The famous theosophist Franz Hartmann is already familiar to Russian readers from his book “The Life of Paracelsus and the Essence of His Teachings,” which became widely popular. About the book “Magic,” the author says: “This book was not written to convince skeptics of the existence of occult phenomena ; rather, we tried to prove the very possibility of mysterious phenomena... We wanted to help those who thirst for truth in thinking about the true nature of man and his place in the Universe. Those who think they already know the answer certainly don't need our guidance; but for those who are still looking, they may come in handy. It is to them that we want to offer the advice Gautama Buddha gave to his disciples: “Do not believe anything unproven and do not reject anything as unproven without carefully studying the subject.”

Translation: Zoya Metlitskaya