Journal Entry #7



5 things that I understand
1. Trithemius is in Magic the master of masters, and he was proclaimed as the most wise and learned of adepts.
2. Important manifestations of occultism concide with the fall of the Templars.
3. When the League of magicians failed, they vowed to recourse to witchcraft and Black Magic.
4. The cheif of intiates was a devoted researcher of Transcendental Magic but he concealed most of the veil Hermetric experiments.
5. The beginning of apparition occured at the beginning of the eighteenth century, and accounted for the authenticity of Magic.

4 questions
Who were the top 10 magicians?
Why was the devil the most influencial person to sorcerer?
What was god's role in the downfall of the devil's influence?
Why did most magicians turn evil?

3 words that i do not know
pg 244 Consternation- amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
pg 245 Pauper- a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
pg 274 Vindicate- to free from allegation or blame

2 literary elements
1."this light of his heart will drive the hideous spectra"-pg 254- Personification
2."he ascended to the light like a monstrous ladder"-pg 260- Simile

1 summary sentence
The magicians would come from different sexualities and cutoms that were influenced by either the devil or god.