Literary Sources/Tradition: Occultism

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Tregitourie (Magical Illusion)

Tregitourie refers to the practice of creating optical illusions or magical effects, especially by necromancers in the Middle Ages. Practitioners such as Agrippa and Doctor Faust were famed for producing illusions using devices like the magic lantern. The term is synonymous with the art of trickery and stage magic, distinct from true supernatural intervention. Related … Read more

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Baphomet Head

The Head of Baphomet is a symbolic idol mentioned in historical accounts of the trials of the Knights Templar. In the early 19th century, Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall claimed to have identified Baphomet heads among Templar relics. These artifacts, according to Hammer-Purgstall, included elements from Gnostic and Masonic symbolism, such as the truncated cross, Egyptian ankh, … Read more