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BLACK ABBOT – WHITE MAGIC: Johannes Trithemius & The Angelic Mind by Frater Acher – Limited Edition Hardcover

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BLACK ABBOT – WHITE MAGIC: Johannes Trithemius & The Angelic Mind by Frater Acher – Limited Edition Hardcover

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Limited to 900 copies, bound in white bonded leather, stamped in blind and black, with embossed black endpapers, and black ribbon.

Book is in near fine condition with a couple very tiny marks else fine.

Published by Scarlet Imprint

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Black Abbot · White Magic: Johannes Trithemius and the Angelic Mind is the second volume of Frater Acher’s Holy Daimon cycle, and focusses on the magical legacy of Johannes Trithemius. The book includes the first full English translations of two angelic grimoires, reveals the construction of the talismanic Tablet of Truth, the compounding of a love philtre, the creation of the exorcistic powder of Pelagius and the purificatory counter-magic of the witch’s bath. Through Acher’s careful analysis of these texts, the reader is guided towards a mystical and historically attested method of practicing angelic magic.

The black abbot should be considered as the central figure in the evolution of the Western esoteric tradition. Trithemius was the teacher of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, a magical role model to John Dee and Paracelsus, and the inspiration behind many of the legends now attributed to Dr Faust. New material sheds light on Trithemius’ own magical practice and his formulation of a theologia magica, which relies on cultivating a relationship with the personal angel.

The first part of the book provides translations and analyses of manuscripts attributed to Trithemius’ legendary teacher Pelagius the Hermit of Majorca, as well as his mysterious intermediary Libanius Gallus. Acher then examines two texts attributed to Trithemius, which evidence the blending of high and folk magic in practice, connecting the celestial intelligences leveraged in Pelagius’ writings with the chthonic virtues of plant and animal based concoctions.

The second part of the book opens with a biographical essay by the leading Trithemius scholar, Professor Klaus Arnold. Acher then goes on to investigate the vexing relationship between Trithemius, his master Pelagius and their intermediary Libanius Gallus. He concludes with some thoughts on the hermetic allegorical engraving in the third volume of Johann Scheible’s Das Kloster  (1846) for the reader to pursue in their own visionary work.

In Black Abbot · White Magic Frater Acher gives an understanding and appreciation of the intent, depth and pragmatism of 15th century mystico-magical practice and an insight into one of its most enigmatic figures.

Contents:

Introduction

part one: manuscripts & analysis

Pelagius Eremita | Two Books: Of the Knowledge and Name of One’s Good Angel
Analysis of the Two Books

Pelagius Eremita and Libanius Gallus | The Tablet of Truth
Analysis of The Tablet of Truth

Trithemius | The General Key to All Sciences and Secrets of Trithemius the Abbot of Sponheim
Analysis of The General Key

The Powder of Pelagius

part two: on trithemius of sponheim

Trithemius’ Life and Work (Prof. Klaus Arnold, translated by Frater Acher)
Trithemius and his Magical Master Pelagius Eremita

A Map to the Mystery

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  1. Once again Scarlet imprint has produced a beautiful hardcover in this edition of Black Abbot White Magic by Frater Acher. The grimoires of Johannes Trithemius’ angel magic are quite incredible. Acher explores the history as well as the magical practices of Trithemius and how it translates into western practices. The book itself is also beautiful. The binding of white leather and the paper quality is phenomenal. Also contains some breathtaking artwork by the one and only Jose Gabriel Alegría Sabogal, whose work is included in many other well known titles.

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