For long periods of time, Magic (contemplation of celestial powers) was considered to be a divine science that unveils the operations of nature before its abuse made it into an object of repulsion
- Siphra Dzeniouta (The Book of Concealed Mystery) – Kabbalah
- The Popol Vuh (The Mythic and Heroic Sagas of the Kichés of Central America) – Kiche Manuscript
- Phaedrus – Plato
- Timaeus – Plato
- Aitareya Brahmanam – Vedas