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Abaris
Said to be the teacher
of Pythagoras, Abaris was a
legendary magician,
diviner and hermeticist of
Scythia, an ancient culture on the
north shore of the
Black Sea.
Abaris claimed to possess a golden arrow
— the "dart of Abaris" — given to him by Apollo (Abaris
was one of his priests), by means of which he could travel through the air and become
invisible. Pythagoras stole — some accounts say that it was freely given
— this arrow from
him, and accomplished many wonderful feats by its aid. Abaris was also said to have lived
without eating or drinking, besides foretelling the future, pacifying storms and banishing
disease.
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With the help of Apollo, Abaris fled from
Scythia to Greece, apparently to evade a
deadly plague. In fact, in apocryphal legends, he is said to have visited
Greece several times around 770 BC. Abaris was mentioned by several Greek
celebrities, including
Plato (in connection with the
"Thracian" physicians, which he insisted knew the secrets of
immortality and cured all disease with
incantations, ointments and plants),
Herodotus and
Pindar. He was surnamed 'the
Hyperborean'. Later neoplatonists, including
Porphyry and
lamblichus Chalcidensis, also wrote about Abaris.
According to other legends, with the bones of
Pelops Abaris made a
statue of Minerva, which he sold to the Trojans
as a talisman descended from heaven. This
was the famous Palladium, which protected and rendered impregnable the town wherein it was
lodged.
A temple to Persephone at
Sparta was also attributed to Abaris by
Pausanias.
Suidas as well
credits Abaris with several works: Scythian oracles, the visit of Apollo to
the Hyperboreans, expiatory formulas and a prose theogony.
See
Pythagoras,
Casting Black Magic Spells,
Commanding Spirits,
The Tarot Store and
Divination & Scrying Tools and Supplies.
Sources: (1) Spence, Lewis,
An Encyclopedia of
Occultism, Carol Publishing Group; (2)
Randi, James,
An Encyclopedia of
Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural,
St. Martin's Griffin; (3)
The Encyclopaedia
Britannica Eleventh Edition Handy Volume Edition, Oxford
University Press; (4) Plato,
Platonis Opera Omnia, Garland
Publishing.
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Courses on Magical Arts:
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Dream Interpreter CD-ROM: Spiritual, Psychological and
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The URANTIA Book
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Haxan; Witchcraft Through the Ages DVD.
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Healing the Luminous Body; The Way of the Shaman DVD.
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In Search of
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Intention, Belief, Emotion, and Will;
Consciousness and The Scientific Basis for Magick and Miracles DVD.
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Of Men &
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Secrets of Angels, Demons & Masons DVD.
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The Magick of Solomon - A History of Western Magick DVD.
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Introduction to Paganism.
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Advanced
Candle Magick: More Spells and Rituals for Every Purpose (Practical
Magick Series).
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An
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Angel Magic: The
Ancient Art of Summoning & Communicating With Angelic Beings (World Religion and Magic
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At the Heart of
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Basic
Magick: A Practical Guide.
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Circles
of Power: Ritual Magic in the Western Tradition.
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Collectanea
Hermetica.
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Evocation of
Spirits (Truth About Series).
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Godwin's
Cabalistic Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to Cabalistic Magick (Llewellyn's
Sourcebook).
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Goetic Evocation: The Magician's Workbook.
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Hermetic Magic:
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High
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Magical
Rites from the Crystal Well.
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Making
Magick: What It Is and How It Works.
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Modern
Magick: Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts.
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Natural
Magic.
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Paths
of Wisdom: The Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition (Llewellyn's High
Magick Series).
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Practice of
Magical Evocation.
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Pragmatic
Magics: Grimoire of Sorcery.
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Praxis Spagyrica
Philosophica Of Plain and Honest Directions on How to Make the Stone.
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Ritual Practices
to Gain Power: Angels, Incantations, and Revelation in Early Jewish Mysticism.
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Summoning Forth
Wiccan Gods and Goddesses: The Magick of Invocation and Evocation.
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Summoning
Spirits: The Art of Magical Evocation.
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Summoning the
Familiar: Powers and Rites of Common Life.
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Summoning the
Fates: A Woman's Guide to Destiny.
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The Book of Black
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The
Candle Magick Workbook.
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The
Golden Dawn: A Complete Course in Practical Ceremonial Magic/Four
Volumes in One (Llewellyn's Golden Dawn Series).
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The History of the Celtic Religion and Learning: Abaris, the Hyperborian,
Priest of the Sun.
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The
Magician’s Companion.
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The
Magician’s Reflection.
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The Manual of
Harmonics of Nicomachus the Pythagorean.
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The
Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic.
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The Pythagorean
Sourcebook and Library: An Anthology of Ancient Writings Which Relate to
Pythagoras and
Pythagorean Philosophy.
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The Ritual Magic
Workbook: A Practical Course of Self-Initiation.
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Tree
of Life, a Study in Magic.
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