Elementals and Elemental Magic

Sylphs, undines, gnomes and salamanders.

3 traditions5 curated texts

Paracelsus described beings native to each of the four elements. The satirical Comte de Gabalis (1670) spread the idea in France, and the four elements later organised Golden Dawn ritual.

This is a small shelf: primary Paracelsian material, the Comte de Gabalis, and the occult-philosophy works that built on them.

Key Texts (5)

The Comte de Gabalis

Nicolas de Montfaucon de Villars

The Comte de Gabalis

Nicolas de Montfaucon de Villars

English · Rosicrucianism

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The Hermetic and alchemical writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great

Paracelsus

The Hermetic and alchemical writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great

Paracelsus

English · Alchemy

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Three books of occult philosophy or magic

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

Three books of occult philosophy or magic

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

English · Occult Philosophy

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Arbatel of Magic

Anonymous

Arbatel of Magic

Anonymous

English · Grimoires

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Transcendental Magic, its Doctrine and Ritual

Éliphas Lévi

Transcendental Magic, its Doctrine and Ritual

Éliphas Lévi

English · Occult Philosophy

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Traditions Connected

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Rosicrucianism Alchemy Occult Philosophy

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