Magic synthesis

The magical synthesis that was created in the sixteenth century included Kabalah, Hermeticism, magic, and alchemy. The next chapter looks at what alchemists were doing during the centuries that led up to this period. 

High Magic The magical synthesis developed by Eliphas Levi... 

McLean, Adam. The magical calendar A synthesis of magical symbolism from the 17th century renaissance of medieval occultism. 2nd ed ed. Edinburgh Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourcebooks, 1979. ix, 109p. 

Includes The Coming of Christianity and the Hermetic Synthesis Medieval Magic, Alchemy and Visions of the Quest Renaissance Magi, Rosiicrucians and Universal Reformation... 

Synthesis of compounds on solid-phase supports became quite popular in the late 1990s and, though interest might have waned a little more recently, there may still be a demand for it in some establishments. If monitoring reactions carried out on resins is what is required, then a magic angle spinning (MAS) probe is the only way to go. 

W Rapp, E Bayer. Uniform microspheres in peptide synthesis ultrashort cycles and synthesis documentation by on-line monitoring as an alternative to multiple peptide synthesis, in CH Schneider, AN Eberle, eds. Peptides 1992. Proceedings of the 22nd European Peptide Symposium. Escom, Leiden, 1992, pp 25-26. ( magic mixture ). 

In fact, the synthesis of a molecule closes the "magic circle [9] -more magical than logical- which the synthetic organic chemist moves around and comprises the three stages we have referred to isolation and identification, description and synthesis (see Figs. 1.1 and 1.2). 

Many Western magicians, from the Renaissance to the present, have used Egypt as a model for their practice. Many other traditions from the Middle East also contributed to Western magical practice. The synthesis of these traditions took place in Alexandria, Egypt, in the first to the third centuries after the birth of Christ. 

During this period, however, occultism did not die out. Instead, a great synthesis occurred in which magic, alchemy, Hermeticism, and Kabalah were united into one occult system. This synthesis often attempted to include science in the mix as well. At this time occultists tended to gather in secretive societies where members could rise in rank as they learned more about their system. 

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