Authors of occult texts make manifold and strange claims. Yet, they oft
confirm one another's revelations in mysterious guise. Behold:

[. . .] in like manner some are called Woodmen, some Mountaineers, some
Fieldmen, some Domesticks. Hence the gods of the Woods, Country gods,
Satyrs, familiars, Fairies of the fountains, Fairies of the Woods,
Nymphs of the Sea, the Naiades, Neriades, Dryades, Pierides,
Hamadryades, Potumides, Hinnides, Agapte, Pales, Pareades, Dodonæ,
Feniliæ, Lavernæ, Pareæ, Muses, Aonides, Castalides, Heliconides,
Pegasides, Meonides, Phebiades, Camenæ, the Graces, the Genii,
Hobgoblins, and such like; whence they call them vulgar superiors, some
the demi-gods and goddesses; some of these are so familiar and
acquainted with men, that they are even affected with humane
perturbations, by whose instruction Plato thinketh that men do
oftentimes wonderfull things, even as by the instruction of men, some
beasts which are most nigh unto us, as Apes, Dogs, Elephants, do often
strange things above their species; and they who have written the
Chronicles of the Danes and Norwegians, do testifie, that spirits of
diverse kinds in those regions are subject to mens commands; moreover
some of these to be corporeall and mortall, whose bodies are begotten
and dy, yet to be long lived is the opinion of the Egyptians and
Platonists, and especially approved by Proclus. Plutarch also and
Demetrius the Philosopher, and Aemilianus the Rhetoritian affirm the
same; [. . .]
Henry Cornelius Agrippa (trans. James Freake), Three Books of Occult
Philosophy (1651)

In like manner some are called woodmen, some mountaineers, some
fieldmen, some domestics: hence the gods of the woods, country gods,
satyrs, familiars, fairies of the fountains, fairies of the woods,
nymphs of the sea, the Naïades, Nereïdes, Dryades, Piërides,
Hamadryades, Patumides, Hinnides, Agapte, Pales, Parcades, Dodonæ,
Fanilæ, Levernæ, Parcæ, Muses, Aonides, Castalides, Heliconides,
Pegasides, Meonides, Phebiades, Camenæ, the graces, the genii,
hobgobblins, and such like; whence the vulgar call them superiors, some
the demi-gods and goddesses: some of these are so familiar and
acquainted with men, that they are even affected with human
perturbations; by whose instructions Plato thinks that men do oftentimes
wonderful things, even as by the instruction of men; some beasts which
are most nigh to us, apes, dogs, elephants, do often strange things
above their own species; and they who have written the chronicles of the
Danes and Norwegians, do testify that spirits of several kinds in those
regions are subject to men's commands; moreover, some of these appear
corporeal and mortal, whose bodies are begotten and die; yet to be
long-lived is the opinion of the Egyptians and Platonists, and
especially approved by Proclus, Plutarch also, and Demetrius the
philosopher, and Æmilianus the rhetorician, affirm the same; [. . .]
Francis Barrett, The Magus; or, Celestial Intelligencer: Being a
Complete System of Occult Philosophy (1801)

In like manner some are called woodmen, some mountaineers, some
fieldmen, some domestics: hence the gods of the woods, country gods,
satyrs, familiars, fairies of the fountains, fairies of the woods,
nymphs of the sea, the Naiades, Nereides, Dryades, Pierides,
Hamadryades, Patumides, Hinnides, Agapte, Pales, Parcades, Dodonæ,
Finilæ, Levernæ, Parcæ, Muses, Aonides, Castalides, Heliconides,
Pegasides, Meonides, Phebiades, Camenæ, the graces, the genii,
hodgobblins [sic], and such like; whence the vulgar call them superiors,
some the demi-gods and goddesses: some of these are so familiar and
acquainted with men, that they are even affected with human
perturbations; by whose instructions I say that men do oftentimes
wonderful things, even as by the instruction of men; some beasts which
are most nigh to us, apes, dogs, elephants, do often strange things
above their species; and they who have written the chronicles of the
Danes and Norwegians, do testify that spirits of several kinds in those
regions are subject to men's commands; moreover, some of these appear
corporeal and mortal, whose bodies are begotten and die; yet to be
long-lived is the sacred teachings of the Lamas and Yoghees and
especially approved by Bxuzin, Muxdinba also, and Demetrius the
philosopher and Ximandibuz the rhetorician, affirm the same; [. . .]
L.W. de Laurence, The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East
Indian Occultism and the Book of Secret Hindu, Ceremonial, and
Talismanic Magic (1915)

--
Dan Clore

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zhiba. All Nyug bosom. Konch-hog not; Thyan-Kam
not; Lha-Chohan not; Tenbrel Chugnyi not;
Dharmakaya ceased; Tgenchang not become; Barnang
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