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Thomas Vaughan

Magia Adamica

The Antiquity of Magic · With the Complete Coelum Terrae

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The Reconciliation of the Elements · Modern English

Original English

Jewell is in the Cabinet, or that the Sun made the world, because the Sun is in the world, and cherisheth every part thereof. Learn therefore to distinguish between Agents and their Instruments, for if you attribute that to the Creature, which belongs to the Creator, you bring your selves in Danger of hell-fire, for God is a jealous God, and will not give his glorie to Another. I advise my Doctors therefore, both Divines and Physicians, not to bee too rash in their Censures, nor so Magisterial in their Discourse, as I have known some Professors of Physic to be: who would correct and undervalue the rest of their Brethren, when in Truth they Themselves were most shamefully ignorant. It is not ten, or twelve years Experience in Druggs and Sopps can acquaint a man with the Mysteries of God's Creation. Take this, and make a world: Take I know not what, and make a Pill or Clyster, are different Recepts. Wee should therefore consult with our Judgements, before wee venture our Tongues, and never speake, but when wee are sure wee understand. I knew a Gentleman, who meeting with a Philosopher Adept, and receiving so much Courtesie as to be admitted to Discourse, attended his first Instructions passing well. But when this Magician quitted my friends known Roade, and began to touch, and drive round the

Modern English

jewel is in the cabinet; or that the sun made the world because it is in the world and nourishes every part of it. Learn, therefore, to distinguish agents from their instruments. If you attribute to the creature what belongs to the Creator, you endanger yourselves with hellfire; for God is a jealous God and will not give his glory to another. I therefore advise my doctors, theologians and physicians alike, against rash judgements and against the imperious discourse I have known among some professors of medicine. They would correct and belittle their colleagues while themselves being most shamefully ignorant. Ten or twelve years’ experience of drugs and sops cannot acquaint a person with the mysteries of God’s creation. “Take this, and make a world” and “Take I know not what, and make a pill or enema” are different prescriptions. We should therefore consult our judgement before venturing our tongues, and speak only when sure that we understand. I knew a gentleman who met an adept philosopher and was courteously admitted to conversation. He attended very well to the first instructions; but when this magician left my friend’s familiar road and began to touch and turn the

About This Reading Edition

Thomas Vaughan’s complete 1650 Magia Adamica publication, with all historical preliminaries and the complete appended Coelum Terrae, original and modern English, fresh translations of Latin, Greek and Hebrew, full poems, eight historical marginal notes, the complete recovered printed corrections, 312 annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes), Magia Adamica: or The Antiquitie of Magic, with Coelum Terrae. London: T. W. for H. Blunden, 1650. Governing transcription: EEBO-TCP A64768.0001.001. The Getty Research Institute copy supplies surviving first-edition page images; the 1656 issue supplies explicitly disclosed missing or defective material. The complete shared 1650 errata are recovered from the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica copy of The Man-Mouse.

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The historical text is public domain; the EEBO-TCP Phase I transcription is released under CC0. The supplied 2026 reading, translations and Diotimos editorial material are published with the site owner’s authorization.