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Turba magna
Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A multitude of stars and the presage associated with them.
In the book. Trigonum concerns transformations of stellar spirits, while Similitudines names celestial appearances.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.
Historical Definition
Turba magna is an innumerable multitude of celestial stars, and a presage made by any of them.
Meaning
The definition joins the celestial multitude with an act of presaging. The first clause describes the stars collectively; the second concerns a sign made by any one of them. Both senses belong to the full entry.
Use in the Book
Trigonum concerns transformations of stellar spirits, while Similitudines names celestial appearances. Their shared celestial setting gives a reading route, without making the phenomena equivalent.
Places to Read
Similitudines. Appearances described as celestial.
Trigonum. Stellar spirits described through a fourfold elemental transformation.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile
See also. Similitudines; Trigonum