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The Occult Philosophy
of Rene Descartes
It is apparent that Descartes often presented theories as his own work that were actually based on his reading of prior authors, and it can be inferred that Descartes omission of such acknowledgements was deliberate. I will cite a variety of such instances, and particularly his pineal gland theory, which I will demonstrate as being derived from the earlier theory of Costa ben Luca, though unacknowledged by Descartes.
I hope to show that Descartes was widely regarded amongst his contemporaries as being an occultist, and examine in some detail at astrological and esoteric aspects of his writings. More ….
Also the importance of Descartes philosophy is explained by Prof. Richard Gregory in this VIDEO documentary
"... It is shown that there goes out Continually from the stars a matter by means of which may be explained the things which the ancients have attributed to occult influences." Kirchmaier
Photos of a few of Ithell’s tattva cards are shown on this page. Tsaklis relate to tattva.
Westcott and Mathers when designing Enochian Chess used as square colorings the primary tattva-colors as described in Nature’s Finer Forces by Rama Prasad.
Ithell’s tattwa cards
