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This book was pretty good, and while I got a lot out of it, I didn't really get what I needed. I was looking for more depth regarding Trithemius's work on steganography, because I was trying to link it to more Renaissance cryptography stuff. So I enjoyed it, but felt a little let down. Probably my fault.

This is an amazing and much-needed collection. It contains the first modern English translations of most Hermetic fragments since G.R.S. Mead, and for that it is truly worth it. However, the quality of the binding on the hardcover version of this is truly terrible; it feels like a very cheap book. The contents are great but the actual physical book leaves much to be desired. Go paperback if possible.

Gosh, this book is a must-read for those who really want to learn about Hermeticism. It's dense, and it can take some time to get through, but it's excellent.

The introductory polemic is superb; i wish the author would read it and reconsider his support of people derided as "fascists" and "transphobes", and rejoin the actual left. But the amount of binary, cissexist thinking throughout the rest of the book suggest that he won't. Nevertheless, it has a few great ideas, and the writing is beautifully florid. Pirate it.

I've been slowly reading through this amazing collection of ancient Christian (mostly Coptic?) spells and papyri. It is great. There is so much going on in here. Ancient Christians sure were horny. There are tons of love spells.

This is the first book on Kabbalah written in Latin, and marks a huge milestone in the development of Christian Cabala.

@calliope Oh yeah, I think you are probably right on the money!

Hands down, the best Agrippa translation to date. This is a must-have for anybody who studies Western Esotericism, astrology, planetary magic, or any other weird stuff.