Nothing can be proven since every proof requires a previous proof.
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Hypotyposes I, 16th century
Page from Francis Barrett’s The Magus: The Magic and Philosophy of Trithemius of Spanheim, originally published in Johannes Trithemius’ Secret Things and Doctrine of Spirits: The Art of Drawing Spirits into Crystals, based upon concepts by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa and Peter de Abano (text by Francis Barrett, artist unknown, 1801 CE).
Engraving of Ægidius de Viterbo (aka Giles of Viterbo) (artist unknown, possibly 18th century CE).
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Table of Letters and Their Attributions from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s De Occulta Philosophia, first published in 1533 (Karl Anton Nowotny, 1967).
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Magick Triangle illustrating The Scale of the Number Ten from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s De Occulta Philosophia, first published in 1533 (Karl Anton Nowotny, 1967).
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Planetary seals from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s De Occulta Philosophia, first published in 1533 (Karl Anton Nowotny, 1967).
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Pages from Alchemy: Seals of the Seven Planets—based on the works of Agrippa and Paracelsus (unknown writer/illustrator, late 16th century).
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The Devil and Dr. Faustus—image based upon Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus (unknown artist, circa 1825).
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Title page and two pages from Three Books of Occult Philosophy (Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, 1531).
Plates from The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer showing how to derive planetary sigils using “Magic Squares” aka “Kameas” and detailing different magickal alphabets; notably the “Clavis Inferni” ciphers, the “Transitus Fluvii” aka “Passing the River” alphabet, geomantic characters, Theban alphabet, Celestial Writing, the Malachim, good spirit symbols, and bad spirit symbols — adapted from Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, originally published in 1531 CE (Francis Barrett, 1801).
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Demon seal of Naberius from The Lesser Key of Solomon (possibly based upon Johann Weyer, pseudo-Pietro d'Abano, & Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s designs from the 16th century—this version published by Aleister Crowley in The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King and drawn by Samuel Lidell MacGregor Mathers, 1904).
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Demon seals, based upon designs from the early 16th century, possibly influenced by the 1st century BCE works of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (Lupus Nensén, 21st century.)
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Pages from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy (De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres), first published 1533—(English version translated by J.F. and printed by R. W. for Gregory Moule, 1651).
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Magickal symbols representing “good spirits” — from Of Occult Philosophy (Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, circa 1510).
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