The Heptarchia Mystica of John Dee

nThe Heptarchia Mystica (or the Mystic Sevenfold Dominion)n nis a complete system of planetary magic delivered to then nElizabethan magus John Dee in 1582 through the crystaln nscrying of Edward Kelley. It details the angels ruling then nplanets and the days of the week, describes their functionsn nand how to invoke them. Neglected by the Hermetic Order ofn nthe Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley, the Heptarchia wasn neventually published in 1983 after painstaking research by then nlate Robert Turner, who collated the text from Dee's originaln nmanuscripts. A second edition followed in 1986.n nUnavailable for many years, the early editions are nown ncollectors' items. This new third edition has been carefullyn nrevised and updated by Robin E. Cousins. The book isn ndedicated to the memory of Robert Turner and his wifen nPatricia Shore Turner and features a Foreword by Annen nTurner. Copiously annotated and illustrated throughout, then nwork is complemented by a selection of essays by the authorsn non related themes.n