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446 results starting with “N”

Novaya Zemlya

An arctic archipelago in northern Russia, discussed in early modern texts regarding the search for the Northeast Passage.

4 books · 52 mentions

The Great Art of Light and ShadowThe Secret Doctrine: Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy Vol. 2+1 more

Nicaragua

4 books · 49 mentions

Epitome of Copernican AstronomyStirpium icones et sciagraphia
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+1 more

New Birth (Regeneration)

The spiritual transformation or rebirth of the individual, a core theme in the writings of Jacob Boehme and later Pietist traditions.

4 books · 45 mentions

Works of Jacob Behmen (William Law Edition, 4 vols)Mysterium Magnum+1 more

Nati (Parallax in latitude)

4 books · 39 mentions

Laghumanasa with Paramesvara VyakhyaBrahma Sphuta Siddhanta (Vol 2)+1 more

Nicomedia

4 books · 39 mentions

Cosmographia (Geography)De claris selectisque mulieribus (1497 Ferrara)+1 more

Naaman

A Syrian commander mentioned in the Hebrew Bible who was cured of leprosy by the prophet Elisha after bathing in the Jordan River. His story is frequently used in theological and alchemical texts as a metaphor for purification and spiritual rebirth.

4 books · 38 mentions

Four Volumes of Divine and Human MarvelsA Christian and Heavenly Treatise: Containing Medicine for the Soul+1 more

Natural Magic (Mageia)

A branch of magic that seeks to utilize the hidden, occult virtues of natural objects and celestial influences without recourse to spirits.

4 books · 38 mentions

Pico della Mirandola: Opera (1496)Ioannis Pici Mirandulae Omnia Opera+1 more

Nigidius

Publius Nigidius Figulus was a 1st-century BCE Roman scholar and occultist, considered second only to Varro in erudition. He was known for his expertise in Pythagoreanism, astrology, and divination.

4 books · 34 mentions

On the Ancient Hermetic Medicine of the Egyptians and the New Medicine of the ParacelsiansMagia Naturalis Libri XX (1607)+1 more

Novara

An Italian city in Piedmont, frequently mentioned in historical, literary, and scientific contexts such as the works of Dante and Cardano.

4 books · 32 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)Revealer of the Great Secret of the Philosophers+1 more

Natural Order

The moral and physical system of the universe as established by divine or inherent laws, often contrasted with chaos in early modern natural philosophy.

4 books · 31 mentions

The Discovery of WitchcraftMusica Practica+1 more

Noble Lie

4 books · 27 mentions

Complete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)Opera Omnia (Complete Works)+1 more

Necessary vs. Unnecessary desires

4 books · 25 mentions

Complete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)Opera Omnia (Complete Works)+1 more

New Heavens and New Earth

3 books · 86 mentions

Biblia Hebraica: Hebrew Bible with Critical AnnotationsNew Testament (Armenian-Greek-Italian trilingual)+1 more

Natural Calcination

3 books · 80 mentions

Theatrum Chemicum BritannicumCollectanea chymica: a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry+1 more

Niccolò Machiavelli

3 books · 73 mentions

Commentary on Benivieni (1651 English trans.)Stanze, Orfeo, and Poems+1 more

Nicola Vicentino

3 books · 72 mentions

Musurgia universalis Tomus IMusurgia universalis Tomus II+1 more

Nimitta (Omens)

3 books · 65 mentions

Prasna MargaShadangam Jyotisham (Vedanga Jyotish)+1 more

Nabhasa Yogas

3 books · 64 mentions

Brihat Jataka with Bhattotpala CommentaryLagna Chandrika+1 more

Navamsa

3 books · 61 mentions

PhaladeepikaPhaladeepika (Telugu Edition)+1 more

Notarikon

3 books · 59 mentions

Key to the secrets of nature[Hebrew: Masoret ha-masoret] sive Dissertatio philologica De Masora+1 more

Nicocreon

3 books · 59 mentions

Lives and Opinions of Eminent PhilosophersA Christian and Heavenly Treatise: Containing Medicine for the Soul+1 more

Nîmes

3 books · 56 mentions

Palladio: Quattro Libri (1616 Venice)Stirpium icones et sciagraphia+1 more

Non-action (Wu-wei)

3 books · 56 mentions

道藏 (Daozang - Taoist Canon)道藏精华 (Daozang Jinghua - Essence of Taoist Canon)+1 more

Numitor

3 books · 56 mentions

Von etlichen frowen (1479 Augsburg - German translation)Les nobles et cleres dames (De claris mulieribus)+1 more

Nadir

3 books · 54 mentions

Telescope of Zoroaster, or the key to the great divinatory cabala of the magiThe Great Art of Light and Shadow+1 more

Nicolò Stoppio

3 books · 54 mentions

Declaration on the 13th Chapter of the ApocalypseDichiaratione sopra il XIII. cap. dell'Apocalisse+1 more

Napoleon Bonaparte

3 books · 54 mentions

Ramala Shastra (Geomancy)The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci+1 more

Natural Right

3 books · 52 mentions

Opera Omnia (Complete Works)Plato: Complete Works (Ficino Translation)+1 more

New Covenant

3 books · 51 mentions

Origen Philocalia (Greek)Greek New Testament (Tischendorf Critical Edition)+1 more

New Regeneration

3 books · 51 mentions

Dawn risingWorks of Jacob Behmen (William Law Edition, 4 vols)+1 more

Nob

3 books · 51 mentions

A Christian and Heavenly Treatise: Containing Medicine for the SoulTheosophia Practica+1 more

Narses

3 books · 51 mentions

Landino: Dante Commentary (1481 Florence)Essays (1625 edition)+1 more

Nicolai

3 books · 50 mentions

Aktenmässige Darstellung der Deutschen Union, und ihrer Verbindung mit dem Illuminaten-Freimaurer und Rosenkreuzer-OrdenEndliches Schicksal des Freymaurer-Ordens in einer Schlussrede+1 more

Nature (personified)

3 books · 50 mentions

Vesalius: De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1555)New Light of Alchemy (with Paracelsus)+1 more

Nychthemeron

3 books · 50 mentions

On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (1543 First Edition)De Revolutionibus (1543 First Edition)+1 more

Narasimha

3 books · 50 mentions

Tajika NilakanthiBrihat Muhurta Sindhu+1 more

Natural science

3 books · 49 mentions

Epitome of Ptolemy's Almagest (1496)Christianity as Mystical Fact+1 more

Native heat

3 books · 49 mentions

Vesalius: De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1555)Alchymia Triumphans: Defense of Alchemy Against the Parisian Faculty+1 more

Northeast direction

3 books · 49 mentions

Ramal NavaratnaYuddha Jayarnava+1 more

Nominalism

3 books · 49 mentions

Oeuvres de Descartes Vol. VII (Meditationes)Discours de la Méthode suivi des Méditations Métaphysiques+1 more

Nine Choirs of Angels

3 books · 48 mentions

The Letters of Marsilio FicinoKircher: Ars Magna Sciendi (1669)+1 more

Native Heat

3 books · 48 mentions

Alchymia Triumphans: Defense of Alchemy Against the Parisian FacultyArtis kabbalisticae sive sapientiae divinae academia+1 more

Node (Pata)

3 books · 47 mentions

Surya Siddhanta with Gudhartha-prakasakaSurya Siddhanta (Popular Edition)+1 more

Nicomedes

3 books · 47 mentions

Harmonices Mundi (1619 First Edition)The Great Art of Light and Shadow+1 more

Nishapur

3 books · 47 mentions

Confessions of Al-Ghazali (Deliverance from Error)Ramal Navaratna+1 more

New Spain

3 books · 47 mentions

The Great Art of Light and ShadowStirpium icones et sciagraphia+1 more

Natural Faith

3 books · 47 mentions

Philosophy Reformed: Four Profound TractatesDe praesagiis, vatiticinijs [!] et divinationibus. Astronomica item et astrologica fragmenta+1 more

National Library (France)

3 books · 46 mentions

Oeuvres de Descartes Vol. I (Correspondance)Hymnes Orphiques et Hymnes Homériques (MS Grec 2763)+1 more

Non-naturals

3 books · 45 mentions

Medical Letters, Volume OneAlchymia Triumphans: Defense of Alchemy Against the Parisian Faculty+1 more

Non-burning sulfur

3 books · 45 mentions

Turba Philosophorum (1572 Basel)The Art of Gold-Making (Alchemy Anthology)+1 more

Naaman the Syrian

3 books · 42 mentions

Turba Philosophorum (1572 Basel)Origen Philocalia (Greek)+1 more

North Star

3 books · 42 mentions

Mosaicall PhilosophyLe Opere Italiane di Giordano Bruno+1 more

Nain

3 books · 42 mentions

Greek New Testament (Tischendorf Critical Edition)Codex Sinaiticus (Tischendorf Facsimile)+1 more

Navamsha (Ninth division of a sign)

3 books · 41 mentions

Prasna MargaBrihat Muhurta Sindhu+1 more

Numismatics

3 books · 41 mentions

Miscellanies (philological studies)Aelia laelia crispis non nata resurgens+1 more

Nadir

3 books · 39 mentions

Three Books of Occult Philosophy (1533 Latin)The Great Art of Light and Shadow+1 more

Natural Motion

3 books · 37 mentions

Cardano: De Subtilitate (1550)History of Both Worlds: Macrocosm+1 more

Naturalists

3 books · 36 mentions

Historical-Theological Considerations of Remarkable TruthsParacelsus: Complete Works (Latin)+1 more

Natural knowledge

3 books · 36 mentions

A Christian and Heavenly Treatise: Containing Medicine for the SoulMicrographia (1665 First Edition)+1 more

Nous (Intellect)

3 books · 36 mentions

Plotini Opera Omnia cum Ficini commentariisThe True Intellectual System of the Universe+1 more