Mr. Georg von Welling’s

MAGO-CABBALISTIC AND THEOSOPHICAL WORK,

original Latin: "Opus Mago-Cabbalisticum et Theosophicum." This title suggests a synthesis of magic, the Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah, and theosophy—a philosophical system seeking direct knowledge of the divine.

wherein

the origin, nature, properties, and use

Salt, Sulfur

and

MERCURY,

In alchemy, these three—Salt, Sulfur, and Mercury—are known as the "Tria Prima" or Three Primes. They were believed to be the fundamental components of all material substances.

described in three parts, and alongside very many

extraordinary mathematical, theosophical, magical, and mystical

matters, the generation of metals and minerals is also demonstrated from the

foundation of nature; together with the main key of the entire work, and

many curious mago-cabbalistic figures. To which is further added: A

small treatise on Divine Wisdom; and a special appendix

of several very rare and precious chemical

pieces.

Third Edition.

A woodcut illustration depicting a rectangular stone altar or sarcophagus with a heavy, multi-layered lid. The front of the structure is decorated with two floral garlands draped from the corners toward a central oval medallion.

Frankfurt and Leipzig,

at the Fleischer Bookstore, 1784.