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Eric Purdue

@ericesoteric.bsky.social

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- Translator of Agrippa's "Three Books of Occult Philosophy" - America's favorite translator - Traditional (not trad) astrologer - PNW, queer, 🏳️‍🌈 My site and link for consultations: https://linktr.ee/ericpurdue

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · May 17

I thought I'd post a bit about myself.

I translated "Three Books of Occult Philosophy", released in 2021 - the first English translation in almost 400 years.

I'm a traditional astrologer available for consultations.

Support my Patreon for my future work!

www.ericpurdue.com
patreon.com/epurdue

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · 14h

This is one of my favorite quotes in Agrippa’s “Three Books of Occult Philosophy” (in turn quoted from Ficino). It compares how magicians using many things for a magical working, unite into a whole greater than its parts - not unlike bees making honey from many flowers.

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · 22d

My friends are moving and I saw this. I spent 10 years on this thing! The insult!!!

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · 27d

Morin mocks a critic of astrology and says: "it seems enough to teach nothing to his ignorant readers with shriveled little questions".

Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 19

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 19

A book that Morin wrote in the 17th century has such a kickass name:

"Revealing the Cabala of the Astrological Houses"

Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 13

A 17th-century critique of astrology says that aspects are stupid because the critic thinks that good aspects work because our human eyes look kindly upon them when we look up at the planets in the sky, and badly with evil aspects.

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you babe!

Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 6

I’ll tell him myself

Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you!

Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 6

Babawawawa

Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 6

I’m your elder. No argue

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Sep 6

I just want people to know that I’m not a mere astrologer, olorisha, and translator. I’m a content creator.

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 26

The best footnote ever. This is from Richard Burton’s translation of Arabian Nights.

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 22

Gan

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 22

I finished Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. There’s a theme in the series of repeating names that are similar.

Example: Calla, Callahan, & Calvin.

I moved to a neighborhood called “Cully”.

A character’s name is Patrick Danville.

My brother’s name is Patrick & I’m from Danville.

Sigh.

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 22

😳

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 22

Don't make Agrippa sad. He had a hard life. I'll talk about that too.

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 20

We’re running out of time! Registrations to my Three Books of Occult Philosophy are closing in two days on Friday!

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 16

The Agrippa translator is here for it

Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 16

When I moved I left A LOT behind. I brought my books, clothes, orishas, and a small bit of furniture. It was time to stop dragging things that weren’t me.

I feel way better and clearer. I highly recommend it!

Eric Purdue @ericesoteric.bsky.social · Aug 16

Lukumi has the word “ebbo”, meaning sacrifice. This can mean anything from a prayer to something more major. One ebbo is getting rid of clutter.

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