Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 27 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University unassigned nearest T56 Magic, spells and conjuring · 517 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T56: magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells.
Alas, Sir! 'tis not so easy a matter to work effectually in our Sacred Science, as most men think it is, and as I will most manifestly declare unto you; for this is a rule, you must be first an Absolute Astrologian; upon which fundamental Supposition I thus proceed: before you can obtain the knowledge of Astrology, you must be a most Grounded Philosopher, a sound Physician, and an exquisite Mathematician; by the helps of which Sciences you shall know the courses of the Stars; the number of the Orbs; your Poles; the Circles; the Vertical and Pedal points; the Azimuth, or Vertical Circle; the Almucantarath or Circles of Altitude; the Concentricity and Excentricity of the Orbs; the Ascendent, and Descendent Knots, or Syndesms, that Cut the ecliptic; your Orbs Aequant, Epicyclical, and Deferent of the Apogeum, and Perigeum, or of the Highest and Lowest Absis; the Planetary Aspects, or Configurations, either Right as Conjunction and Opposition, or Collateral as Sextile, Quadrate, and Trine; the Direct motion of the Planets, their Retrogradation & Station; then Sir, your Astrology is either Canonical for the Influence of the Stars, or Thematical for the Erection of a Scheme of the Heavens, wherein is to be known the Order of the Domicils, and the Inscription. Then there is your judiciary, which is either Genethliacal, or Catholic instructing in predictions, either Idiomatical or Symptomatical; the eight and twenty Mansions of the Moon; the Symbolisation of Occult qualities in Herbs, with the Planets; Signacles, Pentacles, Planetary Suffumigations, Unctions, Pailters, Rings, Alligations, Suspensions; the twelve Scales of the Numbers; the Duodenary Scale, either Cabalistical or Orphical; the Characters, Seals, and Bands of Spirits— You'll give me all this in writing Sir; won't you? Yes Sir, yes. Then are there divers kinds of your Magic, as Necromancy, anthropomancy, Gastromancy, Cheiromancy, Coscinomancy,— I pray, do you yourself know how many there are in all? Sir, One and twenty. I'll begin them over again, if you will. Necromancy, anthropomancy— Nay, good Sir hold, we have enough already: But I perceive you Magicians have admirable memories to get hard words by heart; I marvel you do not turn Dictionarie-makers: Why? I warrant there's no hard word but you can tell the meaning on't: you'd put all their noses out of joint quite. ay, and put them out of their wits, if we list: But then, Sir, to know the Spirit of Every Day, and Hour; his Name, Power, and Legions under him, his Form of appearing, whether like a Dragon, or an Horse, or a Wolf, or a flame of fire; the Region whence he comes; the Gift he bestows, whether Learning, Riches, Beauty; his Name, his Characters: these, these, are the wonders, the amazements of our Spiritual Science; Spiritual I may justly call in, since every Art receives an Excellency from its Object; and yet (alas!) I confess, I am but young in it yet, and have scarce served a 'prentice-ship in it, if it may be called a servitude, wherein there is such Freeness, and Evagation of spirit in such exquisite knowledge; nay, Dominion over Spirits.
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Alas, Sir! 'tis not ſo eaſie a matter to worke effectually in our Sacred Science, as moſt men thinke it is, and as I will moſt manifeſtly declare vnto you; for this is a rule, you muſt be firſt an Abſolute Aſtrologian; vpon which fundamentall Suppoſition I thus proceed: before you can obtaine the knowledge of Aſtrologie, you muſt be a moſt Grounded Philoſopher, a ſound Phyſician, and an exquiſite Mathematician; by the helpes of which Sciences you ſhall know the courſes of the Starres; the number of the Orbes; your Poles; the Circles; the Verticall and Pedall points; the Azimuth, or Verticall Circle; the Almucantarath or Circles of Altitude; the Concentricitie and Excentricitie of the Orbes; the Aſcendent, and Deſcendent Knots, or Syndeſmes, that Cut the Ecliptike; your Orbes Aequant, Epicyclicall, and Deferent of the Apogeum, and Perigeum, or of the Higheſt and Loweſt Abſis; the Planetarie Aſpects, or Configurations, either Right as Coniunction and Oppoſition, or Collaterall as Sextile, Quadrate, and Trine; the Direct motion of the Planets, their Retrogradation & Station; then Sir, your Aſtrologie is either Canonicall for the Influence of the Starres, or Thematicall for the Erection of a Scheme of the Heauens, wherein is to bee knowne the Order of the Domicils, and the Inſcription. Then there is your Iudiciarie, which is either Genethliacall, or Catholike inſtructing in predictions, either Idiomaticall or Symptomaticall; the eight and twentie Manſions of the Moone; the Symbolization of Occult qualities in Herbs, with the Planets; Signacles, Pentacles, Planetarie Suffumigations, Vnctions, Pailters, Rings, Alligations, Suſpenſions; the twelue Scales of the Numbers; the Duodenarie Scale, either Cabaliſticall or Orphicall; the Characters, Seales, and Bands of Spirits— You'l giue me all this in writing Sir; woun't you? Yes Sir, yes. Then are there diuers kinds of your Magicke, as Necromancie, Anthropomancie, Gaſtromancie, Cheiromancie, Coſcinomancy,— I pray, doe you your ſelfe know how many there are in all? Sir, One and twentie. Ile begin them ouer againe, if you will. Necromancie, Anthropomancie— Nay, good Sir hold, we haue enough alreadie: But I perceiue you Magicians haue admirable memories to get hard words by heart; I maruaile you doe not turne Dictionarie-makers: Why? I warrant there's no hard word but you can tell the meaning on't: you'd put all their noſes out of ioynt quite. I, and put them out of their wits, if wee liſt: But then, Sir, to know the Spirit of Euerie Day, and Houre; his Name, Power, and Legions vnder him, his Forme of appearing, whether like a Dragon, or an Horſe, or a Wolfe, or a flame of fire; the Region whence he comes; the Gift hee beſtowes, whether Learning, Riches, Beautie; his Name, his Characters: theſe, theſe, are the wonders, the amazements of our Spirituall Science; Spirituall I may iuſtly call in, ſince euerie Art receiues an Excellencie from its Obiect; and yet (alas!) I confeſſe, I am but young in it yet, and haue ſcarce ſerued a 'prentice-ſhip in it, if it may bee call'd a ſeruitude, wherein there is ſuch Freeneſſe, and Euagation of ſpirit in ſuch exquiſite knowledge; nay, Dominion ouer Spirits.