How do science and magic intersect? St. Albert the Great wanted to understand. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli, joined by Dr. Justin Sledge, unpack St. Albert the Great’s mystical side—his writings on magic, alchemy, and the hidden powers of nature.

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Links for this episode:

• Justin’s Esoterica channel


• Justin’s original video


• David Collins’s book Disenchanting Albert the Great


• Albert and Thomas: Selected Writings


• Women’s Secrets: A Translation of Pseudo-Albertus Magnus’ De Secretis Mulierum with Commentaries


• Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature


• Libellus de Alchimia: Ascribed to Albertus Magnus


• Diui Alberti Magni … Naturalia ac supranaturalia opera


• ALBERTUS MAGNUS The Book Of Minerals


• St. Albertus Magnus (Catholic Encyclopedia)

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