Saturday , November 22nd at
7:00PM
EBENEZER SIBLY, BRITISH MAGIC, AND
THE GRIMOIRE TRADITION
Public · Hosted by John Madziarczyk
Cost: Free
Ebenezer Sibly was an astrologer,
herbalist, physician, and magician who lived at the end of the 18th
century. Although largely forgotten now, in his time he was noted for
his prolific writings on astrology, “alternative medicine” , and
his re-editing of Nicholas Culpeper’s work “The English Physician
Enlarged”, the standard British herbal. A selection of his writings
on the magical universe and on magic in general has recently been
released in the book “The Station of Man in the Universe, Ebenezer
Sibly on the spirit world and magic”. In his talk, John Madziarczyk
will introduce Sibly, locating him within the occult context of his
time as well as the greater world of British magic, both in the
pre-Golden Dawn and Golden Dawn eras. The talk will point out how
Sibly’s writings can be used to gain insight into the worldview of
the grimoire magicians of the 17th century.
John Madziarczyk is the editor of “The
Station of Man in the Universe, Ebenezer Sibly on the spirit world
and magic”. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science
from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. He lives in Seattle.
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