Research indicates that the Pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica, letters by Aristotle to Alexander on the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, may have more ancient Arabic origins.
Enigmatic Finds Including Human Skulls in Cave Near Jerusalem Suggest the Spot Hosted Secret Pagan Efforts to Communicate With the Dead, to Receive Prophesies of the Future. Even Then, Necromancy Was Frowned Upon