{"product_id":"the-masonic-magician-isbn-9781786780133","title":"The Masonic Magician","description":"Miracle-worker or man of straw? Count Alessandro Cagliostro was a cult figure of European society in the tumultuous years leading to the French Revolution. An alchemist, healer and Freemason, he inspired both wild devotion and savage ridicule – as well as novels by Alexandre Dumas, a drama by Goethe and Mozart’s opera \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Flute. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCount Alessandro Cagliostro’s sincere belief in the magical powers, including immortality, conferred by his Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry won him fame, but made him dangerous enemies, too. His celebrated travels through the Middle East and the capitals of Europe ended abruptly in Rome in 1789, where he was arrested by the Inquisition and condemned to death for heresy.\u003cbr\u003eThe Masonic Magician tells Cagliostro’s extraordinary story, complete with the first English translation of his Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry ever published. The authors examine the case made against him, that he was an impostor as well as a heretic, and find that the Roman Church, and history itself, have done him a terrible injustice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis engaging account, drawing on remarkable new documentary evidence, shows that the man condemned was a genuine visionary and true champion of Freemasonry. His teachings have much to reveal to us today, not just of the secrets of the movement, but of the mysterious hostility it continues to attract.\u003cb\u003ePHILIPPA FAULKS is \u003c\/b\u003ean author, ghost writer, freelance editor and journalist. She has written eight books, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Masonic Magician: the Life and Death of Count Cagliostro and his Egyptian Rite\u003c\/i\u003e (Watkins Publishing, 2008) \u003ci\u003eA Handbook for the Freemason's Wife, The Secrets of Meditation, Henna Magic, Modern Mantras \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Zen Diet ; \u003c\/i\u003ealso included are several other titles I was ghost writer for. She has edited\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emany books in the course of her work as Publishing Manager of a medium sized publishing house.","brand":"Watkins Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233711403237,"sku":"NP9781786780133","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781786780133.jpg?v=1767740433","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-masonic-magician-isbn-9781786780133","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}