The History of Magic by Joseph Ennemoser: 2 Vols Allegory Hermetic Literature

Hermetic Literature

Key to this astrological system is the Kabbalah-the Jewish mystery tradition-in which the sacred Tree of Life links the influences of the twelve zodiacal constellations and seven planets to specific letters of the Hebrew alphabet

the four types of ether

It is based on contemporary spiritual investigation and individual

In his introductory essay

The History of Magic by Joseph Ennemoser: 2 Vols Allegory Hermetic LiteratureThe History of Magic was published in Leipzig in 1844, and translated into English in 1854 by William Howitt, a leading Spiritualist writer. The editor, his wife Mary, added a collection of supernatural and psychical occurrences, which illustrate the topics dealt with by Ennemoser. Joseph Ennemoser (1787 1854), was an Tyrolean doctor and scientist, noted for his use of magnetism and hypnosis. He was a forerunner of Freud in his belief in the