…the spirit of self sufficiency, of being in charge and the spirit of denial of the whole other realm, like in Goethe's Faust being the paradigm scientist selling his soul to the devil in return for unlimited knowledge and power, the paradigm of the entire…

…entire process, by selling it through ceremonial magic. He invokes mephistopheles so the guiding spirit of modern science, according to the Faust Myth, is a demon. It's in fact a satanic demon, a fallen angel. Mephistopheles so how seriously does one take…

…that can be traced back to Henry and Cornelius Agrippa von Netelsheim, who was the model for another model for Faust. Agrippa wrote delibre quattro d'occultate philosophia, four books of occult philosophy, and that was the core work for european magic.…

…was burned by an angry mob while he was on the continent because he was suspected of being a wizard. He was the model for Faust in the later recensions of Faust. And whenever you see an old man with a white beard and a pointed cap, this image is…

…he was on the continent because he was suspected of being a wizard. He was the model for Faust in the later recensions of Faust. And whenever you see an old man with a white beard and a pointed cap, this image is really referent to Dee. Well,…

…you have unbridled ego, unbridled faith in the intellect, so that you proceed forward without self doubt. If you haven't read Faust recently, it's a surprising read. First of all, it's very funny. It's hilarious. It's funnier than any of Shakespeare's plays,…

…that inscrutable thing is what I chiefly hate, he tells Starbuck. And I see it. I see Ahab as another reincarnation of Faust, another picture of a human being who seeks to go beyond what is humanly possible, and by rising up into that promethean…