Elucidation of Necromancy + Heptameron by Joseph H. Peterson

My review of Elucidation of Necromancy (Lucidarium Artis Nigromanticę), Transcribed, Tran;ated edited and annotated by Joseph H. Peterson, published by Ibis.
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[@erikasmagickalprojects6157]

Great review. That's the kind of book I would like to be able to chuck in my bag to take out with me to the woods and not get worried it's going to get damaged unlike an expensive one. Cheep and low quality magick books are great for a clumsy HedgeWitch!

[@TheMagicofJava]

Yes I do live under a rock, or at least on top of a large one. That's the reason why I listen to you, thank you for keeping me somewhat informed.

[@akgunkel]

On the construction of the book: We get spoiled with so many smaller occult publishers putting out beautifully constructed books which are often true works of art in themselves aside from their contents but Joseph H Peterson can't be commended enough for putting out his excellent books at such accessible price points, not to mention all the free work available on his amazing website. Dr. Skinner has also said as much in interviews where Peterson's work has come up. As much fun as it is to spend hundreds of dollars on deluxe collector's editions, thanks to Peterson it's possible for every practitioner to have reliable copies of critical works like the Greater and Lesser Keys of Solomon, the Grimorium Verum, the Arbatel, the Sixth & Seventh books of Moses, & John Dee's Five Books of Mystery.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I couldn't agree more! 👍

[@IBMikmaq]

in 500 years from now, when they look back at who were greatest esoteric writers of our time, Joseph Peterson would be one of them, it would be nice to have this particular book and much of Petersons other works in my families private collection passed down the generations but sadly this particular book which is master piece in itself will not survive the test of time due to its poor construction. So it would be nice if they provided collectors editions of Joseph Petersons books for those of us who collect books with the next 7 generations of our families in mind.

[@raznolikost333]

So these are all magic books?

[@akgunkel]

@@raznolikost333 Yes, the books I mentioned are.

[@raznolikost333]

@@akgunkel can i text you somewhere so you can explain me some things please?

[@AlexK26496]

Great review, thank you, Foolish Fish !!! ❤

[@rezashahmizad9585]

We are blessed that we have more content to watch these days here🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thanks for what you do and I hope that you are having a great time doing what you do for this great audience that you have here 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Thank you @Reza! I'm a very blessed individual, there is no doubt about that! :) Very best wishes to you!

[@rezashahmizad9585]

@@FoolishFishBooks Thank you Denis. Best wishes for you too

[@meltimmins6368]

Appreciated your reviews as usual Denis

[@RevBeggs]

Much love, Denis! I’m a huge fan. I’m sorry I haven’t become a member yet. I’m hoping finances will line out soon. Thank you for all that you do and for doing it on such an intelligent level. I appreciate it and your efforts don’t go unnoticed by all of us. Many blessings to you and your family. 93 93/93

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Thank you for your very kind words, Eric! Very best wishes to you!

[@cornbeanwheatbeet]

Beautiful cover and spine. Unfortunate to see the poor appearance of the binding but thank you for sharing. Cheers!

[@brucebaldy]

You can always rebind the book, I like how it lays open. There is a fellow from Ireland that has do it yourself training video here on KZbin.

[@g.septentrionis609]

Thank you for the review Denis, my copy arrived yesterday with binding thankfully intact. Just one point I'd like to make in connection with your opening remarks, just to give credit where it is due. The Vatican and Ghent manuscripts have been known about for a long time, the former being identified by Graziella Federici Vescovini back in 1988 and the latter by Jean-Patrice Boudet in 2006. The 2013 article and partial edition of reg, lat. 1115 by Julien Véronèse was the first to look at the Elucidarius/Lucidarium in any detail, and by that time both manuscripts had been digitised and were available online. This is in no way diminishes Peterson's extraordinary work - he's made new discoveries, has gone far beyond anything written on the subject previously and made this valuable material available to the English-speaking world in an accessible form - but is rather a reminder that we all stand on the shoulders of giants.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Ah! Thank you for the precision! :) Much appreciated.

[@fernandomartindelcampo4093]

Awesome! Just ordered my copy! Thank you!

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I expect you'll be very pleased 😄👍

[@jasonwilcox6890]

A great cap to an amazing day..🙂stay blessed.

[@seanpatrick4155]

Love your videos and plan to watch them all eventually. You are one of the best presences (No Doubt) on You Tube for this subject mater. ;) Sean in Oregon

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Thank you so much, Sean! 😄🙏

[@aaryantejus1491]

Thanks very much ❤🎉😊

[@RiverSprite30]

You and I once got into a conversation, over a comments, regarding occult talents, psychic ability, etc. I told you what mine is... You inspired me to post some videos of it, to show people. I finally worked up the courage. They're on my channel. Unfortunately, I'm certain everyone is going to think I'm a charlatan or an alien. Lol

[@IBMikmaq]

When it comes to master pieces such as this, I wish they provided collectors editions.

I m a bookbinder and bespoke book maker. Guess how many clients I have ordering expensive bindings for these books, not glittery faux leather imitation...

[@AkramSaheb]

@ for this specific. Book?

[@fortyoz.4350]

i just bought agrippas 4 books, the symbol on the cover is very similar to the one on the fourth book.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

That would make sense, since the Heptameron is probably the best known grimoire from Agrippa's 4th book :)

[@DonovanWert]

Ordered both of his books

[@Aureus_Jackal]

The construction is kind of a shame because historical grimoires given the multi-manuscript treatment don't seem to be that common. Usually it seems to be a translation of whatever they had on hand or personally considered the 'best' version.

[@TechnoEsoterica]

I'm sold.

[@1734-Jason]

It's a fabulous book

[@Danthehorse]

I'm a sucker for the quality of Ibis books, lovely paper and font etc.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Hmm.. not really the case here, unfortunately. Better than some, though.

[@Danthehorse]

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[@bookmedia67]

So now I am a bit concerned about the binding quality of my newer IBIS Press books. I opened one I purchased in 2020, and the spine separated from the bottom ribbon. I could hear the glue crack. The top of the spine also shows some separation. However, the books I purchased in 2012-2014 and read cover to cover show no such issues. I do hope that the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses will hold up better than that.

[@4everseekingwisdom690]

I haven't gotten my copy yet hopefully tomorrow but now I'm wary the binding issue thanks

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Fingers crossed. Not everybody seems to be getting the issue.

[@jamesfindice2871]

Wow, i just looked at this on amazon and seeing the quality of the book i’m happy i did not yet pull the trigger. Also i don’t think 62€ is a fair price for a ”mass market” bound.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

In this instance you are very much paying for the content, not the paper. Joseph Peterson's insight here is worth th easking price ten times over. We have to remember that it not "actually" mass market, the demand for this type of book is tiny, and the people involved have to make a living or they'll have no choice but to move on to other things that will keep them alive...

[@shitocodone8940]

This is more of a personal question but I wouldnt mind a video, but do you know of any good lists of spirits perhaps also with correspondences to reasons you’d call upon them. Im not talking olympic spirts or whatever, more average boring things like fae or other familiars. Im not into witchcraft at all but im interested in utilizing it in correspondence to my high magick work.

[@prophetkin8370]

Anybody know the exact meaning of the pentacle found on page 261 & the Middle of the Cover? Tried joining the discord group but it failed

[@sillywilly123]

The footnotes on the same page appeals to me, someone with a fairly short attention span.

[@Anakim003]

As soon as I started getting into esoteric book collecting Amazon started recommending Jordan Peterson books to me out of nowhere, I wonder if its because he and Joseph Peterson have similar names?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Hehe! It's not unlikely! 😄

[@KingFluffs]

Can I use it to ressurect my long dead pet cat, Mr.Fluffkins?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Without a doubt! (or something like it...)

[@KingFluffs]

@@FoolishFishBooks I'm getting Pet Cemetary vibes, Fish. lol

[@josephhpeterson5768]

Hmm. The binding looks very similar to that on my $250 Routledge History of Medieval Magic. Maybe yours is different from mine. What exactly is the problem?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Hello Joseph, and first of all congratulations on the terrific release! To answer your question, take a look at 8:23 : the pages are barely being held to the cover by the incompletely glued endpapers so that the body of the book falls forward to the point that the pages poke out even beyond the edges of the cover when held upright (as it sits on the shelf). I wonder if your copy is maybe in better nick than mine. Again, as I stated, one needs to discern when one is buying a beautiful book from when one is buying invaluable information as in this case! 😊

[@ashwayn]

I have a question, my whole family could do this. I dont know its correct term its not table tilting .. Best a round table polished. a thin walled tumbler our oak table has the alphabet carved round edge and yes and no. 4 people best place 4 middle fingers on upturned glass it takes time so support your right elbow with left hand Then ask away I would like to research its history

[@scottmassino3051]

I didn’t keep my copy. Sent it back. Maybe it was just my copy, but the images were extremely low-res (nothing like Oberon) and the size of the book was not, in my opinion, equal to the cover price of the book. It was a pamphlet compared to Oberon, and they both cost the same.

[@scottmassino3051]

Denis, my copy’s spine/binding did the same thing.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I can completely understand that, though Oberon is definitely a far more beautiful book, I think this one may be more important in the long run, just in terms of its influence.

[@aussieyobbosworld]

Fabulous book just got it the other day don't know about this bee shamanism ad bs though

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Bee Shamanism?

[@randallwest1572]

My book was not like that at all. I would have Amazon send a replacement.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Great to know this, @Randall! Hopefully not too many of the copies will be in this story state!

[@anjumara2893]

Have you ever tried any of this magic in your real life, and did it worked

[@ajourneysaved4311]

Sorry I haven't watched your videos in a while. We lost my father to cancer last October. I'll be getting caught up eventually.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I'm so sorry to hear that, A S, my condolences to you and your family.

[@ifucknlivemyideallife]

i hope, u okay? Time flies, life goes on. Maybe, even your father dont wan't to see, how u suffer after his death, and very very sure that he is looking after u from Heaven sry for my bad english

[@ajourneysaved4311]

@@ifucknlivemyideallife I'm fine, but he left us a mess and the clean up takes awhile. It didn't help that someone tried to steal his identity afterwards. I do appreciate the your thoughts and reply. Your English is better than my Russian.

[@ifucknlivemyideallife]

@@ajourneysaved4311 i hope, everything will be okay!

[@ajourneysaved4311]

@@ifucknlivemyideallife thank you so much. I hope you're doing well too.

[@masfher]

Hello Foolish nice channel ou got here i was wondering can you point me to a book about esoteric/occult symbology do you got any videos about it??

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Taschen do a great Book of Symbols that I've reviewed...

[@masfher]

@@FoolishFishBooks thank you already saw that video any other you can recommend?

[@johnjean5648]

Do you plan on practicing necromancy in the future?

[@bunnygirlerika9489]

Yea my book of this came with the spine partially coming unglued. So came better than urs but not by much. Could probably reglue it using the poper glue and something small enough to reach in there. I will say that for the price it runs with the quality is disappointing. I get that its mass produced but i have books with syth sown binding that were also mass produced and cheaper but were stull hetter quality. So honestly i dont think there is any excuse for it. I dont blame Mr. Peterson but i do blame the publisher.

[@siuloi]

Accidentally being drawn to this book. Would you recommend it to the beginner? It is sort of dangerous?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

If it weren't sort of dangerous it wouldn't be worth recommending, but yes, I think this is a really nice one for a beginner.

[@siuloi]

@@FoolishFishBooks thanks for your comment! Blessing from Germany ❤

[@meltimmins6368]

Mmmm…could be worse! Golden Hoard! But in these cases it’s the inner quality of the books and not the aesthetics

[@ismann9148]

The construction is just unacceptable for a publisher and is a huge disservice to JHP.

[@lordgod1074]

Is how much The price

[@josiahsophia8938]

Someone else on here said 62€

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Links are in the details.

[@fortunatusnine2012]

🤔

[@thothheartmaat2833]

IF NECROMANCY IS EVIL THEN I DONT WANT TO BE RIGHT...

[@SaturnsGoat9]

Any good audiobooks on KZbin without such boring readers? Looking for a cold when magic audio books. Books that can teach me stuff

[@FoolishFishBooks]

The Sandman

[@eightness888]

If you look at Peter's life you will undoubtedly find that he was a realist, he did not believe in the resurrection of Christ he did not believe in demons he did not believe in spirits or ghosts and this kind of falls into that category so it really would have gone against his grain. Sorry I'm not trying to bash a wonderful work of esotericism which I'm sure has many wonderful insights in it but I'm sure Peter what have been displeased with this work.

[@creepyjanitor]

Jordan Peterson's cool hippy great uncle