The Cyranides (Kyranides)

The Cyranides (or Kyranides) is a massive encyclopedia of natural magic and universal sympathy. It is structured around the 'four categories'—plants, stones, birds, and fish—that correspond to the letters of the alphabet.

Magical Technology: The text provides thousands of recipes for amulets and physical cures based on the principle that every animal, plant, and mineral possesses a specific 'occult virtue' (dynamis). It represents the 'practical' side of Hermeticism, where the practitioner manipulates the physical world through a deep understanding of its hidden spiritual links.