Warning - Read this book with an open mind and an unarmed spirit. It tells the story of Cyprian of Antioch, the famous sorcerer, who, after mastering the occult arts, black magic, alchemy, astrology, cartomancy, palmistry, among others, converted to Christianity and was declared a saint by the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
It is important to remember that this work was translated from Hebrew into Latin and then into English, so a lot of information may have been altered and distorted in the process.
It brings us fragments of Ciprianus's life, as well as the magical formulas and secrets of the witches and sorcerers of the pre-medieval era.
Black magic rituals, formulas and practices for achieving the most varied goals are described in detail here and should therefore be handled with balance, maturity and parsimony.
Some of these rituals have been banned and condemned for their cruelty, but they portray the visions and beliefs of a bygone era, when they were considered effective, and common sense at the time held them to be real.
This information, passing down through the centuries, can be considered historical and curious records, as well as elements that fall into the category of beliefs.
Beliefs for some, beliefs for others. Facts or myths. We live in a society whose reality is largely driven and created by beliefs.
The world we know can, in a way, be considered a great magic produced by the Creator.
Words have much more power than simple verbal communication, because they have the power to change mental states and alter brain frequencies.
Magic is produced by words, symbols and sounds that alter our state of consciousness and put us in touch with the invisible plane where all the energy that was used to build the universe in its continuous transformation rests.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
(John 1:14)
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words, you will be condemned.
(Matthew 12:37)
In the beginning, God said, "Let there be light. "In addition, the light was made. God saw that the light was good and separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day and the darkness night. So evening came and then morning: that was the first day.
(Genesis 1, 3-5)
Words are mental commands. A simple example is when we tell a person that we love or hate them. Immediately their mental attitude changes for the better or worse. This mental change altering the nature of feelings creates an effective force that is carried as a vibration to the Great Universal Fluid.
Faith is that powerful force that moves mountains, and before rationality and feelings, it has been the driving force that has brought us to the present day, with all that civilization has achieved in material and immaterial values.
The Universe we know which seems solid and stable to us, is actually made up of a mass of multidimensional, hyper-vibrational energy, in constant movement and change.
All organic and inorganic matter is made up of the same single element, which only differs from one another in its organization and electronic structure.
We can also say that, according to the double slit experiment, where it was found that electrons behave sometimes as matter and sometimes as waves, we can assume that the invisible or ethereal plane is made up of the same element that forms matter.
Human beings, with their thoughts, when impregnated by the "state of faith" and in tune with the "Great Universal Mind" are truly co-creators of the Universe.