PICATRIX “4GHAYAT AL-HAKIM>PICATRIX *{GHAYAT AL-HAKIM}+ The Goal of the Wise ‘TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC HASHEM ATALLAH -». $ SY SrCONTENTS VOLUME ONE Acknowledgments i Translators Preface xi Introduction 20 PICATRIX 0. Prologue 1 Book 1. The Virtue of Wisdom 7 2. The Essence of Magic 11 43. The Essence and Reality of Astrology 15 44. The Use of Astrological Ratios in ‘Making Talismans 19 5. Examples of Required Astrology Ratios to Make Talismans for Certain Functions 31 6. The Importance of Mankind is Comparable to Thatof the Universe 49 7. The Vague Meaning of Bring Has Been Concealed by Philosophers 59 Book It 1, How This Knowledge Can Be Obtained 65 2. The Constellation Figures and the Function of Their Symbols inthe Motion of Planets 69