In this free lecture, historian of Western esotericism Dr. Hereward Tilton explores A Most Rare Compendium and the strange manuscript’s tropes and their fascinating folk-magical background. Entering the world of the Faustian Höllenzwang (‘coercion of hell’) grimoires and the early modern vogue for magical treasure hunting, we’ll examine the Compendium’s recipes for hallucinogenic fumigations (which include a little-known European source of DMT!) and discover the very real perils of treasure hunting with psychoactive nightshades.