On Occult Philosophy

I offer to you the documents of undefiled truth and the impregnable discipline of Magic, along with the most pleasant experiences of the holy Divinities original: "Numinum". Just as you eagerly desire to know these things by reading books on Occult Philosophy, so too, by reading this book, you may truly triumph over them. Therefore, keep this work hidden within the secret inner chambers of your religious heart, and conceal it with constant silence.

You should truly know this: that the names of the presiding Intelligences In this context, "Intelligences" refers to the high-ranking celestial spirits or angels believed to govern the planets. for each of the Planets are established according to this method. Specifically, they are gathered from the figure of the World A "figure of the world" refers to an astrological chart or horoscope set for a specific moment. by collecting letters starting from the rising of the body of the Planet, following the succession of the zodiac signs through each degree. This is done by projecting from each degree aspected by the Planet itself, starting from the degree of the Ascendant.

By a similar reasoning, the names of the Princes of the evil Spirits presiding under each of the Planets are obtained in retrograde order. This projection is made against the succession of the signs, starting from the beginning of the seventh House The seventh house in astrology represents the western horizon, the opposite of the Ascendant.. However, the name of the supreme intelligence, which many consider to be the Soul of the World original: "animam Mundi"; the animating principle or spirit permeating all nature., is gathered from the four Corners The "Cardines" or four pivotal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven, and Imum Coeli. of the figure of the World, according to the method already handed down. And through...