10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYDROMANCY»
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2011
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Witchcraft and Black Magic
Hydromancy is divination by means of water, or through spirits who appear in or
near water, which element, says Thales, is the beginning of all things. This form
of sorcery, almost universal in antiquity, is common enough at the present day.
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The Classical Tradition
12-14) re~ lates, from Varro's account (1st cent, bce), a division according to the
four elements, earth, water, air, and fire, which gave rise to geomancy,
hydromancy, aeromancy, and pyromancy, but of these he describes only
hydromancy: "the ...
Anthony Grafton, Glenn W Most, Salvatore Settis, 2010
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Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: ...
Whether it is called hydromancy or necromancy, it is the technique in which the
dead appear to give prophecies. They themselves can look to the crafts by which
these things are achieved. For I do not wish to assert that these crafts used to be
...
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Three Books of Occult Philosophy Book One: A Modern Translation
oreover, the elements also teach us about fated events, of which there are four
well-known divinations that are called geomancy, hydromancy, aeromancy, and
pyromancy. Lucan [wrote of] the sorceress who seems to boast of these herself, ...
Cornelius Agrippa, Eric Purdue, Christopher Warnock
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Of Geomancy,
Hydromancy, Aeromancy, Pyromancy, and the ...
THIS 8 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic, by Henry Cornelius Agrippa. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564591999.
Henry Cornelius Agrippa, 2010
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Augustine: The City of God Against the Pagans
Numa himself, to whom no prophet of God and no holy angel was sent, was
compelled to practise hydromancy, and saw in the water the images of gods, or,
rather, the mocking images of demons, from whom he heard what rites he should
...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), R. W. Dyson, 1998
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Hydromancy: SIMPARCH with Steve Rowell
For SIMPARCH's Hydromancy, water from the Rio Grande flows from a tank at the top of the rocky hillside outside of the Rubin Center.
Steve Rowell, Antonio Castro H., Kate Bonansinga, 2007
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The Philosophy of Natural Magic
Of Geomancy, Hydromancy, Aeromancy, and Pyromancy, Pour Divinations of
Elements. Moreover, the Elements themselves teach us fatal events; whence
those four famous kinds of divinations, Geomancy, Hydromancy, Aeromancy, and
...
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Von Nettesheim, 1992
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Curating at the Edge: Artists Respond to the U.S./Mexico Border
Badgett and I settled upon Hydromancy as the title for the exhibition. The
derivation of the word is Greek: hydro means water and manteia means
divination. Hydromancy was a method of making decisions or predicting the
future by means of ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYDROMANCY»
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hydromancy is used in the context of the following news items.
REVIEW: Mr Norrell and Mr Strange - episode two
Hydromancy? Whatever, it's exciting. "Can we see what Wellington is up to?" asks one. And who else can Norrell bring back to life? Nelson? «North Devon Journal, May 15»
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Sigil of Hydromancy: Chill duration has been rebalanced from 1, 2, and 3 seconds to 1, 1.5, and 2 seconds for the minor, major, and superior ... «Neoseeker, Apr 14»
Translating the Book of Mormon
This convention, known as hydromancy, was also practiced by the surrounding pagans. The casting of lots (sortilege) to choose a new Apostle ... «Meridian Magazine, Jun 13»
Idle Hands, Raised: On the Return of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Forget hydromancy, horoscopes, and Sylvia Browne, the future of Floyd Mayweather Jr.—as it pertains to his career as a prizefighter, ... «The Cruelest Sport, Jun 11»
Sorcery - The Beginners Guide
... throwing earth on the ground and interpreting the resulting lines and shapes); 'hydromancy' (studying the patterns and movement of water); ... «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Aug 10»
