Arguing with Angels: Enochian Magic and Modern Occulture

232 Pages·2013·3.08 MB·English

by  Egil Asprem

ARGUING WITH
A NGELS
SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions
David Appelbaum, editor
A RGUING W I T H
A NGELS
Enochian Magic & Modern Occulture
Egil Asprem
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Asprem, Egil.
Arguing with angels : Enochian magic and modern occulture / Egil Asprem.
p. cm. — (SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4384-4191-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Enochian magic—History.
2. Occultism—History. I. Title.
BF1623.E55A87 2012
133.4'309—dc23
2011021278
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
CONTENTS
List of Tables vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
PART ONE: Historical Perspectives
1 The Magus and the Seer 11
2 Whispers of Secret Manuscripts 29
3 Victorian Occultism and the Invention of Modern Enochiana 43
4 The Authenticity Problem and the Legitimacy of Magic 69
PART TWO: Major Trends in Enochian Magic
5 The Angels and the Beast 85
6 Angels of Satan 103
7 The Purist Turn 125
8 Enochiana without Borders 143
Conclusions 159
Appendix 163
Notes 173
Bibliography 201
v

LIST OF TABLES
1.1 The Angelic Alphabet 23
1.2. John Dee’s “Great Table” 26
2.1. A Comparison of the Central Letter Square of Dee’s 37
Holy Table, as Appearing in Different Sources
3.1. Initiatory Grade System of the Golden Dawn 50
3.2. Golden Dawn “Elemental Tablet” and “Tablet of Union” 52
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