Art Magic by Unknown (William Britten) ed by Emma Hardinge Britten (2006).pdf

ART MAGIC

Unknown

Edited By

Emma Hardinge Britten

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Table of Contents

Part First

Author's Preface

Introductory

Section I

Spirit, The First Great Cause

Section II

Speculation Regarding the Origin of Man

Section III Is There One or Many Gods?

Section III(S) Early Conceptions of the Hindoos

Section IV How Traditions Become Scriptures

Section IV(S) Biographies of Chrishna and Buddha Sakia

Section V

Sex Worship - Its Antiquity and Meaning

Section V(S) Sex Worship – Continued

Section VI Subordinate Gods in the Universe

Section VI(S) The Jewish Caballa

Part Second

Section VII Man's Earliest Communion With Spirits

Section VIII Man the Microcosm of the Universe

Section IX Ancient Priest and Prophets

Section X

Art Magic

Section XI Art Magic in India

100

Section XI(S) Art Magic in India – Continued

113

Section XII Magic Among the Mongolians

130

Section XIII Magic In Egypt

136

Section XIII(S) The Great Pyramid of Egypt - Its Possible Use and Object

145

Section XIV Spiritism and Magic Amongst the Jew

154

Section XIV(S) Idolatry and Ancient Scripture

164

Section XV Magic and Spiritism Amongst the Chaldeans

169

Section XVI The Poetry of Life's Sterner Prose

177

Part Third

Section XVII Medieval Theosophy - Elves or Fairies

190

Section XVIII Spiritism and Magic in Transitional Eras

204

Section XIX Heptameron, or Magical Elements of Peter D'Abano

214

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Section XVIII(S) Alchemists and Philosophers

212

Section XX Cornelius Agrippa's Philosophy

231

Section XXI The Magic Mirror - Its Composition

238

Section XXIII Spiritualistic Literature

254

Epilogue to the Drama of Art Magic

270

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Section XXII History of Magnetism

244

Author’s Preface

The following pages were written at the solicitation of highly esteemed European friends,

who deemed that the author’s long years of experience as a student and adept in the

Spiritism of many lands might furnish to the world some valuable information concerning

the mysteries of that spiritual communion now so prevalent throughout the civilized

world.

In order to gratify these too partial advisers, the author at first collated his personal

experiences into a series of autobiographical sketches, the first few chapters of which

were published under the title of “Ghost Land; or Researches into the Realm of Spiritual

Existence,” in Emma Harding Britten’s high toned American Magazine, the “Western

Star.” As the calamitous fires which devastated the city of Boston some five or six years

ago caused the suspension of Mrs. Britten’s excellent periodical, the author determined to

lay his papers aside, for any use posterity might derive from them, but the same friendly

spirit of appreciation which had dictated the transcription of the autobiography

subsequently pleaded for its continuance, or the preparation of a still more occult work, in

which the much needed desideratum of a comprehensive philosophy, covering the

principles which underlie spiritual existence should be given to the world, as a basis on

which to found the superstructure of spiritual science.

This suggestion was too much in accordance with the author’s habits of thought to be

lightly rejected. A hasty and fragmentary sketch of the work was drawn up, but when

compared with the vast fields of untrodden revelation that yet remained to be gleaned, the

author would fain have committed his abortive attempt to the flames, and trusted to time

to unfold that mighty realm of magical philosophy which can never be disclosed in a

single life-time much less condensed into one volume. But the all-too-appreciative

friends to whom the author’s despair of purpose was revealed thought otherwise.

They deemed the broken gleams of light submitted to them were all-sufficient for the age

in which they were to be given, and urged that the suggestions rendered, belonged to

humanity, and could not fail to throw light upon many of the mysteries of spiritual

manifestations.

Whilst wandering incognito through the cities of the United States, still seeking to add

fresh records of Spiritualistic interest to an already full treasury of facts, the author had

the pleasure of meeting with his highly esteemed English friend, Mrs. Emma Hardinge

Britten. In addition to urgent appeals from this authoritative source to publish his book of

magic, the author was farther tempted by the generous promise that he would be relieved

of all the vexations and technical details of this publication.

Shrinking with unconquerable repugnance from any encounter with those butchers of

human character, self styled “critics,” whose chief delight is to exercise their carving-

knives upon the bodies of slain reputations, without regard to qualification for the act of

dissection, and equally averse to entrusting the dangerous and difficult processes of

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