A LIST

OF ALL THE CHAPTERS CONTAINED IN THIS WORK.

CH. 1Decorative woodcut initial Q depicting a figure seated in a landscape with trees and a building in the distance.How the Magus gathers virtues from the threefold world Agrippa divides the universe into three levels: the Elemental (natural), Celestial (astrological), and Intellectual (angelic/divine). will be shown in these three books. PAGE 1.

2 What magic is, what its parts are, and what a practitioner of magic should be like. Same page.

3 Concerning the four elements, their qualities, and their mixtures with one another. 3

4 Concerning the threefold nature of the elements to be considered. 4

5 Concerning the wonderful natures of fire and earth. 5

6 Concerning the marvelous natures of water, air, and the winds. 6

7 Concerning the types of compounds, how they relate to the elements, and what the elements themselves have in common with the soul, senses, and character. 10

8 How the elements are in the heavens, in the stars, in demons original: "dæmonibus"; here referring to intermediary spirits in the Neoplatonic tradition rather than purely evil beings., in angels, and finally in God himself. 12

9 Concerning the virtues of natural things depending most closely on the elements. 13

10 Concerning the occult virtues Hidden properties of objects that are not explained by the four primary qualities of hot, cold, moist, and dry. of things. 14

11 How occult virtues are infused into the species of things from the Ideas Platonic archetypes or divine patterns., through the reasoning of the World Soul, and the rays of the stars: and which things abound most in this virtue. 15

12 How different virtues are influenced into different individuals, even of the same species. 16

13 From where the occult virtues of things proceed. Same page.

14 Concerning the Spirit of the World, what it is, and that it is the bond of occult virtues. 18

15 How we ought to investigate and experience the virtues of things by a path taken from similarity. 20

16 How the operations of different virtues are transferred from one thing to another and communicated to each other. 21

17 How the virtues of things are to be investigated and experienced through strife and friendship. 22

18 Concerning the inclinations of enmities. 23

19 How the virtues of things are to be investigated and experienced, which are in them from the whole species, or are innate to some thing by a particular gift of the individual itself. 25

20 That natural virtues are in some things through their whole substance, but in others in certain of their parts or members. 26

21 Concerning the virtues of things which are in them only during life, and which remain in them even after death. Same page.

22 How lower things are subject to celestial bodies, and how the human body, its activities, and its characters are distributed to the stars and signs. 28

23 How to recognize which stars natural things are subject to, and which things are Solar. 29

24 Which things are subject to the Moon. 31

25 Which are subject to Saturn. 32

26 Which are Jovial Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.. 33

27 Which relate to Mars. 34

28 Which are Venereal Pertaining to the planet Venus.. Same page.

29 Which follow Mercury. 35

30 That the whole sublunary world and what is in it is distributed to the planets. Same page.

31 How provinces and kingdoms are distributed to the planets. 36

32 Which are subject to the signs and fixed stars, and their images. Same page.

33 Concerning the seals and characters Magical symbols or signatures believed to represent the essence of a thing or spirit. of natural things. 38

34 How through natural things and their virtues we can allure and attract the influences and virtues of celestial bodies. 40

35 Concerning the mixtures of natural things with each other and their utility. 41

36 Concerning the union of mixed things, and the introduction of a nobler form and sensible life. 42

37 How by certain natural and artificial preparations we draw down certain celestial and vital gifts from above. 43

38 How we can receive from above not only celestial and vital gifts, but also certain intellectual and divine ones. 44

39 That by certain world materials we can allure mundane deities, and the demons who are ministers of these deities. 45

40 Concerning bindings original: "ligationibus"; magical spells intended to restrain or compel someone or something., what kind they are, and in what ways they are accustomed to be done. Same page.

41 Concerning sorceries original: "ueneficijs"; can refer to medicinal potions, poisons, or magical charms., and their power. 46

42 Concerning the wonderful virtues of certain sorceries. 47

43 Concerning fumigations Ritual use of incense and smoke., and their reason and power. 49

44 The composition of certain fumigations suited to the planets. 50

45 Concerning eye-salves, ointments, love-potions original: "philtris"., and their virtues. 52

46 Concerning physical bindings and suspensions Objects hung or worn as amulets.. 53

47 Concerning rings and their compositions. 55

48 Concerning the virtues of places, and which places correspond to each of the stars. Same page.

49 Concerning light and colors, lamps and torches, and which colors are distributed to which stars, houses, and elements. 57

50 Concerning Fascination, and its artifice The occult power to influence others through the gaze or the "evil eye.". 58

51 Concerning certain observations producing wonderful virtues. 59

52 Concerning the face and gesture, the habit and figure of the body, and which of these correspond to which stars; from which physiognomy, metoposcopy Divination by the lines of the forehead., and chiromancy Palmistry.—the arts of divination—have their foundations. 61

53 Concerning the divination of auspices and augury. 63

54 Concerning various animals and other things, and what significance they have in auguries. 64

55 How auspices are verified by the light of the natural sense, and concerning some rules for testing it. 68

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