Thanks Dan! From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Daniel Harms Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:28 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] 18th c. gematria Susan, There's not much printed in England on magic for much of that period. You might start with J. F.'s translation of Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy, which features gematria in Book 2, Chapter 20. Sincerely, Dan Harms Reference and Instruction Librarian SUNY Cortland Memorial Library P. O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045 (607) 753-4042 From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ed Lyon Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 5:17 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] 18th c. gematria Hi Just a punt: but I imagine that Francis Barrett's The Magus (online at http://toth.su/pdf/Ceremonial/The%20Magus%20by%20Francis%20Barrett.pdf) would be indicative of eighteenth century practices. All the best Ed Lyon Library Assistant (Document Delivery) Library Birkbeck, University of London Malet Street London WC1E 7HX From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan Graf Sent: 17 February 2016 05:26 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] 18th c. gematria Sabina, Thanks for the input. I was thinking along those lines, but I am a novice-just getting my sea legs-in terms of pre-nineteenth-century occultism, so I'm checking with the panel of experts J. Susan From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Magliocco, Sabina Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 9:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] 18th c. gematria Susan et al., This is a hunch, but I suspect 18th century occultists would have based letter-number correspondences on Gematria, to which they had access through the Kabbalah. I'm guessing here, so if anyone has actual data on this, please go ahead and chime in to correct me, if necessary. Best, Sabina Sabina Magliocco Professor Department of Anthropology California State University - Northridge [log in to unmask] _____ From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Susan Graf <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 5:16 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] 18th c. gematria Colleagues, I am wondering if anybody has an idea about what scheme-letter/number correspondences-would have been most commonly in use in English occultism od the 18th century. Thanks in advance for any help or sources you might be able to offer. With all good wishes, Susan Johnston Graf