MAGIKON original Greek: Μ Α Γ Ι Κ Ο Ν

the secret system

of a society

of unknown philosophers

The "Unknown Philosophers" (Philosophes Inconnus) was a title often used by followers of the French mystic Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin and associated with Martinist traditions.

arranged under individual articles,

explained and evaluated through

notes and additions,

and

its kinship with older and newer

mysteriologies

The study of ancient mysteries or secret religious rites.

demonstrated.

In two parts.

All the great arts require subtle discussion

and speculation about the nature of things;

for this loftiness of mind and complete effectiveness

seem to come from such a source.

Plato in the Phaedrus.

original Greek: "Πᾶσαι ὅσαι μεγάλαι τῶν τεχνῶν...". This quote from Plato suggests that high intellectual and creative pursuits require a deep, almost "meteorological" study of nature.

J. F. Kleuker Johann Friedrich Kleuker (1749–1827) was a German theologian and professor known for translating the Zend-Avesta and studying the "Oriental" roots of religion.

an unknown of the square-aspect, who

The "square-aspect" (German: Quadratschein) is an astrological term for a 90-degree angle between planets, but here it likely refers to a specific symbolic identity or grade within a secret society.

is neither an interpreter of signs nor an epopt.

epopt: from the Greek *epoptes*, meaning an initiate of the highest level in the ancient Eleusinian Mysteries.

Frankfurt and Leipzig,

1784.

LIBRARY of the ⊡ The square symbol represents a Masonic Lodge. "At the Five Cedars." This identifies the book as formerly belonging to the Masonic Lodge "Zu den fünf Cedern" in Erlangen.