Primary Sections · Ritual compilation
De Heptarchia Mystica: title, testimonies, and warrant
Index Card
De Heptarchia Mystica: title, testimonies, and warrant - Primary Sections. The opening of De Heptarchia Mystica explains the authority and purpose of the heptarchical system.
Summary
The opening of De Heptarchia Mystica explains the authority and purpose of the heptarchical system. Dee frames the material as divinely taught, grounded in the angelic actions, and ordered toward lawful communication with angelic governors. Editorial matter identifies it as a transcription from Dee's manuscript and emphasizes its relation to the larger diaries.
Date scope
Compiled from 1582-1583 actions
Corpus area
Ritual compilation
Reading notes
Read this after the first Mysteriorum books; it is a compilation from the actions rather than a raw diary.
Source files
- John Dee De Heptarchia Mystica.pdf