Source books · Renaissance magic and Christian Cabala
Three Books on Life
De vita libri tres
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- Traditions
- Renaissance magic and Christian Cabala Astrology
- Role in the tradition
- Primary source Written from inside the tradition: scripture, revelation, a grimoire, a manifesto or a practical treatise.
- Public attention
- Notable Wikipedia has an article about it in 5 languages.
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The De vita libri tres, or De triplici vita, was written in the years 1480–1489 by Italian Platonist Marsilio Ficino. It was first circulated in manuscript form and then published on December 3, 1489. It was constantly in print through the middle of the seventeenth century.
From the Wikipedia article De vita libri tres, revision 1240353729, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata Q5244992: “Treatise by by Marsilio Ficino”.
In this study
In the chronology, in Marsilio Ficino's account.
The most overtly occult of his works: medicine, astrology, music, planetary influence, images, substances, and methods by which the learned can bring themselves into harmony with celestial forces.