Picatrix (Ghayat Al-Hakim) The Goal of the Wise, Vol. 1 Tapa dura - 2002

Seattle, Washington: Ouroboros Press, 2002/2008. NEW Two Volume Set Complete. "Full cloth with gilt spine title and printed dust jacket" (see scans). Volume I - Limited to 1000 numbered copies (out of series) / Volume II - Limited to 500 [Hand]numbered copies. From the Publisher : "The Picatrix, or Ghayat Al-Hakim as it is titled in Arabic has long been regarded as source material in the Hermetic tradition. The text of this Medieval work consists of four books covering the art and practice of Astrological, Talismanic, and Astral Magic. Brought out of the obscurity of the Middle East it passed through the hands of many prominent figures throughout the history of Hermetic thought..Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola, Peter of Abano, and Henry Cornelius Agrippa were among them. Volume One contains the first two book of Ghayat Al-Hakim, here translated into English for the first time" --- "Picatrix Volume Two contains the 3rd and 4th books of Ghayat Al-Hakim and will complete the English translation. It… Leer más