On the Animation of Statues by Brian Cotnoir Comics - Evocative new spells and

- Evocative new spells and 8 terrifying new monsters

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Michelspachers dedicatory epistle sheds more light on his own circumstances than on the content of the work

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On the Animation of Statues by Brian Cotnoir Comics - Evocative new spells andIs a collection of quotes, primary sources, notes and comments on the late antiquity practice of ensouling statues in order to commune with the gods. Drawing from Iamblichus, Proclus, Greek Magical Papyri, Corpus Hermeticum, hymns, poetry and music, although the practice is never explicitly described, a hazy outline emerges. One thing, the composition of statues and talismans is, like alchemy, a hieratic art. Included is a translation Michal Psellos