Heinrich
Cornelius Agrippa: Of Occult Philosophy, Book I. (part2)
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contrary there are inclinations of Emnities, and they are as it were
the odium, and anger, indignation, and a certain kind of obstinate
contrariety of nature, so that any thing shuns its contrary, and drives
it away out of its presence. Such kinds of inclinations hath Rhubarb
against Choller [choler], Treacle against poison, the Saphir [sapphire]
Stone against hot biles [boils], and feavorish [feverish] heats, and
diseases of the eyes; the Amethyst against drunkenness, the Jasper
against Flux of blood, and offensive imaginations, the Emrald
[emerald], and Agnus Castus against Lust, Achates against poison, Piony
[peony] against the Falling sickness, Corall against the ebullition of
black Choller [choler], and pains of the stomack [stomach]. The Topaze
against spirituall heats, such as are covetousness, lust, and all
manner of excesses of love. The like inclination is there also of
Pismire [ants] against the Hearb [herb] Origanum [origano], and the
wing of a Bat, and the heart of a Lapwing, from the presence of which
they flie [fly]. Also Origanum [origano] is contrary to a certain
poisonous fly, which cannot endure the Sun, and resists Salamanders,
and loathes Cabbage with such a deadly hatred, that they destroy one
the other; so Cucumbers hate oile, and will run themselves into a ring
least they should touch it. And it is said that the Gall of a Crow
makes men afraid, and drives them sway from where it is, as also
certain other things; so a Diamond doth disagree with the Loadstone,
that being set by it, it will not suffer Iron to be drawn to it; and
sheep fly from Frog-parsley as from some deadly thing: and that which
is more wonderfull, nature hath pictured the sign of this death in the
livers of sheep, in which the very figure of Frog-parsley being
described, doth naturally appear; So Goats do so hate garden basil, as
if there were nothing more pernicious. (...) more
