World of Harry Potter
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The Traveling National Exhibit
Harry Potter's World -- from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
The Harry Potter Series
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- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone -- book, audiobook, film
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets -- book, audiobook, film
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban -- book, audiobook, film
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire -- book, audiobook, film
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix -- book, audiobook, film
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- book, audiobook, film
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- book, audiobook, film (Part 1), film (Part 2)
Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine
Turning "lead into gold" is a metaphor for alchemical work. The actual goal was apotheosis.
At the Library
- Bacon, Roger. The Opus Majus of Roger Bacon: a translation of Robert Belle Burke
- Ball, Philip. The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the world of Renaissance magic and science
- Chishti, G.M. The Traditional Healer's Handbook: a classic guide to the medicine of Avicenna
- Gilder, Joshua. Heavenly Intrigue: Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and the murder behind on of history's greatest scientific discoveries
- Institoris, Heinrich. The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger
- Mackenna, Stephen. The Essence of Plotinus, extracts from the six Enneads and Porphyry's life of Plotinus
- Nauert, Charles Garfield. Agrippa and the Crisis of Renaissance Thought
- Paracelsus. Paracelsus: selected writings
- Picknett, Lynn. The Forbidden Universe: the occult origins of science and the search for the mind of God
- Roob, Alexander. The Hermetic Museum: alchemy & mysticism
- Salaman, Clement et al. The Way of Hermes: translations of The Corpus Hermeticum and the definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius
- Strohmeier, John. Divine Harmony: the life and teachings of Pythagoras
- Three Initiates. The Kybalion: a study of the hermtic philosophy of ancient Egypt and Greece
- Woolley, Benjamin. The Queens's Conjurer: the science and magic of Dr. John Dee, adviser to Queen Elizabeth
Available through MelCat
- Böhme, Jakob. The Signature of All Things: and other writings
- Cooper-Oakley, Isabel. The Count of Saint Germain
- Godwin, Joscelyn. Robert Fludd: hermetic philosopher and surveyor of two worlds
- Rosencreutz, Christian. The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkruetz
Web Resources
- anonymous. The 'Voynich Manuscipt'
- Gesner, Conrad. Historiae Animalium
- various. Internet Sacred Text Archive's Alchemy Index
Related Reads
"As above, so below" is an esoteric dictum.
Fiction
- Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Le Guin, Ursula K. A Wizard of Earthsea
- Malory, Sir Thomas. Le Morte d'Arthur
- Pullman, Phillip. His Dark Materials
- Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings
Nonfiction
- "Herbology"
- Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces
- Crowley, Aleister. Gems from the Equinox: instructions
- Fernando, Diana. Alchemy: an illustrated A to Z
- Greer, John Michael. Monsters : an investigator's guide to magical beings
- Lévi, Éliphas. The History of Magic: including a clear and precise exposition of its procedure, its rites and its mysteries
- Levy, Joel. Fabulous Creatures and Other Magical Beings
- Matthews, John. The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: the ultimate A-Z of fantastic beings from myth and magic
- Matthews, John. Wizards: the quest for the wizard from Merlin to Harry Potter
- Ogilvy, Guy. The Alchemist's Kitchen: extraordinary potions & curious notions
- Steiger, Brad. Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside
- Stewart, R.J. and John Matthews, ed. Merlin Through the Ages : a chronological anthology and source book
Companions to Harry Potter
- Colbert, David. The Hidden Myths in Harry Potter: spellbinding map and Book of secrets
- Colbert, David. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts
- Highfield, Roger. The Science of Harry Potter: how magic really works
- Kronzek, Allen Zola, and Elizabeth Kronzek. The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter
- Schafer, Elizabeth D. Exploring Harry Potter
- Vander Ark, Steve. The Lexicon: an unauthorized guide to Harry Potter fiction and related material
