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Magnalia
Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Works distinguished by their divine agency.
In the book. Magia Metaphysica describes a lawful art through which secrets are discovered.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 31; facsimile PDF page 359.
Historical Definition
Magnalia are the special works of God.
Meaning
The equivalent assigns these works to God. It does not give a list of extraordinary substances, an operation available to the artist, or a test by which a work may be recognised. The governing feature is the agency named.
Use in the Book
Magia Metaphysica describes a lawful art through which secrets are discovered. Magnalia names works rather than the human means of discovering them. The distinction prevents a shared concern with hidden or exceptional things from collapsing different kinds of action.
Places to Read
Magia Metaphysica. The discovery of occult secrets explicitly placed within a lawful Christian art.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 31; facsimile PDF page 359 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 359, Magnalia
See also. Magia Metaphysica