The magical writings of Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philatethes) : A verbatim reprint of his first four treatises: Anthroposophia theomagica, Anima magica abscondita, Magia adamica, and the true Cœlum terræ / with the Latin passages translated into English, and with a biographical preface and essay on the esoteric literature of western Christendom, by Arthur Edward Waite.

Thomas Vaughan

Date:: 1888

Credit: The magical writings of Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philatethes) : A verbatim reprint of his first four treatises: Anthroposophia theomagica, Anima magica abscondita, Magia adamica, and the true Cœlum terræ / with the Latin passages translated into English, and with a biographical preface and essay on the esoteric literature of western Christendom, by Arthur Edward Waite. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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position; but now I am confident the Eagle was in it, for I ever remember the manner of the first fume that came out, and could never see the like againe, but when I worked on ye Eagle, though I never afterwards worked on her prsepared as at that time. I know allso by experience, that Tale and Baysalt together will yeeld 6 times more spirit, than either of both will yield by it self. And that passage of Rhasis confirms mee, when hee mentions Aqua Salis trium gene- rum : but above ali that one word of Lullie, namely, Petra Salis, and especially that enumeration of materials, which hee makes in his Ars Intellectiva, Nitrum, Sal, Sulphur, vapor, then which nothing could have been sayd more expressly. And yet I doubt I shall bee much troubled, before I finde what I have lost, soe little dilference there is between Forgetfulness and Ignorance. T. R. V. 1658. Quos Deus co7ijunxit quis separabit 1 1658. [This happened on a Sunday night, towards the Day-break, and indeed I think, it was morning light.] On the i3th of June I dreamed that one appeared to mee, and purged herself from the scandalous contents of certaine letters, which were put into my hands by a certaine false friend. Then shee told mee, that her father had informed her, that shee should dye againe about a Quarter of a yeare from that time shee appeared to mee : which is just the i4th of September next, and on the 28th of the same month wee were married. It may bee, my mercifull God hath given mee this notice of the Time of my dissolution by one that is soe deare unto mee, whose person representing mine, signified my death, not hers, for shee can dye no more. Great is the love and goodness of my God, and most happy shall I bee in this Interpreta- tion, if I may meete her againe so soone, and begin the Heavenly and yEternall life with her, in the very same month, wherein wee began the earthly: which I beseech my good God to grant us for his Deare Son, and our Saviour’s sake, Christ Jesus. Amen ! [Written on the i4th of June, the day after I dreamed it. 1658.] N.B.—N.B.—N.B. 1658. On Friday the i8th of July, I myself sickened at Wapping, and that night I dream’d, I was pursued by a stone horse, as my dear wife dream’d before shee sickened, and I was grievously troubled all night with a suffocation at the heart, which continued all next day

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