Theomagia, or the Temple of Wisdom. Volume I

We present to your attention a unique translation of the first volume of the work by John Heydon "Teomagia, or the Temple of Wisdom". His work was published in 1664 in three parts: Spiritual, Celestial, and Elemental, as the author himself wrote.

John Heydon (1629–1667) was an English Neoplatonic thinker, occultist, and Rosicrucian. He studied ancient languages and laws, but his education was interrupted due to the onset of the English Revolution. He was deeply engaged in alchemy and geomancy. Some contemporaries accused him of plagiarizing the works of Sir Thomas Browne, Thomas Vaughan, and other writers.

From the introduction to the books: «Teomagia, or the Temple of Wisdom in three parts: Spiritual, Celestial, and Elemental, containing the occult powers of angels of astromancy from the incantatory writings of the Persians and Egyptians. The mystical power of the symbols of stars and sigils, representations and symbols of Geomancy. To which is added the resolution of answers to all kinds of questions concerning the present, past, and future. Knowledge of the physics of the Rosicrucians and the wonderful secrets of nature that perform incredible and extraordinary things; all confirmed by practical testing of the principles of the great World and adapted to suit the capabilities of (the practitioner) John Heydon, philosopher, servant of God, and secretary of Nature. Let no man touch this book except for the holy – andi ignis vocam (for I am the burning voice). To understand this is to be happy».