Magiæ Adamiæ, or the Antiquitie of Magic
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Magia adamica: or The antiquitie of magic, and the descent thereof from Adam downwards, proved. Whereunto is added a perfect, and full discoverie of the true c.lum terræ, or the magician's heavenly chaos, and first matter of all things
The Dial's edition: London, 1650
A treatise arguing that true magic descends from Adam and the patriarchs, blending Hermetic cosmology with Paracelsian natural philosophy. Vaughan traces the lineage of esoteric knowledge through scripture and ancient sources, presenting magic not as demonic art but as the original divine science of creation.
