Seeing there is a Threefold world, Elementary, Celestial and Intellectual, and every Inferior is governed by its Superior... the very Original and Chief Worker of All doth... convey the Virtues of his Omnipotency upon Us.
Introduction Agrippa's Theory & Philosophy Examples of Agrippa's Talismans Learning Agrippa's Astrology & Magic In 1509 Agrippa wrote De nobilitate et praecelentia foemini sexus , (the nobility of the female sex and the superiority of women over men), which was not published until 1532. In 1509 Agrippa also began writing his magnum opus, Three Books of Occult Philosophy which was finally published in 1531. In 1530 Agrippa published De incertitudine & vanitate scientiarum & artium, (the vanity and uncertainty of the arts and sciences). He also wrote a commentary on the Ars Brevis of Raymond Lull, as well as treatises on, marriage, the plague and geomancy. As is clear from the long delay between the writing and publishing of many of his works throughout his life Agrippa was dogged by ill luck and opposition to his ideas and works.
Yet despite its comprehensive nature Three Books of Occult Philosophy is organized in a systematic fashion. The three books each correspond to the three worlds of the elementary, celestial and intellectual realms. Agrippa sees the descent of all things from God through the worlds as a hopeful sign of the possibility of an ascent back to God. The Renaissance philosophy of magi like Cornelius Agrippa represents the highest development of a spiritual and unified schema of thought in the West prior to the advent of the materialism and atheism of the Enlightenment. After 500 years Three Books of Occult Philosophy remains one of the leading texts of Western esoteric thought. Here is a more comprehensive article on Agrippa's Theories of Astrological Magic. Here are Agrippa's instructions for Planetary Talismans and actual examples of Agrippa's talismans for various planets including the Sun and the Sun in Leo, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury. Here is Agrippa's chapter from Three Books of Occult Philosophy on Fixed Star Images and here are examples of talismans for the fixed stars Aldebaran , and the Heart of the Scorpion, Antares, the Greater Dog Star, Sirius, and the Lesser Dog Star Procyon, the very benefic Spica, and the very malefic Algol. My discussion group Spiritus Mundi is specifically focused on practical applications of Renaissance astrology and astrological magic. I also offer a Planetary Magic Mini-Course which allows students to immediately begin working with Agrippa's planetary talismans as well as an Astrological Magic Full Course which teaches the full range of astrological elections and astrological magic. HOME Please Contact me with any Questions & Comments Specializing in Horary Astrology, Electional Astrology Astrological Magic and Astrological Talismans. Copyright 2003, Christopher Warnock, All Rights Reserved. |