2,178 Occult Books Now Digitized and Put Online
9 days ago
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- Dan Brown's donation helped digitize 2,178 rare occult books from Amsterdam’s Ritman Library under the 'Hermetically Open' project.
- The collection includes books in Latin, German, Dutch, and French, with Latin being the most prevalent.
- English speakers can filter books by 'Place of Publication' to find readable texts from Cambridge or London.
- The content is archaic and bizarre, featuring magical correspondences, astrology, numerology, and early psychology.
- The library also contains works on philosophy, theology, and science, reflecting the intertwined history of these fields with alchemy and astrology.
- Isaac Newton is cited as an example of a scientist who also engaged in alchemy and apocalyptic predictions.
- The digital collection offers a glimpse into the vast and strange world of historical occult studies.