SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! This is the unofficial sequel to "The Black Lodge", where we'll be exploring the idea of "Demiurgic Theurgy"! This is an "ongoing investigation" but this episode will essentially be laying the groundwork for said future investigations. This round we've got Gnosticism, Antinomianism, and dark archontic magic! All the good stuff! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:Power in the world is rarely held by those who merely inherit it; it belongs to those who master the underlying mechanics of reality, influence, and the unseen structures of history.This collection brings together foundational texts on the evolution of illicit magic, hidden philosophy, and ritual tradecraft. These works explore how historical actors, scholars, and esotericists sought to manipulate natural forces, command spiritual domains, and wield clandestine authority across the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.*The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance — Frank Klaassen (2013)*Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer's Manual of the Fifteenth Century — Richard Kieckhefer*Conjuring Spirits: Texts and Traditions of Medieval Ritual Magic — Edited by Claire Fanger*Ritual Magic — Elizabeth M. Butler*Battling Demons: Witchcraft, Heresy, and Reform in the Late Middle Ages — Michael D. Bailey*Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Late Ancient and Antique World — Edited by Scott Noegel, Joel Walker, and Brannon Wheeler*The Fortunes of Faust — Elizabeth M. Butler*Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages — Don C. Skemer*The Bathhouse at Midnight: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia — W. F. Ryan*Spiritual and Demonic Magic: From Ficino to Campanella — D. P. Walker*Icons of Power: Ritual Practices in Late Antiquity — Naomi Janowitz*Strange Revelations: Magic, Poison, and Sacrilege in Louis XIV's France — Lynn Wood Mollenauer*Unlocked Books: Manuscripts of Learned Magic in the Medieval Libraries of Central Europe — Benedek Láng*Alchemical Belief: Occultism in the Religious Culture of Early Modern England — Bruce Janacekand of course...*The Game of Saturn — Peter Mark AdamsThere's a whole lot more but these are probably the best places to start.
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