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| [50] | Continued from previous page ...on those seized by epilepsy original: "comitiali," referring to morbus comitialis, the 'assembly sickness,' so named because a seizure was considered a bad omen that would halt Roman public assemblies. and fainting, and those things which happen to the dying | 511 |
| 51 | On prophetic dreams | 514 |
| 52 | On lots and signs possessing a certain power of oracles | 519 |
| 53 | How one wishing to receive oracles ought to prepare himself | 521 |
| 54 | On cleanliness, and how it is to be observed | 524 |
| 55 | On abstinence, fasting, chastity, solitude, and tranquility and assent of the mind | 526 |
| 56 | On repentance and almsgiving | 531 |
| 57 | On those things administered from without which lead to expiation | 532 |
| 58 | On adorations and vows | 534 |
| 59 | On sacrifices and offerings, and their types and methods | 537 |
| 60 | Which prayers and ancient rites were used for sacrifices and offerings | 543 |
| 61 | How these are to be offered both to God and to the lower deities | 544 |
| 62 | On consecrations and their reasoning | 546 |
| 63 | What things are called sacred, what are consecrated, and how these stand between us and the gods, and concerning sacred times | 549 |
| 64 | On certain religious observations, ceremonies, and rites of fumigations original: "suffituum," referring to the ritual burning of incense or herbs to attract specific spirits., anointings, and similar things | 555 |
| 65 | Conclusion of the entire work | 562 |
This section refers to Agrippa's later work, "De Incertitudine et Vanitate Scientiarum" (On the Vanity of the Sciences), where he famously—and perhaps ironically—recanted his earlier writings on magic.
| On Magic in general | 568 | |
| On natural Magic | 568 | |
| On mathematical Magic | 570 | |
| On venefic original: "uenefica." This refers to sorcery involving potions, poisons, or harmful charms. Magic | 571 | |
| On Geomancy divination by patterns in earth or soil and Necromancy divination through communication with the dead | 573 | |
| On Theurgy original: "Theurgia," meaning 'god-working' or rituals designed to invoke divine presence. | 577 | |
| On the Kabbalah The Jewish mystical tradition regarding the nature of God and the universe, which Agrippa adapted for a Christian audience. | 578 | |
| On illusions original: "Præstigijs," referring to sleight of hand, conjuring tricks, or demonic deceptions that fool the senses. | 583 |