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Simon Magus (Greek Σίμων ὁ μάγος, Latin: Simon Magus), also known as Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician, was a religious figure whose confrontation with Peter is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. [1] The act of simony, or paying for position, is named after Simon, who tried to buy his way into the power of the Apostles.
Private magic was practiced throughout Greek and Roman cultures as well as among Jews and early Christians of the Roman Empire. Primary sources for the study of Greco-Roman magic include the Greek Magical Papyri, curse tablets, amulets, and literary texts such as Ovid 's Fasti and Pliny the Elder 's Natural History.
George Cecil Jones (1873–1960), English chemist, occultist, member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and co-founder of the magical order A∴A∴. Konstantinos (born 1972), American occultist and writer [ 35] Karl Ernst Krafft (1900–1945), occultist. Donald Michael Kraig (1951-2014), occult writer, magician.
Medieval Europe also saw magic come to be associated with the Old Testament figure of Solomon; various grimoires, or books outlining magical practices, were written that claimed to have been written by Solomon, most notably the Key of Solomon. [ 11] In early medieval Europe, magia was a term of condemnation. [ 12]
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Apocalyptic and related works. 1 (Ethiopic Apocalypse of) Enoch (Jewish, c. 200 BC–50 BC) 2 (Slavonic Apocalypse of) Enoch (Jewish, c. 30 BC–70 AD) 3 (Hebrew Apocalypse of) Enoch (Jewish, in present form from c. 108 AD-135 AD) Sibylline Oracles (both Jewish and Christian, c. 2nd cent. BC–7th cent. AD) Treatise of Shem (c. near end of ...
Hildegard von Bingen was an eleventh-century Doctor of the Church, depicted here by Marshall with a book, the common iconographical attribute for a doctor. Doctor of the Church ( Latin: doctor "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis ), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints ...
Sorcery came to be associated with the Old Testament figure of Solomon; various grimoires, or books outlining magical practices, were written that claimed to have been written by Solomon. [70] One well-known goetic grimoire is the Ars Goetia , included in the 16th-century text known as The Lesser Key of Solomon , [ 2 ] which was likely compiled ...