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SCHULZE AND co. 13 POLAND STRBET.
CONTENTS.
Page
CHAPTER 1.
Demonology-The Devil, a most unaccountable person-
age-Who is he?--His predilection for old women-
Traditions concerning evil spirits &c.
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40
46
On the several kinds of magic.
Augury, or divinations drawn from the flight and feed.
ing of birds.
Aruspices, or divinations drawn from brute or human
sacrifices.
Divisions of divination by the ancients-prodigies, etc.
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51
CHAPTER IV.
History of Oracles—The principal oracles of antiquity. 54
The oracle of Jupiter Hammon.
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The oracle of Delphos, or Pythian Apollo.
Ceremonies practised on consulting oracles.
Oracles often equivocal and obscure.
Urim and Thummim.
Reputation of oracles, how lost.
Cessation of oracles
Had demons any share in the oracles ?
Of oracles, the artifices of priests of false divinitics
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CHAPTER V.
The British Druids, or magi-Origin of fairies—Ancient
superstitions—Their skill in medicine, etc.
The British magi.
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84
CHAPTER VI.
Æsculapian mysteries, etc.
• 91
CHAPTER VII.
Inferior deities attending mankind from their birth to
their decease.
96
CHAPTER VIII.
Judicial astrology-Its chemical application to the
prolongation of life and health-Alchymical delu-
sions.
102
CHAPTER IX
Alchymical and astrological chimera.
The Horoscope, a tale of the stars.
The Fated Parricide ; an oriental tale of the stars.
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124
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Application of astrology to the prolongation of life, etc. 137
Advertisement.
. 146
Spring, Summer.
149
Au mn. influences of,
. 150
Of the winter quarter.
152
CHAPTER X.
Oneirocritical presentiment, illustrating the cause, effects,
principal phenomena, and definition of dreams, etc. 154
Cause of Dreams..
157
Poetical illustrations of the effects of the imagination
in dreams.
158
Principal phenomena in dreaming.
. 162
Definition of dreams.
. 170
CHAPTER XI.
On Incubation, or the art of healing by visionary divi-
nation.
. 178
Un amulets, charms, talismans-Philters, their origin
and imaginary efficacy, etc.
197
Amulets used by the common people.
. 200
Eccentricities, caprices, and effects, of the imagination. 203
Doctrine of Effluvia-Miraculous cures by means of
charms, amulets, etc.
207
CHAPTER XII.
On talismans-some curious natural ones, etc.
. 214
