Gloves Worn By Sightless Deaf People That Allow Them To Communicate. Talking Gloves For The Deaf And

hegelian logic

Pages from the oldest known Norwegian svartebok ("black book") manuscript. Vinjeboka, c.1480-1520, Ms.8° 1059, Nasjonalbiblioteket, Oslo, Norway.

reciprocal system of theory

The Arbatel De Magia Veterum (Arbatel: On the Magic of the Ancients) is a grimoire of ceremonial magic that was published in 1575 in Switzerland. It was likely edited by Theodor Zwinger, and published by Pietro Perna. The actual author of the text remains unknown, but scholars suggest Jacques Gohory as a possible candidate.

The Arbatel mainly focuses on the relationship between humanity, celestial hierarchies, and the positive relationship between the two. The Olympian spirits featured in it are entirely unique to this grimoire. Unlike other grimoires, the Arbatel exhorts the magus to remain active in their community (instead of isolating themselves), favoring kindness, charity, and honesty over remote and obscure rituals. The teachings of Swiss alchemist Paracelsus greatly influenced the writing of this work, though it is also deeply rooted in classical culture, Ancient Greek philosophy, the Sibylline oracles and the philosophy of Plotinus.

Originally written in Latin, these selected ten pages come from a later German translation of the work, dated to 1686.

Rudy Rucker, Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite

Figure of hand from Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae sistematisatae per celeberrimos Artis hujus Magistros ~1775

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