Satan's Invisible World
Open in Reader

Scottish demonology and supernatural apologetics

Satan's Invisible World Discovered

George Sinclair1685
IntermediatePrimary Sourcecomplete

A foundational work of Scottish demonology, written by a professor of philosophy to provide empirical proofs for the existence of spirits, witches, and apparitions. Sinclair intended the book to be a weapon against the 'Sadduceism' and atheism of his day by documenting numerous 'witnessed' accounts of supernatural events across Scotland.

Also known asA Choice Collection of Modern Relations, proving evidently against the Atheists of this present age, that there are Devils, Spirits, Witches, and Apparitions
This edition1685
EditionJohn Reid, Edinburgh
DemonologyScottish FolkloreEuropean folkloreFolklore collectionFolklore Studiescase documentationFolklore & SuperstitionDemonic PossessionReligious demonology

Contents50 chapters

  1. 01Satan’s INVISIBLE WORLD DISCOVERED;
  2. 02CONTENTS.
  3. 03Relation 1.—Touching the troubles which Sir George Maxwell of Pollock met with from the Devil and his Haggs.
  4. 04II.—Being a Wonderful discovery of Murder by an Apparition.
  5. 05III.—Touching the Witchcraft of Agnes Simpson.
  6. 06IV.—A Proclamation over the Market Cross of Edinburgh, at twelve o’clock at night.
  7. 07V.—A miraculous Cure of a Dutch Woman, accompanied with an Apparition.
  8. 08VI.—Strange pranks played by the Devil at Woodstock in England, anno 1649.
  9. 09VII.—An Apparition to King James the IV. and his Courtiers, in the kirk of Linlithgow.
  10. 10VIII.—Anent the Major who returned from death to tell the Captain whether there was a GOD or not.
  11. 11IX.—A remarkable story of discovered witchcraft at Lauder, anno 1649. And of the wiles which the devil used in deceiving poor creatures.
  12. 12X.—A true narrative of the Drummer of Tedworth.
  13. 13XI.—The Devil of Glenluce, enlarged with several remarkable additions from an eye and ear witness, a person of undoubted honesty.
  14. 14XII.—Anent Mother Jackson her Witchcraft.
  15. 15XIII.—King Duff, the 78th King of Scotland, bewitched.
  16. 16XIV.—The Apparition of Edward Avon to his Son-in-law, Thomas Goddard.
  17. 17XV.—Some Passages of God’s Providence to a godly Minister, in giving him full clearness concerning Bessie Graham, suspected of witchcraft.
  18. 18XVI.—Anent the Apparition of Sir George Villiers.
  19. 19XVII.—Anent Hattaraick, an old Warlock.
  20. 20XVIII.—The Ghost of Mrs. Breton.
  21. 21XIX.—Touching an Apothecary’s Servant that returned to the Shop after he had been dead.
  22. 22XX.—A wonderful Story of one Robert Churchman, inveigled in Quakerism, written by Dr. John Templar.
  23. 23XXI.—Touching Isabel Heriot.
  24. 24XXII.—Anent a Magician at Antwerp.
  25. 25XXIII.—Anent a great Doctor of Divinity that rose out of the Bier, and spake to all that were present.
  26. 26XXIV.—Some drunkards destroyed by the devil.
  27. 27XXV.—Touching one William Barton, a Warlock.
  28. 28XXVI.—A wonderful and strange accident which fell out at Lyons in France.
  29. 29XXVII.—A Marvellous Prank played by the Devil at Hamelen, a Town in Germany.
  30. 30XXVIII.—A relation of the strange Witchcraft discovered in the village of Monra in Swedeland.
  31. 31XXIX.—Touching an Apparition seen at Gladsmuir, with some other Gleanings.
  32. 32XXX.—Anent one Spalding in Dalkeith.
  33. 33XXXI.—Of the Devil of Mascon in France.
  34. 34XXXII.—Anent Margaret Wilson.
  35. 35XXXIII.—A short information anent Janet Douglas.
  36. 36XXXIV.—Touching Helen Elliot, burnt at Culross.
  37. 37XXXV.—Anent some Prayers, Charms, and Aves, used in the Highlands.
  38. 38XXXVI.—Anent one Lizzie Muidy at Haddington.
  39. 39XXXVII.—Anent Major Weir and his Sister.
  40. 40XXXVIII.—An Apparition seen in a dwelling-house, in Mary King’s Close, in Edinburgh.
  41. 41XXXIX.—An Apparition of a deceased Wife to her Husband, at Edinburgh.
  42. 42XL.—Concerning some Witches in the Shire of Renfrew.
  43. 43XLI.—Concerning the Witches of Pittenweem.
  44. 44XLII.—Concerning the bewitching of a Child in Ireland.
  45. 45XLIII.—Concerning the Witch of Calder.
  46. 46Transcriber’s Notes
  47. 47THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  48. 48"Cover"
  49. 49The Project Gutenberg eBook of Satan's Invisible World Discovered
  50. 50Satan’s Invisible World Discovered | Project Gutenberg

Readers Also Explore

Three Books of Occult Philosophy

Three Books of Occult Philosophy

1533

Intermediate
La strega

La strega

1523

Advanced

Ask the Hermetikon Archivist about this text

Search within this book, retrieve direct quotations with page references, or explore related ideas.

Ask the Archivist