Anne Turner

The Heptarchia Mystica (or the Mystic Sevenfold Dominion)is a complete system of planetary magic delivered to theElizabethan magus John Dee in 1582 through the crystalscrying of Edward Kelley. It details the angels ruling theplanets and the days of the week, describes their functionsand how to invoke them. Neglected by the Hermetic Order ofthe Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley, the Heptarchia waseventually published in 1983 after painstaking research by thelate Robert Turner, who collated the text from Dee's originalmanuscripts. A second edition followed in 1986. Unavailable for many years, the early editions are nowcollectors' items. This new third edition has been carefullyrevised and updated by Robin E. Cousins. The book isdedicated to the memory of Robert Turner and his wifePatricia Shore Turner and features a Foreword by AnneTurner. Copiously annotated and illustrated throughout, thework is complemented by a selection of essays by the authorson related themes.

The Heptarchia Mystica (or the Mystic Sevenfold Dominion)is a complete system of planetary magic delivered to theElizabethan magus John Dee in 1582 through the crystalscrying of Edward Kelley. It details the angels ruling theplanets and the days of the week, describes their functionsand how to invoke them. Neglected by the Hermetic Order ofthe Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley, the Heptarchia waseventually published in 1983 after painstaking research by thelate Robert Turner, who collated the text from Dee's originalmanuscripts. A second edition followed in 1986. Unavailable for many years, the early editions are nowcollectors' items. This new third edition has been carefullyrevised and updated by Robin E. Cousins. The book isdedicated to the memory of Robert Turner and his wifePatricia Shore Turner and features a Foreword by AnneTurner. Copiously annotated and illustrated throughout, thework is complemented by a selection of essays by the authorson related themes.