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The Magician's Dictionary: An Apocalyptic Cyclopaedia of Advanced Magic(k)al Arts and Alternate Meanings
A Good paperback copy. Creasing and edge/corner wear to wraps. Gilt design on cover and spine. Pages curling slightly at corners. Otherwise pages are clean and bright, the binding tight. A scarce copy of this out-of-print
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First published March 14, 2012
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E.E. Rehmus
5 books2 followersEdward E. Rehmus—who published as E.E. Rehmus while known within San Francisco Regional Mensa and the Prometheus Society simply as Ed Rehmus—was an occultist, linguist, Egyptologist, translator, and illustrator.
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March 12, 2010
The original subtitle was "An Apocalyptic Cyclopaedia of Advanced M/magic(k)al Arts and Alternate Meanings".
It's an occult reference. Three random entries: Cathari; Existentialism; Magician, The.
...uh, that was a weird experiment: I jsut turned to "random" pages and selected random entries and all three are extremely relevant to my interests. ...but it turns out, the book favored those pages because I had them open in the past. Simple physics - - - MAYBE!
This is one of those books that, when you read one entry, it contains a word or two you'd have to (or want to) go and look up, and so on; which makes it addictive.
It's as much a collection of opinions and commentaries as it is reference, perhaps moreso. Kind of a front-porch style dictionary. So if you want a crisp reference, this ain't it. And yet, his entry for Existentialism reads "Compare the following two dictionary definitions." And cites Funk & Wagnall 1947 and Webster 1966. Reading this book definitely increases wisdom (and thus suffering?).
The Magician's Dictionary is sort of a miniature Man, Myth & Magic written by someone who is part practitioner and part anthropologist.
...he was a pen pal of mine in the 1990s.
It's an occult reference. Three random entries: Cathari; Existentialism; Magician, The.
...uh, that was a weird experiment: I jsut turned to "random" pages and selected random entries and all three are extremely relevant to my interests. ...but it turns out, the book favored those pages because I had them open in the past. Simple physics - - - MAYBE!
This is one of those books that, when you read one entry, it contains a word or two you'd have to (or want to) go and look up, and so on; which makes it addictive.
It's as much a collection of opinions and commentaries as it is reference, perhaps moreso. Kind of a front-porch style dictionary. So if you want a crisp reference, this ain't it. And yet, his entry for Existentialism reads "Compare the following two dictionary definitions." And cites Funk & Wagnall 1947 and Webster 1966. Reading this book definitely increases wisdom (and thus suffering?).
The Magician's Dictionary is sort of a miniature Man, Myth & Magic written by someone who is part practitioner and part anthropologist.
...he was a pen pal of mine in the 1990s.
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April 6, 2011A reasonable sized compendium of magic(k)al terms and phrases, which sometimes feels more like a puzzle book than the clear reference document it calls itself. I guess I will just have to keep studying and reading. :)
December 8, 2008
Wonderful reference work. I wish that I still had my copy.
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