{"product_id":"the-testament-of-cyprian-the-mage-by-jake-stratton-kent","title":"The Testament of Cyprian the Mage by Jake Stratton-Kent","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eThe third and final volume of the \u003cem data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"154\"\u003eEncyclopædia Goetica\u003c\/em\u003e, this substantial two-volume work completes Stratton-Kent’s re-visioning of goetic magic as the oldest continuous current in Western esoteric practice. 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