Liber III · Black & White Magic
Liber III · Black & White Magic
Chapter IV
Natural Magic
7 min readDella Porta's Magia Naturalis: Natural Magic as ExperimentGiambattista della Porta's Magia naturalis (1558, enlarged 1589): its contents, natural magic as practical natural philosophy, and its place in science.7 min readNatural Magic: Sympathy, Occult Qualities and Early ScienceNatural magic explained: occult qualities, sympathy and antipathy, al-Kindi, Ficino, Agrippa and Della Porta's Magia naturalis, and its role in early science.8 min readRoger Bacon and Magic: Books of Solomon and the Secrets of NatureRoger Bacon and magic: how the Franciscan condemned the books of Solomon, defended astrology and the secrets of nature, and became a legendary magician.
Forthcoming in this chapter
1- Natural Magic: Meaning, History and Practice