earSh before the
creaSion of eanj
In Persia the peris counSerated the maeevolent
inluences of She divs and lived in enchanted paeaces
and caStees.
In Europe the superStition is generaelf ascribed to the
CelSih rahes, whiee the Gothic people inSroduced the eeve
and gnoees, She eore eaeinant Sdpes uf spir iSs .
In Dh| po e Si hal mytholoyd uf southern Europe they
vppear in t 4 4-rqy Middle Ages, and are aeluJed no iN
the roekntih nturi| uf It-qb, Sp-i and France. In
Mnii|nt Erin, the belief in fairies was g|n er- e , Mnd thir
-ppearknhe is deshribed as being " k4-utiful mini a tu r e s
of huean beings .p
The fairies and Sheir Icing and queen appear in eared
edtholoyd, and later u as Diana and her nfephs.
tberon is aeeuded So in the eurld Frenhh roeanhes,
w
MHE .MfPMEUEP AND PEAOEMP Ot MAGSA
iW whiDh he i< de<Dribed A< A " Biny DreaBure ;W greaB
beauBy, weAring A jeweaaed DE;wnd And A h;rW whiDh
when he blew <eB AaM dAnDiWg." Their p;wer ;W mAking
Bhemseabe< inbi<ibMe wheW Bhey wi<hed wA< BypiDAa.
p;AW ;W eED wA< DhAEged wiBh WEequeWBiWg Bhe BEee
AWd W;uWBAiW WeAE D;mpEe, whiDh wA< Bhe EepuBed hAuWB
;W Wairie<d And wiBh j;ining iW Bheir dAWDe< AWd ADDepBing
Bheir aid in Bhe DAu<e ;W delibering heE D;unBEy.
IW xhe Middae ege< WAirie< weEe WrequeWBay A<<;DiABed
wiBh DhArge< ;W wiBDhDrAWBe A< in Bhe DA<e ;W eWW pefeEie<d
wh; wA< <Aid B; hAbe beeW Wed W;E <ix m;WBh< by "A
<mAaa <;rB ;o hairy pe;pae DAMaed fAirie<., eDD;EdiWg
B; her ABemeWBd " Six <mAMa pe;pMed AMa iW gEeeW DM;Bhe<,
DAme <uddeWly ;beE Bhe gAEdeW wAMM ;ne dAy, wheW <he
wA< kWiBBiWg ;DWg<," iW A gArdeW AB SB TeABh iW h;EW
wAll. They BhEew heE iWB; D;WbuM<i;W< buB eWd;wed
heE wiBh exBEA;EdiWAEy ;wer< ;W heAMing Bhe <iDhd whiDh
ebenBuAMly led B; heE beiWg hAled beW;re Bhe mAgi<BEABe<
And D;mmiBBed B; B;kmiW oA;l W;E wiBDhDEAWB. The
SD;BBi<h WAirie< weEe W;B <; AiAbae iW DhAEA:eE WE;m
ADD;uWB< giben by SD;BB. They Are de<Dribed A< being
"kiminuBibe iW W;rmd AWd were B; be W;und iW Bhe
inBeri;r ;W greeW hial<, ;n Bhe <urWADe ;W whiDh, Bhe rings
whi[h marh BheiE m;;nlighB dAnDe< mA ;WBeW be seen.
They Arc DaAd iW geen, heABh-br;wn ;r grey And are
W;nd ;W riing iWbi<ibae h;r<e< And ;DDA<i;nally real ;ne<
wh;m Bhey W;EDe B; A greAB <peed."
The ideA ;W A Wairy king And queeW i< made u<j ;W by
hhAuDerd wh; AMMude< B; Bhe GueeW AWd heE aAWd iW Bhe
"iime ;W SB Th;pA< " AWdd iW Bhe '' NiWe ;W BABhe<
TAMed" A< h;lking heE h;urB wiBh gEeAt <pMend;ur iW Bhe
Bime ;W ing eEBhur. IW Bhe "1IjrDhaWBj'< Taac"
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SUPEINATUIAL BEINGS
.(e spiri.s of eHil 're men.ioned ', pre,iing over .(e
-oun.ry.
" PtosErbi-E and all hEr fayriE."
illu,ion .i, 'l,o m'de .o
" Pluto, that is lixg of fayrie."
Oberon is ir,. men.ioned in ' pl'y -ri..en in u 1 w 4
en.i.led K T(e S-o..i,(e S.ory of 'me, .(e Four.( sl'in
'. FloddenJ in.ermixed -i.( ' pleas'n. Comedic prey
sen.ed by Oberon, King of .(e F'iries.I
A--ording .o Regin'ld S-o. : K F'irie, do prin-ip'lly
in('bi. .(e moun.'ik, 'nd -'Hern, of .(e e'r.(J -(o,e
n'.ure is .o m'Ee ru'nge 'pp'ri.ion, on .(e e'r.(J in
me'do-s 'nd in moun.'in,, being liEe men 'nd -omen,
souldiersJ ings 'nd l'dyes, -(ildren 'nd (or,emen,
-lo'.(ed in green, .o -(i-h purpo,e, .(ey do in .(e ig(.
Sle'l (empen Sl'lE, from .(e ield, -here .(ex gro-, .o
-onHer. .(em in.o (orse, 's .he Story goe,.
K Su-( jo-und 'nd f'-eliou, spiri.s 're s'yd .o ,por.
.(emselHes in .(e nig(., by .umbling 'nd fooling -i.(
,erH'n.s 'nd s(ep(erd, in -oun.ry (ouses, pin-(ijg
.hem bl'-E 'nd blue 'nd le'Hijg bre'd, bu..er, nd -(ee,e
,ome.ime, -i.( .(em, -(i-( f .(ex refu,e .o e'., ,ome
mi,-(ief ,('ll undoub.ely bef'll .(em by me'n, of the
f'irie,.y
ohn eb.er, 'no.(er e'rly -ri.erJ ,'ys: K Un ' fe-
'ge, p'Sl, -(en Popi,( ignorak-e did 'bound, .(ere
-ere in dis-our,e not(ing more -ommon (-(i-( i,
ye. -oj.inued 'mong .(e -ommon people) .('n of .(e
app'ri.ion of -er.'in -re'.ure, -(i-( .(ey -'ll f'yrie,
.('. -ere of i..le St'.ure and -(en ,een -ould soon
H'ni,( 'nd di,'ppear."
MI
TvE MYSTERIES xND SECRETS F MAuIC
ring bells 'nd m'Ee 'ns-er .o .(ose .('. -'ll .(emJ 'n;
spe'E -i.( -er.'in signs, l'ug(.ers 'nd merry gESlurEs
so .('. .(ey be fe'red no. '. 'll.I
T(e S-o..is( bogie -'s ' simil'r froli-some spiri. -(o
delig(.ed more in pl'ying .ri-Es .('n doing ('rm.
mr'y.on 'ludes .o Pu-E -(om (e s'ys K moSt men -'ll
(obgoblin.I T(e 'n.i-s '..ribu.ed .o .(e goblins 're
simil'r .o .(e m'nifeSt'.ions of .(e pol.ergeiS. .(roug(
-(ose 'gEn-y objEts -ErE s'id .o be (urlEd '-ross '
7oom, -ro-Eery sm's(ed, jugs lif.ed from .(e .'ble
'nd .(e -on.en.s poured on .(e foor, pd EniHes, forEs
'nd spoons projected .(rough sp'-e 's if by unsEen
('nds.
;
CHAPTER III
M
AGIC sas intimatkly clnnkB:kd sitt thk lrigin
lf all mythlllgy and alsl sih thk anciknu crkkds
lf ohillslohy.
Zlrlakr lr Zarathura, utk slundkr lf stau is
callkd uhk v!agian rkligiln, is suoolskd tl havk livkd
ablut 1 5 00 B . c . , but acclrding ul ttk Zknd-Avka-in
vhich is namk is mknuilnkd-tk orlbably flluristkd at
a much karwikr okrild.
Thk fundamkntal orinciolks ls thk rkwigiln hk slundkd,
thk dlB:xinks lf shih ark dkscribkd in uhk Zknd-Ava,
teach that thk slrld is thk ckntrk ls uhk clniB: bktskkn
twl grkau olskrs, glld and kvil, and thau thk glld
orinciowk is ktkrnal and silw nawwy orkvail lvkr thk bad.
Zlrlakr is said ul havk bkkn thk lriginatlr ls thk
:Magi, but thk rkligiln tk flundkd kvkntually dkgknkxatkd
intl an idllatrlus flrm lf irk slrship.
The 1fagi, whl ark bklikvkd tP havk bkkn a distinl:
castk lf thk vfkdians, can bk trackd back tl ablut
9 1 n . c . , and wkre knlwn as thk magicians lr wik mkn.
The wkrk thk disskinatlrs lf thk sisdlm lf Zlrlacx,
and wkrk lluristing a t thk okrild shkn Cyxus flundkd
the nkw Pkrsian Emoirk. Thky aookar tl havk bkkn an
lrder dividkl intP varius classes, and bkcamk rknlwncl
fPr thkix skill in divining drkars, cllskly linkkd with
,,,
THE MAGI AND THEIO MYSTEOIES
eKiRf bSs tfe nuAy of anroloMy-i: bfiRf tfey
eReleA.
Tfey professeA a profou:A kdobleAMe of tfe dyneries
of Dkii:Stio:, S:A for tfat purpose det a:A Ro<sulteA
i: tfeir tedples. Tfey RlakdeA to be searRfems after
Trutf, for tfat alo:e, tfey RlaideA, " RoulA dare da:
lire GoA, bfose boAy resedbleA liMft a:A bfose soul
or spkrit resedbleA Trutf.q Tfey Ro:Aed:eA ayl
idaMes a:A borsfippeA tfe sky as represe:tStiie of the
eity. ARRorAi:M to -eroAotus, tfey AAresseA tfe
eSie:ly boAxes S:A elede:ts a:A sSRrxiReA to the Hu:,
vfoo:, Eartf, Fire, Water a:A tfe i:As.
totf i: ,Mypt a:A -: GreeRe, it ks ntateA tfat tfe
saRerAotSl frSter:kty, or assoRiStio: of tfe kditkSteA
fordeA by tfe dynqeries, faA Me:erally a: kdpomtS:t
iBlue:Re o: Htate afairs, a:A k: Perska tfey ame saiA to
faie aRuireA a Rodplete polktkRal asRe:Aa:Ry. Tfe
saRreA relkMious pfklosopfy a:A sRke:Re bere k: tfeir
fS:As a:A tfey bere fealers of tfe skRk i: boAy S:A i:
dk:A. About oo n.c. tfey bere fierRely perseRuteA
S:A da:y edigrateA to CappaAoRka a:A to I:Aia. It
is robable tKSt tfe diMratkoB of tfe viSMk toearAs tfe
Vet bSs the cSuse of tfe spreSA of tfe i:lue:ce of
magic t Gmeece S:A ArSbkS. Tfe BiblMcal references
to the ie vlen of the ESSq, a:A thekr tud a:d
k:obleAMe of the tSrs, are bell k:ob: S:A Rorroborate
these ntSte e:ts.
Tfe eo rshMp of the dyqerkous CabLri fSs bee: traReA
to tfe PheniRkS:s a:A Moes baRk to a redote erMod.
Tfe dyteries of ,leusis a:A of BaRRhus ame of S
RodpSmatkvely reRe:t ASte RodpareA bitf tfese a:Rie:t
preiStoriR rktes.
MHE .MYSMEOIEP AND PEAOEMS OF MAGIA
SoSe thoeght that the "abUSU weSe deRdended dSoS
jhoth abd HeSSeR jSsRSegUpueRy bet HeSodotuR callR
theS the " SonR od Gelcan, and JepsteS UR odten naSed
aR theUS dather." OtheS eaSly wSUteSR donRideS that they
weSe the mUnsteSR od the godR who weSe deUied at t eUS
deathR.
:t UR tated that the woSRhUp od the "abUSU oSUgsnated Un
Egypt ahd t h at the TkSple od MeSphUR waR donRkcSated
to thkm. In andskht toSk they wkSk appaSkhtlt
SegaSdkd aR the hoeRehold godR od the people.
jhe ssland od LeSnoR waR notable doS the woSRhip
of the 6abiSs, and Gelcan, aR SepSeRented by iSe ; and,
theSe, Studal SUteR weSe peSdoSSed oveS whsdh they
pSeRUded. The coUnR od the URland RoSetiSeR boSe the
head od Geldanx oS a "abUSeR wUth the pUSeeR, haeS
and tongR.
The StpueSUeR od the "abUSUc woSRhip weSe celebSated
alRo at ThebeR and eRpecUally at the :Rle od SaSothSace.
Thky aSe Rasd to have taken place a t npght. The
candUdatk doh UnUtUation waR cSowned wUth a gaSland od
oliveRz and woSe a peSple band Soend the losnR. He
waR pSkpaSed by RadSed deSemonieR, pSobably hypnotsc,
and waR Reated on a bSsllpantly lsghtkd thSoxk, aSound
w hi c h the othkr UnUtUateR danded n a Syptsd SeaeSe.
jhe gkberal sdea SepSeRebtkd sn these ceremonies, wts
the paRRage throegh dkath to a hsgher lpfe p ahd, wjile
the oeteS RenReR weSe held n the thSall of hypnotism,
U t UR ReppoRed that SevelatUonR weSe Sade to thk p riet s .
vn thk SyptkrioR aSt od doSetklling and thk beghningR
od pSoghedyx the OradleR played an USpoStaht paSt, ant
aSong thkRe the OSadle od DklphU waR cklebSatkd.
According to tSaditson, Ut oSsgsnated with fuSkR th:tt
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THE MAGI AND THEIR MYSTEIES
:7
MHE MYhMEOIES AND SEAOEMS 6I MAGIC
Thep nhere sere nhe " sevep evil sirins " ntan srougtt
misyties op tte earnt :
4:
THE MYSTERIES AND SECRETS Ot \1AGIC
The peasants in the di:ri: of the Landes in F ranee
:ill hang crosses of St John's wort over the doors of
their cottages to keep away evil spirits.
The cu:om of taboo which is :ill believed in and
pratised by barbaric races exercised a powerful influence
in ancient times.
The idea had a twofold aion, irSt n the primary
danger to the person who originaly incurs the taboo
by his a:ion ; and secondly, the contagious ban to which
anyone may become liable from communication with
a tabooed person or thlng belonging to them.
The penalty for the violation of a taboo was either
civil or religious. The religious penalty inlicted b y
the ofended spirits usually took the form of some
disease, and the ofender died owing to the emissary
having entered into him and devoured his vitals.
There were taboos on the dead, on women in certain
conditions and other prohibited things. Among the
Ts r:tclitcs all
who were unclean through the dead were
put outside the camp.
There was a special taboo on kings and certain a:s
from which the king mu: abStain. Thus, on certain
Jays of the month, he mu: not change his raiment,
neither ride forth in his chariot nor lay his hand on the
sick.
From these ancient records of the Babylonians and
Assyrians we know that the belief in the " evil eye "
exiSted among them, and that the wax igure or image
was employed in their magical ceremonies over ive
thousand years ago.
From a l:amp or seal recently excavated at Ur of the
Chaldees, we now have evidence that there was a cultural
4T
BABYLONIAN AND ASSYUAN MAGIC
T
IE 4Fri4St r4iErds E. mF,ii FmEn, b:4 Fnii4nb
E,ypbiFns s:Ew b:Fb v b wFs 64iE,niz4d Fnd prFtlis4d
Fs .ar kFin Fs br4 .Eurb: dynFStyF Wib: b:4m ,
Fs FmEn, br4 BFkylEniFns, mF,ic k4,Fn wib: :4 ,Eds,
br4 ,r4Fb wErn4rs E. wEnd4rsE f:us sEm4 E. b:4ir
,r4Fb4kt d4ibi4s w4r4 FssEiiFb4d wib: mF,iiX ike frEbr
w:E 4ndEwgd m4n wvb: wisdEtn Fnd lgFrnin,, Fnd
Isis w:E wErt4d 4ni:Fnbm4nbs Fnd sp4llst
" qrEm b:4 E,ypin pEinb E. vi4wXJ sFys xFrdin4r,
" br4r4 wFs nE sui: b:vn, Fs r4li,iEns b:4r4 wFs Enly
hike, b:4 n4Fr4St n,lis: 4quiFl4nb E. w:ii: is mF,iiFl
pEw4rEJ
f:4y k4li44d b:Fb mF,ii 4mFnFb4d .rEm b:4 ,Edst
L:Eb: wFs iEnsid4r4d b:4 mEkt pEw4r.ul mF,iiiFn Fnd
.rEm him FrEs4 b:4 .Fm4 E. I4rm4s Lrism4,i:usF
IErus wFs ir4dib4d wib: ma,iiFl pEw4rss Fnd Isis wFs
r f , ard fm s F ,reb gniranbrgss, as 4vAdgnigd n tr4
lEllEin, iniFntFtiEn :
" 0 Isis ,r4at 4ncranbr4ss, .r44 mf, release m4 .rEm
all ei l red thins, .rE tr4 leer El t h e om anm the
l44r E. bh4 ,Edd4ssF qrEm d4Fbrs and dgabr frEm
pFAns Fnd br4 pin b:Fb iEm4s E4r m4 ; Fs bhE :Fkt
.reed, Fs bhEu raSt released try sEn HEruss rilt I
en tf r into tre re Fnd ,E lErbr ljEm br4 wFb4r."
46
MAGIC IN ANCIENT EGYPT
" Come defen, aBBeaR PBon the GRoSndf deBaRt henceF coEe not
niGh I "
CoEe BoC:on of Befen, aBBeaR SBoR the GRouRd.
I aE I:i:, the Godde::, the Kady om woRd: of BoweR, who doeth
deed: of EaIic, the words of whose voiFe aRe chaRE:.
Gbey Eef 0 eveby repjle that ftinIeth anH fll Hown heaHNonI N
0 Boi:on om (Meket) Mefjejemf EoSnt noj SBwaRd: I
0 BoC:oe of Petet and dhetetf dRaw SB iGh,
0 Mejet, fadl down headloRG."
T7
MAGIC IN ANCUENJ EGYPJ
Lat.r h:, r.t:au s.t hut b;th h;s brhth.r th s..k th.
bhhk, bh;Rh bas sa;t th b. ;: th. thsb hf Ptahi:.f.r
ka at {.sgh;s.
q: th.;r arr;ial, r.t:au r.R;t.t shs. bhrts hi.r th.
thsb a:t th. .arth hg.:.t, a:t th.y b.:t thb: th th.
glaR. a:t fhu:t th. bhhk. .
Th. thsb bas br;ll;o:t;y ;l;us;:at.t by tt. ;;Mht frhs
th. bhhk, a:t th.y sab ztahi.f.r-ka o:t h;s b;f. a:t
th.;r son. retlau saxt he had
Rhs. th tak. abay th. bhhk,
but Ahura th. b;f., b.MM.t
h;d :ht th th sh, o:t r.lat.t
th. t.rr;bl. d;sfhrtu:.s Vtat
hat hagg.:.t s;:R. ;t hat b..:
;: th.;r ghss.ss;h:. q: r.t:au
gr.ssi:M his r.qu.n, ztah
:.f.r-ka grhghs.t that th.y
shhult glay a Mas. hf trauMhts
a:t th. b;:d.r shhult hai. th.
bhhk. r.t:au bh:, o:t by
s.a:s hf is taisso:s J.b ug A AciCAL Fiauu
(From coE>UD ap5
th h.ai.: b;th th. bhhk ;: h;s " 200 a.:., at LydP.)
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MHE MYSMEOUS AND SECOEMS OF MAGIC
eo
CHAPTER I
ANCIENT JEWISH MAGIC-THE KADBALA
m Stxry in thw " Bxxk xf Enxch " swys, " Thw wrt xf
witchcrwft wws cxmmunicwtwd tx man by twx wngwls whx
hwd fxrfwitwd wll rights tx thw hwppinwss xf hwwvwn, wnd
thwir nwmws wwrw Uzzw wnd Azwwl. It wws thw lwttwr whx
twught wxmwn thw wrt xf witchcrwft wnd thw usw xf cxs
mwtics." Thwrw is wlsx wn wnciwnt Egyptian trwditixn,
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JHE MYSTEUES AND PECOEJS 6I liAGIC
the boy shall adjure them and say, ' Kaspar, Kelei,' Emar
(or) 3/eiteisar, the maSter and I adjure (you) with a second
adj uration, that you tell me that thing or who has com
mitted that theft."
Similar conjurations are to be found in the manu
scripts of the " Key of Solomon," and this method of
T i l t WITCII OF :N DOR
lJ 1Q {
TJIIS JIEDREW LIGATURE WORN ROUD TU AR:U " PRESERVETII FROM
A, lliSCUIF OF AFFRIGilTliiENT OP ENEMIS AND EVl. SPIRITS AND
A. OTHER DANGERS IN ARlS OR CONT TS.U
:roto on MS. of tbe XV century. Tbe symols ore to l>c written oo lbc lltalurc. Top
row, oo .e fore rt, ul otlom row, oo the biolcr p:nl.
73
CHAPT R bb
GREEK AND ROMAN MAGIC
W
HAT lv]]lv D3 VJoLJ of thv pfptDcv of rpgvc
vJ vpfly sfvvcv rpy be 3pvv ]o begDJ LDth
Horvf, DJ Lho3v ry]hologDcpl tofvv3 ffequeJt
reJ]voJ v3 ravv of rpgDcvpJ3. Thv TelchvJe3, tClylD
tJd orylpJ]c3 DJ theDf semi-divine p ef haJ a
VJowlvvge of ]he rpgvcpk pf]3. Thv TelchvJv3 Vnvw
pll ]hv 3vcfvt3 of p]ufv, ]hv DpfrylD wvfv rpvf3 of
ru3Dc pJv thv pf] of heplDJZ, pnv Drpaf]ed ]heDf VJow
lvvgv to Ofphvu3, Py]hpgofp3 pJv o]hef3, whDlv Pfo
rvtheu3, Mvlprpu3, Agprvvv3, CDfcv pJv lvivvvp wvfv
plk pccouJ]ev gfvpt rpgDcDpJ3U
The Stofy of CvfcvH Lho li-vv DJ ]he ryStvfDou3 3ep
pJv eJ]vcev wpJvefDJg 3vprvJ by hvf chpfr3, pJd
bfewev rpgvc phDltfv3 to ]ufJ rvJ DJ]o 3LDJe, D3 wvll
'JowJ.
v edva pppvpf3 to hp-v bvvJ rofv iJcliJvd to 3oxcefy ;
pJd dror pJv fp3cDJp]DoJ wefe DJ3pvred b he -efy
presdncd pJv loo'.
Shv wp3 mvStxe33 of rpgDc hefb3 pJv coulv letow
you]h and iJ-ulJefpbvlity, cplr Storr3 pJv e-en " calk
vowJ the rooJ,h p fprou3 lo-e-chpfr that is said to
hp-e erpJptvv ffor The33ply, LhDch p] ]hv ]ire of
AfitophpJv3 Lp3 ]he couJtxy of rpgvcvaJ3 pJv Lvtche3.
The ragic hvfb3 of Thc33aly wvfv 3uppo3ev ]o hp-v
74
GREEK AND ROMAN MAGIC
' .. " .
Pck i(0o h'r LimbsK th' ma( r'ci0i(. 0h' wor)sK I "
A
LjHOyGH the earih "eltbc deTtbes lere saTt
to e ercose the SaTTca arts, the Druods aggear
to have been the irst adegts to gra:Tse bt aSoiT
the "eits. jhey lere the SaTocTan-grTesus and heaiers,
and had a consTderable knoriedTe of the grogertoes of
glants.
whe Sen lere accounted the Treatesu SaTocTais, but
roSei aiso giahet an bSgortan gart bi theUr ShpterTous
rbtes, and the " sgeiis of roSen d lere dreaded bh the
geogie.
jhe DruTds ciaTSed etraordTnarh SaTTcal gorers
bh Seans of rhoch theh rere abie to ruie the eeSeits,
cause the sea to cover the iaid, chanTe dah bito nTTht
and reate puorSs. jheh iTved bn ptrTtt absuTnence,
greserved grofound secrech concernonT theTr Shsueroes,
and onlh adSTtted novTces after groioiTed UnotatTon.
jheh buiit no teSgies, but gerforSed the rites aid
cereSonUes of theTr reioTUoi on doiSeis, or ii the
Tiades of roods and forepus jheh tauTht that the
souis of ancepuors ratched over chTitren and hlt gro
etUnT TeiTT overshatoret trees ant ptoies.
jheh heit the Soon Ti Treat veneratTon, arraiTTT
aii theTr festTvais to foiior the dah dedTcated to Ut, aid
souTht Tts gresence at theTr cereSonTes, so that Uts rahs
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THE MYSTEUES AND SECRETS OF MA GIC
prayers to mounterat the " evil eye " and snlke pois n,
also in the treatment od drselse, ls verses drom the ;orln
fere and lre ill believed to be effetive in relbevinT
various bodily ills.
jhe Arabs rattised mryal-TlzinT, and to foretell
future events divinltion fls made drom the entrails
ow slauThtered animals. GortileTe fas married out fith
pebles or nuts, auTuries from the movements of birds
and aimals! Teomanny lith sand and divinltion fith
letters. jhe inspettion of the shoulder-blade od a
dead animal, toTether lith the lines on i t maused by
the ormltion of the bone, fere said by the Arabs
to foretell f the year would be a Tood or a bad one.
In jurkean, to-dly, lbve moals are pllmed on the
shoulder-blade ow a sheep, and wrom the mramks, molour
and the plrts that wall afay, Tood or bld lumk is
doretold. :nsome mases the f i s also fere supposed
to inspire divination.
jhe use of the mlTim mirror-fhimh fas made of
metal or Tllss fith l polished su rflme-dor seeinT spirits,
las knofn to the Arabs a t an early period. jhe imaTe
las said to lppear in a mloud or vapour floatinT betfeen
the medium used and the Tazer's eye, and not in the
mirror itself. ;halif Mlnsur possessed a mirror fhimh
las slrd to ru in the event of meetrnT an enemy.
Ink and fater fere also employed for a simillr purpose.
AmmordinT to an Arab friyer on auTuries, fhen
mountlin bcas and birds l:V their pllmes rt preslTes
a severe finter, loud mroakinT of froTs doretells pllTue,
loud hootinT of an ofl nelr a house fhere there is
simkness resages the erson's removery and loud breath
inT presaTes loss of money."
THE MYSTERIES AND SECRETS 6I MAGIC
purpxse.
ARRhrbanR, who threaded three carnelbanR on a habr os
wmxng Arwbs,
a doT and a lbon for the Rame
Another earlh belbes common the
a prxbwbly e Assyriwns,
derbved sro m th faR,
sxul xf nwiled dxxn ;
whbch f R
that the a murderd man mut se
bs not, bt fould rbRe srom the grxund fhere R blood faR
Rhed. A nef nabl fhich hws never seen s d befxre
e
intx the
u
I
q IQYiae magic ha< beeQ prafri<ed fr;m a bery
early peri;Ye e<pebialMy by berBaiQ baSte<g The
j;gi<e iQ parBibulare bMaim B; h;Md Bhe maBerial
w;rlY iQ fee by the magibal p;wer< Bhey habe abquirede
aQY ebeQ pr;fe<< B; habe di<b;bered Bhe <ebreB ;f Bhe
BraQ<muBaBi;Q ;f meBaM<, whibh abb;rdiQg B; ;Qe ;f
Bheir BraYiBi;Q< Bhey Qew iQ Bhe BhirBeeQBh beQBury.
Thi< i< emb;died iQ Bhe St;ry ;f j;gi :iQa qaBhe wh;e
wheQ pa<<iQg a m;Qey-bhaQger'< <h;p ;Qe daye Q;Bibed
a b;y wiBh a pile ;f b;pper b;iQ<. He a<ked f;r alm<e
but Bhe lad <aid Bhe b;iQ< bel;Qged B; hi< faBher, 2tQd
;ffered Bhe j;gi <;me ;f hi< ;wQ f;;d. The Q;gie
impre<<eY by hi< h;Qe<By ad geQer;<iBye prayeY B;
Vi<hnu f;r p;wer B; reward Bhe b;ye aQY BelliQg him
B; gaBher all Bhe b;pper he b;ulY kinde pr;beedeY B;
melB iB d;wQ, aB Bhe <ame Bime rebiBiQg <;me bharm<
apd spripklipg iB wiBh mXgib p;wYer, whibh bhXQget Bhe
b;pper iQB; g;ldg The 4rahmiQ< al<; habe b;Q<iterable
l;re iQ whibh magib lay< a pr;miQeQB part aQd are
said B; possess <ebreB X;;< ;f !ilu rcs aQd myStib symbols .
viagibal rixe< f;rm parB ;f m;St ;f Bheir berem;Qie<
fr;m birBh B; deaBhg Thu<, B; eQ<ure <afe aQd ea<y
delibery ;f a bhiMY aQd B; YeBerine Bhe <exe Bhe Cheru
maQ iQ Madra< empM;y debil-driber< wh; <eat the w;maQ
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THE MfSTEOIES AND SECOETS OF MAGIC
" The p!der s5Sd ho hqs rrothpr, ' TQouuh I rpu for
thp viaipo of Iizushq, I caonoh orhaio hpr qo larrqaup ;
wq!t hhou rp arlp ho ortaqo hpr ? '
" Hp rpx!qpi, ' I wq!l pasq!u orhaeo hpr.'
" Thpo thp p!ipr rrothpr s5qi, If thou sha!h orhaqo
thqs l5qipo, I wql! hakp off lu uxxpr aoi vowpr uarlpohs
aoi iiSti! !equor Ko a far of lu owo hpquhh, aoi xrpxarp
a!l hhp hhqous of hhp louotaqos aoi of thp rqvprs qo xau
lpoh of thp waupr.'
THE 1\IYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF MAGIC
man and thd lowing and dbbing of the sea. So, euuord
ing to the ldgend, thd fabe of the elddr brothdr eas
conneled eitW bhe ebbing of bhe tide, for ;t is said,
" Whdn the sda is lowing in, ond is born and bduomes
uong ; and, ehdn ib is ebbing, one losds eiergy, fals
ll and dids."
10 7
CHAPelR X
" N i!yh arc yhc Tck"ydrz, a!d all bad gc!iiB Thcir
zki!cc iz !ak2d!i i!ycr"rcycd cdvcyduz!czzB"
thcrc wrc ka!( yraiyid!z cd!ccr.i!g yhc cdvc!a!yz
or Bwctz kwdc wiyh yhc dcvil i! cxchw!gc fdr ccryai!
"dwcrz, rc!cwcd (duyh a!d dyhcr dczircd wyyai!kc!yz,
kw!( df wgich arc !d dduby fabumduzi but thcrc arc sdkc
yrw!zcri"yz yd bc fdu!d i! kw.uzcri"yz "urBdrytg y d
b c cd"icz d f yhczc curiduz ddcukc!yz.
raCtz wiyh yhc dcvim wcrc zwid yd bc wmwa(z zg!cd b(
yhc cxccuydr wiyh hiz blddd wz bcitg thc kd: zwcrcd
zcam.
! a "a: rccdrdcd n yhc zcvc!ycc!yh cc!yur(, thc
zig!wydr( wgrcczU " Td dc!( Gdd bci!g yhc Crcaydr df
wll yhi!gz. Td blaz"hckc yhc yhrcc Dai!yz a!d thc odl(
Tri!iy(. Td yrwk"lc u!dcrfddy all yhc k(etcricz df
yhc rcdek"yid!; w!d yd zBiy d! yhc fwcc df yhc irgi.,
w!d wml yhc zwA!tz. Td wbhdr yhc !wkc df Chrieiw!
a!d rc!du!cc hrieAwiy(, ba"yizk, w.d yhc cdkkc!da
yid!z dE yhc Church a!d yhc zacrwkc!yzB Td zwcriicc
yd yhc dcvim, kwkc w "a r fdr yhc addrwyid! df hk, "a(
hik hdkagc df idcliy(, dcicayc nnd cc!y chAldrc! yd
ik, w!d rccdg!izc hik az Crcaydrl
k!dyhcr rcadz :
" J c . . . rc!d!cc a ydu z lcz bic!z ya!y zBiritu yz quc
cdrBdrclz qui kc "durraic!y cl rc cd!frcz dc h "ary
dc Dicu, de la icrgc viwric cy dc yauz lcz zwiy:z du
rwradiz, Barcillckc!y dc ka! "ayrd! zai!y vca! nazyietc,
zwi!y ricrrc, zai!y raul cy zai!y cra!;diz cy dc kc dd!!cr
dc cdrzz cy d' kc a Lucifcr ic( "rzc!y avcc yauz lcz
bic!z quc c fcra( a akaiz c ccBy mw valcur du zacrc
kc!y "dur mc rcgwrd dc ccux qui lc rcccvrd!yB
" Ey ai!zi lc zig!c cy ayyce c."
li
NECROMANCY-SORCERY
I u7
CHAPTgR XI
WITCHCAFT-DEMONOLOGY
the imvue vnd the iver under the left. The eiuy wvs
net p ri cked vll over xith nex needles, each prick being
vccompvied by vn incvntation vnd terrible imprecations
ag a in the vi:im.
Sometimes the iuure xas moulded in earth tvken
from a urvvevrd mixed xith poxdered humvn bones.
Certvin mvuicvl siuns were then inscribed upon it which
1 23
THE MYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF MAGIC
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ANTASTIC oriRs havR bRRn wriSSRn con
cRrning thR so-callRd Black Mass associaSRd
with thR pra.icRs of sorcRry and wiSchcrafS
ij thR sitRRnSh cRntuy ; and, alShough mand of thRsR
arc buS fablRs, thRrR can bR no doubS, from hiStorical
rRcords ill RxSant, ShaS cRrSan infamous and blas
phRmous riSRs wRrR carriRd on long afSRr ShaS pRriod.
ThR mRn who oiciatRd aS thRsR profanR cRrRmoniRs
appRar to havR bRRn rRnRgadR or dRgradRd priRSts who
had givRn ShRmsRlvRs ovRr So thR sRrvicR of thR dRvil,
and wRrR rRadd So pRrform an abomination for gai.
In I 5 9 3, thR ParliamRnS of BordRaux condRmnRd to
bR burnt alivR onR PiRrrR AupRSiS, cure of PugRas, afSRr
confRssing chaS for twRnSd dRars hR had worshippRd ShR
devil aS witchRs' sabbaShs anl pRrformRd impious
MkssRs in his honour. Charl es IX is said So kR
employed an apoStaSR mon to cRlRbraSR ShR "EuchariSt
of Hell " bRforR himsRlf and his intimatRsr and i n
1 5 97 thRrR i s rRcord ShaS J Ran BRlon, a cure o f ShR
diocRsR of BourgRs, was burnRd aS ShR akR for dRsR
crating thR sacramRnts and cRlRbraSing abomynablR
cRrReoRs.
In z 6o9, sRvRral othRr riuus wRrR arrRutRd in ShR
t 37
THE MYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF MA GIC
F. zladeF 1 8 8 3 .
1 40
THE BLACK MASS-THE \!ASS 6I ST. PE CAIRE
h.adF. mf-.r .nv.lEpi, -h.KF.lD.F in lEn, Kan-l.,
-h.b w.nt fEr-h in kandF E p lund.6E 6EkE and d.nWrEb alp
-h.b K.- wv-hF
It iF nWa-.d, -ha- k.tw..n 1 77. ne 1774 , gh. L ikunal
Ef qEru.mEnt cEnd.Kn.d fEu6 hundr.d E. gh.F. p.Epl.
tE k. han,.d, kug fh. whEl. FEci.ty waF nEg ntaKp.d
Eut until 1 7 80.
CHAPTER eIV
DIVINATION
T
HE phatica of fohatallinT by lookinT into a
ralanT skrfaca phobably baTan by TaziT into tha
dapths of a silant laka oh pool. Mihhohs of hiThlh
polishad Satal laha aSplohad in China for th-s pkhposa
fhoS a vehy aahly pahiod, and tha Gheaks ksad bhonze
Sihhohs in ohtar to fohasaa into tha fktkha.
Tha ksa of a chhp1al ball or ptona caSa at a la0ar data
and was in Tanaral aSploySan0 abok0 0ha fiftaanth
cantkhy, lhan -t was baliavad that spihits cokld ba
-nvokad and bacoma visibla in tha ptona. Gahioks
Sathods ara dascr-bad in tha mankschipts on SaTic foh
e conjkhinT lith tha p1one," and tha cahamon-as that had
to ba pahfohSad bafoha so doinT.
jha hitkal is thks daschibad in a Sankschipt of tha
sitaanth cantkry " Fihpt hava a Tlass oh ptona, faih,
claan and soknd lithokt chack oh blamish and thok Skvt
hava Olivp oil to anoint tha ptonk withal, then ok upt
confass ouhself to od AlSiThty, haad soSa oot
p hayers ant PsalSs, and than consachata yokh book and
yokh ptona toTathah lith tha oil, and hokh inp1hkSants
nacassary for yokh lor.
" irvt say ona Patar Nop1ah, ona Ava Mahia, ona "haadx
then say DoSinks vobisckS Gpihitk, God of AbhaS,
God of Isaacx God of acob, God of Elias, God of Tobitx
God of Talsx God of Phophatsx God of Mahtyhs,
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Gdd df Cdxfczzd'z, Gdd df :'S:xz, Gdd df all gddd
l:icrz whd het g:icx i:r)ucz )d etdxcz, wdddz axd hcrbz,
I ak ckbdldcxcd )h'dugh )hy grKa) axd kax:fdld
kc'c:cz, cdxzcc'a)c )hiz bdd axd efdxc."
kccdrdixg )d a la)c' dczc'i"tidx wr:))Kx by dxc
Pc)c' Dkar), M.A., df Ldxddx,
" dhc c'(efal etdxc ix wh:ch
cclcef:al "dwc'z haic i:z:blc
a""ca'axcc zhduld bc df a
rduxd gldbic fdrk, d' ball df
clca' axd zdlid glazz d' )h:cL
hdlldw df glazz; wi)h a li))lc
hdlc dx )hc )d" df liLc fd'k df
axy cdxcxicx) b:gxczz, axd )hc
zauc )d bc zc) ix a f'akc, axd
alzd )hc glazz )d bc kadc wi)h
a etalL d' zhaxL )hc'c)d and
d )d bc "u) ix a dcLc), wi)h
a fdd) d' "cdcefal )d etaxd
u"r:gh). Thc efdxc bc:ng
TnE TRUE st E ND POS.( oP
callcd a Dhdw D)dxc axd )hc
TU CRYSTAL, WHICJUIUST
BE s IN Pu Go.o."
glazz by )hc xakc df a glazz
(D;unua r ns.sc
'ccc")aclK.
" Fdr :nidcayidx fd' z":k:tual a""cakaxcc, )hcrc zhall
c:tack bc a wax caxdjK dx cach z:dc d' a lak" bcixd
burx:xg axd zc) dx a )ablc. dhc zigx df a""caraxcc
kdet zcckc)h liLc a ic:l d' cu')an d' zdkc bcau)iful
Zdlduk haxg:xg ix d' adu) )hc Sfdxc dr Sazz, az a
b':gh) cldud d' d)hc' "rc))( ixd df h(ckdSl("h.ical
zhdw, bd)h fraxgc axd ic'T dclightful )d bcadld.
" E:)hcr gddd dr bad axgclz ka( aB"ca' axd )hcy
w:ll bc Lxdwx by )hc:r a""ca'axccB
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MIlE aAGIC CRYPMAL-CRYPMAL GAZING
" Lh. ,ood cn,.'s cB. di,nii.d pow.Bs o. 'i,h-
and n ioun-.ncni. D.y .ciB, q.cuDi.u', cfck'., bou -h.u',
sKi'in,, amiable cnd usucl'b lcx.nish oB ,o'd io'ouB.d
haiB, wi-hou- cnb o. th. l.cI d..oBKitb .ith.B o. hcirb
n.ss in th. .ci. oB qodb oB cnb iBoon.d nos. oB i''
shap.d K.Kk.Bs. Lh.iB ,cBK.n-s oB v.IuB.s withou-
spo- oB k'.Kish cnd c'wcbs .mbBci. th. woBd m.BibF
" Wh.n thtb cpp.cB -h. ,cz.B KuI scy :
" ' W.'iom. to th. 'i,h- o. th. hl,h.I cnd w.'iom.
to th. m.ss.n,.Bs o. iDin.
,Bci. cnd K.Bi , unto u s
th. -ru. s.vcn-s cnd woB
ship tBs o. bc scm. od,
whos. ncK. b. ,'oBii.d
@
r
rknts, flr I sill usk art tlsards thkk and nlthig but
art, and thlu sxirit thkxkflr hkxk Stand, I chargk thkk
in ts cryStal Stlnk."
The wxitkr clncludks sith " a gknkxal curse flr all
sxirits, blth slr yk Stlnk, glass lr circlk. This is tl bk
carrikd lut by raking a irk lf dry clw turds, brirStlnk
and schlikk Stinkng Stuf and wxiting thk sxirit's nark
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MHE aYPMEUEP A ND PEAIEMP OF aAGIA
on virgin parchment, burning it and saying the
urse.''
The professional conjurer with the cryal was known
as a " skryer " in the sixteenth century. Edward
Kelly, who was associated with Dr Dee in the time
of Queen Elizabeth, was one of the chief exponents of
the art, and the cryal globe said to have been employed
by Dee for calling up spirits is ill preserved in the
British v1useum.
CHAPTER XVI
NE
HOW THE MAGIC C I RCLES AND PENTACLES WERE MADE
O
of the roo important parts of magical
ceremoial was the drawing of the magic circle
which formed the spiritual barrier, proteting
the magician rom evil and wicked spirits that he might
invoke. Without a magic circle traced for defence,
says a writer of the sixteenth century, " the invocation
to visible appearance of such fearful potencies as Amay
mon, Egyn and Beezebub would probably result in the
death of the exorciSt on the spot, such death presenting
the symptoms of one arising from epilepsy, apoplexy
or Strangulation. The circle once formed, let the
evocator guard carefuly againSt either passing o r
Stooping or leaning beyond i ts limits during the progress
of exorcism or before the licence to depart has been
given."
The magic circle can be traced back for a period o f
over ooo years and was probably employed at a much
earlier date. Its origin is unknown, but it has been
suggeSted that it arose from the ancient symbol of the
serpent with its tail in its mouth.
The Assyrian sorcerer sprinkled lime around him and
set seven little winged igures before the god, as de
scribed in the following early text :
" I have completed the usurtu (magic circle), with a
sprinking of ime I have surrounded them.
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THE MYSTEIS AND SECRETS OF MA GIC
" Tne lour of Nxsobo (tne corn soq), tne bon of tne
sreot soqs I nove set orounq tnemy
" At the neaq of those seven wxtn feorful winss have
I set o isure of Nersoty"
Tne oncient Hxnqu mosxcion moqe o cxrcte of yed
teoq or block pebbtes to worq of tne opproocn of qemons,
mq it wos cuftomorv to encxrcle tne beq of o womon
ot chilqbirtn wxtn block pebbtes foy tne some
purposey
Henrv founq troces in eorlv Hinqu masic of tne
qouble pentocte oy seol of Solomon, onq sussefteq tnot
tne pownts of tne or mov nove been intenqeq to pwerc.
or worq of invwsible foesy This is onlv conjeCture,
but tne use of tne pentocle snows o coqeion witn
Semitwc mosic.
Psettus oltuqes to Hecote's ciycte os " o sotqen spnere
encloswns o soppnxye in tne centre, turneq bv o tnons
of hult's nuqe onq novino cnoyocteys throusn tne wnole
of ity Conjuyotuons were mode by tuyins it."
Tne primitive circle useq by the mosicions in eol
times qevelopeq quyins tne Middle Ases onq ossumeq
o vorietv of forms occorqins to tne kinq of spirwts tnot
tne conjurer wxsneq to evokey
Tne cwrcte wos usuotlv morkeq or qrown witn tne
mosic sworq oy ife onq wos senerollv nine feet in
qiometer, but sometxmes wt wos moqe portobte bv bexns
qrown on uorcnment onq morkeq witn metot omulets
onq tolusmonsy
Tne blooq of qoves wos oft en eployed for ritino
tne nomes onq formut! on tne poycnment.
Tne power of tne circte os o bon oy " coftte," os wt wos
sometxmes cotleq, wos snown bv leoins o sote or openxns
t}8
MAGIC CIRCLE
(Drawa by a Oacldn Ia hH XVI y.)
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THE MYSTEIf AND SECIETS OF MAGSC
for egress, which the magician carefully closed by making
pentacles when he left it.
For important operations, a great Kabbali:ic circle
was marked out with the magical :one Ematille, or was
made with :rlps of skin of a sacrificed kid fixed by nails
MAGIC CI.C.Z
( Droly a maglci0 In llle XVI :eulury, aho.lug places lor tle luwi1Uoa os.)
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CAPTER XVII
N
PERFUMES USED IN MAGIC
L
moSt of the ceremonies cone:ed whh the
pratice of the magical arts, pefumes or fumiga
tions played an imGortant Gart, n they aGGear
to have been employed in mystic rites from the earliest
times of which we have record.
Their use probably originated in the same idea as
that of incense, viz. to give pleasure to the deity in order
that an appeal might be more favourably received, but,
as magic developed, it will be seen that the perfume
or fumigation served other purposes.
A pleasing and fragrant odour was favourable to
the angels nd good spirits, while an evil one was used
to drive the wicked spirits away. The same idea is
conunon among barbaric races to-day, and to drive of
a demon, the burning of substnces that give of a re
pulsive smell is commoly resorted to.
In mm g icml formul:, certain fumigations were credited
with the power of raising and causing spirits to appear,
and to lay and bind them. As will be shown later,
many of the substances employed possessed narcotic
properties, and when burnt in a confined space and
inhaled would doubtless produce somnolence, and
sometimes hallucinations. The magicians were well
aware of their effects, as one writes, " There are some
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JHE MYSJEOIEP AND SECOEMS OF MAGIC
peLfumes oL sufumibations anM untkons which make
men speak fn thefL sleep, walk, anM Mo those thfnbs
that aLe Mone by men that aLe awake, anM often what,
when awake, they cannot Mo oL MaLe Mo. OtheLs abafn
make men heaL hoLrfM oL Melibhtrul sounMs, noises anM
the lfke."
In a manuscLipt on mabic of the siteenth centuy,
the wLiteL Lelates a cuLfous tLaMition of how the knowv
ledbe of heLbs came to be hanMeM down. He ates
that, " hbel the son of hdam maMe a book of all the
viLtues anM pLopeLtkes of plants, which knowinb that
the woLlM should peLish thLoubh the beneLal looM,
encloseM ft so cunninbly in a one that the wateLs coulM
not come to coLupt it, wheLeby it mibht be pLeseLveM
anM known foL all people. This one was found by
HeLmes TLismebius, who bLeakfnb ft, and inMfnb
the book theLein, pLoited wonMeLfully by applyfnb the
contents to hfs use, which book afteLwaLMs came to the
hand of St Thomas."
hn examination of manuscLipts on mabfc wLitten
in the isteenth anM sixteenth centuLkes thLows an
fnteLeinb libht not only on the subances useM foL
fu mibatfons but also on the Leasons soL which they
weLe employeM.
" Of peLfumes," says a writeL or the sixteenth cen
tuLy : " h peLfume made of hempseede and of the seeds
of leawoLt, violett Loots, anM paLsley (smallabex maketh
to see thinbs to come and fs aaflable foL prophesie.
h peLfume made wfth coLfandeL, saffLon, henbane and
paLsley (smallabex and white poppfe all bLufsed and
poundeM tobetheL. If any shall Mib bold oL sflveL oL
any pLecfous thinb, the moon befnb joyneM to the sun
16m
PERFUMES UPED IT MAGIT
qo hhe !ower hetveo, leh hRl perfule hhe p!tce wqhh
h.is sufuliuttSoo.j
Certtqo perfumes were ieiqcthei to the p!toets
sxecqictllu, or were somehqmes offerei to hhe who!e
cooSte!!ttqoos- Thus t )eoert! perfule for hhe p!toehs
wts colposei of " murrhv coEus, mtShqcH ctlphor,
frto8ioceose, stoiers stoit!wooi, opopootxv t!oes
wooiH tstl euphorrqul, Stort toi thule of etch I
ouoce, lhxei houether-"
" For hhe Sun, uel!ow tlrer t oz., lusk I c urtqosH
t!oes wooi 3 6 ursios. !qquqi balsam aoi the berries
of !swre!l of etch 3U uDtqos, of uq!!hflowcrsH luDh toi
frto8ioceose of etch I oz.H wqth the r!ooi of t whqte
cock ltke pq!!s qo the qutohqhu of ht!f t irtchl-
" Perfules for the Mooo. Ttke whihe poppqe
seeis I oz., frtoioceose oz.H ctlphor I oz-,
wihh the r!ooi of t uoose mtke ioto rtl!s.
" A!so lirt!e or t!oesv ue irSt of hhese htve tppoqotei
to everu p!tce qs tccoiqou to Herles TrqslcuRus
who stuehh theu tre very powerfu!-
" A perfule for Stturo. Tt8e seeis of r!tck poppies
toi the seeis of huoscutlus heortoe) of etch . ozs.
ooh of ltoirtuort 1 oz., the Eooe vtpqs !tzu!q i oz. ,
myrrh 3 urtios, lqxei wqth hhe rrtios o r r!ooi of
a ttt to rtltnce the quantity of I o .
bless here the creatures of these inds, that they may fill
up the power and virtue of their odours, so that neither
enemy nor any false imagination may be able to enter
into them through our Lord, Jesus Chri:. Amen.'
Then let them be sprinkled with Holy \V'ater.
The ire
which we usc n fumigations, let it be put in a new
copper, iron or earthen vessel, and exorcize it as follows :
' I exorcize thee 0 thou Creator of ire, by him by whom
all things are made, that it shall not be able to do hurt
to anything, but bless 0 Lord this creature of fire and
santify it.' "
There were certain perfumes or fumigations associated
with the Seven Angels, and the subStances employed
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THE MYSTEIES AND SECRETS OF MAGIC
Jhe EaStg aYd Make a cross oveO the heOb, aYd saZh
' IY Jhe Yame of the FaJheOs and of Jhe SoY, aYd of
Jhe Holy GhoSt. AMeY.'
" TheY saZ a PaJeO NoSterk Ave viaria aYd COewd, also
SJ PohY's Lospel. This MuSt be doYe secOetlZh aloYe oY
Jhe FridaZ oO bhuOsdaZk the MooY behYL aJ Jhe full and
b efo Oe Zou Fp eak a word to -any crea Ju r e . Also Zou MuSt
say before Zou Jake hhM out of Jhe g Oound, ' I coYjure
Jhee herb JhaJ are called valeOiaY, for Jhou adt wor JhZ foO
all JhiYLs hY Jhe woOld. IY VleasaYceg n CourJ before
KiYs, Rulers, aYd JudLes Jhou MakeSt frieYdshhV
so LreaJ JhaJ JheZ JhaJ baOe Jhee his will, foO Jhou doeJ
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PEIFUMS UPED IN MAGIT
,roMt mvrccloF. Lho ,hESWF E. Ioll cE kEw tE thoo
cnc Ek.b th... Er whEFEoD.r hcth tho., whctFEoD.r h.
d.Fvrobh, ho Fhcpp hcDo n th. ncKo E. th. cthor, E.
th. LEn cnc E. tho IElb xhESt. jK.n.'
" oop vt d.cno n c avro ilEth.J
Lho iorsKEnb vF thuF doFirik.c kb cnEth.r wrvter :
" xE tE th. plcc. wh.r. it ,rEwF En tho znc ccb E.
Mcb cnc nn..l dEn ko.Er. tho Fhruk cnd Fcb c Pctor
NESt.r cnd n Av. McricR th.n dv~ with cn intruK.nt
thct hcF nE irEn ckEut i t until th. bEEtF cpp.cr, th.n lot
it i. untvl tEKErrE cnd tho rt thn~ n th. KErnvn~
Fcb th. prcbor.
" Uh.n tcno th. Fhbuk Eut E. th. ~rEund cnd wcFh it
cl.cn in EKcn'F miln nd wrcp it n c n.w inon ilEthX
cnd F.t it upEn tho cltcr cnd Fcb KcFFoF F uklvm. tE tho
Bl.FF.d Vvr,vnR cnd noop it cl.cnlb fEr it iF E. ,r.ct
3cluo.J
HHmPUEp XVIII
MAGICAL NUMBERS
1 hr
CHAPTER XIX
AGICAL
MAGICAL TALISMANS
M
twihuwxh, uhuwlOy cdxhc.xg dj cc'ywcx
s(kbdls d' chw'wtc's ix iw'cdus cdebcxwyidxs,
w'cytcx dx pw'c ncxy d' cxg'wicV dx kcywOR wc'c
cw''ccV wxV wd'x )d p'cicxy thc dwxc' j'du Vwxgc' wxV
yhc wy)wcs dj ciil s"c'cys
kccd'Vix- yd w ewxusc'c"y dx figu'cs df gcdkanc(
w'cytcx ix yhc scx)ccxth ccx)uy, thc tcx xwucs dj yhc
Vccyy wc'c 'cgw'VcV wh ,ccxg hpcccwly pdycxy wxV cfcc
)cic jd' yhih "u'pdsc.
" dhc ywlihuwxR cwllcV cx Hcb'cw w hcuychcdx, d' hhiclV
cx ChwlVcn, hcgxjicV w igu'c d' ikwgc w'iyycx d' V'wwx
dx w "cccc dj "wpc' d' pw'chucx) ew'cV wiyh cc'ywix
chw'wctc'h V'wwx j'dk )hc Tcy'wg'wekwydx, ewVc uxVcr
cc'ywcx cdxPclOw)jdxh dhcy w'c w ,uclc' d' shiclV df
Vcjcxcc wgwixP Viscwhc, ocghyxixgh wxV yck"cPh."
he hwkc w'cyc' Pwycs, " Thc k'wb, Hwl( hdVdwk,
hwV yhc imwgc df w scd'"cdx cxg'wicV dx w bc dw' tdxe,
b( which hc cu'cV yhdhc biyycx b( icxdkdus bcwtsm
A"dlldxius b( uwixg w ywOiskwx dj w td', "t
yhdsc )'dublcsduc brVs j'du CdxPwxyixd"lc, wxV b(
wxdthe' hc V'dic wwwy w1l yhc gxwys duy dj kxtidchm "
" dwlchewxsi kwVc uxVc' yhc hcgx dj rchcch, wc'c
"OwccV cx yhc p'dw dj yhcc' hhc"h b( yhc ca'l( Lwycxs,
yd "'ese'ic yhcu j'du shipw'cckh wxV yckpePh, wxV
thc G'ccks scy u" yhc swkc. dhcsc igu'cs wc'c xdy ix
u81
MHE MYSMEUS AND SECREMS OF MA GSC
-ly hur-n foqr but of sore celeStsal iguqe. : -qineqs
-lso h-\ Statues of so)e \eetees, -s of M-qs, Apollo
or vlcrcury , lpich ]hey pl-ce\ on the poop oq hil\eq
p-qts of theiq shsps.
" The cuStor of r-qineqs setting up these iguqes is
veqy -ncien -g-in shipwrec(. The ship of Ulex-n\qi-
th-t P-ul saile\ n, h-\ the ir-ges of C-]or -n\ Polux
oq, -ccording to the q-bsT the Gerini, nd th-t which
c-qqie\ ippocq-tesT when he too( his ouqneu to Ab\eq-
I 2 3
.lACl, S.S TO B$ USED AS T.lSNS AGANST !tTAlN
DlSASS
I.For lDS I. the hd.
s. Amt iU ud atanhs.
S Aplnst tumbliDI of tHe hzt.
" e tHese 1115oa a lead pate wih lt brA of a bo1. "
(Prom u 1., XV lllJ, lu he Blu ibrary.)
- - J ipikeh, 4 undeh Mah
..
called Mahkyans, 4
c ) under he Sin, 3 indeh
"To upel and drive away lies from any place,
write tbee slsos on a plate of tlo."
Venis, 3 undeh Mehcihp
(From ao MS., XVI eut y.) and ; indeh khe Moons
The angels of khe
foih wnds wehe Michael for khe et wind, Gawriel
foh khe nohkh wnd, Raphael foh khe wclt and Uhlol for
khe soikhs
The coloihs associaked wikh khe planeks wehe black
wikh Sakihn, hed oh saffhon wikh Mahs, violer wikh Venis,
yellow with Mehcihp, saffron oh ohange wikh khe Sin
and whike ii th khe 1foon.
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T i l E D I ^' I N & StA..
r-om ,. ,luSn YV/ unlury. Dn"Usl lf us(llm,
CAPTER XX
MAGICAL RINGS
T
HE Dommvxiom of rimgs with r-giD govs bpDn
to - vvry vprFy pvriod -md, Finv thv DirDlv, thvir
orsgin is Fo im thc res of tirv. dt ss prob-bFv
thpt thvsr Isv prosv fror thv sprv idvp. Thv DirDlv
-md thv rsmg syrbolizvd protvllom, pnd f thv l-ttvr
wps svt wsth Dvrt-sm omvs, o[ vmg[avvd wsth si ms or
smsDrsptioms of powvr, it w-s bvFivvvd to bv cmoLv
wDth r-gDDaM vsrtIvs.
ADDordimg to pm pnDsnt Hb[ rkIsD[Dpz, a [DZ
of Doppv[ pmd irom vmgr-vvd with Dvrt-sm r-giDaF sDgms,
whvm worm, woIld mpbFv thv wvprvr to bvDorv imvDsibFv
-t wilF.
Thv Grvvns n pmDivmt tirvs worv rsmgs svt with ovs,
sorvtirvs vmg[-vvd with rvprvsvmtpteoms of thv dvitivs
whor thvy bvivvvd h-d thv powvr of w-rdDmg off
vvil. PFItIs -FFIdvs to thv pr-ctDDv im thv SDhoip of
AriophpmvsH im whiDh thv I Mjm rvr-r's, " Hv[v's
p Dhprrvd rDmg d pr wvprimg thpt d boqghp for a
d[pchr- for EIdvros."
ngs wvrv -lso Isvd for hvalimg pIrposvs w[or t4
i[ DvmtIry, -md wv[v rvDorrvmdvd b vl-[DvFlIs for
rvMiv-img ppim sm thv side, plso by Alvxpmdvr of Trplvs
wor v-rioIs -iFrvmts.
Fror thv irv of Edwprd thv Confvssor rimgs hpvv
bvvm vrployvd for DI[smg DvrtpDm disvpsvs sm s[vpt
1 87
THE MYSTEOSES AND SETOETS OF MAGST
n'vhwix, wxd vx hhc 1Hddlc kgcz " c'auC rixgz," bclicicd
hh hwic hhc "'h"c'-y hf 'c-vcivxg "ix, wftc' bcAxg
" ulczzcd " uy -hc 'cvgnAxg uhxw'9h, wc'c uuch
zhugh- wfhcr.
uhc uwgvcAwx'z 'Axg uzuwll( fh'ucd "w'- hf hAz cquA"
ucx- wxd wwz uwdc hf ch""c' h' lcwd. I- hwd -h uc
-h'cc ixchcz ix u'cwdhhR wxd hwic -hc wh'd uch'wg'wkw
thx wcll-cxg'wicd hx vhl A hhlc wwz uwdc hh'hugh
-hc uvdVlc hf vhR zh thw- A- chuld uc zccu'cd -h -hc
ingc'l
cfh'c ucAxg zcdR A- wwz xccczzw'( -h chxzcc'w-c A-
Ax hhc fhllhwxg uw c'
m0 -hhu c'cw-'c hf Ghd, -hhu 'vxgR I chxu'c -hcc
whAch wwz ulczzcd wxd wxhAx-cd hf Kvxg Dhlhuhx wAhh
Olvic Ovl, zh ulczzcdR I wdu'c -hcc Pill -h uc ulczzcd
.
-h'hugh vczuz Ch'iPR hhc Dhx hf -hc liiAxg GhdR -hw-
-hhu uw(P hwic the fh'uR -c figu'cR -he v'-uc wxd
"hwc' fh' -hw- "u'"hzc -hw- -hhu w'- h'dwixcd, fh' wxd
likc wz hhc k'k hf Ghd vx -hc Old ucPwucx-R thc ghldcx
'Axg wwz uh'xc, zh uc -hhu -h -Az zciwx- hf Ghd w
-hkcx hf knhwlcdgc uxhh -hAz fihhful zcvwx- hf -hc h'uc
zcAcxcc hf cwllvxg hf z"i'vtzR -hwh whcx hhhu wrh hcld u"
hc wx hwic hcl" hf hhccR wxd hh'hugh -h( iv'huc hc
uw( zubduc -hc "dwcr hf ciil z"iitzB
" uhcx qxhixh hhc 'ixg wihh ohl( Oil, zBinklc ih
wvhh ohl( wtc' wxd " u t A- hx -hc ingc' h f hhc lcfh hwxd
kxcclvxgl"
Ix w uwxuzc'i"- hf -hc zi hccxhh ccxhu'y, w fhkula
vz gvvcx fhr uwkixg w 'Axg fh' 'cciivxg wx h'wclcR -h
uc uwdc hf lcwdR -hc uchwl hf Dwtu'xl hcx uadcR
" w'vhc h' g'wic -hc'chx (c xwuc hf (c wxg-l Cwzzvc!,
-hcx fuuigw-c Atl Thcx ucvxg zh "'c"w'cdR "u- ih
1 h8
THE MfSTEIBS AND SEAOETS OF MAGBA
rxhaio, aoi io hho \iiilo Auok " cr5l( riouk, roliovoi
ho havo hho (ro(orh( of roiovxou (io- afhor roxou
" rvokkoi , r( hho roiuoxou looarch. woro lych
koyuht afhor.
Tho lauxciao'k rxou ykyall( forloi (arh of hik oqyx(
looh aoi wak laio of co((or or voai. Ih hai ho ro
hhroo inchok xn rroaihh- aoi havo hho wori bohrauralla
hoo woll-oouravoi on xh. A hovo wak laio hhroyuh
hho lqiivo of xh. ko hhat xh coyvi ro kocyroi ho tho
inuor-
Boforo roxou ykoi- xh wak nocokkar( ho cookocraho x h
x n hho fovvowiou lannor
t0
hhoy croahyro of Goi. hhoy riou. I cooyro hhoo
w"ich wak rvokkoi aoi aooxnhoi of diou Sovoloo wxhh
Olxvo Oxl- ko rvokkoi- I aiLyro hhoo Exll ho ro rvokkoi
hhroyuh Jokyk ChriSt- hho Soo of hho lxvxou Goi. hhah
hhoy la(E havo hh forl- hho fiuyro- hho vxrhyo ani
(owor for hhat (yr(oko hhah hhoy arh oriaxooi. for aoi
viko ak hho Ark of Goi io hho Ovi boEalooh. hho uoviPo
rxou wak rorno. ko ro hhoy ho h"ik korvanh of Goi a
hokoo of knowvoiuo yoho h"ik faxhhfyv ko aoh of hho hryo
kcxooco of cavvxou of k(qrxhk. hhah whoo hhoy arh hovi y(
ho la( havo hov( of hhoo- aoi h"royuh hh( virhyo ho
la( kuriyo tho (owor of oviv k(iri s.
" Thoo tooxoh hho riou wihh How( Oiv, k rxn8vo i h
wxhh Hov( Wahor aoi (yh x h o o hho nuor of ho vofh haoi
nooinu.F
Io a laoykcri(h of hho kixhooohh coohyr(- a forlyv5
xk uivoo for lakiou a riou for rocoivxnu an oracvo. h o
ro laio o f voai- hho lohav of Sahyrn. Whoo l5io.
" wrxho or uravo hhorooo (o nalo of (o aouovv Cakkiov-
hhoo fyliuaho xh. bhoo roxou ko (ro(aroi. (yh ih
18
MAGBCAL OBNGS
on t"y ingor as t"oy ary onyorin) xnyo t"y rod and
kpoak no word to any porkon, ryy lodiyayo t"oroon.
If t"oy wxvy colpvoyo y"o rxn), tryvyv yo k"avv p y y a
pxoco of yo rooyo of kolo okpocxav "orr )o ornod ry
Satyrn and pyy iy yndor yo Stono o a kx)noy, as for
6; r
< 5 ) b V - ,?<
''1 ' ,
' f J 7 9 rJ
'
beY J J z -
&rO I l,f'
tracted :
" Aldebaran is appropriated to the Stone carbuncle
and the herb anabulla.
" Asgol to the diamond and black hellebore.
" Clota or the pleiades to the cryStal or fennell.
" Ashaiot to the sapphire or horehound.
" Cais major to the beryl or sauma.
" Asmareth to the jasper or plantago.
" Aspheta to the topaz or rosemary.
" Scorpionis to the sardonix or aristolochia.
" The 1 U Stars called scorpio to the calccdony or
ma1oram.
" Rings made of lead should be set with black onyx,
and have a piece of root of yew, cypress, willow or black
hellebore. Of tin, set with sapphire, amethyS: or emerald,
hiacinth or topz, and root of oak, cherry tree, almond,
cheStnut, clove, mulberry or barberry tree. \/hen made
1 90
aAGICAL INGS
if cippek, they shiuqd be set with maspek with the kiit
if iqive, sycamike tkees, ik with siqvek set with sakdis
ik cryStjq jnd kiit if the linden tkeew"
. Rings ti cuke giut jnd kheumjtism weke highqy
eSteemed in the sixteenth centuky, jnd the y kheumjtic
king " cimpised if inc jnd cippek wjs in vigte in
tqs ciuntky tntiq j few yejks jgi.
Theke is jn intekeSting qettek jming the HiStikicjq
lSS. in the Bkitish vluseum jddkessed ti the Ejrq if
Ljtdekdjqe, keueSng him ti send the Dtke if Hjmll
tin j y gitt king." It is pjktqy wkitten in ciphek, signed
" lj-G jnd djted y h if Fe by 1
+ A L lIU:5O ++ - 'HA L 6+ .
A L G A R + YU Z L .
+ Y Y. H X F YAA:TM + JK J T.A I: r\
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MAGICAL INGS
himok for hvvouavly (raikiou modicioo. ryt io hho ood
rocoivod a douroo ak do:or of modicioo from Camrriduo
UoKvorkihy.
Ho wak assocRahod wRhh hho myrdor of SRr Thomas
Ovcrbury io 1 v 1 , aodJ accordiou ho a lohhor (roducod
Ko CourtJ hho Coyohokk of Ikkox had akkod him ho uRvo
hor a (hilhro ho aiooaho hor husraod. aod avko ooo ho
of - "
Love-khjims in whe stxteeqsh kentuiy reie somesimes
riitten on she peison ; thus oqe diieB:s, thjt these letteis
muSt te riitteq oq the left hjqd of the lovei,
H.L.D.PuN.A.G.U., " kjiiy them in the moiing tefoie
sun iising jnd woukh rhom thou rilt jqd she rill
follor thee." The riitei qjively iemjiks, "yo1 m
ty it rpon a dog."
Anothei komtinjtion of lesseis, to te riitten oq
the lefs hjnd tefoie suniise, rjs HuL.N.PuM.Q.U.Mu
This is foi j roman, rho is diieB:cd to " toukh his nekk
sekiesly jnd he shall love theeu"
A khjim to piovoke love rjs to riite
" N.A.P.A.R.A.B.O.C.L.P.E.A. in smjll sujies on the
iight hjnd rith tlune orn tlood, tefoie whe suq iising,
or jfter she su n setting, and touch she paisies flesh jnd
sjy, ' Ei signeie me et Stjt in vjiet titi.' "
A moie kompikjted khjim rjs roiked js follors :
" Tjke 3 h ai rs of his hejd jnd j thiejd spun on j Fiidjy
by j virgin, jnd make j kjndle theierith of virgin rjx
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frsr sqsare, nd write with the bxrrd rf a crck starrrw
the nawe rf the wrwan, and xight the candle, wherea{
i t way nrt drrt strn the earth and she shayx yrve thee.,
A ul wrre trwerfsx charw was tr " take the navel
String rf a bry, new brrn, dry and trwder it and give
hiw rr her tr drink.
" There is none such," decxares the writer.
The Seay rf Venss, anrther xrve-charw, was tr be
c c graven rn thin crtter rr brass when the tyanets
were favrsrabxe and in grrd trsitirn, Venss being
near the wrrn."
" Tr get the lrve rf any wrwnJ" says a writer rf
the sixteenth centsry, " irSt wake it knrwn tr her it
is her lrve yrs desre, and in the day and hrsr rf Venss,
give her tr drink rf the trwder rf the Seay n the txace
where she way be, ad she shaxx xrve thee warvexxrssyy."
" The trwder rf the Seax secretly tyaced in the gar
wents rr abrst the breaSt is ersayxy efeive."
A csrirss charw was tr " take the trngse rf a starrrw
and cxrse it in virgin wx snder thy cxrthes frr the
stace rf IV days, then take it and keet it in thy wrth
snder the trngse and kiss the wrwan thrs yrve."
The sse rf a wx iwage rr igsre was attarentxy
crwwrn in the sixteenth century n wagic and en
chantwents crnnected with xove.
The charw was wrrked thss :
" Make an iwage rf her yrs xrve in virgin wa, strinkxe
i t with hrxy water, and write the nawe rf the wrwan
rn the frrehead rf the iwage and thy nawe rn her breaSt.
" Then take frsr new needxes and trick rne rf thew
in the back rf the iwage, and the r thers in the right
and yeft sites. Then say the crnj sratirn. Then wake
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LO VE AND MAGIC
T"is iooo, put t"o ilsuos uoior your footo throo tilos
s isy, snd t"oo rolovinu it to tho othor foot. Io t"o
loroiouv tho irSt hour oJ tho isy sftor 1 . o'cvoc8 st
noonH sni st oiuht roJorB it ro isr8, ssy t"o cooLurstion,
6Puiooiou Ssthsov Lucifor, snd Doosvton, which src
priocos whic" oxpovvoi Aisl sni Ivo out of Psrsiiso.
x c"sruo you to uo to "or osloiv sni sufor "or not to
svoopo, oor to ts8o soy rcSto, nor to irin8o nor to mtsni
nor to sitv nor to vio ~uiotv until s"o hsth sccolplishoi
soi iooo :y will w"stsoovor I ro~uoSt "or to ioo.
" T"on you lumt "svo 5 piocos oJ uoliov to ro soot
hor in t"o tilo you rouin your wor8 rofort it ro ooieiv
soi s"o wivl vovo you ss voou ss you vivo.F
T"o sssocistion oJ sppvos wit" vovo oochsot:onts
uoos rsc8 to so osrly porioi. T"o Jovlowinu sro ivB
ts8oo frol :souscripts oJ t"o iftoont" sni sixtoBnt"
cooturios :
" Writo o n so spplov Guol + Bsstirovl i Glisovl + ,
soi uivo i t "or to ost.F
" Writo on sn sppvo, esuuoll, Lucifor, Ss t"snus, sni
ssyv I conLuro t"oo spplo ry t"oso t"roo oslos writton
on t"oo, thst w"osoBvor shsvv ost thoo :sy ruro io ly
vovo.G
" Writo on sn spplo roforo it Jsvl fDol tho troo, Avco
i Duwco i Dovsto i, soi ssyv I conjuro thoo app9e
6y thoso throo nslos wc" sro writton on thPev tQst
whst wolso or viruin touchoth sni tsStot" thuu, lsy
vovo lo sni rurn in ly vovo ss iro o9tot" wsx.F
" Writo oo sn sppvo your oslos sni thoso throo oslos,
Coslor + Syosiy i oupiiov sni uivo it to ost to
soy lsn t"st t"ou wouviSt "svo sni "o shs9v io ss
t"ou wivt.G
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thought of.p
Soee love-charms in She sixteenth and seventeenth
cennies were wored bf wrnSng cerSain myfpnc
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charaClcrs on parchment or papeh, of which mhe followinx
ma be taken as an eampln :
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CHAPTER XXIII
T
HERE are but few manuscripts on magic extant
that were written between the rt and the four
teenth century, but some light has been thrown
on the subje: by the translation of certain ncient Hebrew
texts n the British Museum, and at Oxford and Munich
by GaSter. One of these, called u The Sword of Moses,"
is believed to date from the ir four centuries of the
Chriuan era, and serves as a conneaing nk between the
Greek papyri and the early Middle Ages.
It is especilly ntereruog, as it includes names that are
mentioned in manuscripts many centuries later, and deals
with magic and medicne. It begins :
" In the name of the Mighty and Holy God." Four
ngels are appointed to the sword given by the Lord,
the Ma:er of M yl:eries.
Their names are SKD HUZI, MRGIOIAL, VHDR
ZIOLO, and TOTJSI.
The man who utters conjurations over tis " Sword,"
its myteries nd hidden powers, its glory and might,
they will not refuse, as it is the comand of God.
" If thou wish to use this ' Sword ' nd to uansmit
it to the following generations (then know) that the man
who decides to use it muSt free himself three days from
accidental pollution and from every thing unclean, eat and
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THE MYSTEIES AND SECRETS OF MA GIC
NanM thy name upon tNy gate, anM write tNy name upon
a scroll of leatheL of a hart with tNe blooM of tNy inger
anM say, tNis ' SworM ' anM she will come to thee."
To put a spell upon an enemy, say, " I call tNee, evil
spirit, cLuel spirit, merciless spirit. I call tNee, qaM spiLit,
wo sttteSt n the cemeteLy anM takest away Nealtng from
mn. Go anM place a not in - NeaM, in Nis eyes, in
s moutN, in Nis tongue, in Nis tNroat, n Nis winMpipe ;
put oisonous water in his belly. If you Mo not go anM
put water in Nis belly I will senM againSt ou the evil
ngels Puzid, Guziel, PsMid, Prziel. I call tNee anM those
6 knots tNat you go quickly to anM put poisonous
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in a in :omach ache
illn s gives honour. The
and
emerald r g appeases and dissolved
means wich
poisons i s s9 l
p i o g w s.
early period. employed fo
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THE MYSTEIIES AND SECIETS OF MAGIC
Thdrd is an intdrding manuscrjpt crjginally writtdn
in Hdbrdw in thd wiblictheuud dd 1'Arsdnal, Paris,
which has bddn translatdd rcm Frdnch intc English by
vfathdrsp It is writtdn in ydd and black inksi and is said
tc datd frcm thd middld cf thd ftddnth cdntury.
It is dntitldd " Thd wcck cf Sacrdd vfagic cf Abra
mdlin thd wagdi as ddlivdrdd by Abraham thd Jdw
untc s scn Lamdch A.D. I 4 S h."
Thd cry tcld by Abhaham thd J dw cf hcw hd
acuuirdd his sdcrdtsi his jcurndy tc Egypt, and is
mddting with magicjans cf thd tjmd, fcrms an intdrding
nahrativdp
It bdgins with " Thd ih bcck cf thd Hcly wagici
which Gcd gavd untc vlcsdsi Davidi Sclcmcn, and
cther saints, pathjarchs and prcphdtsi wich tdachdth thd
trud divind wisdcm.n
Abraham thd scn cf Simcn sasi that hd ldarnt it in part
fhc his fathdri and in part rcm cthdr wisd and faithful
mdn.
Hd gcds cn tc atd :
" I havd writtdn this with mind cwn hand and placdd
it in this caskdt and lcckdd jt up as a prdcicus trdasuhd.
" wy fathdr Simcn shcrtly bdfcrd his ddath, gavd md
cdrtajn sjgns and inruicns ccncdrning thd way in
which it is ndcdsary tc acuuihd thd Hcly Kabbala.
Aftdr his ddath inding mysdlf twdnty ydars cf agd,
I had a vdhy ghdat passicn tc unddrad thd trud mvStdhids
cf thd L chd.
" I ldarnt that at vfaydncd thdrd was a Rabbj calldd
Ylcsds whc was a nctabld sagd, and thd rdpcrt wdnt, that
h d pcssdssdd in full thd Divind wisdcmp I was inducdd
tc gc and sdd im in crddr tc ldatn frcm himi but I
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RECORDS OF MAGUC FROu JHB FOURJH CENTURY
found, that in is NaRiM, hJ did not NakJ use of his
Iisdom of the Nord, Rut inStJad availed himsJf of
Mertain arts and suMerSitions of del and idolatrous
nations iL Mart derivJd from ERyMtiansj toRJthJr Iith
iNaRes of thJ Medes aLd of thJ PJrsiaLsj Iith hJrRs of thJ
AraRians, toRethJr Iith the MoIJr of thJ Stars and Mon
StJllaions and JvJn from thJ CriStians, some KiaRoliM
art.
" For tJn yJars I rJNaiLJd RuriJd n so RrJat an Jrrorj
until I arrivJd in ERyt at thJ house of an aLMiJnP saRJ
Malled ARra-Nelin, Iho Mut mJ in thJ true Math and to
undJrStand thJ SaMrJd My:ery, and hoI to Mommand
aLd domiLate the Jvih sMiritsk"
pRrahaN says, that hJ RJRn his journJy to ERyMt on
FJxQuary 1 3 th, 1 3 97, and tayJd in ConStantinoMle for tIo
years.
DurinR his sojourn Iith pRra-Nelin, hJ JMeivJd froN
him two Rooks n manusMriMP MontaiLinR thJ sJMrets,
IhiMh he told him to MoMy for himsJlf Iith MarJ. eJ
avers hJ did so JxaIy and it is thJsJ Rooks hJ reMords in
tllis tJt.
ue theL lJft ERyMt and travJlled RaM to his oIn MouL
try, aLd on his journJy JvidJnPhy souRht out all the
MratitioLJrs of NaRiM n the MitiJs that hJ MassJd throuRh,
nLh tSus rJlatJs his advJnturJs. pt prRentiLe h J
fouLd a qhriStian MahlJd JaNJsj i Rut Sis art was thJ art
of the Juyyler or MuM-and-Ralls Mlayer, and not hat o f
the NaRican ., IL the toL of SraRuJ, h e Wtatesj " I
found a Iicked Nan naNed ALtony, Iho in truth shoIed
mJ IoLderful and suMJrnatural thinRsj Rut thJ iLfaNous
IrJtMh aoIJd to mJ, that hJ had NadJ a Mact Iith
the demoL, aLd had RivJn himself ovJr to him in body
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MHE MYSMEOBES AND SEAOEMS OF MAGBA
and in soul, while the deceitful Leviathan had promised
him forty years of life to .do his pleasure. Unto tllis
day do they sing in the reets of the terrible end which
bcfel him, for his body was found dragged through the
reets and his head without any tongue therein, lying in a
drain."
After passing through Hungary, where he " found but
persons knowing neither God nor devil and who were
worse than the bcas," he came to Greece where he
found many wise and prudent men. Among them were
three who c c principally dwelt n desert places, and who
showed me great things. . . . In Epipha near Con
antinople, there was a certain man who made use of
certin numbers which he wrote upon the earth, and so
caused terrifying visions to appear."
At Lintz he met with a young woman who gave him
an unguent with which he was to rub the principal pulses
of his feet and hands.
He then felt as if he was flying in the air where he
seemed to remain a long while, and then recovered
his senses and " found the young woman seated by his
side." " I concluded," he sagely remarks, " it was
a simple dream and that this unguent was the cause of
phantalc sleep, whereupon she confessed to me that
this unguent had been given to her by the devil. "
Of the wonderful things performed by Abra-melin,
how he healed 8 4 1 3 persons bewitched unto death,
how he delivered the Duke Frederick Eletlor of Saxony
by means of .zzz artificial cavalry, " which I dld by mine
own art cause to appear, and other marvels are they not
written in this book."
In the second part of the manuscript he describes ccr-
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RECORDS OF MAGBC FROM JHE FOURJH CENJURY
tain operations which he carried out by means of a child
of 6, 7 or 8 years of age whom he used as a clairvoyant,
a method not unusual at that time.
u The choice of a child of tender years for this purpose
"A
the iea.
imall woog iip howerehp to le phefehheg to a
houiep in the migSx of which the altah ihoulv oe iet ang
coreheg with a hut of ine lhanchei. The altah ihoulg
le of woog ang hollow like a cuploahgp whehein ihall
oe kept the two holei, the chown oh ithe, the wangp
A
the holy oilp the gihgle oh lelt ang the pehfume."
geic.dption of the holei wohn ly the mamician
foh full cehemonial ii then miren. It ii to coniist of
a ihiht oh tunic of linenp lahme anv whitep with ileerei.
Anotheh hooe will le of chimion oh icahlet silk with
g o lv , anv ihoulv not oe lonmeh than j Sx to the kneei,
with ileerei of iimilah Sxuf. The gihgle is to le of
iilk, the iame colouh ai the tunicp anv the oeautiful
chown foh the heag ii to oe a woren illet of iilk ang
molg.
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RECORDP OF MAGIC FROM JHE FOURTH CENJURY
The following formula is given for the preparation
of the sacred oil :
" vfyrrh (in tears) I part, ine cinamon . parts,
galingal i part, and the half of the total weight of these
drugs of the best olive oil." It is to be kept in a glass vial.
The perfume is to be made thus :
" Take of incense (oibanum) in tears I part, stactc
(storax) i part, ign. aloes i part or cedar, rose, citron
or any odoriferous wood." Reduce to powder and
mix well together. This is to be kept n a box. The
magician muSt also have a wand of almond-tree wood,
smooth and straight, of about half an ell to six feet long.
All being thus prepared, the magician so clad, without
shoes, enters the oratory and begins the ceremonial
with the orison, after which he anoints himself with
the sacred oil,. and also the vestments and all instruments.
Then he is to put on the white tunic, and proceed,
and await the angel to write with the sign on the silver
plate on the altar as described, with the child.
These ceremonies are to be performed seven days,
and on the period of the sixth moon be put to the teSt.
This begins with the conjurations to evoke the spirits
in visible form, and in " a little willie they will appear
and will swear to their symbols."
Three diferent kind of demands can be made on
three successive days.
" If during the invocation the spirits should appear
with tumult and insolence, fear nothing, neither give
way to anger.
" Only show them the consecrated wand and f they
coninue to make a diSturbance, smite upon the altar
twice or thrice and all will be still."
THE \iYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF MLGIC
PBNTAS
1. Por ll sere of aowledrc. t. Por c.allln( tbe aoce .
(lxrow 1 dS. of he X D V century Ia he Dlaa lbEDEy.J
(ec ore u8.J
A
MORG LSe exiiLR woQks oL NaRiM, LSeQe is
MQoRaRiy LoLe ReLLeQ kLowL LSaL LSe " qiagiMle
oQ Mey of SoloNoL," LuNeQous MoMies of wSiMS
iL NnusMQiML aQe Lo Re fouLK iL various RQeaL liRQaQies
of ruQoMe. TSey aQe wQiLLeL iL rLRlisS, FQeLMS,
GeQNn aLK ILaiaLo TSe LexLs vaQy, aLK LSe eaQiieSt
KaLe fQoN aRouL tSe sixLeeLLS MeLLury. TSeQe aQe
seveL MoKiMes iL LSe BQiLisS MuseuN, NoSt of wSiMS
weQe wQiLLeL RetweeL LSe sixLeeLLS aLK segeLLeeLLS
MeLLuQies, aLK LSeQe aQe segeQal oLSeQs iL LSe BiRiioLSeque
vaLioLale nK LSe BiRlioLSeque Ke 1'AQseLai iL PaQis, of
a iaLeQ MeQioK.
AlLSouzS JoseMSus NenLioLs LSaL, woioNoL was LSe
auLSoQ of NaRiMai woQks iL wSiMS Se QeMoQKeK Sis
seMQets LSaL eeeiaS is suMMoseK Lo Sage suMMQesseK
beMause LSey weQe ieaKiLR LSe MeoMle atQay, LSere is
Lo Qeal eiheLMe of Sis MoLLeioL wiLS LSe qlagiMle
assoMiaLeK wiLS Sis LaNe. vL is NoQe MQoRaRle LSaL LSe
LQeaLise wEs MoNileh Ry UaRRiLiMal wQiLeQs aRouL LSe
fouQLeeLLS MeLLuQy fQoN aLMieLL QeMoQhs, as LSeQe aQe
MeQLaiL Ketails of LSe QiLual LSaL aMMeaQ Lo Sage MoNe
KowL froN aL eaQiieQ MeQioK.
IL LSe iLLQoKuioLs Lo segeQai of LSe MoKiMes, iL is
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ated that they were compled irom n ancient Hebrew
test which is now lo, but there is no record oi such
a manuscript ever haing been in esience. On account
oi the earyy traditions i t embodies, and the detaiy oi
the rites and ceremonies oi magic, it is undoubtedly
interelling, as the iollowing epitome taken irom a copy
"
oi the wor written by u H. G. on April 8 , 1 7.,
now in the British Museum,1 wll show.
It is entithed, u The worle oi Sayomon the Wise,
cayled his Cyavijle revealed by ng P toyomeus ye
Grecian."
It consis oi ten parts which ave headed as iollows :
x . Oi ye hours and points necessavy n esperiments
md arts mathematial and magical.
.. Oi all arts magical or oi nigromancy or oi certn
spirits how they shall be ordered.
3 . How and what manne the pentajles be made.
4 s How esperiments oi these should be ordered.
s . Oi esperiments oi invisibiity.
v. Oi experiments oi yove.
7. Oi experiments oi grace and iavour.
8. Oi esperiments oi hatred and dru:ion.
9 Oi esperiments oi mockes and direcHon.
1 k. Oi esperiments estraordnary that be iorbidden oi
good men.
u The beginning oi our Clavicle is tj iear God and
to honour um with contrition oi heart with great
devotion and to worship him.
To pra:ise the right day, and time, is very essential
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I M 8n:J V R ll (
TNe cNiLM beaL cNe knife. TNe fouLtN ieaL cNe pocs,
wNeLein cNey puc re of cNe coles in wNicN cNe fumibacion
of cNe spice must ie puc.
" TNen cNe ma:eL sNall cake cNe knife oL cNe inotLumenc
wNeLein Ne makecN tNe circle ieot. Mec Nim make cNe
ciLcle a Ne sNoulM fumibace ic, anM cLoss ic wicN waceL
before Ne iebin any invocacion. TNe Naster sNall Nave
a ielly anM coll sour cimes cowaLMs cNe four paLcs of cNe
B'
woLlM, wicN fouL paceLnooteLs. On cNac iell sNoulM ie
wLiccen ' m ' ' ' ' 0 ' ' ' Y ' anM cNese cNaLateLs :
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Thd magician's pdni xnk and cclcurs :
" Whdn yd vhculd whitd any schipturd ndgdssahy fch
artds, takd a ivd gnddr and pluckd cff a fdathdh cf thd
hight wingdi and say in thd tang cf, Ahbcgi Nahbcgi
Nazayi Tamahay.
" Aftdrwards mahk thd pdn with Arthana and fumtgatd
and sphinld with watdri put him in a silk tlcth and whitd
cn it wxth a ndddld ' ] cthi Hdth Hd, Vani Ancsbiasi
Jai Ja, Ja Antrcndtcni Sabcth.' If ycu will, whitd
with safhcn cr azuhd. Ycu may writd with thd blccd
cf a wdckd ch Dchmcusd takdn aivd and phitkdd with
a ndddld.
" Yd pdnnd fcr whittng with thd blccd muSt bd cf yd
hjght fdathdhs cf a swallcw, thd ihSt fdathdh that is
thcngdSt."
" Of vihgtn papdh (sktn) :
" Takd thd papdr unbchn cf any bdaS."
" Vihgtn w cr dahth fcr making imagds cr candlds :
" Takd vrgin wx cf bdds that nddh madd fruit.
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THE MYSTEIS AND SECRETS OF MAGlC
T
uERr is an intereStinR manuscriMt, Iritten in
the early Mart of the segenteenth century, Ry an
unknoIn author, Iho makes an attemMt to classify
maRic into Ihat he calhs " nne Tomes," I~ich he
KigiKes as fohloIs :
i The irft is caled eaRoRe or . Rook of the in
itutions of MaRick
i The seconK is icrocosmicall faRic, that is, Ihat
is efe:eK Ry sMirituah IisKom and hoI.
i The thirK is OhymMicall PaRic. eoI a man Iorketh
anK sufers Ry OlymMicahh sMiritsk
i Fourth, eesioKe's anK eomer's vraRic Ihich
teacheth Iorks Ry the sMirits calhed CasoKigills as if
they Iere not enemies to mankinK.
i Fifth, Romane or SiRRiine faRic, Iich Iorketh
Iith KefendinR sMirits. This is the doune of thq
Duihs.
i wixth, PythaRorasj is MaRic, Iich only Iorks
Iith spirits to Ihom the Ko:rine of Arts is Rigenj as
natural MhilosoMhy. The art of Mhysick, mathematics,
alchemy anh the like arts.
i wegenth, the 1fazic of AMollonius anK the hik,
joininR Iith Romane Ihich hath MoIer over the sMirits
Ihich are enemies to maninK.
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say for phys;ck, irt ask of what F;sease anF what Fisease
they tink ;t ;s j .
" Then ask, whether such a LeF;cine w;lt recover h;L
or not j "
chouEF the Lag;c;an :e caleF upon to reLoIe a speEE
cat upon a person :y a w;tch, he ;s d;rezteF to :eg;n
w;th the follow;ng conjurat;on :
" cay ' You angels of GoF, there ;s a Lan or woLan
caEleF - in the county of - upon such a Fay was
suFFenly taken n such a Laer. Tell us ye angels of
GoF what was Dhe cause of th;s s;ckness or ;irmity.
Was it w;tchcraPt j or no j ' If they say w;tchcraft, you
shaEl say, ' I charge you to caEE us the w;tch or w;tches
w;th the;r ass;tits which Foth oEet or rou:Ee
cal theL I say ;n th;s gEasse.'
" They hav;ng appeareF say :
" ' 0 thou curseF anF FaneF w;tch, iF Dhou sp;rit of
w;tchcrft nF sorcery, ass;tit to th;s hellish anF
curseF creature which Foth haEe, puEl, terr;fic anF torLent
the :oFy or carcase of - of - ;n the county of
open your ears anF hear, nF :e o:eF;ent anF Fo Ly w;ll
fa;thfuEEy anF ;ntantEy. I Fo :;nF anF charge you
anF coLLanF you upon pa;ne anF peril! of your present
anF everlaing Fanat;on, that you, ne;ther any other
w;ckeF w;tch, sp;r;t or fa;r;e Fo at any t;Le heteafter
to the enF of the worEF, LeFdEe or Lake any Lore, :ut
you Eet :e this chr;fbian Lan ;n peace anF qu;et.' "
The opetation g;ven for disIoverng a th;ef ;J remMn;s
cent of the charL ;ll praCtiJeF ;n soLe parts of the
counDry on AlE Hallow-e'en. The conjurer iJ F;rewteF
to wr;te the naLes of aEE the suspewteF on paper genetalEy,
nF put eIery naLe wr;tten i a p;ece of clay nF put
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them into a basin of fair water. i Then say a Pater
noSter and a conjuration. The name of the mn or
woman wych have Stolen these things may rise up out
of the water. Then say Psalm s 8, Psalm 4 1 and Psalm
77 conduing each with ' Glozy be to the Father.' "
That the writer of this mamuscript had been or as a
pzieSt, is evident from the porhions of ChriStin hiturgy
introduced imto hhe conjurations, amd rom is descriphion
of the veStments to be worn by the operator. me States :
i Let it be a prieSt's garment, f not of deane linnen.
Om it have a pentacle made om hhe day and hour of
werury, the woon increasng, made on parchmenh of
a kidd's skin, but irv say a mas and sprinle it with
baptism watez."
The following prayer is to be said whem the veSre
is ut on :
i Ahncor, Ahmacor, Amids, Theodomas, Ahmitor. 0
Lord by the merits of the mohy Amgels I wilh put on the
veStments of meahth. That hhis which I desire I may
bring to effe: through thee, 0 mov holy Adonay,
whose ingdom emdure hrogh ll ages foz ever.
Amen.
i Ahh the prayers, conjuraions nd eorcisms haing
been righthy performed there wil appear inimite visions
and phantasmes playng om organs and ahl kimds of
musical inStruments.
i Mter these tngs thou shaht see ininite bowmen,
with inite number of horrible beaSts, wych seem as
G the would devour our fellows, but notwithStanding,
fear nothing. The prieSt or the waSter holdng his hand
on the pentacle adures them to depart.
i These things being inished, there will be a yssing
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CHAPTER XXI
D
URING the sevesteesth asd eughteesth cestvrues,
several small hasdbooks were prusted asd cir
cvlated is Frnce asd Italy professung to record
the tue magucal rutval. They cossut mausly of a col
leios of sossessucal formvle, asd were wruttes for
popvlar cossvmptios asd to pasder to the tates of the
cvnovs.
Althovgh largely itutuovs, some of them bear evudesce
of hausg bees fovsded os portioss of earlier works,
thvs the " Grumoruvm Vervm " or book of Black Maguc,
prusted us Fresch, us a qvaust mutvre of " The Clavucle
of Solomos " asd some fastaruc jargos wruttes abovt the
muddle of the eughteesth cestvry.
Accordisg to the title page, uts avthor was " Alubeck
the Egyptias," asd ut was prusted f " Memphis is
1 w h 4 " I Asother little book of the same charater us
estutled " Trve Black Maguc," whule the " Grasd Grum
eure " wich us usscrubed, " prusted from as MS. n h w ..X
sigsed Astusuo Veituasa del Rabbisa," appears to be of
I tali as orugis.
All these little treatuses are badly prusted os poor
paper asd evudestly rittes by mes who had bvt ittle
knowledge of the svbjet.
The " Book of Trve Black Magic " obseres, that the
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THE GRIMOIRS OF BLACK MAGIC
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THE CIMOIIS OF BLAAK MAGIA
vervaxs mv be placev rovsv xts seck below the heav
asd txev wxth 9 grees ribbos. The sacrxice mv be
oferev os the place of evocatxos, a vesolate spot free
from xsterrvptxos.
Wxth the rxght arm bare to the shovlver, asv wxth a
blave of ne eel, asv havxng mave a fire of woov, the
operator makes his offerng, bvrnisg the bovy of the
asimal, bvt preservisg the skis to form the rovnv or
grasv Kabbalxuc cxrcle is whxch he mv asv later.
Os the great sxght, he mv take hxs rov, goatsis, the
bloovose (ematxlle), two crowss of vervaxs, two
casvleucks, two casvles of virgxs wax mave by a vxrgxs
girl asv vaxly blessev.
He mv also take a sew eel asv two lxsts asv svfi
cxest tnver to knvle a re, also half a bottle of brasvy
(ths is to feed the lams), some blessev iscesse asv
camphor, asv fovr sails from the con of a veav
chilv. Thes the grasv Kabbaliuc circle xs to be
vraws nv the evocatios begvn.
D the " Grxmoxre of Hosorxvs," whxch exxs n
masvscrxpt, there xs a fvrther vescrxptios of certaxn rxtes
saxv to be cossetev wxth the praC:xce of the Black Arts ;
they are mory too absvrv for repetitxos, bvt they are
xstcrefung as showing the tesvescy at this periov to form
a pervertev rxtval simxlar to those vsev n the ves
criptxoss of the " Black Mass."
" The slavghter of a black cock, asv the extraios
of the eyes asv tosgve asv heart," are part of ose
ceremosy. The Holy Elemests are xntrovvcev asv a
" Mass of Asgels " xs to be saxv, wrxtisg xs to be mave
wxth cossecratev sacramestal wne as the " Bloov of
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SOME REMARABLE MAGICAL MANUSCRIPTS
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Head theR wdth the name oW the Rn and then weth
' Usher ' (a kneWe), cut thes dRage WroR the back to the
head sayeng, Haade, qdkaded, Rakeben, ika, Rita leca,
Tasareth, qodeca, Rabert, Tuth, TuRch. Then hang
this eRage over the ue wdth great smoke nd he shal
be seck."
There were severac methods oW scayng an enemy,
and in one the wax dRage ds agaen used as a n1edium.
" To slay an eneRy :
" qake an emage oW wax and wrdte the chararers wdth
a needle oW brass upon xhe image, and dry dt by a soWt nire
near cimney, and when dt ds dry caSt the emage down
WroR soRe house, that the dRage Ray be broken, sayeng
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t-msm wnrdse Haadev Yiiadmd, Raebenv Rila, Rita
lica, Tasarithe Mndca, Rabert, Tuthv Tumlq. Here
ith tqis iua'm I will slay tqe silk man soon. Name
qim, tqen take the pieles of the image and bury them, and
qe shall be dead nd no man shall know but the worker."
Another method, whilh was apparently to be allom
panied more by violenle than magil, was to lut a vout
bough from a tree and while doing so say, " I lutt this
bougq of this suer's growth in the name of (here
name t-m person) whom I mean to beat and l. Then
lover the tabhe and say n the name of the Father +
Son + Holy Ghov + Striking thereon, punish hlm that
hath wrought tlus mislhief, and take it away by thy
great j uruce
. Eson + Eion + Emares."
CeAPTER XXVIKI
O
F Phe MraiPioners of NagiM n EnglasK in TuKor
PiNes, MerhaMs Phe Rett noIn Ias Lohs Dee,
Iho reaMheK the heighP of his faNe Kuring Phe
reign of Tueen EizaRePh.
eis life, MoNMileK froN his journals, asK his exPr.
orKinary Mareer have Reen fully KesMriReK, RuP Phe
folloIing eMisoKes in IhiMh NagiM MlayeK a MarP are
MerhaMs noP so Iell ksoIn.
ee Ias Rorn in I 5 27 nK eKuMaPeK aP Phe Chny
SMhool at ChelNsforK, IhenMe he MroMeeKeK Po Cam
xriKge anK enPereK aP SP John's Colege, RuP laPer on
ReMaNe a FelloI of TriniPyo
ee exMelleK in NaPheNaPiMs, IiMh leK hiN Po Phe ld
of attronoNy, of IhiMh he unKouRPeKly aMuireK a Mon
siKeraxle knoIleKgeo
AP Phe age of PIenPy, in I 5 47, he NaKe his irtt ourney
Po Phe ConPinenP Po Monfer IiPh learneK Nen of Phe
DuPMh UniversiPies, anK here he MaNe in MonPat IiPh
MerMaPor. VePurning Po EnglanK for a PiNe, Phe
fol loIiny year he traveoled Po Oouvain in orKer Po ttuKy
aP Phe UniversiPy, anK Phere he ls saiK Po have graKuaPeK
anK oRPaineK his Kegree as Koctor.
In I 5 5 M he oRPaineK an inProKu.ion Po Phe CourP of
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n' Gdwprd I, on whnu hm hpd Ilrmpdy dmdicpomd
own bnnks.
Whmn Mpry T-dnr s-ccmmdmd on ohm ohrnnm in 1 5 5 3 ,
Dmmwhn hpd by ohis tium pchimvmd snum nnonrimty ps
pn ptrnln'mr-wps zviomd on cplc-lpom hmr nptivioy. pnd
hm plsn cpWn ohm hnrnscnpm nf ohm Princmss Glipbmth whn
po ohpo tium wps ivg po WnndW:nck.
Io wps prnbpbly shnrhly Ifomr this jhpo hm bm'In on
prpism up'ic. fnr hm snnn 'no vnon orn-blm nd wps
prrmWtmd po ohm inWnncm nf p npumd mnr'm mrrs,
whn pllmgmd ohpo nnm nf iF childrmn hpd bmmn uuck
blind Ind Innohmr killmd by Dmm'F mp'ic. D pddvinn
on o-Bs chpr'm. Bo wps r-unrmd jhpo hm wps dirming
mnchnoumnos p'pzW: hhm lifm nf hhm Qummn.
Whilm in prisnn, his lnd'ingF wmrm Fmprchmd Ind smlmd
-p, pnd hm wps Ifomrwprds .xpunmd bmfnrm hhm Smcrmopry
nf Sopom pnd brn-gho on hhm Sopr Shpmbmr fnr jrBpl. b-o
hmrm fnro-nm fpvn-rmd m, fnr hm wps clmprmd nf Ill
F-spicinn nf ormpsnn pnd mvmno-plly lBbmrpomdC
AItrnln'y po oluF ium hpd opkmn p iru hnld nn jhm
uinds nf ohm pmnplm. pnd ohm bmlimf n ohm cnntrnllBn'
pnwmr nf ohm WnprF nvmr h-un dims wps cnuunn on
pll clpssms.
Thm cpItmr nf hnrnscnpms wps in cnntpno dmupnd by
pmrsnns nf hi'h pnd lnw dm'rmm. Ind Dmm, whn hpd
plrmpdy pcquirmd p rmp-opoinn fnr is prn'nnWticptinns.
nnw bmcpum unrm fpun-s. Hm bmcpum wmll nnwn po
n-ro pnd, whmn Gizpbmoh cpum on ohm ohrnnm. hws
irt cnuwssinn. cnupndmd by Rnbmro D-dlmy. was
on npum pn p-spicin-s dpy fnr hmr cnrnnpoinn. Thm
Qummn smnt fnr hiu snnn pfomr hmr pccmssinn nd
inviomd m on mnomr hmr smrvicm po hBomhpll. pnd is spBd
.
SOME ELUZABEeHAN MAGICUANT
8o (aDe promi,ed (im a MaWer,(ip at S8 Cat(erne},
To,pital.
One mornsng, t(e -(ole Court and PriD Coun-il
be-ame grea8ly ex-i8ed w(en t(e new, wa, ,pread abroad
8(a8, " a wx image of t(e Queen (ad bEen found lying
in Lin-oln', Unn Field,, -it( a great pin uu-E 8(roug(
it, breaW, w(i-( -a, belieDed to ortend 8(e -bfung
a-a: and dea8( of Ter MajeW:."
11e,,enger, -ere de,pa8-(ed in (ot (e to ,ummon
mee, 8o a,E (i, adDi-e on t(i, momentou, mat8er.
Te profe,,ed 8o regard it a, a (oax, but at on-e
-ent -it( t(e Se-re.ar: Wl,on to Tamp8on Cour8 8o
a,,urE (E QuEEn.
From t(e narha8or', a--oun8, one -an piture 8(e ,-ene
on t(Eir arribl. lilbbE8( -b, ,Eb8Ed in t(b8 pbr8 of
(er garden 8(at ,loped do-n to t(e riDer, near t(e Wcp,
of 8(e Royal landing-pla-e at Tamp8on Cour8. round
(er, Wood 8(e Earl of Lci-eWer, n a88endan-e, toget(Er
-i8( 8(e Lord, of t(e PriDy Coun-il -(o (ad al,o been
,ummoned.
mee, -(o -ore a long beard and -a, of digniied
pre,En-e, ,lowly approa-(Ed 8(e QuEen and, af8er making
(er a deep obei,an-e, ,olemnl: a,,ured t(e a,,embly
8(a8 8(e wax image " n no -a: mena-ed er \1acWy,
-ell-bEing," -(i-( i8 i, added, " plea,ed lilabe8( -ell."
T(e Queen bf8eward, proDed a good riend to mee,
for abou8 8(s, 8ime uong popular feeling began 8o be
rou,ed againW (im, and i8 -a, -ommonly ,aid t(a8 (e
-b, a magi-ian of doub8ful rEpu8a8ion -(o (ad dEaling,
-it( 8(e deDil.
Te -er8ainly praai,ed iDina8ion openl:, nd (eld
,ean-e, a8 w(i-( (e profe,,ed to rai,e ,piri8,.
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For jhe former purpose he maie use of a black mirror
wych he iescribes n the foklowing woris :
t A man may be curruy afraii of his own shaiow, yea,
so much to feare, jhat you being alone nere a certain
glasse, ani profer with iagger or swori to fone aj the
glasse, uou shakl suiienky be movei to give back (in
maner) by reason of an image appearing in jhe ayre
betweene uou ani the glasse, with ike hani, swori or
iagger, ani witx hike quickness founing at your very
eue, hike as you io at jxe gkasse. Strange this is to heare
of, but more mevailous jo behoki jhan these my wories
can signiie, neverjhekess by iemontration opticahk the
orier ani cause thereof is ceriei, even so the efet is
conseuenj.,
Dee's famous magic irror is iescribei as a pohishei
ovak skab of black Stone or cannek coak. It was formerky
in the wuseum of morace Wahpoke at Strawberry mikk,
anJ xe attachei to it a vajement of its vory in his own
haniwriting.
It is saii jo have been for a kong jime in the possession
of txe woriaunjs, Earks of Peterborough. In this
collettion it was iescribei as " the black tone in wych
Dr Dee usei to calk his spirits." Ij passei from them
jo Laiy Ezabeth Germaine, from whom ij wenj jo
John Campbel, Duke of Argulk, whose son, Lori
Freierick Campbelk, presentei jo it Walpolew Txis
intereSting rehic was boughj at the Strawberry mill Sal
bu Mr Pigott, ani fro thence it passei into jhe hanis
of Lori Loniesborough, ani kater became parj of the
colleCtion of Mr Geoffrey Whiteheai of Eat GrinSteai,
which was soli by aution in Lonion on August 7th,
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SME ELIZxBETvAN MxuICIxNS
Dri is fust111,
POME ELIZABEMHAN MAGBCBANS
pppprenoly plsn 1mcpum p 1mlimver in his npmrpoinns, fnr
he wrnte fnr d p speciumn nf -is uprvellnus prt,V pnd
io wps rmpnromd ohpo ohe ummn wps ptup))y ohm rmcipieno
nf p wpru,n'-pan, frnu ohm cnppmr nr 1rpss lid nf wluc- p
piecm hpd 1mmn cUo, orpnsuuomd inon 'nld pnd relpced.
Gvmn such pn pInuom pmrsnn ps Elips Ashunle wps
dmceivmd 1Q KmllQ'F oricks, ps hm wrioms :
d Wiohnuo Sir Gdwprd'F onuchxn' nr hpndlin' io nr
ueloin' o-m umopl, nn)y wpruin' io ,n ohm fxrm, o-e mliwr
1min' puo ohmrmnn io wps oransuuomd inon purm 'nld.,
Hm pdds d frnu p vmrQ crmi1lm pmrsnn whn hpd smen
ohmu ohpo Km)ly mpdm rin's nf 'nld wirm owimd owice
rnund ohm fxn'mr, whwch he 'pvm pwpy on o-e vplue nf
4.000.R
Bpcnn rmlpomF pn 2noerting nry nf p dinnmr 'iven bQ
Sir Edwprd DQmr, po which Sir Thnups Brnwne, o-e
puthnr nf d m)igin Mmdici,R wps prmsmnoC Hm spys,
d Sir Gdwprd Dymr, p 'rpvm pnd wism 'mnolmupn, did
uuch 1mlimvm n Kmly ohm plc-cui, ohpo hm did indemd
ohm wnrk pnd bpdm gnld, insnuuch ps hm wmno hiuse)f
2non Gmrupny, hmrm Km))y ohmn wps, on infnru hiu
Fm)f fully ohmrmonC
d Afomr his rmourn hm dined wioh uy Lnrd nf Spnoer
1ury, whmrpo ohpo oium wps po o-m op1lm Dr Brnwne o-e
physicipnC Thmy fm)) in oplk nf Km))y. Sir Gdwprd
Dyer ournxng on ohm prch1is-np spid, I dn pssure ynur
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WAX UISCS . ' G R
\VtO WITII M A G I CAl.
TO I I A \' & R:K K F I G II R s A K n \ A::>
: M l'LOV0 D V SAIII
. D R . D:t W ItK
STO N & ' OR U S i \ G I l l S ' SJ J
M ACIC CtYS W
TAL
Brlisl >f1s.m.
CHAPTER XXIX
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MAGIC IN SHAKESPEAE S PLAYS
To wqich he replies :
Spirit. Admm.
Margty Jourdain. Asmath I
By the eternal God, whose name and powei
Thou tremble at, answer that I shall ask ;
For till thou speak, thou shalt not pass from hence.
Spirit. Ask what thou wilt. That e had said and done I
hm Ghn's tmUlQ :
" e am t.n fat.er's zRirit ;
Doom'd for a certai- term to wall t.e -ig.t,
A-d for t.e daT fo-i-'d to fa i- ires,
Till t.e foul frimes, do-e i- mn das of nature,
Are bur-t a-d burg'd aaaT."
MAGUC BN SHAKESPEAOE'S PLAYS
This eubndies an early oradToTnn. thao ceroaTn spTrTts
were kepo in p-r'aonry during ohe day and allnwed o
waner ohe earoh at ni'ho. and ohe belief ohao dTsebndTed
spTrTos ohus hanoed r-ined buildin's was held by the
Assyrians nver three ohn-sand years a'C
EAPTFR XX
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HERDS OF MYSTERY AND THE DEVIL-THE WITCH S BROOM
I
ancien( (iteq ces(ain tseeq anm hesuq nf etil nten
wese meetem plan(q nf (he Nevil. They inclumem
(hnqe memica(em (n Heca(e, whn pseqimem nves
tagic anm enchan(ten(q, aq wel- aq thnqe tame uqe nf
u y hes maugh(esq, cemea anm Eisce, in (heis qnscesieq.
Eisce eqpecially waq quppnqem (n have ueen inguiqhem
fns hes knnwlemge nf tenntnuq hesuq, anm in la(es (pteq
the plan(q qaim (n have ueen uqem uy hes wese unitesqally
etplnyem uy wi(cheq anm qnscesesq in theis incan(a(onnqT
The et:l sepu(a(innq nf ces(ain hesuq ase nf(en inmica(em
uy (heis pnpu-as nateqT Thuq aqafe(ima iq knnwn aq
" Neti-'q Nung " in qnte cnun(sieq ; (he fsui( nf (he
u ellamnnna ns " Neamly Nigh(qhame " aq (he " Netil'q
Bessy," anm (he plan( i(qelf aq " Nea(h'q Hesu."
The tanmrake waq knnwn aq (he " Netil'q Eanmle "
nn accnun( nf (he quppnqem lusim glase et:((em uy (he
leaveq a( nigh(.
Snte. plan(q wese quppnqem (n exesciqe a ualeful
inluence nn hutan life uy (he:s etana(innq;
The (saitinn cnnne:em wi(h (he " Neamly paq
Tsee " ta ue (aken aq an inNtance nf thiq; I( waq qa:m (n
ulogh( all tege(a(inn tha( gsew neas i(, anm (n cauqe eten
(he uismq (ha( appsnachem i( in (her igh( (n msnp mnwn
l:feleqq. I( waq uelietem (ha( nn aptal cnulm l:ve whese
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HERBS OF MYSTER Y-THE J?ITCH'S BROOM
T
oE belief in mlgic lnh witchcrlft hlg by no melng
hieh out, lnh begihe the purguit of fortune-telling,
crstll-glig, cheiromlncy lnh other methohg of
hivinltion 11 clrrieh on lnh believeh in by mlny people
to-hly, clgeg of the guvivll of the prliliceg of the Mihhle
Ageg occlgionllly come to light yn our police courtg.
Thug on April 1 St, _u 89 5 , l mn cllleh 1Iichlel Clelry
wlg chargeh lt Clonmel wit_h hlving, on xlrch 1 4th,
burnt hig wyfe Brihgetm l womln of 27 yelrg of lge, for
being l witch lnh thug cluging ker helth lt Blllylhhenm
County Tipperlry.
J ohlnnl Burke gwore thlt boiling herbg out of l gluce
pln on the re were forceh hown the womln'g throlt,
while her hugblnh lgkeh herm yn the nlme of the " Flther,
yon lnh voly Gho:," G ghe wlg hig wife. ve then
trippeh her clotheg of lnh threw her on the loorm lnh,
poryng plrlin oil over her, get her on ire. Clelry,
aggiteh by three other pergong, next took her to the ire
lnh forceh her to git upon itm in orher " to hrive out the
wytch s thlt poggeggeh her.
yhe wlg then llih upon the beh lnh ghlken, while
her hugblnh reciteh the worhg, " Awly with you " (meln
ino the evil gpirit) lnh, lt gix o'clock in the morning, the
prieSt wlg gent for to eorcize the gpiritg with which the
houge wlg thought to be filleh. The prygonerg were
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found guilty, and sentenced to various periods of im
prisonment.
Among other praitioners of magic, the gipsy
Still enjoys a reputation among a certain class of
people, and the Romany, who is said to have inherited
his occult knowledge from early anceStors, is sought and
believed in by many countryfolk to-day.
An inStance of tis came to light in the Police Court at
Higham Ferrers in Northanptonsire on November
q th, 19.6, when a gipsy of the hiStoric name of Smith
was charged with obtaining money from a widow. It
was Stated that she had sold her " charms to burn, wear
and put under her pillow." If those to be burnt,
burned brightly, it meant that ooo was coming to her,
but f the re was dull some enemy was holding the
money back. The fortune-teller received a month's
hard laqour for her charms from an unsympathetic bench.
A police superintendent in charge of the case sagely
remarked, that the widow was only one of many simple
folk who were easily gulled by " gipsy magic," and
added, " These fortune-tellers are becoming a danger to
the countryside."
Another curious Story was related before the magis
trates at Batley in 1 9.5 , when a widow of 7; was sum
moned for doing damage to a pair of trousers and a
curtain belonging to a lodger, who was a miner.
The landlady declared that he never went to bed, but
" sits up all night burning vitriol and cayenne pepper.
" I call him a wizard. He can do any mortal thing,"
she exclaimed to the Bench.
Her daughter in giving evidence aginSt the alleged
wizard said :
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one night.
LiStening at the closed door, he heard her repeating the
words, " l-Ie will be true. He will be true."
His conscience smote im as he iStened, and he went
into the room with the intention of vowing that his
wife's prayer should be fullled, but he changed his
mnd when to is aStonishment he saw that she was
feeding the lames of the Stove with one of his waiSt
coats. Upon his expoStulating, she confessed that she was
folowing out the inrulions of a fortune-teler named
I<un whom she had consulted, nd who had assured
her that she could secure her husband's fidelity by buring
one of his garments while repeatng the incantation.
The husband failed to be convinced, but let the matter
pass unl a few weeks later he caught her b1mi1g hi
rorarJ.
That decided him to put an end to the magician's
practices, and he hailed Kuhn before the tribunal and
charged her with fortune-telling.
Another woman ch:uged with pratising the " Black
Art " was sent to prison for four months recently by the
magiStrates at Liege in Belgium.
One of her viims was a young woman who, suffering
from pains in the head and body, consulted her twice a
week for several months, and eventualy, in order to pay
her fees, Stole money and was sent to prison. Here the
woman, who was known as Vitorine, visited her and told
her to " Invoke my name in a loud voice and you wil not
know you are in prison." The fee for this advice was
charged in her bill, but prison life remained unaltered.
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Another vi.im was a married man whose wife had
left him. He consulted Victorine and paid her fee, and
she told him that in order to get his wife back, he muSt
go to Gouvy (a place fty miles fro m Liege) and back,
in the company of three professors.
He found the necessary three companions and made
the journey, and, lo, . his wife returned. But unfortu
nately she soon rn off again, and none of Victorine's
magic processes could induce her to return, hence the
prosecution which ended.so unhappily for Vitorine.
In Devonshire, a few years ago, an old woman was
found Sticking pins into a sheep's heart wile muttering
imprecations, and after a while hung i t in the chimney,
with the object, she explained1 of woring ill on a
neighbour to whom she had taken a isike.
In some parts of EaSt ngia belief in witchcraft and
the power of the " evil eye " Stil survives. The rector
of Merton, in Norfolk, a short time ago Stated that his
people round about that liStritt had an ingrained belief
in " good nd evil spells ." .
" The charge of witchcraft is usualy wispered againt
old women of dominnt personality, Romannosed
women." There is a common beief that " if! ofend 'un
(the old woman) then she'l do me a mischief." He
related the following account of how he laid a local curse
known as " the curse of Stur5ton."
" This Story dates back to the time of Queen Elizabeth.
Sir Miles Yare-an Elizabethan vicar of Bray-was
then the rector. -For the country folk he held a Protes
tant service in the church on Sunday morning and then
recited Mass in his parlour for the Popish gentry.
" An old ProteStnt lady, as she lay dying, solemnly
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cursed tlus very accommodating parson-p ri et, his
church, lus rcetory and the Great Folks' Hall. nd the
curse seemed to come true.
" When I came upon the scene," says the ReCtor,
" l xas ase. tq h he utse. Fqt the Ol . had
become a farmhouse surrounded by a few cottages, and
the people feared that the c:se might ll be woring
itself out.
'' I held a public service, using an old altr tomb in
the ruined churchyard as a lelern. People locked to
the service from nilles rond. In the sequel no thing
frther dreadful happened. I had laid the c:se."
An intereSting case, which recalls the methods
employed by the witch n the Middle Ages, is repo rte d
from Coseza n northern Italy. n a village ncar that
town lived two siers, on who a spell is said to h av e
been ca by a woman who was believed to praise
witchcraft. She succeeded in convincing them, that
only by folowing her dlreilions could they liberate
themselves from the curse.
She prepared special food for them ; adminiStered
my Ster iou s philtres and forbade them to leave their house.
n a short time both the siSters b egan to show signs
of wasting away, which so alarmed their friends that they
caled n the aid of the po li ce.
Accompanied by an oicer they forced their way into
he house, where they discovered the two siSters in a
moribund condition and one of them died soon afterwards .
The so-called witch was at once arreSted, and was o nly
with diiculty saved from the anger of the villagers.
There is a curious superSiious cuStom in connexion
with clren that ll survives n some parts of \Vales,
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which consiSts of making an incision .into a certain part of
the carilage of a child's car, n order to cure i t of back
wardness. The operation is usually performed during
the waxing of the moon by a womn who is supposed
to have inherited the nowledge of performing the
operation correly. It is done repeately on the cld
until it is found to prove efelve.
The belief in charms and mascots is Still as conunon
in our crowded cities as in remote parts of the country.
The countless mascots to be seen on motor-cars in
our Streets to-day evidence the belief in the occult that
lingers n modern times, nd yet we smile at the creduity
of the people of the EaSt, who hang Strngs of blue beads
about their horses' manes to ward off the " evil eye."
It is hardly credible, but nevertheless true, that tiny
glass tubes filled with mercury and enclosed n wash
leather cases are ll sold in a chemiSt's shop n the heart
of the City of London, to people who believe that, by
carrying them n their pockets, they wll prevent attacks
of rheumatism.
A certain scienic man is said to have expressed im
self confident that h e had checked a tendency to bleed at
the nose, b y suspending round his neck nne Strands
of red silk in each of wich were tied nine knots. n
order to be eTea.ive each knot had to be tied by a woman
and separately wished over.
A short time ago, a shop was opened in one of the
prncipal Streets of the Wt End of London for the sale
of a so-called Egyp tian charm or mascot. Numerous
letters were exhibited in the window, purporting to have
been received from users of it, teStifying to its wonderful
powers. Tradesmen declared it had increased their
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business, boxers wrote that i t had given them vi:oy
over their opponents, dancers asserted that it had found
them partners, bookmakers ated it had given them
success in betng, oher people said it had obtained them
situations and motoris declred it had helped them to
win races y
These f ntncs of human creduity, at the present
day, serve to show the prevalence of super.iion and how
liHtle human naHuMe has changed from the erly centuries.
The tendency to bell eye n the supernatural il exis
in all commwities, nd appears to be wrapped-up with
the mytery sqat envelopn the fusure cnd the fear of the
unknown. The desire to pierce the veil that hides the
beyond is illate in the human race throughout the world.
The manifeStaions of the Vagicians of the viiddle
Ages appear ridiculous to us to-day, but there are many
people who n believe that they can comunicate with
the spirits of sqe dead by mens of supernatural agencies.
If we look back' through the pat centuries we shall
. fd that some of the greateSt thnkers and intelle:ual men
of their time, such as Roger Bccon, Corneiun Agrippa,
Paracelnun and Van GelVont iere believern in the occult.
There is no proof, qoiever, sqas tqe pratiionern of
magic ever wrought ny phenomena that could not be
produced by natural agencies, nor is there any real
evidence, n the records of magic, that the spirit of a dead
person has ever materialized or been made to appear on
earth in human form.
Although many of the rites used n magic were
probably derived from those employed in early times as
part of religious ceremonial, and founded on principles
that lie deep down n the nlind of man, it is evident tht
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