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The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer; Being a Complete System of Occult Philosophy. In Three Books: Containing the Antient and Modern Practice of the Cabalistic Art, Natural and Celestial Magic, &c.; Shewing the Wonderful Effects That May Be Performed by a Knowledge of the Celestial Influences, the Occult Properties of Metals, Herbs, and Stones, and the Application of Active to Passive Principles ... To Which Is Added Biographia Antiqua, or the Lives of the Most Eminent Philosophers, Magi, &c.

Francis Barrett

The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer; Being a Complete System of Occult Philosophy. In Three Books: Containing the Antient and Modern Practice of the Cabalistic Art, Natural and Celestial Magic, &c.; Shewing the Wonderful Effects That May Be Performed by a Knowledge of the Celestial Influences, the Occult Properties of Metals, Herbs, and Stones, and the Application of Active to Passive Principles ... To Which Is Added Biographia Antiqua, or the Lives of the Most Eminent Philosophers, Magi, &c.

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About Francis Barrett

Francis Barrett was an English occultist best known as the author of The Magus (1801), a compendium of ritual magic, astrology, alchemy, and related traditions. His book became an important source for later nineteenth-century occult revivalists and remains a key reference in the history of Western esotericism.

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