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THE
MAGUS,
OR
CELESTIAL IJVTELLIGEJVCER ;
BEING
A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF
OCCULT PHILOSOPHY.
IN THREE BOOKS:
Containing the Antient and Modern Practice of the Cabaliftic Art, Natural and Celeflial Magic, &c. ; fhewing the wonderful
Effects that may be performed by a Knowledge of the
Celestial Influences, the occult Properties of Metals, Herbs, and Stones ,
AND THE
APPLICATION OF ACTIVE TO PASSIVE PRINCIPLES.
EXHIBITING
THE SCIENCES OF NATURAL MAGIC;
Alchymy, or Hermetic Philosophy ;
ALSO
THE NATURE, CREATION, AND FALL OF MAN;
His natural and fupernatural Gifts ; the magical Power inherent in the Soul,
* in Natural Magic:
THE CONSTELLATORY PRACTICE, or TALISMAN IC MAGIC ;
The Nature of the Elements, Stars, Planets, Signs, &c. ; the Conftfuction and Compofition of all Sorts of Magic Seals,
Images, Rings, Glatfes, &c. ;
The Virtue and Efficacy of Numbers, Characters, and Figures, of good and evil Spirits.
MAGNETISM,
AND CABAUSTICAL OR CEREMONIAL MAGIC;
.In which the fecret Myileries of the Cabala are explained ; the Operations of good and evil Spirits ; all Kinds of Cabaliftic Figures,
Tables, Seals, and Names, with their Ufe, & c.
THE TIMES, BONDS, OFFICES, AND CONJURATION OF SPIRITS.
TO WHIOH IS ADDED
Biographia Antiqua-, or the Lives of the most eminent Philosophers, Magi, 8^c.
The Whole illustrated with a great Variety of
CURIOUS ENGRAVINGS, MAGICAL AND CABALISTICAL FIGURES, Sc.
BY FRANCIS BARRETT, F.R.C.
Professor of Chemistry, natural and occult Philosophy, the Cabala, &c. &c.
LONDON :
PRINTED FOR LACKINGTON, ALLEN, AND CO., TEMPLE OF THE MUSES,
FINSBURY SQUARE.
1801.
PREFACE
IN this V/ork, which we have written chiefly for the in- formation of thofe who are curious and indefatigable in their enquiries into occult knowledge, we have, at a vaft labour and expence, both of time and charges, collected whatfoever can be deemed curious and rare, in regard to the fubjedt of our fpeculations in Natural Magic — the Cabala — Celeftial and Ceremonial Magic — Alchymy — and Magnetifm ; and have divided it into two Books, fub-divided into Parts : to which we have added a third Book, containing a biographical account of the lives of thofe great men who were famous and renowned for their knowledge ; lhewing upon whofe authority this Science of Magic is founded, and upon what principles. To which we have annexed a great variety of notes, wherein we have impartially examined the probability of the exigence of Magic , both of the good and bad fpecies, in the earlieft, as well as in the latter, ages of the world. We have exhibited a vaft number of rare experiments in the courfe of this Treatife, many of which, delivered in the beginning, are founded upon the Ample application of aftives to paflives ; the others are of a higher fpeculation.
In our hiftory of the lives of Philofophers, &c. we have omitted nothing- that can be called interfiling or fatisfaftory. We have taken our hiftorical charadfters from thofe authors moft deferving of credit ; we have given an out- line of the various reports tradition gives of them ; to which are annexed notes, drawn from the moft probable appearance of truth, impartially defcrib- ing their characters and actions ; leaning neither to the fide of thofe who doubt every thing, nor to them whofe credulity takes in every report to be circumftantially true.
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being- ofFenfive to God or man, that the very root or ground of all magic takes its rife from the Holy Scriptures, viz. — “ The fear of God is the beginning of all wifdom j” — and charity is the end : which fear of God is the beginning of Magic ; for Magic is wifdom, and on this account the wife men were called Magi. The magicians were the firft Chriftians ; for, 'by their high and excel- lent knowledge, they knew that that Saviour which was promifed, was now- bom man — that Chrift was our Redeemer, Advocate, and Mediator ; they were the firft to acknowledge his glory and majefty ; therefore let no one be offended at the venerable and facred title of Magician — a title which every wife man merits while he purfues that path which Chrift himfelf trod, viz. humility, charity, mercy, falling, praying, &c. ; for the true magician is the trueft Chriftian, and neareft difciple of our bleffed Lord, who fet the example we ought to follow •, for he fays— “ If ye have faith, &c. ” and “ This kind comes not by falling and prayer, &c. and ‘‘Ye lhall tread upon fcorpions, &c. and again, “ Be wife as ferpents, and harmlefs as doves.” — Such in- ftru6lions as thefe are frequently named, and given in many places of the Holy Scriptures. Likewife, all the Apoftles confefs the power of working miracles through faith in the name of Chrift Jefus, and that all wifdom is to be attain- ed through him ; for he fays, “ I am the light of the world !”
We have thought it advifeable, likewife, to inveftigate the power of num- bers, their fympathy with the divine names of God ; and, feeing the whole univerfe was created by number, weight, and meafure, there is no fmall effi- cacy in numbers, beeaufe nothing more clearly reprefents the Divine Effence to human underftanding than numbers ; feeing that in all the Divine holy names there is Hill a conformity of numbers, fo that the conclufion of this our Firft Book, forms a complete fyftem of mathematical magic ; in which I have collected a vail number of curious feals from that famous magician Agrippa, and likewife from Paracelfus, noting them particularly, as I have found them correfpondent with true fcience on experiment.
The Second Book forms a complete treatife on the myfteries of the Cabala and Ceremonial Magic ; by the ftudy of which, a man (who can feparate himfelf from material obje£ls, by the mortification of the fenfual appetites—
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abftinence from drunkennefs, gluttony, and other beftial paflions, and who lives pure and temperate, free from thofe atftions which degenerates a man to a brute) may become a recipient of Divine light and knowledge ; by which they may forefee things to come, whether to private families, or kingdoms, or ftates, empires, battles, victories, &c. ; and likewife be capable of doing much good to their fellow-creatures : fuch as the healing of all diforders, and aftifting with the comforts of life the unfortunate and diftreffed.
We have fpoken largely of prophetic dreams and vifions in our Cabaliftic Magic, and have given the tables of the Cabala, fully fet down for the infor- mation of the wife ; fome few moft fecret things being referved by the Author for his pupils only, not to be taught by publication.
The Third Book forms a complete Magical Biography, being collected from moft antient authors, and fome fcarce and valuable manufcripts ; and which has been the refult of much labour in acquiring. Therefore, thofe who with to benefit in thofe ftudies, mu ft lhake off the drowftnefs of worldly vanity, all idle levity, floth, intemperance, and luft ; fo that they may be quiet, clean, pure, and free from every diftradtion and perturbation of mind, and worthily ufe the knowledge he obtains from his labours.
Therefore, my good friend, whofoever thou art, that defireft to accomplifh thefe things, be but perfuaded firft to apply thyfelf to the Eternal Wisdom, entreating him to grant thee underftanding, then feeking knowledge with dili- gence, and thou flialt never repent thy having taken fo laudable a refolution, but thou fhalt enjoy a fecret happinefs and ferenity of mind, which the world can never rob thee of.
Wifhing thee every fuccefs imaginable in thy ftudies and experiments, hoping that thou wilt ufe the benefits that thou mayeft receive to the honour of our Creator and for the profit of thy neighbour, in which exercife thou fhalt ever experience the fatisfadtion of doing thy duty *, remember our inftruc- tions — to be ftlent : talk only with thofe worthy of thy communication — do not give pearls to fwine ; be friendly to all, but not familiar with all ; for many are, as the Scriptures mention — wolves in fheep clothing.
FRANCIS BARRETT,
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Introduction
Of the Influences of the Stars
The Ufe and Abufe of Aftrology, &c.. .
An Oration to God
Of Natural Magic in general
The Firft Principles of Natural Magic. .
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Chap. IX. Of the Mixtures of Natural Things one with another, and the Production of
Monfiers 41
Chap. X. Of the Art of Fafcinarion, Binding, Sorceries, Magical Confections, Lights, Can- dles, Lamps, &c. being the conclufion of Natural Magic 44