{"product_id":"oculi-occultati-tarot-by-radomil-boguslawski-copy","title":"The Celestial Art: Essays on Astrological Magic by Austin Coppock (ed) and Daniel A. Schulke (ed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntiquarian \/ Second Hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOut of print hardback edition, published by Three Hands Press in 2018. Limited to 600 copies only. \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Fine \/ As New.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is a fact of history that the origins of magic and medicine are rooted in the Starry Wisdom of the ancients. Their intersection is evident at numerous and varied points on the timeline. Crumbling stellar-aligned temple complexes, fragmentary Graeco-Egyptian spell books, medieval grimoires and early modern apothecary manuals all testify to the deep enmeshment of the terrestrial and celestial.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAstrology is, in essence, an occult science, whose principles underlie the vast majority of the hermetic tradition. Beyond the observation of stars and planets for omens auguring future events, the diverse celestial powers of the firmament have been drawn upon by theurgic and thaumaturgic magic. Carefully timed and engraved talismans sought to imbue earthly matter with the luminous power of planets and stars. What radiates in the heavens also gives forth its power on earth: in herbs, stones, animals, and in the affairs of humanity. Magicians have long sought to direct those emanations, to shape the below by means of the above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYet since the disastrous disenchantment of the Western world, above and below have drifted apart, and the fruit of their union, the Celestial Art, has withered. This enfeeblement, however, has begun to reverse. Fresh flowers and ripe fruits appear again, as translations of the fundamental texts of magic and astrology restore to each art its roots, and reveal the many points at which the two great trees embrace and entwine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Celestial Art gathers together twelve essays on specific aspects of astrological magic, examining essence and practical application. Among the topics of research are Vedic Astrology, Alchemy, Greek Astrological Herbalism, the Planetary Magic of the Sābians of ancient Harrān, the place of the Celestial Art in early modern British Magic, and practical planetary sorcery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributions to the volume include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eAaron Cheak, PhD\u003c\/span\u003e Thigh of Iron, Thigh of Gold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eFreedom Cole\u003c\/span\u003e The Pulsation of the Cosmos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eAustin Coppock\u003c\/span\u003e A Feast of Starlight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eAl Cummins, PhD\u003c\/span\u003e The Azured Vault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eDemetra George\u003c\/span\u003e Thessalos of Tralles: On the Virtues of Herbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eBenjamin Dykes, PhD\u003c\/span\u003e The Planetary Magic among the Harrānian Sābians\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eJohn Michael Greer\u003c\/span\u003e Sources of Power in Medieval and Modern Magic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eLee Lehman, PhD\u003c\/span\u003e The Conjunction of Electional Astrology and Magic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eJason Miller\u003c\/span\u003e The Perfect and the Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eEric Purdue\u003c\/span\u003e On Identifying Presiding Daemons and Geniuses from an Astrological Chart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eDaniel A. Schulke\u003c\/span\u003e The Planetary Viscera of Witchcraft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorname\"\u003eMallorie Vaudoise\u003c\/span\u003e Dark Matter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeaturing some of the most important voices in contemporary astrology and magic, the book augurs, in no small part, the restoration of astrological magic, and the reconciliation of contemporary astrology with modern occult tradition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe book is 288 pages with illustrations, printed on archival paper, with an introduction and index, and three original images by artist Joseph Uccello commissioned especially for the volume.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watkins Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59230104289654,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0635\/6656\/files\/IMG_7123_1e569e0b-6a5e-4fb4-a252-49e5cd58e8ef.jpg?v=1793636586","url":"https:\/\/shop.watkinsbooks.com\/products\/oculi-occultati-tarot-by-radomil-boguslawski-copy","provider":"Watkins Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}