Description

Origin & Traditional Use

The Book of Four Occult Philosophers collects the fundamental texts of four Renaissance magicians, including the Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy attributed to Agrippa, the Heptameron of Peter de Abano and texts on geomancy and magic. It is a core source book of grimoire magic.

Uses in the Work

Use it to study the original methods of spirit conjuration behind the later grimoires: the Heptameron’s circles and planetary conjurations, Agrippa’s methods of making and consecrating seals, and the art of geomancy. It is essential for anyone working Solomonic or ceremonial evocation from the sources. Keep it beside your book of shadows, and record what you test in practice alongside the author’s method.

Pairs Well With

The Golden Dawn by Israel Regardie; Secrets of High Magic by Francis Melville; Black Pentagram Leather Grimoire Journal

Lore

The collection was first printed in English by Robert Turner in 1655. Agrippa’s own Three Books of Occult Philosophy (1533) became the encyclopedia of Renaissance magic, though the “Fourth Book” was disowned by his pupil Johann Weyer as a forgery.

What You Receive

Now, Daniel Harms makes this priceless volume accessible to all collectors and historians through his expert transcription, annotations, and translations of the English, Latin, and Welsh content. Preserving the red and black text of the original handwritten manuscript, The Book of Four Occult Philosophers reveals centuries’ worth of secrets gathered by Robert Cross Smith (Raphael), Olivia Serres (Princess Olive), Thomas Harrington, and an unknown individual only identified as “W.” Their compilation of magical operations contains historical spells and rituals alongside passages about fairies, astrology, numerology, demon conjuring, and more. 7.25 x 10.25 Hardcover