Magia Divina: An 18th Century Rosicrucian Adaption of the Holy Abramelin Operation

For the first time, the Magia Divina (also known as the Abramelin Operation) is presented in the manner that our Scandinavian Rosicrucian brethren used it in the 18th century. The Swedish manuscript, from which all the emblems and exquisite illustrations in the present volume are reproduced, was handwritten by Duke Charles (later King Charles XIII of Sweden), one of the prominent esoteric leaders in Europe, in the early 1780s.

From the perspective of esoteric masonry and the Hermetic, Rosicrucian and Golden Dawn traditions, the emblems unveil profound magical and alchemical aspects of the various chapters. These are, together with an overall alchemical analysis of the Magia Divina, explained in the introduction.

The Book of Abramelin was written during the 14th and 15th centuries by Abraham von Worms and is considered to be one of the true genuine books of magic. Several manuscript copies exist in German, Latin, French, and Swedish.

It gained popularity when S.L. MacGregor Mathers translated a French version into English, published in 1900, especially amongst the members of the Golden Dawn. This present version, however, shows that it was utilised a century before within initiatory Orders and adapted into a Rosicrucian format under the name of Magia Divina or The Divine Magic. There, it aimed to transform Initiates into Adepts so that they eventually could receive the Twig of Victory from the Lord.

It displays a rite of self-purification and magico-alchemical initiation for achieving Knowledge and Conversation with one's Holy Guardian Angel, thereby being able to start reintegrating the fallen or Evil parts of Creation as a servant of the Highest.

Duke Charles's version of The Seven Mystical Prayers from the Golden Book concludes the volume as a supplement to the Operation.

May this work guide its reader towards a complete Knowledge and Conversation with the Holy Guardian Angel!

Author: Duke Charles of Sweden,Tommy Westlund
Publisher: Arca Dei Publishing
Published: 06/21/2025
Pages: 124
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9789198104547

About the Author
Charles of Sweden, Duke: - "Charles XIII or Carl XIII (7 October 1748 - 5 February 1818) was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.Duke Charles became Grand Master of the Swedish Masonic Rite in 1774. He had a strong mystical interest and immediately began to expand upon the Rite, a work that was completed some twenty-five years later. Apart from his duties as Duke and as the chief of the Swedish Navy, his primary focus was to learn, practise and comprehend both the theoretical and practical aspects of magic, kabbalah, and alchemy. To this end, he always worked with a small circle of brethren, as well as with his wife, Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte, and was taught the mysteries by a handful of teachers."Westlund, Tommy: - Tommy Westlund is chairman of the board of the Alchemical Academy and has studied and practised alchemy and esotericism since 1990. He is a psychosynthesis therapist, an apostolic Gnostic bishop, a knight, and an adept in the Western initiatory traditions. Tommy is an Order chief in the Rosicrucian tradition and lectures internationally on the hermetic wisdom traditions.

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