Three Books of Occult Philosophy

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim was a German polymath who wrote the Three Books of Occult Philosophy at the age of twenty-three and spent the next twenty years afraid to publish them. When they finally appeared in print in 1531, the Inquisition moved quickly. The books were banned. Copies were burned. Agrippa was accused of sorcery, imprisoned, and died in poverty. His work outlasted eve