God's Pretenders: Incredible True Stories of Magic and Alchemy

Summary

Harry Potter has nothing on these real wizards and alchemists who wielded God-like magical powers and performed the most amazing magical spells. These amazing magicians, wizards, and warlocks could: Change the weather Heal the sick Raise the dead Turn lead into gold Be in two places at once Make fire with their will power Levitate Live forever and never age The book contains chapters on the following magicians: Apollonius of Tyana - Wizard, Wanderer & Sage Simon Magus - The Pretender Messiah Michael Scot - The Great Scottish Wizard Nicholas Flamel and the Book of Abraham the Jew Paracelsus and the Beginnings of Science Henry Cornelius Agrippa - The Occult Philosopher John Dee & Edward Kelly - Elizabethan Magical Adventurers Sir Francis Bacon / St. Germain - Royal Adept? Sir Isaac Newton - Scientist and Secret Alchemist Eliphas Levi - Founder of Modern Magic Austin Osman Spare - Artist and Dark Magician Frantisek Bardon - The Czech Master Magician The Ordinary Magician - A Modern Tale of Magick Listen now to learn about the amazing lives of real magicians and discover that fact is indeed often stranger than fiction....

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