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Azoth Press is very proud to announce a new translation of John Dee’s Propaedeumata Aphoristica by best-selling author and renown magician John Michael Greer. The importance of this astrological text with regard to the evolution and tradition of today’s practicing magician cannot be overestimated. This new updated translation is truly a must have in every practicing magician’s library.
From the introduction:
John Dee needs no introduction to the modern occultist. The court astrologer and wizard of Queen Elizabeth I, the owner of the best library in Elizabethan England, the author of historic works on mathematics and navigation, and one of many secret agents employed by Elizabeth’s government in its struggle for survival against foreign and domestic enemies, he was also the co-creator of the Enochian system of magic, one of the most widely practiced methods of ceremonial work in modern occultism, and the author of the enigmatic Monas Hieroglyphica, one of the most cryptic works in the history of alchemy. It may startle readers, then, to learn that his first significant book on occult topics remains nearly unknown in today’s occult community. Nonetheless this is the case.
The Propaedeumata Aphoristica (“Aphoristic Introduction”), first published in 1558 and brought out in a new revised edition in 1568, is that work. Dee wrote it as a convenient guide to the fundamental principles of astrology and astrological magic. It begins and ends with Dee’s magical and alchemical emblem, the Hieroglyphic Monad. In a series of 120 aphorisms, ranging in length from a sentence to more than a page, he sets out the worldview of the Renaissance astrologer and magus with a conciseness that has rarely been equaled…
APHORISMS ON ASTROLOGY AND MAGIC: JOHN DEE’S PROPÆDEUMATA APHORISTICA Translation and Commentary by John Michael Greer - Leather Bound Limited Edition Hardcover
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Verified ownerJohn Michael Greer’s Aphorisms on Astrology and Magic distills the principles of traditional occult practice into a series of concise maxims that emphasize astrology and magic as symbolic, natural, and probabilistic arts rather than deterministic or supernatural ones. Greer presents the cosmos as an interconnected web of correspondences in which planetary movements mirror, rather than cause, patterns in human life, and magic works by aligning intention with existing subtle currents rather than overriding physical reality. He stresses ethical responsibility, clear intention, and disciplined self-knowledge as prerequisites for effective practice, while reminding readers that results are modest, cumulative, and shaped by proper timing, especially astrological timing. The aphorisms encourage practitioners to respect tradition but rely on experience over dogma, to recognize the limits of prediction and control, and to understand that inner transformation is inseparable from outward magical work.
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Verified ownerJohn Michael Greer’s Aphorisms on Astrology and Magic is a beautifully, well-annotated revival of a pivotal but neglected occult work. Serious students of Renaissance magic can engage deeply with Dee’s foundational ideas in this book. If you're drawn to Hermetic philosophy, astrological magic, or the esoteric currents of Elizabethan thought, this is a meaningful and visually stunning edition to add to your library. I'm glad I made the purchase. Delivered on time and safely, as always from Miskatonic Books!
Verified ownerI honestly can't put it down. But I have must so that I may process what I have read.
Verified ownerBeautiful book, looking forward to getting into it
