{"product_id":"dr-john-dees-spiritual-diary-1583-1608-second-edition-9780738765303","title":"Dr. John Dee's Spiritual Diary (1583-1608): Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition of a classic John Dee resource, Dr. Stephen Skinner has added more than 100 pages of translated text so those who don't know Latin can read the fascinating chronicle of Enochian magick from beginning to end entirely in English. With an 8\" x 10\" trim size--decreased from the first edition's large-size folio format--this exceptional second edition will be a welcome addition to the enthusiast's shelves. This edition retains the impeccable scholarship of the first edition, which was the first corrected, updated, reader-friendly version of \u003cem\u003eA True \u0026amp; Faithful Relation of what passed for many Years between Dr. John Dee... and some Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e, transcribed and prefaced by Meric Casaubon in 1659. This edition also retains the detailed introduction, appendices, extensive footnotes, supplementary texts, additional illustrations, Dee timeline, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the second edition of the corrected, reorganized, fully annotated book of Dr. John Dee's fascinating diaries and writings, which chronicle in stunning first-person detail Dee's invocation of the angels and the reception of their Enochian system of magick, his experiments in alchemy, and experiences in the courts of the crowned heads of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Skinner began his career as a Geography lecturer and magazine publisher, but his long term interests have always been Western magic and feng shui.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the 1970s he was the driving force behind Askin Publishers, producing a number of classic magical works by Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, Austin Osman Spare, Aleister Crowley, and others. During the 1970s he co-wrote many books with Francis King, including the still popular \u003cem\u003eTechniques of High Magic\u003c\/em\u003e. Also with Francis King he wrote \u003cem\u003eNostradamus.\u003c\/em\u003e His interest in prophecy stimulated by this book, he went on to write the best selling \u003cem\u003eMillennium Prophecies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen is credited with bringing the art of Feng Shui to the West, and in 1976 he wrote the \u003cem\u003eLiving Earth Manual of Feng Shui\u003c\/em\u003e, which was the first English book on feng shui in the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen has written more than 35 books, which have been published worldwide in 28 different languages. These books have had introductions by such diverse people as Colin Wilson, HRH Charles Prince of Wales, and Jimmy Choo, shoe designer to the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen lives in Singapore. Stephen is the first Westerner to be awarded the title of Grand Master of Feng Shui by the International Feng Shui Association. Learn more at www.sskinner.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Llewellyn Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50858775019794,"sku":"9780738765303","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97e79a07-0c93-43ef-857e-ddd541ee05b0.jpg?v=1737545455","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dr-john-dees-spiritual-diary-1583-1608-second-edition-9780738765303","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}