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THIS 40 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, by Henry Cornelius Agrippa. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564591700. ... Read more

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fun for girls
My friend had a copy of this when we were at school and we loved it. The great goal was always to be told when asking 'how many lovers shall I have?', 'how is it possible to count the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the beach?' Absolute tosh of course, but hours of fun guaranteed for curious schoolgirls.

A delightful surprise ... very accurate
Hmmm... this is one of the most coolest oracle books on the market. Several of the responses were neat and I suspect the equivalent to counting cards in poker games is behind it. Nevertheless, this Victorian-style fortune telling device is lots of fun!

The Oracle is Always Right!
I got the a copy of The Ladie's Oracle in college - almost 16 years ago.My girlfriends and I swear by it - the Oracle has great knowledge, but we have found, she can be pretty rude too if destiny is not with you.In the end, she is always right,especially on matters of love. Trust in her, and don't use her on off days, and remember, you can always ask her again tomorrow and your fate may change.

Don't hesitate to buy this - I've been looking for copies in print every year since the mid 90's, and this is the first I've seen.You will love her, and keep this book with you forever!

Mysterious and Accurate Book
This is a very misterious book, it will give you honest answers to your questions, you will be surprise how a book that was probably writing about 460 years ago and reprint in our time, can still can be use as a fortune telling tool in the year 2002.I love it, and it took me 26 years to find one so buy one if you can, be one of the lucky ones to own it and leave it as a family treasure to the young ladies in your family, they will be facinated by this book.

FORTUNE TELLING AT IT'S BEST
What a brilliant book, being interested in fortune telling, tarot etc,I was fortunate enough to come across thisbook "THE LADIES ORACLE". A group of friends and I sat all night asking the book questions, the hours of fun just rolled by. i would recommend this book to all the ladies out there, but "BEWARE", THIS BOOK IS ADDICTIVE.... happy reading. ... Read more

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Great Job By Tyson
I have gotten the PDFs of this book, and several other version of this book and find this version is the best there is. With 784 pages of reference material from Renaissance era magic. There is From page 785 to 850 is a biographical dictionary that is really interesting, and he also helped buy adding a commentary so one can understand what Agippa was trying to say or what was formulated. Only mistakes I found was some math and a couple of editorial mistakes but all in all it is a good reference book for on who wants to practice magic, especially Renaissance era magic and grimoric magic. Tyson Did a great Job with a classic, He made Agippa's Three Books of Occult of Philosophy accessible to all and Tyson editorial translation give the book some Justice and this version is soon going to a classic in it own right.

must read book!
This book is a must read for anyone interested in the arts. It is written to where you get one message when reading over it swiftly like usual, but if you slow down and read chapter by chapter and let it digest there is a much deeper message to be understood.

Important work
A great source of information on Western black arts.
In depth study and meaningful essays.
Highly recommended!!

Every Ceremonial Magician Needs This!
This book is the basis for Barret's The Magus.The Appendices alone are worth the $39.99, and Tyson's annotation's make it much more readable.Fair warning though, you WILL need a Bible, Apocrypha, and I Enoch to understand most of the references as it was written while in jail in the 1530's. (Right in the middle of the Burning Times.)

One of the best books to understand how to research the astral!
This is one of the main classics that Occultists draw on - over and over again - it has much for the novice and for the advanced practitioner. Some of the material will help you understand some of the stumbling blocks when working on a particular occult project.I recommend this book 100% and can offer a few other key books if you are looking for just practical occult teachings, i.e. how to achieve occult power instead of just plain research (but these books that I am about to recommend really are not for the novice, they are strictly for someone seeking occult power and who can keep it in check):

Finding The Higher Powers Of Mind And Spirit: The Way To The Prime Goal

Getting In Tune With The Infinite: A Guide To Fullness Of Peace, Power, And Plenty

How To Achieve Clairvoyance And Occult Power

How To Read The Crystal: With A Concise Dictionary Of Astrological Terms

Second Sight: A Study Of Natural And Induced Clairvoyance

The New Avatar And The Destiny Of The Soul: Answers To The Question: Why?

True Astral Worship: Why Today, More Than Ever, Are The Pre-Religions Very Important.

These books can take you to the astral plane - but what you do there, and why you go there is your affair. ... Read more

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Agrippa's penetrating study of `Occult Philosophy' is widelyacknowledgedas a significant contribution to the Renaissancephilosophical discussionconcerning the powers of magic and itsrelationship with religion. In adiscriminating revival Agrippapursued the `natural' magic of Ficino and Pico,while relating it toReuchlin's synthesis of magic and religion. Agrippabroadens the ideashe found in his sources to forge a much more comprehensiveconceptionof the occult.The critical edition of De occulta philosophiaclarifies a number ofcontroversies about the interpretation of thismagical work. More generally,this Renaissance `magus' proves to bedriven by a deep scholarly curiosity,which seeks to come to gripswith the intellectual and religious problems ofhis time. ... Read more

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Get your library to buy this now
If you don't know who Agrippa was, you shouldn't be reading this review, unless you're a librarian who's been asked to buy the volume.Do an author search for "Agrippa occult" and start there.

Now, assuming that you know who Agrippa (1486-1535) was, and roughly what his Occult Philosophy was, let's talk about this volume.

This is a scholarly critical edition.The copious annotations do not so much explain the text as tell you what Agrippa is quoting or referring to, so you can look up more texts.The introduction is functional, but not terribly helpful to the nonspecialist.On the other hand, when I wrote my book on Agrippa, this thing was a constant and trusty companion; boy am I ever glad I shelled out for this!

Agrippa's book itself is obscure and difficult, but at the same time it is the seminal attempt to develop a philosophical framework for magic as a practice.If you just want to read the book, read it in English (buy the Llewellyn edition) unless your Latin is stunningly good.So if you don't already know the book well, you shouldn't be spending money on this.

The editing is meticulous, including constant explications of Agrippa's many references and sources.There is a wonderful index and bibliography, making the volume exceptionally useful -- Agrippa himself is deliberately confusing and at times seems disorganized.On top of everything else, the editor has included angle braces and further notes so that we get a complete edition of the Juvenile Draft (1510) woven into the final edition (1531/33).I can't say enough good things about the edition.

Every library with a serious early modern collection should have this.Brill's books are extremely expensive, of course, but they are permanent.The paper is acid-free, the binding is very toughly stitched, and so forth.If you shell out for this text, you will still have it a long time from now.If you are not in control of a library's budget, though, you'd better try to get your librarian to order this.

In short, this is a volume for a library, a specialist, or a wealthy Latinist.If you are wealthy enough to afford this and just want a cool edition, bear in mind that you can sometimes find Agrippa's _Opera_ in early 17th C editions for about what this volume costs --- no critical material, of course, but pretty.If you have good reason to want a critical edition, though, this one is not likely to be superseded.

Finally a scholarly edition of this classic.
This book should be at the top of the reading list for anyone interested in Western occultism or magic.

The original Latin text of Agrippa's classic is presented along with critical apparatus clearly showing variant readings in the editions.Includes a great introduction (in English) with a detailed analysis of Agrippa's sources and as well as an insightful and in-depth analysis of Agrippa's extensive 1533 expansion and revision of the text.Complete with helpful bibliographies and indices.

The only disappointment I had was the fact that this edition does not include Agrippa's lengthy recantation, which was included in the 1533 edition.

This is one of the most expensive books I've ever bought, but worth the price, especially for those with a command of Renaissance Latin.

Excellent Edition. Much Expected.
Renaissance Scholarship needed such a critical edition of this work. For deep study on the matter. Undoubtedly, the best edition in the market. ... Read more

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