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Flagæ
Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Spirits distinguished by hidden knowledge of people.
In the book. Xeninephidei are said to disclose the secret properties of nature to people, while Evestrum is associated with prophetic signs.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350.
Historical Definition
Flagæ are spirits that know the occult secrets of human beings.
Meaning
The definition attributes a kind of knowledge rather than a particular habitat or appearance. The secrets belong to human beings and are called occult. The entry does not say that these spirits reveal that knowledge or explain how a person would encounter them.
Use in the Book
Xeninephidei are said to disclose the secret properties of nature to people, while Evestrum is associated with prophetic signs. Those descriptions concern different kinds of knowing or disclosure. Flagæ should not inherit a revelatory or prophetic role that its own definition does not state.
Places to Read
Evestrum. A prophetic agency associated with signs preceding events.
Xeninephidei. Spirits described as revealers of hidden natural properties.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Flagæ
See also. Evestrum; Xeninephidei