Albertus Magnus Egyptian Secrets or White and Black Art for Man and Beast

by Dr. L.W. de Laurence

B003AZ99VS Albertus Magnus Egyptian Secrets or White and Black Art for Man and Beast hardcover Publication n.d.

Genres: Occult, Philosophy, Esoterica, Spirituality

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1725

Reviews

[W.B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome book of incantations, blessings and curses...mystical cabala abounds...most of the spells are really all about the language itself being used...language as more than economic unit...language as alive, sentient, interpenetrating the material world...language as the genie of matter, which (according to these texts) can be manipulated and made to destroy or heal...preserve or wither...a weird delight...I will write about this and use excerpts on my blog shortly...

[Heidi Raič]

The history of how this text came about is entirely fascinating and I’m diving deeper. Apparently this text has nothing to do with Albert Magnus, and it’s mistranslated to be not Egyptian secrets but Romani. My favorite bit of the text is how to become invisible! How fun. Interesting also to see what were the common concerns in 1200’s Cologne.