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As supernatural creatures tend not to die, tonight you’ll need to protect yourself from all corners. Here’s a book of spells to ward off the evil spirits of Mesopotamia, translated from one of the oldest writing systems in the world: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/spells-against-the-evil-spirits-of-babylonia-1903
From our stacks: Macleod’s History of Witches, &c. &c. &c.: The Majesty of Darkness Discovered in a Series of Tremendous Tales, Mysterious, Interesting, and Entertaining, of Apparitions, Witches, Augurs, Magicians, Dreams, Visions, and Revelations, in Confirmation of a Future State, and the Superintendency of a Divine Providence, by the Agency of Spirits and Angels. By Malcolm McCleod, D. D. New York: Printed by James Oram, 1802.
Depiction of Bael, “the first king of hell”, with the head of a toad, a man, and a cat — one of the many illustrations by Louis le Breton for the 1863 edition of Jacques Collin de Plancy’s “Dictionnaire infernal”. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/defining-the-demonic
La Sorcière - Jules Michelet, 1862
illustrated by Martin van Maële
The High Priestess and Four of Pentacles
The whole point of secret knowledge is that you have to keep it to yourself.
Card from the autumn “suit” of the Astronomia playing card deck, 1829.
Featuring 3 other seasonal suits the pack was used to play two games — Conjunction and Combination — which were trumps-based, similar to Whist. More images of the cards here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/astronomia #autumn
Considered the oldest complete seventy-eight card tarot deck in existence, the 15th-century Sola Busca — named for the family of Milanese nobles who owned it for some five generations — is also one of the most mysterious: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/sola-busca
One of a set of 32 astronomical star-chart cards known as Urania’s Mirror or a View of the Heavens published in around 1825. Each card is pierced with holes corresponding in size to the magnitudes of the brightest stars. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/uranias-mirror-or-a-view-of-the-heavens
Mongolian manuscript from the 19th century, full of charts and diagrams that astrologers (generally Buddhist monks) would use to calculate the best time to do certain things, such as depart on a trip or remove a dead body from a dwelling: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/a-mongolian-manual-of-astrology-and-divination
This week's #RainsfordDay book is a text on the history and use of tarot cards for divination by Antoine Court de Gébelin, translated from French by Charles Rainsford himself. Rainsford was an 18th century British army officer, fellow of the Royal Society, and alchemist, who collected (and copied) books about his interests. (UPenn Ms. Codex 1692)
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Page from Thesaurus of Alchemy, ca. 1725. More wondrous illustrations from the world of alchemy here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-surreal-art-of-alchemical-diagrams
The Moon and Ten of Wands
That was a weird experience, and it left you with a lot of heavy stuff to process.
Happy Solstice! Here’s the Sun putting on its best happy shining face for the special occasion, from the Splendor Solis, a 16th-century alchemical treatise.
More art from the history of alchemy here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-surreal-art-of-alchemical-diagrams
SummerSolstice #Solstice #Midsummer #longestday
Three of Swords and The Star
If you've been endlessly thinking about how awful everything is, now might be a good time to take a break and do something nicer.
Illustrations from The Vessels of Hermes (ca. 1700), an alchemical album from the Manly Palmer Hall Collection of Alchemical Manuscripts. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-vessels-of-hermes-an-alchemical-album-ca-1700
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Lucky 13, Friday the 13th, and others vintage thirteens.
Source details and larger version.
Lucky 13, Friday the 13th, and others vintage thirteens.
