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HEa r t w hic hisc a l l edGoet ic ,beingt ha t of inc a nt a -
t ion,of sor c er y ,f a sc ina t iona ndof t heil l u sionsa nd
imp ost u r esc onnec t edt her ew it h,ha sc omesomew ha t
a r bit r a r il y t osignif y ,t hel a st issu eindia bol ismof t hemor e
c a t hol ic a ndgener a l a r t w hic hist er medPr a c t ic a l Ma gic
. .
Thel a t t er designa t ionimp l iest ha t t her eisa Ma gic ont he
t heor et ic a l side,or ,a sit ma y be,a p hil osop hy of t hesu bj ec t ,
a ndt hisa ga inisof t w ok inds : inmoder nda y sit ha sem-
bodiedv a r iou sa t t emp t st op r ov idea nex p l a na t ion, a w or k ing
hy p ot hesis,f or a l l egedp henomena of t hep a st ; of ol dit c a me
f or w a r dw it ht hea c c ent of a u t hor it y a ndc a r r y ingt hew a r r a nt s
of a p ec u l ia r a ndsec r et k now l edge ; it t a u ght r a t her t ha n
ex p l a ined. Behindt his,inv ir t u eof a sp ec if ic a ssu mp t ion,
t her est oodt hesou r c eof su c ha u t hor it y ,t hesc hool or sc hool s
t ha t issu ed,sot osp ea k ,t hec er t if ic a t esof t it l ew hic h t he
r ec or dsof t heex p ou ndingma st er a r esu p p osedt oshew t ha t
hep ossessed . Her ein. r esidedp r esu ma bl y t ha t Higher Ma gic
w hic hj u st if iedt he
or igina l
mea ningof t het er mMa gic
;
t his
w a st hesc ienc eof w isdom,a ndof t ha t w isdomw hic hw a st he
issu eof ex p er ienc ea ndk now l edgep a r t ic u l a r t osa c r edsa nc -
t u a r iesint hey ea r sof t heMa gi . Int hisma nner a r emot ea nd
a bst r a c t ma gnif ic enc e,ha sbeena l l oc a t ed't ot hep r a c t ic a l w or k
bu t ibet w eent hisa sp ec t a sw ek now it ot her w ise ;. ndt ha t dr ea m
a sit ha sbeendil a t edint hef or msof it sex p r essiont her eis
t hek indof r el a t ionw hic hsu bsist sbet w eenr enow na ndit s
non-f u l f il ment
. If Ma gic init sp r op er a ndor igina l . mea ning
v ii
Pr ef a c e
besy nony mou sw it hw isdom
;if t ha t w isdom,by v ir t u eof t his
a ssu mp t ionw hic hIha v ement ioned,w er esomet hing'inc on= -
c eiv a bl y gr ea t ,it isof c er t it u det ha t it ha dnoc a u sa l c on-
nec t ionw it ht hec onger iesof a r t sa ndp r oc essesw hic ha r e
u nder st oodby Pr a c t ic a l Ma gic
. Tha t t her ew a s,a st her e
st il l is,a sc ienc eof t heol dsa nc t u a r ies,Ia mc er t a int a sa
my st ic ;
t ha t t hissc ienc eissu edint ha t ex p er ienc ew hic h
imp a r t sw isdomIa ma l soc er t a in ;
bu t it didnot c or r esp ond
t oa ny of t hea r t sa ndp r oc essest ow hic hIr ef er her e,nor t o
a ny t hingw hic hc a nber ec eiv edby t heminda st her esu l t
of t heir ex a l t a t ion . '
Thec onsider a t ionof a p ossibil it y t hu s
a l r ea dy c ondemnedist her ef or er u l edou t of t heinq u ir y w hic h
Iha v ea t t emp t edint hep r esent w or k
. Iha v ea l sor u l ed
ou t ,a s'it w il l beseen,t hedist inc t ionsw hic hha v esu bsist ed
bet w eent hegooda ndev il sideof t hea r t sa ndp r oc esses,not
t ha t it doesnot ex ist ont heba r esu r f a c e,bu t bec a u set he
t w oa sp ec t sdissol v eint oonea not her a ndbel ongonet o
a not her int her oot t ha t isc ommont obot h
. Thea c t u a l
q u est ionbef or eu sisa f t er w ha t ma nner ,if a ny ,ma gic a l p r o-
c edu r edr a w sa ny t hingf r omsec r et t r a dit ionint hep a st ,a ndso
ent er sint ot hegener a l su bj ec t of su c ht r a dit ion,-w het her in
Chr ist ia nor a nt er ior t imes .
It w ou l da ndc ou l donl y 'beof
t r a dit iononit sw or t hl essside,a ndit w il l not ex a l t a su bj ec t
w hic ht her ec or dsof c ent u r iesha v eshew nt obeinc a p a bl eof
beingr a ised ;
it w il l ,how ev er ,l et u sk now w her ew ea r e
.
Ont hef a c eof t heq u est iona t r a dit ionof a l l k indsof r u bbish
isv er y l ik el y t oha v ebeenha ndeddow nf r oma nt iq u it y ,a nddin
r esp ec t of oc c u l t ism,t hel a st dr if t a ndsc a t t er mea l ha sp a ssed
int ot he Gr imoir es, Key s
of Sol omon a ndot her r it u a l sinnu mer -
a bl eby w hic hAr t Ma gic ha sp a ssedint ow r it t enr ec or d . .
Ast hisbook r ep r esent s,u nder a new t it l ea ndw it hma ny
a ddit ions,a w or k w hic hw a sissu edor igina l l y in1 8 9 8 ,Iha v e
v iii
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PLATEI
EDWARDKELLEY,AMAGICIAN
Int hea c t of inv ok ingt hesp r it of a dec ea sedp er son
Pr ef a c e
a c c ep t edt heop p or t u nit y -t oindic a t eit sp osit ioninr esp ec t
of f a r mor e imp or t a nt w or k sembody ingmy c onst r u c t ionof t he
Sec r et Tr a dit ioninChr ist ia nTimes
. Iha v esec u r edt hisobj ec t
-w hic ha f t er a l l isc l ea r a nd simp l e-not by a r egr et t a bl e c ome
p a r isonof w ha t Iha v ew r it t ent her e w it h t ha t w hic ha p p ea r s
int hep r esent p l a c e,bu t by sk ew ingina br ief int r odu c t ion
t hep r op er senseinw hic hp henomena l oc c u l t isma nda l l it s
a r t sindif f er ent l y c onnec t w it ht het r a dit ionof t hemy st ic s
t hey a r et hep a t hof il l u sionby w hic ht hep sy c hic na t u r eof
ma nent er st ha t ot her p a t hw hic hgoesdow nint ot hea by ss .
The`book init sp r esent r ev isionr ema insof nec essit y a p r e-
sent a t ionof ol dt ex t sby t hew a y of digest Iha v ea dded
somenew sec t ionst ha t int hisdep a r t ment it ma y be
r ender ed
mor er ep r esent a t iv e,a ndif a t ou c hof f a nt a sy ,w hic hisnot
w hol l y a p a r t f r omser iou sness,w il l bep a r donedher ea t t he
inc ep t ion,t hew or k it sel f isnow
a n a p p endix t ot heint r odu c t or y
t hesis---t het ex t u a l ,hist or ic a l a ndot her ev idenc eby w hic hit
issu p p or t ed .
Int hey ea r 1 8 8 9 a n
ex p osit or of t hemor ea r ida ndu n-
p r of it a bl esideof Ka ba l ist ic doc t r ineedit edinEngl isha t ex t of
Cer emonia l Ma gic ,ent it l ed Cl a v ic u l a Sa l omonis, or ,t he Key of
Sol omont heKing . Ina nint r odu c t ionp r ef ix edt ot hew or k he
st a t edt ha t hesa w no-r ea sont odou bt ,a ndt her ef or ep r esu ma bl y
a c c ep t ed,t het r a dit ionof it sa u t hor ship ,'w hic hinr esp ec t of
t hec r it ic a l sensema y bet a k ent osu mma r isehisq u a l if ic a t ions
f or
a ment or st u l t or u m . , It shou l dbea dded,a sa na ddit iona l
l ight ,t ha t heu nder t ook hist r a nsl a t ionmor eesp ec ia l l y f or t he
u seof oc c u l t st u dent s,t ha t ist osa y ,f or t hosep er sonsw ho
bel iev eint heef f ic a c y of ma gic a l r it esa ndma y ,a sa nil l u st r a -
t ionof t heir f a it h,desir et op u t t hem in p r a c t ic e . Wit ht his
z The w or k a s it now st a ndsq u ot esEzek iel ,Da niel ,t hef ou r t h
Gosp el , a ndment ions
SS. Pet er a nd . Pa u l . -Ma ny of t hesea na c hr onismsa r et obef ou ndint hep ent a c l es a c c ot n-,
p a ny ingt het ex t .
ix
Pr ef a c e
ex c ep t ion,t hel a r gebody of l it er a t u r ew hic ht r ea t sof Theu r gic
Cer emonia l init sv a r iou sbr a nc hesha sr ema inedina c c essibl e,
t ot hegener a l it y of r ea der s,inr a r ep r int edbook sa ndr a r er
ma nu sc r ip t s,inbot hc a sesmost l y inf or eignl a ngu a ges
. Ther e
isp r oba bl y a
c onsider a bl ec l a ssou t sideoc c u l t st u dent st ow homa
sy st ema t ic a c c ou nt of ma gic a l p r oc edu r ema y benot u nw el c ome,
p er ha p sma inl y a sa c u r iosit y of ol d-w or l dc r edu l it y ,bu t a l soa s
a c ont r ibu t ionof somev a l u et oc er t a insideissu esof hist or ic a l
r esea r c h ;
t hese,how ev er ,a nedit ionf or oc c u l t st u dent sw ou l d
det er r a t her t ha na t t r a c t . Int hep r esent w or k sev er a l int er est s
ha v ebeena sf a r a sp ossibl ec onsider ed .
Thesu bj ec t is
a p p r oa c hedf r omt hebibl iogr a p hic a l a ndc r it ic a l st a ndp oint s,
a nda l l sou r c esof inf or ma t ionw hic hma ny y ea r sof inq u ir y
ha v ema dek now nt ot hew r it er ha v ebeenc onsu l t edt or ender
it c omp l et e . At t hesa met ime,seeingt ha t t her e is a sec t ion
of r ea der sw how il l not disda int obec l a sseda s-p r of essedoc c u l t -
ist s,w ha t ev er my v iew of t heir dedic a t ions,, L a mdea l ingw it h
t ex t sov er w hic ht heir int er est ma y behel dt oex er c isea c er t a in
p r ima r y j u r isdic t ion,a ndIha v et her ef or est u diedt heir r eq u ir e-
ment s in t w oimp or t a nt r esp ec t s,w hic hw il l not ,a sIbel iev e,
bea sou r c eof of f enc et omer el y hist or ic a l st u dent s . They
ha v ebeenst u died,f ir st l y ,by t heobser v a nc eof st r ic t t ec hnic a l
ex a c t it u de ; t hec er emonia l p r odu c edint hisbook isa bsol u t el y
f a it hf u l t ot heor igina l s,a ndr emov esa l l nec essit y of ha v ing
r ec ou r set ot heor igina l sbef or edet er mininga ny dou bt f u l p oint
of ma gic a l p r oc edu r eint hep a st
. For c onv enienc eof r ef er enc e
-if Ima y v ent u r et oma k et hemodest bidf or r ec ognit ionon
. t hep a r t of su c ha c ir c l e-it isindeedsu p er ior t ot heor igina l s,
bec a u se,it ha sbeenp u t sy st ema t ic a l l y ,w her ea st hey
. of t en
ex c eedu nder st a ndingow ingt ot heer r or sof t r a nsc r iber s,t he
misr ea dingsof p r int er s,t hel oosemet hodsof ea r l y t r a nsl a t or s,
a ndseemingl y ,it mu st bea dded,t hec onf u sedminds
-
of t he
x
0
Pr ef a c e
f ir st c omp il er s, `"Sol omon "
himsel f not ex c ep t ed .
Thein-
nu mer a bl eof f ic esof
v a in
obser v a nc ew hic hc onst it u t eCer e-
monia l Ma gic , a s
. it isp r esent edinbook s,w il l t her ef or ebe
f ou ndsu bst a nt ia l l y int a c t by t hosew hoc onc er nt hemsel v es
w it hsu c hobser v a nc e.
Thesec ondr esp ec t inw hic ht heint er est sof t heoc c u l t
st u dent ha v ebeenc onsider ed
is, how ev er ,of mu c hmor eimp or t -
a nc e,t hou ghhema y not bea sr ea dy
t o a dmit t hesu ggest ion,
ha v ingr ega r dt oa l l t ha t it imp l ies . Rober t Tu r ner ,t he
Engl ish
t r a nsl a t or of t he Ma gic a l
El ement s, w r it t en,or -mor ec or r ec t l y
-su p p osedt obew r it t en,by t heu nf or t u na t ePet er of Aba no,
desc r ibest ha t t r ea t isea sa nint r odu c t iont o" ma gic a l v a nit y ,"a
t er mw hic hw a sp ossibl y u sedina sy mbol ic a l or ex ot ic ma nner ,
t oint ima t et ha t most t hingsw hic hc onc er nt hep henomena l w or l d
a r eindif f er ent l y t r iv ia l
. Now ,t hemor einw a r dp u r p oseof t he
p r esent inv est iga t ionist op l a c ew it hinr ea c hof t hosep er sons
w hoa r einc l ined t o
su c ha su bj ec t t hef u l l est ev idenc eof t hef u t il it y
of Cer emonia l Ma gic a sit isf ou ndinbook s,a ndt hef a nt a st ic
na t u r eof t hedist inc t ionbet w eenWhit ea ndBl a c k Ma gic -so
f a r a l soa st hel it er a t u r eof eit her isc onc er ned
. Ast ot het hings
w hic ha r eimp l iedw it hina ndma y l iebehindt hel it er a t u r e,t hey
a r ea not her c onsider a t ion,a bou t w hic hIw il l sa y onl y a t t he
moment t ha t ,j u dged',by t hef r u it sw hic ht hey ha v ep r odu c ed,
t hey a r enot inc omp a r a bl et ot hesec ond-dea t hbey ondt he
ga t esof p er dit ion
. It w ou l dbeu nbec omingina w r it er of my
k now ndedic a t ionst odeny t ha t t her eisa Ma gic w hic hisbehind
Ma gic ,or t ha t ev ent heoc c u l t sa nc t u a r iesp ossesst heir sec r et s
a ndmy st er ies ;
of t heset hew r it t enc er emonia l ishel dby t heir
sel f -imp u t edex p onent st obeeit her a deba seda ndsc a nda l ou s
t r a v est y ,a t r iv ia l a ndmisc onst r u eda p p l ic a t ion,or ,inr esp ec t of
dil u t edv iew s,it ma y bea l t er na t iv el y "a smoonl ight
. u nt osu n-
l ight a nd a s
w a t er u nt ow ine . " Theex p onent sw it hhol dt heir
x i
Pr ef a c e
w a r r a nt s ;
bu t int hep r esenc e or
a bsenc eof t hese,it ma y bea s
w el l t osa y a t t hebeginningt ha t if t hesec r et sa ndmy st er ies
bel ongt ot hep ow er sa ndw onder sof t hep sy c hic side,a ndnot
t ot hegr a c esof t hesp ir it ,t henGodisnot p r esent int hose
sa nc t u a r ies
. Let ,
a my st ic a ssu r et heoc c u l t st u dent t ha t a she,
or a ny one,isdea l ingher einsimp l y w it hna u sea t ingf ol l iesof
t heinsidew or l dof dist r a c t ion,sohew ou l dbec onc er nedint he
. a l l egedsc hool sbehindt hem-su p p osingt ha t heha dt her ight
of ent r a nc e-w it ht hesa mef ol l iesc a r r iedt ot he t iep l u su l t r a
degr ee .
Thet ex t s,f or t hisr ea son,
. ma y bemor einnoc ent
bec a u set hey a r emor er idic u l ou sa ndha v et hea dv a nt a ge-f or
t hemost p a r t -of beingimp ossibl et of ol l ow
. Thest a t ement
j u st ma dew il l ex p l a inw hy it isp er missibl et obr ingf or t hf r om
t heobsc u r it y of c ent u r iesa v a r iet y of p r oc essesw hic hw ou l d
bea bomina bl eif it c ou l dbesu p p osedt ha t t hey w er et obe
ser iou sl y u nder st ood
. Thec r it ic isma p p l iest oa l l t heex t a nt
Rit u a l s,w ha t ev er t heir p r et endedc l a ims,w ha t ev er t heir su r f a c e
dist inc t ion .
Somea r emor ea bsu r dt ha not her s,somea r ep er -
ha p smor einiq u it ou s,bu t t hey a r ea l l t a int ed,w it hBl a c k Ma gic
int hesa mew a y t ha t ev er y idl ew or dist a int edw it ht hena t u r e
of sin.
Thedist inc t ionbet w eenWhit ea ndBl a c k Ma gic ist he
dist inc t ionbet w eent heidl ea ndt heev il w or d
.
It w ou l d,na t u r a l l y ,beu nsa f et oAf f ir mt ha t a l l p er sons
ma k ingu seof t hec er emoniesint heRit u a l su p t ot hep oint of
p ossibil it y w ou l df a il t oobt a inr esu l t s . Per ha p sint hema j or it y
of c a sesmost of su c hex p er iment sma deint hep a st w er ea t t ended
w it hr esu l t sof a k ind .
. Toent er t hep a t hof ha l l u c ina t ionis
l ik el y t oinsu r eha l l u c ina t ion,a ndint hep r esenc eof hy p not ic ,
c l a ir v oy a nt a nda t hou sa ndk indr edf a c t sit w ou l dbea bsu r dt o
su p p oset ha t t heseer ingp r oc essesof Anc ient Ma gic -w hic h
a r ema ny -didnot p r odu c eseer ship ,or t ha t t hea u t o-hy p not ic
st a t ew hic hmu c hma gic a l r it u a l w ou l dobv iou sl y t endt ooc c a -
x ii
r
Pr -da c e
sioninp r edisp osedp er sonsdidnot f r eq u ent l y indu c eit ,a nd
not a l w a y s onl y in t hep r edisp osed. Tot hisex t ent some
of t hep r oc essesa r ep r a c t ic a l ,a ndt ot hisex t ent t hey
a r e
da nger ou s .
For c onv enienc eof t r ea t ment t hep r esent w or k ,isdiv ided
int ot w op a r t s .
Thef ir st c ont a insa na na l y t ic a l
a nd
c r it ic a l
a c c ou nt of t hec hief ma gic a l r it u a l sk now n t o t hew r it er ; t he
sec ondf or msa c omp l et eGr imoir eof Bl a c k Ma gic . It mu st
ber emember edt ha t t hesea r et heop er a t ionsw hic hga v ea r ms
t ot heInq u isit or sof t hep a st ,a ndj u st if iedCiv il Tr ibu na l s
int heop inionof t heir c ent u r y f or t hesa ngu ina r y edic t sp r o-
nou nc eda ga inst
w it c h, w a r l oc k a ndma gic ia n . It is, in t r u t h,
a v er y st r a ngea ndnot r ea ssu r ingp a geint hehist or y of
hu ma na ber r a t ion ;nor ha sit beena p l ea singex er c isew hic h
ha st hu ssou ght t oma k eit p l a in,onc ea nd f or a l l .
i
ASERPENTBEFORETHECURSE.
Fr omt he "Sp ec u l u mSa l v a t ionis . "
X iii
I
INTRODUCTION
T
HEmy st ic t r a dit ioninChr ist ia nTimesisp r eser v ed,a p a r t
f r oma l l q u est ionsa ndt r a c esof Inst it u t edMy st er ies,
int hel it er a t u r eof Chr ist ia nMy st ic a l Theol ogy
;it is
a l a r gea ndex c eedingl y sc a t t er edl it er a t u r e
;someof it smost
imp or t a nt t ex t sa r ea v a il a bl einnomoder nl a ngu a ge
;t hey
st a ndv er y ser iou sl y inneedof c odif ic a t ion,a nd-if Ima y be
sof r a nk -ev enof r e-ex p r ession .
Bu t if ,f or ot her r ea sons ;
t hey a i1
eint heir ent ir et y a st u dy w hic hmu st bel ef t t ot he
ex p er t ,t her eisnop er sonnow l iv inginEu r op ew hoha snot
c l osea t hisha ndst hesp ec if ic ,simp l e,isol a t edt ex t s-mu c ht oo
nu mer ou st ona me-w hic ha r esu f f ic ient t ogiv esomegener a l
idea of t hesc op ea nda imsof t het r a dit ion .
If Iw er ea sk edt o
def inet hel it er a t u r eshor t l y a ndc omp r ehensiv el y a sa w hol e,I
shou l dc a l l it t het ex t sof t hew a y ,t het r u t ha ndt hel if ein
r esp ec t of t hemy st ic t er m
. It isnot onl y f u l l bu t ex ha u st iv e
a st ot he
w a y -w hic h
ist ha t of t heinw a r dw or l d,r ec ol l ec t ion,
medit a t ion,c ont emp l a t ion,t her enu nc ia t ionof a l l t ha t isl ow er
int heq u est of a l l t ha t ishigher --bu t p er ha p st hemost c a t hol ic
w or dof a l l w ou l dbec ent r a l isa t ion.
It isv er y f u l l a l soont he'
f u nda ment a l t r u t h,ou t of w hic hit a r ises,t ha t a w a y ;doesex ist
a ndt ha t t hew a y isop en . Thet r u t hisf or mu l a t edina l l
simp l ic it y by t he
Ep ist l et ot heHebr ew s-t ha t God isa ndt ha t
Her ec omp ensest hosew hoseek Himou t
. Iha v ec it edt his
t est imony onsev er a l oc c a sionsint hesa mec onnec t ion,a ndIdo
soher ea ndnow w it hou t a w or dof a p ol ogy a ndw it hnosense
of r ep et it ion,sinc eit c a nnev er bea ma t t er of r edu nda nc y t o
r emember a f t er w ha t ma nner t heDiv inew a y sa r ej u st if iedt o
hu ma nit y ,w henhu ma nit y isseek ingt heDiv ine
. Thel it er a -
x v
I
Int r odu c t ion
t u r e,inf ine,isf u l l a st ot ha t w hic hit u nder st a nds in r esp ec t of
t hel if e,bu t t hisist heDiv ineLif e ; it isgr a c ew hic hf il l st he
hea r t ;
it ist heHol y Sp ir it of Godw hic hma k eshol y t hesp ir it
of ma n ; it isl if einGod . Ther e is nodou bt t ha t init sf or mu l a -
t ionit w a sp r esent edt ot hemindof Chr ist ia nMy st ic isma st he
l if ew hic hw a shiddenw it hChr ist inGod,a ndt hisinef f a bl e
c onc ea l ment w a seq u iv a l ent t ot hep r esent a t ioninop ent ea c h-
ingof t ha t my st er y of embl ema t ic dea t hw hic hl iesbehind
a l l
t hep a gea nt sof init ia t ion .
Thisw a st hest a t e,a ndt hedogma
f r omw hic ht hest a t edep endedisdef inedby t ha t Joha nnine
Ep ist l ew hic ha f f ir ms : (i) Tha t Godha t hgiv en , t ou set er na l
l if e ; (2) Tha t t hisl if eisHisSon
;(3 ) Tha t _w hosoev er ha t h
t he-Sonha t hl if e
;(4) Tha t w hosoev er isw it hou t t heSonis
w it hou t l if ea l so. Thesep oint sf ol l ow na t u r a l l y enou ghf r om
t het est imony of t heFou r t hGosp el : (i) Int hep er sonof t he
Div ineV oic e,sa y ing-Ia mt heWa y ,t heTr u t ha ndt he Lif e :
Ia mt heResu r r ec t iona ndt he
Lif e : I a mt heBr ea dof
Lif e ;
(2) Int hep er sonof t hew it ness,sa y ing : InHimw a s
l if ea ndt hel if ew a st hel ight of men .
Ther eis -nodou bt ,int hesec ondp l a c e,t ha t t heDiv ineV oic e
w a sinc a r na t ef or Chr ist ia nMy st ic isminJesu s of Na za r et h,a nd
w emu st c a st ou t f r omu st heima gesof t hosef a l sew it nesses
y v hof r omt imet ot imeha v ep r et endedt ha t t hema st er sof t he
hiddenl if eint heChr ist ia nc ent u r iesha dbec omef a r t ooen-
l ight enedsp ir it u a l l y t ot ol er a t et heex t er na l c or t ex of t heir
f a it ha ndc r eed .
Thisp oint isof mu c hgr ea t er imp or t a nc et ha n
it ma y a p p ea r int hep r esent c onnec t ion,f or Ia mnot doingl ess
t ha nest a bl isha c a nonof c r it ic ism . Iw il l t a k et w ot y p ic a l
ex a mp l es,oneof w hic hismoder a t el y ea r l y a ndt heot her
su f f ic ient l y l a t et oser v ea sa dist inc t ionint ime . Thea nony -
mou sCl ou dof Unk now ing bel ongs,Ibel iev e,t ot heea r l y p a r t
of t hef if t eent hc ent u r y ,a ndit ist obec l a sseda mongt hemost
signa l p r esent a t ionsof t hec ondit ionsa ndmodeof t heUnion
w hic hIha v emet w it hinChr ist ia nl it er a t u r e . It of f er sa n
x v i
Int r odu c t ion.
f il l s
t hehea r t of
t he t r u e my st ic . r a m
not int endingt o
su ggest
t ha t t heMa gu sa ssu c hisof nec essit y a t issu ew it h
t he-dec a l ogu e,or t ha t he
isu nder
j u dgment by t his . sol e
st a nda r d,w het her f or v engea nc eor r ew a r d
.
Ast hep osit ion
isc a p a bl eof dogma t ic st a t ement ,a nda s
. su c hisw it hou t a ny
su bj ec t iont ov ic issit u de,Iw il l ex p r essit indogma a sf ol l ow s
Whosoev er goes
inw a r dt of inda ny t hingbu t t he Div ine
in
hisc ent r e is w or k ingont he side
of hisow nl oss . Ast her e
ist heheight of Ket her in Ka ba l ism,
so
t her e
is t hea by ss
w hic hisbel ow Ma l k u t h, a ndt hosew hoa r eseek ingt oex er -
c iset hep ow er sof t hesou l a p a r t f r omit sgr a c esa r et r ea ding
t hedow nw a r dp a t h. Theop er a t ionof gr a c eissou t t er l y
c a t hol ic ,a ndt her e= isc or r esp ondingl y somu c hof t heDiv ine
p r ev ent ionop er a t ingev er y w her e,t ha t inmost inst a nc est he
ex p er iment sc omet ol it t l ea ndt hef r it t er ingdoesnot c ont inu e
f r omt hemer ew ea r inessof it sbu siness ; bu t t he q u est of
mir a c u l ou s-p ow er -a ndIu sea nu nsc ient if ic p hr a seof
-
set
p u r p ose,bec a u seI a m dea l ing now
w it ht he,most inex a c t of
a l l su bj ec t s-ist ha t w hic hisu su a l l y c omp r ehended by t he
t er moc c u l t sc ienc e, a ndt heoc c u l t sc ienc es,sp ea k inggene-
',
r a l l y , a r e t hesc ienc esof t he a by ss .
Iex c ep t a st r ol ogy , w hic h"
-onl y t hr ou gh t hea c c ident of ma ny
a ssoc ia t ions-ha sbeen
t a k enby f or c eint ot hec a t egor y
: it isnot a noc c u l t sc ienc e,
a ndnot w it hst a nding a f ew negl igibl ec l a ims
on t hep a r t of a
f ew sa nc t u a r ies,it ha snosec r et modeof w or k ingw ha t soev er
.
It ist hec a l c u l u sof p r oba bil it iesont he ba sis
of ex p er ienc einr e
sp ec t of emp ir ic a l t hings .
Pu t t ingit a side,ont he- f r inge of t he
w hol ec ir c l et her ea r ef u r t her a
f ew sc or e of f ol l iesw hic h one
w ou l dnot t er mt hegr a desof p r ep a r a t ionf or t hea by ss"u nl ess
t her ew er ea sol idr ea sonf or beingp r et er na t u r a l l y ser iou s
. I
ha v ec ha r a c t er isedt hesesu f f ic ient l y int het ex t ,a ndher e1
w il l 'sa y onl y t ha t a l l
p a t hsof f ol l y l ea d
t ot heHou sesof Sin .
Ther er ema inst heq u est ionof Ma gic
. Ast ot his,I
a ma w a r et ha t
. t hep r of essor s,w hoa r ema ny ,a ndt he
x x iii
Int r odu c t ion
a ma t eu r s,w hoa r ema ny mor e,ma y
, bedisp osedt oint er v ene
a t t hisp oint a ndc a l l a t t ent iont ot hea nc ient a ndhonou r a bl e
dist inc t ionbet w eenWhit ea ndBl a c k Ma gic
.
Bu t w it ht his
a l soIha v edea l t sof u l l y int het ex t t ha t Iq u est ionw het her
t heent ir ew or k isnot a nil l u st r a t ionof my t hesist ha t ,
ex c ep t ina v er y sl ight ,v er ba l a ndf l u idic sense, no su c h
dist inc t ionex ist s-Imea nt osa y t ha t it isu nr oot edint he
su bsoil . of t hesu bj ec t . Lest Ishou l da p p ea r ,how ev er ,
u n-
c r it ic a l ov er t hingsof su f f ic ient imp or t a nc et obe
r ega r ded in
t heir sev er a l p ha ses,it isnec essa r y t oma k et w of u r t her dis-
t inc t ionsonmy ow np a r t . Oneof t hesec r et sc ienc esisof
c ou r seAl c hemy ,a ndsof a r a st hisw a st hemode,my st er y ,or
a r t of t r a nsmu t ing= met a l s,of hea l ingma t er ia l hu ma ndisea se,
of p r ol onginghu ma nl if eby c er t a inp hy sic a l met hods-t ot his
ex t ent it is,a sit w a sa l w a y s,
a ma t t er of l ea r nedr esea r c h ; a nd
t hou ghIshou l dnot sa y t ha t t hest u dent sof t heol dl it er a t u r e
a r eint hel ea st l ik el y t odisc ov er t hesec r et sf r omt hebook s,
t her eissu c ha nex c u sa bl ea ndp l ea sa nt a ir a bou t t heq u est
a ndit sent hu sia sm,t ha t it isr a t her a c onsol a t iont ok now t ha t
it isof mor eda nger t ot hep u r set ha n,it w il l ev er bet ot he
sou l of nt a n.
Al c hemy ha s,how ev er ,a not her a ndif p ossibl ea mor e
sec r et side,f r omw hic hit ent er st hesc ienc eof t hesou l
. I
dist ingu ishit a t onc ea ndent ir el y f r omoc c u l t isma nda l l it s
w a y s ;it is a p p r ox ima t el y -a nda l most l it er a l l y ident ic a l w it h
t ha t p ost er nw it hint hef ir st ent r a nc eof t heCl osedPa l a c e
w hic hIha v ea l r ea dy ment ioned
. Thep ost er n,how ev er ,
st a ndsf or sev er a l ma nner sof r esea r c hw hic ha r enot inc om-
p et it ionw it ha nda r ew it hou t p r ej u dic et oea c hot her .
Wesha l l c omep r esent l y t oa t hir ddist inc t ionw hic h is mu c h
nea r er t oou r ha ndsa ndf eet t ha na r et het w oot her s,a ndw il l
c a l l f or somec ou r a geonmy p a r t inc onseq u enc e .
Iw il l l ea v e
it f or t hisr ea sont osu c hsp u r of nec essit y a sma y a r ise a t t he
end-t ow hic hindeedit bel ongsot her w ise .
x x iv
ex p er iment egr a t ionw hic hseemst ome`mor ep r a c t a l ~
bec a u se
it mor eex p r ess''
t ha nt hegr ea t int ima t ions`of
Diony siu s . Theint egr a t ion is gr ou nded
on
t heident it y f
of ou r
essent ia l na t u r ew it ht heDiv ine Na t u r ea nd ou r et er na l being
t her ein "Tha t w hic ht hou a r t t hou ha st f r om,Him,
a ndHeit
is"
a nda ga in "Yet ha t ht hy beingbeen ev er inHim,
w it hou t a l l beginning, f r oma l l beginning,f r oma l l
et er nit y ,
a ndev er sha l l be,w it hou t - end,a s Himsel f is. Ther eis
;su f f ic ient k inship ' on t hesu r f a c eof t hesest a t ement s f or t he
c a su a l l y l it er a t ea ndnot t ooc a r ef u l r ea der t o sp ea k of t hem a s
a
simp l ep r esent a t ionof t he
p a nt heist ic doc t r ineof ident it y
;bu t
t hey a r esa v edher ef r omby
t he imp or t a nt q u a l if ic a t iont ha t -
t hisst a t eof et er na l Div ineindw el l ingnot w it hst a nding-ma n
ha d
"a beginningin
t he su bst a nt ia l c r ea t ion,t he w hic hw a s
somet imenot hing . " This beginning
signif iest hec omingf or t h
of ma n'ssp ir it
int ot hest a t eof sel f -k now ing in
sep a r a t eness,or
some mor e w it hdr a w n c ondit ion t o w hic h
w ec a nnot a p p r ox i-
ma t einl a ngu a ge--Imea nin
l a ngu a ge t ha t w il l of f er a sa t is-
f a c t or y c onsider a t ion t o
t hehigher p a r t of
ou r u nder st a nding . ,
If it is c onc eiv a bl et ha t t her eisa p ossibl e
st a t eof dist inc t ion
in Div ine Consc iou snessby w hic h
t he t r u esel f of ou r sp ir it
bec a mesel f -k now ing,bu t not insep a r a t eness,t henit ist his
st a t ew hic hisc a l l ed in TheCl ou d
of Unk now ing"a beginning
int he,su bst a nt ia l c r ea t ion . It w il l beseent ha t Iset a side
imp l ic it l y t he su ggest ion t ha t t he p a ssa geisa simp l er ef er enc e
t o t he sou p -inp hy sic a l bir t h
. Idonot t hink t ha t t he my st ic
w hosec hief f l ow er s
a r eof a l l t hingsex ot ic w ou l dof f er
a dis-
t inc t ion l ik et hisa s a q u a l if ic a t ionof t hesou l 'set er nit y by
int egr a -
t i,on in t heGodhea d,or ,mor ec or r ec t l y , by su bst a nt ia l '
u nit y .
Tha t w hic hIt a k e,t her ef or e,t oha v ebeen p r esent t o
t hew r it er 's
mind w a st he imp l ic it p r e-ex ist enc eof
a l l -sou l s int heDiv ine
Being
f or ev er , a nd sec ondl y t heir ex p l ic a t ion-a sif t hel iv ing
t hou ght bec a met he l iv ingw or d
; bu t t her e a r e no'c ommet y
su r a t e a na l ogies. 'Int his
ma nner t her ea r ose "t he su bst a nt ia l
x v ii -
-

b
Int r odu c t ion
c r ea t ion,t he w hic hw a s
somet imenot hing,"a ndw ek now of a l l
t ha t ha s f ol l ow ed
int hep a st a ndc ont inu eda gesof ou r sep a r a t e-
ness.
Thisst a t eisou r sic k ness,a ndt hew a y of r et u r nisou r
hea l ing .
Tha t r et u r n,a c c or dingt o The Cl ou d a ndit sc on-
nec t ionsa ndident it iesint hegr ea t l it er a t u r e,is
" t hehighw isdom
of t heGodhea d
.
. .
desc endingint oma n'ssou l . . . a nd u nit ingit
~ t o
God Himsel f. "
Thep a t hisa p a t hof u ndoing,t hou ghit
is
a t t hisp oint t ha t so
ma ny my st ic sst a ndinf ea r of t he-ir r e-
sist ibl ec onseq u enc esw hic hf ol l ow f r omt heir ow nt ea c hings
: it
ist her et u r ningof t hesu bst a nt ia l c r ea t ionint onot hing ; it is
a nent r a nc eint ot heda r k ness ;
a na c t of u nk now ingw her ein-t he
sou l isw hol l y st r ip p eda nd
. u nc l ot hedof a l l sensibl er ea l isa t ion
of it sel f ,t ha t it ma y ber ec l ot hedint her ea l isa t ionof God
.
It ma y w el l seemt ha t
in t hisHou seMy st ic of inef f a bl et y p o-
l ogy a l l t heol dor der ha sp a sseda w a y
. Thesec r et of a t t a inment
doesnot l ieinmedit a t ionor in
t hink ing,int her ea l isa t ionof
Div ineq u a l it ies,in\ t heinv oc a t ionof sa int sor a ngel s ;-it is
a w or k bet w eent hena k edsou l a ndGod in Hisu t t er most
essenc e,ina nessenc esou t t er most t ha t " it p r of it et hl it t l e, or
not hinga t a l l ,t ot hink u p ont hel ov ingk indness of God,or
u p ont hehol y a ngel sa ndsa int s,or _el seu p ont hegl or y a nd
j oy sof ,hea v en
. " Tha t ,a nda l l t ha t ,isf a ir w or k a nd sq u a r e
w or k ,gooda ndt r u ew or k ,bu t it isnot ma t er ia l sf or bu il dingt he
Most Sec r et ,Most Hol y Temp l e,
int o w hic hGoda ndt hesou l
go in a ndoneonl y c omes ou t . Yet ist heol ddoc t r inet he
t r u e-doc t r inest il l
t her eisnot hinga br oga t eda ndt her eis
not hingr edu c ed .
Ina l l bu t t hedeep est p a t hs,it ismeet a nd
r ight a ndsa l u t a r y t oseek t heint er c edinga ngel sa ndt he
c ommu nionof sa int s,t odw el l u p ont hePa ssionof Chr ist ,
a ndsof or t h
. -Theol dhist or iesa l soa r et r u l y u nder st ood in
t heol dw a y ;
t hep a ssionw a s no sha dow y p a gea nt Chr ist
died a nd r osein't hebody ; int hebody Hea sc endedint o
Hea v en,a ndnol essa ndnodif f er ent l y '
in t ha t body Hesit t et h
a t t her ight ha ndof t heFa t her Al might y .
x v iii
Andy et -t heser ef er enc es t o doc t r inea nd p r a c t ic e, t o sy mbol ,
r it ea ndc er emony , a r e onl y l ik et he hil l s st a ndinga bou t Jer u sa l em,
a ndint o t he c it y my st ic ,int ot hec ent r a l p l a c eof deba t e, t hey
donot ent er a ny w ise . They ha v e not beenex p el l ed--t hey a r e
simp l y not t her e,a ndt her ea sonis
t ha t t her et hey donot bel ong .
Onc emor e,it isbet w eenGoda ndt he'sou l . It isa sif t he w a y s
w er ef il l edw it ht hep a gea nt sof t heHea v enl y a ndEc el esia st ic a l
Hier a r c hies a s if t heMa ssesa nd , t heMa t ins - a ndt heV es-
p er sc el ebr a t edinma r v el l ou s a nd st a t el y mea su r est heHol y
Tr init y ,t hedil u c idc ont emp l a t ionof t he Per sons, t heinef f a bl e
sec r et sof t he hy p ost a t ic st a t e a nd t hesu p er -inc essionof Div ine
na t u r es . Bu t a f t er a l l t hesew onder s, r a nk a f t er r a nk of t he
Bl essedAngel s,a f t er a l l v isionsof t he
Gr ea t Whit eThr one,it
isa sif a q u iet c ent r eop enedu na w a r esa ndt hr ou gha n im-
mea su r a bl esil enc e dr ew dow nt hesou l -f r omt hema ny
sp l endou r sint ot heonesp l endou r ,f r omt hep op u l ou sc it ies
of t hebl est , f r omt het hingst ha t a r ew it hou t int het r a nsc end-
enc eint o t he t hingt ha t is of a l l w it hin-a sif t hesou l sa w ,
t her e t heoneGoda ndit sel f a st heonew or ship p er .
Bu t a f t er
a l it t l ew hil e t he w or ship p er it sel f ha sdissol v ed, ` a ndf r om
henc ef or t ha nd_f or ev er it ha st he c onsc iou snessof Godonl y
.
Thisist hek now l edge of sel f ,nol onger ,a t t a inedby
a r ef l ex
a c t of t hec onsc iou sness,bu t -by a dir ec t a c t int heu nit y of t he
inf init ec onsc iou sness ; int hismode of k now l edge t her eist ha t
w hic hk now sev en
a s
it
is k now n,bu t u t su c hmodeisin
v ir t u e
_of su c h-a nu nion--t ha t t hesel f doesnot r ema in, : bec a u set her e
is nosep a r a t enesshenc ef or t h
.
It f ol l ow s, t ha t t heDiv ine
Union,a sIha v esou ght t o giv e it ex p r essiona p a r t f r oma l l
a nt ec edent sa ndw a r r a nt sof p r ec u r sor s--It hink indeed . t ha t
t her ea r enone-issomet hing mu c h deep er a nd higher t ha n is
u nder st oodby t heBea t if ic V ision, w hic h shinesw it ha l l t he
l ight sof noona ndsu nr isea nd su nset a t t he su mmit of t he
mou nt a in of t heol ogy . Tha t V isionis mor eesp ec ia l l y of
St . Thoma s,t he
Angel ic
Doc t or , t hemight y
Angel of t he
x ix
Int r odu c t ion
Sc hool s,
ex p ou ndingt heTr a nsc endenc et o himsel f int he most
r esp l endent a ndsp ir it u a l t er msof t hel ogic a l u nder st a nding
.
Theint er v eningdist inc t ionbet w eenit a ndt het er mof a l l
is
t ha t t heoneist hest a t eof behol dinga ndt heot her ist hest a t e
of being ; t heone is
seeingt heV isiona ndt heot her is bec oming
it . Bl esseda ndHol y a r et hosew hor ec eiv et heex p er ienc eof God
in t hedil u c idc ont emp l a t ion,bu t sa nc t it y a ndbenedic t ion
a nd
a l l in a l l
ist ha t st a t ew her einc ont emp l a t ionisinef f a bl y ' u nif ied,
by
a
su p er -eminent l ea p ov er of l ov e,w it ht ha t w hic h is it s
obj ec t
;,a ndint ha t l ov ea ndint ha t j oiningt oget her t her eis
nop a ssa gel onger f r omsu bj ec t t oobj ec t . Bu t t hisist he
Godhea d ;
Thesec onsider a t ions ; ha v egot sof a r bey ondev en The
Cl ou dof Unk now ing
t ha t it seemsa l most a f a l l
int o
ma t t er
t osp ea k ,a sIha dint ended,of Mol inosa ndhis Sp ir it u a l
Gu ide, w hic hisinnosenser ea l l y c omp a r a bl et ot heol der
w or k . It isa mor ea sc et ic t r ea t ise,a ndby it sa sc et ic ism is
a l it t l ehinder ed
; it isa l essc a t hol ic t r ea t ise,a ndit su f f er s
her ea ndt her ef r omt hep a r t ic u l a r sense. Yet it bea r st he
sa me t est imony of a f u l l a ndc omp l et eint ent ion-mu c h t oo
c omp l et ea ndt oof u l l t oc a r r y a ny t hingof t hec onc er t eda ir -
t oma int a int hev eil sof doc t r ine,t osp ea k t hehigha nd
or t hodox l a ngu a geof t heof f ic ia l Chu r c h
;bu t 'a ga init isl ik e
a mov ing,y et a l l r emot e,ec hof r om a w or l dw hic hha sa l most
p a ssedou t of k now l edge . Wha t ist her el ef t t o t hesou l t ha t
it shou l dsa y of t heHol y Hu ma nit y ,of t hePr ec iou sBl ood,of
t hef iv ew ou nds,of t hedol or ou sdea t ha ndp a ssion? It isnot
t ha t a l l t hisha sbeensw a l l ow ed u p int hegl or iesof r esu r -
r ec t ion,bu t t ha t t hosew hoha v eent er ed 1 1 w her eGodk eep s
HisThr onea ndc ommu nic a t esHimsel f w it hinc r edibl ein-
t ensit y "-a ndt hosew hoha v eobey edt hel a st p r ec ep t " t o be
l ost in God"-ha v eent er edint oa new or der
;
t heship st ha t
c a r r iedt hemha v edr op p edou t of sight w it ht het ide,w it ht he
br eeze,int hesu nshine
.
x x
Y
Int r odu c t ion
.
Now , t he sec r et of t his is-not
t ha t '
Diony siu s a nd
Ru y sbr oec k ,w it ha l l t heir
c ok &,r edeset soda l es, ha dbec ome
Unit a r ia ns,bu t t ha t
t het er mof t heChr ist ia ndisp ensa t ion, t o
ea c hof t hem
p er sona l l y , ha dbeenf u l f il l ed in
ea c h . Chr ist
ha dbeenbor na ndl iv ed,ha dt a u ght
a nd su f f er eda nddied,
ha dr isena nd a sc ended a nd r eigned int hem .
Sot ha t Div ine
l if e, in
f ine,c a r r ied t hem t oit sl a st st a ge
.
It w a snot Diony siu s
or Ru y sbr oec k ,t he a u t hor of The
Cl ou dof Unk now ing, or ,t he
sou l of t hep oor imp r isonedJesu it Mol inos, bu t t he Chr ist
na t u r e
w it hin ea c ha nda l l of t hese, w it hin t ent hou sa nd t imes
t ent hou sa ndof t heir
p eer s,ina l l a ges a nd na t ionsa ndf a it hs
a ndc l imes,w hic hent er edint ot heinc r edibl eint ensit y ; a nd
t ha t w hic hist er medt hea c t or st a t eof ,beingl ost inGod
ist ha t w hic hIha v eel sew her edesc r ibed in a p er f ec t ionof
a l l
simil it u des-w hic hisof my a da p t a t ionbu t not of my
,ma k ing--w henChr ist del iv er su p ;t heKingdomof ea c hsou l
t o,HisFa t her , a nd Godisa l l ina l l .
Thisist hest a t ew hic h is bey ondt hest a t ew henit is sa id
t ha t "t hey sha l l seeHisf a c e
. "
Her eof ist hemy st ic t r a dit ioninChr ist ia nTime ;it ha s
beenp er p et u a t ed in
a nu nbr ok enl inef r om
.
t hebeginningsof
t henew disp ensa t ionu nt il t hisnow
. It isof c ou r seinit sel f
t hemost sec r et ,ex ot ic a ndinc omp r ehensibl eof a l l l a ngu a ges,
t hou gha t t hesa met imeit ist hemost op en,u niv er sa l a nd
simp l e
.
Theu nder st a ndingof it isa q u est ionof ex p er ienc e,
a ndt heex p er ienc eisa t t a inedinsa nc t it y ,t hou gh-a sI
, ha v e
sa id,bu t a l soel sew her e-t heint el l ec t u a l l ight c onc er ningit
bel ongsr a t her t ot hededic a t ionou t of w hic hsa nc t it y ma y a t
l engt hissu et ha nt ot hest a t eof sa int ship
: it sel f. Thet ec hni-
c a l it iesof t he oc c u l t
sc ienc es ma y
seemha r dt ot hebeginner ,
a ndt hey a r ea c t u a l l y ha r dl ik et hew il der ness,bec a u set hey
a r eba r r enw a st es,bu t t hey a r einw or dsof onesy l l a bl e
, if
c omp a r ed_w it ht hel it t l ec a t ec hismsof et er na l l if e,
w hic h
a r e
ex c l u siv e
t ot hec hil dr enof God .
x x i
Int r odu c t ion
Behindt hisOp enEnt r a nc et ot heCl osedPa l a c eof t hee
King-Whic hissol ik et heey eof t heneedl e-t her eist he--c on-
. c ea l edt r a dit ionf t ia ndbehindt hemy st ic ismof Chr ist ia nTimes .
Abou t t hisit issc a r c el y p ossibl et o-sp ea k her e,a ndit w il l
r eq u ir esomec a r enot t oc onf u set heima gew it hw hic hIha v e
op enedmy st a t ement .
TheOp enEnt r a nc eof c ou r sel ea ds-t o
t hePa l a c e,bu t a t a c er t a inp oint t her eisf ou nda nex c eedingl y
hiddenp ost er na nda p a t hbey ond,w hic hisa bsol u t el y , u n-
a t t a ina bl eex c ep t t hr ou ght hel a w f u l ent r a nc e,bec a u se,a l t hou gh
t hek ingdomof Hea v en't ol er a t es - 4c er t a inq u a l it y of en .
l ight eneda ndl ov ingv iol enc e,t hesa nc t u a r y of a l l -it ssa nc t u a r ies
r esp ondsonl y t ot hev iol enc eof -t ha t ma nw hok now show t o
l a y ha ndsonhimsel f ,sot ha t hema y c a r r y noneof hisex t r insic s
t ot hemost int r insec u s p l a c e in a l l t hew or l dof God. This
p ost er nishiddendeep l y ont hedeep est sideof t r a dit ion,bu t -
by w ha t c a nbe't r a c edc onc er ningit ,It hink t ha t t her eha s
I
beensu c ha goingt oa ndf r ou p ont heLa dder of Ja c obt ha t , .
somet hingmor eof t hest a t es -w hic ha r enot t het er m,bu t a r e
p er ha p sp enu l t ima t et her et o,ha sbeenbr ou ght ba c k by t hose
w hoha v ea c c omp l ishedt henex t bu t onet oa l l of t heGr ea t
Wor k . It hink f u r t her t ha t t hey ha v egonesof a r t ha t t hey . ,,
ha v eseenw it ht heir ow ney essomeint ima c iesof -t het er m
it sel f -beingt hest a t eof t hosew hogoina nddonot ev er mor e
c omeba c k .
Thesea r ea sp ec t sof t heSec r et Tr a dit ioninsof a r a sit
ha sdec l a r edit sel f ont hesideof God .
It r ema insnow t obee
sa idt ha t t her e,isa ,t r a dit ion a
r ebou r s,
a ndt hou ghit ma y
seemv er y ha r dt op u t it sor ou ghl y a ndf r a nk l y ,Iha v enot
f or t a k ena l l t hec onsc iou snessof t heinw a r dma nf or my p r ov inc e
t osmoot hor r edu c ea ny of t he- dist inc t ionsbet w eent hel oss
a ndga inof t hesou l . Thet r a dit ion a r ebou r sis def init el y
a ndc l ea r l y t ha t of mir a c u l ou sp ow er int heq u est a nda t t a in-
ment t her eof.
It issu mma r isedby t hea mbit ionof t heMa gu s
init sc ont r a st w it ht hedesir eof t heey es'a ndt hehop ew hic h
x x ii
Int r odu c t ion
Ast her eisa door in
t he sou l 'w hic h
op ensonGod,sot her e
isa not her door w hic hop enson
t he r ec r ement a l
deep s, a ndt her e
is no
dou bt t ha t t hedeep s
c ome
inw henit isop enedef f ec t u a l l y .
Ther ea r ea l sot hep ow er sof t he
a by ss a ndt his
isw hy it
ha sbeenw or t hw hil et ol ook a t t hesu bj ec t ser iou sl y
. Being
t ha nk f u l t osa y t ha t Ia m,
a nd hop ing u nder
Godt oc ont inu e,
w it hou t
f ir st -ha nd
ex p er ienc eint hesedep a r t ment s,it 'mu st be
u nder st oodt ha t Isp ea k her eu nder
t he
r eser v esof der iv ed
k now l edge .
It shou l d,It hink ,beu nder st oodt ha t t her eisno
su bl imit y int hosedeep s
; t hey a r et hec essp ool sof sp ir it u a l l if e
a ndt hep it of t hesec onddea t h
; t heir 'p ow er sa r et hoseof t he,
p est bou se,a ndt hey a r ea s r emot e
f r omt hesombr et er r or sa nd
sp l endou r sof Da nt e's Inf er no
a sa r et hegol dba r sof hea v en
a nd't hest a r sa ndl il iesof t heBl essed,Da mozel f a r -a ndhow
f a r -a w a y f r omt heV ision a nd
t heUnion .
Ther eisnoesp ec ia l r ea sont osu p p oset ha t t her e,isa -Bl a c k
Sa nc t u a r y ,a HiddenChu r c hof Hel l op enedt oChr ist ia ns
; bu t
it ma y be,a ndint hea na l ogy it w ou l dseemt ha t t her emu st be,
a c ommu nionof -sel f -l ost sou l s,a st her e is a c ommu nion of sa int s.
Ishou l d,ima ginet ha t
t heLor dsof it sConv ent iona r et obe
f ea r edina c er t a in - ma nner ,l ik et heReda nd
t heBl a c k Dea t h .
Bu t t hev er sic l esa nda sp ir a t ionsa nd_f or mu l a ew hic hmu st
be
st r ongenou gha t a ny moment t ou ndoa l l t he ga t esof hel l a nd
t oc a st dow n41 1 it s
c it a del sha v ebeent a u ght u s a l most a t ou r
mot her s'k nees
. Ishou l dt hink t ha t t he - Noc t em q u iet a met
x emf ier ,f ec t u mc onc eda t nobisDooninu s
omnif r ot ens w ou l d , be
su f f ic ient t odisp er sec ohor t sa ndnot onl y t heisol a t ed negot iu m
t er a mbu l a nsint enebr is . ThePa t er nost er ,mor eov er ,
is w or t h
a l l t he Gol den
V er sesof Py t ha gor a s,a l l t heComment a r y of
Hier oc l es,_a ndev er y or a c l eof Z or oa st er ,inc l u dingt he f or ged
c it a t ions . And,inf ine, t Ido not
t hink t ha t t her eisa ny p ow er of
t he a by ss, or a ny t hr ic e-gr ea t Ma gu s,or a ny sor c er er inf ina l
imp enit enc e w hoha s c ha r m,t a l isma n,or c onj u r a t ion
w hic h c ou l d
l ook int he f a c e w it hou t p er ishing t ha t el ov ingsu p p l ic a t ion . :
x x v
Int r odu c t ion
Cu st od nos, Domine, u t
p u f t il l a m oc u l i ; su b u mbr a a t a r u m
t u a r u m,f t r ot egenos
.
It
isimp r oba bl et ha t t her eisa ny hiddensc ienc e in r esp ec t
of Ma gic ,w het her Bl a c k or Whit e,bu t it shou l d-benot ic ed t ha t
t heoc c u l t sc ienc esw it hw hic hI a m c onc er nedher ea r er edu c ibl e
u nder t hisesp ec ia l hea d,a sit ist hegr ea t er w hic hinc l u des
t hel esser ,
It sp r oc essesl ieont hesu r f a c e,a ndt heso-c a l l ed
sa nc t u a r iesof oc c u l t ismma y ,ex t endt hec odic esbu t a r eu nl ik el y
t oinc r ea set heef f ic a c y . Inr esp ec t of Bl a c k Ma gic , sof a r a s
.
t her eisa t ex t u a l ex c u sef or sep a r a t ingit f r omt ha t u t er inesist er
w hic hw a sr ea r edont he sa me mil k ,Iha v eindic a t edt ha t -t her e
isnot hingt osu ggest onet ou c hof su bl imit y india bol ism . In
it s,sot osp ea k ,p u r est a t e,bu t a bsit v er bu m-I shou l dr a t her
ha v esa idu ndil u t ed-it
is
t hesimp l ea mbit iona nda t t emp t t o
c omp el demons,a ndobser v eher et ha t _it isSa t a nismt odea l , ex
hy p ot hesis w it ht hea by ss,f or w ha t ev er p u r p ose . Init s w or st st a t e
it ist heGr imoir esa ndt hel it t l ebook sof w ic k eda ndu l t r a -f ool ish
sec r et s . Thedif f er enc ebet w eent he Gr imor iu m V er u m a nd
t he Key of Sol omon ist ha t t heonedea l sop enl y w it ht he
dev il a ndhisemissa r ies,a ndt heot her w it hsp ir it st ha t a r e
obv iou sl y of t hesa mec a t egor y bu t a r esa l u t edby mor ek indl y
na mes . If it w er ep ossibl et of or mu l a t et hemot iv eof Bl a c k
Ma gic int het er msof a nimp u t edt r a nsc endenc e,it ist he
hu nger a ndt hir st of t hesou l seek ingt osa t isf y it sc r a v ing
int hea shp it sof u nc l ea nness,gr eed,ha t r eda ndma l ic e . It
is . ex a c t l y c omp a r a bl et ot hel if eof t ha t
Chou r ineu r in The
My st er iesof Pa r is
w hol iv edu p ondisea sedof f a l a ndgr ew t o
besa t isf iedt her ew it h . Bu t t hisu nf or t u na t ec ou l dnot hel p
himsel f ex a c t l y ,w hil et hesou l of t hebl a c k ma gic ia nha su su a l l y
sou ght ev il f or it sow nsa k e .
Ir ec u r t her ef or ef or a
moment t ot ha t door of t hesou l w hic h,
a sIha v esa id,op ensonGod,a ndit ist ha t w hic hby a nec essa r y
bu t somew ha t a r bit r a r y dist inc t ionmu st bec a l l edt hedoor t o
t heheight s . Int heir p r op er u nder st a nding,t hedeep sa r ehol y
x x v i
Int r odu c t ion
a s t heheight s,a ndof c ou r seina ny t r u e p hil osop hic a l sense
t her eisneit her height nor deep ,f or t hese a r e not j ou r ney s
ma deinsp a c ea ndt ime
How ev er ,t ha t sy mbol ic door is t he
gol den;w a y of sa t isf a c t ion ; bu t it is
'not
of
ma gic ,of div ina t ion,
of c l a ir v oy a nc e,of t hec ommu nic a t ionw it h sp ir it s,of w ha t or der
soev er ;it does not of f er t hef a bl ed
p ow er ov er Na t u r eof w hic h
t he Ma gu s issa id
t o
beinsea r c ha ndt ow hic hl y ingr it u a l sha v e
f r oma l l t imep r et endedt ha t hec a na t t a in . It ist hehu nger a nd
t hir st a f t er sa nc t it y a ndt heov er f il l ingof t he
sou l t her ew it h .
Thew or dc l a ir v oy a nc ebr ingsme t o t hel a st p oint -a ndt o
t het hir ddist inc t ionw hic hIha v ep r omisedt o ment ion .
The of f ic e of oc c u l t ismisof c ou r sec omp a r a bl et ot he-
emp ir ic a l sc ienc eof t hep sy c hic `sideof t hings,w hic hisbeing
f ol l ow eda t t hep r esent da y w it hc ir c u msp ec t iona ndk eenness
a l l ov er Eu r op ea ndAmer ic a . It isa p oor c omp l iment inone
w a y t o .
inst it u t et hec omp a r ison,bec a u set ha t w hic hha sp a ssed
t hr ou ght heea l embic sof oc c u l t ismist hedr egs a nd l eesof
t hou ght ,int el l igenc e, mot iv e, a ndof a l l t ha t goest oma k eu p
t hesideof a c t ioninma n .
Psy c hic a l r esea r c h,ont heot her ha nd,
ha st hr ou ghou t beena c t u a t edby
a n honou r a bl e-of t enby a
p iou s-mot iv e
;it ha sa dop t eda sc ient if ic met hod, sof a r a s t he
su bj ec t w ou l d . p er mit it ha sp u t f or t h no
c l a imsa nda bides
j u dgment by r esu l t s
. It isof c ou r se, f r om my p oint -, . p v iew ,
v er y f a r
f r omt he t er m . Ido not bel iev e
f or -onemoment t ha t
a ny t hingr esp ondst oit smet hods
f r omt he u nseensideof t hings
w hic h
c a nbr ingg good t oma nby t heint er c ou r se .
Bu t it ha s
t o
ber emember edt ha t ev er y su p r a mu nda neor a bnor ma l f a c t
w hic h isr egist er edby t his
k indof r esea r c hissomu c hev idenc e
a ddedt o t he dossier of oc c u l t sc ienc e
. If t hep henomena of
p sy c hisma r ea sp sy c hic a l r esea r c hha sr egist er ed,t heol dp r o-
c essesof Ma gic
ma y beu nq u est iona bl y v er idic p r oc essesw it hin
t heir ow nl ines,They didnot p u t t heop er a t or in
c ommu nion,on
t hehighest su p p osit ion,w it hRa p ha el ,Ga br iel a ndUr iel ,or w it h
-Ast a r ot ha ndBel ia l
;a ndLu c if er ,ont hel ow est ,a ny mor et ha n
x x v ii
Int r odu c t ion
p sy c hic a l r esea r c ha ndsp ir it ism
ha v eev er 'est a bl ishedint er
,c ou r sew it ht hesou l sof t hef a it hf u l dep a r t ed .
Bu t bot hha v e
p r odu c edt heex t r a or dina r y p a t hol ogic a l c ondit iona ndt hep he-
nomena ,of t hesou l ma nif est ing
. Thedist inc t ionbet w eent he
t w omet hodsist ha t onew a su su a l l y t her esu l t of p er sona l l y
indu c edha l l u c ina t ions,c omp l ic a t edby t hef r eq u ent int er v ent ion
of a bnor ma l p sy c hic f a c t s-t hew hol e
l ef ol l ow inga mor eor l ess
ma nia c c er emonia l -w hil et heot her ist hesc ient if ic inv est iga t ion
of simil a r a nda na l ogic a l st a t esinp r edisp osedsu bj ec t s
w hom
t heop er a t or ma y seek t oc ont r ol
.
Iha v e no
r ea sont osu p p ose
t ha t t hesober ,or der eda ndw el l j u dgedmet hodsof su c hex -
p er iment a l r esea r c hw il l su c c eedint a k ingt hesu bj ec t int oa ny
gr a deof c er t it u dew hic h w il l beof p er ma nent v a l u et oma n,
a ndt heq u est ionc l osesher esof a r a sIa mc onc er ned . The
indic a t ions-su c ha st hey a r e-ga t her r a t her ont heot her
side .
Thep a t hof c er t it u deisint heinw a r dma n,a sit st a nds
t o,a l l r ea sont ha t it mu st be,if Goda ndHisKingdoma r e
w it hin. Ther eist hu s,ont hebest a ndmost t emp er a t ehy p o-
t hesis, no obj ec t ingoingt ow a r dsa ny ot her dir ec t iont ha n
t hit her w her einisc ont a inedt heAl l .
Tw ot hingsonl y now r ema int obesa id : It w il l beseen,in
t hef ir st p l a c e,t ha t f r omt ha t p a r t of t heSec r et Tr a dit ion in
Chr ist ia nTimes,w it ht hesu mma r y det a il sof w hic hIop ened
t hep r esent c onf er enc e,t her ec ou l dha v enev er beena ny
der iv a -
t iont ooc c u l t t r a dit iona ndso-c a l l edoc c u l t sc ienc e . Int hesec ond
p l a c e,t hew or k w hic hher ea f t er a ndnow f ol l ow ssha l l p er mit t he
Rit u a l sof Whit ea ndBl a c k Ma gic t osp ea k f or t hemsel v esa st o
t het r a dit iont her eina ndit sv a l u e
.
d
x x v iii
CONTENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
.
PARTI
t heLit er a t u r e-of -Cer emonia l ' a gf c
CHAPTERI
PAGE
V II
x v
THEANTIQUITYOFMAGICALRITUALS
I
. THEIMPORTANCEOFCEREMONIALMAGIC
3
2
. THEDISTINCTIONBETWEEN-WHITE,ANDBLACKMAGIC
1 3
3
. THEUNPRINTEDLITERATUREOFCEREMONIALMAGIC .
1 7
CHAPTERII
THERITUALSOFTRANSCENDENTALMAGIC
I
. THEARBATELOFMAGIC . 24
2
. THEOSOPHIAc ,PNEUMATICA .
3 5
3 . . THE
ENCHIRIDIONOFPOPELEO
3 9
4. THESEV EN
MYSTERIOUS ORISONS
46
5 . SUMMARY or
TRAx s0 zx D9 NTALMAGIC
5 4
CHAPTERIII
COMPOSITERITUALS
, I . THEKEYOFSOLOMONTHEKING
5 8
2 .
THELESSERKEYOFSOLOMON

.
64
x x ix
Cont ent s
FACE
3
. THEPAULINEART

66
4
. THEALMADEL
5 . THEFOURTHBOOKOFCORNELIUSAGRIPPA
6
. THEHEPTAMERON
7 . THESACREDMAGICOF - ABRAMELINTHEMADE
CHAPTERIV
THERITUALSOFBLACKMAGIC
PARTII
f nc omp l et eor imoit e
CHAPTERI
CONCERNINGTHEEX TERNALPREPARATIONOFTHEOPERATOR,
ANDFIRSTLYCONCERNINGABLUTION

1
47

5 .
CONCERNINGTHEEX TERNALPREPARATIONOFTHEOPERATOR,
AND) SECONDLYCONCERNINGTHEV ESTMENTS
x x x
1 48
I . THEGRIMORIUMV ERUM :
2 . TRUEBLACKMAGIC .
9 6
I0 0
I0 0
3 .
THEGRANDGRIMOIRE
4
. THEGRIMOIREOFHONORIUS . 1 0 3
5
. MINORAND SPURIOUS RITUALSOF BLACK MAGIC
1 1 0
6
. THEBLACKPULLET .
1 1 3
7
. TALISMANSOFTHESAGEOFTHEPYRAMIDS
1 1 7
8 . THEGOLD-FINDINGHEN .
1 3 0
THEPREPARATIONOFTHEOPERATOR
CONCERNINGTHELOV EOFGOD

,
1 3 9
CONCERNINGFORTITUDE

,
1 42
CONCERNINGCONTINENCEANDABSTINENCE

.
1 44
I .
2 .
3 --
4-
5 .
6.
7 .
8 .
9 .
Cnt ent s
CHAPTERII
,
THEINITIALRITESANDCEREMONIES-
.

/PAGE'
CONCERNINGTHEV IRTUES'OFTHEPLANETS

I5 0
AGENERALINSTRUCTIONCONCERNINGTHEINSTRUMENTSRE-
QUIREDFORTHEART
1 5 4
CONCERNINGTHE
ROD
;
ANDSTAFFOFTHEART
1 61
CONCERNINGTHEPENANDINKOFTHEART
. .
1 64
CONCERNINGV IRGINWAX OR
V IRGINEARTH . I68
CONCERNING THE SILKENCLOTH
I6q
CONCERNINGTHEV ICTIMOFTHEART
1 69
CONCERNINGASPERSION AND CLEANSING .
1 7 7
CONCERNING THETIMEOF OPEI,t ATION

1 S2
CHAPTERIII `
CONCERNINGTHEDESCENDINGHIERARCHY
I. THENAMESANDOFFICESOFEV IL,SPIRITS

1 8 4
2. CONCERNINGTHE FORMSOFINFERNAL SPIRITSIN
THEIR
MANIFESTATIONS -

1
9 3
CHAPTERIV
THEMYSTERIES - OFGOETICTHEURGYACCORDING
TOTHELESSERKEYOFSOLOMONTHEKING
CONCERNINGTHESPIRITSOFTHE BRAZ EN V ESSEL,OTHERWISE
- CALLEDTHE FALSE-MONARCHY -OFDEMONS

.
1 9 5
. CONCERNINGTHE RITE
OFCONJURATIONFROMTHE
" LEME
GETON "

220
CHAPTER - V
CONCERNINGTHEMYSTERYOFTHE
' SANCTUMREG-
NUM,ORTHEM GOV ERNMENTOFEV ILSPIRITS
;
BEINGTHERITE
OF CONJURATIONACCORDING
TOTHEGRIMORIUMV ERUM

23 6
x x x i
Cont ent s
CHAPTERV I
THE MYSTERIES
OFINFERNALEV OCATION ACCORD .
INGTOTHEGRAND
GRIMOIRE. -
PAG*
i . THERITEOFLUCIFUGE .

241
'2
. CONCERNINGTHEGENUINESANCTUMREGNUM,ORTHETRUE
METHODOFMAKINGPACTS

25 4
CHAPTERV II
THEMETHODOFHONORIUS
CHAPTERV III
MISCELLANEOUSANDMINORPROCESSES
CHAPTERIX
CONCERNINGINFERNALNECROMANCY
.
CONCLUSION
I . CONCERNINGWORKSOF
. HATREDANDDESTRUCTION 29 7
2
. CONCERNINGV ENEREALEX PERIMENTS 29 9
3 . CONCERNINGTHEEX PERIMENT
) OFINV ISIBILITY 3 0 6
4
. CONCERNINGTHEHANDOFGLORY . 3 1 0
. 5 .
CONCERNINGTHEV ISIONOFSPIRITSINTHEAIR .

. 3 1 3
6
. CONCERNINGDIV INATIONBYTHEWORDOF,URIEL .
3 1 4
"f
. CONCERNINGTHEMIRROROFSOLOMON,SUITABLEFORALL
3 1 8 KINDSOFDIV INATION
8
. CONCERNINGTHETHREERINGSOFSOLOMON,SONOFDAV ID . . 3 20
EX PLANATIONOF FULL-PAGE PLATES
PLATE I
FRor t x t sPIEc s. -Edw a r dKel l ey ,t heAl c hemist a nda l l egedMa gic ia n,int he
a c t of inv ok ing''t heSp ir it of a ,Dec ea sedPer son .
Thep l a t eisr ep r odu c ed'f r omt hesec ondedit ionof Ebenezer Sibl ey 's'
Il l u st r a t ion of t heOc c u l t Sc ienc es . Thec omp a nionof Kel l ey w it hin t he
c ir c l eis p r esu ma bl y ' Pa u l Wa r ing,w ho,a c c or ding t o Wea v er (Fu ner ea l
Monu ment s, 1 63 1 ,p p . '45 ,46) , w a sa ssoc ia t edw it hhimin a l l hisc onj u r es
t ions . Thesc eneisint endedt or ep r esent t hec hu r c hy a r dof Wa l t onLeda l e,
"in-t hec ou nt y of La nc a st er
. "
,Theinf or ma t ionof Sibl ey is der iv edf r om
Wea v er ,
w hose a u t hor it y is . sa id t oha v ebeen Wa r ing. On t hisp oint a nd
t hegener a l q u est ion - of Kel l ey 'snec r oma nt ic p u r su it s, see my Ak hemic a l
Wr it ings of Edw a r dKel l ey ,
Biogr a p hic a l Pr ef a c e,p p . x x v iL-x x x .
PLATEII
TheAngel sof t heSev enPl a net s,t heir Sigil s,t heSigns a nd Hou sesof t he
Pl a net s, t he na mesof t heSev enHea v ens,a c c or ding t o t he
Ma gic a l
El ement sof Pet er deAba no,w it ht hena mesof t heOl y mp ic Sp ir it sof
t hePl a net sa c c or ding t o t heAr ba t el of Ma gic , a ndt heInf er na l Sigil sof
t heEv il Pl a net a r y Sp ir it s a c c or dingt ot he RedDr a gon .
Thena meof Mic ha el ,t he Angel of t heLor d'sDa y ,a p p ea r sov er his
Sigil ,t oget her w it ht heAst r ol ogic a l Sy mbol of Sol ,t heZ odia c a l Sign
of
Leo,w hic hist heHou seof t heSu n,a ndt hena meof t heFou r t hHea v en,
Ma c hen. Thena meof Ga br iel ,t heAngel ,of Monda y ,a p p ea r s-ov er his
Sigil , t oget her w it ht he Ast r ol ogic a l Sy mbol of Lu na ,t heZ odia c a l Signof
Ca nc er ,w hic hist heHou seof t heMoon,a ndt hena meof t heFir st Hea v en,
Sha ma in
.
Thena meof Sa ma el ,
t he
Angel of Tu esda y ,a p p ea r sov er his
-
Sigil ,t oget her w it h t he Ast r ol ogic a l Sy mbol of Ma r s,t heZ odia c a l Signs
of Ar iesa nd Sc or p io,
w hic ha r et heHou sesof t hePl a net ,a ndt he'na me
of t heFif t hHea v en, Ma c hon .
Thena meof Ra p ha el , t heAngel of
Wednesda y ,a p p ea r sov er hisSigil t oget her w it ht heAst r ol ogic a l
Sy mbol
of Mer c u r y ,t heZ odia c a l Signsof Geminia nd V ir go, w hic ha r et heHou ses
of t hePl a net ,a ndt hena meof t heSec ondHea v en,Ra q u ie .
The na me
of Sa c hiel ,t heAngel of Thu r sda y ,a p p ea r sov er hisSigil ,t oget her w it h
' t heAst r ol ogic a l Sy mbol of Ju p it er ,t heZ odia c a l Signsof Sa git t a r iu s
' a nd
Pisc es,w hic ha r et heHou sesof t hePl a net ,a ndt hena meof t heSix t h
Hea v en,Z ebu l . Thena me of Ana el ,t heAngel of Fr ida y ,a p p ea r s,ov er
x x x iii
Ex p l a na t ion of Fu l l -Pa gePl a t es
hisSigil ,t oget her w it ht heAst r ol ogic a l Sy mbol of V enu s,t heZ odia c a l Signs
of Ta u r u sa ndLibr a , w hic h a r et heHou ses,of t hePl a net ,a ndt hena me
of t heThir dHea v en,Sa gu n . Thena meof Ca ssiel ,t heAngel of Sa t u r da y ,
a p p ea r s ov er hisSigil ,t oget her w it ht heAst r ol ogic a l Sy mbol of Sa t u r n,a nd
t heZ odia c a l Signsof Ca p r ic or nu sa ndAq u a r iu s,w hic ha r et heHou sesof
t hePl a net .
PLATEIII
My st ic Figu r esof t heEnc hir idion .
Figu r eI. ,t hemy st ic sy mbol of t heTa u ,c onv er t edint oa monogr a m
w hic hha sbeensu p p osedt osignif y t hew or dTa r oor Tom
. ,Figu r eII . ,
t het r ip l eTa u . Figu r eIII
. ,a na r bit r a r y f igu r esu p p osed-t or ep r esent t he
f or t iet hp a r t of t hest a t u r eof Jesu sChr ist . Figu r eIV
. ,t heLa ba r u mof
Const a nt ine,w it ht heu su a l insc r ip t ion, Int hissignt hou
sha l t c onq u er ,"
-
a ndt heembl emsof t hePa ssionof Chr ist . Figu r eV . ,a dou bl edoor ,
c onnec t edby a ba r ,a ndinsc r ibedw it ht hef ir st sev enl et t er sof t heLa t in
a l p ha bet . Figu r eV I . ,a c omp osit esy mbol of u nk now nmea ning. The
sec ondc ir c l ec ont a inst w ent y -t w ol et t er s,w hic hr ec a l l t heKey sof t heTa r ot .
Figu r eV IILr ep r esent st hedimensionsof t hew ou ndp r odu c edby t hel a nc e
of t heCent u r ionint heside of Jesu sChr ist
. Figu r eV III . ,a t w o-edged
sw or d,f or w hic hv a r iou ssimp l emea nings
ingsma y bec onj ec t u r ed . -It sinsc r ip t ion
ha sbeena dop t edby a l c hemist s.
PLATEIV
My st ic Figu r esof t heEnc hir idion .
Figu r eI . ,t her ev er sedf or m of a w el l -k now n
oc c u l t sy mbol . TheHebr ew
w or dssignif y Jehov a h - El ohim, Agl a ,
: 9 l ohimTsa ba ot h. Figu r eII . ,t he
La ba r u mof Const a nt ine,a not her f or m . Figu r eIII
. ,t heinsc r ip t ionont his
t a l isma nisu nint el l igibl e . Figu r eIV
. ,t heoc c u l t sy mbol of t hep ent a gr a m,
r ev er sed,a nd't her ef or et hesignof t heDemon,a c c or ding
t o El ip ha s Lev i.
Possibl y ,misp l a c ed by _t he ignor a nc eof t hep r int er ,bu t it oc c u r s
in t his
ma nner inma ny book sw hic hdonot a p p a r ent l y c onnec t w it hBl a c k Ma gic
.
Figu r eV . ,a t a l isma nw it ht he . monogr a mof Mic ha el
. Figu r eV I . ,u n-
desc r ibed,bu t bel onging't oa p r a y er of St
. Au gu st inea ddr essedt ot he
Hol y Sp ir it t or ec eiv ea r ev el a t ion
. Figu r eV II . ,t hec ha r a c t er sof t his
t a l isma nw ou l dseemt obeHebr ew ,bu t a r e
so
c or r u p t t ha t t hey a r e
u nint el l igibl e. Figu r eV III . , a
t a l isma nw it ht hemonogr a mof Ga br iel.
Figu r eIX . ,t het a l isma na ndmonogr a mof Mic ha el .
PLATEV
TheCha r a c t er sof
Ev il Sp ir it s,f r omt heso-c a l l ed"Fou r t hBook "of Cor nel iu s
Agr ip p a ,a nd, ,
desc r ibeda sf ol l ow sint heor igina l .
r . Ar ight l ine ; 2 . a c r ook edl ine ;3
. a r ef l ex edl ine ;4. a simp l e
f igu r e
;5
. p enet r a t e ;6
. br ok en ;7 . a r ight l et t er ;8 . a r et r ogr a del et t er
;
9 .
a ninv er t edl et t er ; zo. f l a me ; r r . w ind
; 1 2 . w a t er ;
1 3 .
a ma ss ;
1 4
. min ;'
x x x iv
Ex p l a na t ionof Fu l l -Pa ge
Pl a t es
is . c l a y ;r 6. a : f l y ing,c r ea t u r e
;r q ,a c r eep ingt hing ;r 8 . a ser p ent ; r g . a n
ey e ; 20 . a ha nd ; 21 . a f oot ;
22. a c r ow n ;23 . a c r est ;24. hor ns ; 25 . a
sc ep t r e ;26. a sw or d ; 27 . a sc ou r ge.
The heSa bba t ic . Goa t ,f r omt he Rit u a l of Tr a nsa ndent u l Ma gic , by Ll ip ha s
LEv i,w hoident if iesit w it ht heBa p homet of Mendes, a nd doesnot
r ega r dit a sc onnec t edw it hBl a c k Ma gic ,bu t a s"a p a nt heist ic a nd
ma gic a l
f igu r e of t hea bsol u t e. "
PLATEV II
-
Theinst r u ment sof Bl a c k Ma gic , f r om t heGr imoir eent it l ed Tr u eBl a c k
Ma gic .
Figu r eI . ,t hek nif e-w it ht hew hit e ha ndl e. Figu r eII . ,t hek nif ew it h
t he bl a c k ha ndl e . Figu r eIII. ,t hea r et r a v e,or hook : Figu r e IV . ,t he
bol l ine
or sic k l e. Figu r eV . ,t hest y l et . Figu r e V I. ,t heneedl e. Figu r e
V II . ,t hew a nd .
Figu r e
V III. ,
t he l a nc et
. Figu r e IX . ,t hest a f f . Figu r e
X . ,t hesw or dof t he
ma st er . Figu r es
X I . ,X II . ,,X III. ,t hesw or dsof t he
a ssist a nt s .
PLATEV III
TheMa gic a l c ir c l eu sedinGoet ic -Theu r gy ,a c c or dingt ot he Lesser Key
of Sol omont he King,show ing
t hep osit ionof t heop er a t or ,t hediv ine
na mesa nd sy mbol s t obeinsc r ibedw it hina nda bou t t hedou bl e ;c ir c l e,
a ndt hesit u a t ionof t hel ight s .
Thef igu r ea ndp l a c eof t het r ia ngl e,int ow hic ht hesp ir it is c omma nded
w il l bef ou nd,w it hdesc r ip t ion,int het ex t ,p p . 220 -223 . The Div ine
Na mesdif f er insome of t hema nu sc r ip t s.
PLATEIX
The Goet ic Cir c l eof Bl a c k Ev oc a t ionsa ndPa c t s,a c c or dingt oEl ip ha s
Lev i.
Thec ir c l eisf or medf r omt he sk in of t hev ic t im,f a st enedt ot hegr ou nd
by f ou r na il st a k en, f r om t hec of f inof a n
ex ec u t edc r imina l .
Thesk u l l is
t ha t of a ,p a r r ic ide,t hehor nst hoseof a goa t
;t hema l eba t op p osit e t he
sk u l l mu st
ha v e beendr ow nedin ' bl ood ; a nd t hebl a c k c a t ,w hosehea d
f or mst hef ou r t h-obj ec t on t hec ir c u mf er enc eof t hec ir c l e,mu st ha v e been
f ed on hu ma nf l esh
. Ther eisnoa u t hor it y f or a ny of t hesest ip u l a t ions .
Thesma l l c ir c l esw it hint het r ia ngl eshow t hep l a c eof t heop er a t or a nd
hisa ssist a nt s .
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FROMBOTTICBLLI'S"TEMPTATION
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SISTINECHAPEL, . ROME.
PARTI
THELITERATUREOFCEREMONIALMAGIC
A
THESERPENTOFTHEGARDEN
OFTHEHESPERIDES .
Fr oma Gr eek V a seFa int ing
TheAntiquity o f MagicalRituals
w er eallm agically p o ssib le, b uttheyw er e all sub sid iar yto ,
thatw hichw ashead and cr o w n o f all- thear t o f d ealing
w ithsp ir its . Thep r esum ed p o ssessio no f thesecr eto f thisar t
m ad eMagicf o r m id ab le, and m ad ether ef o r eitshisto r y . Ther e
w asatim eind eed w henCer em o nialMagicthr eatened
to
ab so r b thew ho le, cir cleo f theo ccultsciences
;
itw asthe
sup er io r m etho d , ther o yalr o ad itef f ected im m ed iatelyw hat
theo ther sacco m p lished lab o r io usly, af ter alo ngtim e
. 'It
had , m o r eo ver , thep alm ar yr eco m m end atio nthatit'w asa
co nventio nalar t, w o r k ingb yd ef initef o r m ulae ; ab o veall, it
w asap r o cessinw o r d s
.
Itw asthef ascinatio no f thisp r o cessw hichb r o ught
m enand w o m en- allso r tsand co nd itio nso f b o th- to the
Black Sab b ath and to the W hite Sab b ath, 2 and b lind ed
t
Thus, theab str usep r o cesseso f astr o lo gym ight, o n
thehyp o thesis, b ed isp ensed w ith
alto gether
in f avo ur o f theevo catio n, o f o neo f tho senum er o us
sp ir its w ho seo f f iceit w as to give
instr uctio ninastr o lo gyand aninstantaneo usk no w led gether eo f Itiso ther w iseo b vio usthat
theleasto cculto f theeso ter ic. sciencesw asex p lo d ed b yanar tw hichp r o vid ed f am iliar sp ir its
w ho co uld d iscer nthep ast, p r esentand f utur e. Inlik em anner , Alchem yw assup er f luo us
f o r am agicianw ho co uld causetr easur esto b etr ansp o r ted f r o m thed ep thso f theseao r the
b o w elso f theear th, and evenf r o m ther o yalex chequer , inthem o r eco nvenientshap eo f
cur r entco in .
$ Ther eism uchthesam egr o und f o r thisd istinctio nasf o r thatm ad eb etw eentheBlack
and W hiteMagico f theRituals. Suchm eetingsw er eab o m inab leo r f antastic
acco r d ing . to
thed isp o sitio no f tho sew ho f r equented them . Asaw ho le, theyhavep r o b ab lyb eenm uch
ex agger ated
. J ulesG annet,
in
his
H isto ir ed o laMag4 so n
F nz , w e, d ej iuisis co m m eniem enf d ela
Mo nar chicj usqu'd no sj o ur s( i8 i8 ) , sp eculatesthatthem o nk s, w ho ab used p ub liccr ed ulityf o r
thesak eo f d iver sio nam id sttheir id leness, m ayhaveassum ed r id iculo usd isguises, and m ay
them selveshaveco m m itted theex tr avagancesw hichtheyattr ib uted to d evils . ,
Thesam eautho r
af f ir m s, ascer tainand inco ntestab le, thatinallthecr im inaltr ialso f so r cer er sand so r cer esses
thesceneo f theSab b athw asinyar iab lyinthe'neighb o ur ho o d o f am o naster y
. "Sincethe
d estr uctio no f them o nastico r d er s, "heco nclud estr ium p hantly, "no m o r eishear d o f such
assem b lies, eveninp lacesw her ethef ear o f thed evilstillex ists
. "Ad d to thisthatseventy- f ive
year slater , P ap us, theF r encho ccultist, w o uld p er suad ehisr ead er sthatalltheG r im o ir eso f
Black Magicw er ethew o r k o f p r iests, and thecaseisalm o st as co m p leteasF r enchr easo ning
canm ak eit
. It
is
cited her eto sho w that, o utsid ethed em o no lo gists, theSab b athhasb een
view ed r ather asam o o nlightm um m er y, w her ethep r esid inggeniusw asno tthef allenstar
W o r m w o o d , b utVenus, and , eveno nthem o nk ishhyp o thesis, them yster iesw er etho seo f
P r iap usr ather thanP luto . Ther eco r d so f tr ialsf o r so r cer yr estund er thegr avestsusp icio n,
f ir stly, b ecausether eisno guar anteethattheyhaveno tb eengar b led , and , seco nd ly, b ecaus .
inf o r m atio nex tr acted b yto r tur eis, intheultim ate, alw ays
o f thenatur ew hichitw asintend ed
to ex tr act ; b uttheyar ealso , o r atleastlar gely, r eco r d so f sex ualm ania
.
7
TheBo o k , o f Cer em o nial Magic
them to the d anger o f the stak e. It w as the f ull
and
clear accep tatio no f thisp r o cessasef f ectualb yChur chand
Statew hichk ind led thef aggo tsf o r - them agicianinever y
Chr istianland
. Astr o lo gyw asscar celyd isco ur aged , and if the
alchem istw er eo ccasio nallyto r tur ed , itw aso nlyto ex tr acthis
secr et. Ther ew as, no d anger inthesethings, and hencether e
w asno j ud gm entagainstthem , ex cep tb yim p utatio nf r o m their
co m p any ; b utMagic, b utd ealingw ithsp ir its, w asthatw hich
m ad eeventhep easanttr em b le, and w henthep easantshak esat
hishear th, thek ingisno tsecur einhisp alaceno r theP o p e
atSt. P eter 's, unlessb o thcanp r o tecttheir o w n . Mo r eo ver ,
in thever yclaim o f Cer em o nialMagicther ew asanim p lied
co m p etitio nw iththeessentialclaim o f theChur ch . '
Theim p o r tanceo f Cer em o nialMagic, and o f theliter atur e
w hichem b o d iesit, to thehisto r yo f theo ccultsciencesb eing
ad m itted , ther eisno need to ar guethatthishisto r yisalegiti-
m ateand r easo nab lestud y ; insuchacase, k no w led geisits
o w nend , and ther ecanb ecer tainlyno questio nasto thed is-
tinguished inf luencew hichhasb eenex er cised b ytheb elief in
Magicthr o ugho uttheages . Ino r d er , ho w ever , to und er stand
theliter atur eo f Magic, it, isnecessar yto o b tainf ir sto f alla
clear p r incip leo f r egar d ingit . Itw illb esup er f luo usto say
thatw em ustsur r end er thelegend s, assuch, to tho sew ho w o r k
inlegend s, and d isp uteab o uttheir essentialvalue. W eneed
no td eb atew hether Magic, f o r ex am p le, canr eallysquar ethe
3
Thatisto say, theChur chco m m unicatesthesup er natur alw o r ld b yasacr am ental system ,
and thed ir ectco m m unicatio nw hichMagicp r etend sto estab lishm ust, if estab lished , tend to
sup er sed etheChur ch, inthem ind o f o ccultism atleast. Itisno tsur p r isingthatasacer d o talism
so acute, esp eciallyalo ngthelineso f itso w ninter ests, as thato f theRo m anChur chsho uld
d iscer nthatther ivalclaim assailed itsf und am entalp o sitio n, b utitisr egr ettab lethatan
institutio np o ssessingthesacr am entalsystem sho uld haved istur b ed itself ab o utad ir ectco m -
m unicatio no f thek ind attem p ted b yCer em o nialMagic . If itb esaid thattheChur chr eco g-
inised thep o ssib ilitiesw hich, o ncer tainsid es, lie b ehind theveilo f vaino b ser vance, thenit
, w asno tso acuteasw o uld seem , f o r b ehind thatveil ther eisno d anger to thesacr am ental
System . Tho sep o ssib ilitiesb elo ngto thelif ew ithin, and theChur chhasitsher itage ther ein.
theRntf quitp o f
. h
CH AP TERI
ag# tatla# tualo
i . TheIm p o r tanceo f Cer em o nialMagic
T
H Eo r d inar yf ield so f p sycho lo gicalinquir y, lar gelyin
p o ssessio no f thep atho lo gist, ar ef r inged b yyab o r d er -
land o f o ccultand d ub io usex p er im entinto w hichp atho -
lo gistsm ayo ccasio nallyventur e, b utitislef tf o r them o stp ar t
to unchar ter ed ex p lo r er s . Beyo nd thesef ield sand thisb o r d er -
land ther eliesthelegend ar yw o nd er - w o r ld o f Theur gy, so
called , o f Magicand So r cer y, aw o r ld o f f ascinatio no r ter r o r ,
asthem ind w hichr egar d sitistem p er ed , b utineither casethe
antithesiso f ad m itted p o ssib ility . Ther eallp ar ad o x esseem
to o b tainactually, co ntr ad ictio nsco ex istlo gically, theef f ectis
gr eater thanthecauseand theshad o w m o r ethanthesub -
stance. Ther einthevisib lem eltsinto theunseen, theinvisib le
ism anif ested o p enly, 'm o tio nf r o m p laceto p laceisacco m p lished
w itho uttr aver singtheinter veningd istance, m atter p asses
thr o ughm atter . Ther etw o str aightlinesm ayenclo seasp ace ;
sp acehasaf o ur thd im ensio n, and untr o d d enf ield sb eyo nd it
;
w itho utm etap ho r and w itho utevasio n, thecir cleism athe-
m aticallysquar ed
. Ther elif eisp r o lo nged , yo uthr enew ed ,
p hysicalim m o r talitysecur ed
.
Ther eear thb eco m esgo ld , and
go ld ear th. 'Ther ew o r d sand w ishesp o ssesscr eativep o w er ,
tho ughtsar ethings, d esir er ealisesitso b j ect
. Ther e, also , the
d ead liveand thehier ar chieso f ex tr a- m und aneintelligence
ar ew ithineasyco m m unicatio n, and b eco m em inister so r
3
TheBo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
to r m ento r s, guid eso r d estr o yer s, o f m an .
Ther etheLaw o f
Co ntinuityissusp end ed b ytheinter f er enceo f thehigher Law
o f F antasia .
But, unhap p ily, thisd o m aino f enchantm entisinallr e-
sp ectsco m p ar ab leto thego ld o f F aer ie, w hichisp r esum ab ly
itsm ed ium o f ex change . Itcanno tw ithstand d aylight, the
testo f thehum aneye, o r thescaleo f r easo n . W henthese
ar eap p lied , itsp ar ad o x b eco m esananticlim ax , itsantithesis
lud icr o us ; itsco ntr ad ictio nsar e . w itho utgenius ; itsm athe-
m aticalm ar velsend inaver b alquib b le ; itselix ir sf ailevenas
p ur ges ; itstr ansm utatio nsd o no tneed ex p o sur eattheassayer 's
hand s ; itsm ar vel- w o r k ingw o r d sp r o veb ar b ar o usm utilatio ns
o f d ead languages, and ar eim p o tentf r o m them o m entthat
theyar eund er sto o d
; d ep ar ted f r iend s, and evenp lanetar y
intelligences, m ustno tb eseiz ed b ythesk ir ts, f o r theyar eap t
to d eser ttheir d r ap er ies, and thesear eno tlik ethem antleo f
Elij ah.
Thelittleco ntr asther einstituted w illser veto ex hib itthat
ther ear eatleasttw o p o intso f view r egar d ingMagicand
itsm yster ies- thesim p leand ho m o geneo usview , p r evailing
w ithinachar m ed cir cleam o ngthef ew sur vivalsw ho m r easo n
hasno thind er ed f r o m enter ing, and thato f thew o r ld w itho ut,
w hichism o r eco m p lex , m o r eco m p o site, b utso m etim esm o r e
r easo nab leo nlyb yim p utatio n . Ther eisalso athir d view , in
w hichlegend ischeck ed b ylegend and w o nd er sub stituted f o r
w o nd er . H er eitisno ttheLaw o f Co ntinuityp er sistinginits
f o r m ulaed esp itetheLaw o f F antasia ; itisCr o quem etaine
ex p lained b yD iab o lus, ther uneso f Elf - land r ead w iththe
inter p r etatio no f Inf er nus ; itistheLaw o f Belland Cand le,
theLaw o f Ex o r cism , and itsf inalex p r essio nisintheter m so f
the auto - d af e
. F o r this
view
thew o nd er - w o r ld ex istsw itho ut
anyquestio n, ex cep tthato f theH o lyTr ib unal ; itisno tw hat
4
TheAntiquityo f
Magical Rituals
itseem s, b utisad j ustab leto theeyeo f f aithinthelightf r o m
theLam p o f theSanctuar ies ; inaw o r d , itsangelsar ed em o ns,
'itsMelusinesstr yges, itsp hanto m svam p ir es, itssp ellsand
m yster iestheBlack Science . H er eMagicitself r ises'up and
r esp o nd sthatther eisaBlack and aW hiteAr t, anAr to f
H er m esand anAr to f Canid ia, aScienceo f theH eight
and aScienceo f theAb yss, o f Metatr o nand Belial . Inthis
m anner af o ur thp o into f view em er ges
; theyar eall, ho w ever ,
illusive ; ther eisthep o sitiveillusio no f thelegend ,
af f ir m ed . b y
ther em ainingad her entso f itsliter alsense, and the'negative,
illusio nw hichd eniesthelegend
.
cr asslyw itho utco nsid er ing
thatther eisap o ssib ilityb ehind it
; ther eistheyillusio nw hich
acco untsf o r thelegend b yano p p o sitehyp o thesis, and the
illusio no f thelegend w hichr eaf f ir m sitself w ithad istinctio n .
W henthesehaveb eend isp o sed o f , ther er em aintw o r eally
im p o r tantquestio ns- thequestio no f theMysticsand theques-
tio no f histo r yand liter atur e . To
aver ylar geex tentthef ir st
isclo sed to d iscussio n, b ecausetheco nsid er atio nsw hichitin-
vo lvescanno tb ep r esented w ithp r o f ito neither sid e in the
p ub licassem b lieso f ther ead ingw o r ld
. So f ar asm ayb e .
held p o ssib le, ithasb eend ealtw ithalr ead y
. Asr egar d sthe
seco nd , itisthelar geco ncer nand p ur p o seo f thisinquir y, and ',
thelim itso f itsim p o r tancem ayther ef o r eb estated sho r tly
.
Ther ecanb eno ex tensiveliter atur esw itho utm o tivesp r o -
p o r tio nateto acco untf o r them .
If w etak ethem agicalliter a-
tur eo f W ester nEur o p ef r o m theMid d leAgesand o nw ar d ,
w eshallf ind thatitism o d er atelylar ge . No w , theacting
p r incip lesinthecr eatio no f thatliter atur ew illp r o veto r ule
also initshisto r y ; w hatiso b scur eintheo nem ayb eund er -
sto o d b yhelp o f theo ther ; eachr eacted up o neach ;
asthe
liter atur egr ew , ithelp ed to m ak ethehisto r y, and thenew
histo r yw asso m uchad d itio nalm ater ialf o r f ur ther liter atur e
.
5
The Bo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
Ther ew er e, o f co ur se, ` m anym o tivep r incip lesatw o r k , f o r the
liter atur eand histo r yo f Magicar ealik eex ceed inglyintr icate,
and ther ear em anyinter p r etatio nso f p r incip lesw hichar eap t
to b eco nf used w iththep r incip les, as, f o r ex am p le, theinf luence
o f w hatislo o selycalled sup er stitio nup o nigno r ance
; these. and
anyinter p r etatio nsm ustb er uled o uto f aninquir ylik ethe
p r esent
. Them aim p r incip lesar esum m ed intheco ncep tio no f
anum b er o f assum ed m yster io usf o r cesintheuniver sew hich
co uld b ep utino p er atio nb ym an, o r atleastf o llo w ed intheir
secr etp r o cesses . Intheultim ate, ho w ever , theyco uld allb e
r end er ed seco nd ar y, if no tp assive, to thew illo f m an ; f o r even
inastr o lo gy, w hichw asthed iscer nm ento f f o r cesr egar d ed as
p eculiar lyf atal, ther ew asanar to f r uling, and saj iensd o m ina-
b itur astr is b ecam eanax io m o f thescience
.
Thisco ncep tio n
culm inated o r centr ed inthed o ctr ineo f unseen, intelligent
p o w er s, w ithw ho m it
w as p o ssib lef o r p r ep ar ed p er so nsto
co m m unicate ;
them etho d sb yw hichthisco m m unicatio nw as
attem p ted ar ethem o stim p o r tantp r o cesseso f Magic, and the
b o o k sw hichem b o d ythesem etho d s, called Cer em o nialMagic,
ar ethem o stim p o r tantp ar to f theliter atur e
. H er e, thatisto
say, istheo nlyb r ancho f thesub j ectw hichitisnecessar yto
und er stand ino r d er to und er stand thehisto r y . H ad Magic
b eenf o cussed inther ead ingo f thestar s, itw o uld havep o s-
sessed no histo r yto sp eak o f , f o r astr o lo gyinvo lved intellectual
equip m entsw hich, co m p ar ativelysp eak ing, w er ep o ssib leo nly
to thef ew .
H ad Magiccentr ed inthetr ansm utatio no f m etals,
itw o uld never havem o ved m ultitud es, b utw o uld haver em ained
w hatthatstillis, thequix o ticho p ew hichem er gesataf ar
d istancef r o m thescienceo f chem istr y . W e m aytak ethe
r em ainingo ccultsciencesco llectively, b utther eisno thingin
them o f them selvesw hichw o uld m ak ehisto r y
.
Invir tueo f
thesyntheticd o ctr inew hichhasb eenalr ead yf o r m ulated , they
6
l
The
Antiquityo f MagicalRituals
t
cir cle, asm agicianstestif y, o r w hether suchano p er atio nis'
im p o ssib leevento Magic, asco m m o nlyw o uld b eo b j ected b y
tho sew ho d enythear t.
W eneed no tser io uslyd iscussthe
p r o p o sitio nthatthed evilassiststhem agiciansto p er f o r m a
m athem aticalim p o ssib ility, o r itsqualif ied f o r m , thatthecir cle
canb esquar ed ind if f er entlyb ytho sew ho invo k etheangel
Cassielo f thehier ar chyo f U r ieland tho sew ho invo k eAstar o th .
W eshallseever ysho r tly, asalr ead yind icated inthep r ef ace,
thatw ear ed ealingw ithab iz ar r eliter atur e, w hichp asses, b y
var io usf antasticp hases, thr o ughallf o llyinto cr im e. W ehave
to acco untf o r thesechar acter istics
.
Thed esir eto co m m unicatew ithsp ir itsiso ld er thanhisto r y ;
itco nnectsw ithiner ad icab lep r incip lesinhum annatur e, w hich,
haveb eend iscussed to o o f tenf o r itto b enecessar yto r ecite
them her e ; and theattem p tsto satisf ythatd esir ehaveusually
tak enashap ew hichd o esgr o sso utr ageto r easo n . Betw een .
them o stancientp r o cesses, suchastho seo f Chald eanMagic,
and ther iteso f theMid d leAges, ther ear em ar k ed co r r esp o nd -
ences, and ther eisso m ethingo f co m m o nd o ctr ine, asd istinct
f r o m intentio n, inw hichid entityw o uld m o r eo r lesso b tain,
und er lyingthem b o th . Thed o ctr ineo f co m p ulsio n, o r the,
p o w er w hichb o thf o r m sp r etend ed to ex er ciseevenup o n sup e-
r io r sp ir itsb ytheuseo f cer tainw o r d s, isacaseinp o int . In
ap p r o achingtheCer em o nialMagico f theMid d leAges, w e
m ustther ef o r eb ear inm ind thatw ear ed ealingw ithaliter atur e
w hich, tho ughm o d er ninitsactualp r esentatio n, em b o d iesso m e
elem entso f gr eatantiquity . ' Itisd o ub tf ulw hether thep r esence
o f theseelem entscanb eacco unted f o r o nthep r incip lethat
m ank ind inallagesw o r k sunco nscio uslyf o r theacco m p lishm ent
1 The Cer em o nialMagico f cer tainG r aeco - Egyp tianp ap yr io f f er stheclo sesttanalo gies
w iththep r o cesseso f theK ab alisticscho o l, b uttheyar ethechanneland no ttheso ur ce
.
W em ustlo o k b eyo nd histo r y, cer tainlyf ar b eyo nd thed o cum ents o f Leyd en, f o r theo r igin
o f Cer em o nialMagic .
9
TheBo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
o f sim ilar intentio nsinananalo go usw ay ; ab iz ar r einten-
tio n, o f co ur se, tend sind ep end entlyto b ef ulf illed
in
ab iz ar r e
m anner , b utinthiscasethesim ilar ityisso clo sethatitism o r e
easilyex p lained b ythep er p etuatio n- sp o r ad icand natur alo r
co ncer ted and ar tif icial- o f ,
anantiquetr ad itio n, f o r w hich
channelsco uld b er ead ilyassigned . Ther eiso neup o nthef ace
o f theliter atur e, and thatisthevehicleo f K ab alisticsym b o lism ,
tho ughitcanno tb eheld to co ver theentir ed istanceintim e .
Ther ehaveb eentw o w ayso f r egar d ingthelar geand im -
p er f ectlyex p lo r ed liter atur ew hichem b o d iestheK ab alaho f the
J ew s, and theseintur nw illgivetw o m etho d so f acco untingf o r
thesp ur io usand gr o tesquep r o cessesw hichenter so ex tensively
into Cer em o nialMagic.
Itistr eated either asab ar r enm ysti-
f icatio n, aco llectio no f sup r em elyab sur d tr eatises, inw hich
o b scur eno nsenseisenunciated w ithp r eter natur also lem nity, , o r
itisr egar d ed asab o d yo f theo so p hy, w r ittenchief lyinthe
f o r m o f sym b o lism . Thef ir stview isthatw hichisf o r m ed , I
sup p o se, alm o stir r esistib lyup o nasup er f icialacquaintance,
and ther eisno tanyneed to ad d thatitistheo new hicho b tains
gener ally
in d er ived j ud gm ents, f o r her e, asino ther cases, the
seco nd - hand o p inio nissuesf r o m them o stavailab leso ur ce . It
isj ustto ad d thatitd o esno td if f er ver yser io uslyf r o m the
o p inio nsex p r essed inthep astb yacer tainsectio no f scho lar -
ship . Thealter nativej ud gm entisthatw hichp r evailsam o ng
tho sestud entso f theliter atur ew ho haveap p r o ached itw ith
acer tainp r ep ar atio nthr o ughacquaintancew itho ther channels
o f theSecr etTr ad itio n . F r o m theo neitw o uld f o llo w that
theCer em o nialMagicw hichatalo ngd istanced r aw sf r o m
theK ab alah, r ep r o d ucesitsab sur d ities, p o ssib lyw ithf ur ther
ex agger atio ns, o r itisthesub j ect- m atter o f theliter atur ecar r ied
to itsf inalr esults
.
Tw o er r o neo usview shaveissued f r o m the
o ther - anex agger ated im p o r tanceattr ib uted to thep r o cesses
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TheAntiquityo f
Magical Rituals
in questio no nthegr o und o f their ex alted co nnectio ns, and -
this, ho w ever , isr ar elym etw ith- aninclinatio nto r egar d
them
also assym b o lical w r iting.
Ther eis no
gr o und f o r thecr iticism o f thef ir stinf er ence,
w hichhasar isenlegitim atelyeno ughand isthatw hich
; w illb e
m o staccep tab leto them aj o r ityo f r ead er s . Tho sew ho value
K ab alisticliter atur easasto r eho use'o f sym b o lism , theinner
senseo f w hichiso r m ayb eo f im p o r tance, b utseeno thingin
thep r o cesseso f Cer em o nialMagicto m ak ethem m o m ento us
intheir liter alsenseo r suscep tib leto inter p r etatio n, w illb e
tem p ted to d ism issthem asm ed iaevaland later im p o stur es,
w hichm ust
b ecar ef ullyd istinguished f r o m thetr ue sym -
b o licaltr ad itio n .
Ineither casethecer em o nialliter atur eis
d isd ainf ully r ej ected , and it
f o llo w sin thism anner thatalter -
natives
w hichex clud eo neano ther b o thr eachthetr uthas
their ter m .
Ther eis, ho w ever , yetano ther p o into f view , and itiso f
so m em o m ent, asitco nnectsw iththatquestio no f the In-
stituted Myster iesab o utw hichithasb eenalr ead yo b ser ved .
thatver ylittlehastr ansp ir ed
. Mo ststud entso f o ccultism
ar eacquainted w ithintim atio nsand r um o ur so f theex istence
inm o d er ntim eso f m o r e'thano neO ccultaso f m o r et> an
o neMysticalF r ater nity, d er iving, o r b elieved to
. d er ive, f r o m
o ther .
asso ciatio nso f thep ast . Ther ear e, o f co ur se, m any
unaf f iliated o ccultists, asm o st ' m ysticsar eunaf f iliated , b utthe
secr etF r ater nitiesex ist, and thek eyso f o ccultsym b o lism ar e
said to b eintheir p o ssessio n . F r o m avar ietyo f iso lated
statem entsscatter ed up and d o w nthew o r k so f p r o f essed
o ccultistsinr ecent- year s, itisp o ssib leto sum m ar iseb r o ad ly
theim p uted stand p o into f theseb o d iesinr esp ecto f Cer e-
m o nialMagic . Iw illex p r essitinb r ief asf o llo w s . Ther e
is no ex tantRitual, asther eisno d o ctr ine, w hichco ntains, o r
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TheBo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
canp o ssib lyco ntain, ther ealsecr eto f m agicalp r o ced ur eo r
theessenceo f o ccultd o ctr ine . Ther easo n- w hatever m ay
b e said intheex cesso f so m eself - co nstituted ex p o nents-
isno tb ecausether eis, o r canb e, anyind icib lep r o cess, b ut
b ecausethek no w led geinquestio nisinthecusto d yo f tho se
w ho havetak enef f ectualm easur esf o r its'p r o tectio n and
tho ugh, f r o m tim eto tim e, so m esecr etso f initiatio n, b elo nging
to thiso r d er , havef ilter ed thr o ughp r inted b o o k sinto thew o r ld
atlar ge, ther ealm yster ieshavenever escap ed . Theliter a- .
tur eo f Magicf alls, ther ef o r e, o nthishyp o thesis, und er thr ee
head s : ( a . ) Thew o r k o f p utativead ep ts, statingasm uchas
co uld b estated o utsid ethecir cleo f initiatio n, and p r im ar ily
d esigned to attr acttho sew ho m ightb er ip ef o r entr ance.
( b . ) Thesp eculatio nso f ind ep end entseek er s, w ho , b ytho ught,
stud yand intuitio n, so m etim es
.
attained ver id icr esultsw itho ut
assistance . ( c. ) Tr avestieso f o ccultd o ctr ine, tr avestieso f
o ccultintentio n, tr avestieso f o ccultp r o ced ur e, co m p licated b y
f iltr atio nsf r o m thesup er io r so ur ce . '
Theo p inio nso f p r o f essed o ccultistso nanysub j ectw hat-
so ever ar eo f no im p o r tanceto m yself , and ar enam ed o nlyto
r Inthisco nnectio n, Im ayp er hap sb ep er m itted to quo teagener alstatem ento nthe
sub j ectw hichIo ncer eceived f r o m aco r r esp o nd entw ho ap p ear ed to claim inhisd ayso m e
co nnectio no f anunattached k ind w iththeso ur ceso f secr et k no w led ge. "P r acticalMagicis
thescienceo f theeco no m yo f sp ir ituald ynam ics, and isco ncer ned w iththo seTheur gicp r o cesses
w her eb yhew ho hastr ained him self f o r thep ur p o secan, b yvir tueo f p o w er sinher entinm an's
sp ir itualco nstitutio n( b utund evelo p ed inthem aj o r ityo f m ank ind ) , enter into r elatio nsw ith
theunseenintelligencesto w ho m ar eassigned , ind ue o r d er , theco ntr o lo f w hatar ecalled
natur alf o r ces . ' Cer em o nialMagic'" ( p r esum ab lyno tthato f theCer em o nialLitgr atur e) "is
O f f icialMagic, in w hichtheMagician, inco nnectio nw itho neo r m o r eassistants, acts asthe
d elegateo f ano ccultF r ater nity, w ho , f o r so m ever yim p o r tant end , w ishto co m m unicatew ith
b eingso f ahigher o r d er thanusual . F o r thisp ur p o se ther eisar eco gnised cer em o nial, _ o r
r ather ther ear etw o - the ' cer em o nialo f ap p r o ach'and the'cer em o nialo f thep r esence . ' Itis
chief lyinthef o r m er thatlights, f um igatio ns, sym b o lic f igur esand num b er s, and incantatio ns
o ccur , allo f w hichhavetheir use, either ascr ed entialso f autho r ityo r asw eap o nso f attack and
d ef enceintheinter m ed iateho stiler egio nb etw een
them ater ialand sp ir itualuniver se . " It
sho uld b eund er sto o d thatIcitethistestim o nym er elyasanillustr atio no f f antasyp r esented
intheguiseo f ex actitud e . Id o no tco nsid er thattheleastcr ed itsho uld b eattached to the
statem ent p er se, asr ep r esentinganactualclaim m ad eb yanysecr etf r ater nity, and theclaim is
w itho utco nsequence, sho uld ithap p enthatitd o es.
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TheAntiquityo f MagicalRituals
estab lishap o into f view ;
b utm o stCer em o nialMagicb elo ngs
to thethir d class, o ntheassum p tio nthatitstillex ists, lik eso m e
o ther p athso f Satanism ; thef ir st, b yits . natur e, isno tr ep r e-
sented , and theseco nd o nlyslightly .
Inaw o r d , Cer em o nial
Magic r ef lects m ainly
theegr egio usam b itio hsand inco r p o r ates
them ad p r o cesseso f m ed iaevalso r cer y- o f theSab b athab o ve
all. Thead d itio nalelem entsar ed eb ased ap p licatio ns
o f
var io usK ab alisticm etho d s, seer ingp r o cessescur r entam o ng
co untr yp eo p leand f antasticattem p tsto r ed ucem agicallegend s
to af o r m alp r actice.
W hichever o f theab o veview sther ead er m ayp r ef er to
ad o p t, itw ill b e
seenthatthenetr esultasr egar d stheRituals
isno tgener icallyd if f er ent, thattheyar eo f liter ar yand his-
to r icalinter est, b utno thingf ur ther . F o r theo ccultistthey
w illp o ssess, f r o m their asso ciatio ns, anim p o r tancew hichw ill
b eo f no m o m entto ano ther stud ent . Itisd esir ab lethatthey
sho uld no tb eund er valued , asr eco r d so f thep ast, b ecause
theyhaveex er cised aninf luence, and theyar em em o r ab leas
cur io sitiesther eo f
; b utitism o r ed esir ab lestillthatthew eak
and cr ed ulo ussho uld b ew ar ned againstactinglik ef o o ls, and
thattho sew ho ar eseek ingsp ir itualcer titud esho uld b ed is-
suad ed f r o m thescienceo f theab yss
.
2 . TheD istinctio nb etw eenW hiteand Black Magic
1
H aving
co nsid er ed thep o ssib lestand p o intsf r o m w hichthe
Ritualsm ayb er egar d ed , w eco m eno w to thed istinctio ns
thatar em ad eb etw eenthem , and , f ir stand f o r em o st, to that
'w hichhasb eenalr ead y'm entio ned and isar tif iciallyinstituted
b etw eenW hiteand Black Magic
. Thehisto r yo f thisd is-
1
Itsho uld b eund er sto o d thatthissectio nco ntainsw hatw as said up o nthesub j ect, and
seem ed thensuf f icientto say, intheo r iginaled itio n . Itstand sno w sub stantially as itthen
sto o d
; the. ex tensio nsar einthep r ef aceand in
theintr o d ucto r yp ar t.
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The
Bo o k o f Cer em o nial - Magic
tinctio nisex ceed inglyo b scur e, b utther ecanb eno questio n
thatinitsm ainasp ectitism o d er n- thatisto say, in
- so
f ar , asitd ep end sup o nashar p co ntr astb etw eenG o o d and
EvilSp ir its . InEgyp t, inInd iaand inG r eece, ther ew as
no d ealingw ithd evilsintheChr istiansenseo f theex p r essio n
;
Typ ho n, J ugger nautand H ecatew er eno tlessd ivinethan
thego d so f theo ver - w o r ld , and theo f f iceso f Canid iaw er e
p r o b ab lyintheir w ayassacr ed asthep eacef ulm yster ieso f
Cer es.
Eacho f theo ccultsciencesw as, ho w ever , liab leto that
sp ecieso f ab usew hichistechnicallyb utf antastically
k
no w n
.
as Black Magic
. Astr o lo gy, o r theap p r eciatio , $ o f thecelestial
inf luencesintheir o p er atio nup o nthenatur eand lif eo f m an,
co uld b ep er ver ted intheco m p o sitio no f m alef ictalism ansb y
m eanso f tho seinf luences .
Eso ter icMed icine, w hichco n-
sisted intheap p licatio no f o ccultf o r cesto thehealingo f
d iseaseinm an, and includ ed atr ad itio nalk no w led geo f the
m ed icinalp r o p er tiesr esid entinso m esub stancesd isr egar d ed
b yo r d inar yp har m acy, 'p r o d uced initsm alp r acticethesecr et
scienceo f 'p o iso ningand thed estr uctio no f health, r easo n
o r lif e b yunseenf o r ces . The . tr ansm utatio no f m etalsb y
Alchem yr esulted intheir so p histicatio n
. Inlik em anner ,
D ivinatio n, o r thep r o cessesb yw hichlucid ityw assup p o sed
to b eind uced , b ecam ed eb ased into var io usf o r m so f w itch-
cr af tand Cer em o nialMagicinto d ealingw ithd evils
.
W hite
Cer em o nialMagicis, b ytheter m so f itsd ef initio n, anattem p t
to co m m unicatew ithG o o d Sp ir itsf o r ago o d , o r atleastan
inno cent, p ur p o se .
Black Magicistheattem p tto co m m uni-
catew ithEvilSp ir itsf o r anevil, o r f o r any, p ur p o se .
Theco ntr astsher eestab lished seem o nthesur f acep er f ectly
1
iam no tsuggestingthatthetr ad itio nalk no w led gew as o f value, b utthat, asaf act, it
seem sto haveex isted .
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The
Antiquityo f MagicalRituals
clear .
W henw eco m e, ho w ever , to
co m p ar e thecer em o nial
liter atur eo f thetw o classes, w ee
shallf ind thatthed istinctio n
isb y no m eansso
shar p asm ightb einf er r ed f r o m thed ef ini-
tio ns . Inthe f ir st
p lace, so - called Theur gicCer em o nial,
und er
thep r etenceo f W hiteMagic, usuallyinclud estheRitesf o r
theinvo catio no f EvilSp ir its.
Sup p o singthattheyar e so
invo k ed 'f o r theenf o r ced p er f o r m ance
o f w o r k sco ntr ar y to
their natur e, theissueb eco m es_ co m p licated : ato nce, and W hite
Magicm ustthenb ed ef ined as
theattem p t : to co m m unicate
w ithG o o d o r EvilSp ir itsf o r ago o d , o r atleastf o r an
inno cent, p ur p o se .
. This, o f co ur se, stillleavesato ler ab ly
clear d istinctio n, tho ughno to nethatIsho uld ad m it, if I
ad m itted thep r acticalsid eo f theentir esub j ectto anything
b utunco nd itio nalco nd em natio n
. Y etthealter nativeb etw een
a go o d and aninno cent o b j ect co ntains all, them ater ialf o r a
f ur ther co nf usio n . It w ill b em ad e'clear asIp r o ceed that
thep ur p o sesand am b itio nso f
Magic ar eco m m o nlyver y
child ish, so thatw em ustd istinguishr eallyb etw eenBlack
and W hiteMagic, no tasb etw eentheessentiallygo o d and
evil, b utasb etw eenthatw hichiscer tainlyeviland that
w hichm ayo nlyb ef o o lish. No r d o esthisex haustthed if f i-
culty. Asw illalso b em ad eevid entinp r o ceed ing, W hite
Cer em o nialMagicseem sto ad m ito f anum b er o f intentio ns
w hichar eo b j ectio nab le, asw ellasm any . thatar ef r ivo lo us
.
H enceitm ustb einf er r ed thatther eisno ver yshar p d is-
tinctio nb etw eenthetw o b r ancheso f theAr t. Itcanno tb e
said , even, thatBlack Magicisinvar iab lyand W hiteMagic
o ccasio nallyevil . W hatiscalled Black Magicisb yno m eans
d iab o licalinvar iab ly ; itisalm o stasm uchco ncer ned w ithp r e-
p o ster o usand stup id p r o cessesastheW hitevar ietyw iththo se
o f anaccur sed k ind . Thus, them o stw hichcanb estated
isthattheliter atur ef allschief lyinto tw o classes, o neo f
5 ,
I
I
TheBo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
w hich usuallyter m sitself Black , b utthattheyo ver lap o ne
ano ther .
Inw hatp er hap sitm ayb ep er m issib leto callthem ind o f
Magic, asd istinctf r o m theef f ectsw hichar ep r o p o sed b ythe
Rituals, ther ehasb eenalw aysato ler ab leco ntr astb etw een
thetw o b r anchesco r r esp o nd ingto Magusand So r cer er , and
thef actthatthecer em o nialliter atur etend sto theco nf usio n
o f thed istinctio nm ayp er hap so nlystam p itas
, gar b led . But
thisisno tto saythatithasb eentam p er ed w ithinthesense
o f havingb eenp er ver ted b yed ito r s . W hiteMagichasno t
usuallyb eenw r ittend o w ninto Black ; G o d ticRitualshave
no tb eenw r ittenup inp seud o - celestialter m s . Theyar e, f o r
them o stp ar t, natur allyco m p o site, and itw o uld b eim p o ssib le
to sep ar atetheir elem entsw itho utm o d if yingtheir str uctur e .
Mo d er no ccultism hastak enup theclear d istinctio nand
d evelo p ed it.
Ap p ealingto thesecr ettr ad itio nalk no w led ge
b ehind thew r ittenw o r d o f Magic- to thatunm anif ested science
w hichitb elieves- to ex istb ehind allscience- and to ther eligio n
b ehind allr eligio n, asif thetw o w er er elated o r id entical, it
af f ir m sthatthead vanced o ccultlif ehasb eenenter ed b ytw o
classeso f ad ep ts, w ho haveb eenso m etim esf antasticallyd is-
ti, nguished astheBr o ther so f theRightand theBr o ther so f
theLef t, tr anscend entalgo o d and tr anscend entalevilb eing
sp ecif ied astheir r esp ectiveend s, and ineachcasetheyar e
so m ethingalto gether d if f er entf r o m w hatisund er sto o d co n-
ventio nallyb yeither W hiteo r Black Magic.
Asm ightb e
ex p ected , theliter atur eo f thesub j ectd o esno tb ear o utthis
d evelo p m ent, b ut, b ytheter m so f thep r o p o sitio n, thisis
scar celyto b er egar d ed asano b j ectio n . F o r ther est, if m any
r um o ur sand af ew questio nab ler evelatio nsm ustlead usto
co nced e, w ithincer tainlim its, thatther em ayhaveb eenso m e
r ecr ud escenceo f d iab o lism inm o r ethano neco untr yo f Eur o p e,
i6
I
TheAntiquity
o f MagicalRituals
so m eattem p t at thep r esentd ayto co m m unicate
f o r m allyw ith
the-
P o w er so f D ar k ness, itm ustb esaid thatthisattem p t
r etur nsinitso ld lik enessand
no tinvested w iththesub lim i
tiesatj d ter r o r so f them o d er nview . P ar isianD iab o lism , f o r
ex am p le, 'inso f ar as
it m ay b ead m itted to ex ist, istheBlack
Magic o f theG r im o ir eand no ttheso ver eignho r r o r o f the
Br o ther so f theLef tH and P ath, w ear ingtheir iniquitylik e
anaur eo le, and d eathlessinsp ir itualevil . Theseenigm atical
p er so nagesar e, ho w ever , thecr eatio n. o f r o m ance, as
ar ealso
their ex alted , o r atleastp ur if ied ,
co nf r er es . Betw eenRo si-
cr ucianinitiateso f astr al p r o cessesand
the am ato r es d iab o li
ther eisind ub itab lytheb o nd o f unio n w hich ar isesf r o m o ne
f act aln'yap as
d es geesp lusem b etantsquecesgees- la .
3 . TheU np r inted Liter atur eo f
Cer em o nialMagic
F o r thep ur p o seso f thep r esent, inquir yitw illb eco nvenient
to co nsid er theRitualsund er thethr eehead so f Tr anscend ental,
Co m p o siteand Black ,
sub j ect, as r egar d sthef ir st, to so m e
sp ecif icqualif icatio nsw hichw illap p ear intheseco nd chap ter ,
and sub j ect, inr esp ecto f all, to thep er f ectund er stand ingthat
thesethr eear eo ne
.
So f ar as, m ayb ep o ssib le, theantiquity
o f ind ivid ualRituals
w ill b ed eter m ined
in theco ur seo f their
ex am inatio n, b utasthisinquir yisb ased ,
w ith asingleex cep tio n
o f und eniab leim p o r tance, up o nthep r inted liter atur e, b ecause
it is
thato nlyw hichhasex er cised ar ealinf luence, itm ayb e
w ell, asaco nclusio nto thisintr o d ucto r yp ar t, to giveso m e
inf o r m atio n, r egar d ing
m agical
p r o cessesw hichhaver em ained
inm anuscr ip t, and ar eto b ef o und o nly, o r canatleastb e
co nsulted o nly, inthep ub liclib r ar ieso f Eur o p e . Alm o st
w itho utex cep tio n, theso ur ceo f their insp ir atio n - isthew o r k
m entio ned inthep r ef ace, nam ely,
TheK eyo f So lo m o n, and
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B
The
Bo o k o f Cer em o nial'Magi- c
they'ar eco nsequently'o f later d ate.
TheLib r ar yo f the
Ar senalatP ar ishasar ep utatio nf o r b eingesp eciallAr ichin
MagicalMSS
. , b utther eisalso alar geco llectio ninthe
Br itishMuseum w hichm ayb er egar d ed astyp ical
. Ther eis
no thingo f ear lier d ateo r m o r eim p o r tanceam o ng
- theF r ench
tr easur es, and , to d eter m inethequestio no f antiquityinaf ew
w o r d s, ther eisno thingam o ngo ur o w nthatism uchanter io r
to theb eginningo f thef o ur teenthcentur y .
Thenum er icalstr engtho f thetr eatises, lateand ear lyco m -
b ined , isinitself co nsid er ab le, b ut, settingasid etheco d ices
m ad euseo f b ytheEnglished ito r o f
TheK eyo f So lo m o n,
theinter esto f w hichw asex hausted lo ngsinceb ytheap p ear -
anceo f thatw o r k , ther ear eo nlythr eesm allclasseso r
cyclesto w hichanesp ecialap p ealattachesinco nnectio nw ith
thep r esentinquir y. Thef ir stm ayb eter m ed thegr o up o f
H o no r ius, co m p r isingthr eeMSS .
;
- theseco nd isthato f the
Se
her Raz iel, o f w hichther ear etw o f o r m s ; thethir d includ es
theEnglishco d iceso f the Lem egelo n. Thechief MS . o f the
f ir stgr o up isalso o neo f them o stancienttr eatisesd ealingw ith
Magicinthelib r ar y.
ThisisSlo ane3 1 3 , aLatinMS . o n
vellum , inab ad stateo f p r eser vatio n . Theclo sew r itingand
ab b r eviatio nsm ak eitso m ew hatd if f icultto r ead . - Itisin-
ter esting, ho w ever , b ecauseitco nnectsw iththe
G r im o ir eo f
H o no r ius, o neo f them o sthisto r icaland no tab leRitualso f
Black Magic, b eingthew o r k o f so m ep er so nb ear ingthat
nam e
. Itb elo ngsto thef o ur teenthcentur yand hasno title
o r o ther d eter m inatenam e, b utitap p ear sf r o m thetex tthat
itw asund er sto o d to b ethe Sw o r nBo o k o f H o no r ius.
The
intr o d uctio no r p r o lo gueto thew o r k iso b scur elyw o r d ed in
theinitialp ages, b utitseem sto acco untf o r theco nd em natio n
o f m agicb ythep r elateso f theChur cho nthegr o und that
theyhaveb eend eceived b yd em o ns . Ther esultistheco n-
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TheAntiquityo f Magical Rituals
vo catio no f allthe " m aster so f . Magic, "to thenum b er o f
8 1 1 ,
all o f w ho m seem to haveco m e o ut o f Nap les, Athensand a
p laceentitled Tho letus . Am o ngtheseasp ecies o f
sp o k esm an
w ascho sen, w ho senam ew asH o no r ius, theso no f Euclid us,
Master o f theTheb ans
. 'H ew asd ep uted to w o r k f o r ther est,
and heenter ed into co unselw iths, nangelcalled H o chm elo r
H o cr o el, ( ? H o chm ael) , , and ther eaf ter w r o tesevenvo lum es
o f MagicalAr t,
" givingthek er nelto usand theshellsto
o ther s. " F r o m theseb o o k sheseem saf ter w ar d sto have
ex tr acted ninety- thr eechap ter s, co ntainingasum m ar yo f the
w ho lesub j ect, and m ad ethem into avo lum ew hich " w eter m
thesacr ed o r sw o r nb o o k
. " Inthem eantim e, thep r incesand
p r elates, havingb ur ned
"cer tainf ab leso r tr if les, "co nclud ed
thattheyhad co m p letelyd estr o yed thear t, and w er ether ef o r e
p acif ied
.
Them agicians, ho w ever , to o k ano atham o ngthem -
selvesto p r eser vethem aster p ieceo f H o no r iusinthem o st
secr etand car ef ulm anner , m ak ingthr eeco p iesatthem o st,
thep o ssesso r o f anyex am p leb eingb o und o ver to b ur yit
b ef o r ehisd ecease, o r o ther w iseinsur eits
, inter m entinhis
o w ngr ave, unlessther ew er eso m etr ustyand w o r thyp er so n
to w ho m itco uld ` b etr ansm itted . Itisinter estingto no te
thatthisistheLaw o f Tr ansm issio n
in
r esp ecto f Alchem y .
Theim p o r tantp o intab o uttheMS . itself isthatitf ix esthe
so ur ceo f them end acio ustr ad itio nw hichascr ib esaG r im o ir e
o f Black Magicto aP o p eo f thenam eo f Eo no r ius, asw ill
b eseenatlengthlater o n. The
Sw o r n
Bo o k isno t, o f co ur se,
theG r im o ir e, b uttheex istenceand r ep uted autho r ship o f the
o new illenab leusto und er stand theattr ib utio no f theo ther .
H o no r iustheso r cer er w asid entif ied w ithH o no r iustheP o p e,
f ir stlyb ytheco nf used m ind o f m agicallegend , and seco nd ly
b yco nscio usim p o stur e, m uchaf ter thesam em anner that
Raym o nd Lully, the
" illum inated d o cto r " o f Maj o r ca, w as
z 9
TheBo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
id entif ied w ithLullythealchem ist, b ytr ad itio nattheincep -
tio n, and no tlo ngaf ter w ar d sb ythehelp o f f o r ged tr eatises .
TheSw o r nBo o k isino ther r esp ectsr em ar k ab le, and has
b eenunacco untab lyo ver lo o k ed b y"w r iter so nCer em o nial
Magic ; itm ayb etak ento ind icatethatanasso ciatio no f
m agiciansw asm o stp r o b ab lyinco r p o r ateex istenced ur ingo r
b ef o r ethef o ur teenthcentur y . W hileitisclear lyo f Chr istian
o r igin, itd er ivesf r o m thesup p o sed w o r k so f So lo m o n, and
w o uld ap p ear to ind icatethattheSo lo m o niccyclew as at that
tim e o nly inco ur seo f f o r m atio n, asalso thattheear liest
elem entsap p r o x im ateno tto theG r and Clavicle, b utto the
Little K ey, o ther w ise, the Lem egeto n.
As
to theo p er atio nsco n-
tained intheSw o r n
Bo o k , theyar etho seo f W hiteand Black
Magic, und iscr im inated , w itho ut, ho w ever , anytr aceo f the
co nventio nal"d ealingw iththed evil . " TheMS . und er no tice
need no t, o f co ur se, 'b er egar d ed astheo r iginalasto this
ther eisno m eanso f k no w ing . TheBr itishMuseum p o ssesses
also alater tr anscr ip t, b elo ngingto thesix teenthcentur y, and
am o stvaluab leEnglishtr anslatio n, w r itteno nvellum inb eau-
tif ulG o thicchar acter s . Itisr ef er r ed , to thef if teenthcentur y . '
Theseco nd gr o up co m p r isestw o MSS . , b o thintheSlo ane
co llectio n, and b o thco ntaining, am o ngo ther tr eatises, theim
p o r tantand cur io usw o r k attr ib uted to So lo m o nund er thetitle
o f Sep her Raz iel. Thatnum b er ed 3 8 2 6b elo ngsto . thesix teenth
centur y
. ItisanEnglishtr anslatio no f aLatino r iginalw hich
inthisf o r m isunk no w nto m yself
;
thef ir stlineo f theo r iginal
isusuallygivenattheb eginningo f eachsectio n. Itisd ivid ed
into sevenb o o k s, and p ur p o r tsto haveb eensentto So lo m o n
b yap r inceo f Bab ylo nw ho w asgr eater and m o r ew o r ship f ul
thanallm eno f histim e, hisnam eb eingSam eto n, w hile
thetw o . w isem enw ho b r o ught. i t w er ecalled K am az anand
Zaz ant. TheLatintitleo f thetr eatiseissaid to b e Angelus
2 0
TheAntiquityo f MagicalRituals
MagnnsSecr etiCr eato r x s ;
itw asthef ir stb o o k af ter Ad am , '
w as w r itteninthelanguage o f Chald eaand af ter w ar d sw as
tr anslated into H eb r ew . Itisano ticeab lef actthatinthis
w o r k the f ir stsectio nisentitled Clavis, and if w em ayr egar d
the Sep her Raz ielas anted atingthe Clavicul< e, itex p lainsw hy
aK eyw asattr ib uted to So lo m o n. The Clavis inquestio nis,
ho w ever , co ncer ned w iththem agicalinf luenceso f thestar s,
w itho utw hichw e can ef f ectno thing
. " Theseco nd b o o k is
called Ala ; ittr eatso f thevir tueso f sto nes, her b sand b easts .
Thethir d is Tr actatusThym iam atum , theuse o f w hichter m
co nnectsitw iththe Sw o r n Bo o k
o f H o no r ius ; ittr eatso f suf
f um igatio ns. 'Thef o ur thsetso utthetim eso f theyear , d ay
and nightw hichar ed isp o sed to o p er atio n ; thef if them b o d ies
thelaw sr egar d inglustr atio nsand ab stinence ; w hilethesix th,
called Sam aim ,
ex p o und sthenatur eo f theheavens, o f theangels
and o f theo p er atio nso f each . Theseventhand lastb o o k
isco ncer ned w iththevir tueso f nam es
.
ALatinver sio no f the
Sej 5 her Raz iel o ccur sinSlo aneMS . 3 8 5 3 , ascr ib ed to thesam e
p er io d . Itd if f er sf r o m thef o r m er insever alco nsid er ab ler e-
sp ects, b eingalso m uchsho r ter and f ullo f r ar em agicalsym b o ls .
TheMSS
. o f thethir d gr o up ar eallinEnglish, and all o f
lated ate.
Slo ane2 7 3 1 isaver yneatMS . , b eguno nJ anuar yio , 1 67 6,
and co ntainingtheentir e
Lem egeto n, o r Lesser K eyo f So lo m o n,
inEnglish . So m eacco unt _ o f thisceleb r ated w o r k , w hichhas
so unacco untab lyescap ed p ub licatio n, w illb ef o und inthe
thir d chap ter o f thisp ar t. Slo ane3 64 8 isano ther m anuscr ip t
o f the Lem egeto n, also inEnglish, to gether w iththe f ir s
No to r ia,
ab o o k o f invo catio nsand p r ayer sattr ib uted to
So lo m o n, o f w hichther ear em anyex am p lesex tantinEngland
and o ntheCo ntinent
. '
Itis a w o r k w hichco nnectsw ithMagic
iThep r inted English tr anslatio no f Ro b er t Tur ner isw ell k no w nto co llecto r s.
2 1
i
The- Bo o k o f 'Cer em o nialMagic
w itho utb eingitself m agical, and , in- f act, stand sinm uchthe
sam er elatio nto theK eyo r Clavicleasthe Enchir id io no f P o j 5 e
Leo
to the Isago ge
o f the Ar b alel.
Lastly, thesam eMS . co n-
tainsthe Magical Ar chid o x ies o f P ar acelsus, b utthever sio n
seem sto b equited istinctf r o m thetr eatiseso entitled in the
G enevaf o lio , co ntainingtheco llected w r itingso f theG er m an
, ad ep t. ' Ineither case, itisno taw o r k o f Cer em o nialMagic,
itstitleno tw ithstand ing . Slo ane3 8 0 5 isaquar to MS . , chief ly
alchem icaland m ed ical, co m p r isingatr anslatio no f thef o r ged
ep istleso f Send ivo gius, and to w ar d stheend the Lem egeto n,
star ted b ythew r iter ap p ar entlyw iththeintentio no f tr an-
scr ib ingallthew o r k sattr ib uted to So lo m o nund er thehead ing
o f thisangelicnam e
. Itb r eak so f f , ho w ever , attheend
. o f
theo f f iceso f thethir teenthsp ir itb elo ngingto theInf er nal
H ier ar chy.
Itsho uld b ead d ed thatthethr eegr o up s, co ntainm ater ials
w hichar eco m m o nto all
. Theind ep end enttr eatisesw hich
f o llo w the
Sej 5 her Raz iel inSlo ane3 8 2 6ex tr actm atter f r o m
the Sw o r n Bo o k ,
w hilethatentitled Lib er Lunte,
co ncer ning
theintelligenceso f them ansio nso f them o o n, thesquar eso f
thep lanets, their seals, r ingsand so f o r th- w hich, b ythe
w ay, seem sinthisf o r m unk no w nto m o d er ncr itics- hasgiven
m ater ialto o ther and later co llectio ns .
Theunp r inted liter atur eo f Cer em o nialMagico f f er saco n-
sid er ab lef ield to r esear ch, tho ugheveninthehisto r icalo r
b ib lio gr ap hicalinter estitisquestio nab lew hether itw o uld r ep ay
thep ains, unlessr esear cho f allk ind sw hatso ever is
to b er e-
gar d ed asitso w nr ew ar d . Am o ngthem iscellaneo us
M SS . in
theBr itishMuseum , itisher eo nlynecessar yto no ticetw o ,
1 Thegenuine
Ar chid o x ies ar eco ncer ned w iththealchenm icalsep ar atio no f elem ents, w ith
tr anscend entalMed icineand theQ uintessence, w ithMagister iesand Elix ir s
. Thef ir stco m -
p leter end er ingisin TheH er m eticand Alchem icalW r itingso f P ar acelsus,
ed ited b ym yself ,
2 vo ls . 4 to , 1 8 9 4
.
2 2
I
'll
_ "W
TH ESACRED U RH 3 VSO RBASIJ
. ISK
2 3
The Antiquity
o f Magical Rituals
astheyco ntainm ater ialsco nnected w iththep r esentd esign .
Slo ane3 8 8 4 includ esap r o cessinNecr o m ancy- ho w to call
thegho sto f ad ead b o d y- theinvo catio no f sp ir itsinto a
cr ystal- thef o r m f o r sum m o ningsp ir itsw ithinthecir cle- and
am etho d o f ex o r cism intheTuscanlanguage, - allim p ud ently
attr ib uted to theautho r o f the Nullityo f Magic- thatisto say,
Ro ger Baco n. In theseco nd p ar to f m yp r esentw o r k asp ecial
chap ter isd evo ted to Inf er nalNecr o m ancy, and theMS . her e
m entio ned w illb eusef ulf o r p ur p o seso f r ef er ence . Slo ane
3 8 5 0 is . aMS . o f theseventeenthcentur y, w hichco ntainstr an-
scr ip tsf r o m thef o ur thb o o k o f Co r neliusAgr ip p aand f r o m the
H ep lam er o n o f P eter d eAb ano inLatin . Ther eisalso a
G o o d and P r o ved Ex j 5 er im enl f o r evo catio n, w hichusesthe
P aler , Ave, Cr ed o and Litanyo f theSaintsasm agicalf o r m ulae
.
F inally, ther ear ep r o cesses, m o stlyinLatin, b utso m ein
English, f o r thed isco ver yo f thingslo st, ther eco ver yo f things
sto len, f o r thesp ir itso f thed ead w ho canno tr estintheir gr aves,
and f o r p er so nsp o ssessed b yevilsp ir its
. Thetr eatise D e,
No vem Cand ar iisSalo m o nis,
co ntainingcur io usf igur esand
sigils, d eser vesp ar ticular m entio n, asthisagainseem sunk no w n
to stud ents
. Itsattr ib utio nno tw ithstand ing, itisthew o r k o f
aCatho licw r iter
.
1
CH AP TERII
ECheIRituaio o f r ano cenb ental
sir ,
agic
i . TheAr b atelo f Magic
T
H Eter m tr anscend entalm ustno tb einter p r eted inany
ex alted o r p hilo so p hicalsensew henitisused , inf o r m ally
and co nventio nallyeno ugh, insuchaco nnectio nasthe
p r esent. Ithasno tb eenad o p ted b ecauseitisto ler ab lyap p r o -
p r iate, b utr ather intheab senceo f ab etter w o r d o f d ef initio n
inr esp ecto f theclaim im p lied , and b ecausealso ithasb een_
p r evio uslyad m itted inthesam eco nnectio n
. Itisp er hap s
lo o selyequivalentto the H auteMagie
o f Elip has Levi,
w hich
Ihaver end er ed
Tr anscend entalMagic, no tasasatisf acto r y
equivalentb utb ecausether eisno cur r ento r ad m itted ex p r es-
sio nw hichco r r esp o nd sm o r eclo sely . W hend ueallo w ance
hasb eenm ad ef o r theco ncep tio nsw hichm ayb ep r esum ed to
und er liethesub j ect, itm ustb esaid thatinCer em o nial Magic
ther e is asm uchand as littleTr anscend entalism asinthe
p heno m enao f m o d er nm ed ium ship . W hatever m ightb eclaim ed
f o r theintelligencesw ithw ho m co m m unicatio nisso ughtto b e
estab lished , theyr evealthem selvesb ytheir o f f ices, w hichar e
either f antasico r f r ivo lo us . Insuchanasso ciatio nitsho uld b e
und er sto o d thatm ater ialinter estsar eto b einclud ed
inthe
seco nd class ; inthef ir stw o uld b eco m p r ised tho sew hichar e
o utsid er ealisatio nb yr easo no f their ex tr avagance, w hileatthe
sam etim etheyar eunco nnected w ithsp ir itualasp ir atio n .
Sup p o singthatitw er eanex actscience, ther ew o uld b e
2 4
TheRitualso f Tr anscend entalMagic
no thing in P r acticalMagic ` w hichinter link s, f o r ex am p le, w ith
atr ueo r w ithanyMysticP ur p o se. '
H ence, b yRitualso f
Tr anscend entalMagicther em ust_ no t b e und er sto o d aco l-
lectio no f p r o cessesb yw hichtheD ivine inMan
isso ughtto
b eunited w iththeD ivine
in
theU niver se. Thew o r k so f St
.
J o hno f the Cr o ss, o f Ruysb r o eck , o f Eck ar t, o f Mo lino s, o f
Saint- Mar tin, even the Im itatio n o f St, Tho m as a K em p is-
theseco ntainthegr and p r o cesseso f tr ueTr anscend entalMagic,
y
w er eito ther thand esecr atio nto ap p lyater m w hichis_ w o r se
thanr id iculo usto tr easur esw hichw o uld b ed isp ar aged b y
theasso ciatio n. H er ether em ustb eund er sto o d sim p lytho se
o ccultp r o cessesand thatso - called Theur gicCer em o nial, in
w hichther e is atleastno ex p licitco nnectio nw ithBlack Magic,
w hich
'no to nlyco ntain no d ealingsw ithevilsp ir its f o r evil
p ur p o ses, b utap p ear to eschew allsuchco m m unicatio n,
f o r
w hatp ur p o seso ever . Anex cep tio n- w hich, p r o p er lyund er -
sto o d , is, ho w ever , anex cep tio no nlyo nthesur f ace- sho uld b e
m ad einf avo ur o f thep r o ced ur ead o p ted b ythe, Chur chf o r
theex p ulsio no f d iab o licalp o w er sf r o m p er so ns in thef lesh,
no tb ecausethep heno m enao f p o ssessio nar enecessar ilyo ther
thanp atho lo gical, evenintho secasesw hichw o uld ap p ear to
b em ar k ed and o b stinate, b utb ecause, o ntheter m so f the
ecclesiasticalassum p tio n, theRiteo f Ex o r cism isaf ar m o r e
ex alted Ritethananythingw hicho b tainsinTr anscend ental
Magic.
Inthism atter , asinm anyo ther caseso f m uchhigher
im p o r tance, no to ler ab lej usticehasb eend o neto thep o sitio n
o f theCatho licChur ch. Itsho uld 'b eo b ser ved inad d itio n,
thatw hileCer em o nialMagicisco ncer ned w ithavar ietyo f
1 ByP r actical, Magicisher eintend ed no tcer tainf o r m so f thep utativetr anscend entscience
said to b eim p ar ted b yo ccultinitiatio n, and to b eto tallyd istinctf r o m child ishattem p tsto
d isco ver hid d entr easur e, to o b tainther ingo f invisib ility, and so f o r th ; ther ef er enceis in-
tend ed so lelyto theMagico f theCer em o nialLiter atur e . Ib elievethattheex o ticf o r m
b elo ngsto thed eep sr ather thantheheightsb ecauseitisp heno m enalp r o ced ur e, b utthe
d istinctio n- w hichIhaved iscussed o ther w ise- is, ad visab leto no teher e .
2 5
TheBo o k , o f Cer em o nialMagic
. "
p r o cesses
w hichm ayo b vio uslytend to p r o d uceinunw ar y
o p er ato r sthep heno m enaw hichchar acter isep o ssessio n, ther e
isscar celyasinglep r o cessinanyo neo f theRituals- W hiteo r
Black , Co m p o siteo r Tr anscend ental- w hichm ak esanyp r e-
tenceo f r elievingp er so nsso af f licted
. '
Ther e is, ther ef o r e, no
r easo nto d o ub to nw hichsid eo f hallucinatio n
theap p ar atuso f
theRitualshasb eend evelo p ed , and thesym p athieso f r easo n-
ab lestud entsw illb ew iththeho no ur ab leinstitutio nw hich
co nd em ned thep r acticesand so ughtto lib er atethevictim s,
leavingp o ssessio nitself asan
o p enquestio n, and inthissense
asasid eissue.
Evenw iththequalif icatio n
w hichIhaver egister ed , the
p utativeTr anscend entalRituals
ar eex ceed inglyf ew . Ther e
is - I . The Enchir id io n
o f
P o p eLeo theThir d . 2 . The
Ar b atel o f Magic. 3 . The
CelestialMagico f anano ny
m o usG er m ano ccultist, entitled
Theo so. hiaP neum atica, w hich
m ustb eheld to r ep r esentand
to saveenum er atio no f o neo r tw o sim ilar hand b o o k s . O f
these, thef ir stisinclud ed am o ngtheRitualso f Cer em o nial
Magicb ytheinvincib leigno r anceo f alm o stever yp er so n
w ho hasund er tak ento classit.
O nntheo ther hand , the
I
Ther ear e, o f co ur se, innum er ab lep r o cessesf o r d estr o yingsp ellsand enchantm ents ; am o ng
them o neo ccasio nallym eetsw ithanex o r cism to b eused inacaseo f p o ssessio n . Ther eiso ne
intheed itio no f theG r im o ir eo f H o no r ius
p ub lished atRo m einI7 6o . Itissup p o sed to b e
ef f icacio usb o thf o r m enand anim alsaf f licted b ySatan
. Intheed itio no f I8 o o ther eisano ther
p r o cess, w hichp r escr ib esho lyw ater f o r asp er sio n, inthecase
o f ahum anb eing, and , inthat
o f ananim al, saltex o r cised w ithb lo o d d r aw nf r o m theb ew itched
cr eatur e . Seealso m y
r em ar k so nSlo aneMS
. 3 8 8 4 -
2 6
TALISMANO F ARBATEL
TheRitualso f Tr anscend ental Magic
thir d b o r r o w sallitsim p o r tancef r o m theseco nd , inw hich,
up o nb o thco unts, theinter estevid entlycentr es . Asr egar d s
itso r igin, itsautho r ship , and evenitssco p e, ther eis, ho w -
ever , co nsid er ab lem yster y.
W ithinm yo w nk no w led ge,
ther ear eno co p iesinm anuscr ip t, o r no neatleastw hichar e
p r io r to theend o f
` thesix teenthcentur y. Itap p ear ed in
atinyvo lum eatBasleand b o r ethed ate
1 5 7 5 . '
Back - d ating
and im p uted autho r ship ar e . thetw o cr yingb ib lio gr ap hicalsins
o f G r im o ir esand m agicalhand b o o k s, and theantiquityo f the
Ar b atel
r estsund er acer tainsusp icio no nacco unto f itsliter ar y
co nnectio ns ; atthesam etim eitw o uld r equir ethek no w led ge
o f anex p er tintyp o gr ap hyto p r o no uncecer tainlyo nthe
r eliab ilityo f thed ateind icated . Thetex tis in Latin, b ut
ther e is
aslend er p o ssib ilityinf avo ur o f itsb eingthew o r k
o f anItalian. 2
Itm ak esar ef er ence to Theo p hr asticMagic,
w hich. ,
ind icatestheinf luenceo f P ar acelsus, and , altho ughitis
d if f icultto sp eak w ithanycer tainty, seem sto hintatanear ly
p er io d o f thatinf luence, thep er io d , inf act, o f Bened ictusF igulus,
slightlyanted atingRo sicr ucianenthusiasm , and thusacco unting
f o r theo m issio no f
all
Ro sicr ucianr ef er ences, w hich, inview
b o tho f m atter and m anner , m ighthaveb eenir r esistib lyex p ected
had thew o r k b eenp o ster io r to theyear
1 61 o .
Itsho uld b eo b ser ved thatthe
Ar b alel
hasno co nnectio n
w iththecycle, her einaf ter co nsid er ed , o f theK eyso f So lo m o n,
1 Ar b atel,
D eMagiaVeter um , Basileae, 1 5 7 5 .
Them o tto eso nthetitlear e
Sum 'num
Sap ientiaStad ium and In
o m nib usco nsuleD o m inum , etnihilco gites, d icas, f acias, quad tib i
D eus no n
co nsuluer it .
sThep o ssib ilityisw ar r anted b yr ef er encesinthe3 o thand 3 r stAp ho r ism sto so m eo b scur e
p o intso f Italianhisto r y
. Itissaid that b y
aj ud gm ento f theMagiciansitw asd ecr eed that
no Italiansho uld r eigno ver thek ingd o m o f Nap les
;
no w them o nar chatthetim ew asan
Italian, and hew asd ethr o ned ind ue'co ur se
. To r esto r ethenatio nald ynastythed ecr eem ust
b eannulled b ytho sew ho m ad eit
. Am agiciano f gr eater p o w er m ightb eab leto enf o r ce
this, and also ther estitutio no f acer tainBo o k , j ew eland MagicH o r n, o f w hichtheTr easur y
o f Magichad b eend esp o iled
. Them aster yo f thew ho lew o r ld w o uld p assinto the
hand s o f
their p o ssesso r .
2 7
TheBo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
and itisp er m eated w ithChr istianid eas . Theautho r ship is
co m p letelyunk no w n. Ar b atel, o r $ Nnyz - 1 K , isp r o b ab lyno tan
assum ed nam e, b utind icativeo f aninstr ucting` o r r evealing
Angel. Theuseo f thisH eb r ew ter m is, ho w ever , p eculiar
inco nnectio nw iththef actthatther ef er encesto theO ld
Testam entar ef ew and unim p o r tant, w hilethesayingso f
Chr ist, and theNew Testam entnar r ativegener ally, ar esub -
j ectso f co ntinualcitatio n
. So lo m o n, m o r eo ver , isno tm en-
tio ned inthef r equentenum er atio nso f ad ep tsand w isem en
.
So f ar co ncer ningtheo r igin, autho r ship and d ateo f the
b o o k
. Itr em ainsto saythatitisinco m p lete
. O f thenine
"To m es"into w hichitp ur p o r tsto b ed ivid ed , w ep o ssess
o nlyo ne
. Itisno tunlik elythatther estw er enever w r itten,
b ecausetheautho r haslef tusap lano f hisentir ep r o p o sal,
and itisevid entthathisf ir stb o o k m o r ethano nceo ver lap s
w hatsho uld havef o llo w ed . Asitstand s, the4 r b atelo f
Magicisco ncer ned w iththem o stgener alp r ecep tso f Magical
Ar ts- ino ther w o r d s, w iththeInstitutio ns . Itisentitled
J sago ge, w hichm eansessentialo r f und am entalinstr uctio n,
Them issingb o o k sar etho seo f Micr o co sm icalMagic, o r
Sp ir itualW isd o m ; O lym p icMagic, thatis, theevo catio no f
theSp ir itso f O lym p us
; H esio d iacaland H o m er icMagic, b eing
theo p er atio nso f Caco - d aim o nes
; Ro m ano r Sib yllineMagic,
co ncer ningTutelar ySp ir its
; P ythago r icalMagic, d ealingw ith
theG eniio f theAr ts
; theMagico f Ap o llo nius, givingp o w er
o ver theenem ieso f m ank ind
; H er m etico r Egyp tianMagic ;
and that, f inally, w hichd ep end sso lelyo ntheW o r d o f G o d
and iscalled P r o p heticalMagic .
Itisano p enquestio nw hether allo f theseb o o k sco uld have
b eenco m p leted w itho utap r o p o r tio no f thatd anger o usinstr uc-
tio nw hichm ak esf o r o p enBlack Magic . TheIsago ge, ho w ever ,
m ustb eex em p ted inp ar tf r o m suchchar ge
; theSevenSep ten-
2 8
The Ritualso f Tr anscend entalMagic
ar ieso f ap ho r ism so f w hichitco nsistsco ntainm anym o r al and
sp ir itualex ho r tatio ns, w hich, if theyar e no t ex actlyunhack neyed ,
ar e o nthesur f acequite'unex cep tio nab le, and m ightind eed
r ank am o ngthem o r eex alted o f their k ind , w er eitno tf o r
thear tw ithw hichtheyar eco nnected . Theinitialgr o up so f
theseap ho r ism sser veto intr o d ucetheRitualo f the O lym p ic
Sp ir its, d w ellinginthef ir m am entand inthestar so f the
f ir m am ent, b etw eenw ho m thego ver nm ento f thew o r ld is
d istr ib uted .
Ther ear e1 9 6 1 O lym p icP r o vincesintheentir e
univer se, so that Ar air o n has4 9 , Betho r
4 2 , P haleg3 5 , O ch
2 8 , H agith 2 I, ' O p hiel
1 4 ,
and
P hul
7 .
TheseP r o vincesar e
ter m ed visib le, b utevenasthe SevenSej 5 tenar ieso f , Ar b atel
co ver thew ho legr o und o f r ep uted Tr anscend entalMagic, so
thesesevensuccessivem ultip leso f thesam em ysticalnum b er
m aym o st - p r o b ab lyb etak ento ind icatep o w er sand o f f ices .
It is
f ur ther said thattheO lym p icSp ir itsr ulealter nately,
eachf o r 4 9 0 year s, w hichw o uld b em er eco nf usio nw er e
sep ar ateassem b lageso f sp her esp er m anentlyassigned to
them .
Thep o w er sp o ssessed b ytheseIntelligencesar ever y
cur io uslysetf o r th.
Theyr ulenatur allyo ver cer taind ep ar t-
m entsand o p er atio nso f them ater ialw o r ld , b uto utsid ethese
d ep ar tm entstheyp er f o r m thesam eo p er atio nsm agically . Thus
O th,
thep r inceo f So lar things, p r esid eso ver thep r ep ar atio n
o r d evelo p m ento f go ld natur ally in theveinso f theear th- that
is
to say, heistheMiner alo gistinChief o f Natur e ; hep r esid es
also o ver thequick er p r ep ar atio no f thesam em etalb ym eans
o f chem icalar t- thatis, heistheP r inceo f Alchem ists ; and ,
f inally, hem ak esgo ld inam o m entb yMagic
. It
is inthisw ay
iTheo r iginaled itio no f the - . 4 r b atel r ead s1 8 6, and ascr ib es3 2 p r o vincesto Betho r , w hich
b r eak sthep r o gr essio no f thesep tenar yand isp r o b ab lyap r inter 's
m istak e. It is f o llo w ed ,
ho w ever , b ytheEnglishand G er m antr anslato r s
.
2 9
The Bo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
thatCer em o nialMagicco nnectsw ithw hileitassum esto tr an-
scend H er m eticAr t . '
Ther eisano ther cur io usinstr uctio n, w ithr egar d to thenam es
and char acter so f theSp ir its . Ino p p o sitio nto m ucho f the
tr ad itio nald o ctr ineo f Magic, itisaf f ir m ed thatther eisno p o w er
inthef igur eo f anychar acter o r inthep r o nunciatio no f any
nam e, ex cep tinso f ar asther eisavir tueo r o f f iceo r d ained b y
G o d to b o th. Thenam es, m o r eo ver , ar eno td ef inite, f inalo r
r ealnam es, w hencetheyd if f er w ithd if f er entw r iter sacco r d ingly
asthesehaver eceived them
. Theo nlyef f ectualnam esar e
tho sew hichar ed eliver ed to ano p er ato r b ytheSp ir itsthem -
selves, and eventhentheir ef f icacyseld o m end ur esb eyo nd f o r ty
year s . Itis, ther ef o r e, b etter f o r thestud ent, saysthe Ar b atel,
to w o r k o nly b ytheo f f iceso f theSp ir its, w itho uttheir nam es ;
sho uld heb ep r e- o r d ained to attaintheAr to f Magic, theo ther
p ar tso f thatAr tw illo f f er them selveso f their o w nacco r d .
Theso ur ceso f o ccultw isd o m , itp r o ceed s, ar e, f ir stly, in
G o d ;
seco nd ly, insp ir itualessences- thatisto say, the
AngelicalH ier ar chy ; thir d ly, inco r p o r ealcr eatur es, ther e-
f er enceb eingp r o b ab lyto the signatur ar er um
o f P ar acelsus
;
f o ur thly, in'Natur e- thatisto say, inak no w led geo f thesecr et
vir tueso f natur althings, as, f o r ex am p le, her b sand p r ecio us
sto nes ; f if thly, b utaf ter alo nginter val, intheap o statesp ir its
r eser ved to thelastj ud gm ent ; 2 six thly, inthead m inister so f
p unishm entinhell, w hichseem sto co nnectw iththeclassical
co ncep tio no f avenginginf er nalgo d s ; seventhly, inthep eo p le
o f theelem ents, thatis, theSalam and er s, Sylp hs, U nd inesand
G no m eso r P igm ies .
1
Itw asalso b ythem agicalhyp o thesisagif tf r o m heaven, b r o ughtd o w nb ythe. Angel
U r iel .
sThisr ef er ence, tak eninco nnectio nw iththem atter sp r o p o sed to b etr eated inthe, seventh
b o o k , p o intsco nclusivelyto theintentio no f includ ingthego ver nm en; j o f EvilSp ir itsinthe
schem eo f the
Ar b atel.
3 0
The Rituals
o f
Tr anscend entalMagic
Thesecr etsd er ivingf r o m
- theseso ur cesr angef r o m the
highestachievem entso f r ep uted m ysticalscience'to theb o ur -
geo isam b itio nso f d ailylif e, f r o m theRegener atio no f Eno ch
and theK no w led geo f G o d , Chr ist- and H isH o lySp ir it-
w her einisthep er f ectio no f theMicr o co sm - to the- attainm ent
o f ho no ur sand d ignities, theingather ingo f m uchm o ney, the
f o und atio no f af am ily, go o d f o r tune in m er cantilep ur suits, and
successf ulho usew if er yb o thinto w nand co untr y . Thep r o -
lo ngatio no f lif e, thetr ansm utatio no f m etalsand thetalism anic
cur eo f alld iseases, w itho ther " p ar ad o x eso f thehighest
science, "also f igur einthelist .
Med itatio n, inw ar d co ntem p latio nand thelo veo f G o d ar e
thechief aid sto theacquisitio no f MagicalAr t, to gether w ith
gr eatf aith, str icttacitur nityand evenj usticeinthethingso f
d ailylif e. F inally, atr uem agicianisb r o ughtf o r thassuch
f r o m hism o ther 'sw o m b ; o ther sw ho assum ethef unctio nw ill
b eunhap p y. 2
Thep o w er sand o f f iceso f theSevenO lym p icSp ir itsar e
asf o llo w s : ARATRO N
go ver nstho se
thingsw hichar eascr ib ed astr o lo gi-
callyto Satur n . H ecanco nver tany
livingo r ganism , p lanto r anim alinto
sto ne, and thatinam o m ento f tim e
;
hecanalso changeco alsinto tr easur e
and tr easur einto co als ;
hegives
TH ECH ARACTERO F ARATRO N
f am iliar sand r eco ncilessub ter r anean
sp ir itsto m en ; heteachesAlchem y, Magicand Med icine,
1 Itsho uld b eo b ser ved thatthem ysticalachievem entsar eb ar elym entio ned , and thattheir
attainm entisim p ar ted b yasp ir itp o ssessingtheo f f ice, w hichisco nclusive, asIneed no tp o int
o ut, r esp ectingtheuseo f theter m . Theautho r o f the
Ar b atel, ho w ever , co nsid er sitgo o d
eno ughMysticism , asd o esElip hasLd vi, to causeo neself "to b ew o r ship p ed asago d , " in
vir tueo f thesigilo f O ch.
sW henhishighestautho r itiesd isagr ee, theo ccultstud entisliab leto getatthetr uth, and
w illf ind o ccasio nallythatitisno tateither end , no r yetinthem id d le
. Itised if yingto co m -
3 I
The
Bo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
im p ar ts
thesecr eto f invisib ility, m ak estheb ar r enf r uitf ul
and , lastly, co nf er slo nglif e .
H esho uld b einvo k ed
o na
Satur d ay, inthef ir stho ur o f thed ay, 'm ak inguseo f his
char acted , givenand co nf ir m ed b yhim self
. '
Theaf f air so f J up iter ar ead m inister ed b y
BETH O R, w ho
r esp o nd squick lyw hencalled
. Thep er so nd ignif ied b yhis
char acter m ayb eex alted to illus-
tr io usp o sitio nsand m ayo b tainlar ge
tr easur es. H er eco ncilestheSp ir its
o f theAir to 'm an, so thattheyw ill,
givetr ueansw er s, tr ansp o r tp r ecio us
TH ECH ARACTERO F BETH O R
sto nesand co m p o sem ed icineshav-
ingm ir aculo usef f ects . $ ETH O R also
gr antsf am iliar so f thef ir m am ent, and canp r o lo nglif eto seven
hund r ed year s, sub j ectto thew illo f G o d , w hichqualif icatio n
im p ar tsanair o f cautio n .
p ar ethisex p r essstatem ento f ar ulingcer em o nialp r o cessw ithano ther , no tlessex p r ess, w hich
w eo w eto ther eco nstr uctio no f allthep r o cessesand ther ep uted
r eco ver er o f thetr uep r actice
o f Magic
. "F ur ther m o r e, cer tainp hysicalo r ganisatio nsar eb etter ad ap ted thano ther sf o r the
r evelatio nso f theo ccultw o r ld ; ther ear esensitiveand sym p atheticnatur es, w ithw ho m intuitio n
intheastr allightis, so to sp eak , inb o r n ; cer tainaf f lictio nsand cer tainco m p laintscanm o d if y
thener vo ussystem , and , ind ep end entlyo f theco ncur r ence o f thew il} , m ayco nver titinto a
d ivinato r yap p ar atuso f lesso r m o r ep er f ectio n ; b utthesep heno m enaar eex cep tio nal, and
gener allym agicalp o w er sho uld , and can, b eacquir ed b yp er sever anceand lab o ur . "- "
D o ctr ine
and Ritualo f Tr anscend entMagic, "b yElip hasL vi, Englishtr anslatio nb yA. E. W aite,
p . 1 9 6 . Inthiscasethegeniuso f enlightened d if f er entiatio nr estsentir elyup o nthelater ad ep t .
Asam atter o f f act, o ccultw r iter shavealw aysr eco gnised thatther eistheNatur alMagician
and theMagicianacco r d ingto Ar t . Y etsanctum invenit, velsanctum f acit hasb eensaid o f
Magic, and so also m agicalk no w led gem eansm agicalp o w er
; w her eitd o es
no tf ind it, itb r ings
it. Isp eak , o f co ur se, ex
k yp o thesi
. Butsuchk no w led geisno to f Ritualso r G r im o ir es, o f
Ar b atel o r ano ther , no r isthew o r d Magic, no r isthep r o cessp r acticalin r esp ecto f anex ter nal
p r o ced ur e . Thatw hichister m ed O ccultism isthear to f d esecr atingtheinm o st Sanctuar y .
1
SeeP ar tii . c . 6 .
sItsho uld b eund er sto o d thatthechar acter so f the so - calld d O lym p icSp ir itsar e, so to
sp eak , their o f f icialsealsand ar eno tto b eco nf used w ith theim agesattr ib uted to thep lanets .
Thesew er eo f var io usk ind sinco r r esp o nd encew iththevar ietyo f inf luencesand w er ew o r nas
talism anso r char m s .
3 2
4
TheRitualsso f Tr anscend entalMagic
P H ALEG go ver ns the
things
that
ar eattr ib uted to Mar s.
The p er so n w ho p o ssesses
his
char acter isr aised b yhim to gr eat
ho no ur inm ilitar yaf f air s .
IL1 1 ,
TH ECH ARACTERO F P H ALEG
So lar inter estsar ead m inister ed b y O cH ,
w ho p r o lo ngs
to six hund r ed year s, w ithp er f ecthealth"
ther ein.
H eim p ar tsgr eat. w isd o m , gives
ex cellent( f am iliar ) sp ir its, co m p o sesp er -
f ectm ed icines, co nver tsany - sub stance
- into thep ur esto f m etals, o r into p r ecio us
sto nes ; healso b esto w sgo ld and ap ur se,
quaintlyd escr ib ed b ytheEnglishtr ans-
lato r o f the Ar b atelas " sp r ingingw ith
go ld . " H ecausesthep o ssesso r o f hischar acter to b ew o r -
ship p ed asago d b ythek ingso f thew ho lew o r ld .
Thego ver nm ento f Vener ealco n-
cer nsisentr usted to H AG ITH , and
thep er so np o ssessinghischar acter
isad o r ned w ithall- b eauty
. H eco n-
ver tsco p p er into go ld inam o m ent
and go ld instantaneo uslyinto co p p er ;
healso givesf aithf ulser vingsp ir its .
O P H IEL isther uler o f tho sethings
w hichar eattr ib uted to Mer cur y
; he
givesf am iliar sp ir its, teachesallar ts,
and enab lesthep o ssesso r o f hischar -
acter to changequick silver im m ed iately
into theP hilo so p her 'sSto ne .
3 3
TH E
CH ARACTER O F O CH
TH ECH ARACTERO F H AG ITH
lif e
W_ AA
IW AA
TH ECH ARACTERO F O P H IEL
C
i
The
Bo o k
o f Cer em o nial
Magic
Lunar yco ncer nsar eund er thego ver nm ento f
P H U L,
w ho
tr ulytr ansm utesallm etalsinto silver , healsd r o p syand
p r o vid esSp ir itso f theW ater , w ho ser vem en
inaco r p o r aland visib lef o r m
; healso p r o -
lo ngslif eto thr eehund r ed year s
.
Legio nso f inf er io r sp ir itsar eco m m and ed b y
eacho f theG o ver no r s, w ho also haveK ings,
P r inces, P r esid ents, D uk esand Minister sr uling
und er them
. Cer em o nialMagicusuallyad m inis-
ter sthehier ar chiesup o naco lo ssalscale
. The
invo catio no f theG o ver no r sissim p le . Itis
TH ECH ARACTER
p er f o r m ed inthed ayand ho ur o f thep lanet
O F P H IIL

w hichisinco r r esp o nd encew iththeO lym p ic

Intelligenceb ym eanso f thef o llo w ing : -
P RAY ER
0
Eter nal and O m nip o tent G o d ; W ho
hasto r d ained the
w ho lecr eatio nf o r ThyP r aiseand Thyglo r y, asalso f o r the
salvatio no f
m an, Ib eseechTheeto send ThySp ir itN . , o f
theSo lar Race, thathem ay
instr uctm eco ncer ningtho se
things
ab o utw hichId esignto ask
him [ o r - thathem ayb r ing
m em ed icine
againstthed r o p sy, &c
. ] . Never theless, no tm y
w ill, b utThineb ed o ne, thr o ugh
J esusChr ist, Thineo nly-
b ego ttenSo n, W ho iso ur Lo r d .
Am en .
U nlesstheSp ir it, inthew o r d so f Ro b er tTur ner , b e
f am iliar lyad d icted "to theo p er ato r , hesho uld no tb ed etained
ab o veo neho ur , and sho uld ineither caseb e"licensed to
d ep ar t " asf o llo w s : -
This
Thisism er elyatyp icalf o r m sub j ectto var iatio nsacco r d ingto thesp ir itw ho isevo k ed
3 4
TheRitualso f Tr anscend entalMagic:
TH E D ISCH ARG E
F o r asm uchastho ucam est in P eaceand quietness, having
also answ er ed unto m yp etitio ns, Igivethank sunto G o d , in
W ho seNam etho ucam est. No w m aysttho ud ep ar tinp eace
unto thineo w no r d er ; b utr etur nunto m eagain, w henIshall
calltheeb ythynam e, o r b ythineo r d er , o r b ythineo f f ice, w hich
isgr anted f r o m theCr eato r . Am en . [ Thenad d
: ]
Beno t
r ashw iththym o uth, and letno tthinehear tb ehastyto utter
anythingb ef o r eG o d : f o r G o d isinheaven, and tho uar tup o n
ear th ; ther ef o r eletthyw o r d sb ef ew . F o r a d r eam co m eth
thr o ughthem ultitud eo f b usiness, and af o o l'svo iceisk no w n
b ym ultitud eo f w o r d s . - Eccles
.
V . 3 , 4 .
2 . Theo so p hiaP neum atica
Intheyear 1 68 6, the Ar b atel w as tr anslated into G er m an,
and inthesam eyear - p o ssib ly
in thesam evo lum e- ap p ear ed ,
also inG er m an, aw o r k entitled
The Little K eys o f So lo m o n
o r
Theo so p hia P neum atica . 1 Ther ear eno ex am p leso f these
ed itio nsintheBr itishMuseum , and inquir yhasf ailed to elicit
anyp ar ticular sco ncer ningthem . Bo thar er ep r inted , to gether
w itho ther sp ecim enso f Ancient, MagicalLiter atur e, to illustr ate
theF austlegend , inthethir d vo lum eo f
Scheib le's D as
K lo ster . 2 Thetr anslatio no f the Ar b atel m ak es no r ef er ence
to thep r evio used itio nin Latin, and Theo so p hiaP neum atica
no w her estatesthatitisanad ap tatio no f theear lier w o r k .
The ,
attr ib utio nto So lo m o nis, o f co ur se, w ho llyco ntr ar yto
I
Clavicul Salo vno nis, velTheo sep hiaAuum atica.
2 J . Scheib le, D asK lo lter .
W eltlich and G eisttich. D eist_ ausd er 4 lter nD eutschen Y o lk s .
Liter atur , 1 2 vo le. , Stnttgsr t, 1 8 4 5 - 4 9
.
3 5
The_ Bo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
thesp ir it
o f theRitual, and b etr aysso f ar thehand o f
igno r ance.
Thead ap ter had , ho w ever , b eensub j ectto o ther o ccult,
inf luencesb esid esthe Ar b atel. H eap p liestheter m Talm id
to them agicalasp ir ant, and thisisno tused b ytheo r iginal .
Thead ap tatio nhasb eenw ellex ecuted and m ak esf o r ad d i-
tio nalclear ness . Thetr anscend entalp o r tio nsar eslightly
accentuated ; itissaid ino nep lacethattheex altatio no f
p r ayer is theend o f thew ho leMyster y, and thatsuchex alta-
tio nw illnever b ed enied to thetr ueseek er , w ho isr eco m -
m end ed o nno acco untto und er valuehiso w np r ayer s
. This
is a b etter p r esentatio no f thetheo r ythantheco r r esp o nd ing
p assageinthe Ar b atel itself . Ther eisalso anad d end um o n
Tr anscend entalMed icine, w hich, so f ar ascanb ek no w n, is
o r iginal, and itisascur io usasanythingintheliter atur ew ith
w hichw ear ed ealing . '
1 Ther eisacur io ushisto r yattachingto thisw o r d , b utitcanb eelucid ated o nlyb ya
H eb r ew scho lar . Itseem sto b eo f lateintr o d uctio n, tho ughitd er ivesf r o m thever b
to lear n.
It
hasb eensaid to r ep r esentastageo f initiatio nincer taino ccultso cietieso f Islf m
.
sAsitisunlik elythat Theo so p hiaP neum aticaw ill ever b ep r inted inEnglish, itm ayb e
w ellto giveasum m ar yo f itsap p end ix , thatisto say, o f theo nlysectio no f thisw o r k w hich
d if f er sgener icallyf r o m the Ar b atel. Af f ir m ingthatallthingsar ethr eef o ld , f r o m theD ivine
Tr iad o f F ather , So nand H o lyG ho st, to m an, w ho isco m p o sed o f thef leshlyb o d y, thesensi-
tiveso uland ther atio nalsp ir it, itd ef inesthehum anp r incip lesasf o llo w s :
Theb o d yiso f
ear th
; thesensitiveso uliso f thef o ur elem ents, b utd er ivesthr o ughthestar s, and isthe'
seat
o f und er stand ingand geniusf o r ar tsand sciences ; ther atio nalsp ir itisf r o m G o d ab so lutely
;
thesp her eo f itsactivityiscelestialand d ivine, and d ivineinsp ir atio nand inf luencep assthr o ugh
itto them ater ialb o d y. Theb o d yisaho usew her einso uland sp ir itab id eand p er f o r m their
f unctio ns, havingb eenm ar r ied ther einb yG o d . Atthesam etim e, theystr ived ailyw itho ne
ano ther ,
till thesp ir ito ver co m estheso ul, and thusattainsr egener atio n .
Ther ear etw o k ind s
o f d eath- thatw hichr esultsf r o m thed estr uctio no f vitalp hysicalo r gansb yd iseaseo r inj ur y,
and thatw hichr esultsf r o m thed estr uctio no f thesensitiveso ulb yenveno m ed astr alinf luences .
P hysicald isintegr atio nand f lighto f thed ivinesp ir itf o llo w ineither case . Thesp ir itm ayalso
b er ecalled b ythed ir ectactio no f thew illo f G o d , w itho utd iseaseo r inj ur y .
Manisther ef o r e
p o ised up o nthr eep illar s ;
if o neo f them f allo r b r eak , them and ies
. H esho uld p r eser veand
em b alm hisb o d yagainstinf ectio usd iseases, f o r thelivingo r ganism canb eem b alm ed b etter
thanaco r p se . H esho uld also co m b attheveno m o usinf luenceso f b alef ulstar s, f o r Elo him
hasgif ted m enw iththep o w er to co m p o sechar acter sthatw illd estr o ysuchinf luences
. - Itis
im p o ssib le, ho w ever , to cur etho sed iseasesw ith
w hich
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m ayH im self sco ur gem ank ind ; vainar etheb estm ed icinesand vainthe highest ar cana, vain
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TheRitualso f Tr anscend entalMagic
3 . TheEnchir id io n o f P o j 5 eLeo
W eco m eno w to the Enchir id io no f P o f teLeo III
. , w hich,
asalr ead yind icated , isno tab o o k o f Cer em o nialMagic ; itis
necessar y, ho w ever , to includ eitinthisno tice, and to , analyse
itatso m elength, so asto estab lishitstr uechar acter . Mis-
co ncep tio nsand m istak esup o nasub j ect so o b scur easMagical
Ritualsar e, sp eak inggener ally, ex cusab leeno ugh, b utinthis
casetheyar ef o und w her etheyar eno tex cusab le, nam ely,
am o ngtho sep er so nsw ho haveund er tak ento giveacco unto f
thew o r k . Catho lic- b ib lio gr ap her s o f theo ccultsciences, o r
atleasttheano nym o usautho r o f theo ccultencyclo p aed ia in
Migne'sgr eatser ies, ar ever yangr yatthep o ntif icalattr ib utio n,
and stigm atisethe Enchir id io n asaninf am o ussto r eho useo f
Black Magic. L` lip has Levi, w ho m ayp o ssib lyhaver ead it-
b ecauseo ccasio nallyheseem sto haveglanced athisautho r s-
m agnif iesitso ccultim p o r tanceb ystatingthatithasnever
b eenp r inted w ith'itstr uef igur es . Intheab senceo f all
evid enceo nthisp o int, itisim p o ssib leto enter tainitser io usly .
The Enchir id io n is
assur ed lyno tab o o k o f Black Magic, no r
d o esitlend itself to theintr o d uctio no f o ther f igur esthantho se
w hichap p ear init, and thesear ef ew and sim p le . F inally,
Alf r ed Maur y, in LaMagie
etl'Astr o lo gied ap st'Antiyuile
etau
Mo yenAge, d escr ib esthe Enchir id io nas aw o r k o n
So r cer y, b ear ingtr aceso f Neo - P lato nic, and eveno ld er ,
inf luences . I- iealso evid entlyhad no tr ead it, and isap er -
isp . ex . ux ito r n
. ,
vainisthep o tent
aur um , vainthe sp ir itusaur i, vainthe quintaessentia ; Az o th
itself isuseless ; the lap is
p hilo so p ho r um ism ad e vo id . Thesk illed p hysicianw illim m ed iately
d isco ver suchaeaseinap atient
. Allo ther d iseases, w hether d er ivingf r o m thep lanets, f r o m
thenatur alco r r up tio no f theear tho r f r o m neglect, m ayb ecur ed b ynatur alr em ed ies- b y
her b s, b alm s, sp ices, o ils, m etalso r p r ep ar atio nso f Alchem y . W hennatur ald iseasesb eco m e
incur ab le, itisthr o ughtheigno r anceo r ind o cilityo f m an
. ThisAp p end ix o f Theo so p hia
P MCum atica no to nlyind icatestheinf luenceb utr ep r o d ucestheter m ino lo gyo f P ar acelsus.
3 9
The Bo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
so nageo f suf f icientco nsequenceto d eser vesever ecensur ef o r
f o llo w ingsuchanevilp r incip leo f cr iticism .
Thelegend o f the
Enchir id io nis asf o llo w s . W henChar -
lem agnew asleavingRo m eaf ter hisco r o natio nb yLeo III . ,
thatp o ntif f p r esented him w itham em o r ialo f thevisitinthe
shap eo f aco llectio no f p r ayer s, to w hichw o nd er f ulvir tues
w er eattr ib uted .
W ho so ever b o r e'thelittlew o r k up o nhis
p er so nw ithther esp ectd ueto H o lyScr ip tur e, w ho also r ecited
itd ailyto theho no ur o f G o d , w o uld never b eo ver co m eb y
hisenem ies, w o uld p assunscathed thr o ughallp er ils, and the
D ivinep r o tectio nw o uld ab id ew ithhim to , theend o f hisd ays.
Thesethingsto o k p laceintheyear 8 0 0 . Intheyear 1 5 2 3
the Enchir id io n issup p o sed to haveb eenp r inted atRo m e f o r
thef ir sttim e .
Thusb r o ad lyo utlined , ther eisno thinginthis
legend to o f f end p o ssib ilityo r to r aisever yser io uso b j ectio n
to theautho r ship . Ther ep uted co nnectio nw itho ccultscience
w o uld ind eed seem thechief p r esum p tio nagainstit, b ecause
ther enever w asaliter atur eso f o und ed inf o r ger yasthato f
Magic, ex cep tthesister scienceo f p hysicalAlchem y . W hen
w eco m e, ho w ever , to ex am inethew o r k atf ir sthand , thecase
againstitassum esad if f er entasp ect, and itisco nd em ned o ut
o f itso w nm o uth . W hileitisno taRitualo f Magic, itis
also cer tainlyno tasim p leco llectio no f d evo tio nsd esigned to
f o r tif ythep er so nm ak inguseo f them againstd anger so f b o d y
and so ulb ytheo p er atio no f D ivineG r ace
; itisr ather a
co llectio no f char m scastinthef o r m o f p r ayer s, and isquite
o p p o sed initssp ir itto thed evo tio nalsp ir ito f theChur ch ;
f ur ther m o r e, itisco ncer ned w ithw o r ld lyad vantagesf ar m o r e
thanw iththo seo f asp ir itualk ind . Thew o r k o p ensw ith
achar acter isticstultif icatio ninr esp ecto f itso w nclaim , b y
p o intingo utthato f alltheso ver eignp r inceso f p astagesther e
w asno nem o r ef o r tunatethanChar lem agne, and theso ur ce
4 0
TheRituals o f Tr anscend entalMagic
o f his, gr eatp r o sp er ityisack no w led ged b yhim in
aletter o f
thank sad d r essed to P o p e
Leo ,
theo r iginalo f w hich, itis
af f ir m ed , m aystillb eseenintheLib r ar yo f theVatican, w r itten
w iththem o nar ch'so w nhand .
H estatesther einthatsince
hisr ecep tio no f alittlevo lum eentitled Enchir id io n,
f illed w ith
sp ecialp r ayer sand m yster io usf igur es, sent, b yH isH o liness
asap r ecio usgif t, hehasnever ceased to b ef o r tunate, and that
o f allthingsintheuniver sew hichar ecap ab leo f har m ingm an,
no to nehasshew nanym alignityagainsthim , ingr atitud ef o r
w hichhep r o p o sesto d evo tehim self and allthatishisto the
ser viceo f hisb enef acto r . Theletter isinLatin ; them o nar ch
styleshim self Car o lusMagnus, w hichap p ear shighlyunlik ely,
and heter m sthep o ntif f Sum m us Antisli Mm
Anlistes, b utthis
isno tinitself im p r o b ab le, astheP ap alclaim to Ep isco p al
sup r em acyw asf ullyd evelo p ed attheb eginningo f theninth
centur y.
Itisneed lessto saythatther eisno suchd o cum entp r e-
ser ved intheVaticanLib r ar y ; f ur ther m o r e, ther ear eno
letter so f Char lem agneex tant, and , d esp itetheenco ur agem ent
hegaveto m eno f lear ningand theAcad em ym entio ned b y
Alcuin, itisno tatallcer tainthatheco uld either r ead o r w r ite .
Lastly, w hileitisquitetr uethathisem p ir einclud ed G er m any,
asitd id also H o lland , Belgium , , Sw itz er land and p ar to f Italy,
af ter hisco r o natio nitism uchm o r ep r o b ab lethathew o uld
havestyled him self Em p er o r o f theRo m ans
. Ther eis, in
f act, no co lo ur ab lep r etenceo f genuinenessab o uttheso - called
auto gr ap hletter , o r to b ep r eciseitb etr aysitself - asIhave
ind eed suggested alr ead y .
Thisf actb eingestab lished , w em ayp r o ceed to theco n-
sid er atio no f thealleged d ateo f p ub licatio n- Ro m e, 1 5 2 3
.
Thised itio nism entio ned b yP ier r eChr istianinhis H islo ir e
d elaMagie, and he, d ef end stheauthenticityo f the
Enchir id io n
4 1
The Bo o k
o f Cer em o nial Magic
o nthegr o und , am o ngo ther s, thatitp assed unchallenged in
theEter nalCityd ur ingsuchap o ntif icateasthato f Clem ent
VII .
Aseco nd ed itio nissaid to haveb eenp r inted atRo m e
in 1 6o 6
;
b etw een1 5 8 4 and 0 3 3 itap p ear ed f o ur tim esat
Lyo nsand o nceatMayence
. In 1 66o itw asp ub lished f o r
thelasttim eatRo m e
.
U nf o r tunatelyf o r thep ur p o seso f
thiscr iticism , theex am p leso f
1 : 63 3
and 1 66o haveb eenalo ne
availab le
.
Thef ir stclaim sto ` b e nu0 er r im em end iso m nib us
p ur gatum ,
b utithasb eenevid entlyinthehand so f aG r im o ir e
m ak er , and itap p ear sto haveb eened ited and ex tend ed in
theG r im o ir einter est
. '
Thisiscer tain, b utitisim p o ssib leto
sayho w m uchb eyo nd the
Seven Myster io usO r iso ns co nnected
w iththenam eo f P o p eLeo ar eto b ef o und intheo r iginal, o r
w hether theo r iginalw asanted ated
. O utsid etheseO r iso ns
them o d er naccento f thew o r k isunm istak ab le, and itisd if f icult
to und er stand ho w anyinstr ucted p er so n, m uchlessab ib lio -
p hilelik eM
. Chr istian, co uld haveb eend eceived b yit . Itis
cer tain, ho w ever , thatw henheap p r o ached thesecr etsciences,
their sub stitutesand their m em o r ialsinliter atur e, hed ep end ed
m o r eo nhisim aginatio nthano nhisk no w led geo r r esear ch .
Thew o r k itself , asalr ead ysaid , issim p lyaco llectio no f
r eligio uschar m s, ef f ectualagainstallthep er ilsto
w hich
ever y
so r tand co nd itio no f m enm ayb em ad esub j ecto nland , o n
w ater , f r o m o p enand secr etenem ies,
f r o m theb iteso f w ild
and r ab id b easts, f r o m p o iso ns, f r o m f ir e, f r o m tem p ests
.
W hileitthusensur esagainstevil, itgiveshap p inessind o m estic
m atter sand intheenter p r isesw hichco ntr ib uteto p r o sp er ity
and to thep leasur eso f aco ntented lif e
. Thep r o viso isthat
1
Thisap p ear sm o r eevid entlyinthelastRo m aned itio n, w hichp r etend sto b eb ased o nall
tho se'w hichp r eced ed it, includ ingim p r essio nsp ub lished atP ar m a, Anco naand F r ank f o r t
w hichar eno w gener allyunk no w n .
Theed ito r has, m o r eo ver , alter ed and r ear r anged , o m itted
and ad d ed atcho ice. H ehassup p lied also aK eyto thew ho lew o r k , w hichisasho r tp r o cess
f o r thego ver nm ento f evilsp ir its .
4 2
The Ritualso f
. Tr anscend entalMagic
"theinstr uctio nsm ustb ef o llo w ed asaccur ately
as hum an
w eak nessw illallo w . " F o r tunatelytheyar em o r esim p lethan
theG r im o ir es. W henaco p y o f
theb o o k hasb eensecur ed ,
itm ustb ep laced inasm allb ago f new leather , so thatitm ay
b ek ep tclean.
Avo w m ustb em ad eto car r yitasf ar as
p r acticab leo no ne'sp er so n, and to r ead w ithattentived evo tio n
atleasto nep aged aily. If asp ecif icd anger b eap p r ehend ed ,
ap agesuitab leto itsnatur e sho uld
b eselected .
Read ingm ust
b ed o neup o nthek nees, w iththef acetur ned to theeast : " so
d id Char lem agneinvar iab ly
. "
F ur ther m o r e, w o r k so f p iety
m ustb ep er f o r m ed inho no ur o f , thecelestialgeniiw ho seb enign
inf luenceitisd esir ed to attr act ; alm salso m ustb egivento
thep o o r , "asthisiso f allthingsm o stp leasingunto suchsp ir its,
f o r ther eb yw eb eco m etheir co ad j uto r sand f r iend s, theeco no m y
o f theuniver seb eingco m m itted to them b ytheCr eato r
. "
H er ew ehavethem agicald o ctr ineco ncer ningp lanetar y
intelligencesw hichco nnects the Enchir id io n w iththe Ar b atd ,
and thehinto f "seco nd ar yd eities"
w hichco nnectsitw ith
Tr ithem ius . l
The InP r incip z o , o r f ir stchap ter o f theG o sp elacco r d ing
to St. J o hn, isd eclar ed to b ethe, m o stp o tento f allthed evo -
tio nsintheb o o k , and itisto b e, r ecited them o stf r equently
.
Them yster io usf igur esar esaid to haveb eenex tr acted f r o m
ther ar estm anuscr ip tsw hichantiquityhasco m m itted to us,
and their vir tueisno to nlyhighlyef f icacio us, b ut'so
easily
p utinm o tio n, thatitiseno ughf o r thisp ur p o seto car r ythe
w o r k r ever entlyo no ne'sp er so n . " Ex p er iencew illr em o ve
anyd o ub tw hichm ayb ef eltinthisr esp ect, w hilethescr up les
w hichm ayb eo ccasio ned b ytheid eathatther eisMagico r
1 J o annisTr item ii, Ab b atisSp anheym ensis,
D eSep tem Secund iis, id est, Intelligentlis, r ive
Sp ir itib us, O r b esp o stD eum Mo ventib us, &c . Co lo nise, x 5 67 . Thetr eatiseisw ellk no w n, o r
atleastm uchtalk ed o f , and thisistheo r iginaled itio n, b elo nging to thed ateclaim ed f o r it.
4 3
The Bo o k o f Cer em o nialMagic
sup er stitio nher einw illb eb anished b yaslightex er ciseo f
r easo n.
Asto thislatter p o int, itissaid thatalittler ef lectio n
up o ntheinf initenum b er o f secr etsym p athiesand antip athies
f o und ind if f er entb eingsher eb elo w w illex p lainho w itisthat
suchf igur es
m ay
b einsym p athyw iththeCelestialIntelligences
w hichgo ver nthisvastuniver se .
Itw illscar celyb enecessar yto o b ser vethatthed o ctr ineo f
sym p athiesand antip athiesisthever yessenceo f Natur alMagic,
and co nnectsitw ithther eco nd iteb r anches . Them yster io us
f igur esr ef er r ed to w er eo r iginallynineinnum b er , and inm o st
casesr ecur sever altim es . Them o stco nsp icuo usisthe
Lab ar um o f Co nstantineand the Tau sym b o l, w hich Levi
co nnectsw iththeTar o t.
Theap p ar entlyunm eaningenum er atio no f var io us,
. D ivine
Nam esi'sasp ecialchar acter istico f Cer em o nialMagic, and
cer tainlym ak esthe Enchir id io n inter link w ithacycleo f
liter atur ef r o m w hichitiso ther w isethinlyd istinct . Ther e
is, ind eed , littlesp ecif icd if f er enceb etw eenthep r ayer sw hich
inco r p o r atethem and theInvo catio nsw hichsw ar m inthe
Rituals. Itm ayb ead d ed thattheuseo f suchD ivineNam es
issup p o r ted b yam end acio usr ef er enceto theAngelical
Theo lo gyo f D io nysius .
Thep r ef ato r ym atter end satthisp o int
. Thep r o seo f the
G o sp elo f St. J o hnf o llo w s, w ithver siclesand ap r ayer
. Nex t
co m etheSevenP enitentialP salm s, w iththeLitanyo f the
Saints, af ter w hichar ethe Myster io us
P r ayer so f P o j 5 eLeo ,
f o llo w ed b yam ultitud eo f o ther sno tlessm yster io us, and
p r evailingagainsthum anf r agility, and so f o r th. Ther ear e
p r ayer sf o r vo yages, p r ayer sad d r essed to theCr o ss, and then
und er theTausym b o l, co m m encingw iththecur io usex clam a-
tio n, P er signum + D o m iniTau, lib er a m e, ther ef o llo w salo ng
4 4
TheRitualsofTranscendentalMagic
conj uration, as ex p ress as
anythinginMagic, designedto
p rev entthep etitionerfrom inj uryb yanysteelw eap onsw hat-
soev er.Form ingp art of thiscerem onyisthep seudo- ep istle
addressedb yJ esusC hristtoK ingA b gar, ex p lainingw hyour
Sav iourcouldnotcom eHim selftothatm onarch, andp ro-
m isingtosendHisdiscip leThaddeusw henHehadfulfilled
thew orkgiv enHim b yHisFather. I tgoesonto say that
C hristhasw rittenitw ithHisow nhand, andthatw heresoev er
therecip ientshallb e, inhouseorfield, b yseaorstream , siv e
inj 5 rcelio Paganorum seu C hristianorum - such isthestulti-
ficationthereofhisenem yshallnev erp rev ailov erhim .'
Thekingreceiv edtheep istlew ithm anytearsandp rayers, all
w hichb eingdulydescrib ed, theconj urationofthe b aculi, gladii,
lanceae, enses, cultelli, sagittee, clav es, funes, et om niaalia genera
arm orum ,
iscontinued.
A sitisdifficulttosayw heretheoriginal E nchiridion
actuallyb egins, soitisuncertainw hereitends . A v ariety
ofm iscellaneousp rayersare, how ev er, attrib utedtow ell-
know nsaintsq uiteoutsidetheC arlov ingianp eriod, andto
I nnocentI V .andJ ohnXX
., w ithoutp rej udicetoafurther
orisonofthegreatPop eL eohim self .Thencom ethe 1 curious
secrets" - toconciliateanddiscov erone' sp rop ergenius, to
b ecom einv ulnerab le, top rev entagunfrom goingoff, to
b eholdafuturehusb andorw ife, alleffectedb ym eansof
form alp rayers- akindofroyalroadtothechiefendsof
Magic,
w ithoutap p arentlyex ceedingthedev otionaldiscip line
oftheC hurch .
Tocom p letetheanalysisofthiscuriouscollection, itsm ost
im p ortantp racticalp artishereadded, nam ely :_
1 Forthislegend, see Fab ricius, C od
.A p oc.N .T I ., p . 3 1 7 .
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The B ook
ofC erem onialMagic
4 . TheSev enMysteriousO risons
SUN DA Y
Paternoster, & c .Deliv er
m e, 0L ord, I b eseech. Thee,
m e
ev en, thycreature, N ., from allev ilsp ast, p resentandto
com e, w hetherofb odyorsoul ; grantm ep eaceandhealth
in
Thygoodness ; inclinefav ourab lyuntom e, Thycreature,
b ytheintercessionoftheB lessedVirginMaryandofThy
holyap ostles, Peter, Paul, A ndrew andofallthesaints
.Vouch-
safep eaceuntoThycreature, andhealthduringallm y life,
sothat, strengthenedb ythem ainstayofThym ercy, I m aynev er
b etheslav eofsin, norgoinfearofanytroub le, throughthe
sam eJ esusC hristThySon, ourSav iour, Who, b eingtruly
G od, liv ethandreignethintheunityoftheHolySp iritforev er
andev er, A m en
.MaythePeaceoftheL ordb ealw aysw ith
m e, A m en.
Maythatp eace, 0L ord, w hichThoudidstleav e
toThydiscip lesab ideev erw ithp ow erinm yheart, standing
alw aysb etw een' m eand
m yenem ies, b othv isib leandinv isib le,
A m en.
MaythePeaceoftheL ord, Hiscountenance, Hisb ody,
Hisb lood, assist, consoleandp rotectm e, Thycreature, N
.,
inm ysoulandm yb ody, A m en
.L am b ofG od, Whodidst
deigntob eb ornoftheVirginMary, Whodidstcleansethe
w orldfrom itssinsup ontheC ross, hav ep ityonm ysouland
m y b ody .
0C hrist, L am b ofG od- , im m olatedforthesalv ation
ofthew orld, hav ep ityonm ysoulandm yb ody
.L am b of
G od, b yWhom allthefaithfularesav ed, giv euntom eThyp eace,
torem ainw ith
m e forev er, b othinthislifeandthatw hichis
tocom e, A m en .
MO N DA Y
0greatG od, b yWhom allthingshav eb eensetfree, deliv er
.
m ealsofrom allev il
.0greatG od, WhohastgrantedThy
46
r
The Ritualsof' TranscendentalMagic
consolationunto all b eings, grantitev enunto
m e. 0 great
G od, Whob astsuccouredandassistedallthings,
aid m e also ;
succourm einallm ynecessitiesandm iseries, m yenterp rises
anddangers ;
deliv erm efrom allthehindrancesandsnares
of m y' enem ies, b othv isib leandinv isib le, intheN am eofthe
FatherWhocreatedthew holew orld) j i, intheN am eoftheSon
Whohathredeem edit
1 1 1 ,
in the nam e of the Holy .
G hostWho
hathfuflledtheentirelaw in itsp erfection
. I castm yself
utterlyintoThinearm s, and
p lacem yselfunreserv edlyunder
Thyholyp rotection, A m en. Maytheb lessingofG odthe
FatherA lm ighty, oftheSonand of theHolyG host, b ealw ays
w ithm el, A m en . Maytheb lessingof G odtheFather, Who
b yHisonlyWo, dhathm adeallthings, b ew ithm eforev er q1 ,
A m en.Maytheb lessingofourL ordJ esusC hrist, Son of
thegreatliv ingG od, b ew ithm eforev er) 1 4, A m en
.Maythe
b lessing and Sev enG ifts
of
theHolySp iritb ew ithm eforev er ,
A m en.Maytheb lessingoftheVirginMary, andofherSon,
b ew ithm eforev er, A m en .
TUE SDA Y
Maytheb lessingandconsecrationoftheb readandofthe .
w ine, w hichourL ordJ esusC hrist m ade
w henHegav ethem
toHisdiscip lesandsaiduntothem : Takeandeatyeallofthis,
farthisisMyb odyw hichshallb edeliv eredforyou, inrem em -
b ranceofMeandfortherem ission ofall sins- b ew ithm efor
ev er 1 j i .
Maytheb lessingoftheHolyA ngels, A rchangels,
Virtues, Pow ers, Thrones, Dom inations, C herub im andSerap him ,
b ew ithm eforev er I , A m en.
Maytheb lessing of
thep atriarchs
andp rop hets, ap ostles, m artyrs, confessors, v irgins, and ofall
the' saintsofG od, ' b ew ith m e for_ev er 1 1 1 , A m en. Maythe
b lessingofalltheheav ensofG odb ew ithm eforev er ) ! B , A m en
.
Maythem aj estyofG odO m nip otentsustainandp rotectm e ;
m ayHiseternalgoodnessleadm e
; m ayHisb oundlesscharity
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The
B ookofC erem onialMagic
inflam em e ;
m ayHissup rem eDiv initydirectm e ; m aythe
p ow eroftheFatherp reserv em e
; m aythew isdom oftheSon
enliv enm e
; m aythev irtueoftheHolyG hoststandalw ays
b etw eenm eandm yenem ies, b othv isib leandinv isib le .Pow er
oftheFather, strengthenm e ; w isdom oftheSon, enlighten m e ;
consolationoftheHolyG host, com fortm e .TheFatherisp eace,
theSon is life, theHolyG hostistheconsolingandsav ingrem edy,
A m en
. MaytheDiv inityofG odb lessm e, A m en .MayHis
p ietyw arm m e ; m ayHislov e
- p reserv e m e. 0J esusC hrist,
Sonoftheliv ingG od, hav ep ityup onm eap oor sinner .
WE DN E SDA Y
0E m m anuel, defend m e againstthe m alignantenem y, and
againstallm yenem ies, v isib leandinv isib le, anddeliv erm e
from allev il.J esusC hristtheK inghathcom einp eace, G od
m adem an, Whohathsufferedp atientlyforus .MayJ esus
C hrist, thegentleK ing, standalw aysform ydefenceb etw eenm e
andm yenem ies, A m en
.J esusC hrist hristtrium p hs, J esusC hrist
reigns, J esusC hristcom m ands .MayJ esusC hristdeliv er
m e from allev ilsforev er, A m en
.MayJ esusC hristv ouchsafe
m egracetotrium p hov erallm yadv ersaries, A m en .B ehold
theC ross of ourL ordJ esusC hrist .Fly, therefore, 0m y
enem ies, atthesightthereof ; theL ionoftheTrib eofJ uda
andoftheRaceofDav idhathconq uered
.A lleluia, A lleluia,
A lleluia . Sav iourofthew orld, sav eandsuccourm e
.Thou
w hohastp urchased m e b yThyC rossandThyB lood, succour
m e, I conj ureThee, m yG od . 0A gios, 0Theos, A gios,
I schyros, A gios, A thanatos, E lieson, Him as, HolyG od, Strong
G od, MercifulandI m m ortalG od, hav ep ityup onm eThy
creature, N . Sustain m e, 0L ord ; forsakem enot, rej ectnot
m yp rayers, 0Thou, theG odofm ysalv ation . DoThou
assistm ealw ays, 0G odof
m y salv ation .
48
MYSTI C FI G URE SO FTHE E N C HI RI DI O N
49
D
N
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The RitualsofTranscendentalMagic
THURSDA Y
E nlightenm ineeyesw ithtruelight, thattheym aynev erb e
closed in
eternalsleep , lestm ineenem yshouldsay : I hav e
Prev ailed .ov er him . SolongastheL ordisw ithm e, I w illnot
fearform aliceofm yenem ies .
0 ;
m ostsw eetJ esus, p reserv e
m e, aidm e, sav em e ; attheN am e of J esusletev eryknee
b ow ,
in heav en, onearthand in hell, andletev erytongueconfess
op enlythatJ esusC hristisinthe glory of HisFather, A m en
.
I know b eyonddoub tthatinw hatdaysoev erI shallcallup on
theL ord, inthesam ehourshallI b esav ed
.
0m ostsw eetL ord
J esusC hrist, Sonofthegreatliv ingG od, Thouhastp erform ed
m ostm ightym iraclesb ythesole
Pow er
ofThym ostp recious
N am e, andhastenrichedthep oorm ostab undantly, sothatb y
forcethereofthedem onsfleeaw ay, theb lindsee, thedeafhear,
thelam ew alkerect, thedum b sp eak, thelep ersarecleansed,
thesickcured, thedeadraisedu p ; forw heresoev erthem ost
sw eetN am eofJ esusisp ronounced, theearisrav ishedandthe
m outhisfilledw ithp leasantsav our ;
atthatoneutterance, I
rep eat, thedem onstakeflight, ev ery kneeisb ent, alltem p tations,
ev enthew orst, arescattered, allinfirm itiesarehealed, alldisp utes
andconflictsb etw eenthew orld, thefleshandthedev il
areended,
and thesoulisfilledw ithev eryheav enlydelight ; forw hosoev er
inv okethorshallinv oke, , thisHolyN am e
of G odisandshallb e
sav ed- ev enb ythisHolyN am e, p ronouncedb ytheangelev en
b efore His concep tion in thew om b oftheHoly' Virgin
.
FRI DA Y
0sacredN am e, N am ew hichstrengthens- theheartof
m an,
N am eof life, ofsalv ation, ofj oy, p reciousN am e, resp lendent,
glorious, agreeab leN am e, w hichfortifiesthe
sinner, .N am e
5 I
TheB ookofC erem onialMagic
w hichsav es, C onserv es, leadsandrulesall
.Mayitp lease
Thee, therefore, m ostp reciousJ esus, b ythep ow erofthissaw
(N am eof) J esus, todriv eaw aythedem onfrom m e ; enlighten
m e, 0L ord, forI
am b lind ; rem ov em ydeafness ; setm e
up right, w hoam lam e ; giv em esp eech, w hoam dum b ; cleanse
m y lep rosy restorem etohealth, w hoam sick ; raisem eup ;
forI am dead ; giv em elifeoncem ore, andenrichm e in allm y
p arts, w ithinandw ithout, sothat, furnishedandfortifiedb y
ThyHolyN am e, I m ayab idealw ays in
Thee, p raisingand
honouringThee, b ecauseallisduetoThee, andThouonlyart
w orthytob eglorified, theL ordandE ternalSonofG od, inWhom
allthingsrej oice, andb yWhom all aregov erned .Praise, honour
andglory, b egiv enTheeforev erandev er, A m en .May J esus
b e alw ays inm y heartandinm yb reast, A m en .MayourL ord
J esusC hristb eev erw ithinm e, m ayHeestab lish m e forev er,
m ay He b earoundm eandp reserv em e ; m ayHeb eb efore m e
andleadm e ; m ayHeb eb ehindm eandguardm e ; m ayHe
b eab ov em eandb lessm e ;
m ayHeb ew ithinm eandgiv e m e
life ; m ayHeb enearm eandrulem e ; m ayHeb eb eneathm e
andfortifym e ; m ayHeb ealw aysw ith
m eand deliv erm e
from allthep ainsofeternaldeath, Wholiv ethandreignethfor,
ev erandev er, A m en .
SA TURDA Y
J esus, Son ofMary, salv ationofthew orld, m ay' theL ord
lookfav ourab lyup onm e, w ithm ildnessandp rop itiation ; m ay
He giv em eaholyandw illingsp irit, toresp ectandhonour
Him only, WhoistheL ib eratoroftheWorld
.O nHim could
noonelayhand, for His hourw asnotyetcom e- HeWhois,
Whow as, Whoshall rem ain, G odandm an, the
b eginningand
theend. Maythisp rayerw hichI offeruntoHim deliv er
m e
eternallyfrom m yenem ies, A m en .J esus of N azareth, K ing
5 2
TheRitualsofTranscendental Magic
oftheJ ew s, honourab letitle, Son
of theVirginMary, hav e
p ityup onm e, ap oorsinner, andleadm e, accordingtoThy
lov ing- kindness, inthe
w ay of eternalsalv ation, A m en .N ow
J esus,
know ingw hat things m ust com e.t
o p assconcerningHim ,
cam eforw ardandsaiduntothem
: Whom seekye ?
They
answ eredHim " : J esus
ofN azareth. B utJ esussaiduntothem
I am He .
A ndJ udas, w how astodeliv erHim , w asw iththem .
A ssoonthenasHehadsaiduntothem
:I am He, theyfell
b ackw ardup ontheearth .ThenaskedHethem ' again
:
Whom
seekye ? A ndtheysaid : J esusofN azareth . J esusansw ered
I hav etoldyouthatI am He ;
ifthereforeyeseekMe, letthese
gotheirw ay(sp eaking of His discip les) . Thelance, the nails, ,
thecross i~ B , thethorns, thedeathw hich- I hav eendured, p rov e
thatI hav eeffacedandex p iatedthecrim esoftheunfortunate .
Preserv e m e, 0 L ordJ esus C hrist, from allafflictions of p ov erty
andfrom thesnaresof m yenem ies .May thefiv ew oundsof
ourL ord b euntilm ean ev erlastingrem edy
.J esusistheWay
ij 1 ,
J esus is theL ife ai, J esusistheTruth
j 1 , J esushassufered
1 ,
J esushasb eencrucified
1 ,
J esus, Son oftheliv ingG od, hav e
p ity onm e ~ B . N ow , J esusp assingw entthroughthem idst of
them , andnoonecouldp lacehism urderoushandup onJ esus,
b ecauseHishourw asnotyetcom e
.
Whilethesep rayersareinsom eresp ectscuriousenough,
and m ay notb eunreasonab lyterm edp ureandsim p leb y
theirintention, theycom p areunfav ourab lyw iththesub lim ity
andgoodsensew hichcharacterisethoseoftheRom an
L iturgy ;
theyareinex actintheirreferencesandconfused
intheirm ethod, andnop ersonw hoseriouslyconsidersthem
w illsustaintheearlydatew hichisclaim edforthem
.Their .
p eriod, issub seq uenttotheRenaissance, andtheignorance
ofliturgicalform ulaew hichtheyshew , incom m onw ithall
5 3
The B ook
ofC erem onialMagic
sim ilar forgeries,
m akes it' doub tful w hetor
they are the
w orkofanecclesiasticatall
. I nanycase, theyareclum sy
im itations, thep roductofanunskilfulhand .
5 .Sum m ary of Transcendental
Magic
Thisconcludesourex am inationoftheRitualsofso- called
TranscendentalMagic, com p risingallthosetow hichanycur-
rencyhasb eengiv en . Therearenodoub tothertreatises
w hichex istonlyinm anuscrip tandp ossessnoliteraryhistory,
b uttheyscarcelycom ew ithinthe_scop eofthep resentinq uiry
.
I do notb eliev ethatanythinghasrem ainedinob scurity
w hichism oreentitledtocom eintonoticethanthosew hich
hav eb eenm entionedb rieflyinthefirstchap ter . B utifI
am w rongitsignifiesnothing, fortherehasb eenenoughand
tosp arealready .
Thegeneralconclusionw hichm ustfollow from theex am i . .
nationisnaturallyofaforegonekind . A sp rem isedatthe
outset, theRitualsw ithw hich w e hav eb eendealingarenot
w orthyofthenam eTranscendental, nor, doesitb elongto
them .
We hav e, ontheonehand, acollectionofp rayers,
falselyattrib utedandm odernintheirorigin, tow hichno
occultsignificancecanb ereasonab lyattached . Dev otionally,
' theyareinnocentenough ; ap p liedafterthem annerofa
charm , theyareofficesofv ainob serv ance .' O ntheother
hand, w ehav eab aldritefortheI nv ocationofO lym p ic
Sp irits, w hich, desp itethegrandiloq uentclaim softheunknow n
author, isratherchildishthanex alted, foritm ayb eassum ed
thatnop ersonisnaiv eenoughatthep resentdaytotake
theangelicalofficesliterally, andtob eliev e, forex am p le, that
b ytheev ocationof A ratron thecontentsofhiscoal- cellar
w illb etransform edintorealtreasures . TranscendentalMagic
is, therefore, hyp erb olicalinitsp rom ises ; w hilethese` from the
5 4
The Rituals of Transcendental Magic
m ystical standp ointw ouldb efriv olousiftheycouldb econ-
struedliterally . Theoccultstudentw illderiv enolightfrom
suchp rocesses, b utthesub j ect is
atthesam etim eav ery
curiousandfantasticb ranchofb ib liograp hicalresearch, in
w hichI hav eb eenab le, m oreov er, toclearup som edoub tful
p oints, andinthissenseithasb eenw orthp rosecuting .
The
conclusion, then, inresp ectoftheRitualsofTranscendental
Magicisthatthereareno , TranscendentalRituals, andthat
thetruthisnotinthem .
, FRO MST.G E O RG E 9 .THE DRA G O N .FL E MI SH
SC HO O L , L A TE FI FTE E N THC E N TURY
5 7
C HA PTE RI I I
com p ooitesituaio
i .TheK eyofSolom ontheK ing
Yfarthem ostim p ortantclassofMagicalRitualsisthat
w hichincorp orateselem entsb othofB lackandWhite
p rocedure- - socalled
.Forconv enienceoftreatm ent
thesearehereterm edcom p osite . A ttheheadofall, and, w ithin
certainlim its, theinsp irationandthesourceofall, standsthe K ey
ofSolom on, w ithitscom p lem ent, inm anyresp ectsm oreim p ortant
thanitself, the L em egeton, orL esserK ey, som etim esattrib uted
toSolom onRab b itheRab b iandthem onarchare, how ev er,
oneandthesam e- atleastinresp ectoftheiroffice, w hichis
thep seudonym ousp roductionofim p ostures . TheotherRituals
w hichw illb etreated
in thisclassaretheso- called Fourth
B ook ofC orneliusA grip p aandthe
MagicalE lem ents
ascrib ed
toPeterofA b ano .Theoccultstudent- w hoiscom m onlyled
b yfools, w hennotb yim p ostors- hasb eentaughttoregard
thesew orksasdealingex clusiv elyw ithWhiteMagic, anditis
p artofthep resentdesigntoindicateforthefirsttim ethe
m ix edcharacteroftheirp roceedings, ev enonthesurface
thereof
. Theinnum erab leRitualsofMagicw hichrem ainin
MS
.andarenev erlikelytob ep rinted, b elongalso, w ithfew
ex cep tions, tothecom p ositeclass, b ut, settingthe L em egeton
aside, - tow hichev eryp rom inenceshouldb egiv en, theyhav e
hadlittleinfluence, andb eing, therefore, ofnom om enttothe
5 8
C om p ositeRituals
historyoftheoccultsciences, w ill not
dem andfurther
considera-
tion- thanhasalreadyb eenaccordedsom eofthem intheslight
sketchatthecloseofthefirstchap ter .
Mr.Mathers' p resentationofthe
K eyofSolom on, ' w hich
isstillin, p rint, thoughthew orkofanuncriticalhand, , m ust
b eheldtorem ov ethenecessityforenteringinto
a detailed
accountofthecontentsofthat
curious w ork.- Sofarasit
hasb eenincorp oratedb ythelaterm akersofG rim oires, it
w illb efound, w ithitsG oeticv ariations, intheSecondPart .
Wehav ehere only toconsidertheq uestionof
its
antiq uityand
toestab lishitstruecharacter .
The K eyofSolom on p rop erisfam iliartoscholarsinL atin,
French, I talian
and
oneortw oG erm anMSS . Theoldest
codex usedb ytheE nglisheditorisincontractedL atin, and
b elongstothesix teenthcentury
. I tisp reserv edintheB ritish
Museum . I tisp ossib lethatolderMSS .m ayex istin C on-
tinentallib raries, b utthoseoftheB ib liotheq ueN ationaleand
of theA rsenalatParisareof, later' date .'
Them aj ority
of
know nMSS .are in theFrenchlanguage. I tis, how ev er,
claim edthatthew orkw asw rittenoriginallyinHeb rew .
I n
thisclaim thereisnothingessentiallyim p rob ab le, b utithasthe
disadv antageofb eingcham p ionedb ythelastclassofp ersons
w hoholdtitles for theex p ressionofanop inion .
A ssum ing
thatitisw ellfounded, itisnotunlikelythattheoriginalm ay
r" TheK eyofSolom ontheK ing
(C lav iculaSalom onis) , now firsttranslatedandedited
from ancient M SS .i n theB ritishMuseum ." B yS .L iddellMacgregorMathers. Withp lates .
G eorgeRedw ay . 1 889 . I thasb eenrep rintedofrecentyears .
2 A sregardstheA rsenal, theyareallofthe, eighteenthcentury . L esC lm v iculesde Rab b i
Salom on, 2 3 46 (7 2 S .A .F .) , claim stob eliterallytranslatedfrom theHeb rew tex tintoFrench .
2 3 48(7 5
S .A .F:) isentitled L iv redelaC lav iculede Salom on, RoydesHe' b reux ; itissaidto
hav eb eentranslatedfrom theHeb rew intoI talianb yA b raham C olorno, andthenceinto
French .
2 3 49 (7 7
S .A .F.) F.) , reads, L esVraiesC lav iculesduRoy Salom on, traduitte(sic) de-
t' Heb reux p arA rm adel. 2 3 5 0(7 8 S.A .F
.) isentitled L aSecretdesSecrets, autnem entL a
C lav icule de Salom on, ouk v b ritab le G rim oire . Finally, thereisthe L iv re SeconddelaC lav ieule
a' e Salom on, 2 7 9 1 (7 6 S.A .F.) .

'
5 9
.
TheB ook' ofC erem onialMagic
stillex ist
.ThelargeHeb rew literatureoftheMiddleA ges
hasb eenonlyim p erfectlyex p lored, esp eciallyinthatp art
w hichconnectsw ithp racticalMagic .
Theknav ishm ethods
w hichhav eruledinthem anufactureofm ostm agicalb ooks
largelydiscountthep rob ab ilityw ithw hichI am dealing, and
them ereaffirm ationinam anuscrip tcannot, underthesecircum -
stances, b eregardedasev idence . N oHeb rew scholaris
acq uaintedatthep resentdayw ithsuchanoriginal, andthree
hundredyearsb ackthem atter, accordingtoP .C hristian, w as
inv olv edinp reciselythesam euncertainty, forattheendofthe
six teenthcenturythelearnedJ esuit, G retser, statesthatit
w asunknow n, b utthattherew asaG reektranslationinthe
lib raryoftheDukeofB av aria . Thep resentw hereab outsof
thishighlyim p ortantMS .I hav efailedtotrace, thoughI m ust
notp resum ethatI hav etakenesp ecialp ainsconcerningit .
I naliteratureofthisclass, w hetherthatisb estw hichliesthe
nearestornot, itisserv iceab leenoughforthep racticalp ur-
p ose
. I donotp rop osetob ethehistorianofMagic, w hether
B lackorWhite, ortheclassifierofitsMSS . A lloccultism is
p artofthep athofdescent, andthatw hichisesp eciallyB lack
m ayb einonesensetheleastharm ful, asw eknow w here
w eareinitsp resence . I w ill thereforeonlyaddinterm ina-
tionofthisq uestionthatintheeighteenthcenturytheA b b e
d' A rtignym entionsv ariousex am p lesofthe
K ey of Solom on
inL atin, andalsoan' edition p rinted .i n 1 6 5 5 , w hichisnot
onlyunknow ntoMr
.Mathers, b utseem inglytoallm odern
b ib liograp hers . )
1 C hristian' sreferenceis, how ev er, am eretrav estyofsom einform ationfoundinthe
N ouv eaux Mim oiresd' Histoire, deC ritiq ue, et deL ittfrature, p arM .l' A b b d' A rtigny, 7 v ols .,
Paris,
1 7 49 - 1 7 , 5 6
. Thefourtharticleinthefirstv olum eisentitled, " C oncerningsom ep re-
tendedB ooksofMagic, w ithanE x tractfrom theC lav iclesofSolom on ." I tenum eratesthree
w orksw hich, underthistitle, w erecurrentatthetim eintheFrenchlanguage, andafourth
in L atin, C lav icula Salom onisadFilium Rob oam .A L ib erPentaculorum is alsom entioned,
inaw ayw hichleav esittob einferredthatitisthe K eyofSolanon underanothertitle, b utit
6 o
t
C om p osite Rituals
L eav ingthelanguageof the originalanop en
q uestion, it
isclearthat, in eithercase, thereisnogroundforattrib uting
tothe K ey of Solom on in itsp resentform ahigherantiq uity
thanthefourteenthorfifteenthcentury, atw hichtim eHeb rew
literaturew asdev elop ingatarap idrate
.' I fitw erefirst
w ritteninL atin, itis, atanyrate, p erm eatedw ithlateJ ew ish
ideas, andthecorrup tstateoftheHeb rew intheconj urations
and
talism ans- w hichism uchthesam e, andthatasb ad as
itcanb e, in allex istingcop ies- couldscarcelyhav eb een
attainedinlessthantw ocenturiesofcareless .andignorant
transcrip tion . We m ay thereforefix , thedateofitsm anufac-
ture, orotherw iseofitstranslation, ab outthep eriodw hichhas
b eenm entioned
.
Theattrib utionofthew orktoSolom onisob v iousenough ;
itcouldnotfailtohav esuggesteditselftoacom p ilerw ith
K ab alisticleaningsandw ithaknow ledgeofJ ew ishtradition
from thedaysoftheTalm udonw ard
. Further, itisq uite
isp rob ab lytheL atinv ersionofthe
Sep herResist. Whether any ofthesew orksw erep rinted
doesnotex p licitlyap p ear, andtheA b b e, likeC hristianhim self, knew v erylittleofhissub j ect .
I tishe, how ev er, w hosup p liestheinform ationconcerningG retser, b utitreadsv erydifferently.
' Perhap sthis (L ib erPentaculorum ) is thesam easthetreatise
DeN ecram antiaadFilium
Rob oam , w hichFatherG retser, alearnedG erm anJ esuit, hadseenw ritteninG reekinthe
lib raryoftheDukeofB av aria
." Thecollectedw orksof' G retserareinsev enteenfolio
v olum es, andtherearelim itstoresearch . I tm ayb eaffirm ed, how ev er, thatthe C atalogus
C odicum Manuscrip torum B ib liothecz
Regia B av aria.auctereI gnatioHardt, ej usdem b ib liotheca
sub p reoecto, 5 v ols., Monarchii, 1 8o6 , doesnotm entionsuchaw ork . Thereferencetothe
p rintededitionoftheC lav icleoccursatp p .3 6 ,
3 7
ofD' A rtigny' sarticle, anddescrib esitas
consistingof1 2 5 p p .in q uarto, w ithoutnam eofp laceorp rinter .Thefrontisp iece(Q title)
reads
" C lav icleofSolom on, " w ithacrossw ithinacircleb eneath, andb elow thissym b olisthe
date1 6 5 5 . Thew holew orkisdiv idedintotw elv e
.p aragrap hs, ofw hichD' A rtignytranscrib es
p artofN o
.9 , anE x orcism oftheSp iritsoftheA ir, w hichm ostcertainlydoes' notoccurin
anyknow neditionofthe G randC lav icle, and is ap p arentlyadap tedfrom the L em egeton.
1 A b ib liograp hyofPap usap p endedtohis MethodicalSum m aryoftheXab alah enum erates
forty- sev ensep arateK ab alistictreatisesw hichap p eared in Heb rew b etw eenthem iddleofthe
thirteenthandthecloseofthesix teenthcentury
.Theseareonlythem ostnoted, andex tra .
K ab alisticliteraturew asfarlarger
.I m entionthissourceofreference for theb enefitof
theoccultstudent, asitm ayb ereadytohishand. The
MagnaB ib liothecaRab b inica
of
B artolocci, form ing- w ithitssup p lem entb yanotherhand- fiv ev olum esinfolio, isthegreat
andm onum entalcatalogueofliteratureinJ ew ry.
6 1
TheB ookofC erem onialMagic
consistentw ithaliteraturew hichhasdonenothingb utascrib e
falsely . Thatitshouldb etakenseriouslyb yanyw ell- eq uip p ed
p ersonatthep resentdaym ust, ofcourse, b eq uite' inscrutab le,
andinresp ectoftheE nglisheditor, thosew hofeelconcerned
intheq uestionm ayaccountforitinoneoftw ow ays :- - b y
ap redisp ositiontoaccep tstatem ents on thefaithofoccult
traditionfollow ingup onaconv ictionastotherealityofoccult
science ; or, alternativ ely, b yaknow ledgederiv edfrom the
traditionsofinitiation . Thefirstisregrettab leb ecauseitis
op entoab use, w hichisstatingthecaseinterm sofunstrained
m ercy . ; thesecondisnotlikelytoex ist, b ecauseitisin-
j urioustotheintelligenceoftheK ingofI sraeltosup p ose
thathew rotetheC lav icle .
I donotfeelclear, how ev er,
thatitw ouldb eb eneathcertainstorehousesofocculttradi-
tiontoratifytheascrip tionortom akearchiv estosup p ortit
.
I nsum , itw ouldb eq uiteinaccordancew iththem indof
occultinitiationtotransm itafalsetradition or tom anufactureit.
Sofarconcerningtheantiq uityofthew orkandthesov e-
reignm ystificationofitsauthorship .
I trem ainsnow tosay
som ethingofitscharacter . The K ey ofSolom on canscarcely
b ej udgedaccuratelyinthelightofitsE nglishv ersion, forthe
translator, p reternaturallyregardingitasa
, highlyhonour-
ab lem em orialoflaw fulm agic, hasex cisedasm uchasp ossib le
theG oeticp ortions, onthegroundthattheyarelaterinterp ola-
tions, w hichisofcoursearb itrary .
Hestillretains, how ev er,
w hatisgenerallystigm atisedasoneofthedistinctiv em arks
ofB lackMagic
; theritualisp erm eatedw iththeb loody
sacrifice, w hichMr.Mathersrightlycondem ns, b uthasnot
seenhisw aytorej ect . Hisv ersionfurtherincludesv arious
referencestothep erform anceofw orksofhatredanddestruc-
tion- thatis, w orksb etrayinganev ilp urp ose, orap urp ose
directlyconnectingw ithB lackMagic .
Thechap terdetailing
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C om p ositeRituals
them ethodofeffectingsuchob j ectsisom itted, b utitisfound
infiv eoutofthesev encodicesup on w hich thev ersionisb ased
.
Furtherm ore, w heretheintentionis not ev il, itisfriv olous,
hyp erb olicalorp aram ountlyfoolish . I tis (a.) friv olousinsuch
ex p erim entsasthedetectionofstolengoods, b yw hichitis
p lacedonthesam elev elasthep edlar' sliteratureoffortune-
telling ; itis (b .) hyp erb olicalandfantasticintheex p erim ent
of inv isib ility, inthecom p osition- of- theMagicG artersand
theMagicStaff ; , itis (c.) foolishinsuchchap tersasthat
onp rev entingasp ortsm anfrom killing` anygam e . Perhap s,
how ev er, these' distinctionsm ayb eheldtom ergeintoone
another. M., Pap us, them outhp ieceoftheFrenchoccultists,
distinguishesb etw eentheK eysofSolom onandtheim p ostures
of colp ortage b utinw hatresp ect, itm ayb easked, arethese
p rocesses sup eriortothechap b ooksof colp o leurs f
Thehighestam b itionoftheC lav iclesisidenticalw ith
thatoftheG rim oires- tob ecom em asterofa - treasurep os-
sessedb ysp irits . I tshouldalso b e ob serv edthatex p erim ents
w hichhav efortheirob j ect an interferencew iththefreew ill
ofanotherp erson, suchasthat of
seekingfav ourandlov e,
areessentiallyev ilex p erim ents .
I hav enow enum eratedallthep rocessesw hichareset
forthinthis" fountainheadandstorehouse
of K ab alistical
Magic" ; itisforsuchtrum p eryp urp osesthattheMagus
isdirectedtoundertakehislab oriousp rep aration, andfor
suchalsoto p ut .i n m otionthep ow ersb eliev edtob e- inherent
inDiv ineN am es, inlong ' p ages of p retentiousp rayersand
in " strongerandm orep ow erful" conj urations .
How ev er
m uchthej usticeofthecriticm ayb etem p eredb ythem ercy
ofthefam iliarex p lorertow ardsam em orialofoccultscience
w hichhasb eenunduly, honoured- thatis, honouredotherw ise
thanasaliterarycuriosity- it
-
m ustb econcludedthatthe
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TheB ookofC erem onialMagic
K eyofSolom on isagrotesq uecom b inationofthep om p ous
andridiculous ; itis, infact, theoldstoryofthem ountain
andthem ouse, b utsogreatisthetrav ailthat, inthiscase,
them ouseisb roughtforthdead
.
-
2 . TheL esserK eyofSolom on
The L em egeton, or
L esser
K eyof
Solom on, Rab b iandK ing,
isaw orkoffarm oreex altedp retensions, w hichdep loys
allthehierarchiesandev okessp iritsb ym illiards .A b out
itsantiq uitythereisnoneedforseriousdisp ute
; itclaim s
tob etranslatedfrom theHeb rew , b utitsearliestp erfect
ex am p lesareinFrenchofthesev enteenthcentury, andno
onehasheardoftheoriginal . I tm usthav eex isted, how ev er, .
inam uchearlierform
; it ' isthesub j ectofcontinualreference
b ydem onologistslikeWierus, underthestyleofthesorcerer' s
L ib erSp irituum ,
anditisfrom thissourcethatthescornful
scep ticw how asthep up ilofA grip p a, deriv ed hisPseudo-
m onarchiaDtem onum , w ith, how ev er, significantv ariationsfrom
theknow ncop ies .
The L em egetonis div idedintofourp arts, w hichcontrol
theofficesofallsp iritsatthew illoftheop erator, from w hom
theordinaryconditionsareex acted .' Withtheex cep tion
ofthefirstp art, w hichgav em aterialstoWierus, thiscurious,
andinm anyresp ectsm em orab le, w orkhasnev erb eenp rinted,
althoughithasb eentax edsurrep titiouslyforcontrib utionsb y
m ostm akersofRitualsandG rim oires. I tdeals, asI hav e
said, w iththeev ocationofallclassesofsp irits, ev il, indifferent
andgood ; itsop eningRitesarethoseofL ucifer, B e] , A staroth
andthew holecohortofI nfernus ; itisentitled G oetia, w hich
sufficientlyex p lainsitself, ' andcontainstheform sofconj uration
1 SeePartii.c.iofthep resentw ork .
zI tistheG reekw ordyonreta, i.e. Witchcraft.
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Composite R itu a l s
f or sev en ty - tw o c h ief d ev il s a n d th eir
min ister s, w ith
a n
a c c ou n t
of th eir pow er s a n d of f ic es . Th e sec on d pa r t, or
Th eu r g ia G oetia , d ea l s w ith th e spir its of th e c a r d in a l poin ts
a n d th eir in f er ior s
. Th ese a r e mixed n a tu r es, some g ood
a n d some ev il . Th e th ir d b ook ` - is c a l l ed th e P a u l in e A n t,
f or th e sig n if ic a n c e of w h ic h n a me I a m u n a b l e to a c c ou n t
.
I t c on c er n s th e A n g el s of th e Hou r s of th e Da y a n d Nig h t
a n d of th e Zod ia c a l Sig n s. Th e f ou r th pa r t, or A l ma d el ,
en u mer a tes f ou r oth er c h oir s of spir its in a somew h a t ob sc u r e
ma n n er . Th er e is on e sig n if ic a n t poin t a b ou t th e en tir e w or k
- th e pow er s r esid en t in th e of f ic es of I n f er n a l Spir its a r e
min u tel y set f or th , b u t th e R itu a l is a l most sil en t a s to th e
spec ia l b en ef its w h ic h ma y b e expec ted f r om in ter c ou r se w ith
th e h ig h er c l a sses of in tel l ig en c e ; it is, th er ef or e, ob v iou s to
w h om th e ma g ic ia n w ou l d h a v e r ec ou r se if h e h a d a d ef in ite
en d in v iew .
I t is, in d eed , b y n o mea n s impr ob a b l e th a t th e
f ir st or G oetic por tion c on stitu tes th e tr u e L emeg eton , a n d
th a t th e oth er sec tion s, a ppa r en tl y u n k n ow n to W ier u s, a r e
a d d ition s of a l a ter d a te . Th is d iv ision , in eith er c a se, is
n ot on l y expr essl y , c on n ec ted w ith Bl a c k Ma g ic , or r a th er
exc l u siv el y d ev oted th er eto, b u t it in d u b ita b l y d iv id es w ith
th e so- c a l l ed G r ea ter Key th e f or b id d in g h on ou r of h a v in g
b een th e c h ief in spir a tion of a l l th e l a ter h a n d b ook s of in f er n a l
c er emon ia l
.
Dev oid of a n y d oc tr in a l pa r t, it h a s n oth in g
w h ic h c a l l s f or c ita tion in th is pl a c e, b u t a s n o G r imoir e
c a n pr eten d to c ompl eten ess w ith ou t it,
a l l its h ier a r c h ic ta b u -
l a tion s a n d a l l its ev ok in g pr oc esses w il l b e g iv en in th e
Sec on d P a r t .
I sh ou l d sta te in c on c l u sion th a t th e L ittl e Key is a sc r ib ed
sometimes to Sol omon th e Kin g a n d sometimes to a R a b b i of
th a t n a me
. I t sh ou l d b e d istin g u ish ed , h ow ev er , f r om th e k ey
of R a b b i Sol omon
pr oper , w h ic h is mor e espec ia l l y c on c er n ed w ith
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th e c omposition , c on sec r a tion a n d u se of pl a n eta r y ta l isma n s .
I t pr eten d s to d ea l on l y w ith " g ood G en ies, " b u t it in c l u d es
th e b l ood sa c r if ic e, a n d th er e is th e u su a l a n xiety in r espec t
of th e f or m a n d a spec t in w h ic h th e in tel l ig en c e ma y a ppea r .
I t is, h ow ev er , espec ia l l y pr ov id ed th a t n o sea l , pen ta c l e or
c h a r a c ter sh a l l b e a ppl ied to th e in j u r y of a n oth er , a n d mor e
espec ia l l y a stu d en t of th e a r t . Th e a r t, in f in e, d oes n ot
in v ol v e a n y c ompa c t, " impl ic it or expl ic it . " I su ppose th a t
th is pr od u c tion is l a ter th a n oth er s of th e c y c l e
.
. 3 . Th e P a u l in e A r t
I f th e in tima tion of th e l a st sec tion b e a c c epted a s a w or k -
in g h y poth esis in r espec t of th e L emeg eton ,
a n d if its th ir d a n d
f ou r th b ook s b e th er ef or e set a pa r t a s a c c r etion s, th er e is
possib l y some c ol ou r a b l e pr eten c e f or pl a c in g
Th e P a u l in e A r t
a mon g c omposite R itu a l s . I t is v er y d if f ic u l t to spea k c er ta in l y ,
a s w h a t is of f er ed in th e w or k is th e R itu a l f or th e I n v oc a tion
of th e A n g el s of Da y a n d Nig h t, th e A n g el s of th e Tw el v e
Sig n s a n d th ose of th e Zod ia c a l d eg r ees, w h o a r e ter med
A n g el s of Men .
Th er e is, h ow ev er , n o d istin c t a c c ou n t eith er
of th eir of f ic es or q u a l ities, exc ept in th e c a se of th e l a st, a s
to w h om it a ppea r s th a t th eir in ter v en tion c a n b e sou g h t on l y
f or pu r poses w h ic h a r e in c on son a n c e w ith th e l a w s of G od
a n d th e g ood of ma n k in d g en er a l l y .
I t is a n a r id d oc u men t
l a r g el y c on sistin g of n a me c a ta l og u es, b u t a s f or th is r ea son
it is possib l e to pr esen t it sh or tl y , a n d a s it c ou n ts f or some-
th in g in th e l iter a tu r e, I sh a l l g iv e it in th e f ol l ow in g f or m
.
HOUR S OF THE DA Y
Th e R u l er of th e Fir st Hou r is
SA MA E L , w h o h a s 444
ser v in g spir its u n d er eig h t l ea d er s, n a mel y : A r n in iet, Ch a r
Da r esiel , Mon a siel , Br u miel , Nestor iel , Ch a r mea s,
Mer esij n .
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Composite
R itu a l s
Th e R u l er of th e Sec on d Hou r is
A NA E L , w h o
h a s u n d er
h is c on tr ol ten c h ief a n d on e h u n d r ed l esser l or d s
. Th ese
in th eir tu r n c omma n d ser v in g spir its
.
Th e c h ief s ' in c l u d e
Mon a r c h a s,
A r c h iel a n d Ch a r d iel ;
th e su b a l ter n s in c l u d e
Or ph iel , Ca r siol , E l moy m, Q u or iel E r mosiel , G r a n iel .
Th e' R u l er of th e Th ir d Hou r is VE G UA NI E L ,
u n d er w h om
a r e tw en ty c h ief of f ic er s, tw o h u n d r ed l esser of f ic er s a n d a
c l ou d of ser v in g - spir its . Th e c h ief of f ic er s in c l u d e Mu r r iel ,
L eosiel , Dr el meth ,
Sa r d ixiel ;
a mon g th e l esser of f ic er s a r e
P a r miel , Coma d iel , G l ma r ij , Ha n tiel , Ser v iel , Fu r iel .
Th e R u l er of th e Fou r th Hou r is VA CHMI E L , w h o h a s ten
c h ief a n d on e h u n d r ed in f er ior of f ic er s, h a v in g ma n y ser v in g
spir its . Th e c h ief s in c l u d e
A mmiel , L c f r miel , Ma r f iel , Or mij el ,
Sa r d iel a n d th e in f er ior s
E ma r f ieh P er miel , Q u or iel , Stu r b iel ,
Da n iel
Th e R u l er of th e Fif th Hou r is
SA ZQ UI E L , h a v in g ten
c h ief a n d on e h u n d r ed l esser of f ic er s, ea c h w ith a tten d a n ts
.
Th e c h ief s in c l u d e
Da miel A r ma r el e, Ma r oc h , Ser a piel ,
Fu stiel , a n d th e in f er ior s
J a mer sil Fu tin iet, R a misiel , A misiel ,
P u l r isiel .
Th e R u l er of th e Sixth Hou r is
SA MI L , w h o h a s ten c h ief
a n d on e h u n d r ed l esser of f ic er s, w ith a v a st c on c ou r se of ,
ser v in g spir its . A mon g th e c h ief s a r e
A r a eb el , Ch a r u c h ,
Med u ssu siel , Na th a n iel , P er n iel , a n d a mon g th e su b or d in a tes
j a miel , J ou str iel Sa meon , Fa r siel , Za mion .
Th e R u l er of th e Sev en th Hou r is BA R G I NI E L , h a v in g a l so
ten of f ic er s a n d on e h u n d r ed su b a l ter n s, a mon g w h om a r e
A b r a siel , Fa r mos, Noster i, Ma n siel , Sa g iel , f or
th e c h ief ,
a n d Ha r miel ,
Na sta r o, Va r ma j , Tu sma s,
Cr oc iel , a s in f er ior
exa mpl es :
Th e R u l er of th e E ig h th Hou r is OSG A E BI A L ,
w h o h a s
ma n y c h ief a n d su b or d in a te of f ic er s a n d a g r ea t c l ou d of
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ser v in g spir its
. A mon g th e c h ief s
a r e Sa r f iel , A ma tin o,
Ch or iel Mosiel , L a n th r os,
a n d a mon g th e su b a l ter n s Dema r os,
Osma j l oel J a n u v iel , Ver n a el , Th r ib iel
.
Th e R u l er of th e Nin th Hou r is VA DR I E L , h a v in g ten c h ief
a n d on e h u n d r ed l esser of f ic er s a n d ser v in g spir its ev en a s th e
sa n d s of th e sea . Th e g r ea ter in c l u d e A str on iel , Ch a r ms,
P a mer
f Da miel , Ma d r iel ;
a mon g th e l esser a r e Kr emos,
Mer os, Br a siel Na f a r in ; Zoig miel .
Th e R u l er of th e Ten th Hou r is OR I E L ,
w h o h a s ten
c oh or ts of of f ic er s pr esid in g ov er ma n y ser v in g spir its . Th ese
or d er s in c l u d e A r mesi, Da r b iel , P a n a l es, Mesr iel Ch or ob ,
L emu r e, Or ma s,
Ch a r m, Za z ior ,
Na mon - b ein g
on e of ea c h
c h oir .
Th e R u l er of th e E l ev en th Hou r is
BA R I E L ,
w h ose a r my
is simil a r l y d iv id ed , a n d a s ty pic a l spec imen s of th e ten or d er s
th er e a r e A l ma r iz , P r a l imiel , Ch a r d r os, Fu r miel L a mie,
Men a f iel , Dema sa r , Or ma r y , Hev a s, Zemoel
. ,
Th e R u l er of th e Tw el f th Hou r is BE R A TI E L , w h ose of f ic er s
a r e d iv id ed in to tw el v e or d er s, some g r ea ter a n d some l esser ,
th e exa mpl es of ea c h b ein g - in th e f ir st c l a ss, Ca mer on , A l tr o-
f a el , P en a tiel , Dema r a e, Fa ma r is ;
a n d in th e sec on d , P h a r n iel
Ner ostiel , E ma r son , Voiz ia , Sa mer on .
HOUR S OF THE NI G HT
Th e Neg otia per a mb u l a n tia in ten eb r is
a r e mor e n u mer ou s
th a n th ose of th e d a y l ig h t . Th ey a r e d iv id ed u n d er th eir
r espec tiv e Su pr eme R u l er s in to six c h ief a n d six sec on d a r y
or d er s, a n d th e ser v in g spir its a r e pr opor tion a tel y g r ea t in
n u mb er .
Th e Fir st Hou r . Su pr eme - R u l er - G A MI E L .
Th e c h ief
of f ic er s in c l u d e Mor iel , G a r th iel , Sej 5 h a r on , Mou sien , A r a th iel ,
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Composite .
R itu a l s
Cosel. L esser
of f ic er s : Za n i& ,
Noxin , Tempa st, Fa r ion ,
G l a r a s, Bel sa l.
Th e Sec on d Hou r .
Su pr eme R u l er - FA R R I s
. Th e c h ief
of f ic er s in c l u d e
A l mod a r , Ta ma r id , Ned r os, Or misiel Ch a b r il ,
P r a xil .
L esser of f ic er s : P er ma z ,
Umer oz , E ma r il , Fr omez in ,
R a ma siel , G r a n oz in .
Th e Th ir d Hou r .
' Su pr eme R u l er - SA R Q UA MI CH . Th e
c h ief of f ic er s in c l u d e
Mer ia r m, Cr u siel , P en a r y s, A mr iel ,
Den c in oz , Nestoz oz . L esser of f ic er s :
E v a n el Sa r mez in , Ha g l on ,
Uv a b r iel Th y mitz od , Fr omz on
.
Th e Fou r th Hou r . Su pr eme R u l er - - J E FI SCHA
. Th e c h ief
of f ic er s in c l u d e
A r mesiel , Ned r u el Ma n e, Or ma el , P h or siel ,
R imez in
. L esser of f ic er s : R a y z iel G emez in , Fr emiel , Ha ma y -
z od , J a pn oil l L a med iel .
Th e Fif th Hou r . ' Su pr eme R u l er - A BA SDA R HON . Th e
c h ief of f ic er s in c l u d e Mon iel , Ch a r b y , A pin iel Dema tr on ,
Nec h oxim, Ha mer iel . L esser of f ic er s : Ha r ptz a l l , Ch r y mos,
P a tr oz in , Na meton , Ba r ma s, P h a tiel
Th e Sixth Hou r .
Su pr eme R u l er - ZA A ZONA SH . Th e
c h ief of f ic er s in c l u d e Men or iia , P r en ostix, Na med or , Ch er a tiel ,
Dr a ma z od , Fu l er iel . L esser of f ic er s :
P a mmon , Dr a c on , G emt-
z od , E n a r iel , R u d osor , Sa l mon .
Th e Sev en th Hou r . Su pr eme R u l er - ME NDR I ON . Th e
c h ief of f ic er s in c l u d e A mmiel , Ch or iel G en a r itz od , P en d r oz ,
Memsiel Ven ta r iel
. L esser of f ic er s
:
Za c h a r el , R a z z iel , Ta r -
n z itz od , A n a pion , Fr a moc h , Ma c h ma y .
Th e E ig h th Hou r . Su pr eme R u l er - NA R COR I E L . Th e
c h ief of f ic er s : Ca mb il l , Ned a r ij in , A str oc on , Ma r if iel , Dr a -
moz in , A mel z om . L esser of f ic er s : Ha n oz iz , G a str ion , Th oma x,
Heb r a z y m, Zimel oz , G a msiel .
Th e Nin th Hou r . Su pr eme R u l er - NA COR I E L . Th e c h ief
of f ic er s, n ot su b d iv id ed
A d r a pen , Ch er mes, Fen a d r os, Vema -
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siel , Coma r y , Dema n or , Na mea l , Ma l iel , Ha n oz oz , Br a n d z el ,
E v a n d iel , I a ma r iel .
Th e
Ten th Hou r : J USG UA R I N .
Th e c h ief of f ic er s ten ,
in c l u d in g
L a ph er iel E mer z iel , Ma mer oij u d . L esser of f ic er s
on e h u n d r ed , in c l u d in g Ch a mer a y , Ha z a mil , Vr a n iel
.
Th e E l ev en th Hou r
: DA R DA R I E L . Th e g r ea t of f ic er s in -
c l u d e Ca r d iel P er mon , A r miel , Ha stor iel Ca smir os, Du ma r iel ,
Tu mor iel
. L esser - of f ic er s : Her ma s, Dr u c h a s, Ch a r ma n ,
E l a miz , I a l c oa j u l L a mer sf , Ha ma r y tz od
.
Th e Tw el f th Hou r : SA R I NDI E L . Th e c h ief of f ic er s in c l u d e
A d on iel , Da r mosiel , A mb r iel
a n d th e l esser of f ic er s, Nef r ia s,
I r ma n otz od , Mel a n os . Th er e a r e oth er s c ited , b u t th e l ist is
c on f u sed in my exa mpl e a n d th ese w il l ser v e a l l pu r poses of
en u mer a tion .
Th e A n g el s of th e Tw el v e Sig n s- c l a ssin g th e l a tter
a c c or d in g to th e el emen ta r y tr ipl ic ities- a r e
:
Fier y Tr ipl ic ity
A r ies- A n g el = A iel ; L eo- A n g el = 01 ; Sa g itta r iu s- A n g el =
Siz a j a sel. A ir y Tr ipl ic ity : G emin i- A n g el = G iel ; L ib r a - - r
A n g el = J a el ; A q u a r iu s- A n g el = A u siu l. W a ter y Tr ipl ic ity
Ca n c er . - A n g el . Ca el ; Sc or pio - A n g el = Sosol ; P isc es
-
A n g el = P a siel. E a r th y Tr ipl ic ity : Ta u r u s- A n g el =
Tu a l
;
Vir g o- A n g el =
Toil
; Ca pr ic or n u s- A n g el =
Ca su j oia h .
Bu t th e su pr eme z od ia c a l pr esid en c y is a l l oc a ted to th e
a r c h a n g el s a s f ol l ow s : f or th e Fier y Tr ipl ic ity , Mic h a el
; f or
th e A ir y Tr ipl ic ity , R a ph a el ; f or th e W a ter y Tr ipl ic ity ,
G a b r iel ; f or th e E a r th y Tr ipl ic ity , Ur iel .
Th is f ol l ow s a l l
th e tr a d ition a l pr ec ed en ts . I t is impossib l e to c ite h er e th e
so- c a l l ed a n g el s or g en ii of men w h o g ov er n th e z od ia c a l
d eg r ees to th e n u mb er of 3 6 0 .
Th ey a r e exempl if ied b y th e
r u l in g a r c h a n g el s, w h ose in v oc a tion d oes n ot seem to b e pos-
sib l e, a n d b y th e spir its a tten d a n t on th ese, a s, f or exa mpl e
A sa j el , Soc h iel a n d Ca ssiel of th e E a r th y Tr ipl ic ity ; Sa ma el ,
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c omposite R itu a l s
Ma d iel ' a n d Ma el , of
th e
W a ter y Tr ipl ic ity ; a n d so f or th
. Th ese
0
w il l su f f er c ita tion , b u t th e su c c ess of th e P a u l in e exper imen ts
g en er a l l y w il l d epen d ( a . ) u pon th e c on str u c tion of th e sea l s
a ttr ib u ted to th e tw en ty - f ou r r u l in g h ou r s of th e d a y a n d
n ig h t, w h ic h sea l s mu st exh ib it th e pr oper a str ol og ic a l sig n s
r ef er a b l e to th e d a y " a n d h ou r of ea c h in tel l ig en c e
; ( b . ) u pon
th e u se, w h en in v oc a tion ta k es pl a c e, of th e pr oper pl a n eta r y
per f u mes ; ( c . )
u pon th e a str ol og ic a l sea l s r ef er a b l e to th e c h ief
in tel l ig en c es of th e Tw el v e Sig n s u n d er th e pr esid en c y of th e
f ou r g r ea t a r c h a n g el s
; ( d . ) u pon a c on sec r a ted c r y sta l in to
w h ic h th e z od ia c a l spir its mu st b e c a l l ed b y th e oper a tor
; a n d
( e. )
u pon th e c er emon ia l u se of th e in v ok in g f or mu l a e, spec imen s
of w h ic h a r e
a s f ol l ow s .
HOUR S OF THE DA Y A ND NI G HT
I n v oc a tion of a Su pr eme R u l er
0 mig h ty a n d poten t pr in c e Sa ma el ,
w h o a r t th e r u l er a n d
g ov er n or of th e f ir st h ou r of
th e d a y b y th e d ec r ee of th e Most
Hig h G od , Kin g of G l or y ;
I , th e ser v a n t of th e Most Hig h , d o
d esir e a n d en tr ea t y ou b y th r ee g r ea t a n d poten t n a mes of G od ,
A DONA I , A G L A ON, TE TR A G R A MMA TON,
a n d b y th e pow er a n d
v ir tu e th er eof , to a ssist me in my
a f f a ir s, a n d , b y y ou r pow er ,
a n d a u th or ity to sen d me, c a u sin g to a ppea r b ef or e
me, a l l or
a n y of
th e a n g el s w h om I sh a l l c a l l b y n a me,
th e sa me b ein g
r esid en t u n d er y ou r g ov er n men t
. I d o f u r th er en tr ea t a n d r e-
q u ir e th a t th ey sh a l l h el p
in a l l ma tter s w h ic h a c c or d w ith th eir
of f ic e, ev en a s I sh a l l d esir e, a n d th a t th ey sh a l l a c t f or me a s
f or th e ser v a n t of th e Most Hig h .
A men .
THE I NVOCA TI ON OF A G E NI US I N THE CR YSTA L
Th e c er emon y is per f or med f a c in g tow a r d s th a t q u a r ter of
h ea v en in w h ic h th e sig n is situ a ted
.
q I
1
Th e Book
of Cer emon ia l Ma g ic
P R A YE R
0 th ou g r ea t a n d b l essed a n g el N . ,
my a n g el g u a r d ia n ,
v ou c h sa f e to d esc en d f r om th y h ol y ma n sion s b r in g in g
th y h ol y
in f l u en c e a n d pr esen c e in to th is c r y sta l ston e,
th a t I ma y b eh ol d
th y g l or y a n d en j oy th y soc iety a n d a id , b oth n ow a n d ev er mor e
.
0 _ th ou th a t a r t h ig h er th a n th e f ou r th h ea v en , th ou w h o k n ow est
th e sec r ets of E L A NE L , th ou w h o r id est on th e w in g s of th e w in d
a n d a r t en d ow ed w ith su per l u n a r y motion ; d o
th ou d esc en d
a n d b e pr esen t, I pr a y th ee . I f ev er I h a v e mer ited th y soc iety ,
if
my in ten tion s a r e pu r e in th y
sig h t, b r in g h ith er th in e eter n a l
pr esen c e ;
d eig n to h ol d c ommu n e w ith
me, in th e n a me of th e
G r ea t G od
J E HOVA H,
to W h om th e w h ol e c h oir of h ea v en c on -
tin u a l l y sin g s
: 0 MA P P A L A MA N,
Ha l l el u j a h . A men .
By th e pr oper ob ser v a tion of th e r u l es l a id d ow n in th e
P a u l in e A r t r espec tin g th e A n g el s of Men , a n d on th e a ssu mp-
tion th a t h e is a c q u a in ted w ith th e a c tu a l min u te of h is b ir th ,
it is sa id th a t th e oper a tor ma y a tta in to a l l a r ts a n d sc ien c es,
ev en to th e su m of w isd om . I n a w or d , it is th e r oy a l r oa d
of k n ow l ed g e, b oth in th e th eor etic a l a n d th e pr a c tic a l d eg r ees
.
Of su c h is A str on omic a l Ma g ic , a c c or d in g to th e L emeg eton
a n d its d epen d en c ies . I t d oes n ot d if f er essen tia l l y f r om th e
sy stem of th e E n oc h ia n Ta b l ets f ol l ow ed b y J oh n Dee a n d
E d w a r d Kel l ey , h is sk r y er , a s f ou n d in th e Fa ith f u l R el a tion
.
Th e sa me ob ser v a tion w il l a ppl y to th e c on ten t of th e n ext
sec tion , w h ic h ma y b e per mitted to f ol l ow w ith ou t f u r th er
pr ef a c e .
4 . Th e A l ma d el
I sh a l l expl a in in th e f ir st pl a c e th a t th is sc h eme of in v oc a -
tion d er iv es its titl e f r om th e c on v en tion a l ta l isma n on w h ic h
7 2
Composite R itu a l s
th e pr oc ess d epen d s . I t is ma d e of w h ite w a x,
a n d is in sc r ib ed
a s h er ein a f ter a ppea r s
.
Th is f ig u r e is u sed f or th e f ou r c h ief a n g el s w h ose g ov er n -
men t exten d s ov er th e f ou r a l titu d es of th e w or l d , n a mel y ,
E a st, W est, Nor th a n d Sou th
. I t ser v es a l so f or th eir min ister s
a n d in f er ior s . A s, h ow ev er , a d if f er en t c ol ou r is a ttr ib u ted to
th e c h oir of ea c h q u a r ter , a n d a s th is c ol ou r mu st d y e th e
w h ite w a x, it f ol l ow s th a t th ose w h o w ou l d tr a f f ic w ith th e
en tir e h ier a r c h y mu st c ompose f ou r A l ma d el s . Th eir l a b ou r ,
mor eov er , w il l n ot en d h er e, f or ea c h ta l isma n mu st h a v e
f ou r c a n d l es ma d e f r om th e sa me w a x a n d set a pa r t th er eto
.
Fin a l l y , th er e mu st b e pr ov id ed a sea l of g ol d or sil v er ,
on w h ic h mu st b e en g r a v ed th e n a mes HE L I ON, HE L L UJ ON,
A DONA I . I t ser v es f or a l l th e c h oir s . Th e c a n d l es a r e pr o-
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Book of Cer emon ia l Ma g ic
v id ed w ith w a xen f eet, a n d th e A l ma d el r ests th er eon , b ein g
a f ou r - sq u a r e f ig u r e mea su r in g six in c h es ev er y w a y
. Th e
c ol ou r f or th e E a ster n c h oir is l il y w h ite
; th e oth er s a r e r ed ,
g r een , a n d a ppa r en tl y a d a r k l in g g r een w h ic h a ppr oa c h es
b l a c k , b u t on l y th e
f ir st c h oir is a l l oc a ted to its d istin c t
q u a r ter of th e h ea v en . Th e n a mes of th e I n tel l ig en c es a r e
,
a s f ol l ow s : -
FI R ST A L TI TUDE : A l imiel , G a & iel , Bor a c h iel , L eb es,
Hel l ison . Th ey ma k e a l l th in g s f r u itf u l in c r ea tion
.
SE COND A L TI TUDE :
A l ph a r iz a , G er on , G er on , A r mon ,
G er ein on . Th ey h a v e pow er ov er g ood s a n d r ic h es, a n d c a n
ma k e a n y ma n r ic h or poor . Th ey a l so c a u se d ec r ea se a n d
b a r r en n ess.
THI R D A L TI TUDE : E l 0h a ma sa i, G el omir os, G ed ob on a i,
Sa r a n a n a , E l omn ia . Th eir of f ic es a r e n ot sta ted . .
FOUR TH A L TI TUDE
: Ba r c h iel , G ed iel , G eb iel , Del iel , Ca j 5 tiel .
I n th is c a se a l so th e of f ic es a r e n ot sta ted .
W h en a n A n g el of th e Fir st A l titu d e r espon d s to in v oc a -
tion , h e c a r r ies a b a n n er emb l a z on ed w ith a w h ite c r oss, h is
b od y is c l oth ed a b ou t w ith a l u min ou s c l ou d , a n d h e is c r ow n ed
w ith r oses
. UI e is f a ir of f a c e, a n d , a t h is d epa r tu r e l ea v es a
sw eet per f u me . A n A n g el of th e Sec on d A l titu d e h a s th e
f or m of a y ou n g c h il d in r ose- c ol ou r ed sa tin , w ith a c r ow n of
r ed g il l y f l ow er s on h is h ea d
.
His f a c e l ook s tow a r d s h ea v en ,
a n d sh in es w ith th e l ig h t of th e su n . Th e per f u me w h ic h h e
l ea v es en d u r es f or a l on g - time . A n A n g el of th e Th ir d
A l titu d e a ppea r s in th e f or m of a c h il d or l ittl e w oma n in g r een
a n d sil v er c ol ou r s, w ea r in g a c r ow n of b a y l ea v es b eset w ith
w h ite f l ow er s
.
Th is a ppa r ition a l so l ea v es sw eet per f u me .
A n A n g el of th e Fou r th A l titu d e a ppea r s in th e f or m of
a
b oy or l ittl e ma n , in b l a c k or ol iv e g a r men ts, c r ow n ed w ith
iv y b er r ies
. His per f u me d if f er s f r om th e r est, b u t is n ot
7 4
Composite R itu a l s
l ess sw eet : a l l th e ma n if esta tion s a r e b ea u tif u l , a n d , a s it is
sa id th a t th ey mu st n ot b e c a l l ed f or a n y th in g a g a in st G od
a n d His l a w s, it is on l y th e. too c er ta in c ompa n y
in w h ic h
th e A l ma d el a ppea r s th a t r en d er s
its oper a tion s d ou b tf u l - I
mea n , in r espec t of th eir in ten tion
.
I n v oc a tion ta k es pl a c e on a Su n d a y in th e d a y a n d h ou r
of th e su n . Th e c a n d l es a r e pl a c ed in th e c a n d l estic k s th e
A I ma d el
r ests- a s w e h a v e seen - on th e pr oj ec tin g f eet of th e-
c a n d l es, b u t so - th a t th er e is a c l ea r spa c e b en ea th ' it. Th er e
is a h ol e in ea c h c or n er , a n d w h en th e in tel l ig en c e is a b ou t
to ma n if est, a n ea r th en v essel is pl a c ed u n d er th e ta l isma n
c on ta in in g h ot a sh es a n d th r ee
- g r a in s of ma stic in pow d er .
Th e smok e g en er a ted pa sses th r ou g h th e h ol es, a n d w h en it
is smel t b y th e A n g el it is sa id th a t h e b eg in s to spea k .
I sh ou l d expl a in , h ow el er , th a t th e f u r n itu r e of th e or a tor y
a n d th e v estmen ts w or n b y th e oper a tor . mu st b e of th e sa me
c ol ou r a s th e 41ma d el.
Th e c a n d l es a r e l ig h ted a t th e in c ep-
tion , th e g ol d en sea l is pl a c ed in th e mid d l e of th e ta l isma n ,
a n d , th e I n v oc a n t k n eel s d ow n , h ol d in g th e P r a y er a t Ca l l in g ,
w h ic h mu st b e w r itten on v ir g in pa r c h men t . Th e a ppa r ition
ma n if ests ov er th e A l ma d el , a t f ir st in th e f or m of a mist
.
Th is c l ea r s g r a d u a l l y , a n d w h en th e in c en se r ises th e ' f a c e of
th e A n g el is tu r n ed tow a r d s th e oper a tor , w h o
is a sk ed in a
l ow v oic e w h y th e P r in c es of th e pa r tic u l a r Ch oir or A l titu d e
h a v e b een th u s c a l l ed . Th e a n sw er is : "
I d esir e th a t a l l
my r eq u ests ma y b e g r a n ted a n d th a t w h ic h I pr a y f or
a c c ompl ish ed , f or
it a ppea r s a n d is d ec l a r ed b y y ou r of f ic e -
th a t th e sa me
-
is possib l e to y ou , if it pl ea se G od . " Th e
pa r tic u l a r s a r e en u mer a ted w ith ou t f ea r a n d w ith ou t d is-
r espec t .
I t w ou l d seem on th e su r f a c e of th e text a s if n o pr e-
l imin a r y in v oc a tion w er e n eed ed f or th is w or k , b u t th a t is th e
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Cer emon ia l Ma g ic
c on f u sion
of th e R itu a l w h ic h r el eg a tes it to th e en d a n d to a
d istin c t pa r t of th e pr oc ess .
THE P R A YE R A T CA L L I NG
Th ou g r ea t, mig h ty a n d b l essed a n g el of G od N . , w h o r u l est
a s th e c h ief a n d f ir st g ov er n in g A n g el in th e f ir st c h oir or a l titu d e
in th e E a st, u n d er th e g r ea t P r in c e
of
th e E a st w h om y ou ob ey ,
w h o a l so is set ov er y ou a s Kih g b y th e Div in e P ow er of G od ,
A DONA I , HE L OMI , P I NE , W h o is th e d isposer ' of a l l th in g s in
h ea v en , ea r th a n d h el l : I , th e ser v a n t of th a t G od ,
A DONA I ,
HE L OMI , P I NE ,
W h om y ou
ob ey , d o in v ok e, c on j u r e a n d en tr ea t
th ee, N . , th a t th ou w il t a ppea r f or th w ith . By th e v ir tu e a n d
pow er of th e sa me G od I d o c omma n d th ee f r om th in e or d er or
pl a c e of a b od e to c ome u n to me a n d sk ew th y sel f pl a in l y h er e
b ef or e me in th in e ow n pr oper sh a pe a n d g l or y , spea k in g in a
v oic e in tel l ig ib l e to min e u n d er sta n d in g .
0 th ou mig h ty a n d
b l essed A n g el N . , I , th e ser v a n t of th e sa me th y G od , d o en tr ea t
a n d h u mb l y b eseec h th ee to c ome a n d spew u n to me a l l th in g s
th a t I sh a l l d esir e of th ee, su b j ec t to th e pow er of th in e of f ic e
a n d th e g ood pl ea su r e of th e L or d ou r G od
. By th e th r ee n a mes
of th e tr u e G od , A DONA I , HE L OMI , P I NE ,
a n d b y th e n a me
A NA BONA , I b eseec h a n d c on str a in th ee f or th w ith to a ppea r
v isib l y in th y pr oper sh a pe, spea k in g in my ea r s a u d ib l y , th a t
I ma y h a v e th y b l essed , a n g el ic a l a n d g l or iou s a ssista n c e,
f a mil ia r f r ien d sh ip, c on sta n t soc iety , c ommu n ic a tion a n d in -
str u c tion , n ow a n d a t a l l times, h er ein a n d in a l l tr u th s w h ic h
th e A l mig h ty G od , Kin g of Kin g s, G iv er of a l l g ood g if ts, sh a l l
b e g r a c iou sl y pl ea sed to b estow on me . Th er ef or e, 0 th ou
b l essed A n g el N . , b e f r ien d l y u n to me, d o f or me a s G od h a th
empow er ed th ee, w h er eu n to I n ow a d j u r e th ee to a ppea r in
pow
t
er a n d pr esen c e, th a t I ma y sin g w ith His Hol y A n g el s
O MA P P A L A MA N, HA L L E L UJ A H . A ME N .
7 6
Composite
R itu a l s
W h en h e a ppea r s,
sa y s th e R itu a l , ,
g iv e h im a k in d en ter -
ta in men t ;
a sk w h a t is l a w f u l , possib l e a n d b ec omin g to h is
of f ic e
; a n d y ou sh a l l ob ta in
it .
I f , h ow ev er , h e sh ou l d f a il to
a ppea r , th e f ou r c a n d l es mu st b e ma r k ed w ith th e g ol d or sil v er
sea l , w h ic h a ppa r en tl y
w il l
en su r e ob ed ien c e .
Th er e a r e, h ow ev er , c er ta in pl a n eta r y c on sid er a tion s c on -
n ec ted w ith th is pr oc ess, on w h ic h its su c c ess d epen d s
. Th e
tw o f ir st A n g el s of th e Fir st A l titu d e c a n , on l y b e c a l l ed on th e
f ir st a n d sec on d Su n d a y in Ma r c h
; th e th ir d a n d f ou r th on th e
Su n d a y s in A pr il
th e f if th a f ter th e su n h a s en ter ed G emin i in
Ma y . A n d so of th e r est in su c c ession
.

5 .
Th e Fou r th Book of Cor n el iu s A g r ipa
I t is a ma tter n ow a l most of g en er a l k n ow l ed g e th a t a
Fou r th Book
of Oc c u l t P h il osoj 5 h y is a ttr ib u ted to Cor n el iu s
A g r ippa , a n d th a t it is r ej ec ted a s spu r iou s. Th e a u th en tic ity
of th e f a mou s th r ee b ook s h a s n ev er b een q u estion ed a n d is
in d eed b ey on d c h a l l en g e
; th e f ou r th is per h a ps l ess in ter estin g
f r om th e n a tu r e of its c on ten ts th a n f r om th is q u estion of its
a u th or sh ip . I t is, a t th e sa me time, a mu c h mor e sk il f u l
per f or ma n c e th a n th e c ommon r u n of ma g ic a l impostu r es
;
it c on n ec ts w ith a n d r ises ou t of th e g en u in e w or k in a v er y
c u r iou s ma n n er ;
a n d , h a v in g r eg a r d to th e spec ia l ma g ic a l c om-
pl exion of th e l a tter , th er e mig h t seem n o in h er en t r ea son w h y
it sh ou l d n ot h a v e b een th e pr od u c tion of A g r ippa
. Th e d if f i-
c u l ties c on c er n in g it ma y b e r ed u c ed to th r ee h ea d s
. On e is
of
time
; it a ppea r ed a f ter th e d ea th of th e r estl ess spec u l a tin g
ph il osoph er of Netter sh eim .
Now , a posth u mou s pu b l ic a tion is
n ot n ec essa r il y open to su spic ion u n l ess it is a tr ea tise on Ma g ic ,
b u t a tr ea tise on Ma g ic of th e per iod c on c er n ed , n ot a ppea r in g
in th e l if etime of its w r iter , is open to th e g r a v est su spic ion ,
b ec a u se of th e sc a n d a l ou s c ompa n y to w h ic h it b el on g s
. Th e
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Th e Book of Cer emon ia l Ma g ic
sec on d d if f ic u l ty is in ter n a l , a n d I d o n ot th in k th a t it c a n
b e ov er r id d en .
I t is to a c on sid er a b l e exten t
a r ec h a u f f e of
v a r iou s por tion s of th e th r ee u n d ispu ted b ook s, a n d , ev en in
th e d a y s of A g r ippa , it is n ot l ik el y th a t a n y a u th or w ou l d h a v e
so l ib er a l l y r epr od u c ed h imsel f .
Th e th ir d d if f ic u l ty is th a t it
w a s r ej ec ted a s a f or g er y b y W ier u s, th e pu pil of A g r ippa , w h o
mu st h a v e h a d a g ood oppor tu n ity of k n ow in g
; its r ej ec tion '
b y l a ter w r iter s
simpl y f ol l ow s th e l ea d of W ier u s, a n d is
th er ef or e of n o momen t . Th e str en g th of th e c a se a g a in st it
l ies ma in l y
in th e th ir d d if f ic u l ty , b u t oth er ob j ec tion s a r e
possib l e. Th ou g h n ot th e w or k of A g r ippa , it w a s
ev id en tl y
pr od u c ed in immed ia te pr oximity to h is per iod .
Th e b ook itsel f , w h ic h is q u ite in f or ma l l y w r itten , f a l l s in to
sev er a l d iv ision s
. Th er e is, f ir stl y , a n el a b or a te tr ea tise on th e
meth od of extr a c tin g th e n a mes of th e g ood a n d
ev il spir its
r ef er r ed to th e sev en pl a n ets . Th is is a f u r th er d ev el opmen t
of
a su b j ec t tr ea ted a t some l en g th in th e th ir d b ook of
Oc c u l t
P h il osoph y .
Th e meth od is of n o impor ta n c e to ou r in q u ir y ,
b u t th ose w h o h a v e sou g h t to u n r a v el it c on f ess th a t th ey h a v e
b een b a f f l ed . I a sk l ea v e to a ssu r e my
r ea d er s th a t I h a v e
n ot emu l a ted th eir z ea l b y seek in g to f ol l ow in th eir f ootsteps,
a n d , so f a r a s I a m c on c er n ed , th e meth od th er ef or e r ema in s
in th e b osom of its pr oper my ster y
. P ossib l y A g r ippa a n d h is
su c c essor w er e on l y f ool in g th eir r ea d er s, a n d d i4 n ot d isc l ose th e
sec r et .
Th e tr ea tise on Na mes is f ol l ow ed b y on e u pon Ch a r -
a c ter s a n d , d epen d in g a s it d oes f r om th e f ir st, th is is a l so n ot
r ea d il y in tel l ig ib l e
. I h a v e l ef t it to th ose w h om it ma y c on c er n .
Th er ea f ter c omes a f or ma l ta b u l a tion of a l l th e k n ow n sh a pes
f a mil ia r to th e spir its of
th e pl a n ets, f ol l ow ed b y a d isq u isition
u pon P en ta c l es a n d Sig il s, a n oth er u pon th e c on sec r a tion
of in str u men ts u sed in ma g ic a l c er emon ies, a s a l so of f ir e,
w a ter a n d so f or th .
Th e w or k c on c l u d es w ith meth od s f or
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R itu a l s
th e in v oc a tion of g ood a n d ev il spir its a n d a sh or t pr oc ess in
Nec r oma n c y .
A s I sh a l l h a v e oc c a sion to c ite it f r eq u en tl y
in th e Sec on d P a r t, th e a n a l y sis ma y h er e b e c on f in ed to
esta b l ish in g its c on n ec tion w ith d ia b ol ism, a n d
th e k in d of
ma n if esta tion s w h ic h a r e su pposed to b e ob ta in ed b y its
pr oc esses .
L ik e . th e
L emeg eton , it g iv es- spec if ic d ir ec tion s f or c om-
mu n ic a tin g w ith ev il spir its, a n d th er e is n o q u estion w h a tev er
a s to th e l a w f u l n a tu r e of th e exper imen t, b y w h ic h I mea n
th a t n o d ou b t on th e su b j ec t en ter ed in to th e min d of th e w r iter ,
w h o of f er s w h a t h e h a s ? to th e a r tist w ith ou t a ttemptin g to
j u stif y its n a tu r e .
R ef in emen ts of th is k in d w er e ev id en tl y
ou tsid e th e ma g ic of th e f if teen th c en tu r y . I n th e f ol l ow in g
c ita tion I sh a l l d epa r t f r om my u su a l c u stom of tr a n sl a tin g
a t f ir st h a n d , a n d ma k e u se, w ith some n eed f u l pr u n in g s,
of th e v er sion of R ob er t Tu r n er , ' w h ic h is' q u ite f a ith f u l
a n d h a s, mor eov er , th e pl ea sa n t f l a v ou r of a n tiq u ity .
CONCE R NI NG THE I NVOCA TI ON O E VI L SP I R I TS
I f w e w ou l d c a l l a n y ev il Spir it to th e c ir c l e, it f ir st b e-
h ov eth u s to c on sid er a n d to k n ow h is n a tu r e, to w h ic h of th e
pl a n ets it a g r eeth , a n d w h a t of f ic es a r e d istr ib u ted to h im f r om
th e pl a n et
. Th is b ein g k n ow n , l et th er e b e sou g h t ou t a pl a c e
f it a n d pr oper f or h is in v oc a tion , a c c or d in g to th e n a tu r e of th e
pl a n et a n d th e q u a l ity of th e of f ic es of th e sa me Spir it, a s n ea r
a s th e sa me ma y b e d on e . For exa mpl e, if h is pow er b e ov er
th e sea , r iv er s or f l ood s, th en l et a pl a c e b e c h osen on th e
sh or e, a n d so of th e r est . I n l ik e ma n n er , l et th er e b e c h osen
a c on v en ien t time, b oth f or th e q u a l ity of th e a ir - w h ic h sh ou l d
b e ser en e, c l ea r , q u iet a n d f ittin g f or th e Spir its to a ssu me
b od ies- a n d f or th e q u a l ity a n d n a tu r e of th e pl a n et, a n d so
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too
of th e Spir it, to w it, on h is d a y , n otin g th e time w h er ein h e
r u l eth , w h eth er it b e f or tu n a te or u n f or tu n a te, d a y or n ig h t, a s
th e sta r s a n d spir its d o r eq u ir e
.
Th ese th in g s b ein g c on -
sid er ed , l et th er e b e a c ir c l e f r a med a t th e pl a c e el ec ted , a s
w el l f or th e d ef en c e of th e in v oc a n t a s f or th e c on f ir ma tion of
th e Spir it.
I n th e c ir c l e itsel f th er e a r e to b e w r itten th e
g en er a l Div in e Na mes, a n d th ose th in g s w h ic h d o y iel d d ef en c e
u n to u s ; th e Div in e Na mes w h ic h d o r u l e th e sa id pl a n et, w ith
th e of f ic es of th e Spir it h imsel f ; th e n a mes, f in a l l y , of th e
g ood Spir its w h ic h b ea r r u l e a n d a r e a b l e to b in d a n d c on str a in
th a t Spir it w h ic h w e in ten d to c a l l . I f w e w ou l d f u r th er f or tif y
ou r c ir c l e, w e, ma y a d d c h a r a c ter s a n d pen ta c l es a g r eein g to
th e w or k .
So a l so, a n d w ith in or w ith ou t th e c ir c l e, w e ma y
f r a me a n a n g u l a r f ig u r e, ' in sc r ib ed w ith su c h n u mb er s a s a r e
c on g r u en t a mon g th emsel v es to ou r w or k . Mor eov er , th e
oper a tor is to b e pr ov id ed w ith l ig h ts, ' per f u mes, u n g u en ts
a n d med ic in es c ompou n d ed a c c or d in g to th e n a tu r e of th e
pl a n et a n d Spir it, w h ic h d o pa r tl y a g r ee w ith th e Spir it, b y
r ea son of th eir n a tu r a l a n d c el estia l v ir tu e, a n d pa r tl y a r e
exh ib ited to th e Spir it f or r el ig iou s a n d su per stitiou s w or sh ip .
Th e oper a tor mu st a l so b e f u r n ish ed w ith h ol y a n d c on sec r a ted
th in g s, n ec essa r y a s w el l f or th e d ef en c e of th e in v oc a n t a n d
h is f el l ow s a s to ser v e f or b on d s w h ic h sh a l l b in d a n d c on str a in
th e Spir its
. Su c h a r e h ol y pa per s, l a men s, pic tu r es, pen ta c l es,
sw or d s, sc eptr es, g a r men ts of c on v en ien t ma tter a n d c ol ou r ,
a n d th in g s of th e l ik e sor t . W h en
a l l th ese a r e pr ov id ed ,
th e ma ster a n d h is f el l ow s b ein g in th e c ir c l e, a n d a l l th ose
th in g s w h ic h h e u seth , l et h im b eg in to pr a y w ith a l ou d v oic e
a n d a c on v en ien t g estu r e a n d c ou n ten a n c e . L et h im ma k e
a n or a tion u n to G od , a n d a f ter w a r d s en tr ea t th e g ood Spir its
.
I - h e w il l r ea d a n y pr a y er s, psa l ms or g ospel s f or h is d ef en c e,
i Compa r e th e f ig u r es of th e
L emeg eton , P a r t I L c . 4 .
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Composite R itu a l s
th ey sh ou l d ta k e th e f ir st pl a c e
. Th er ea f ter , l et h im b eg in to
in v oc a te th e Spir it w h ic h h e d esir eth , w ith a g en tl e a n d l ov in g
en c h a n tmen t to a l l th e c oa sts of th e w or l d , c ommemor a tin g h is
ow n a u th or ity a n d pow er .
L et h im th en r est a l ittl e, l ook in g
a b ou t h im to see if a n y Spir it d o a ppea r , w h ic h if h e d el a y ,
l et h im r epea t h is in v oc a tion a s b ef or e, u n til h e h a th d on e it
th r ee times
.
I f th e Spir it b e stil l per tin a c iou s a n d w il l n ot
a ppea r , l et h im b eg in to c on j u r e h im w ith Div in e P ow er , b u t
in su c h a w a y th a t a l l th e c on j u r a tion s a n d c ommemor a tion s
d o a g r ee w ith th e n a tu r e a n d of f ic es of th e Spir it h imsel f .
R eiter a te th e sa me th r ee times, f r om str on g er to str on g er ,
u sin g ob j u r g a tion s, c on tu mel ies, c u r sin g s, pu n ish men ts, su spen -
sion s f r om h is of f ic e a n d pow er , a n d th e l ik e
.
A f ter a l l th e c ou r ses a r e f in ish ed , a g a in c ea se a l ittl e,
a n d if a n y Spir it sh a l l a ppea r , l et th e in v oc a n t tu r n tow a r d s
h im, r ec eiv e h im c ou r teou sl y , a n d , ea r n estl y en tr ea tin g h im, l et
h im r eq u ir e h is n a me . Th en pr oc eed in g f u r th er , l et h im a sk
w h a tsoev er h e w il l . Bu t if in a n y th in g th e Spir it sh a l l sh ew
h imsel f ob stin a te or l y in g , l et h im b e b ou n d b y c on v en ien t
c on j u r a tion s, a n d if y ou stil l d ou b t of a n y l ie, ma k e ou tsid e
th e c ir c l e, w ith th e c on sec r a ted sw or d , th e f ig u r e of a tr ia n g l e
or pen ta c l e, a n d c ompel th e Spir it to en ter it .
I f y ou w ou l d
h a v e a n y pr omise c on f ir med u pon oa th , str etc h th e sw or d ou t
of th e c ir c l e, a n d sw ea r th e Spir it b y l a y in g h is , h a n d u pon
th e sw or d
. Th en h a v in g ob ta in ed of th e Spir it th a t w h ic h
y ou d esir e, or b ein g oth er w ise c on ten ted , l ic en se h im to d epa r t
w ith c ou r teou s w or d s, g iv in g c omma n d u n to h im th a t h e d o
n o h u r t . I f h e w il l n ot d epa r t, c ompel h im b y pow er f u l c on -
j u r a tion s, a n d , if n eed r eq u ir e, expel h im b y exor c ism a n d b y
ma k in g c on tr a r y f u mig a tion s . W h en h e is d epa r ted , g o n ot
ou t of th e c ir c l e, b u t sta y , ma k in g pr a y er f or y ou r d ef en c e
a n d c on ser v a tion , a n d g iv in g th a n k s u n to G od a n d th e g ood
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Th e Book of Cer emon ia l Ma g ic
a n g el s . A l l th ese th in g s b ein g or d er l y per f or med , y ou
ma y
d epa r t .
Bu t if y ou r h opes a r e f r u str a ted , a n d n o Spir it w il l a ppea r ,
y et f or th is d o n ot d espa ir , b u t, l ea v in g th e c ir c l e, r etu r n a g a in
a t oth er times, d oin g a s b ef or e . A n d if y ou sh a l l j u d g e th a t
y ou h a v e . er r ed in a n y th in g , th en y ou sh a l l a men d b y a d d in g
or d imin ish in g , f or th e c on sta n c y of r eiter a tion d oth of ten
in c r ea se y ou r a u th or ity a n d pow er , a n d str ik eth ter r or in to
th e Spir its, h u mb l in g th em to ob ed ien c e .
Hen c e some d o u se to ma k e a g a te in th e c ir c l e, w h er eb y
th ey g o in a n d ou t, w h ic h th ey open a n d sh u t a s th ey pl ea se,
a n d f or tif y it w ith Hol y Na mes a n d pen ta c l es
. Th is a l so w e a r e
to ta k e n otic e of , th a t w h en n o Spir its w il l a ppea r , b u t th e
Ma ster , b ein g w ea r ied , h a th d eter min ed to c ea se a n d g iv e ov er ,
l et h im n ot th er ef or e d epa r t w ith ou t l ic en sin g th e Spir its, f or
th ey th a t d o n eg l ec t th is a r e v er y g r ea tl y in d a n g er , exc ept th ey
a r e f or tif ied w ith some su b l ime d ef en c e
. Of ten times a l so th e
Spir its d o c ome, a l th ou g h th ey b e n ot v isib l e ( f or to c a u se
ter r or to h im th a t c a l l s th em) , eith er in th e th in g w h ic h h e
u seth or in th e oper a tion . itsel f . Bu t th is k in d of l ic en sin g - is
n ot g iv en simpl y , b u t b y a k in d of d ispen sa tion w ith su spen sion ,
u n til th ey sh a l l r en d er th emsel v es ob ed ien t .
W h en w e in ten d to exec u te a n y ef f ec t b y ev il Spir its w h er e
a n a ppa r ition is n ot n eed f u l , th is is to b e d on e b y ma k in g th e
r eq u ir ed in str u men t or su b j ec t
of
th e exper imen t itsel f , w h eth er
it b e a n ima g e, a r in g or a w r itin g , a n y c a n d l e, c h a r a c ter or
sa c r if ic e, or a n y th in g of th e l ik e sor t . Th e n a me of th e Spir it
is to b e w r itten th er eon , w ith h is c h a r a c ter , a c c or d in g to th e
exig en c y of th e exper imen t, eith er w r itin g w ith b l ood or u sin g
some per f u me a g r eea b l e to th e Spir it, ma k in g a l so f r eq u en t
pr a y er s to G od a n d th e g ood a n g el s b ef or e w e in v oc a te th e ev il
Spir it, a n d c on j u r in g h im b y th e Div in e P ow er .
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Composite
R itu a l s
Ov er a n d a b ov e th e f or ma l d ia b ol ism- of th is pr oc ess, th er e
a r e in str u c tion s f or c omposin g a b ook of ev il spir its, to b e
pr epa r ed c er emon ia l l y , a c c or d in g to th eir n a me a n d or d er .
By mea n s of a "
h ol y oa th , " th e r ea d y ob ed ien c e of th e Spir it,
w h ose n a me is w r itten th er ein , is su pposed to b e in su r ed . Th e
b ook itsel f mu st b e f or med of most pu r ee a n d c l ea n pa per w h ic h
h a s n ev er ` b een u sed pr ev iou sl y - - a stipu l a tion w h ic h ma y h a v e
b een of momen t in th e d a y s of th e pa l impsest, b u t is, of c ou r se,
sc a r c el y n ec essa r y in ou r ow n
.
Th e ima g e of th e, Spir it mu st
b e d r a w n on th e l ef t sid e, a n d h is c h a r a c ter on th e r ig h t,
pr ec ed ed b y th e oa th w h ic h emb od ies th e n a me of th e Spir it,
tog eth er w ith h is d ig n ity , pl a c e, of f ic e a n d pow er
. Th e oper a -
tion mu st b e per f or med on th e d a y a n d in th e h ou r of th e
pl a n et to w h ic h th e Spir it is a ttr ib u ted . W h en th e b ook
h a s b een c omposed , it mu st b e w el l b ou n d a n d emb l a z on ed ,
b ein g f u r n ish ed a l so w ith ma r k er s a n d sea l s, f or to open it
a t r a n d om a f ter its c on sec r a tion mig h t en d a n g er th e
; oper a tor .
I t sh ou l d b e k ept r ev er en tl y a n d f r ee f r om pr of a n a tion , f or
oth er w ise it w il l l ose its v ir tu e
. I ts c on sec r a tion is a ma tter
of some d if f ic u l ty , a s ev er y Spir it w h ose n a me a ppea r s th er ein
mu st b e c a l l ed b ef or e th e c ir c l e, th e b on d s r ea d ov er in
h is
pr esen c e, a n d ea c h in su c c ession mu st b e c ompel l ed to impose
h is h a n d w h er e h is r espec tiv e ima g e a n d c h a r a c ter a r e d r a w n ,
a n d to " c on f ir m a n d c on sec r a te th e sa me w ith a spec ia l a n d
c ommon oa th
. " I n a w or d , th e d oc u men t mu st b e r eg u l a r l y
a n d l eg a l l y d el iv er ed a s th e a c t a n d d eed of ea c h
. Du r in g
th is c er emon y th e b ook mu st b e l a id w ith in a
tr ia n g l e d esc r ib ed
ou tsid e th e c ir c l e .
Th er e c a n b e n o d ou b t th a t, th ese d ir ec tion s a r e th e w or k
of
a
w r iter w el l a c q u a in ted w ith th e L emeg el on , or th a t th e
L ib er Sb ir itu u m
` in q u estion is id en tic a l w ith th a t men tion ed
b y W ier u s . Th e f or ms a ssu med b y th e - ev ok ed Spir its d if f er
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somew h a t
f r om th ose of th e
L esser Key , w h ic h , mor eov er ,
a t l ea st in its G oetic por tion , h a s n o pl a n eta r y a ttr ib u tion
.
A c c or d in g to pseu d o- A g r ippa , th e Spir its of Sa tu r n u su a l l y
a ppea r w ith a ta l l a n d l ea n b od y a n d a s a n g r y c ou n ten a n c e,
h a v in g f ou r f a c es, of w h ic h on e is in th e u su a l position , a n oth er
a t th e b a c k of th e h ea d , a n d tw o, w ith b ea k s, on eith er sid e .
Th ey h a v e a l so a f a c e on ea c h k n ee, of a sh in in g b l a c k
. Th eir
motion is l ik e th a t of th e w in d , a n d it is a c c ompa n ied w ith a
k in d of ea r th q u a k e .
Th eir sig n is w h ite ea r th , " w h iter th a n
a n y sn ow
. " Th eir pa r tic u l a r f or ms a r e a b ea r d ed k in g r id in g
on a d r a g on ; i
a n ol d b ea r d ed ma n ; a n ol d w oma n l ea n in g
on a sta f f ; a b oy ; a d r a g on ;
a n ow l a b l a c k g a r men t ; a
h ook or sic k l e ;
a j u n iper - tr ee . How th e th r ee l a st ma n if esta -
tion s a r e pr ov id ed w ith th e six v isa g es is a per pl exity w h ic h
mu st b e su r r en d er ed to oc c u l t c ommen ta tor s .
Th e Spir its of J u piter a ppea r w ith a sa n g u in e a n d c h ol er ic
b od y ; th ey a r e of mid d l e sta tu r e ; th eir motion is " h or r ib l e
a n d f ea r f u l , " b u t th ey a r e mil d of c ou n ten a n c e a n d g en tl e in
speec h . Th ey a r e of ir on c ol ou r , w h ic h ou g h t to h a v e c on n ec ted
th em w ith - Ma r s ; th eir motion is th a t of f l a sh in g l ig h tn in g s,
a n d w ith a l th u n d er ou s ; th eir sig n is th e a ppa r ition of men
a b ou t th e c ir c l e w h o seem to b e d ev ou r ed b y l ion s
. Th eir
pa r tic u l a r f or ms a r e a k in g w ith d r a w n sw or d r id in g on a
l ion ; 2 a mitr ed per son a g e in a l on g v estmen t
; a ma id c r ow n ed
w ith l a u r el a n d a d or n ed b y f l ow er s ;
a b u l l ; a sta g ; a pea c oc k ;
a n a z u r e g a r men t ; a sw or d ; a b ox- tr ee
.
Th e Spir its of Ma r s h a v e a ta l l b od y a n d c h ol er ic , a f il th y
c ou n ten a n c e, b r ow n , sw a r th y or r ed in c ol ou r
; th ey h a v e h or n s
l ik e th e h a r t, c l a w s l ik e a g r if f in a n d th ey b el l ow l ik e w il d
1
A l ter n a tiv el y , th e ima g e of a ma n , h a v in g th e c ou n ten a n c e of a h a r t a n d th e f eet of a
c a mel , a sc y th e in h is r ig h t a n d a d a r t in h is l ef t h a n d
. Th is a l so r od e u pon a d r a g on .
s A l so on a n ea g l e or d r a g on .
A n oth er f or m w a s th a t of a n a k ed ma n c r ow n ed , a n d y et
a n oth er a ma n h a v in g th e h ea d of a l ion or r a m a n d th e f eet of a n ea g l e .
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Composite R itu a l s
b u l l s .
Th ey h a v e th e motion of b u r n in g f ir e, a n d th eir sig n
is th u n d er a n d
P
l ig h tn in g a b ou t th e c ir c l e . Th eir pa r tic u l a r
f or ms a r e a n a r med k in g r id in g on a w ol f ; a n a r med ma n ;
a w oma n h ol d in g a b u c k l er on h er th ig h ; a sh e- g oa t ; a h or se ;
a sta g
; a r ed g a r men t ; w ool ; a c h eestip. W ool of a c h ol er ic
d isposition is per h a ps a G oetic f or m of g u n - c otton .
Th e Spir its of th e Su n a r e u su a l l y l a r g e of b od y a n d l imb ,
sa n g u in e, g r oss, a n d of a g ol d c ol ou r tin c tu r ed w ith b l ood -
w h ic h r ec a l l s Mr s . Br ow n in g ' s pomeg r a n a te . Th eir motion is
th a t of l ig h tn in g ; th eir sig n is to pr od u c e sw ea t in th e oper a tor ,
w h ic h mig h t, h ow ev er , b e th e n or ma l pr oper ty
,
of a l l th ese
stel l a r n on d esc r ipts of th e w or l d in f er n a l . Th eir pa r tic u l a r
f or ms a r e a sc eptr ed k in g r id in g on a l ion ; a c r ow n ed k in g
; '
a q u een w ith a sc eptr e ; a b ir d - n ot oth er w ise d esc r ib ed , b u t
a n y th in g pr ob a b l y exc ept th a t of pa r a d ise ; a , l ion ; a c oc k ;
a g ol d en g a r men t ; a sc eptr e ; a n d l a stl y , someth in g w h ic h
R ob er t Tu r n er w isel y l ef t u n tr a n sl a ted - c a u d a tu s, i. e . , ta il ed .
Th e Spir its of Ven u s h a v e a b od y of med iu m h eig h t a n d a
pl ea sa n t v isa g e, of w h ic h th e u pper pa r t is g ol d en a n d th e l ow er
w h ite or g r een . Th eir motion is l ik e th a t of a b r il l ia n t sta r
.
Th eir sig n is th e semb l a n c e of ma id s spor tin g a b ou t th e c ir c l e
a n d l u r in g th e Ma g ic ia n to j oin th em . Th eir pa r tic u l a r f or ms
a r e a sc eptr ed k in g r id in g on a c a mel
; a n a k ed ma id ; a sh e-
g oa t ;
a c a mel - possib l y th e a tr oc iou s d emon of Ca z otte ; a
d ov e ; a w h ite or g r een g a r men t ;
th e h er b sa v in e
s
Th e Spir its of Mer c u r y a ppea r c ommon l y w ith a b od y of
mid d l e sta tu r e, c ol d , l iq u id , moist, w h ic h sou n d s r ed u n d a n t, b u t
1 Oth er w ise, on a l ion , a n d a r med w ith a n a k ed sw or d , w h il e in h is l ef t h a n d is a
ma n ' s h ea d .
2
Th is ma n if esta tion seems to h a v e b een sea ted on a th r on e, w ith a r a v en in h is b r ea st a n d
a g l ob e u n d er h is f eet .
3
Oth er f or ms w er e a w oma n w ith th e h ea d of a b ir d a n d th e f eet of a n ea g l e, w h o h el d a
d a r t in h er h a n d
; a l so a l ittl e ma id in l on g w h ite g a r men ts, w ith a c omb in h er l ef t h a n d a n d
f l ow er s in h er r ig h t .
Th e Book of Cer emon ia l Ma g ic
th e r ef er en c e is to th e pr oper ties of q u ic k sil v er - th a t is to sa y ,
th e Mer c u r y of th e ph il osoph er s w a s su pposed n ot to w et th e
h a n d , b u t th e Mer c u r ia l spir its of th e sor c er er a ppa r en tl y d id .
Th ey a r e w ith a l f a ir , a f f a b l e in speec h , of h u ma n sh a pe a n d
l ik e u n to a r med k n ig h ts . Th ey a r e c ompa r a b l e to sil v er
c ol ou r ed c l ou d s in th eir motion
. Th eir sig n is th a t th ey c a u se
h or r or a n d f ea r in th e oper a tor . Th eir spec ia l sh a pes a r e a
k in g r id in g on a b ea r ; 1 a c omel y y ou th ; a w oma n h ol d in g a
d ista f f - it is d if f ic u l t to u n d er sta n d h ow su c h a n a ppa r ition c a n
b e l ik e a n a r med k n ig h t, a n ob ser v a tion w h ic h , if it w er e w or th
w h il e, mig h t a ppl y to th e r ema in in g mod es of ma n if esta tion
a d og ; a sh e- b ea r ; a ma g pie ; a g a r men t of ma n y c h a n g in g
c ol ou r s ; a r od ; a n d a l ittl e sta f f .
Fin a l l y , th e Spir its ' of th e Moon h a v e a l a r g e, sof t, ph l eg -
ma tic b od y , ev en a s a d a r k c l ou d in c ol ou r . Th eir c ou n ten a n c e
is sw ol l en , th eir h ea d b a l d , th eir ey es a r e r ed a n d r h eu my , th eir
teeth l ik e th ose of a w il d b oa r . Th eir motion is l ik e th a t
of a g r ea t tempest sw eepin g th e sea . . Th eir sig n is a h ea v y
sh ow er of r a in a b ou t th e c ir c l e
. Th eir pa r tic u l a r sh a pes a r e-
a k in g l ik e a n a r c h er r id in g on a d oe
; a l ittl e b oy ; a h u n tr ess
w ith b ow a n d a r r ow s ; a c ow ; a sma l l d oe ;
a g oose ; a g r een or
sil v er - c ol ou r ed g a r men t ; a n a r r ow ; a ma n y - f ooted c r ea tu r e-
per h a ps a c en tiped e .
Th e imb ec il ity of th is mu d d l ed ta b u l a tion
pl a c es th e f or g ed
Fou r th Book in a mor e a b su r d l ig h t th a n it oth er w ise d eser v es
.
I t r ea l l y r epr od u c es th e ma n n er of A g r ippa ' s tr ea tise w ith a
f id el ity w h ic h is n ot u n sk il f u l a n d h a s q u ite a s mu c h c l a im to
b e ta k en ser iou sl y a s a n y of th e c omposite R itu a l s . I t is
d if f ic u l t to sa y w h eth er it is mor e espec ia l l y on th e sid e of
th e d ev il or on th a t of f ol l y , exc ept in so f a r a s th ese tw o
a r e on e .
1 Th er e is a n oth er r id in g on a pea c oc k , w ith ea g l e' s f eet a n d c r ested h ea d
.
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f
Composite R itu a l s
6 . T h e H epta mer on
T h e F ou r th ' B ook of Cor n el iu s A g r ippa
; w a s mu c h too
in f or ma l , a n d l ef t too mu c h to th e d isc r etion of th e oper a tor ,
to b e sa tisf a c tor y f or a sc ien c e so ex a c t a s' th a t of Cer emon ia l
M a g ic .
A f or m of pr oc ed u r e w h ic h b eq u ea th ed n oth in g to
th e ima g in a tion a n d a sk ed n o oth er sk il l - th a n th e pa tien t ex -
a c titu d e of th e r u l e of th u mb w a s n ec essa r y to th e w ea k n ess
of th e or d in a r y sor c er er . T h e H epta mer on , or M a g ic a l E l e-
men ts a sc r ib ed to P eter d e A b a n o is a n a ttempt to su ppl y th e
w a n t a n d to of f er to th e n eoph y te a c ompl ete w iz a r d ' s c a b in et .
Cor n el iu s A g r ippa , sa y s th e in tr od u c tion , w h ic h mig h t, ex
h y poth esi,
b e th a t of a l a ter h a n d , seems- to h a v e w r itten f or th e
l ea r n ed , f or th e w el l - ex per ien c ed in th is a r t
; h e d oes n ot tr ea t
spec ia l l y of th e c er emon ies, b u t men tion s th em in a g en er a l
w a y . T h ose w h o h a v e n ot "
ta sted ma g ic a l su per stition s " ma y
h er e f in d th em r ea d y to th eir h a n d . " I n b r ief , in th is b ook
a r e k ept th e pr in c ipl es of ma g ic a l c on v ey a n c es . " I t ma y b e
c on c ed ed a t on c e th a t th e u n d er ta k in g is sc r u pu l ou sl y f u l f il l ed ;
w h a t th e oper a tor mu st d o a n d h ow h e sh ou l d per f or m it, so a s
to "
d r a w spir its in to d isc ou r se, " a r e ma tter s set f or th so pl a in l y
th a t th e w a y f a r in g ma n n eed n ot er r th er ein
. A ssu min g th e
sa c er d ota l of f ic e of th e oper a tor , or a pr iest f or a n a c c ompl ic e,
it is a l l so simpl e th a t f a il u r e c ou l d n ot w el l b e a sc r ib ed to a
b l u n d er on h is pa r t .
I t w ou l d b e in v id iou s to su ppose th a t th e H epta mer on
is mor e a u th en tic a s r eg a r d s its a ttr ib u tion th a n th e w or k to
w h ic h it is pr of essed l y a seq u el ; its r ea l a u th or sh ip is in v ol v ed
in mu c h th e sa me k in d of ob sc u r ity a s th a t of pseu d o- A g r ippa .
T h er e a r e sev er a l g r a v e r ea son s w h y th e pu pil of T r ith emiu s
sh ou l d n ot h a v e w r itten th e spu r iou s F ou r th B ook , b u t P eter of
A b a n o is n ot a n u n l ik el y per son a g e to c on n ec t w ith th e M a g ic a l
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T h e B ook of Cer emon ia l M a g ic
E l emen ts, if it w er e n ot f or a tr if l in g c h r on ol og ic a l d ispa r ity of
a b ou t th r ee h u n d r ed y ea r s . I t is tr u e th a t A g r ippa pr of essed l y
w r ote u pon M a g ic , a n d th e oth er u pon A str ol og y a n d G eoma n c y ,
u n l ess h is impu ted w or k s in th ese d epa r tmen ts of oc c u l t' sc ien c e
a r e a l so f or g er ies b u t th e H ef tta mer on w a s n ev er h ea r d of
f or th e spa c e w h ic h I h a v e men tion ed a f ter th e d ea th of its
r epu ted a u th or , w h ic h oc c u r r ed in 1 3 1 6 , a n d it is too ob v iou sl y
l a ter in its ton e, too ob v iou sl y a seq u el ' to a mu c h mor e r ec en t
w or k , f or it to h a v e b een possib l y a memor ia l of th e f ou r teen th
c en tu r y .
P eter of A b a n o, a tow n in th e v ic in ity of P a d u a , w a s b or n
in
1 250 a n d w a s a l ea r n ed ph y sic ia n of h is per iod , w h o a t-
tempted to c on c il ia te th e d if f er en t med ic a l sy stems a n d is su p-
posed to h a v e b een th e f ir st E u r opea n w h o q u oted A v er r oes .
H e esta b l ish ed h imsel f a t P a r is, b u t a t th e in stig a tion of j ea l ou s
pr of ession a l b r eth r en h e w a s a c c u sed of h er esy a n d f l ed to
h is n a tiv e pl a c e
. A t P a d u a a c h a ir of med ic in e w a s c r ea ted
f or h im, b u t th e a c c u sa tion f ol l ow ed its v ic tim ; b y some h e w a s
c h a r g ed w ith d en y in g th e ex isten c e of d emon s, b y oth er s w ith
ob ta in in g h is k n ow l ed g e f r om sev en imps w h om h e k ept in a
b ottl e . H ow ev er th is ma y b e, th e I n q u isition in stitu ted a
pr oc ess, b u t th e d esig n ed su f f er er w a s d el iv er ed b y d ea th - -
a s some sa y , on th e ev e of h is ex ec u tion .
T h e in ter v en tion
in f u r ia ted th e T r ib u n a l , th ou g h th e testa men t l ef t b eh in d h im
b y P eter of A b a n o a f f ir med h is b el ief in th e or th od ox f a ith .
T h e ma g istr a tes of th e c ity w er e or d er ed , on pa in of ex c om-
mu n ic a tion , to ex h u me h is b od y , b u t it w a s r emov ed b y a
f a ith f u l ser v a n t a n d b u r ied sec r etl y in a n oth er c h u r c h . T h e
I n q u isition c l a mou r ed f or th e pu n ish men t of th e' of f en d er b u t
r A seq u el , mor eov er , w h ic h c on ta in s sev er a l d ir ec t r ef er en c es, a s, f or ex a mpl e : f B u t a f ter
w h a t ma n n er th ey a ppea r h a s b een d esc r ib ed a l r ea d y in th e f or mer b ook of ma g ic a l c er emon ies . " -
T h e
Con j u r a tion of th e L or d ' s
Da y . T h is r ec u r s w ith sl ig h t v a r ia tion s th r ou g h ou t th e
H epta mer on . I t ma y b e a d v isa b l e to a d d th a t A g r ippa w a s of th e six teen th c en tu r y .
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w a s c on ten t in th e en d to b u r n th e d ea d , ph y sic ia n in ef f ig y .
A s a c ou n ter poise, a
c en tu r y l a ter h is b u st w a s pl a c ed , in th e
tow n - h a l l of P a d u a . H is u n d ou b ted w or k s, w h ic h a r e f r a n k l y
u n r ea d a b l e, b etr a y n o a c q u a in ta n c e w ith th e oc c u l t sc ien c es
b ey on d a b el ief in a str ol og y , w h ic h in th ose d a y s w a s c a th ol ic
a s R ome a n d pow er f u l a s th e H ol y T r ib u n a l . H e r ema in s,
th er ef or e, on e of th e mor a l , ma r ty r s of M a g ic , f a u ssemen t a c c u se,
a s G a b r iel N a u d e h a s it . H is a c c u sa tion a n d th e mod e of its
pr osec u tion r ema in a l so a mon g th e l esser g l or ies of th e H ol y
O f f ic e .
A c c eptin g th e H e ta mer on a s a w or k b el on g in g to th e
per iod of its f ir st pu b l ic a tion , it is h er e pl a c ed a mon g th e R itu a l s
of a c omposite c h a r a c ter , n ot b ec a u se it pr of essed l y d ea l s w ith
d ev il s, b u t b ec a u se th e n a tu r e of its a n g el s a n d spir its is in d i-
c a ted b y th e ma n n er of th eir c on j u r a tion ; in a w or d , th ey a r e
d esc r ib ed a s a n g el s a n d th r ea ten ed a s d emon s .
T h e pr oc ed u r e is d iv id ed in to tw o pa r ts- a g en er a l meth od
f or th e ev oc a tion of th e S pir its of th e A ir , w h o a r e u n d ou b ted l y
d emon s, a n d a set of a n g el ic a l c on j u r a tion s pr oper to ea c h d a y
of th e w eek . T h e sec on d sec tion pr esu ma b l y b el on g s to th e
d epa r tmen t of Wh ite M a g ic - if I ma y a d opt th is g l or iou s d is-
tin c tion in th e r ib a l d r y of a pa ssin g momen t- a s th e in tel l ig en c es
c on c er n ed a r e sa id to b e g ood a n d g r ea t, - th ou g h th eir of f ic es
a r e mix ed a n d c on f u sin g , in c l u d in g th e d isc ov er y of tr ea su r es,
th e d etec tion of sec r ets, f omen tin g w a r , open in g l oc k s a n d b ol ts,
pr oc u r in g th e l ov e of w omen , in c l in in g men to l u x u r y a n d sow in g
h a tr ed a n d ev il th ou g h t . O b v iou sl y , Wh ite M a g ic , of th is k in d
is mu c h b l a c k er th a n it is
pa in ted . T h ou g h th e en tir e ~ H ep-
ta mer on a ppea r s u n d er on e a ttr ib u tion , th e f ir st pa r t on l y is
a sc r ib ed in th e tex t to P eter , d e A b a n o. T h er ein , th e per son a l
pr epa r a tion of th e oper a tor c or r espon d s to th a t g iv en in th e
S ec on d P a r t of th e pr esen t w or k , a n d th e c er emon ia l itsel f ,
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s
T h e B ook - of Cer emon ia l M a g ic
w h ic h , if c ited a t a l l , w ou l d h a v e to b e pr in ted in ex ten so, a s
it c on ta in s n o d eta c h a b l e por tion s, is mu c h too el a b or a te to b e
in ser ted in th is pl a c e, mor e espec ia l l y a s th a t of th e L emeg eton
w il l pr ov id e l a ter on a f a ir l y c ompl ete n otion of th e sc ope a n d
pu r pose of th e Composite R itu a l s, ta k en in th eir b r oa d a spec t,
a n d w il l il l u str a te th e f a c t th a t a l l c on v en tion a l d istin c tion s
d issol v e th er ein .
7 . T h e S a c r ed M a g ic of A b r a mel in th e M a g e
T h e ex isten c e of th is tex t h a d b een k n ow n to stu d en ts f or
a c on sid er a b l e per iod b ef or e it w a s ma d e a v a il a b l e in a n
E n g l ish tr a n sl a tion b y th e ed itor of th e K ey of S ol omon . T h e
a ma teu r s of oc c u l t sc ien c e in th e mor e d u b iou s of its pr a c tic a l
b r a n c h es b ec a me possessed of th is pea r l of tr a d ition in 1 8 9 8 ,
a n d I su ppose th a t it is f a mil ia r en ou g h in c er ta in c ir c l es
. I a m
sor r y th a t it seems n ec essa r y to sa y a f ew w or d s c on c er n in g it in
th e pr esen t pl a c e . M r .
- M a th er s pr ef ix ed a n in tr od u c tion w h ic h
d oes h on ou r to h is espec ia l f or m of ta l en t- th a t is to sa y , it is
el oq u en t a s a c a u tion r espec tin g th in g s w h ic h sh ou l d b e a v oid ed
b y a n ex per t in th e ex pr ession of h is v iew s a n d th e mod e of
w r itin g ex er c ises in E n g l ish .
T h e tex t is pr eser v ed in th e A r sen a l L ib r a r y a t P a r is a n d
is a F r en c h ma n u sc r ipt b el on g in g to th e ea r l y pa r t of th e
eig h teen th c en tu r y ;
it is a l so th e sol e c opy w h ic h is k n ow n
c er ta in l y to c ol l ec tor s, th ou g h th er e is a r u mou r of
a n oth er in
H ol l a n d .
A c c or d in g to its ow n c l a im, th e w or k -
b el on g s to th e
y ea r 1 4 58 , a t w h ic h per iod it w a s w r itten b y on e A b r a h a m, th e
son of S imon a n d th e f a th er of L a mec h , f or w h ose b en ef it it
w a s mor e espec ia l l y d esig n ed .
T h e or ig in a l is sa id to h a v e
b een in H eb r ew , a n d th is sta temen t on th e pa r t of th e tex t
is n a tu r a l l y a c c epted b y th e tr a n sl a tor .
I t is per h a ps r en d er ed
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Composite
R itu a l s
th e mor e pr ob a b l e f r om h is poin t of v iew b y th e l a v ish in ter n a l
ev id en c e th a t it is
th e w or k of a Ch r istia n h a n d , is f u l l of
Ch r istia n r ef er en c es a n d a l l u sion s to l a te G r imoir es . T h e poin t
is n ot w or th d eb a tin g , a t l ea st on its ow n mer its, b u t th e
r ef er en c es ( a . ) to th e " J ew ish S a b b a th , " ( b
. ) to th e c u stom of
pa ter n a l b en ed ic tion , ( c . ) to th ose w h o l ea v e Ch r istia n ity f or
J u d a ism, ( d
. )
to th e f estiv a l of E a ster , a n d oth er w ise
( e . ) its
a l l u sion s to th e N ew T esta men t, ( f. ) its u se of th e V u l g a te,
a n d ( g . ) its h y poth esis c on c er n in g G u a r d ia n A n g el s a r e u n -
mista k a b l e pr oof f or th ose w h o k n ow w h a t is mea n t b y tex tu a l
ev id en c e . T o c on c l u d e on th is pa r t of th e su b j ec t, th e d a te of
th e w or k is th e d a te of th e k n ow n c opy , or th er ea b ou ts ; it w a s
n ev er w r itten in H eb r ew , or b y on e w h o w a s a c q u a in ted w ith
H eb r ew ; a n d th e c l a im th a t th e a u th or w a s a J ew h a s th e
sa me v a l u e a s th e tr a n sl a tor ' s b r il l ia n t spec u l a tion th a t th e
su pposed A b r a h a m w a s a d esc en d a n t of th a t oth er A b r a h a m
th e J ew , w h ose my ster iou s h ier og l y ph ic a l tr a c t on A l c h emy
c a me, a s it is a l l eg ed , in to th e h a n d s of N ic h ol a s F l a mel , h is
pu ta tiv e c on tempor a r y
.
A b r a mel in th e M a g e w a s a n in str u c tor of th e ma g ic a l
A b r a h a m, w h o r ed u c ed in to w r itin g th e k n ow l ed g e w h ic h h e
r ec eiv ed f r om th is sou r c e, pr ef ix in g th er eto some a c c ou n t of h is
ow n l if e a n d oc c u l t a d v en tu r es
. T h er e a r e sev er a l r espec ts in
w h ic h th e tex t d if f er s c on spic u ou sl y f r om th e c ommon r u n of
th e R itu a l s
.
I t d er id es, f or ex a mpl e, a l l ob ser v a tion s of times
a n d sea son s a l on g th e u su a l a n d a c c epted l in es . S u c h f or -
ma l ities, it is sa id , h a v e n o pow er ov er spir its or v ir tu e in
su per n a tu r a l th in g s . I t w ou l d f ol l ow n ot u n r ea son a b l y f r om
th is, a n d is ma d e pl a in in a spec ia l c h a pter , th a t th e ma j or ity
of ma g ic a l b ook s a r e f a l se a n d v a in . T h ey a r e a l so oth er w ise
ev il , n ot on l y on a c c ou n t of th eir su per stitiou s a tten tion to
c el estia l sig n s, b u t f r om th eir u se of u n in tel l ig ib l e w or d s in
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th e pr oc esses of c on j u r a tion , a n d so f or th . T h ese w or d s a r e
in v en tion s of th e d ev il , or a l ter n a tiv el y of w ic k ed men
. S tr ess
is l a id a l so on th e f a c t th a t R itu a l s of th is k in d c on ta in n o
in v oc a tion s of G od , w h ic h is d emon str a b l y a l ib el on th e
l iter a tu r e.
I t w il l b e u n d er stood th a t th e h y per c r itic a l A b r a h a m is
c a r ef u l on h is ow n pa r t to c a l l u pon th e Div in e a id , b u t h is
c on j u r a tion s a r e f ew a n d simpl e.
H e r el ies, h ow ev er , on
th e h el p of th ose G u a r d ia n A n g el s w h ic h Ch r istia n tr a d ition
a n d _ d oc tr in e a ttr ib u te to ea c h sou l of ma n . O n th e oth er
h a n d , h e ma k es n o u se of w or d s, f ig u r es or pen ta c l es, w h ic h h e
pr osc r ib es a s a b omin a tion s in v en ted b y d ia b ol ic a l en c h a n ter s .
H e is, th er ef or e, a n ex pon en t of A r t M a g ic in th e u tmost sim-
pl if ic a tion th er eof , b u t th a t w h ic h h e sa v es in r itu a l h e ex pen d s
in th e d r a ma tic el a b or a tion of g en er a l mise en sc en e . L ook in g ,
h ow ev er , a t h is c l a im, on e is tempted to th in k f or a momen t
th a t w e a r e in th e pr esen c e of n ew mod es
, a n d ev en of
n ew in ten tion s in r espec t of " ma g ic a l v a n ity . " T h is time
su r el y , th e w or k is on th e sid e of . G od , a n d th er e is a c er ta in
en c ou r a g emen t in th e mer e titl e, w h ic h sa y s th a t th e c on ten t
of th e b ook is a c tu a l l y th a t H ol y M a g ic w h ic h G od g a v e
u n to M oses- to A a r on , Da v id , S ol omon - to th e oth er sa in ts,
pa tr ia r c h s a n d pr oph ets ;
th a t it is a l so th e tr u e a n d th e Div in e
Wisd om, a sta temen t r eiter a ted c on tin u a l l y th r ou g h ou t th e tex t
itsel f. I t is a l l f or th e g l or y of G od , f or H is h ig h h on ou r , th e
g ood of th e piou s oper a tor a n d th a t of th e h u ma n r a c e .
B u t w h en w e c ome to th e d ea l in g s w ith spir its, w e f in d
th a t th ey a r e L u c if er , L ev ia th a n , S a ta n a n d B el ia l , f or th e
su per ior pr in c es, a n d A sta r oth ,
A smod eu s, B eel z eb u b , et
h oc g en u s omn e, f or th e l esser pow er s . F u r th er mor e, th ese
d emon s ma y b e su mmon ed in d if f er en tl y f or oper a tion s of
g ood or ev il , w h il e th e ob j ec ts a r e th e u su a l ob j ec ts, th e
9 4
Composite
R itu a l s
time- l on g in ter ests,
th e g l or iou s d ed ic a tion s
of Wh ite a n d
B l a c k M a g ic , a s esta b l ish ed b y th e c on c u r r en t testimon y of
a l l th e R itu a l s .
T h e r ec ov er y of stol en th in g s, th e a c q u isition
of b u r ied tr ea su r es, th e stir r in g u p of
h a tr ed a n d en mity ,
th e, c a stin g of spel l s a n d th e u su a l v en er ea l ex per imen ts- su c h
a r e th e en d s in v iew .
T h er e a r e ev en pr oc esses in N ec r o-
ma n c y , w h ic h a r t is esc h ew ed b y a l l b u t th e most a b omin a b l e
f or ms of B l a c k M a g ic .
A s th e tex t h a s b een ma d e a v a il a b l e, it ma y b e l ef t a t th is
poin t .
N o d ou b t th e tr a n sl a tor w il l c on tin u e to r eg a r d it
a s a w or k of g r ea t " impor ta n c e
" f r om th e oc c u l t sta n d poin t,
a n d
its ex isten c e in a n E n g l ish f or m a s " a r ea l
. b en ef it" to
stu d en ts. I l ea v e it to h im .
T H E S UN - G O D R A S L A YI N G T H E DR A G O N O F DA R K N E S S
.
F r om th e P a py r u s of H u n ef er , c . B . C.
1 3 7 0-
9 5
r
9 6
CH A P T E R I V
c b e M itu a io of l B I a c f ma g ic
I . T h e
G r imor iu m V er u m
T
H E f ou r spec if ic a n d u n d isg u ised h a n d b ook s of B l a c k
M a g ic , a l l in th e F r en c h l a n g u a g e, b u t in th r ee c a ses,
l ik e so mu c h of th e Cer emon ia l l iter a tu r e, possessin g
I ta l ia n c on n ec tion s, r ea l or impu ted , a r e
: -
I . G R I M O R I UM V E R UM , or th e M ost A ppr ov ed K ey s of
S ol omon th e H eb r ew R a b b in , w h er ein th e M ost H id d en
S ec r ets, b oth N a tu r a l a n d S u per n a tu r a l , a r e immed ia tel y
ex h ib ited ; b u t it is n ec essa r y th a t th e Demon s sh ou l d b e
c on ten ted on th eir pa r t . '
T r a n sl a ted f r om th e H eb r ew b y
P l a in g ier e, a Domin ic a n J esu it, ' w ith a Col l ec tion of Cu r iou s
S ec r ets . P u b l ish ed b y A l ib ec k th e E g y ptia n
.
1 51 7 . 3
I I . T R UE B L A CK M A G I C,
or th e S ec r et of eer ets, a n M S
.
f ou n d a t J er u sa l em in th e S epu l c h r e of S ol omon , c on ta in in g
I .
F or ty - f iv e T a l isma n s w ith th eir r epr esen ta tion , a s a l so th e
r T h is, is on l y a c on j ec tu r a l tr a n sl a tion
. I t is impossib l e to r en d er
su c h a pa ssa g e a s
mod o
oper a tor per n ec essa r ia ett c on ten ta , T a c it sc ia ta men opor tit Deemon u m poten tia d u n s ta x a t per
a g a n tu r .
s I t w il l b e sc a r c el y n ec essa r y to a d v ise th e r ea d er th a t a Domin ic a n J esu it is a n a b su r d ity ,
w h ic h mig h t b e pa r a l l el ed b y " sec u l a r mon k , " " u n or d a in ed pr iest, " a n d so f or th
. T h e O r d er
of S t
. Domin ic a n d th e S oc iety of J esu s a r e tota l l y d istin c t
.
A Ca th ol ic c r itic mig h t a l most b e
j u stif ied in ob ser v in g th a t so g r oss a b l u n d er w ou l d b e possib l e on l y to a J ew or a h er etic
;
c er ta in l y h e w ou l d h a v e mor e r ea son th a n w ou l d b e d isc ov er a b l e in th e h y poth esis of P a pu s,
th a t pr iests a r e th e a u th or s of th e G r imoir es
.
O n th e r ev er se of th e
titl e : - T h e T r u e Cl a v ic l es of S ol omon
. M emph is.
P u b l ish ed b y
A l ib ec k th e E g y ptia n .
9 7
T h e R itu a l s of B l a c k M a g ic
ma n n er of u sin g th em, tog eth er w ith th eir M a r v el l ou s P r o-
per ties. 2. A l l M a g ic a l Ch a r a c ter s k n ow n u n to th is d a y . '
T r a n sl a ted f r om th e H eb r ew of th e M a g u s I r oe- G r eg o . $
R ome . I n th e y ea r of g r a c e,
1 7 50.
I I I . T H E G R A N D
G R I M O I R E , w ith th e P ow er f u l Cl a v ic l e
of S ol omon a n d of B l a c k M a g ic ; or th e I n f er n a l Dev ic es of
th e G r ea t A g r ippa f or th e Disc ov er y of a l l H id d en T r ea su r es
a n d th e S u b j u g a tion of ev er y Den omin a tion of S pir its, tog eth er
w ith a n A b r id g men t of a l l th e M a g ic a l A r ts. ( I n its ea r l iest
ed ition , w ith ou t pl a c e or d a te
. )
I V
.
T H E CO N S T I T UT I O N O F P O P E H O N O R I US
T H E G R E A T ,
w h er ein ma y b e f ou n d th e A r c a n e Con j u r a tion s w h ic h mu st
b e u sed a g a in st th e S pir its of Da r k n ess
. With a Col l ec tion
of th e M ost R a r e S ec r ets
. R ome, 1 6 7 0.
,
T h ey a r e a l l tin y v ol u mes, n omin a l l y in d u od ec imo, b u t
mu c h sma l l er a c c or d in g to mod er n mea su r emen ts .
T h e d a te spec if ied in th e titl e of th e
G r imor iu m V er u m
is u n d en ia b l y f r a u d u l en t ; th e w or k b el on g s to th e mid d l e of
th e eig h teen th c en tu r y , a n d M emph is is R ome
. T h e G r a x d
G r imoir e is n ot of h ig h er a n tiq u ity . T h a t of H on or iu s is sa id
to h a v e a ppea r ed or ig in a l l y in 1 6 29 , b u t it h a s b een some-
times r ef er r ed er r on eou sl y to th e sa me per iod of th e pr ev iou s
c en tu r y .
A s in d ic a ted b y th e a u th or sh ip w h ic h is a ttr ib u ted to it,
th e G r imor iu m V er u m is b a sed to some ex ten t u pon th e K ey
of f S ol omon ,
th e ma in poin ts of r esemb l a n c e b ein g in th e d e-
sc r iption of th e ma g ic a l in str u men ts a n d in some of th e f or ms
of pr a y er . I t d istin g u ish es pl a in l y th e pow er s
w h ic h it is pr o-
i T h a t is, my stic c h a r a c ter s f or en g r a v in g on ma g ic a l in str u men ts, v essel s
a n d v estmen ts
T h e sta temen t is u tter l y u n tr u e, f or th e c h a r a c ter s g iv en b y th e G r imoir e
a r e f ew in n u mb er
a n d ex c eed in g l y imper f ec t a s w el l .
M r . M a th er s r ea d s I oh b G r ev is .
I r oe G ec is is a n oth er v a r ia tion . I t is a c or r u ption in
a n y c a se .
G
T h e B ook of Cer emon ia l M a g ic
posed to in v ok e b y th e n a me of Dev il s
. ' A t th e sa me time
it r ef er s th em n omin a l l y to th e f ou r el emen ts, w h ic h w ou l d
c on n ec t th em w ith th e S y l ph s, S a l a ma n d er s a n d so f or th ; b u t
th e c l a ssif ic a tion in q u estion , somew h a t in c id en ta l l y ma d e, d oes
n ot r ea l l y ob ta in . T h er e is a n a c c ou n t of th e H ier a r c h y of
S pir its, w ith L u c if er , B eel z eb u th a n d A sta r oth a s poten ta tes
in c h ief. ' A por tion of th is a c c ou n t is d r a w n f r om th e
L eme-
g el on , per h a ps th r ou g h th e P seu d o- mon a r c h ia of Wier u s . T h e
w or k pu r por ts to b e d iv id ed in to th r ee sec tion s, c on ta in in g : -
( a
. ) T h e Ch a r a c ter s a n d S tea l s of th e Demon s, w ith th e f or ms
f or th eir E v oc a tion a n d Dismissa l
. , ( b
. ) A d esc r iption of th e
N a tu r a l a n d S u per n a tu r a l S ec r ets w h ic h c a n b e oper a ted b y
th e pow er of th e Demon s, a n d th a t w ith ou t a n y d ec eption .
( c . ) T h e K ey of th e w or k , a n d th e pr oper a ppl ic a tion th er eof .
P a ssin g ov er ty pog r a ph ic a l er r or s, th e M S . f r om w h ic h it h a s
b een pr in ted mu st h a v e b een in a most c on f u sed sta te ; th er e
a r e n ot in r ea l ity a n y d istin c t d iv ision s, a n d th e l ittl e v ol u me
a b ou n d s in L a tin pa ssa g es w h ic h of ten d ef y tr a n sl a tion , a s, f or
ex a mpl e,
sic
j 5r o r a tion v ol u n ta s ; u t il l u d sit h oc in oJ er e in -
c l u su m min imo c l er u m in
d oc tis
; q u ia a mic u s f iet c a a ita l is, f ief
in imic u s . S o a l so w e
h a v e S a n c tu m R eg u m th r ou g h ou t f or
S a n c tu m R eg n u m. T h er e a r e tw o f ol d in g pl a tes of Ch a r a c ter s
a n d S ea l s, of w h ic h ma n y h a v e n o r ef er en c e to th e tex t, w h il e
oth er s essen tia l to th e pr oc ess a r e missin g , th e d ef ic ien c ies
b ein g su ppl ied in th e mod er n I ta l ia n v er sion s, w h ic h pr o-
b a b l y f ol l ow a n oth er ed ition , a l so I ta l ia n , a n d th e sou r c e of
1 " H er e b eg in n eth th e
S a n c tu m R eg n u m, c a l l ed th e R oy a l ty of S pir its, or th e l ittl e K ey s
of S ol omon , a most l ea r n ed H eb r ew n ig r oma n c er a n d R a b b in , c on ta in in g v a r iou s c omb in a tion s
of c h a r a c ter s, w h er eb y th e P ow er s, S pir its or , mor e c or r ec tl y , , Dev il s a r e in v ok ed , so th a t th ey
a r e f or c ed to a ppea r w h en soev er
y ou ma y d eter min e, ea c h on e a c c or d in g to h is f a c u l ty , a n d a r e
c ompel l ed to b r in g
w h a tsoev er y ou ma y r eq u ir e of th em, c a u sin g y ou n o k in d of a n n oy a n c e,
pr ov id ed on l y th a t th ey a r e c on ten ted on th eir pa r t, f or th ese sor ts of c r ea tu r es g iv e n oth in g f or
n oth in g . "
S ee P a r t ii, c
. 3 -
9 8
t
T h e - R itu a l s of , B l a c k M a g ic
. . th e F r en c h tr a n sl a tion , b u t u n k n ow n to th e pr esen t w r iter ,
a s in d eed to most b ib l iog r a ph er s . T h e w or k , a s it sta n d s, is
r ea l l y in tw o pa r ts on l y , th e G r imor iu m V er ism pr oper a n d
c er ta in " R a r e a n d A stou n d in g M a g ic a l S ec r ets . " T h e f ir st
ma y b e a n a l y sed a s f ol l ow s : - - ( a . ) Dir ec tion s f or th e' pr epa r a tion
of th e O per a tor , a l l of a per son a l k in d a n d a n a l og ou s to th ose
of th e Cl a v ic l e
. ( b . ) I n str u c tion s f or th e ma n u f a c tu r e of th e
ma g ic a l in str u men ts r eq u ir ed in th e w or k , a l so a n a l og ou s to
th e Cl a v ic l e . ( c . ) T h e c omposition of th e v ir g in - pa r c h men t
on w h ic h th e c h a r a c ter s a n d sea l s a r e to b e in sc r ib ed , sh ew in g
d istin c t v a r ia tion s f r om th e Cl a v ic l e .
( d . )
T h e pr oc esses of
ev oc a tion a n d th e
' d isc h a r g e
.
B ey on d th e f a c t th a t th e ev ok ed
S pir its a r e L u c if er , B eel z eb u th , A sta r oth a n d th e in f er ior s a n d
min ister s of th ese, th is f ir st a n d c h ief pa r t is' n ot mor e r epu l -
siv e, a s it is : in d eed sc a r c el y mor e u n in tel l ig en t, th a n most of
th e pr oc esses in its pr ototy pe .
T h e sec on d pa r t c on ta in s th e u su a l c u r iosities c ommon to
a l l th e l a ter G r imoir es, in c l u d in g th e
A d mir a b l e S ec r ets of th e
pr eten d ed A l b er tu s M a g n u s, th e L ittl e A l b er t, & c .
I n so
f a r a s it pr esen ts a n y c on sid er a b l e v a r ia tion s, su c h v a r ia tion s
a r e u su a l l y in th e d ir ec tion of B l a c k M a g ic .
S ome a r e v en er ea l
in th e mor e ob j ec tion a b l e sen se of th e ter m, oth er s mer el y
r ev ol tin g , w h il e y et oth er s, a s th a t of
th e M a g ic G a r ter s, a r e
d er iv ed f r om th e Cl a v ic l e . F in a l l y , th er e a r e c er ta in pr oc esses
w h ic h mig h t c l a im to b e th ose of Wh ite M a g ic
1 a n d a r e c on c er n ed
w ith
th e c er emon ia l in d u c tion of simpl e c l a ir v oy a n c e .
We ma y th er ef or e c on c l u d e th a t th e
G r imor iu m V er u m
pr oper
is
n ot mor e d ia b ol ic a l th a n th e f ir st pa r t of th e L eme-
g eton , w h ic h in d eed c on ta in s th e c er emon ia l f or th e ev oc a tion of
pr ec isel y th e sa me spir its .
1 S ee P a r t ii. a 8 ,

6 , 7 , a n d 8 .
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T h e B ook of Cer emon ia l M a g ic
2. T r u e B l a c k M a g ic
T h e G r imoir e en titl ed T r u e B l a c k M a g ic is
simpl y a n
a d a pted v er sion of th e K ey of S ol omon , w ith th e sa me pr e-
a mb l es, th e sa me r itu a l , th e sa me ta l isma n s, a n d c h a r a c ter s
w h ic h a r e a n a l og ou s w h en th ey a r e n ot id en tic a l
. With th e
mod er a tel y in tel l ig ib l e a n d r el ig iou sl y c a r ef u l pr esen ta tion of
M r . M a th er s it of c ou r se c ompa r es v er y b a d l y
; l ik e th e G r i-
mor iu m V er u m, it is ex c eed in g l y c on f u sed , a n d is r en d er ed
a l most u n mea n in g b y th e omission of a l l th e pr a c tic a l pa r t . I ts
ma l ic iou s or d ia b ol ic a l el emen t c on sists, h ow ev er , mor e espec i-
a l l y in its in tr od u c tion of th e c h a pter u pon w or k s of h a tr ed
a n d d estr u c tion , w h ic h , a s a l r ea d y seen , a n d a s mor e f u l l y
esta b l ish ed l a ter on , sh ou l d u n d ou b ted l y b e r eg a r d ed a s a n
in teg r a l por tion of th e or ig in a l w or k .
3 . T h e G r a n d G r imoir e
T h e G r a n d G r imoir e is th e most f a n ta stic of th e c y c l e a n d
is in tr od u c ed w ith g r ea t pomp b y its pr eten d ed ed itor , A n ton io
V en itia n a d el R a b in a , a per son a g e w h ose n a me in d ic a tes th e
I ta l ia n or ig in of th e w or k ,
B y r ea son of its r a r ity a n d th e
g r ea t r eq u est in w h ic h it is, w e a r e in f or med th a t it mu st b e
r eg a r d ed a s th e v er ita b l e M a g n u m
O j u s- a v iew w h ic h ma y
a ppea r in c on seq u en tia l , b u t f or w h ic h th e a u th or ity of R a b -
b in ic a l w r iter s is c ited .
I t is to th ese a u th or s th a t w e ow e
th e pr ic el ess tr ea su r e w h ic h in n u mer a b l e c h a r l a ta n s h a v e en -
d ea v ou r ed to c ou n ter f eit, b u t h a v e n ev er su c c eed ed in d isc ov er -
in g . T h e c opy ma d e u se of b y A n ton io in pr epa r in g h is
ed ition w a s tr a n sc r ib ed f r om th e g en u in e w r itin g s of th e mig h ty
K in g S ol omon , w h ic h w er e ob ta in ed b y pu r e c h a n c e
. " O f
I 00
T h e R itu a l s of B l a c k M a g ic
a tr u th , w h a t oth er ma n , , sa v e th is in v in c ib l e g en iu s, w ou l d h a v e
h a d th e h a r d ih ood to r ev ea l th e w ith er in g w or d s w h ic h G od
ma k es u se of to str ik e ter r or in to th e r eb el l iou s a n g el s a n d
c ompel th em in to ob ed ien c e?
H a v in g soa r ed in to th e c el estia l
a l titu d es th a t h e mig h t ma ster th e sec r ets a n d l ea r n th e omn i-
poten t w or d s w h ic h c on stitu te a l l th e pow er of a ter r ib l e a n d
v en er a b l e Deity , th e essen c e of th ose in n er most a r c a n a , ma d e
u se of b y a n in f in ite Div in ity , w a s ex tr a c ted b y th is g r a n d k in g ,
w h o pa ssed a l l th e d a y s of h is l if e in th e most l a b or iou s r e-
sea r c h es, a n d in pu r su it of th e most ob sc u r e a n d h opel ess
sec r ets . H e su c c eed ed u l tima tel y in a l l h is u n d er ta k in g s, pen e-
tr a tin g in to th e most r emote h a u n ts of spir its, w h om h e b ou n d ,
on e a n d a l l , a n d f or c ed th em to ob ey h im b y th e pow er of
h is T a l isma n or Cl a v ic l e . T h er ein h e h a s d isc ov er ed u n to u s
th e stel l a r in f l u en c es, th e c on stel l a tion of
,
th e pl a n ets tL n d th e
meth od f or th e ev oc a tion of a l l h ier a r c h ies of spir its b y th e
r ec ita tion of c er ta in su b l ime A ppel l a tion s, a s th ey a r e h er ea f ter
set d ow n f or y ou in th is b ook , a s w el l a s th e tr u e c omposition
a n d ef f ec ts of th e d r ea d f u l B l a stin g R od , w h ic h c a u ses th e
spir its to tr emb l e ; w h ic h G od a l so u sed to a r m h is A n g el w h en
A d a m a n d E v e w er e d r iv en ou t of th e E a r th l y P a r a d ise ;
w h er ew ith , f in a l l y , h e smote th e r eb el l iou s A n g el s, pr ec ipita tin g
th eir a mb ition s in to th e most a ppa l l in g g u l f s b y th e pow er of
th is v er y R od - of th is R od w h ic h c ol l ec ts th e c l ou d s, d isper ses
tempests, a v er ts th e l ig h tn in g , or pr ec ipita tes ea c h a n d a l l u pon
a n y por tion of th e ea r th a t th e pl ea su r e of its d ir ec tor . "
S u c h is th e pr ea mb l e of th e G r a n d G r imoir e. T h e w or k is
d iv id ed in to tw o pa r ts, th e f ir st c on ta in in g th e ev oc a tion of
L u c if u g e
1
R of oc a l e b y mea n s of th e B l a stin g R od , th e sec on d
1
T h is a l ter a tion of th e f a l l en L ig h t- B ea r er in to F l y - th e- L ig h t d oes n ot seem to oc c u r in
ma g ic a l l iter a tu r e pr ec ed in g th e G r a n d G r in w ir e . I t w a s a f ter w a r d s a d opted b y L 6 v i, b y
w h om it h a s b een ma d e popu l a r a mon g oc c u l tists, w h o a r e, f or th e most pa r t, q u ite u n a w a r e of
its sou r c e, a s th ey u su a l l y a r e in su c h c a ses .
to'
s
T h e B ook
of Cer emon ia l M a g ic
b ein g th a t w h ic h A n ton io in sc r u ta b l y r eg a r d s a s th e S a n c tu m
I eg n u m, n a mel y ; th e R ite of ma k in g P a c ts ; b u t on e of th e
most n ota b l e c h a r a c ter istic s of a l l th e G r imoir es is n ot th eir
d ia b ol ic a l ma l ic e, b u t th eir u n c on sc iou s in g en u ou sn ess, w h il e
th e d ev ou t, a l most l a u d a b l e, c h a r a c ter of a l l th e oper a tion s
seems to h a v e b een h el d q u ite sin c er el y .
T h e G r a n d G r imoir e is, h ow ev er , r eg a r d ed a s on e of th e
most a tr oc iou s of its c l a ss ; it h a s a pr oc ess in N ec r oma n c y
w h ic h is possib l e, sa y some oc c u l t w r iter s- in th e g en ia l ity of
a l u c id in ter v a l - on l y to a d a n g er ou s ma n ia c or a n ir r ec l a im-
a b l e c r imin a l . I t mu st b e l a d x n itted th a t th e R ite is h ig h l y
u n r ea son a b l e, b u t in d ea l in g w ith su c h l iter a tu r e it seems
u n sa f e to a d v a n c e th e ob j ec tion , f or it a ppl ies mu c h too w id el y
.
A s to its c r imin a l ity , th is c en tr es in
th e c r ea tion of a d is-
tu r b a n c e a t mid n ig h t M a ss on Ch r istma s E v e . T h er e is
f u r th er a n a c c ou n t of a poison en titl ed " T h e Composition ' of
Dea th , or P h il osoph ic a l S ton e, " w h ic h is su pposed to in d ic a te
a n a d v a n c ed d eg r ee of d ia b ol ism
. E l iph a s L ev i
sa y s th a t it
p
r eten d s to c on f er th e P ow d er of P r oj ec tion , th e g r ea t M y ster y
of th e S a g es, b u t it g iv es r ea l l y th e P ow d er of Con sec u tion -
a s to th e sig n if ic a n c e of w h ic h a v a g u e ima g e c a n a l on e b e
in v ok ed . I t ma y , in a n y c a se, b e a d d ed th a t it c a n n ot w el l b e
eith er , seein g th a t th e c omposition is a l iq u id . F or th e r est, it
is simpl y a stu pid r ec ipe, a n d
a s n o u n l a w f u l a ppl ic a tion is su g -
g ested , it is n ot d ia b ol ic a l a t a l l , u n l ess tox ic ol og y , a s su c h , is
S a ta n ic , simpl y b ec a u se it d oes n ot d ea l in a n od y n es .
T h er e is, of c ou r se, n o q u estion th a t th e G r a n d G r imoir e
is a b ook of B l a c k M a g ic , a n d it is c on tr a r y to th e n a tu r e of
th in g s th a t a b ook of B l a c k M a g ic sh ou l d b e oth er w ise th a n
d ia b ol ic a l . T h e most ob j ec tion a b l e w or k s a r e n ot th ose w h ic h
open l y a n n ou n c e th a t th ey a r e ev il , b u t th ose w h ic h tea c h ev il
u n d er th e pr eten c e of ex c el l en c e . T h e n otic ea b l e poin t, a s
1 02
J
T h e
R itu a l s of B l a c k M a g ic
r eg a r d s th e G r a n d G r imoir e, th e oth er w or k s of its c l a ss a n d
th e Wh ite R itu a l s, is th a t, th e d ia b ol ism of th e c on f essed l y
d ia b ol ic a l is of ten so ex c eed in g l y th in , w h il e th e a n g el ic a l
el emen t in pr oc esses a ssu med to b e a n g el ic a l b or d er s so
of ten a n d so per il ou sl y on th e S a ta n ic sid e . T h e f ir st pa r t of
th e G r a n d G r imoir e, l ik e th e G r imor iu m V er u m, is simpl y
a pr oc ess f or th e ev oc a tion of ev il spir its to ob ta in th e en -
f or c ed su r r en d er of h id d en tr ea su r e .
I n th e sec on d pa r t th e
ma g ic ia n is c er ta in l y ex pec ted to g iv e h imsel f , b od y a n d sou l ,
to th e d emon w h o ser v es h im mea n w h il e, a n d th er e c a n b e n o
h esita tion in a d mittin g th a t th is c r ea tes a sh a r p d istin c tion , n ot
on l y b etw een th e
G r a n d G r imoir e a n d a l l th e Composite
R itu a l s, b u t a l so b etw een th e G r a n d G r imoir e
a n d th e oth er
L itu r g ies
of
B l a c k M a g ic . I t is on l y a pa l l ia tion to sa y th a t
th e c ompa c t is w or d ed a s a su b ter f u g e, a n d in r ea l ity y g iv es
n oth in g to th e d emon , w h o h er e, a s so f r eq u en tl y in f ol k -
l or e, is b a mb ooz l ed , r ec eiv in g th e sh a d ow in pl a c e of th e
su b sta n c e . '
q . . T h e G r imoir e of H on or iu s
Despite th e in iq u ities of th e P a c ta Con v en ta Dc emon u m,
th e G r a n d G r imoir e
h a s f a il ed , h ow ev er , to in v ok e u pon itsel f
su c h sev er e c on d emn a tion a s th e G r immoir e of H on or iu s th e
G r ea t,
oth er w ise H on or iu s th e T h ir d
. I t is sc a r c el y too mu c h
to sa y th a t a l most ev er y a c c u sa tion pr ef er r ed a g a in st th is r e-
ma r k a b l e w or k is f a l se g en er a l l y a n d spec if ic a l l y , ' th e c h ief
d istin c tion b etw een th em b ein g th a t some a r e th e misr epr esen ta -
tion s of ig n or a n c e a n d oth er s th e f a l se in ter pr eta tion s of , pr e-
j u d g men t .
T h e F r en c h oc c u l tist, P a pu s, a l on e seems to ta k e
th e mid d l e v iew , th ou g h h e spea k s w ith some v a g u en ess w h en
'
Compa r e th e d r ol l h istor y of th e Dev il a n d h is Da m, a n d th a t c on c er n in g th e c ou r se of
B l a c k M a g ic d el iv er ed _ b y th e P r in c e of Da r k n ess a t th e Un iv er sity of S a l a ma n c a
.
1 03
T h e B ook
of Cer emon ia l M a g ic
h e sa y s th a t th e sor c er y of th is G r imoir e is mor e d a n g er ou s
f or w ea k ex per imen ta l ists th a n f or th e en emies of th e sor c er er
.
h ` l iph a s L ev i
ob ser v es th a t th e w or k is n ot w ith ou t impor ta n c e
f or th e stu d en ts of oc c u l t sc ien c e . ' A t f ir st sig h t it seems to
b e n oth in g b u t a tissu e of r epu l siv e a b su r d ities, b u t f or th ose
w h o a r e in itia ted in th e sig n s a n d sec r ets' of th e K a b a l a h ,
it is sa id th a t it b ec omes a v er ita b l e mon u men t of h u ma n
per v er sity . T h er e w a s sel d om a sta temen t f or w h ic h th er e
w a s l ess f ou n d a tion ; th er e w a s n ev er a ma g ic a l w or k w h ic h
l ess c on n ec ted w ith K a b a l ism ; th e r el a tion in so f a r a s it
ex ists, a n d it is c on f in ed to a f ew w or d s w h ic h oc c u r in th e
Con j u r a tion s, is c ommon to a l l Cer emon ia l M a g ic , a n d th is
is th e on e G r imoir e w h ic h is most per mea ted w ith Ch r istia n
el emen ts . T h ose, h ow ev er , w h o a r e w el l a c q u a in ted w ith th e
pr in c ipl es of in ter pr eta tion w h ic h ob ta in in th e w r itin g s of L ev i,
w il l n ot ta k e a c h a r g e ser iou sl y w h ic h d epen d s u pon th e sig n i-
f ic a n c e of K a b a l istic w or d s or sig n s, f or it is n otor iou s th a t
w ith th e F r en c h oc c u l tist th ey mea n t ma n y th in g s a c c or d in g
to h is h u mou r , a n d th a t h e d id n ot k n ow h is su b j ec t . B u t
E l iph a s L ev i w a s n ot c on ten ted w ith th e g en er a l impea c h -
men t ; in a l a ter w or k
2
h e el a b or a ted a mor e pa r tic u l a r c h a r g e .
I n c ommon w ith th e K ey of S ol omon , a n d a l l th e G r imoir es,
th e w or k of H on or iu s pr esc r ib es th e sa c r if ic e of a v ir g in k id ,
w ith th e ob j ec t of en su r in g th e possession of a v ir g in pa r c h -
men t b y th e oper a tor . N ow , L ev i a f f ir ms th a t w h en th e
"
a b omin a b l e a u th or " men tion s a k id , h e mea n s r ea l l y a h u ma n
c h il d . I n th is in ter pr eta tion h e h a s n ot ev en th e ex c u se of
th e h u mor ou s a n a l og y w h ic h h a s b een in stitu ted in v u l g a r
E n g l ish , f or h is a c q u a in ta n c e, h a d h e a n y , w ith ou r l a n g u a g e
w a s ex c eed in g l y sl ig h t . T h er e is n ot a pa r tic l e of f ou n d a tion
H istoir e d e l a M a g ie, p . 3 07 .
L a Cl ef d es G r a n d s M y str es . S ee a l so " T h a u ma tu r g ic a l E x per ien c es of E iiph a s L E v i "
in T h e M y ster ies of M a g ic , b y A . E . Wa ite, sec on d ed ition
.
1 04
T h e R itu a l s of B l a c k M a g ic
f or th e c h a r g e
; th e sa c r if ic e in th e c a se of th e G r imoir e of
H oon or iu s mea n s, a n d c a n mea n , n o mor e th a n in th e c a se of
th e K ey of
S ol omon . , T h er e w a s a d ef in ed pu r pose in c on n ec -
tion w ith th e sl a u g h ter of th e v ic tim, w h ic h w a s th e sa me in
b oth in sta n c es .
S o f a r c on c er n in g th e misin ter pr eta tion s of w r iter s w h o
pr eten d to some f ir st- h a n d a c q u a in ta n c e w ith th e w or k u n d er
n otic e . O th er s w h o h a v e men tion ed it w ith in r ec en t y ea r s
h a v e b een c on ten t to f ol l ow th e F r en c h a u th or ity w ith ou t
ex a min a tion . T h u s it is th a t I f in d M r . J . H . S l a ter , in a
pa per r ea d b ef or e th e B ib l iog r a ph ic a l S oc iety , a n d pr in ted
in its T r a n sa c tion s, ' d esc r ib in g th is G r imoir e a s a n a d v oc a te
of mu r d er a n d a l l k in d s of c r imes . F u r th er mor e, h e c on f u ses
it th r ou g h ou t w ith th e G r a n d G r imoir e
.
T a k in g th e w or k a t f ir st h a n d , th e in itia l q u estion c on c er n -
in g it is th e a ttr ib u tion of th e a u th or sh ip . F r om w h a t w e
k n ow of ma g ic a l l iter a tu r e, to sa y n oth in g of pon tif ic a l d ig n ity ,
it is a n tec ed en tl y u n l ik el y th a t it is th e w or k of a R oma n
b ish op, mor e espec ia l l y of su c h a b ish op a s H on or iu s . E l iph a s,
L ev i,
w h o r ig h tl y sou g h t to v in d ic a te th e Ch u r c h of h is c h il d
h ood , a ssa il ed , in th e per son of on e of its sov er eig n pon tif f s,
b y a n u n in tel l ig en t a c c u sa tion , b u t v in d ic a ted it b a d l y a s u su a l ,
took a g l a n c e a t th e h istor y of th e time a n d d isc ov er ed th a t
d u r in g th e pon tif ic a te of H on or iu s th er e w a s a n a n ti- pope set
u p b y H en r y I V
. of G er ma n y , a n d th a t h e w a s a ma n of ev il l if e .
H e immed ia tel y c on j ec tu r ed th a t th is per son a g e w a s th e l ik el y
a u th or of th e ob j ec tion a b l e G r imoir e
. A g a in th er e is n ot a
pa r tic l e of ev id en c e f or su c h a su r mise, a n d
it is u n b ien
v il a in pr oc d d e, a s M
. P a pu s mig h t sa y , to in c r ea se, w ith ou t
g ood r ea son , th e r espon sib il ity r estin g u pon th e memor y of
th e u n h a ppy pr el a te in
q u estion .
1 " S ome B ook s on M a g ic . "
T r a n sa c tion s of th e B ib l iog r a ph ic a l S oc iety , V ol . iii
. P a r t 2.
1 05
1
T h e B ook of Cer emon ia l M a g ic
I f w e c ome to th e f a c ts, th ey a r e th ese
.
T h e f ir st ed ition
of th e G r imoir e is sa id to h a v e a ppea r ed in 1 6 29 , a n d it is n ot
l ik el y th a t it w a s f or g ed mu c h ea r l ier th a n th e en d of th e
six teen th c en tu r y , b ein g , r ou g h l y , n in e h u n d r ed y ea r s a f ter
th e d ea th of its su pposed a u th or . T h e c a n on ic a l P ope, it mu st
b e c on f essed , w a s a v ol u min ou s w r iter ; h is ser mon s a n d h is
v a st c or r espon d en c e h a v e a ppea r ed in tw o, l a r g e v ol u mes a t
P a r is, ' u n d er a u spic es w h ic h w er e u n l ik el y , to a d mit ev en a
c on temptu ou s r ef er en c e to th e f or g ed c on stitu tion
. T h er e
. is
n on e, a c c or d in g l y , w h ic h is to b e r eg r etted f r om th e sta n d -
poin t of b ib l iog r a ph y . B u t th e ed itor h a s f u r th er ex c l u d ed w ith
th e sa me sil en c e a n oth er w or k mu c h mor e r ea son a b l y a ttr i-
b u ted , a n d to w h ic h n o od iu m c a n a tta c h . I t is on e a l so
w h ic h is impor ta n t to ou r in q u ir y , a n d it is en titl ed H on or ii
P a, N, a d v er su s ten eb r a r u m P r in c ipem, et ej u s A n g el os Con -
j u r a tion es ex or ig in a l e R ome ser v a to,
R ome, 1 529 . T h e
a u th en tic ity of th is w or k is ev id en tl y q u estion ed b y its ex -
c l u sion , a n d it is impossib l e to spea k c er ta in l y c on c er n in g it, a s,
on a c c ou n t of its ex tr eme r a r ity , f ew pu b l ic l ib r a r ies, n on e
a ppa r en tl y in E n g l a n d , possess a n ex a mpl e
. B u t it is ev id en tl y
th e f or mu l a r ies of ex or c ism, a
r ite of th e Ch u r c h a n d possessin g
a c on sid er a b l e b od y of l iter a tu r e, to w h ic h ev en a P ope of pa st
a g es mig h t n ot in c on c eiv a b l y h a v e c on tr ib u ted
. H ow ev er
th is ma y b e, th e a ttr ib u tion in th e on e c a se w il l a c c ou n t f or
it in th e oth er . T h e b ook of B l a c k M a g ic ma y b e mer el y
a per v er sion of th e or th od ox c on j u r a tion s, a n d if n ot th a t, is a
r epr isa l ; it is S or c er y r ev en g in g h er sel f on a P ope w h o c a st
ou t d ev il s b y r epr esen tin g h im a s th e pr in c e of th ose w h o
d ea l t w ith th em .
H a v in g sa id someth in g to j u stif y th e G r imoir e f r om
g r ou n d l ess c on d emn a tion , it is n ec essa r y n ow to a d d , on th e
1 H or oy ' s B ib l ioth ec a P a tr istic a H on or ii I I I . O per a O mn ia . P a r is, 1 8 7 9 , 8 v o .
io6
I
1
T h e R itu a l s of B l a c k
M a g ic -
a u th or ity of
its ow n , ev id en c e, th a t it is a ma l ic iou s a n d some-
w h a t
c l ev er imposty r e, w h ic h w a s u n d en ia b l y c a l c u l a ted to
d ec eiv e ig n or a n t per son s of
its per iod w h o ma y h a v e b een
ma g ic a l l y in c l in ed , mor e espec ia l l y ig n or a n t pr iests, sin c e it
pr eten d s to c on v ey th e ex pr ess sa n c tion of th e A postol ic a l
S ea t f or th e oper a tion s of I n f er n a l M a g ic a n d N ec r oma n c y
.
T h e en tir e c l a im is set f or th most c u r iou sl y a t th e b eg in n in g
of th e , pseu d o- c on stitu tion , a n d
. mu st b e c ited a t c on sid er a b l e
l en g th to c on v ey its f u l l f or c e .
T h e H ol y A postol ic Ch a ir , u n to w h ic h th e k ey s of th e
K in g d om of H ea v en w er e g iv en b y th ose w or d s th a t Ch r ist
J esu s a d d r essed to S t . P eter : I g iv e u n to th ee th e K ey s
of th e
K in g d om of H ea v en , a n d u n to th ee a l on e th e pow er of c om-
ma n d in g
th e P r in c e of Da r k n ess a n d h is a n g el s, w h o, a s sl a v es
of th eir M a ster , d o v w e h im h on ou r , g l or y a n d ob ed ien c e, b y
th ose oth er w or d s of Ch r ist J esu s : T h ou sh a l t w or sh ip th e
L or d th y G od , a n d H im on l y sh a l t th ou ser v e- h en c e b y th e
pow er of th ese K ey s th e H ea d of th e Ch u r c h h a s b een ma d e' th e
L or d of H el l . - B u t seein g th a t u n til th is pr esen t th e S ov er eig n
P on tiz f f is h a v e a l on e possessed th e pow er of u sin g in v oc a tion s
a n d c omma n d in g S pir its, H is H ol in ess H on or iu s th e T h ir d ,
b ein g mov ed b y h is pa stor a l c a r e, h a s b en ig n l y d esir ed to c om-
mu n ic a te th e . meth od s a n d f a c u l ty of in v ok in g a n d c on tr ol l in g
S pir its to h is v en er a b l e B r eth r en in J esu s Ch r ist, a d d in g th e
Con j u g a tion s w h ic h mu st b e u sed in su c h c a se, th e w h ol e b ein g
c on ta in ed in th e B u l l w h ic h h er e f ol l ow s .
H O N O R I US ,
S er v a n t of th e S er v a n ts of G od , u n to a l l a n d ea c h of ou r
v en er a b l e B r eth r en of th e H ol y R oma n Ch u r c h , Ca r d in a l s,
A r c h b ish ops, B ish ops, A b b ots ;
u n to a l l a n d ea c h of ou r son s
1 07
T h e B ook
of Cer emon ia l M a g ic
in J esu s Ch r ist, P r iests, Dea c on s, S u b d ea c on s, A c ol y tes, E x or -
c ists, Ca n tor s, P a stor s, Cl er k s b oth S ec u l a r a n d R eg u l a r , H ea l th
a n d A postol ic B en ed ic tion .
I n th ose d a y s w h en th e S on of
G od , S a v iou r of th e Wor l d , g en er a ted in th e f u l n ess of time,
a n d b or n , a c c or d in g to th e f l esh , of th e R a c e of Da v id , d id l iv e
on th is ea r th , Wh ose M ost H ol y N a me
is J esu s, b ef or e w h ic h
th e h ea v en s, ea r th a n d h el l d o b en d th e k n ee ; w e h a v e seen
w ith w h a t pow er H e c omma n d ed d emon s, w h ic h pow er w a s a l so
tr a n smitted to S t . P eter b y th a t u tter a n c e : Upon th is r oc k I '
w il l b u il d my Ch u r c h , a n d th e G a tes of H el l sh a l l n ot pr ev a il
a g a in st it . T h ese w or d s w er e a d d r essed to S t
. P eter a s th e
H ea d a n d F ou n d a tion of th e Ch u r c h . We th en , w h o, b y th e
mer c y of G od , a n d d espite th e pov er ty of ou r mer it, h a v e su c -
c eed ed to th e S ov er eig n A postol a te, a n d , a s l a w f u l su c c essor of
S t . P eter , h a v e th e K ey s of th e K in g d om of H ea v en c ommitted
to ou r h a n d s, d esir in g to c ommu n ic a te th e pow er of in v ok in g ,
a n d c omma n d in g S pir its, w h ic h h a th b een r eser v ed u n to u s
a l on e, a n d ou r possessor s d id a l on e en j oy
; w ish in g , I r epea t,
b y Div in e in spir a tion , to sh a r e it w ith ou r v en er a b l e B r eth r en
a n d d ea r son s in J esu s Ch r ist, a n d f ea r in g l est in th e ex or -
c ism of th e possessed , ' th ey mig h t oth er w ise b e a ppa l l ed a t th e
f r ig h tf u l f ig u r es of th ose r eb el l iou s a n g el s w h o in sin w er e c a st
in to th e a b y ss, l est a l so th ey sh ou l d b e in su f f ic ien tl y l ea r n ed in
th ose th in g s w h ic h mu st b e per f or med a n d ob ser v ed , a n d th a t
th ose w h o h a v e b een r ed eemed b y th e b l ood of J esu s Ch r ist
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i s o f p u ce- co l o u r ed s a t i n em b r o i d er ed w i t hgo l d .
X. Op en s a l l l o cks
a t a
t o u ch,w ha t ev er p r eca u t i o n s ha v e
b een t a ken t o , s ecu r et hem . The m a gi ca l w o r d s
a r e
SAR ITAP,
TALISMANIX. TALISMANX.
Thecha r a ct er s s ho u l d b e
gr a v i i n o n t he i n n er

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s i d eo f t heR i n g

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.
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b r o i d er ed w i t hs i l v er
.
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. Set s t he
p o s s es s o r i n a n y d es i r ed ho u s ew i t ho u t t he
p r el i m i n a r y o f en t er i n ga n d
r ea d s
t het ho u ght s o f a l l p er s o n s ,
s o t ha t t hey ca n ,b ehel p ed o r ha r m ed a t p l ea s u r e
. Thet a l i s -
m a n i s o f
, l i ght gr ey s a t i n em b r o i d er ed w i t hgo l d
.
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t ho u ght s ,p l a cei t
o n y o u r
' hea d ,b r ea t heu p o n t her i n g,a n d
s a y
: 0TAR OT,NIZAEL,ESTAR NAS,TANTAR EZ
.
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w ho a r ew o r t hy :
,V ISTA,SAPER ,,,V ISNOS,
a n d t hey w i l l f o r t hw i t h
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o f Cer em o n i a l Ma gi c
en j o y ev er y ki n d o f p r o s p er i t y . To p u n i s hy o u r en em i es o r
ev i l p er s o n s : XATR OS, NIFER ,
R OXAS, - TOR TOS, a n d t hey w i l l
b ei m m ed i a t el y d el i v er ed t o f r i ght f u l t o r m en t s
.
XII . Des t r o y s a l l
p r o j ect s f o r m ed ' a ga i n s t t hep o s s es s o r
a n d
co m p el s r eb el l i o u s s p i r i t s
. Thet a l i s m a n i s
o f r o s e- co l o u r ed
TALISMANXI .
O X- Cl u - / J Oa ,
Thecha r a ct er s s ho u l d b egr a v en o n t heo u t er
s i d eo f t heR i n g
s a t i n em b r o i d er ed w i t hs i l v er .
It s ho u l d b ep l a ced u p o n a
t a b l e,t hel ef t ha n d i m p o s ed u p o n i t
; t her i n gs ho u l d b eo n
t hem i d d l ef i n ger o f t her i ght ha n d ,a n d t heo p er a t o r ,w i t h
b en t hea d ,s ho u l d r ep ea t i n a l o w v o i cet hew o r d s :
SENAPOS,
TER FITA,ESTAMOS,PER FITER ,NOTAR IN
.
XIII
. En d o w s t hep o s s es s o r w i t hev er y v i r t u ea n d t a l en t ,
a s w el l a s w i t ht hed es i r et o d o go o d
. Al l s u b s t a n ces o f ev i l
q u a l i t y ca n b er en d er ed ex cel l en t b y m ea n s o f i t
. Fo r t hef i r s t
124
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n et "
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o f Bl a ckMa gi c
a d v a n t a ge,i t i s s u f f i ci en t t o r a i s eu p t het a l i s m a n ,ha v i n gt he
r i n gu p o n t hef i r s t j o i n t o f t he t hi r d f i n ger o f t her i ght ha n d ,
a n d t o p r o n o u n cet hew o r d s : TUR AN, ESTONo s ,FUZA. Fo r
t hes eco n d ,s a y : V AZOTAS,TESTANAR .
Thet a l i s m a n s ho u l d b e
o f s a f f r o n - co l o u r ed s a t i n em b r o i d er ed w i t hs i l * er .
TALISMANXIII .
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XIV
. G i v es t hekn o w l ed geo f a l l m i n er a l s a n d v eget a b l es ,
w i t ht hei r v i r t u es a n d p r o p er t i es
; gi v es a l s o t heu n i v er s a l m ed i -
ci n ea n d t hef a cu l t y o f hea l i n ga l l s i ckp er s o n s
. Thet a l i s m a n
i s o f o r a n ge- co l o u r ed s a t i n em b r o i d er ed w i t hs i l v er
. It s ho u l d
b ew o r n u p o n t heb r ea s t a n d t her i n gi n a l o cket (ker chi ef )
r o u n d t hen eck,s ecu r ed b y m ea n s o f a r i b b o n o f f l a m e- co l o u r ed
s i l k
. Theo p er a t i v ew o r d s a r e
:
R ETER R EM,SALIBAT,CR ATAR ES,
HISATER
. .
11 5
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XV . G i v es i m m u n i t y f r o m t hem o s t f er o ci o u s a n i m a l s ; gi v es
t hem ea n s o f o v er co m i n gt hem ;
gi v es t hekn o w l ed geo f t hei r
l a n gu a ge ; a n d d r i v es m a d a n i m a l s a w a y . Thet a l i s m a n s ho u l d
b eo f d eep gr een s a t i n em b r o i d er ed w i t hgo l d . Fo r t hef i r s t
t hr eeo b j ect s ,s a y HOCATOS,IMOR AD,SUR ATER ,MAR KILA . Fo r
t hel a s t :
TR UMANTR EM,R ICONA,ESTUPIT,OXA .
TALISMANXV .
Thecha r a ct er s s ho u l d hegr a v en ' o n t he
o u t er
s i d eo f t heR i n g
XV I
. G i v es d i s cer n m en t f o r t hego o d o r b a d i n t en t i o n s o f
a n y p er s o n .
Thet a l i s m a n i s o f b l a cks a t i n em b r o i d er ed w i t h
go l d .
It s ho u l d b ep l a ced u p o n t hehea r t a n d t her i n go n
t hel i t t l ef i n ger o f t her i ght ha n d
. Thew o r d s a r e :
CR OSTES,
FUR INOT,KATIPA,G AR INOS
.
XV II
. G i v es a l l t a l en t s a n d a p r o f o u n d kn o w l ed geo f f ' - ev er y
a r t ,s o t ha t t hep o s s es s o r w i l l o u t s hi n et het o i l - w o r n ex p er t s -
126
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Thecha r a ct er s s ho u l d b egr a v en o n t heo u t er
s i d eo f t heR i n g
TheR i t u a l s o f Bl a ckMa gi c
t ho u gh u n q u a l i f i ed b y s cho l a r s hi p
.
Her eo f a r et hea d v a n t a ges
o f a n a r t w hi ch- s p ea ki n ggen er a l l y
co n cer n i n g i t - i s n o t hi n g
ex cep t p r a ct i ca l a n d t he
q u a l i t y o f i t s cl a i m s i s n o t s t r a i n ed .
Thet a l i s m a n ,w hi chm u s t b eca r r i ed o n t hep er s o n ,
s ho u l d . b e
o f w hi t es a t i n em b r o i d er ed w i t hb l a cks i l k
. Theo p er a t i v e
w o r d s a r e :
R ITAS,ONALUN,
TER SOR IT, OMBAS, SER PITAS,
TALISMANXV II .

TAUs Aa i XV III.
I
Thecha r a ct er s s ho u l d b egr a v en o n t hei n n er

Thecha r a ct er s s ho u l d b egr a v en o n t hei n n er

s i d eo f t heR i n g

s i d eo f t heR i n g
QUITATHAR , ZAMAR ATH,
s p eci f y i n gt hea r t w hi chi t i s d es i r ed
t o p o s s es s .
XV III . ' G i v es go o d f o r t u n ei n
a n y
l o t t er y . Thet a l i s m a n
i s o f cer i s e- co l o u r ed s a t i n em b r o i d er ed
w i t h go l d a n d s i l v er
.
It s ho u l d b eb o u n d u p o n t hel ef t a r m b y
. m ea n s
o f a w hi t e
r i b b o n ,a n d t her i n gm u s t b eo n t hel i t t l ef i n ger
o f t her i ght
ha n d . Thew o r d s a r e
: R o KESf o r a w i n n i n gn u m b er , PILATUS
f o r a n a m b es - a ce, ZOTOAS f o r a d en a r y , TTLITAS
f o r a q u a t er -
127
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n a r y , XATANITOS,
f o r a q u i n a r y , b ei n g ca r ef u l t o p r o n o u n cea l l
t hew o r d s a t t heq u i n e- a n i n s t r u ct i o n w hi chId o n o t q u i t e
gr a s p ,b u t i f t hea r t o r s ci en ceo f t hel o t t er y i s f o l l o w ed a t t hi s
d a y u n d er t heo l d l a w s ,Ico m m en d t heq u es t i o n t o t ho s ew ho
a r eex p er t s t her ei n . Thi s i s . o n eo f t hel es s er m y s t er i es o f
TALISMANXIX.
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TALISMANXX.
The cha r a ct er s s ho u l d b egr a v en o n t heo u t er
s i d e o f t heR i n g
o ccu l t i s m . At ca r d s t hes a m ep o t en t f o r m u l a s ho u l d b e
r ep ea t ed w hen s hu f f l i n gf o r s el f o r p a r t n er .
Bef o r eb egi n n i n g,
t o u chy o u r l ef t a r m w i t hy o u r r i ght ha n d i n t hen ei ghb o u r ho o d
o f t het a l i s m a n ,a n d ki s s t her i n g . Thes el i t t l eco n t r i v a n ces
ca n b eef f ect ed ,s a y s t heho n es t G r i m o i r e,w i t ho u t ex ci t i n gt he
n o t i ceo f y o u r o p p o n en t .
XIX
. G i v es t hep o w er o f d i r ect i n ga l l t hei n f er n a l ho s t s
a ga i n s t t heen em i es o f i t s p o s s es s o r . Thet a l i s m a n i s o f
128
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gr ey i s h- w hi t es a t i n ,s ha d ed . ,
It m a y b e w o r n i n a n y m a n n er ,
a n d t hew o r d s a r e : OSTHAR IMAN,V ISANTIPAR OS,NOCTATUR
.
XX. G i v es t hekn o w l ed geOf
THEMAG IC R ODACCOR DING TOTHE
t heco u n s el s o f In f er n u s a n d t he
BLACKPULLET
m ea n s o f r en d er i n gi t s p r o j ect s
a b o r t i v e,b u t w het her f o r t he
u l t i m a t ehea l t ha n d w ea l o f t he
o p er a t o r ' s s o u l t her ei s n o gu a r a n -
t eeo f f er ed . Thet a l i s m a n i s o f
r ed s a t i n ,w i t ht hecen t r eem -
b r o i d er ed i n go l d ,t heb o r d er ' i n
s i l v er a n d t hef i gu r es i n , b l a ck - a n d
w hi t es i l k . It s ho u l d b ew o r n
u p o n t heb r ea s t a n d t her i n go n
t hef i r s t j o i n t o f t hel i t t l ef i n ger
o f t hel ef t ha n d . Thew o r d s
Then eka r a et er s s ho u l d b e
i n s cr i b ed u p o n t h
e
a r e :
ACTATOS, CATIPTA, BE-
J OUR AN,ITAPAN,MAR NUTUS .
Ther a n geo f hu m a n a m b i t i o n
r eco gn i s ed b y Cer em o n i a l Ma gi c
b ei n ga l w a y s s o m ew ha t r es t r i ct ed ,
i t i s n o t s u r p r i s i n gt ha t t heo f f i ces
o f t hes et a l i s m a n s f r eq u en t l y o v er -
l a p o n e
a n o t her ,o r t ha t s o m eo f
t hem co r r es p o n d v er y cl o s el y t o
t hep o w er s a s cr i b ed t o t heMa gu s
b y t het r a n s cen d en t a l s ci en ceo f
THEG OEPICCIR CLEOFTHEBLACKPULLET
t heAr b a t el. Thet a l i s m a n s a r ep r eced ed ,i n t heo r i gi n a l b y
- t hef i gu r eo f a m a gi ca l r o d ,s t a i n ed ,s a y s t he l et t er p r es s w hi ch
a cco m p a n i es i t , w i t ht heb l o o d o f a l a m b a n d ha v i n gt hef o r m
o f a s er p en t . Thed es cr i p t i o n i s ' s o m ew ha t o b s cu r e,b u t t he
129

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Po d w i t hChi n es eIn k
The Bo o k o f Cer em o n i a l Ma gi c
w a n d m u s t b e' a p p a r en t l y f l ex i b l e,s o t ha t i t ca n b eb en t a t n eed ,
a n d t hem o u t ha n d t a i l
j o i n ed b y - m ea n s o f a go l d en cha i n ,t hu s
f o r m i n ga ci r cl e
. It w i l l b eo b s er v ed t ha t i t i s t heo l d s y m b o l ,
t hegr ea t a n d ' m y s t i cs y m b o l ,b u t i n w ha t s t r a n geco m p a n y
ha s i t f a l l en
! Thew a n d s ho u l d b es i x f eet l o n ga n d w hen
b en t ca n b eu s ed a s a , ci r cl eo f ev o ca t i o n . Ther ei s a l s o a
f i gu r eo f t hegr a n d m a gi ca l ci r cl e,
b u t i t i s n o t d es cr i b ed i n t he
t ex t . Ther ea r et hu s t w en t y - t w o f i gu r es i n a l l ,a n d t hei n -
cl u s i o n o f t hew o r d TAR OT i n t hel i s t o f ev o ki n gt er m s i s n o t
w i t ho u t s i gn i f i ca n cei n t hi s co n n ect i o n
. Acer t a i n co r r es p o n d -
en ceb et w een t he' t a l i s m a n s a n d t heTa r o t Tr u m p s i s i n d eed
u n m i s t a ka b l e,a t l ea s t . i n s o m ei n s t a n ces ,a n d s eem s t o i n d i ca t e
t ha t ,t hew o r kha s a m o r ed ef i n i t eo ccu l t a s p ect t ha n w o u l d
a p p ea r a t f i r s t ' s i ght .
It i s t hes y m b o l i s m o f t heTr u m p s
Ma j o r r ed i r ect ed t o w a r d s t hePo w er s o f t heDeep .
8 . TheG o l d - Fi n d i n gHen
Im u s t p a s s , ho w ev er ,t o t hei n cu b a t i o n o f t hego l d - f i n d i n g
hen ,w hi chi s t hehea d a n d cr o w n o f t hep r o ceed i n gs . The
gr a n d Or o m a s i s ,t hef a t her o f Zo r o a s t er ,w a s t hef i r s t p er s o n
w ho p o s s es s ed o n eo f t hes em a r v el l o u s f o w l s ,w hi cha r eha t ched
f r o m a n eggi n t hef o l l o w i n gm a n n er
. . Ta kea r o m a t i cw o o d s ,
s u cha s a l o es ,ced a r ,o r a n ge,ci t r o n ,l a u r el ,i r i s - r o o t ,w i t hr o s e-
l ea v es d r i ed i n t hes u n
. Pl a cet hem i n a go l d en cha f i n g- d i s h
p o u r b a l s a m i co i l o v er t hem ; a d d t hef i n es t i n cen s ea n d cl ea r
gu m . Nex t s a y :
ATHAS,SOLINAM,ER MINATOS,PASAIM ; s et a
gl a s s o v er t hecha f i n g- d i s h ;
d i r ect t her a y s o f t hes u n t her eo n ,
a n d t hew o o d w i l l ki n d l e,t hegl a s s w i l l m el t - o b v i o u s l y b y t he
m a gi ca l p o w er w hi chr es i d es i n t heo p er a t i o n - a s w eet o d o u r
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t Cf ,ep r ep a r a t i o n o f t he
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Aer a t o r
Co n cer n i n gt heLo v eo f G o d
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hy p o t hes i
s d i v i n ea n d r el i gi o u s r i t es ,a n d t heco u n s el s ,
s p i r i t u a l ; . a n d m o r a l ,w hi cha r e fo u n d . i n
i t s i n s t r u ct i o n s
a r e,i n t hei r m ea gr ea n d p u er i l ew a y ,t hev u l ga r i s ed co u n s el s
o f p er f ect i o n ,w ha t ev er el em en t o f s o v er ei gn co n t r a - r ea s o n m a y
o b t a i n i n i t s ex p er i m en t s . "
TheCo m p o s i t eR i t u a l s ,d es p i t e
t her es u l t o f t hei r a n a l y s i s ,a l s o - p a r t a kel a r gel y
o f t hen a t u r e
o f s u b s t i t u t ed r el i gi o u s o b s er v a n ces ,a t t i m es J u d a i s t i c,a t t i m es
Chr i s t i a n . In b o t hca s es t hi s
f a ct
i s r ea d i l y i n t el l i gi b l e ; t o
co m m u n i ca t ew i t ht hef a b l ed Sp i r i t s o f t heFi r m a m en t a n d t o
p r a ct i s e
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2
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t o o khi m ,m a y w el l d em a n d a
hi ghd egr eeo f s a n ct i t y f r o m i t s
ca n d i d a t e,t o - w ha t ev er en d s i t
m a y l ea d hi m ;
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t he- s o - ca l l ed Sp i r i t s o f t heEl em en t s ,t heKa b a l i s t i c
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s u p er i o r w o r l d . G i v en t hem a gi ca l s t a n d p o i n t i n ea chca s e,
t heco n d i t i o n s es s en t i a l t o o p er a t i o n s eem ,i n t hi s r es p ect ,a b o v e
cha l l en ge . It s r eco m m en d a t i o n s ,ho w ev er ,w er em o r ees p eci a l l y
o f t i m es a n d s ea s o n s ; t hey w er ef o r t hew o r ko f t hea r t i n
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o u t w a r d ,f r o m t ho s ew ho w o u l d u n d er t a kei t s en t er p r i s es . It
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r a get o G o d i n t hei n t er es t s o f d i a b o l i s m ,b u t t o d er i v ep o w er
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w em u s t n ev er y i el d t o t hei r
cha r a ct er i s t i cd ef ect s . . .
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i n s a n eo b s er v a n cef o l l o w ed i n r ea l i t y f r o m t hei n t er p r et a t i o n
p l a ced b y G o et i cTheu r gy o n t hef u n d a m en t a l d o ct r i n eo f
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. 3
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. The
s o r cer er w ho s o u ght t o d o ev i l a n d ha d r eco u r s ef o r a s s i s t a n cet o Sa t a n w a s a ct u a t ed ,b y n o
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u l t i m a t el y t o el u d et hed a n ger s o f s u chd ea l i n gs .
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b y l l i p ha s LBv i ,w hen hed ecl a r es t ha t t he
v i r t u eo f t hi n gs ha s cr ea t ed w o r d s . Co r n el i u s Agr i p p a r ef er s i t t o Pl a t o n i ct ea chi n g,a f f i r m i n g
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o f o f f i ci a l p r a y er s ,w er eu s ed i n . a l l m a gi ca l cer em o n i es . Bl a ck
Ma gi c w a s s o m et i m es t hei r a p p l i ca t i o n t o m o r eu n l a w f u l p u r -
p o s es a n d s o m et i m es t o t hes a m ep u r p o s es . Theu t t er a n ce
o f t heDi v i n eNa m e,w hi chw a s s u p p o s ed t o m a ket hed ev i l s
t r em b l ea n d p l a ce t hem a t t hew i l l o f t heMa gu s ,w a s a t l ea s t
eq u a l l y p o w er f u l ,i t w a s a r gu ed ,t o en f o r cet hei r o b ed i en ce
f o r a p u r p o s ei n co n s o n a n cew i t ht hei r o w n n a t u r e . ~ Behi n d
t hi s t her el a y a l s o t het a ci t a s s u m p t i o n t ha t i t w a s ea s i er t o
co n t r o l d em o n s t ha n t o p er s u a d ea n gel s . Then s eei n gt ha t
p r a y er t o G o d a n d t hei n v o ca t i o n o f t he Di v i n e Na m es p r e-
s u p p o s ea - p r o p er ,s p i r i t o f r ev er en ce,d ev o t i o n a n d l o v ea s
t heco n d i t i o n u p o n w hi chp r a y er i s hea r d ,i t b eca m ea co n d i =
t i o n i n G o et i a . Thef i r s t i m p o s s i b i l i t y r eq u i r ed o f t hea d ep t
i n Bl a ckMa gi c i s t her ef o r et ha t hes ho u l d l o v eG o d b ef o r e
heb ew i t ches hi s n ei ghb o u r ; t ha t hes ho u l d p u t a l l hi s ho p es
i n G o d b ef o r ehem a kes p a ct w i t hSa t a n ;
t ha t ,i n a w o r d ,
he
s ho u l d b ego o d i n o r d er t o d o ev i l .
2 .
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Thes p i r i t u a l i n t en t i o n o f t heo p er a t o r b ei n gt hu s d et er -
m i n ed ,hi s n ex t s t ep w a s t hea cq u i s i t i o n o f t hem en t a l a t t i t u d e
a p p r o p r i a t e t o hi s f u t u r e w o r k .
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t r a d i t i o n a l s t a t eo f t hes o r cer er - p o o r ,p r o s cr i b ed ,en v i o u s ,
a m b i t i o u s ,a n d ha v i n gn o ca p a ci t y f o r l egi t i m a t een t er p r i s es .
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ha u n t s t ho s e - s p o t s u p a n d d o w n t heco u n t r y - s i d ew hi cha r e
r ep u t ed t o co n cea l t hem . Heha s d o n et hi s p r es u m a b l y f o r
t ha t i s ,t hev o i ceo r w o r d ,w hen cehea l s o s a y s t ha t Ma gi ci a n s r ega r d w o r d s a s t he ' 0 r a y s o f
t hi n gs . " DeOccu l t a Phi l o s o p hi a ,Bo o kI . c .
7 0.
Co m p a r ea l s o hi s r en d er i n go f t hePl a t o n i c
d o ct r i n et ha t t hef o r m co m es f i r s t f r o m t hei d ea . Ib i d. ,c . r g .
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b u t t heea r t h w i l l n o t y i el d u p her ho a r d s ,f o r t he gn o m es
a n d t heEa r t h- Sp i r i t s ,t heAl a s t o r s a n d t heDem o n s ,,o f t he
So l i t u d es ,s t a n d gu a r d o v er t hes ecr et s o f d ea d m i s er s w hen
t hehu m a n gho s t ha s cea s ed t o w a l ki n t hen ei ghb o u r ho o d
.
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l o n ghes i t a t ew hen hel ea r n s t ha t t heG r i m o i r es
o f Bl a ckMa gi ca r ef u l l o f d a r ks o m er i t es a n d
f el l , m y s t er i o u s
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gu a r d i a n s . TheChu r ch
a n d St a t em a y t hr ea t en hi m w i t h a f i r ef o r hi s f l es ha n d a
f i r ef o r hi s s o u l ,b u t b y w a t chf u l n es s a n d s ecr ecy heho p es t o
el u d et heo n e,a n d t heo t her i s a d i s t a n t d a n ger
. Ob v i o u s l y ,
ho w ev er ,i n o r d er t o r ea chhi s d et er m i n a t i o n ,,he
m u s t a r m
hi m s el f w i t h' i n t r ep i d i t y a n d p r u d en ce,a n d t hi s
i s t he f i r s t
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Sa n ct u m R egn u m o f G o et i a .
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! 0i m p o t en t m o r t a l s ! "cr i es t hea u t ho r o f t he
G r a n d G r i m o i r e, l "t r em b l ea t y o u r o w n
t em er i t y w hen y o u
b l i n d l y a s p i r et o t hep o s s es s i o n o f a s ci en ces o p r o f o u n d
.
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u p y o u r m i n d s b ey o n d y o u r l i m i t ed s p her e,a n d l ea r n o f m e
t ha t b ef o r ey o u u n d er t a kea n y t hi n gi t i s _ n eces s a r y t ha t
y o u
s ho u l d b eco m ef i r m a n d i m m o v a b l e,b es i d es b ei n gs cr u p u l o u s l y
a t t en t i v ei n t heex a ct o b s er v a t i o n ,s t ep b y s t ep ,o f a l l t hi n gs
w ha t s o ev er t ha t Is ha l l t el l y o u ,w i t ho u t
w hi chp r eca u t i o n s
ev er y o p er a t i o n w i l l ,t u r n t o y o u r d i s a d v a n t a ge,co n f u s i o n a n d
t o t a l d es t r u ct i o n ;
w hi l e,o n t heco n t r a r y ,b y f o l l o w i n gm y i n -
j u n ct i o n s w i t hp r eci s i o n ,y o u w i l l r i s ef r o m y o u r m ea n n es s a n d
p o v er t y ,a chi ev i n g
a co m p l et es u cces s i n
a l l y o u r en t er p r i s es .
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a n d v i r t u e, a s q u a l i f i ca t i o n s f o r t hi s gr a n d a n d
i l l i m i t a b l e w o r k,
i n w hi chIha v ep a s s ed s i x t y - a n d - s ev en y ea r s ,t o i l i n gn i ght - a n d
d a y f o r t hea t t a i n m en t o f s u cces s i n s o s u b l i m ea n o b j ect
. "'
1 Bo o k I . C . 2 .
2 Thes p ea ker i s p s eu d o - So l o m o n .
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. Bo o ko f Cer em o n i a l Ma gi c
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. w o u l d t hi n kt ha t t her ew er e,s ho r t er r o a d s t o w ea l t ha n d
t hes a t i s f a ct i o n o f t heo t her co m m o n a p p et i t es
.
3 . Co n cer n i n g
Co n t i n en cea n d Ab s t i n en ce
The
Fo u r t h Bo o k o f Occu l t Phi l o s o p hy , r ef er r ed t o Co r n el i u s
Agr i p p a ,b u t co m p o s i t ei n cha r a ct er a n d s p u r i o u s i n a t t r i b u t i o n ,
a s a l r ea d y s een ,gi v es a n ex ceed i n gl y cu r i o u s ex p l a n a t i o n o f t he
r u l eo f s a n ct i t y p r es cr i b ed b y a l l f o r m s o f Cer em o n i a l Ma gi c
.
Thei n s t r u m en t s u s ed i n t heAr t a r ei n ef f ect i v ew i t ho u t co n -
s ecr a t i o n .
Thea ct o f co n s ecr a t i o n i s t hea ct b y w hi chv i r t u e
i s
i m p a r t ed t o t hem ,a n d t hi s v i r t u ed er i v es f r o m t w o s o u r ces ,
t hep o w er o f s a n ct i f i ca t i o n r es i d i n gi n Di v i n eNa m es a n d i n
t hep r a y er s w hi chi n co r p o r a t et hem ,a n d t hep o w er o f s a n ct i -
f i ca t i o n r es i d i n g i n t heho l i n es s o f t hep er s o n co n s ecr a t i n g . '
An i n d i s p en s a b l ep a r t o f t hi s ho l i n es s w a s t hep r es er v a t i o n
o f cha s t i t y f o r a d ef i n ed - b u t ,i t s ho u l d b eo b s er v ed ,a l i m i t ed - -
p er i o d p r eced i n go p er a t i o n ,a n d i t w a s t o b eco m b i n ed w i t h
a f a s t o f gr a d u a t ed s ev er i t y . In t hei r d i r ect i o n s co n cer n i n g
t hes ep o i n t s t heR i t u a l s o f Bl a ckMa gi cd i f f er l i t t l ef r o m t hei r
p r o t o t y p es ,t heea r l i er Key s o f So l o m o n ,t hew o r ko f p s eu d o -
Agr i p p a ,Qo r
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o f Pet er d eAb a n o .
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1
Her et heFo u r t hBo o ko f Occu l t Phi l o s o p hy m er el y r ep r o d u ces t hei n s t r u ct i o n o f t he
gen u i n ew o r k . "Co n s ecr a t i o n i s a l i f t i n gu p o f ex p er i m en t s ,b y w hi cha s p i r i t u a l s o u l ,b ei n g
d r a w n b y p r o p o r t i o n a n d co n f o r m i t y ,i s i n f u s ed i n t o t hem a t t er o f o u r w o r ks a cco r d i n gt o t he
t r a d i t i o n o f Ma gi ca l Ar t r i ght l y a n d l a w f u l l y p r ep a r ed ,a n d o u r w o r ki s v i v i f i ed b y t hes p i r i t o f
u n d er s t a n d i n g . Theef f i ca cy o f co n s ecr a t i o n i s p er f ect ed b y t w o t hi n gs es p eci a l l y ,v i z . ,t he
v i r t u eo f t hep er s o n hi m s el f co n s ecr a t i n ga n d t hev i r t u eo f t hep r a y er i t s el f . In t hep er s o n a r e
r eq u i r ed ho l i n es s o f l i f ea n d a p o w er t o co n s ecr a t e . Thef o r m er ,n a t u r ea n d d es er t p er f o r m '
;
t hel a t t er i s a cq u i r ed b y i m i t a t i o n a n d d i gn i f i ca t i o n . "Bo o kIII . c. 6 2 . Thev i r t u eo f p r a y er
d er i v es f r o m i t s i n s t i t u t i o n b y G o d ,t heo r d i n a n ceo f t heChu r ch,o r t heco m m em o r a t i o n w hi ch
i t m a y m a keo f s a cr ed t hi n gs .
s So a l s o i n t heThi r d Bo o k
DeOccu l t a Phi l o s o p hi a ,
w hi chi s es p eci a l l y d ev o t ed t o Cer e-
m o n i a l Ma gi c,t hes t u d en t i s d i r ect ed t o a b s t a i n "f r o m - a l l t ho s et hi n gs w hi chi n f ect ei t her
m i n d o r s p i r i t ,"a n d a b o v ea l l f r o m i d l en es s a n d l u x u r y ,"f o r t hes o u l b ei n gs u f f o ca t ed b y t he
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G r i m o i r e : "Y o u m u s t
a b s t a i n d u r i n ga n en t i ceq u a r t er o f
t hem o o n f r o m t hes o ci et y o f f em a l es ,s o a s t o p r o t ect y o u r s el f
f r o m t hep o s s i b i l i t y o f i m p u r i t y
. Y o u m u s t co m m en cey o u r
m a gi ca l q u a r t er a t t hes a m em o m en t w i t ht ha t o f t hel u m i n a r y
i t s el f , -
b y y a p l ed get o t heG r a n d Ad o n a i ,w ho
i s
t heMa s t er
o f a l l Sp i r i t s ,t o . m a ke
n o m o r et ha n t w o co l l a t i o n s d a i l y ,t ha t
i s t o s a y ,i n ev er y t w en t y - f o u r ho u r s o f t hes a i d q u a r t er
o f t he
Mo o n ,w hi chco l l a t i o n s s ho u l d b et a ken a t n o o n a n d m i d n i ght ,
o r ,i f i t b et t er p l ea s e
y o u , a t s ev en o ' cl o cki n t hem o r n i n ga n d
a t t heco r r es p o n d i n gho u r i n
t heev en i n g,u s i n gt hef o l l o w i n g
p r a y er p r ev i o u s l y t o ea chr ep a s t d u r i n gt hew ho l eo f t he
s a i d
q u a r t er : -
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! Ib es eechThee,0E LOIM !
Ii m p l o r e
Thee,0 J EHOV AH ! 0 G r a n d ADONAY ,
I gi v eu n t o Theem y
s o u l ,m y hea r t ,m y i n w a r d p a r t s ,m y ha n d s ,m y f eet ,' m y d es i r es ,
m y en t i r e b ei n g! 0G r a n d ADONAY , d ei gn t o
b ef a v o u r a b l e
u n t o m e ! So b ei t . Am en .
Then t a key o u r r ep a s t ,d i s r o b ea s s el d o m a n d s l eep
a s l i t t l e
a s p o s s i b l ed u r i n gt hew ho l eo f t hes a i d p er i o d ,b u t m ed i t a t e
co n t i n u a l l y o n y o u r u n d er t a ki n g,a n d cen t r ea l l y o u r ho p es i n
t hei n f i n i t ego o d n es s o f t heG r ea t Ad o n a y . 1
The G r i m o i r e o f Ho n o r i u s , w hi chi s i n t en d ed ex cl u s i v el y f o r
p er s o n s i n Ho l y Or d er s ,r es t r i ct s t hep er i o d o f f a s t i n gt o t hr ee
b o d y a n d t hel u s t t her eo f ,ca n d i s cer n n o t hi n gt ha t i s cel es t i a l ,"c
. 5 5 . Thef o u r t hb o o km er el y
s a y s
: "Let t hem a n
w ho w o u l d r ecei v ea n o r a cl ef r o m t hego o d s p i r i t s b e cha s t e,p u r ea n d
co n f es s ed . " Co m p a r ePet er d eAb a n o : "Theo p er a t o r s ho u l d b ecl ea n a n d p u r i f i ed f o r t hee
s p a ceo f n i n e d a y s b ef o r eb egi n n i n gt hew o r k
; hes ho u l d b eco n f es s ed a l s o ,a n d s ho u l d r ecei v e
t heHo l y Co m m u n i o n . "
i G r a n d G r i m o i r e, Bo o kI . C. 2.
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o f Cer em o n i a l Ma gi c
d a y s ,a s w i l l b es een l a t er o n ,a n d m a kes n o co n d i t i o n o f co n -
t i n en cei n t ho s e- w ho a r ed ev o t ed t o cel i b a cy
. The G r i m o r i u m
V er u m
p r es cr i b es a s i m i l a r p er i o d a n d a d d s t ha t t hef a s t s ho u l d
b em o s t a u s t er e,t ha t hu m a n s o ci et y a n d hu m a n co m m u n i ca t i o n s
m u s t b ea v o i d ed a s m u cha s p o s s i b l e,b u t t ho s eo f w o m en es p e-
ci a l l y .
The Bo o k o f
Tr u eBl a ck Ma gi c v a r i es t hei n s t r u ct i o n
a s f o l l o w s
: ' If t hePr i es t - Ex o r ci s t w o u l d s u cceed i n o p er a t i o n ,
hem u s t ,w hen a l l t hi n gs el s ea r ep r ep a r ed ,a b s t a i n f r o m ev er y
l a b o u r o f s o u l a n d b o d y ,f r o m m u chea t i n ga n d d r i n ki n g,f r o m
a l l l u x u r y ,f r o m a l l v i ce,a n d hem u s t m ed i t a t eo n t ho s et hi n gs
w hi chhei s a b o u t t o p u t
i n p r a ct i cef o r n i n eco m p l et ed a y s
b ef o r eu n d er t a ki n gt hew o r k
; hi s a s s i s t a n t s - i f a n y - m u s t
d o i n
l i kem a n n er ,s o t ha t a l l m a y b et r u l y f u l f i l l ed
. Let
t hem b egi n b y t hef o l l o w i n gp r a y er ,w hi chs ho u l d - b er eci t ed
t w i cei n t hen i ght a n d o n cei n t hed a y
.
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G o d Al m i ght y ,b eTho u f a v o u r a b l eu n t o u s ,t ho u gh
u n w o r t hy t o
l i f t o u r ey es t o Hea v en b y r ea s o n o f t hem u l t i t u d e
o f o u r o f en ces ! 0G o d
a l l - m er ci f u l ,Who w i l i es t n o t t hed ea t h
o f a s i n n er ,b u t r a t her hi s t r u eco n v er s i o n ,b es t o w Thy gr a ce
o n u s ! b Lo r d ,0G o d ,f u l l
o f co m p a s s i o n ,a i d u s i n ,t hi s
w o r kw hi ch,w ea r ea b o u t t o p er f o r m ,t ha t Thy Na m em a y b e
b l es s ed f o r ev er ! Am en . "
Theco n cl u d i n gd a y s o f t hef a s t s ho u l d b ea d d i t i o n a l l y
1
An a d a p t a t i o n o f t he Key o f So l o m o n , Bo o kII . c
. 4-
2
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ci t . ' -
0Lo r d G o d ,Fa t her Et er n a l
! 0Tho u
Who a r t s ea t ed u p o n Cher u b i m a n d Ser a p hi m ,Who b eho l d es t t heea r t ha n d t hes ea
! Un t o
Theed o Il i f t u p m y ha n d s ,a n d b es eechThi n ea i d a l o n e- Tho u Who a r t t hef u l f i l m en t o f
go o d w o r ks ,Who gi v es t r es t u n t o t ho s ew ho t o i l ,Who hu m b l es t t hep r o u d ,Who a r t Au t ho r
o f a l l l i f ea n d Des t r o y er o f d ea t h
. Ou r r es t a r t Tho u ,Pr o t ect o r o f t ho s ew ho ca l l u p o n Thee ;
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d o Tho u gu a r d a n d d ef en d m ei n t hi s u n d er t a ki n g,0Tho u w ho l i v es t a n d r ei gn es t f o r ev et r
a n d ev er
. Am en .
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s t r i ct , t he m ea l s b ei n g l i m i t ed t o b r ea d
a n d
w a t er ,w i t h
a b s t i n en cef r o m a l l s i n a n d r ep et i t i o n o f t hea b o v ep r a y er .
14-
Co n cer n i n gt he Ex t er n a l Pr ep a r a t i o n o f t he' Op er a t o r ,
a n df i r s t l y Co n cer n i n g Ab l u t i o n ,
Ther i t eo f l u s t r a t i o n ,b ei n gt hes a cr a m en t a l m a r k o f i n w a r d
cl ea n l i n es s , i s p r es cr i b ed i n a l l m a gi ca l cer em o n i es ,a n d i s eq u a l l y
i m p o r t a n t i n _ G o et i ca r t . Theo r d i n a r y d a i l y a b l u t i o n i t s el f b e-
co m es s y m b o l i ca l . When t heo p er a t o r r i s es i n t hem o r n i n g,
d u r i n g
t he
p r ep a r a t o r y t r i d u u m p r es cr i b ed b y t he G r i m o r i u m
V er u m , hi s ha n d s a n d f a cem u s t ' b e s p o n ged w i t ha cl ea n
w hi t e cl o t h,u s i n gw a t er w hi chha s b een p r ev i o u s l y ex o r ci s ed
a cco r d i n g t o
t hei n d i ca t i o n s o f t heR i t u a l ' a n d r eci t i n gt he
PR EPAR ATOR Y PR AY ER
Lo r d G o d : ADONAY , Who ha s t f o r m ed m a n o u t o f n o t hi n gt o
Thi n ' e o w n i m a ge a n d l i ken es s , a n d m e a l s o ,u n w o r t hy s i n n er
a s Ia m ,d ei gn ,Ip r a y Thee, t o b l es s i - i a n d s a n ct i f y t hi s w a t er ,
t ha t i t m a y b ehea l t hf u l t o m y b o d y a n d s o u l ,t ha t a l l d el u s i o n
m a y d ep a r t f r o m m e. 0Lo r d G o d ,
Al m i ght y a n d
In ef a b l e,
Who d i d s t l ea d f o r t hThy p eo p l ef r o m t hel a n d o f Egy p t ,a n d
d i d s t ,ca u s et hem t o p a s s d r y - s ho d o v er t heR ed Sea ! G r a n t
t ha t Im a y b e cl ea n s ed b y t hi s w a t er f r o m a l l m y s i n s a n d m a y
a p p ea r i n n o cen t b ef o r eThee . Am en .
The Bo o ko f Tr i ce Bl a ckMa gi c o b s er v es t ha t t heb a t hi s
m o s t n eces s a r y f o r Ma gi ca l Ar t ,2 a n d t ha t i t m u s t b et a ken o n
1 Fr o m t hes ei n d i ca t i o n s i t f o l l o w s l i t er a l l y t ha t s u chw a t er w o u l d ho l d q u i ckl i m ei n s o l u -
t i o n . Thep a s s a ges t a n d s t hu s : "Wa r n i n g : Thes a i d w a t er m u s t b et ha t w hi ch w a s p r ev i o u s l y
ex o r ci s ed ,w her ei n t hy l i m ew a s p u t ' - n a m el y ,f o r t hed r es s i n go f t hel a m b s ki n . Bu t w a t er
co n s ecr a t ed a t t hes a m et i m ei s m o s t p r o b a b l y i n t en d ed
.
' Thes t a t em en t i s a d a p t ed f r o m t he Key o f So l o m o n , Bo o kII,c. 5 ,b u t t hea n a l o gy en d s
w i t ht hep r es cr i p t i o n o f w a r m w a t er ; t hep r a y er s d i f f er a n d t hew ho l ecer em o n y i s s i m p l i f i ed
i n t he G o r t i cr i t u a l
.
I47
The Bo o k o f Cer em o n i a l Ma gi c
t he f i n a l d a y o f t hef a s t ,w hen . : t heex o r ci s o r ha s b een ,cl ea n s ed
f r o m a l l s i n s ,w hen heha s w r i t t en w i t h,t hep en o f t heAr t ,u p o n
v i r gi n p a p er o r p a r chm en t ,a l l t heco n j u r a t i o n s a n d ex o r ci s m s
r eq u i r ed i n t hep r a ct i ce,a n d ha s p er f o r m ed a l l
t heo t her p r e-
p a r a t o r y cer em o n i es .
Fr o m t hecr o w n o f hi s hea d t o t hes o l es
o f hi s f eet hem u s t p u r i f y hi m s el f w i t hw a r m ex o r ci s ed w a t er ,
s a y i n ga s hed o es s o : 0Lo r d Ad o n a y ,Who p a s t f o r m ed
m e
i n Thi n ei m a gea n d i n Thy l i ken es s ,d ei gn t o b l es s a n d s a n ct i f y
t hi s w a t er ,s o t ha t i t m a y b eco m eu n t o m et hes a l v a t i o n o f f m y s o u l
a n d
b o d y , a n d t ha t n o w i cked n es s m a y ev er f i n d p l a ce
w i t hi n m e
.
ThePs a l m s Do m i n u s i l l u m i n a t i o m ea a n d Di x i t i n s i p i i n s
i n co r d es u o s ho u l d b ea d d ed . "Then hes ho u l d d r y hi m s el f .
Thep r a y er , f o l l o w i n g m u s t b er ep ea t ed - f i v et i m es . d u r i n g
t hed a y a n d f o u r t i m es d u r i n gt hen i ght - f o r t hes p a ceo f
t hr eed a y s : ASTR OSCHIO, ASATH, ks a cr a BEDR IMUBAL, FELUT,
ANABOTOS,
SER ABILEM, SER G EN, G EMEN, DOMOS .
0Lo r d G o d ,
Who a r t s ea t ed a b o v et hehea v en s ,Who b eho l d es t t hed ep t hs ,
gr a n t m e,Ip r a y Thee,t ha t t ho s et hi n gs w hi chIco n cei v ei n
m y m i n d m a y l a l s o b eex ecu t ed b y m e,t hr o u ghThee,0G r ea t
G o d ,Who l z v es t a n d r ei gn es t f o r ev er a n d ev er ! Am en .
5 . Co n cer n i n gt heEx t er n a l Pr ep a r a t i o n o f t heOp er a t o r ,
a n d s eco n d l y Co n cer n i n gt heV es t m en t s
Theu s eo f s p eci a l ga r m en t s i n t hecer em o n i es o f Ma gi c
f o l l o w s r ea s o n a b l y en o u ghf r o m t her el i gi o u s cha r a ct er a s cr i b ed
t o t hes eo p er a t i o n s . Pet er d eAb a n o r eco m m en d s a p r i es t ' s ,
ga r m en t i f p o s s i b l e,b y w hi cha n a l b m a y b eu n d er s t o o d !
" Thes ePs a l m s a r en u m b er ed "3a n d 26 i n t heV u l ga t e . They w er ep o s s i b l y s el ect ed o n
a cco u n t o f t hes y m b o l i s m a t t a chi n gt o t hes en u m b er s . Thi r t een r ef er s t o d ea t ha n d r es u r r ect i o n
i n t o n ew l i f e ; i t t hu s co n n ect s w i t ht her egen er a t i o n t y p i f i ed b y t heb a t h . Tw en t y - s i x i s t he
n u m b er o f J eho v a h
. In t heAu t ho r i s ed V er s i o n t hes a m ePs a l m s a p p ea r a s
14
a n d 27 .
$ Al o n gga r m en t o f w hi t el i n en ,cl o s eb ef o r ea n d b ehi n d ,co v er i n gt hew ho l eb o d y ev en t o
t hef eet ,a n d ci n ct u r ed b y a gi r d l e- - s u chi s t heo r d i n a n ceo f p s eu d o - Agr i p p a .
148
The Preparation
of the O perator
The B ook of B l ac k
M ag ic , . f ol l ow ing the K ey of S ol om on,
and
repres enting the J ew is h rite, pres c rib es an ou ter v es t-
m ent l ik e that of the L ev ites , w ith the f ol l ow ing c harac ters
em b roidered in red s il k u pon the b reas t
:-
A l l g arm ents , ev en
to
the s hirt, m u s t b e of l inen c l oth, ' and
- w hen as s u m ing them thes e w ords s hou l d b e rec ited : A NTO N,
A M A TO R, a' M ITES , THEO DO NIEL , PO NCO R, PA GO R, A NITO R ; s b y
the v irtu e
of
thes e m os t hol y A ng el ic Nam es do I c l othe m y s el f ,
0 L ord, in m y , S ab b ath g arm ents , that s o I m ay
f u 6 6 4
ev en
u nto their term , al l thing s w hic h I . des ire to ej ec t throu g h Thee,
M os t Hol y A DO NA Y, W hos e k ing dom and ru l e endx re f or ev er
and ev er
. A m en.
The s hoes and hat s hou l d b e of w hite l eather, b earing the
s am e c harac ters " w ritten in c innab ar dil u ted w ith g u m - w ater,
the pen of the A rt b eing u s ed
. The f ol l ow ing nam es m u s t b e
w ritten ab ou t the hat : 4 J EHO VA , b ehind ; A DO NA Y,
on the rig ht
hand EL O Y,
on the l ef t ; and GiB O R, s at the f ront.
1 A c c ording to the K ey of S ol om on
the thread of w hic h they are m ade s hou l d b e s pu n b y a
y ou ng m aiden .
s The K ey of
S ol om on renders thes e nam es dif f erentl y , nam el y : A m or, A m ator, A m ides ,
Ideodaniac h, Pam or, Pl aior, A nitor ; f or S ab b ath g arm ents it s u b s titu tes Ves tm ents of Pow er
.
'
S pec ial c harac ters are g iv en f or the g arm ent and the s hoes b y the Cl av ic l e. They b ear
no anal og y to any thing in the Grim oire.
' F or the hat or b onnet a c row n is pres c rib ed in
the Cl av ic l e, and it s hou l d b e m ade . of
v irg in paper.
s In pl ac e of thes e w ords the
K ey of S ol om on- s u b s titu tes El and .
El ok im .
1 4 9
CHA PTER II
Cb e 3 { nitial l aitez anti Cerem onito
I . Conc erning the Virtu es of the Pl anets
T
H E , K ey of S ol om on the K ing
is the onl y ordinary
M ag ic al Ritu al w hic h reg u l ates the operations of
M ag ic al A rt in ac c ordanc e w ith a f orm al attrib u tion
of c ertain hou rs
in
the day and nig ht to the ru l e and inf l u enc e
of c ertain pl anets , w hil e the B ook of Tru e B l ac k M ag ic is
the onl y Goetic Grim oire w hic h f ol l ow s the Cl av ic l e c l os el y in
this as in other res pec ts . '
The direc tions g iv en are, how ev er,
.
ex c eeding l y c onf u s ed . The c om m on attrib u tion of the s ev en
day s to the s ev en pl anets ob tains in b oth c as es , and is s et .
ou t in the Grim oire as f ol l ow s
: $ -
B u t as there is ineq u al ity in the l eng th of the day s , , s ay s
the Grim oire- that is to s ay , the c om parativ e du ration of day
1 .
It s hou l d b e ob s erv ed, how ev er, that f av ou rab l e day s and hou rs are oc c as ional l y m entioned,
b u t there is no attem pt at a s y s tem atic v al u ation of the tim es and s eas ons s u itab l e to dif f erent
operations .
The apparentl y b arb arou s nam es g iv en in the tab l e are c orru ptions of Heb rew
w ords , and
the Eng l is h editor of The K ey of S ol om on has res tored their proper orthog raphy , as f ol l ow s :-
S hab b athai, Tz edek , M adim , S hem es h, Nog ah, Coc hab , L eb anah .
1 50
S ol day
Zedex
M adim e
Zem en
Hog os
Coc ao
Zev eac
= S atu rn
= J u piter .
M ars
= S ol
= Venu s
= M erc u ry
= M oon
= k
= 71
= d
= O
= p
= #
a
S atu rday .
Thu rs day .
Tu es day .
S u nday .
] F riday .
W ednes day
.
M onday .
and nig ht v aries
in
ac c ordanc e w ith the tim es of s u nris e and
s u ns et- s o al s o the hou rs of
' the pl anets are u neq u al . W hen
the day is , s ay , f if teen hou rs in l eng th, to as c ertain how m any
m inu tes c om pos e an hou r of the pl anet, m u l tipl y the f if teen
hou rs b y f iv e the res u l t is s ev enty - f iv e, and as m any m inu tes
w il l f orm the hou r of the pl anet of that day
. The c orre-
s ponding hou rs of the nig ht are nine
; thes e m u l tipl ied b y _ f iv e
produ c e f orty - f iv e, and as m any
m inu tes w il l f orm the hou r of
the pl anet of the nig ht . The s am e m ethod' m ay
b e f ol l ow ed
throu g h al l s eas ons of the y ear
.
B u t in any g iv en day of tw enty - f ou r hoi rs the nu m b er
of m inu tes is 1 4 4 0 , as
ag ains t 1 53 0 in the ab ov e c om pu tation,
and the m ethod is theref ore ab s u rd . ' The attrib u tion ac c epted
b y al l w riters on Natu ral M ag ic ,
and c orres ponding w ith the
ang el ic al s u c c es s ion in Peter de
A b ano, w il l b e f ou nd in the
f ol l ow ing :-
TA B L E O F PL A NETA RY HO URS CO M PUTED F RO M M IDNIGHT
TO M IDNIGHT
M erc
.
M oon
S at .
J u p .
M ars
S u n
Venu s
1 It of f ers no anal og y w ith the s y s tem s et f orth in the Cl av ic l e, nor c an it b e def initel y trac ed
to any m ag ic al au thority w ~ hin m y k now l edg e .
' 5'
I .
2.
3 -
4 -
5.
6 .
7-
8 .
9 .
1 0 .
1 1 .
1 2 .
The Initial Rites and Cerem onies
S u nday
.
S u n
. . .
Venu s .
M erc . .
M oon .
S at. . . .
j u p . . . .
M ars . . .
S u n . . .
Venu s . .
M erc . . .
M oon . .
S at. .
J u p. .
M ars .
S u n
.
Venu s
M erc .
M oon
S at . .
J u p
. .
M ars
S at. . . . S u n
HO URS O F THE DA Y
M onday .

Tu es day .

W ednes day . Thu rs day , F riday .

S atu rday .
M oon . . M ars
. . . M erc . . . J u p . . . . Venu s . . S at .
S u n . . M oon . . M ars , . . . M erc . . . J u p .
Venu s .
S at . , . . S u n M oon . M ars
M erc . . . J u p
.
.
Venu s . . S at. . . . S u n
M oon . . M ars . . . M erc . . . J u p . . . . Venu s
S at . .

S u n
. . . M oon

M ars . . .
J u p. . . . Venu s . . S at. . . . S u n
M ars .

M erc . . . J u p
.
.

Venu s . .
S u n . . . M oon . . M ars . , .
M erc .
Venu s S at. . . .
S u n . M oon . .
M erc . . . J u p . . . . Venu s . . S at . . . .
M oon . M ars . . . M erc . . .
J u p. . . .
The B ook
of Cerem onial M ag ic
HO URS O F THE NIGHT
i . J u p. . . Venu s

S at. .

S u n . . . M oon

M ars . . M erc .
2 . M ars . . M erc . J u p. . . . Venu s . . S at. . . . S u n . . . M oon
3 . S u n . . M oon . . M ars . . . M erc . . . J u pVenu s . . S at .
4
. Venu s . S at .

. S u n . . . M oon

M ars . . . M erc . . . J u p.
5. M erc . . J u p.

. Venu s . . S at. . . .
S u n

. .
M oon . . M ars
6 . M oon . M ars . . . M erc .

J u p . .

Venu s . . S at. . . . S u n
7 . S at. . . S u n . . . M oon . . M ars . . . M erc . . J u p. .
Venu s
8
. J u p. . .
Venu s . . S at
. . .
. S u n . . . M oon . . M ars . . . M erc .
9 . M ars . . M erc . . . J u p. . . . Venu s . . S at. . . . S u n
. . .
M oon
io. S u n . . M oon . . M ars . . . M erc . . .
J u p . . . . Venu \
.
' . S at.
Ii . Venu s . S at. . . . S u n . M oon . . M ars . . . M erc . . J u p.
1 2
. M erc . . J u p . . . . Venu s . .
S at. . .
. S u n . . . M oon . . M ars
It w il l b e s een f rom this tab l e that there is a
rec u rring ru l e
of the pl anets in u nb rok en s u c c es s ion throu g h the w hol e w eek ,
af ter w hic h the s eq u enc e rec om m enc es in the s am e order, eac h
pl anet ru l ing the f irs t and the eig hth of the day hou rs and the
third and the tenth of the nig ht hou rs of the day ref erred to
that pl anet . Thes e c ons titu te the pl anetary hou rs .
The B ook of B l ac k M ag ic , s til l f ol l ow ing and c onf u s ing the
s tatem ents of the Cl av ic l e, ' l ay s dow n that the hou rs of S atu rn,
M ars and Venu s are g ood f or c om m u nion w ith s pirits
; the
hou r of S atu rn s erv es f or inv ok ing s ou l s in hel l , and to hav e
new s of thos e w ho hav e died natu ral l y . The s ou l s of thos e
w ho hav e b een s l ain s hou l d b e inv ok ed in the hou r and al s o on
the day of M ars . It adds that ex perim ents m ade f aithf u l l y and
w ith g reat dil ig enc e, ob s erv ing al l that is l aid dow n, w il l b e
inv ariab l y v erif ied, b u t to f ail ov er the s m al l es t part w il l v oid
perf ec tion in any .
The hou rs of S atu rn and of M ars are al s o g ood f or prepara-
tion, on thos e day s w hen they are in c onj u nc tion w ith the M oon,
or indeed w ith one another. ' In a c ontrary or q u adrate as pec t
1 In the v ers ion that f ol l ow s , w hic h c ondens es and s u m m aris es the orig inal , there is an
attem pt to redu c e them to order, and to m ak e them c ons is tent, if not intel l ig ib l e .
The K ey of S ol om on
s ay s that the hou rs of S atu rn and of M ars , and al s o the day s in
w hic h the M oon is in c onj u nc tion w ith thes e pl anets , are adm irab l e f or ex perim ents of hatred,
enm ity and dis c ord
. It w il l b e s een in w hat s ens e this f arrag o of v il l ainou s nons ens e c an b e
reg arded as on God' s s ide, as its im pos s ib l e Eng l is h editor w ou l d dou b tl es s w is h u s to b el iev e
.
1 52
The Initial
Rites and Cerem onies
they are g ood f or ex perienc es of hatred, l aw s u its , enm ities , dis -
c ords and s o f orth . The hou rs of the S u n, J u piter- and Venu s ,
es pec ial l y their pl anetary hou r, , are f av ou rab l e b oth to ordinary
and ex traordinary ex perim ents not inc l u ded in thos e al ready
m entioned .
Thos e of the M oon are es pec ial l y , s u ited to the
c onj u ration of s pirits , w ork s of nec rom anc y , and the f inding of
s tol en g oods ; b u t the l u m inary m u s t b e c ol l oc ated and in a
terres trial s ig n- that is to s ay , ( in c onj u nc tion) w ith M erc u ry
f or l ov e, f av ou rs and inv is ib il ity ; f or w ork s of hatred and dis -
c ord in a s ig n b el ong ing to the
f iery tripl ic ity - A ries , L eo,
S ag ittariu s ; f or ex traordinary ex perienc es in an aq u atic s ig n-
Canc er, S c orpio, or Pis c es . S hou l d, how ev er, the ob s erv ation
of thes e ru l es s eem ov er- dif f ic u l t, "
do this onl y " - s ee that the
M oon w ax ing is in an eq u al nu m b er of deg rees w ith the S u n
;
it is then v ery g ood f or the perf orm anc e of the ab ov e ex peri-
m ents . W hen the f u l l M oon is in oppos ition to the S u n, it is
ex c el l ent f or w arl ik e, riotou s and dis c ordant ex perim ents ; in its
l as t q u arter it f av ou rs w ork s w hic h deal direc tl y w ith operations
of des tru c tion and ru in .
The b es t tim e f or the ex perienc es of
death and inv is ib il ity is w hen the M oon is al m os t depriv ed
of l ig ht
.
W hen the M oon is in c onj u nc tion w ith the S u n nothing
m u s t b e u ndertak en, b ec au s e it is an u nf ortu nate tim e and al l
thing s f ail therein ; b u t w hen in its c res c ent period, ac u ated
w ith l ig ht, any ex perienc es m ay b e prepared and any w riting s
and operations ac c om pl is hed, es pec ial l y f or c onv ers ing w ith
s pirits .
It m u s t, how ev er, b e the day of M erc u ry and in the
hou r of that pl anet, the M oon b eing in an earthl y or aerial s ig n,
as ab ov e s aid, and in a pair nu m b er w ith the S u n
. '
1 The attrib u tion in the orig inal is throu g hou t this portion not onl y erroneou s , b u t s eem s to
inv ol v e im pos s ib l e pos itions . It has b een c orrec ted partial l y , in ac c ordanc e w ith the Cl av ic l e
.
1 5 3
I
The B ook of Cerem onial M ag ic
. A General Ins tru c tion c onc erning the Ins tru m ents
req u ired f or the A rt
M os t Goetic ritu al s s pec if y w ith c ons iderab l e m inu tenes s the
ins tru m ents w hic h are req u ired f or the operations , and in thes e
res pec ts , b u t w ith v ariations pec u l iar to them s el v es , and dis -
ting u is hing them al s o f rom one another, they f ol l ow the au tho-
rity of the K ey of S ol om on.
Peter de A b ano tel l s u s nothing
c onc erning them , nor y et ps eu do- A g rippa, w ith the one ex -
c eption of the s w ord, w hic h, f ol l ow ing a phy s ic al anal og y ,
s eem s to b e u niv ers al in prac tic al m ag ic . In the Grim oires ,
how ev er, thou g h s om etim es the f irs t w eapon to b e m entioned,
its pos ition is c om parativ el y ins ig nif ic ant, as the k nif e is a
readier ins tru m ent. S peak ing g eneral l y , there is l ittl e in the
l iteratu re to j u s tif y the c om pl ex m odern el ab orations of El iphas
L ev i and of Chris tian .
A m ong the nec es s ary properties m entioned b y the B ook
of Tru e B l ac k M ag ic are the s w ord, the s taf f , the rod, the
l anc et, the arc trav e or hook , the b ol l ine or s ic k l e, the needl e,
the poniard, a w hite- handl ed -
k nif e and another k nif e, w ith a
b l ac k; handl e, u s ed to des c rib e the c irc l e . The m os t im portant
to m ak e is that c al l ed the b ol l ine ; it m u s t b e f org ed on the day
and in
. the hou r of J u piter, s el ec ting a s m al l piec e of u nu s ed
s teel
.
S et it thric e in the f ire and ex ting u is h it in the b l ood of
a m ol e m ix ed w ith the j u ic e of the pim pernel . ' L et this b e done
w hen the M oon is in her f u l l l ig ht and c ou rs e . O n the s am e
day and in the hou r of J u piter, f it a horn handl e
2
to the s teel ,
1 O r, ac c ording to the K ey of S ol om on, in the day and hou r of M erc u ry , and s u b s titu ting
the b l ood of the m ag pie and the j u ic e of the herb M erc u ry , the F renc h F oirol e,
f rom w hic h a
s o- c al l ed El ix ir of L ong L if e w as f orm erl y m ade .
e The K ey of S ol om on s u b s titu tes w hite b ox w ood ; it om its the pl anetary inf l u enc e, l eav ing
it to b e inf erred that it s hou l d b e done in the hou r that the s teel is f org ed, w hic h m u s t al s o b e
s u nris e .
1 54
The
Initial Rites and, Cerem onies
s haping it w ith a new s w ord f org ed thric e as ab ov e in the f ire .
W hen m ade and perf ec ted, rec ite ov er it this
PRA YER O R CO NJ URA TIO N
I c onj u re thee, 0 f orm of this ins tru m ent, b y the au thority
of God the F ather A l m ig hty , , b y the v irtu e of Heav en and the
s tars , b y the v irtu e of the A ng el s , b y that of the el em ents , b y
that of s tones and herb s , and
in l ik e m anner b y the v irtu e of
s now s torm s , thu nder and w inds , that thou rec eiv e al l pow er u nto
the perf orm anc e of thos e thing s in the perf ec tion of w hic h w e are
c onc erned, the w hol e w ithou t tric k ery , f al s ehood or dec eption, b y
the c om m and of God, Creator of the ag es and Em peror of the
A ng el s . . A m en.
The ens u ing s al u tations m u s t then b e pronou nc ed ov er the
ins tru m ent : Dom ine, Deu s . - m ew s , in to s perav i ; Conf c tc b or, tib i,
Dom ine, in toto c orde m eo : Q u em adm odu m des iderat c erv u s ad
J ontes ay u aru m , ' & c . , adding the f ol l ow ing w ords : DA M A HII,
L UM ECH, GA DA L , PA NCIA ,
VEL O A S ,
M EO RO D, L A M IDO CH, B A L -
DA C#1 , A NERETHO N, M ITA TRO N, m os t hol y ang el s , b e y e w ardens '
of this ins tru m ent, b ec au s e I s hal l m ak e u s e of it f or s iv eral
nec es s ary w ork s .
Pl ac e it in
. a new w rappers of red s il k , m ak ing s u f f u m ig a-
tion w ith odorif erou s perf u m es , as w il l b e hereinaf ter s et f orth
.
Tak e c are not to perf ec t the ins tru m ent otherw is e than on the
day of Venu s , and in the hou r thereof , w hen al s o the needl e
and other l ik e ins tru m ents m ay b e prepared
.
S u b s eq u entl y , on the day of Venu s , the M oon b eing in the
s ig n of Capric orn, or otherw is e of the Virg in, ' if the s am e b e
1 Ps al m s v ii. , c x . , and x l i. , ac c ording to the c om pu tation of the v u l g ate
.
9
A c c ording to the K ey of S ol om on, it s hou l d b e on the day and in the hou r of M erc u ry ,
w hen M ars is in A ries or S c orpio
.
I55
The B ook of Cerem onial M ag ic
pos s ib l e, , thou s hal t m ak e the f irs t k nif e' and - s hal t s teep it in the
b l ood of the m ol e' and the j u ic e of the pim pernel . L et the
M oon b e in an ac u te tim e of c ou rs e and l ig ht, the operation
b eg inning in the f irs t hou r of Venu s and ending at the ninth
hou r of the s am e day
. F it the k nif e w ith a handl e of w hite
w ood c u t at a s ing l e s trok e w ith a new s w ord or k nif e, and on
this handl e eng rav e the f ol l ow ing c harac ters :- -
NI TX EDV~ 3
F u m ig ate as b ef ore, and w ith this k nif e do al l thing s needf u l
to the A rt, the c irc l e ex c epted . B u t if s u c h a k nif e b e too dif f i-
c u l t to m anu f ac tu re, proc u re one
of the s am e f orm ready m ade ;
s teep it
in the b l ood and j u ic e as ab ov e f it thereto the s am e
handl e b earing the s am e c harac ters , W and u pon the b l ade, pro-
c eeding f rom point to handl e, w rite w ith a m al e g oos e- q u il l
the w ords : A HA RA RA T, To. Perf u m e as b ef ore, s prink l e w ith
ex orc is ed w ater, and pl ac e in the s il k en w rapper al ready
m entioned . '
That w ith the b l ac k handl e, des tined to des c rib e the c irc l e
and intim idate the s pirits , and f or perf orm ing other s im il ar thing s ,
m u s t b e m ade in ev ery res pec t l ik e the f irs t, ex c ept as reg ards
the day and hou r, w hic h s hou l d b e thos e of S atu rn . The s teel
s hou l d b e ex ting u is hed in the b l ood of a c at 8 and the j u ic e of
hem l oc k , w hil e the handl e s hou l d b e of s heep' s horn . The
1 O f a g os l ing , s ay s the Cl av ic l e .
2
It s hou l d b e u nders tood that w herev er the u s e of anim al b l ood is pres c rib ed I hav e m ade
an al teration at s om e hy pothetic al l y es s ential point, and now g iv e notic e, g eneral l y and
es pec ial l y , to this ef f ec t. The c ou rs e tak en does not m ean that I b el iev e in the ef f ic ac y of thes e
f ool is h proc es s es , b u t that k nav is h pers ons m ay b e dis s u aded f rom try ing them . It is ou t of
res pec t to the anim al s and not c ons ideration to them .
s O f a b l ac k c at, s ay s the Cl av ic l e, and the w eapon w hen f inis hed s hou l d' b e w rapped in a
c l oth of b l ac k s il k , w hic h, how ev er, c ontradic ts B ook ii . c . 20 , of the s am e w ork .
1 56
PL A TE VII
1 3 .
I
Ipptp~ tNU
u IIB l

I
T/
h
is .
INS TRUM ENTS O F B L A CK M A GIC
/o .
The Initial
Rites and Cerem onies
poniard or s til etto and the l anc et s hou l d
b e m ade af ter the s am e
m anner on the day and in the hou r of M erc u ry , and the s teel
ex ting u is hed in the b l ood of a m ol e and the j u ic e of the herb
M erc u ry . They s hou l d b e f itted w ith horn
handl es , ' s haped
w ith a new s w ord in the day and hou r of M erc u ry , and s hou l d
b ear thes e c harac ters u pon the s aid handl es . -
etl j j ) ~ rr) 1 O _ ) , _ ' k
F u m ig ate as b ef ore, and u s e in their proper pl ac e as req u ired .
The Grim oriu m Veru m , w hic h' m ak es f or s im pl ic ity , redu c es
the s teel ins tru m ents to three- nam el y , k nif e, g rav er and l anc et.
The tw oa f irs t s hou l d b e m ade on the day and in the hou r of
J u piter, w ith the w ax ing M oon in the as c endant, w hic h is at
is s u e w ith the prev iou s au thority . W hen f inis hed, the f ol l ow -
ing Pray er or Conj u ration m u s t, in eac h c as e, b e rec ited ov er
them . The k nif e s hou l d' b e l arg e enou g h to s ev er the nec k of
a k id at one b l ow ; it s hou l d b e f itted w ith a haf t of w ood,
m ade on the s am e day and in the s am e hou r, and g rav en w ith
m ag ic al c harac ters . The ins tru m ent s hou l d then b e s prink l ed,
f u m ig ated and pres erv ed f or u s e as req u ired .
CO NJ URA TIO N
I c onj u re thee, f orm of the ins tru m ent,
, N. , b y God the
F ather A l m ig hty ; b y the v irtu e of Heav en and b y al l the s tars
w hic h ru l e ;
b y the v irtu e of the f ou r el em ents b y that of al l
s tones , al l pl ants and al l anim al s w hats oev er
; b y the v irtu e of
hail s torm s and w inds to rec eiv e s u c h v irtu e herein that
w e m ay ,
1 W hite b ox w ood is pres c rib ed b y the
K ey of S ol om on.
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The B ook
of Cerem onial M ag ic
ob tain b y thee the
perf ec t is s u e of al l ou r des ires , - w hic h
al s o
w e s eek to perf orm w ithou t
ev il , w ithou t
dec eption, b y God, - the
Creator of the S u n
: and the A ng el s . A m en.
Rec ite the S ev en
[ Penitential ] Ps al m s , and add thes e w ords
DA L M A L EY, L A M ECK , CA DA T, PA NCIA , VEL O US , M ERRO E,
- L A M I-
DECK ,
CA L DUL ECH, A NERETO N, M ITRA TO N, m os t pu re A ng el s , b e
y e
g u ardians of thes e ins tru m ents , w hic h are needf u l
f or m any thing s .
The l anc et, w hic h is m entioned b u t not des c rib ed in the
B ook of
Tru e B l ac k M ag ic ,
s hou l d, ac c ording to the Gri-
m oriu m Veru m , b e m ade
in the day and hou r of M erc u ry , the
M oon w ax ing , and s hou l d b e c onj u red af ter the s am e m anner
as the k nif e and g rav er
. If as s is tants ac c om pany the operator,
eac h m u s t b e prov ided w ith his k nif e, and the l ik e ru l e ob tains
c onc erning the S w ord of the A rt, w hic h s hou l d b e pol is hed on
the day of M erc u ry , f rom the f irs t to the third hou r of the
nig ht
. ' That des ig ned f or the M as ter or c hief operator s hou l d
b ear the w ords EL O HIM J ITO R, '
proc eeding f rom point to hil t .
F or that of the f irs t dis c ipl e, w rite the' nam e CA RDIEL
u pon the
handl e, and u pon the b l ade
REGIO N, proc eeding f rom point to
hil t
. It s hou l d appear on b oth s ides trans v ers el y , b u t add on
the one
PA NO RA IM 4 , and on the other HEO M ES iM e. O n the
s w ord of the s ec ond dis c ipl e w rite
URIEL , S A RA IO N, GA M ERIN ~ ,
DEB A L IIN, in the m anner b ef ore des c rib ed
. O n that of the .
third dis c ipl e w rite DA NIEL , IM ETO N, L A M EDIIN
e,
ERA DIN, and
f it thes am e w ith a handl e of w hite b one . '
1 The f irs t or the f if teenth hou r is the reading of the K ey , b u t there is m ore reas on in the
l ong er period, hav ing reg ard to the natu re of the operation .
1 i. e. , El ohim Gib or. The K ey of S ol om on pres c rib es other Div ine Nam es f or the S w ord
of the M as ter.
Thes e ins tru c tions are terrib l y c onf u s ed
. Com pare the Eng l is h v ers ion of the K ey of
S ol om on, w herein the pas s ag e is thu s am ended
:- " The f irs t s w ord s hou l d hav e on the pom m el
the nam e Cardiel or Gab riel ; on the L am en of the Gu ard, Reg ion ; on they B l ade,
Panoraim
Heam es in . The s ec ond s hou l d hav e on the pom m el the nam e
A u riel ; on the L am en of the
I6 o
T h e _ I n i t i a l R i t e s a n d C e r e m o n i e s
T h e f o l l o w i n g C o n j u r a t i o n m u s t be
r e c i t e d s e c r e t l y o v e r t h e
s w o r d s : - Z c o n j u r e y o u , 0 s w o r d , by
t h e t h r e e Ho l y
Na m e s ,
ALR EOT , ABR AC ADABR A,
JEOVA l , Be t h o u m y f o r t r e s s a n d d e f e n c e
a g a i n s t a l l e n e m i e s , v i s i bl e a n d i n v i s i bl e ,
i n e v e r y m a g i c a l w o r k .
By t h e Ho l y . Na m e SADAY, w h i c h i s g r e a t
i n p o w e r , a n d by
t h e s e o t h e r n a m e s ,
C ADOS, C ADOS, C ADOS, ADONAY, ELOY, Z ENA,
OT H, OC HI MANUEL,
t h e F i r s t a n d t h e La s t , W i s d o m , W a y ,
Li f e ,
Vi r t u e , C h i e f , Mo u t h , Sp e e c h , Sp l e n d o u r , Li g h t , Su n ,
F o u n t a i n , G l o r y , Mo u n t a i n = , Vi n e , G a t e , St o n e , St a f f , P r i e s t ,
I m m o r t a l , MESSI AH, Sw o r d , d o t h o u r u l e i n a l l
m y a f f a i r s a n d
p r e v a i l i n t h o s e t h i n g s z 0 h i c h o p p o s e m e
. Am e n .
3
. C o n c e r n i n g t h e R o d a n d St a f f
o f t h e Ar t
T h e g r e a t m y s t e r y o f p r a c t i c a l m a g i c i s s u p p o s e d t o be
c e n t r e d i n t h e Ma g i c R o d , a n d L` l i p h a s
Le v i , w h o c l a i m s t o
h a v e r e c o n s t r u c t e d t h e p r i m i t i v e c e r e m o n i a l , bu t s e e m s r a t h e r
t o h a v e o v e r - e d i t e d h i s m a t e r i a l s , s u p p l i e s a h i g h l y s e n s a t i o n a l
a c c o u n t o f i t s p o w e r s a n d a n e l a bo r a t e m e t h o d o f i t s p r e p a r a -
t i o n . F o r h i m i t i s t h e s i g n o f t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n o f t h e m a g i c a l
p r i e s t h o o d , w h i c h h a s n e v e r c e a s e d s i n c e t h e d a r k s o m e o r i g i n
o f p s e u d o - t r a n s c e n d e n t s c i e n c e
. T h e o p e r a t o r i s o v e r w h e l m e d
w i t h p r e c a u t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g t h e s e c r e c y w h i c h m u s t be m a i n -
t a i n e d i n r e g a r d t o i t a n d m i g h t w e l l be d e j e c t e d by t h e d i f f i -
c u l t i e s o f i t s c o n s e c r a t i o n
.
I n v i e w o f s u c h i m p u t e d i m p o r t a n c e ,
i t i s c u r i o u s t h a t De Aba n o a n d p s e u d o - Ag r i p p a o m i t a l l m e n t i o n
o f t h i s t r e m e n d o u s i n s t r u m e n t , w h i l e t h e Ke y o f So l o m o n d i s -
m i s s e s i t i n a f e w l i n e s o f e a s y i n s t r u c t i o n . I t w o u l d a p p e a r ,
h o w e v e r , t h a t a s t a f f a n d r o d a r e bo t h n e c e s s a r y , e s p e c i a l l y i n
G o e t i c o p e r a t i o n s , t h o u g h t h e i r d i s t i n c t i v e p r o v i n c e s
a r e i n n o
G u a r d , Sa r i o n ; o n t h e Bl a d e , G a m o r i n De ba l i n . T h e t h i r d s w o r d s h o u l d h a v e o n t h e p o m m e l
t h e n a m e Da m i e l o r R a p h a e l
; o n t h e La m e n o f t h e G u a r d ,
Ye m e t o n ; o n t h e Bl a d e , La m e d i n
Er a d i m
. "
161
L
T h e Bo o k o f C e r e m o n i a l Ma g i c
c a s e d e s c r i be d . Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e Bo o k o f T r u e Bl a c k Ma g i c ,
t h e s t a f f s h o u l d be o f c a n e a n d t h e w a n d o r r o d o f h a z e l , bo t h
v i r g i n - t h a t i s , h a v i n g n o br a n c h e s o r o f f s h o o t s . T h e y m u s t
be c u t a n d t r i m m e d o n t h e d a y a n d i n t h e h o u r o f t h e Su n ,
w h i l e t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r s m u s t be i n s c r i be d u p o n t h e s t a f f ,
bu t o n t h e d a y a n d i n t h e h o u r o f Me r c u r y
: a -
JZ ) Z
; J" - o g )~Jc j j Ll
I f e n g r a v e d w i t h t h e " s a c r e d i n s t r u m e n t , " i t w i l l be s o m u c h
t h e be t t e r . 3 I n e i t h e r c a s e , l e t t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s be r e c i t e d ,
w h e n t h e w r i t i n g i s f i n i s h e d
: - O ADONAY, m o s t Ho l y a n d
m o s t P o w e r f u l , v o u c h s a f e t o c o n s e c r a t e a n d bl e s s t h i s St a f f
a n d t h i s R o d , s o t h a t t h e y m a y f t o s s e s s t h e r e qu i r e d v i r t u e ,
0 m o s t Ho l y ADONAY, t o w h o m be h o n o u r a n d g l o r y f o r e v e r
a n d e v e r . Am e n .
La s t l y , t h e t w o i n s t r u m e n t s s h o u l d be a s p e r g e d , f u m i g a t e d
a n d p u t a w a y i n t h e s i l k e n c l o t h
.
T h e G r i m o r i u m h e r u m d i r e c t s t h e o p e r a t o r t o m a k e t w o
w a n d s o f w o o d w h i c h h a s n e v e r bo r n e f r u i t
. T h e f i r s t s h o u l d
be c u t a t a s i n g l e s t r o k e f r o m a n e l d e r - t r e e o n t h e d a y a n d i n
t h e h o u r o f Me r c u r y . T h e s e c o n d s h o u l d be o f h a z e l , f r e e
f r o m bu d , a n d c u t i n t h e h o u r o f t h e Su n
. * T h e m a g i c a l c h a r -
a c t e r s w h i c h m u s t be e n g r a v e d u p o n e a c h h a v e be e n o m i t t e d
by t h e p r i n t e r , bu t t h e y a r e s u p p l i e d - o r t h e i r s u bs t i t u t e s - i n
1 T h e d e f i n i t i o n o f v i r g i n w o o d d i f f e r s i n t h e Ke y o f So l o m o n , w h i c h s a y s
: I n a l l c a s e s
t h e w o o d s h o u l d be v i r g i n - t h a t i s , o f o n e y e a r ' s g r o w t h o n l y
.
2 Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e Ke y o f So l o m o n , bo t h s t a f f a n d r o d s h o u l d be c u t o n t h e d a y a n d i n
t h e h o u r o f Me r c u r y a t s u n r i s e , w h i c h l i m i t s t h e o p e r a t i o n t o t h e f e w d a y s o f t h e m i d d l e w i n t e r ,
w h e n t h e s u n r i s e s a bo u t e i g h t o ' c l o c k .
a P r e s u m a bl y , w i t h t h e bu r i n o r g r a v e r
.
4 T h i s v a r i a t i o n a p p e a r s t o r e c o n c i l e t h e Bo o k o f T r u e Bl a c k Ma g i c w i t h t h e Ke y o f
So l o m o n , a i d i s p r o ba bl y t h e t r u e r e a d i n g
.
16 2
T h e I n i t i a l R i t e s a n d C e r e m o n i e s
t h e m o d e r n I t a l i a n v e r s i o n s . T h e y a r e , f o r t h e f i r s t , t h e s e a l
o r c h a r a c t e r o f F r i m o s t
a n d t h a t o f Kl o p o t h f o r t h e s e c o n d ( s e e
C h a p . , I I I . , Se c . 2 ) .
T h e p r a y e r o f c o n s e c r a t i o n o f f e r s n o v a r i a -
t i o n o f i m p o r t a n c e f r o m t h a t o f T r u e Bl a c k Ma g i c ,
a n d d o e s
n o t n e e d t o be ' r e p r o d u c e d . As p e r s i o n a n d f u m i g a t i o n a r e
p r e s c r i be d , a s i n t h e p r e v i o u s c a s e .
T h e
G r a n d G r i m o i r e d e v o t e s a n e n t i r e c h a p t e r t o t h e t r u e
c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e My s t e r i o u s W a n d , o t h e r w i s e t h e De s t r o y i n g
o r Bl a s t i n g R o d .
I t m e n t i o n s n o o t h e r i n s t r u m e n t , a n d a s c r i be s
t o i t a l l p o w e r i n d i a bo l i c a l e v o c a t i o n s .
I t w o u l d s e e m t o h a v e
s u p p l i e d El i p h a s Le v i
w i t h t h e f i r s t h i n t o f h i s s t i l l m o r e p o t e n t
Ve r e n d u m ,
t o w h i c h , h o w e v e r , a n a l l e g o r i a l s i g n i f i c a n c e m a y
p e r h a p s be a t t r i bu t e d .
On t h e e v e o f t h e g r e a t e n t e r p r i s e , s a y s
t h i s R i t u a l , y o u m u s t g o i n s e a r c h o f
a w a n d o r r o d o f w i l d
h a z e l w h i c h h a s n e v e r bo r n e f r u i t ;
i t s l e n g t h s h o u l d be n i n e t e e n
a n d a h a l f i n c h e s .
W h e n y o u h a v e m e t w i t h a w a n d o f t h e
r e qu i r e d f o r m , t o u c h i t n o t o t h e r w i s e t h a n w i t h y o u r e y e s
; l e t
i t s t a y t i l l t h e n e x t m o r n i n g , w h i c h i s t h e d a y o f o p e r a t i o n
;
t h e n m u s t y o u c u t i t a bs o l u t e l y a t t h e m o m e n t w h e n t h e s u n
r i s e s ;
s t r i p i t o f i t s l e a v e s a n d l e s s e r br a n c h e s , i f a n y t h e r e be ,
u s i n g t h e k n i f e o f s a c r i f i c e s t a i n e d w i t h t h e bl o o d o f t h e v i c t i m . '
Be g i n c u t t i n g i t w h e n t h e s u n i s f i r s t r i s i n g o v e r t h i s h e m i -
s p h e r e , a n d p r o n o u n c e t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s :
: I be s e e c h T h e e ,
O G r a n d ADONAY,
ELOI M, AR I EL a n d JEHOVAM,
t o be j 5 r o j 5 i t i o u s
u n t o m e , a n d t o e n d o w t h i s W a n d w h i c h I a m c u t t i n g w i t h
t h e d o w e r a n d v i r t u e o f
t h e r o d s o f Ja c o b, o f Mo s e s a n d o f
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s t i l l k e e p i n g y o u r e y e s t u r n e d t o w a r d s t h e r e g i o n o f t h e r i s i n g
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n e c e s s a r y f o r a l l t h i n g s w h i c h a r e u s e d i n t h i s Ar t , a s w e l l f o r
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o f t h e s w o r d - f e a t h e r f r o m t h e r i g h t w i n g o f a s w a l l o w , p r e -
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c o m p o s e d o f v i r g i n w a x o r v i r g i n e a r t h - t h a t i s t o s a y , t h e
s u bs t a n c e s i n qu e s t i o n m u s t n o t h a v e be e n a p p l i e d p r e v i o u s l y t o
a n o t h e r p u r p o s e . ' Be f o r e o p e r a t i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s m u s t
be r e c i t e d o v e r t h e m a t e r i a l : - ENT ABOR , NAT ABOR , Si t a c i bo r ,
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w a t e r o f t h e Ar t , a f t e r w h i c h p r e s e r v e i t , t o m a k e u s e t h e r e o f
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p r o p e r l y c o n s e c r a t e d a n d e x o r c i s e d , t h e y m u s t be g a t h e r e d i n t o
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w i t h y o u r k n i f e , a n d c u t t h e t h r o a t a t a s i n g l e s t r o k e , p r o -
n o u n c i n g t h e n a m e o f t h e Sp i r i t w h o m y o u w i s h t o i n v o k e .
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w o u l d e v o k e t h e d e v i l m u s t s a c r i f i c e t o h i n t a d o g , a c a t a n d a h e n ; t h e s e a n i m a l s m u s t be t h e
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a n a bs o l u t e c o n t r o l o v e r t h r e e i n f e r n a l s p i r i t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y o f e a r t h , w a t e r a n d a i r . " So m e
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g i v i e n w i t h a l l i t s v a r i a t i o n s a s t h e y a r e f o u n d i n t h e f o u r
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a l l t h i n g s t h e r e o n w r i t t e n m a y a t t a i n t h e i r p e r f e c t i o n .
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s k i n ; s t r e w y o u r s a l t u p o n i t s o a s t o c o v e r t h e w h o l e s u r f a c e .
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f r o m t h e e , a n d t h a t s o t h o u m a y s t s e r v e t o m a k e t h e v i r g i n
c h a r t .
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f o r t h e s p a c e o f o n e d a y . T h e n p r e p a r e a v e s s e l o f g l a z e d
c l a y a n d w r i t e t h e c h a r a c t e r s o f G u l a n d a n d Su r g a t ( C h a p . I I I .
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s a m e u p o n a bo a r d o f n e w w o o d , a n d r o u n d a bo u t i t s e t
s t o n e s o f t h e s a m e l e n g t h a s t h e s i d e s o f t h e s k i n . Bu t f i r s t
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c a r e t h a t t h e p l a c e i s c l e a n a n d h a s be e n a s p e r g e d w h i l e
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m a n n e r , m o s t p u r e a n d c l e a n a n d c h a s t e . Le t h i m s a y a Ma s s
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1 w h i c h s h o u l d be i n t h e s p a c e o f t h r e e d a y s , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e C l a v i c l e .
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w h e r e n o o n e d w e l l s o r c a n be h o l d i t . T h e n t a k e a v i r g i n r o d
;
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c o n j u r e t h e e , R o d , by t h e C r e a t o r o f t h e Un i v e r s e a n d t h e
Ki n g o f An g e l s , W h o s e n a m e i s HELSADAY ! 2 R e c e i v e t h o u
p o w e r a n d v i r t u e t o s k i n t h i s a n i m a l f o r t h e m a k i n g o f t h e
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p r e s e n t a n d g i v e v i r t u e t o t h i s p a r c h m e n t . Ma y i t be c o n -
s e c r a t e d by y o u , a n d t h u s m a y a l l t h i n g s w h i c h s h a l l be w r i t t e n
t h e r e i n a c qu i r e t h e v i r t u e n e e d f u l f o r t h e a t t a i n m e n t o f t h e
d e s i r e d e n d. . . .
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c l e a n s e t h e p a r c h m e n t w h i c h I a m a bo u t t o p r e p a r e t h e r e w i t h ,
a n d t h a t bo t h m a y o bt a i n v i r t u e , p o w e r a n d e f f e c t . . . . Sa l t t h e
' T h e
G r i m o r i u m Ve r u m e x h i bi t s t h e t r a n s i t i o n o f t h e R i t u a l s f r o m t h e p u r e l y Je w i s h
e l e m e n t s o f t h e
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.
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t h e e . Be t h o u c l e a n s e d f r o m a l l v i c e a n d i n i qu i t y !
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;
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i f i t be s e e n by a w o m a n i n h e r t i m e s , i t w i l l l o s e a l l i t s v i r t u e .
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t a k e v i r g i n p a r c h m e n t o f a n y a n i m a l
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t h e r e w i t h ; a n d h o l d y o u r p a r c h m e n t a bo v e t h e v e s s e l t o r e -
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a r e , m o r e o v e r , e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t .
z T h e Ke y o f So l o m o n r e a d s :
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t h a t o f a l t c h a r a c t e r s w i t h w h i c h i t s h a l l be i n s c r i be d , by t h e
h e l p o f t h e p i o u s a n d m e r c i f u l G o d . . . . R e c i t e t h e P s a l m s
De u s , j u d i c i u m t u u m R e g i d a a n d La u d a t e Do m i n u n n
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a n d f u m i g a t e i t t h r e e t i m e s
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p e n s e d w i t h i n f a v o u r o f : - ( a . )
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t h e f o l l o w i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , a s f o u n d i n
T r u e Bl a c k Ma g i c . '
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bo r n c h i l d , p e r f u m e t h e s a m e w i t h s w e e t o d o u r s a n d s p r i n k l e i t ,
a f t e r w h i c h s a y t h e f o l l o w i n g P s a l m s :
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m e r e l y o bs e r v e s t h a t t h e c a u l s o f n e w l y - bo r n c h i l d r e n ,
d u l y c o n s e -
c r a t e d , m a y be u s e d i n s t e a d o f v i r g i n p a r c h m e n t , a n d
t h a t p a p e r , s a t i n , o r s i l k m a y a l s o be
e m p l o y e d i n o p e r a t i o n s o f l e s s i m p o r t a n c e
.
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HODOMOS, BELUR EOS . 0 Lo r d , W h o d i d s t m a k e a l l t h i n g s i n
w i s d o m ; . W h o d i d s t c h o o s e Abr a h a m , T h y f i r s t be l i e v e r , a n d h i s
s e e d p a t h m u l t i p l i e d l i k e t h e s t a r s o f h e a v e n ; W h o d i d s t a p p e a r
u n t o Mo s e s , T h y s e r v a n t , s u r r o u n d e d w i t h f l a m i n g f i r e , a n d
d i d s t m a k e k n o w n t o h i m T h y n a m e s , w h i c h a r e HEI E, AC ER ,
H EI E 1- t h a t i s t o s a y , I a m t h a t I a m ; W h o d i d s t a l s o l e a d
f o r t h T h y p e o p l e d r y - s h o d o v e r t h e R e d Se a ; W h o u n t o Mo s e s ,
T h y s e r v a n t , d i d s t g i v e t h e La w o f Sa l v a t i o n o n Mo u n t Si n a i ;
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m e n : I h u m bl y a d o r e T h y m a j e s t y a n d be s e e c h T h y m e r c y ,
p r a y i n g T h e e t o c o n s e c r a t e t h i s s k i n by T h y v i r t u e , 0 Mo s t
Ho l y ADONAY,
W h o s e r e i g n e n d u r e t h f o r e v e r . Am e n .
As p e r g e t h e c a u l w i t h t h e bl e s s e d w a t e r o f t h e Ar t , p l a c e
i t i n t h e s i l k e n c l o t h , a n d w h e n w o r k i n g t h e e x o r c i s m s , t h e
r e qu i s i t i o n s m a d e t o t h e s p i r i t s m u s t be w r i t t e n o n t h i s s k i n ,
w h i c h s h o u l d be f u m i g a t e d w i t h s t i n k i n g o d o u r s .
8 . C o n c e r n i n g As p e r s i o n a n d C l e a n s i n g
I n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e i n s t r u m e n t s , a s a l r e a d y a bu n d a n t l y
e v i d e n t , a n d i n t h e m o r e i m p o r t a n t w o r k s w h i c h f o l l o w i t . t h e
c e r e m o n i e s o f a s p e r s i o n a n d f u m i g a t i o n , t h a t i s , o f p u r i f y i n g a n d
c o n s e c r a t i n g , a r e c o n t i n u a l l y e n j o i n e d . Sp r i n k l i n g i s p e r f o r m e d
w i t h t h e
As p e r g i l l u s , w h i c h , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e G r i m o r i u m Ve r u m ,
s h o u l d be c o m p o s e d o f m i n t , m a r j o r y a n d r o s e m a r y ,
bo u n d
a bo u t w i t h a t h r e a d w o v e n by a v i r g i n g i r l . I t s h o u l d be m a d e
o n t h e , d a y a n d i n t h e h o u r o f Me r c u r y , t h e m o o n w a x i n g . T h e
e w e r , i n t h e c a n o n s o f p r o c e d u r e e s t a bl i s h e d by T r u e Bl a c k
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c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e s e w o r k s , a n d h e n c e t h e y a r e p r e s e r v e d i n
t h e t e x t . I t m a y s c a r c e l y be
n e c e s s a r y t o i n f o r m t h e s t u d e n t t h a t t h e w o r d s m e n t i o n e d s h o u l d r e a d
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o f f e r s c h o i c e be t w e e n a v e s s e l o f br a s s , o f l e a d v a r n i s h e d w i t h i n
a n d w i t h o u t , a n d o f e a r t h .
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w a t e r , i n w h i c h s o m e s a l t h a s be e n c a s t . T h e f o l l o w i n g P s a l m s
s h o u l d be r e c i t e d o v e r i t
: - Do m i n e , n e i n f u r o r e t u o a r g u a s m e ,
a n d Do m i n e , e x a u d i o r a t i o n e m , m e a m , '
w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f t h i s
P R A YER
O T h o u m o s t p o w e r f u l Lo r d , m y G o d , m y r e s t , a n d m y ' l i f e !
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h o p e , W h o a r t t h e G o d o f Abr a h a m , G o d o f I s a a c , G o d o fJa c o b,
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. I n a l l h u m i l i t y , a n d w i t h t h e
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v o u c h s a f e
t o bl e s s t h i s w a t e r , t h a t i n w h a t s o e v e r p l a c e i t s h a l l be c a s t i t
m a y s a n c t i f y o u r bo d i e s a n d o u r s o u l s , t h r o u g h T h e e , Mo s t Ho l y
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w h a t f r o m t h e f o r m e r , be i n g o f v e r v a i n , p e r i w i n k l e , s a g e , m i n t ,
v a l e r i a n , a s h a n d ba s i l , t a k i n g c a r e n o t t o u s e h y s s o p ' bu t r o s e -
m a r y i n p l a c e t h e r e o f . I t s h o u l d be f i t t e d w i t h a h a n d l e o f
v i r g i n h a z e l , t h r e e p a l m s i n l e n g t h , a n d bo u n d a s be f o r e . T h e
f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r s s h o u l d be e n g r a v e d o n o n e s i d e o f t h e s a i d
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a s s u r a n c e t h a t a l l p h a n t o m s w i l l be e x p e l l e d f r o m e v e r y p l a c e
w h i c h s h a l l be s p r i n k l e d t h e r e by w i t h w a t e r d u l y e x o r c i s e d .
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f o r f u m i g a t i o n , a d d i n g , w i t h a d e c o r a t i v e r e d u n d a n c e c o r r e s p o n d -
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a n d m a c e f o r t h e f u m i g a t i o n o f t h e c i r c l e
. T h e Bo o k o f T r u e
Bl a c k Ma g i c o m i t s
m a c e bu t s u bs t i t u t e s be n z o i n a n d s t o r a x ,
a n d a n y o t h e r s a t c h o i c e , w i t h o u t s p e c i f i c d i s t i n c t i o n
a s t o t h e
c i r c l e
. T h e f o l l o w i n g P r a y e r s , Ex o r c i s m s a n d Be n e d i c t i o n s , t o
be s a i d o v e r t h e a r o m a t i c p e r f u m e s , o c c u r i n t h e t w o R i t u a l s ,
t h e f i r s t a n d t h i r d be i n g c o m m o n t o bo t h , a n d bo r r o w e d f r o m
t h e
Ke y o f So l o m o n ;
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be c o m e s a n c t i f i e d a n d e x o r c i s e d , i n t h e Na m e o f G o d Al m i g h t y ;
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i t i n t h e s i l k e n c l o t h a n d u s e i t a s n e e d e d , bu t a l w a y s i n t h e
n a m e o f t h e Mo s t Ho l y ADONAY . So d o i n g , t h o u s h a l t o bt a i n
t h y d e s i r e , s a y s t h e " Ma n u s c r i p t d i s c o v e r e d a t Je r u s a l e m i n
t h e Se p u l c h r e o f So l o m o n . "
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r o s e s a n d a l o e w o o d . W h e n k i n d l e d , s p r i n k l e w i t h w a t e r o r bl o o d , a n d p r e s e n t l y
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t u r n e d u p by a p l o u g h s h a r e , a n d t h e g r o u n d w i l l a p p e a r t o t r e m bl e . T h e e n u m e r a t i o n m i g h t
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t h a t t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e a r t i s t s h a l l be m a d e i n a c c o r d a n c e
w i t h c e r t a i n p l a n e t a r y i n f l u e n c e s , s o i n l i k e m a n n e r d o e s i t r e g u -
l a t e t h e t i m e o f o p e r a t i o n o r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t .
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s t i l l f o l l o w , a n d s t i l l i n a c o n f u s e d m a n n e r , t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h e
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a n a l y s i s , t h o u g h t h e p i e c e m e a l n a t u r e o f t h e
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m a y be t h e f i r s t o r t h e e i g h t h , bu t t h e f i f t e e n t h o r t w e n t y - s e c o n d
o f t h e s a m e n i g h t w i l l be s t i l l be t t e r , f o r s p i r i t s a p p e a r m o r e
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t h i n g s .
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w h e n t h e Mo o n i s i n P i s c e s . Ex p e r i m e n t s o f l o v e , f a v o u r a n d
g r a c e ' s h o u l d be a c c o m p l i s h e d o n t h e d a y a n d i n t h e h o u r o f
t h e Su n o r Ve n u s , f r o m t h e f i r s t t o t h e e i g h t h h o u r , w i t h t h e
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s h o u l d be p e r f o r m e d o n t h e d a y a n d i n t h e h o u r o f Sa t u r n , f r o m
t h e f i r s t o r e i g h t h t o t h e f i f t e e n t h o r t w e n t y - s e c o n d h o u r o f t h e
n i g h t ; t h e y a r e t h e n c e r t a i n . Bu r l e s qu e a n d a m u s i n g e x p e r i -
m e n t s a r e p e r f o r m e d o n t h e d a y o f Ve n u s , i n t h e f i r s t a n d t h e
e i g h t h h o u r , o r i n t h e f i f t e e n t h a n d t w e n t y - s e c o n d h o u r o f t h e
n i g h t . Ex t r a o r d i n a r y e x p e r i e n c e s s h o u l d be o p e r a t e d i n c o r r e -
s p o n d i n g h o u r s o n t h e d a y o f Ju p i t e r . 4
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w i t h w h i c h i t p r o f e s s e s t o d e a l , a n d , a s a l r e a d y s e e n , i t br e a k s
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G r i m o i r e s t e r m t h e m e t h o d s f o r r a i s i n g a n d d i s c h a r g i n g s p i r i t s ,
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w e c o m e t o t h e m i n o r p r o c e s s e s o f C e r e m o n i a l Ma g i c , c h i e f l y
v e n e r e a l a n d f a n t a s t i c , w h i c h a r e g r o u p e d i n t h e e i g h t h c h a p t e r .
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r e f e r r e d t o t h e c a r d i n a l p o i n t s , a n d s e v e n l e s s e r s p i r i t s t o be
i n v o k e d o n t h e d a y s o f t h e w e e k , bu t a s w i l l a p p e a r l a t e r o n ,
t h e r e i s n o e x p l i c i t n o t i c e o f t h e De s c e n d i n g Hi e r a r c h y . T h e s e
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be w o r n u p o n t h e p e r s o n ; i n t h e c a s e o f a m a l e , i t s h o u l d be
p l a c e d i n t h e r i g h t p o c k e t , bu t a f e m a l e m u s t c a r r y i t be t w e e n
t h e br e a s t s , t o w a r d s t h e l e f t s i d e , l i k e a r e l i qu a r y . I t s h o u l d
be g r a v e n o r w r i t t e n o n t h e d a y a n d i n t h e h o u r o f Ma r s f o r
bo t h s e x e s , a n d a p p a r e n t l y i n t h e c a s e o f e a c h o f t h e t h r e e
s p i r i t s .
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a n d t h e s e t h r e e s p i r i t s c a n d o a l l t h i n g s . Bu t t h e o p e r a t o r i s
a d v i s e d t h a t h e s h a l l o be y t h o s e w h o o be y h i m , be c a u s e t h e
e x a l t e d a n d p o w e r f u l s p i r i t s s e r v e o n l y t h e i r c o n f i d a n t s a n d i n -
t i m a t e f r i e n d s . He i s f u r t h e r g r i m l y w a r n e d t o k e e p u p o n h i s
g u a r d l e s t a n y s p i r i t s h o u l d s e i z e h i m u n a w a r e s . Ea c h o f t h e
r u l e r s h a s t w o c h i e f o f f i c e r s , w h o a n n o u n c e t o t h e s u bj e c t s a l l
t h i n g s w h i c h t h e i r l o r d h a t h c o m m a n d e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d ,
a n d o r d a i n a l l t h a t i s t o be d o n e . T h e i n f e r i o r s o f Lu c i f e r a r e
P u t Sa t a n a c h i a a n d Ag a l i a r e j 5 t ; t h e y i n h a bi t Eu r o p e a n d As i a .
T h o s e o f Be e l z e bu t h a r e T a r c h i m a c h e a n d F l e u r e t y ; t h e y d w e l l
i n Af r i c a . T h o s e o f As t a r o t h a r e
Sa r g a t a n a s
a n d Ne bi r o s ,
w h o s e a s y l u m i s Am e r i c a , s o t h a t t h i s k i n d o f Ma g i c i s p r e -
s u m a bl y p o s t - C o l u m bi a n .
T h e G r a n d G r i m o i r e d o e s n o t d i s t r i bu t e t h e s i x s u bo r d i n a t e
s p i r i t s a m o n g t h r e e r u l e r s , bu t e n u m e r a t e s t h e m s o m e w h a t
d i f f e r e n t l y , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e i r d i g n i t i e s , a s f o l l o w s : Q -
1 T h e a t t r i bu t i o n i s s o m e w h a t c o n f u s e d ; t h e r u by i s a s o l a r s t o n e , bu t Al be r t u s P a r v u s
a t t r i bu t e s t h e e m e r a l d t o t h e Mo o n , w h i c h w o u l d e s t a bl i s h i t s c o n n e c t i o n w i t h e v o c a t i o n
.
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T h e Hi e r a r c h y a c c o r d i n g t o W i e r u s i s a t v a r i a n c e w i t h bo t h t h e R i t u a l s , a n d m a y be
w o r t h qu o t i n g o n a c c o u n t o f i t s c u r i o u s d e t a i l s : -
P R I NC ES AND G R AND DI G NI T AR I Es . - Be e l z e bu t h , Su p r e m e C h i e f o f t h e I n f e r n a l Em p i r e ,
f o u n d e r o f t h e Or d e r o f t h e F l y . Sa t a n , Le a d e r o f t h e Op p o s i t i o n
.
Eu r o n y m o u s , P r i n c e o f
De a t h , G r a n d C r o s s o f t h e Or d e r o f t h e F l y
. Mo l o c h ,
P r i n c e o f t h e La n d o f T e a r s , G r a n d
C r o s s o f t h e Or d e r
.
P l u t o , P r i n c e o f F i r e . Le o n a r d , G r a n d Ma s t e r o f Sa bba t h s , Kn i g h t o f
t h e F l y . Ba a l be r i t h , Mi n i s t e r o f T r e a t i e s . P r o s e r p i n e , Ar c h - s h e - d e v i l , So v e r e i g n P r i n c e s s o f
Mi s c h i e v o u s Sp i r i t s . MI NI ST ER S . - Ad r a m e l e k ,
Lo r d Hi g h C h a n c e l l o r , G r a n d C r o s s o f t h e
Or d e r o f t h e F l y . As t a r o t h , G r a n d T r e a s u r e r
.
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C o n c e r n i n g , t h e De sc e n di n g H i e r a r c y
LUC IFUGE ROFOC ALE.-Pr i me Mi n i st e r .
SATANAC H IA .--C o mma n de r -i n -C h i e f.
AGALIAREPT.-An o t h e r C o mma n de r .
FLEURETY.-'Li e ut e n a n t -Ge n e r a l .
SARGATANAs .--Br i g a di e r -Ma jo r .
.
NEBIROS.----Fi e ld-Ma r sh a l a n d In spe c t o r -Ge n e r a l .
It w i ll b e se e n t h a t t h e pr i n c i pa li t i e s o f In fe r n us a r e c h i e fly
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h a s t h e c o n t r o l, w i t h w h i c h Luc i fe r h a s i n ve st e d h i m, o ve r a ll
t h e w e a lt h a n d t r e a sur e s o f
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po w e r o f sub je c t i n g a ll w i ve s a n d ma i de n s t o h i s w i sh e s, a n d
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do i n g w i t h t h e m a s h e w i lls . H i s sub o r di n a t e s a r e Pr usla s,
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c o ve r i n g a r c a n e se c r e t s i n a ll t h e c o ur t s a n d c o un c i l-c h a mb e r s
o f t h e w o r ld ;
h e a lso un ve i ls t h e mo st sub li me my st e r i e s . H e
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t o t e a c h a ll t h e a r t s o f t h e sh e ph e r ds . H e c o mma n ds se ve r a l
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o n w h o mso e ve r h e w i ll ;
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pr e di c t i n g t h i n g s_ t o c o me , b e i n g o n e o f t h e g r e a t e st -t e c r o -
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je c t i o n t o t h o se w h i c h h a ve b e e n me n t i o n e d, b ut t h e i r e n ume r a -
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i s w e ll lo ve d -b y Luc i fe r . H e b r i n g s mo n e y fr o m a di st a n c e .
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k n o w le dg e o f a ll di se a se s, w i t h t h e i r full a n d r a di c a l c ur e ,
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a ssume a n y
sh a pe a n d fi g ur e w h i c h se e ms g o o d t o t h e m
. Be w a r e , h o w e ve r ,
le st t h e y a ffr i g h t t h e e -i s a n o t h e r pr e g n a n t w a r n i n g
. Luc i fe r
a ppe a r s un de r t h e fo r m a n d fi g ur e o f a c o me ly b o y
;
w h e n
a n g e r e d, h e i s sh e w n w i t h a r uddy c o un t e n a n c e , b ut t h e r e i s
n o t h i n g mo n st r o us i n h i s sh a pe
. Be e lz e b ut h a ppe a r s o c c a si o n -
a lly un de r mo n st r o us fo r ms, suc h a s t h e fi g ur e o f a mi ssh a pe n
c a lf, o r t h a t o f a g o a t h a vi n g a
lo n g t a i l
; a t t h e sa me t i me h e
ma n i fe st s mo st fr e q ue n t ly un de r t h e se mb la n c e o f a n e n o r mo us
fly ' W h e n a n g e r e d, h e vo mi t s flo o ds o f w a t e r a n d h o w ls li k e
a w o lf.
Ast a r o t h a ppe a r s o f a b la c k a n d w h i t e c o lo ur , usua lly
un de r a h uma n fi g ur e , b ut o c c a si o n a lly i n t h e li k e n e ss o f
a n a ss .
Th e sub je c t o f In fe r n a l Ma n i fe st a t i o n s i s, h o w e ve r , fully
t r e a t e d i n t h e n e x t c h a pt e r . Th e i n di c a t i o n s i n t h e pr e se n t
se c t i o n a r e me r e ly t h e la t e r va r i a n t s .
1 A po r t i o n o f t h i s st a t e me n t i s de r i ve d fr o m t h e K e y o f
So lo mo n ;
b ut w h e r e a s i t i s put
c le a r ly i n t h e Gr i mo i r e , i t i s i n c o mple t e a n d i n c o n se q ue n t i n t h e o r i g i n a l
. It i s t h e a lt e r n a t i ve
a spe c t o f t h e K a b a li st i c pr i n c i ple t h a t t h e spi r i t c lo t h e s i t se lf t o c o me do w n a n d di ve st s i t se lf
t o r e t ur n upw a r d . W h e n t h e a b y ss g i ve s up fo r ms i t s c a pa c i t y o f ma n i fe st a t i o n i s Pr o t e a n , b ut
t h e mo st b e lo ve d t e n de n c y i s mo n st r o us . An d t h e fo r ms di sr o b e fo r t h e a b y ss t o o pe n a n d
r e c e i ve t h e m w h e n t h e y g o b a c k t o t h e i r c o ve r .
s A g i a n t , a se r pe n t , a w o ma n , a r e a lso o t h e r mo de s o f h i s ma n i fe st a t i o n , a c c o r di n g t o t h e -
di sc r e t i o n o f de mo n o lo g i st s .
1 9 '4
C b
: t I,
C H APTER IV
po t e t f o f Oo t t t c
t b e ur g p a c c o r di n g
t o t h e
Lo n e r Se p o f % o lo mo n
t h e Ek i n g
T
C o n c e r n i n g t h e Spi r i t s o f t h e Br a z e n
V e sse l,
o t h e r w i se
c a lle d t h e Fa lse Mo n a r c h y o f De mo n s

S
H E Go e t i c Ar t
; o f So lo mo n g i ve s i n st r uc t i o n s fo r t h e
e vo c a t i o n o f t h e se ve n t y -t w o spi r i t s w h o m t h e K i n g
o f Isr a e l, a c c o r di n g t o a w e ll-k n o w n le g e n d, sh ut up
i n a b r a ss ve sse l a n d c a st i n t o a de e p la k e .
W h e n t h e ve sse l
w a s di sc o ve r e d b y t h e Ba b y lo n i a n s, i t w a s suppo se d t o c o n -
t a i n a g r e a t t r e a sur e a n d w a s a c c o r di n g ly b r o k e n o pe n . Th e
spi r i t s w h o w e r e , t h us se t a t li b e r t y , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e i r le g i o n s,
r e t ur n e d t o t h e i r fo r me r pla c e s, Be li a l e x c e pt e d, w h o e n t e r e d
i n t o a c e r t a i n i ma g e , a n d g a ve o r a c le s t o t h e pe o ple o f t h e
c o un t r y i n r e t ur n fo r
sa c r i fi c e s a n d
di vi n e h o n o ur s, b y w h i c h
t h e r e i s c o r r upt K a b a li st i c a ut h o r i t y fo r c o n c ludi n g t h a t de mo n s
w e r e a ssua g e d a n d sust a i n e d . Th e i r n a me s a n d o ffi c e s a r e a s
fo llo w s : -
1 Th o ug h a w o r k o f c o n si de r a b le le n g t h , t h i s
Le sse r K e y , so fa r a s i t c o n c e r n s o ur i n q ui r y ,
a dmi t s o f r e duc t i o n i n t o a ma n a g e a b le c o mpa ss b y t h e o mi ssi o n o f t i r e so me a n d e g r e g i o us pa r -
t i c ula r s a s t o t h e n umb e r o f spi r i t s w h o a r e sub je c t t o a pa r t i c ula r Lo r d, Pr i n c e o r
Empe r o r ,
a n d a r e li a b le t o a ppe a r i n
h i s c o mpa n y . It sh o uld b e un de r st o o d i n a g e n e r a l w a y t h a t t h e r e
a r e h un dr e ds a n d t h o usa n ds a n d mi lli o n s, a c c o r di n g t o t h e di g n i t y o f t h e b i e r a r c h
; t h e y must
h i ve b e e n a
so ur c e o f c o n si de r a b le i n c o n ve n i e n c e , a n d e ve n o f di sma y , t o t h e o pe r a t o r 1
1 9 5
Bo o k o f C e r e mo n i a l Ma g i c
I . BAAL,
a k i n g r uli n g i n t h e Ea st ,
w h o
i mpa r t s i n vi si b i li t y a n d w i sdo m
.
H e
a ppe a r s w i t h a h uma n h e a d, o r w i t h
t h a t o f a t o a d o r c a t , ' b ut so me t i me s
w i t h
a ll a t o n c e . H e spe a k s w i t h a
h o a r se vo i c e . 2
TH E SEAL OF BAAL
II . AGARES,
a duk e r uli n g i n t h e Ea st , w h o a ppe a r s i n t h e
fo r m o f a c o me ly o ld ma n , a mb li n g
upo n - a c r o c o di le a n d
c a r r y i n g a g o sh a w k o n
, h i s w r i st
. H e ma k e s t h o se w h o r un
W -1 I
.V
, /
SEAL OF V ASSAGO USED
IN W H ITE MAGIC
st a n d st i ll, b r i n g s b a c k r un a w a y s, t e a c h e s a ll la n g ua g e s, de -
st r o y s spi r i t ua l a n d t e mpo r a l di g n i t i e s a n d c a use s e a r t h q ua k e s
.3
H e i s o f t h e Or de r o f t h e V i r t ue s
. 4
I
Th e " c a t i s t h e t r a di t i o n a l do me st i c fa vo ur i t e , n o t o n ly o f t h o se w h o di a b o li se , b ut o f t h e
di a b o li c a l w o r ld i t se lf, w h i c h sh e w s t h a t a ft e r
a ll t h e r e i s a st r o n g li n k w i t h h uma n i t y i n t h e
c o h o r t s o f Luc i fe r
. Th e r e a de r w i ll r e me mb e r t h a t t h e c a t fa lls o n i t s fe e t , n o t b y n a t ur a l g o o d
luc k , b ut b y t h e spe c i a l di spe n sa t i o n o f Mo h a mme d, a n d t h a t t h e fa vo ur i t e o f t h e Pr o ph e t i s i n
I'a r a di se , n o do ub t o n t h e b e st t e r ms w i t h t h e do g o f t h e Se ve n Sle e pe r s .
An o t h e r c o de x sa y s t h a t h e ma n i fe st s w i t h t h r e e h e a ds-t h e fi r st li k e a t o a d, t h e se c o n d
li k e a ma n a n d t h e t h i r d li k e a c a t .'
' Ac c o r di n g t o t h e V o c a b ula i r e
In fe r n a l, t h e spe c i a l pr o vi n c e o f Ag ur e s i s t o put t o
: fli g h t
t h e e n e mi e s o f t h o se w h o m h e pr o t e c t s
.
' Th a t i s, h e b e lo n g e d t o t h i s c h o i r dur i n g t h e fi r st e st a t e o f t h e Fa lle n An g e ls .
1 9 6
TH E SEAL OF AGARES
a mb ,
SEAL OF, V ASSAGO
Th e My st e r i e s
o f Go e t i c Th e ur g y
III
. V ASSAGO,
a mi g h t y pr i n c e , , o f t h e n a t ur e o f 4g a r e s,
w h o de c la r e s t h i n g s pa st , pr e se n t a n d fut ur e , a n d di sc o ve r s
w h a t h a s b e e n lo st o r h i dde n
. H e i s g o o d b y n a t ur e ',
IV . GAMYGYN,
a g r e a t ma r q ui s, a ppe a r i n g i n t h e fo r m o f
a
sma ll h o r se o r a ss, b ut a ft e r w a r ds i n h uma n
sh a pe . H e spe a k s
h o a r se ly , t e a c h i n g t h e li b e r a l sc i e n c e s, a n d g i vi n g n e w s o f so uls
w h o h a ve di e d i n si n .2

-
V . MAARBAS, a a pr e si de n t , w h o
a ppe a r s a s a mi g h t y li o n ,
s---
-r --
r
TH E SEAL OF GAMYGYN
a n d t h e n i n h uma n sh a pe
.' H e a n sw e r s 't r uly c o n c e r n i n g a ll
t h i n g s h i dde n o r se c r e t , c a u
se s a n d c ur e s di se a se s, i mpa r t s sk i ll
i n me c h a n i c s, a n d c h a n g e s me n i n t o va r i o us sh a pe s
.'
V I
. V ALEFOR, ' a po w e r ful duk e , a ppe a r i n g a s a ma n y -
h e a de d li o n
.' H e le a ds t h o se w i t h w h o m h e i s fa mi li a r i n t o
t h e ft .
1 Th i s ma y a c c o un t fo r h i s
i n vo c a t i o n , e spe c i a lly i n C e r e mo n i a l C r y st a llo ma n c y , b y t h e
put a t i ve a de pt s o f W h i t e Ma g i c -a s t h e mo st dub i o us o f a ll a r t s i s c a lle d
i n t h e sc o r n o f i t s
pr o fe sso r s .
I
Ac c o r di n g t o W i e r us, h e summo n s i n t o t h e pr e se n c e o f t h e e x o r c i st t h e so uls
o f dr o w n e d
me n a n d o f t h o se de t a i n e d i n Pur g a t o r y , c a lle d ma g i c a lly
C a r t a g r a -t h a t i s, t h e a ffli c t i o n o f
so uls.
Th e y a ssume a n a e r i a l b o dy , a r e vi si b le t o si g h t a n d r e ply t o q ue st i o n s
. An o t h e r
ve r si o n sa y s t h a t Ga my g y n
t a r r i e s w i t h t h e e x o r c i st t i ll h e h a s a c c o mpli sh e d h i s de si r e s
.
Or Ba r b a s.
4 At t h e r e q ue st o f t h e o pe r a t o r ( W i e r us) .
s H e i s t h e t h i r d spi r i t i n t h e H i e r a r c h y o f W i e r us .
Or Ma la ph a r
.
W i t h t h e h e a d o f a h un t e r o r a t h i e f, sa y s W i e r us
. H e sh e w s fr i e n dsh i p t o
h i s fa mi li a r s
t i ll t h e y a r e c a ug h t i n t h e t r a p
.
F
1 9 7
Th e Bo o k o f C e r e mo n i a l Ma g i c
V II . AMON, , a st r o n g a n d po w e r ful ma r q ui s, w h o a ppe a r s
li k e a w o lf w i t h a -se r pe n t 's h e a d' a n d
vo mi t i n g fla me .
W h e n so o r de r e d, , h e
a ssume s a h uma n sh a pe , b ut w i t h t h e
t e e t h o f a do g
.' H e di sc e r n s pa st a n d
fut ur e , pr o c ur e s lo ve a n d r e c o n c i le s fr i e n ds
a n d fo e s .
TH E SEAL OF AMON
V III
.
BARBATOS,
a g r e a t c o un t a n d duk e , w h o a ppe a r s
w h e n t h e sun i s i n Sa g i t t a r i us w i t h fo ur
n o b le k i n g s a n d t h r e e c o mpa n i e s o f t r o o ps ;
h e g i ve s i n st r uc t i o n i n a ll t h e sc i e n c e s,
////
r e ve a ls t r e a sur e s c o n c e a le d b y e n c h a n t -
TH E SEAL OF BARBATOS
me n t , k n o w s t h e pa st a n d fut ur e , r e c o n -
c i le s fr i e n ds a n d t h o se i n po w e r , a n d
i s -
o f t h e Or de r o f t h e V i r t ue s .'
IX. PAIMON, i s g r e a t k i n g , ve r y o b e di e n t t o Luc i fe r
." H e
a ppe a r s li k e
a c r o w n e d ma n se a t e d
o n a dr o me da r y , pr e c e de d b y a ll
ma n n e r o f musi c i a n s .
H e spe a k s
w i t h a r o a r i n g vo i c e , t e a c h e s a ll
a r t s, sc i e n c e s a n d se c r e t s, g i ve s a n d
c o n fi r ms di g n i t i e s, ma k e s me n sub -
je c t t o t h e w i ll o f t h e Ma g i c i a n , pr o vi de s g o o d fa mi li a r s
.
H e
i s o b se r ve d t o w a r ds t h e No r t h -W e st , a n d i s o f t h e Or de r o f
Do mi n i o n s .'
1 C a uda se r psn Ii s, sa y s W i e r us.
s An d, a c c o r di n g t o a n o t h e r
MS., " a g r e a t h e a d li k e t o a , mi g h t y r a ve n
."
s H e a lso un de r st a n ds t h e so n g s o f b i r ds a n d` t h e la n g ua g e o f a ll o t h e r a n i ma ls ( W i e r us)
.
A lo n g e r r e c e n si o n sa y s : By Luc i fe r i s h e r e t o
b e un de r st o o d h e t h a t w a s dr o w n e d i n t h e
de pt h s o f h i s k n o w le dg e
. H e w o uld n e e ds b e li k e Go d a n d fo r h i s pr i de a n d a r r o g a n c y w a s
t h r o w n o ut i n t o de st r uc t i o n
. Of h i m i t i s sa i d-Eve r y pr e c i o us st o n e i s t h y c o ve r i n g
. Th e
la st r e fe r e n c e i s t o t h e pa n e g y r i c o f t h e Pr i n c e o f Ty r e i n Ez e k i e l
:
i t s o c c ur r e n c e i n t h i s pla c e
i s mo st r e ma r k a b le .
s It a ppe a r s fr o m W i e r us t h a t t h e o pe r a t o r ma y fa i l t o un de r st a n d t h i s spi r i t , -i n w h i c h
c a se b e must st r e t c h fo r t h t h e c h a r a c t e r b e lo n g i n g t o h i m a n d c o mma n d h i m t o spe a k c le a r ly
.
1 9 8
r
"
0 0 0
TH E SEAL OF PAIMON
Th e My st e r i e s o f Go e t i c Th e ur g y
.
X. BUER, i
a g r e a t pr e si de n t ,
w h o , a ppe a r s w h e n t h e sun
i s i n Sa g i t t a r i us a n d
t e a c h e s ph i lo so ph y , lo g i c , t h e vi r t ue s o f
h e r b s, & c
. H e h e a ls a ll
di se a se s a n d g i ve s g o o d fa mi li a r s
.
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TH E SRAL OF BURR
TH E SEAL OF SYTRY
1 9 9
TH E SEAL OF GUSION
XI. GUSION, 2 a mi g h t y duk e ,
w h o
a ppe a r s li k e a c y n o -
c e ph a lus, di sc e r n s t h e pa st , pr e se n t a n d
fut ur e , a n sw e r s a ll
q ue st i o n s, r e c o n c i le s e n e mi e s a n d g i ve s h o n o ur a n d di g n i t i e s .
XI I . SYTRY, a g r e a t pr i n c e , w h o a ppe a r s w i t h a le o pa r d's
TH E SEAL OF BELETH
h e a d a n d t h e w i n g s o f a g r i ffi n , b ut a ssume s
a b e a ut i ful h uma n
fo r m a t t h e Ma g i c i a n 's c o mma n d
. H e pr o c ur e s lo ve b e t w e e n
t h e t w o se x e s, a n d c a use s w o me n t o sh e w t h e mse lve s n a k e d
. 3
XI I I . , BELETH , 4 a t e r r i b le a n d mi g h t y k i n g , r i di n g o n a
pa le h o r se , pr e c e de d b y a ll ma n n e r o f musi c i a n s
. H e i s ve r y
1 Tb se ve n t h spi r i t o f t h e
Pse udo -Mo n a r c h i a
.
H e i s a lso a n e x po n e n t o f e t h i c s .
s Ot h e r w i se : , Gusa y n , t h e e i g h t h spi r i t o f w i e r us, , a n d Pi r so y n ,
a c c o r di n g t o t h e va r i a n t o f
a n o t h e r MS
.
$ jussus se r e t a li b e n t e r de t e g i t fe mi n a r um, e a s r i da ss ! ludi fi c a n sq ue
ut se lux o r i se UUde t i t .
--W i e r us.
4 Ot h e r w i se , By k t h .
So me c o di c e s g i ve c o n si de r a b le spa c e t o t h i s de mo n a n d t h e pr e -
c a ut i o n s t o b e t a k e n c o n c e r n i n g h i m
.
Th e Bo o k o f C e r e mo n i a l Ma g i c
fur i o us w h e n fi r st summo n e d, a n d must b e c o mma n de d i n t o a
t r i a n g le o r c i r c le w i t h t h e h a z e l w a n d o f t h e , Ma g i c i a n po i n t e d
t o t h e So ut h -Ea st .
H e must b e r e c e i ve d c o ur t e o usly a n d
w i t h h o ma g e , b ut a si lve r , r i n g must b e w o r n o n t h e - mi ddle
fi n g e r o f t h e le ft h a n d, w h i c h must h e h e ld a g a i n st t h e fa c e
.
TH E SEAL OF LERAJIE

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f

f
f y
f 4W t li W W W I<l 4r
TH E SEAL OF ELIGO$
H e pr o c ur e s lo ve b e t w e e n ma n a n d w o ma n . a n d i s o f t h e
Or de r o f t h e Po w e r s
.'
XIV
. LERAJIE,
a po w e r ful ma r q ui s, c o mi n g i n t h e li k e n e ss
o f a n a r c h e r , c la d i n g r e e n a n d b e a r i n g b o w a n d q ui ve r . H e
o c c a si o n s b a t t le s a n d c a use s a r r o w -w o un ds t o put r e fy .
XV . ELIGOR, a g r e a t , duk e , a ppe a r i n g a s a g o o dly
k n i g h t
TH E SEAL OF Z EFAB
c a r r y i n g a la n c e , pe n n o n . a n d sc e pt r e .
H e di sc o ve r s h i dde n
t h i n g s, c a use s w a r , ma r sh a ls a r mi e s, k i n dle s lo ve a n d lust
.'
XV I. Z EPAR,
a g r e a t duk e , w h o a ppe a r s i n r e d a ppa r e l a n d
a r me d li k e a so ldi e r .
H e i n fla me s w o me n w i t h lo ve fo r me n
1
H e y e t h o pe s t o b e r e st o r e d t o t h e Se ve n t h Th r o n e s-" w h i c h i s n o t a lt o g e t h e r 'c r e di i b le , "
a c c o r di n g t o o n e o f t h e ve r si o n s
.
s Alt e r n a t i ve ly , h e pr o c ur e s t h e fa vo ur o f lo r ds a n d k n i g h t s
.
2 00-
TH E SEAL OF BOTIS
Th e My st e r i e s o f Ga e t i c Th e ur g y
a n d c a n t r a n sfo r m t h e m i n t o o t h e r sh a pe s t i ll t h e y h a ve b e e n
e n jo y e d b y t h e i r
lo ve r s .'
XV II.
BOTIs, a g r e a t pr e si de n t a n d e a r l, w h o a ppe a r s li k e
a h o r r i d vi pe r , b ut , w h e n c o mma n de d, a ssume s' a h uma n sh a pe ,
w i t h la r g e t e e t h a n d h o r n s . H e b e a r s a sh a r p sw o r d i n h i s
h a n d, di sc e r n s pa st , pr e se n t a n d fut ur e , r e c o n c i le s fr i e n ds
a n d fo e s .
XV III. BATH IN, 2 a mi g h t y
duk e , w h o a ppe a r s li k e a st r o n g
ma n
w i t h a se r pe n t 's t a i l,
r i di n g o n a pa le h o r se . H e
k n o w s t h e vi r t ue s o f h e r b s a n d
pr e c i o us st o n e s, a n d c a n t r a n s-
po r t me n sw i ft ly fr o m o n e
c o un t r y t o a n o t h e r
.
XIX. SALEOS, s a g r e a t duk e , w h o
a ppe a r s li k e a b r a ve so ldi e r , r i di n g
o n
a c r o c o di le a n d w e a r i n g a duk e 's
c r o w n . H e pr o mo t e s lo ve b e t w e e n t h e
se x e s .
XX. PURSON, 4 a g r e a t k i n g , w h o
a ppe a r s
li k e a li o n -h e a de d ma n , c a r r y -
i n g a vi pe r i n h i s h a n d a n d r i di n g
o n a b e a r
; pr e c e de d b y ma n y t r um=
pe t e r s .
H e c o n c e a ls a n d di sc o ve r s
t r e a sur e , di sc e r n s pa st , pr e se n t a n d
fut ur e , g i ve s t r ue a n sw e r s r e spe c t i n g
t h i n g s h uma n a n d
di vi n e , a n d pr o vi de s g o o d fa mi li a r s
.
5
1 Th e la st st a t e me n t i s o n t h e a ut h o r i t y o f W i e r us
. Ac c o r di n g t o a n o t h e r r e a di n g , Z e pa r
ma k e s w o me n b a r r e n .
r
Ot h e r w i se ,
Ba t h y m o r Ma r t h i m.

' C a lle d a lso

Z " le o s.

' Ot h e r w i se , C ur S4m.
s H e a lso ut t e r s so un d do c t r i n e c o n c e r n i n g t h e c r e a t i o n o f t h e w o r ld
.
2 01
TH E SEAL OF BATH IN
TH E SEAL OF SALEOS
TH E SEAL OF Pt h ESON
NW
~
Th e Bo o k o f C e r e mo n i a l Ma g i c
TH E SEAL OF MORAX
XXII.
IPo s, s a mi g h t y e a r l a n d pr i n c e ,
a ppe a r i n g a s a n a n g e l w i t h a li o n 's h e a d, '
t h e w e b b e d fe e t o f a g o o se a n d a h a r e 's
t a i l . H e k n o w s t h e pa st a n d fut ur e ,
a n d
i mpa r t s w i t a n d c o ur a g e
.
TH E SEAL OF IPOS
XXIII
. AINI, '
a st r o n g duk e , w h o a ppe a r s w i t h t h e b o dy o f
a h a n dso me ma n b ut h a vi n g t h r e e
h e a ds, t h e fi r st li k e a se r pe n t , t h e
se c o n d li k e a ma n w i t h t w o st a r s o n
t h e fo r e h e a d a n d t h e t h i r d li k e -a c a t .
H e r i de s o n a vi pe r a n d c a r r i e s a b la z -
i n g fi r e b r a n d, w i t h w h i c h h e spr e a ds de st r uc t i o n .
H e i mpa r t s
muc h c un n i n g a n d g i ve s t r ue a n sw e r s c o n c e r n i n g pr i va t e ma t t e r s
.
XXIV . NABERIUS,
6 a
va li a n t ma r q ui s, w h o
a p-
pe a r s i n t h e fo r m o f
a
c r o w i n g c o c k a n d flut t e r s
a b o ut t h e c i r c le . H e
spe a k s
h o a r se ly , g i ve s
TH E SEAL OF NABERIUS

sk i ll i n a r t s a n d sc i e n c e s,
e spe c i a lly r h e t o r i c , a n d r e st o r e s lo st di g n i t i e s a n d h o n o ur s
.

Th i s spi r i t i s n a me d Fo r a i i b y W i e r us
. An o t h e r va r i a n t i s Fo r fa x .

Ot h e r w i se ,
Ipe s, Ay po r o s o r Ay pe o s .
a Ac c o r di n g t o W i e r us, so me t i me s i n t h e fo r m o f a n a n g e l a n d so me t i me s i n t h a t o f a c r a ft y
a n d e vi l li o n .
H e i s t e r me d fi lt h y a n d o b sc e n e , e ve n i n t h e a n g e li c ma sk
.
s C a lle d Ay m o r H a b o r y m
b y W i e r us .

' i .e ., C e r b e r t a .

An o t h e r c o de x r e ve r se s t h i s, sa y i n g t h a t h e pr o c ur e s t h e lo ss o f pr e la c i e s
a n d di g n i t i e s .
2 02
TH E SEAL OF AINI
XXI . MORAX, I a
g r e a t e a r l a n d
pr e si de n t , w h o a ppe a r s li k e a h uma n -
h e a de d b ull, a n d g i ve s sk i ll i n a st r o -
n o my a n d t h e li b e r a l sc i e n c e s, w i t h
g o o d fa mi li a r s . H e k n o w s t h e vi r t ue s
o f
a ll
h e r b s a n d pr e c i o us st o n e s
.
The M y s t er i es
o f G o et i c
XXV. G L A S Y A L A B O L A S , ' a mi ght y
p r es i d en t , w ho
c o mes i n t he f o r m o f a
d o g, b u t w i n ged l i k e a gr i f f i n
. He
t eac hes al l ' ar t s an d s c i en c es
. i n s t an
t an eo u s l y , i n c i t es t o b l o o d s hed , i s t he
l ead er o f al l ho mi c i d es , d i s c er n s p as t
an d f u t u r e, an d mak es men i n v i s i b l e .
XXVII . R O N O B E , $
a gr eat mar q u i s
an d ear l , ap p ear s i n a mo n s t r o u s f o r m
;
he t eac hes r het o r i c an d t he ar t s , gi v es
a go o d u n d er s t an d i n g, , t he k n o w l ed ge
o f t o n gu es an d f av o u r o f f r i en d s an d
f o es .
THE S E A L O F G L A S Y A L A B O L A S
XXVI . B U N S , , a s t r o n g d u k e, w ho ap p ear s as a t hr ee-
head ed d r ago n , t he head s b ei n g
r es p ec t i v el y t ho s e o f a d o g,
gr i f f i n an d man .
. He has a
p l eas an t v o i c e ; he c han ges t he
p l ac es o f t he d ead , c au s es
d emo n s t o c r o w d r o u n d s ep u l -
mak es men

T
S E A L O F HU N S
c hr es , gi v es r i c hes , w i s e an d el o q u en t ,
- an s w er s q u es t i o n s t r u l y .
Ii f l f t
. -v
THE S E A L O F R O N O B E
XXV I I I. B E R ITH, a_ a t er r i b l e d u k e, ap p ear i n g i n t he f o r m
1 A l i as , C aaer i n o l aas _ o r C aas s i mo l a .
s O t her w i s e, R o n ev e an d R o n o v e.

Thi s s p i r i t , s ay s W i er u s , i s b y s o me c al l ed
B eal , b u t b y t he Jew s B er i t h an d b y n ec r o
.
man c er s
B o f i o r B o l f r y .
2 0 3
The B o o k o f C er emo n i al M agi c
o f a s o l d i er i n r ed ap p ar el , w i t h a go l d en c r o w n , an d b es t r i d i n g
a r ed ho r s e
. The r i n g u s ed f o r B er i t k
i s r eq u i r ed f o r hi s ev o c at i o n . He,
gi v es t r u e an s w er s o f t hi n gs p as t ,
p r es en t an d t o c o me, t u r n s al l met al s
i n t o go l d , gi v es an d c o n f i r ms d i gn i t i es
.
H e s p eak s i n a c l ear an d p er s u as i v e
v o i c e, b u t i s a gr eat l i ar an d hi s ad v i c e
THE S E A L O F B E R ITH

mu s t n O t b e t r u s t ed .
XXIX. A S TA R O TH, a gr eat an d p o w er f u l d u k e, ap p ear s l i k e
a b eau t i f u l an gel T r i d i n g o n an i n f er n al
d r ago n an d c ar r y i n g a v i p er i n hi s r i ght
han d . He mu s t
-n o t b e p er mi t t ed
t o
ap p r o ac h o n ac c o u n t o f hi s s t i n k i n g
b r eat h, an d t he magi c i an mu s t d ef en d
hi s f ac e w i t h t he magi c r i n g . A s t ar o t h
an s w er s t r u l y c o n c er n i n g p as t , p r es en t
an d f u t u r e, d i s c o v er s al l s ec r et s an d
gi v es gr eat s k i l l i n t he l i b er al s c i en c es .
He w i l l al s o d i s c o u r s e w i l l i n gl y c o n -
c er n i n g t he f al l o f s p i r i t s $
XXX
. FO R N E U S ,
a ' gr eat mar q u i s , ap p ear s as
a
s ea-mo n s t er .
THE S E A T, O F A S TA R O TH
THE S E A L O F FO R N E U S
He t eac hes al l ar t s an d s c i en c es , i n c l u d i n g r het o r i c , gi v es a
1 A n o t her v er s i o n s ay s " a f o u l an gel. "
s B u t p r et en d s t hat he hi ms el f w as ex emp t f r o m t hei r l ap s e ( W i er u s ) .
2 0 4
go o d r ep u t at i o n an d t he k n o w l ed ge o f t o n gu es , an d c au s es men
t o b e l o v ed b y t hei r en emi es ev en as b y t hei r f r i en d s
.
XXXI. FO R A S , ' a gr eat p r es i d en t , w ho ap p ear s i n t he
f o r m o f
a s t r o n g man
an d t eac hes t he v i r t u es
o f al l her b s an d p r ec i o u s
s t o n es , as w el l as l o gi c
an d et hi c s he mak es
men i n v i s i b l e, i mp ar t s
w i t , w i s d o m an d el o -
q u en c e, d i s c o v er s t r ea=
s o r es an d r es t o r es t hi n gs l o s t .
XXXII. A s M O DA V, '
a s t r o n g an d p o w er f u l k i n g, ap p ear s
w i t h_ t hr ee head s , t he f i r s t l i k e a b u l l ,
t he s ec o n d l i k e a man an d t he t hi r d
l i k e a r am .
He has a s er p en t ' s t ai l ,
t he
w eb b ed f eet o f a go o s e an d he
v o mi t s f i r e
. He r i d es an i n f er n al
d r ago n , c ar r i es l an c e an d p en n o n an d
i s
t he c hi ef o f t he p o w er o f
A may mo n .
He mu s t b e i n v o k ed b ar ehead ed , " f o r
o t her w i s e he w i l l d ec ei v e
. He gi v es
t he r i n g o f v i r t u es , t eac hes ar i t hmet i c ,
geo man c y
an d al l
han d i c r af t s , an s w er s al l q u es t i o n s , mak es
men i n v i s i b l e, i n d i c at es t he p l ac es o f c o n c eal ed t r eas u r es an d
gu ar d s t hem, i f w i t hi n t he d o mi n i o n o f
A may mo n .
XXXIII
. G A A P , '
a gr eat p r es i d en t an d p r i n c e, , ,
. ap p ear s
w hen t he s u n i s i n
t he s o u t her n s i gn s , c o mi n g
i n a
hu man
s hap e an d p r ec ed ed b y f o u r p o w er f u l k i n gs
.
He t eac hes p hi l o -
1
O t her w i s e, Fo r s as .
C al l ed al s o
S y d o n ay .
' A n d i n a s t an d i n g
p o s i t i o n ( W i er u s ) .
4
A l i as , Ta an d - G o o f ' .
2 0 5
THE S E A L O F FO R A S
THE S E A L O F A S M O DA Y
The B o o k o f C er emo n i al
M agi c
s o p hy an d t he l i b er al s c i en c es , ex c i t es l o v e an d hat r ed ,
mak es - ,
men i n s en s i b l e, gi v es i n s t r u c t i o n
i n t he c o n s ec r at i o n o f t ho s e
t hi n gs
w hi c h b el o n g t o t he d i v i n at i o n
o f A may mo n , hi s k i n g, d el i v er s
f ami l i ar s o u t o f t he c u s t o d y o f
o t her M agi c i an s , gi v es t r u e an -
s w er s as t o p as t , p r es en t
an d
f u t u r e, t r an s p o r t s
an d r et u r n s
men s p eed i l y f r o m p l ac e t o p l ac e
at t he . w i l l o f t he ex o r c i s t .
He
O r d er o f t he P o w er s . '
XXXIV.
FU R FU R , a
THE S E A L O F G A A P
w as o f t he
THE S E A L O F' FU R FU R
l o v e b et w een man an d w i f e,
r ai s es t hu n d er , l i ght n i n g an d gr eat w i n d s , gi v es t r u e an s w er s
ab o u t s ec r et an d d i v i n e t hi n gs
. '
XXXV. M A R C x o s IA s ,
a mi ght y
mar q u i s , ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f
a w o l f s w i t h t he w i n gs o f
a gr i f f i n ,
a s er p en t ' s t ai l an d f i r e i s s u i n g
f r o m hi s mo u t h. A t t he c o m-
man d o f t he o p er at o r he as s u mes
a hu man f o r m . H e i s s t r o n g i n
THE S E A L O F M A R C HO S IA S
gr eat ear l , ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f a
har t , w i t h a f i er y t ai l , an d w i l l
n o t o p en hi s mo u t h t i l l c o m-
p el l ed w i t hi n t he t r i an gl e!
He t hen as s u mes t he f o r m
o f an an gel , s p eak i n g w i t h
a ho ar s e v o i c e. He c au s es
b at t l e, gi v es t r u e an s w er s t o al l q u es t i o n s an d i s ex t r emel y
' A l o n ger c o d ex s ay s t hat t her e w er e c er t ai n ex o r c i s t s w ho o f f er ed b u r n t s ac r i f i c es t o
G aap
an d i n v o k ed hi m ac c o r d i n g t o f o r mu l ae w hi c h t hey p r et en d ed t o d er i v e f r o m S o l o mo n , b u t t hei r
r eal au t ho r w as C ham, t he f i r s t w ho af t er t he f l o o d b egan t o i n v o k e ev i l s p i r i t s .
A c c o r d i n g t o W i er u s , he w i l l s p eak o u t s i d e t he t r i an gl e, b u t w hat he s ay s w i l l b e f al s e .
a O t her w i s e, a c r u el s he-w o l f
2 0 6
The M y s t er i es o f G o et i c Theu r gy
f ai t hf u l t o t he ex o r c i s t . He b el o n gs t o t he O r d er o f Do mi
n at i o n s . '
XXXV I .
S o L A S
o r S TO L A S ,
a p o w er f u l p r i n c e, ap p ear s i n
t he
l i k en es s o f a r av en an d t hen as a man .
He t eac hes t he
ar t o f as t r o n o my an d t he v i r t u es o f her b s an d s t o n es .
THE S E A L O F S O L A S
THE S E A L O F P H( IN IX
XXXVII.
P HE N i x , a gr eat mar q u i s , ap p ear s l i k e t he b i r d
o f t hat n ame, s i n gi n g d u l c et n o t es i n a c hi l d ' s v o i c e
. 2 W hen
he as s u mes hu man s hap e at t he w i l l o f t he M agi c i an , he s p eak s
mar v el l o u s l y o f al l s c i en c es , p r o v es an ex c el l en t p o et an d f u l f i l s
THE S E A L O F HA L P A S
1
THE S E A L O F M A L P A S
o r d er s ad mi r ab l y
. He ho p es t o r et u r n t o t he S ev en t h Thr o n es
i n 1 2 0 0 y ear s .
XXXV I I I . HA L P A S ,
a gr eat ear l , ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f a
s t o c k d o v e, s p eak i n g w i t h a ho ar s e v o i c e.
He b u r n s t o w n s , $
1
A n d ex p ec t s t o r et u r n t o t he S ev en t h Thr o n es af t er 1 2 0 0
y ear s , b u t i s d ec ei v ed t her ei n
( W i er u s ) .
I
B u t t hi s i s t he v o i c e o f t he s y r en , s o t he ex o r c i s t mu s t b ew ar e, an d t ho s e al s o w ho ar e
w i t h hi m .
s O r , ac c o r d i n g t o W i er u s , b u i l d s t hem an d f i l l s t hem w i t h ar med men
.
2 0 7
The B o o k o f C er emo n i al M agi c
v i s i t s t he w i c k ed w i t h t he s w o r d an d c an s en d men t o f i el d s
o f w ar o r t o o t her p l ac es .
XXXIX. M A L P A S ,
a p o w er f u l p r es i d en t , ap p ear s at f i r s t
l i k e a c r o w , b u t af t er w ar d s , w hen s o c o mman d ed , as s u mes a
hu man f o r m, s p eak i n g w i t h a ho ar s e v o i c e
. He b r i n gs ar t i f i c er s
s w i f t l y f r o m al l p ar t s o f t he w o r l d , d es t r o y s t he d es i r es an d
t ho u ght s
"
o f en emi es , gi v es go o d f ami l i ar s an d r ec ei v es a
s ac r i f i c e k i n d l y , b u t w i l l d ec ei v e hi m w ho o f f er s i t ,
XL . R A U M , 2
a gr eat ear l , ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f a -c r o w ,
b u t as s u mes hu man s hap e
w hen b i d d en . He s t eal s t r ea-
s u r e, ev en o u t o f t he K i n g' s
ho u s e, an d c ar r i es i t w her e
c o mman d ed ; he d es t r o y s c i t i es
an d d i gn i t i es ; - he d i s c er n s
p as t , p r es en t an d f u t u r e he
c au s es l o v e b et w een f r i en d s an d f o es .
Fi n al l y , he i s o f t he
O r d er o f t he Thr o n es .
XL I. FO C A L O R , a s t r o n g d u k e, ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f a
THE S E A L O F R A U M
THE S E A L O F FO C A L O R
2 0 8
II

THE S E A L O F S A B N A C K
man w i t h t he w i n gs o f a gr i f f i n .
He d r o w n s men , s i n k s w ar
1
The r ead i n g o f W i er u s i s p r ef er ab l e, i. e. , Temp l es an d To w er s
. B u t t he r ef er en c e, i s t o
t he ed i f i c es o f en emi es .
O n hi s o w n p ar t , he b u i l d s ho u s es an d hi gh t o w er s w o n d er f u l l y .
! O r R ay m.
The M y s t er i es o f G o et i c Theu r gy
s hi p s an d has p o w er o v er t he w i n d s an d -t he s ea, b u t he w i l l
n o t hu r t an y o n e -i f c o mman d ed t o f o r b ear b y t he ex o r c i s t . He
ho p es t o r et u r n t o t he S ev en t h Thr o n es i n r o 5o y ear s . '
XL II. S A B N A C K , 2 a mi ght y mar q u i s , = ap p ear s i n t he f o r m
o f an
ar med s o l d i er , hav i n g a l i o n ' s head an d r i d i n g' o n a p al e-
c o l o u r ed ho r s e. He b u i l d s t o w er s , c amp s , an d , c i t i es , f o r t i f i es
t he s ame, t o r men t s men w i t h w o u n d s an d p u t r i d s o r es s w ar mi n g
w i t h w o r ms ;
s
he al s o gi v es go o d f ami l i ar s
.
XL III
. VE P A R , ' a gr eat
d u k e, ap p ear s as a mer mai d .
He gu i d es t he w at er s an d
b at t l es hi p s ; he o c c as i o n s
s t o r ms at s ea, w hen s o c o m-
man d ed b y t he M agi c i an . . He
al s o c au s es t he s ea t o s eem

THH
s s at ,
O F
v s r aa
f u l l o f s hi p s
; he o c c as i o n s d eat h i n t hr ee d ay s b y mean s o f
p u t r ef y i n g s o r es an d w o r m-eat en w o u n d s
.
XL IV
.
S HA X, '
a gr eat mar q u i s , c o mes i n t he f o r m o f a
s t o c k d o v e, s p eak i n g w i t h a ho ar s e v o i c e. He d es t r o y s t he
s i ght , hear i n g an d u n d er s t an d i n g o f an y man o r w o man at t he
w i l l o f t he ex o r c i s t , s t eal s - mo n ey f r o m t he k i n g' s ex c heq u er
i He i s d ec ei v ed , s ay s w i er u s , an d s o s ay o t her c o d i c es .

$ A l i as , S ab u r ac .
s A t t he c o mman d o f t he magi c i an ( W i er u s ) .
' O t her w i s e,
S o ar
.

' A l s o C o ax o r S c o x .

' O t her w i s e, a s t o r k .
2 0 9

0
The B o o k o f C er emo n i al M agi c
an d r et u r n s i t i n i z o o y ear s . He w i l l t r an s p o r t an y t hi n g, b u t
mu s t f i r s t b e c o mman d ed i n t o t he t r i an gl e ; o t her w i s e he w i l l
d ec ei v e t he o p er at o r . He d i s c o v er s al l hi d d en t hi n gs w hi c h ar e
n o t i n t he k eep i n g o f w i c k ed s p i r i t s an d gi v es go o d f ami l ar s . I
XL V
. VIN E ,
a gr eat -k i n g an d ear l , ap p ear s i n a
mo n s t r o u s
THE S E A L O F B IFR O N S

THE S E A L O F VU A L
f o r m, ' b u t as s u mes hu man s hap e w hen c o mman d ed .
He
d i s c er n s t hi n gs hi d d en , r ev eal s w i t c hes an d mak es k n o w n t he
p as t , p r es en t an d f u t u r e.
A t t he c o mf n an d o f t he ex o r c i s t he
w i l l b u i l d t o w er s , d emo l i s h w al l s an d mak e t he w at er s s t o r my
.
XL VI. B IFR O N S ,
a gr eat ear l , ap p ear s i n a mo n s t r o u s f o r m
b u t as s u mes t he hu man s hap e w hen c o mman d ed . He gi v es -
M E ' 0
THE S E A L O F N A G E N TI
p r o f i c i en c y i n as t r o l o gy , geo met r y an d o t her mat hemat i c al ar t s
;
he t eac hes t he v i r t u e o f her b s , p r ec i o u s s t o n es an d w o o d s
; he
c han ges d ead b o d i es , p u t s t hem i n o t her p l ac es an d l i ght s
p han t o m c an d l es o n t hei r gr av es
.
XL VII. VU A L ,
a gr eat d u k e, c o mes at f i r s t as an en o r mo u s
d r o med ar y , b u t af t er w ar d s as s u mes hu man f o r m an d s p eak s i n
t he E gy p t i an t o n gu e
. , _ He p r o c u r es t he l o v e o f w o men , d i s c er n s
' He
i s al s o a ho r s e-s t eal er , w hen s o d es i r er y b y t he ex o r c i s t .
O r as a l i o n s eat ed o n a b l ac k ho r s e an d ho l d i n g a v i p er i n hi s han d
.
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p as t , p r es en t an d f u t u r e, an d ex c i t es f r i en d s hi p ev en b et w een
f o es . He w as o f t he O r d er o f t he P o w er s .
XL VIII. HA G E N Ti , a gr eat p r es i d en t , ap p ear s i n t he s hap e
o f a gi gan t i c b u l l w i t h t he w i n gs o f a gr i f f i n , b u t w i l l d u l y p u t
o n hu man f o r m
. He gi v es w i s d o m, t r an s mu t es al l met al s i n t o
go l d an d t u r n s w i n e i n t o w at er
.
XL IX. P R O C E L ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f an an gel , an d i s a
gr eat an d s t r o n g d u k e. He s p eak s my s t i -
c al l y o f hi d d en t hi n gs , t eac hes geo met r y
an d t he l i b er al s c i en c es , an d at t he c o m-
man d o f t he o p er at o r w i l l mak e a gr eat
c o mmo t i o n , l i k e t hat o f r u n n i n g w at er s ;
he al s o w ar ms w at er s an d t emp er s b at hs . '
He w as o f t he O r d er o f t he P o w er s
b ef o r e hi s f al l
.
L . FU R C A S , a gr eat d u k e, ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f a c r u el
o l d man , w i t h l o n g b ear d an d ho ar y hai r
.
He
i s s eat ed o n a
THE S E A L O F FU R C A S
as
u p
THE S E A L O F P R O C E L
0
THE S E A L O F B A L A M
p al e ho r s e an d has a s har p s p ear i n hi s han d .
He t eac hes
p hi l o s o p hy , r het o r i c , as t r o n o my , l o gi c , c hi r o man c y an d p y r o -
man c y -p er f ec t l y i n al l t hei r p ar t s . , '
L I. B A L A M , a t er r i b l e an d p o w er f u l k i n g, ap p ear s w i t h t hr ee
2 O t her w i s e, P u c el .

i ' e. , t he t her mal s p r i n gs f r eq u en t ed b y s i c k p eo p l e.

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The. B o o k o f C er emo n i al M agi c
head s , t he f i r s t l i k e t hat o f a b u l l , t he s ec o n d l i v e t hat o f a man
an d t he t hi r d l i k e a r am' s . W i t h t he t ai l o f a, s er p en t an d ey es
f l ami n g f i r e, he r i d es u p o n a . f u r i o u s b ear , c ar r y i n g a go s haw k
o n hi s w r i s t an d s p eak i n g w i t h a ho ar s e v o i c e. He gi v es t r u e
an s w er s as t o p as t , p r es en t an d f u t u r e, mak es men go i n v i s i b l e,
an d i mp ar t s w i t . '
L II. A L L O C E N ,
2
a s t r o n g d u k e, ap p ear s i n . t he f o r m o f a
s o l d i er , mo u n t ed o n a gr eat ho r s e, hi s f ac e. l i k e- t hat o f a l i o n ,
THE S E A L O F A L L O C E N

THE S E A L O F C A IM
ex c eed i n gl y r ed , hi s ey es f l ami n g f i r e, hi s s p eec h ho ar s e an d
l o u d . He t eac hes as t r o n o my an d t he l i b er al s c i en c es , an d gi v es
a go o d f ami l i ar .
L III. C A IM , a gr eat p r es i d en t , ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f a
t hr u s h, ' b u t af t er w ar d s i n t hat o f a man b ear i n g - a s har p s w o r d
an d s eemi n g-as i t i s s ai d f an t as t i c al l y -t o an s w er i n b u r n i n g
as hes . He i s a k een d i s p u t an t ; he i mp ar t s t o men t he u n d er -
s t an d i n g o f b i r d s ' s o n gs , t he l o w i n g o f c at t l e, t he b ar k i n g o f
d o gs an d t he v o i c e o f w at er s .
He gi v es t r u e an s w er s c o n -
c er n i n g t hi n gs t o c o me an d
w as o n c e o f t he O r d er o f A n gel s .
L IV
. M U R M U R , a . gr eat d u k e an d ear l , ap p ear s i n t he f o r m
o f a s o l d i er , r i d i n g o n a gr i f f i n an d hav i n g a d u k e' s c r o w n o n
1 He i s o f t he O r d er o f t he Do mi n at i o n s .
! O t her w i s e,
A l l o i en an d A l l o c er .

' O r o f a b l ac k b i r d . .
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The M y s t er i es o f G o et i c Theu r gy
hi s head . He i s p r ec ed ed b y t w o mi n i s t er s s o u n d i n g t r u mp et s .
He t eac hes p hi l o s o p hy p er f ec t l y ; he c o n s t r ai n s t he s o u l s o f
t he d ead t o ap p ear an d t o an s w er q u es t i o n s
. He w as p ar t l y
o f t he O r d er o f Thr o n es an d p ar t l y o f A n gel s .
L V
. O R O B A S , a gr eat p r i n c e, ` ap p ear s f i r s t l i k e a ho r s e b u t ,
w hen c o mman d ed , i n hu man f o r m . He d i s c o v er s p as t , p r es en t
an d f u t u r e
; he gi v es go o d d i gn i t i es an d ad v an c emen t s , w i t h t he
f av o u r o f f r i en d s an d f o es ;
he w i l l r ep l y c o n c er n i n g t he c r eat i o n
A A A A
4A L
THE S E A L O F G O M O R Y
THE S E A L O F O S E
o f t he w o r l d an d Di v i n i t y
; he i s v er y f ai t hf u l t o t he ex o r c i s t
an d
d ef en d s hi m f r o m t emp t at i o n b y an y s p i r i t .
L VI .
G o M O R Y , a p o w er f u l d u k e, ap p ear s l i k e a b eau t i f u l
w o man ; ' w ear i n g a d u c al c r o w n
. ' He d i s c o v er s p as t , p r es en t
an d f u t u r e, as
al s o t he w her eab o u t s o f hi d d en t r eas u r es
; he
p r o c u r es t he l o v e o f w o men an d es p ec i al l y o f gi r l s
.
L V I I. O s B ,
a gr eat p r es i d en t , ap p ear s at f i r s t l i k e a l eo p ar d
1 A n d r i d i n g o n
a c amel ( W i er u s ) .
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The B o o k o f C er emo n i al M agi c
an d t hen i n hu man s hap e. He
gi v es s k i l l i n i al l l i b er al s c i en c es
an d t r u e an s w er s c o n c er n i n g d i v i n e an d s ec r et t hi n gs .
He c an
THE S E A L O F A M Y
c han ge men i n t o an y s hap e t hat t he ex o r c i s t may d es i r e, an d
he t hat i s c han ged w i l l n o t k n o w i t
. '
L V I I I
. A M Y , a gr eat p r es i d en t , c o mes
f i r s t as a gr eat
f l ami n g f i r e an d t hen as a man .
He gi v es p er f ec t k n o w l ed ge
0 1 -
THE S E A L O F O R IA S
o f as t r o l o gy an d t he l i b er al s c i en c es , w i t h go o d f ami l i ar s , an d
c an b et r ay t r eas u r es t hat ar e k ep t b y s p i r i t s
. s
L IX. O R IA s ,
a gr eat mar q u i s , ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f a
1
He c an al s o r ed u c e t hem t o s u c h a s t at e o f i n s an i t y t hat t hey w i l l b el i ev e t hei r i d en t i t y
c han ged , t hat t hey ar e k i n gs an d s o f o r t h. The d el u s i o n , ho w ev er , w i l l o n l y en d u r e f o r o n e
ho u r ( W i er u s )
.
' He i s p ar t l y o f t he O r d er o f t he A n gel s an d p ar t l y o f t hat o f t he P o w er s
. He ho p es t o
r et u r n t o t he S ev en t h Thr o n es i n I2 o o
y ear s , w hi c h i s i n c r ed i b l e, s ay s W i er u s .
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l i o n b es t r i d i n g a s t r o n g ho r s e ; he has a s er p en t ' s t ai l an d ho l d s
t w o en o r mo u s , hi s s i n g s n ak es i n hi s r i ght han d . He t eac hes
t he v i r t u es o f t he p l an et s an d t he man s i o n s t her eo f ; he t r an s -
f o r ms men , gi v es d i gn i t i es , p r el ac i es an d c o n f i r mat i o n s , w i t h
t he f av o u r o f f r i en d s an d f o es .
L X. VA P U L A , a s t r o n g d u k e, c o mes i n t he f o r m o f a l i o n
THE S E A L O F VA P U L A
w i t h gr i f f i n ' s w i n gs .
He gi v es s k i l l n o t o n l y i n man u al p r o f es -
s i o n s b u t al s o i n p hi l o s o p hy an d t he s c i en c es c o n t ai n ed i n b o o k s
-I s u p p o s e, as d i s t i n gu i s hed f r o m t he s ec r et s c i en c es .
L XI. ZA G A N ,
a gr eat k i n g an d p r es i d en t , ap p ear s at f i r s t
i n t he f o r m o f a b u l l , w i t h t he w i n gs o f a gr i f f i n , b u t ` af t er i n
THE S E A L O F ZA G A N
hu man s hap e. He mak es men w i t t y , t u r n s w at er i n t o w i n e,
b l o o d i n t o o i l an d o i l i n t o w at er ; '
he c an c han ge an y met al i n t o
c o i n o f t he r eal m an d c an mak e f o o l s w i s e
.
1 O t her w i s e, w i n e i n t o w at er o r i n t o b l o o d .
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L XI i . VA L A C , a gr eat p r es i d en t , c o mes as a l i t t l e b o y w i t h
t he w i n gs o f an an gel an d r i d i n g
o n a t w o -head ed d r ago n . ' He
gi v es t r u e an s w er s c o n c er n i n g
hi d d en t r eas u r es , t el l s w her e
s er p en t s
may b e s een an d - w i l l
d el i v er t hem hel p l es s t o t he
THE S E A L O F VA L A C

ex o r c i s t .
L XIII. A N DR A S , ' a gr eat mar q u i s , c o mes ' i n t he f o r m o f an
an gel , w i t h t he head ` o f a b l ac k n i ght -r av en , r i d i n g u p o n a
s t r o n g b l ac k
w o l f
an d hav i n g a s har p b r i ght s w o r d gl eami n g
i n hi s han d s . He s o w s d i s c o r d an d w i l l k i l l t he u n w ar y . '
L X IV
. FL A U R O S , a gr eat d u k e, ap p ear s -at f i r s t l i k e a
THE S E A L O F A N DR A S
THE S E A L O F FL A U R O S
t er r i b l e l eo p ar d , b u t at t he c o mman d o f t he ex o r c i s t he p u t s o n
t he s hap e o f a man , w i t h f i er y ey es an d t er r i b l e c o u n t en an c e
.
He gi v es t r u e an s w er s o f
t hi n gs p as t , p r es en t an d f u t u r e, b u t
u n l es s c o mman d ed i n t o t he
. t r i an gl e he w i l l d ec ei v e t he ' ex o r c i s t
.
He c o n v er s es gl ad l y o f d i v i n i t y an d t he c r eat i o n o f t he' w o r l d ,
as al s o o f t he f al l o f s p i r i t s , hi s o w n i n c l u d ed
. If d es i r ed , he
w i l l d es t r o y an d b u r n t he en emi es o f t he o p er at o r , n o r w i l l he
s u f f er hi m t o b e t emp t ed , b y s p i r i t s
o r o t her w i s e.
i A n o t her c o d ex s ay s f r an k l y t hat he c an k i l l t he M as t er an d al l hi s A s s i s t an t s
.
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L XV
.
A N DR E A L P HU S , a mi ght y mar q u i s , ap p ear s at f i r s t i n
t he f o r m o f a p eac o c k , w i t h a gr eat n o i s e, b u t af t er p u t s o n
hu man s hap e. ' He t eac hes geo met r y p er f ec t l y an d al l t hat
b el o n gs t o meas u r emen t s , as t r o n o my i n c l u d ed . He c an t r an s -
f o r m men i n t o
t he l i k en es s o f a b i r d .
THE S E A L O F A N DR E A L P HU S

THE S E A L O F C IM E R IE S
L XV I
. C IM E R E s ,
a p o w er f u l mar q u i s , ap p ear s l i k e a v al i an t
s o l d i er
o n ' a b l ac k ho r s e. He r u l es t he s p i r i t s i n t he p ar t s o f
A f r i c a , he
t eac hes gr ammar , l o gi c an d r het o r i c , d i s c o v er s
b u r i ed t r eas u r es
an d t hi n gs l o s t an d , hi d d en ; he c an mak e
a man
ap p ear l i k e a s o l d i er o f hi s o w n k i n d :
C )
= R S E A L O F A M DU S C IA S
L XVI I .
,
A M DU S C IA S , a gr eat
d u k e, c o mes f i r s t l i k e an
u n i c o r n , b u t w i l l s t an d u p at r eq u es t i n hu man -\ . s hap e, c au s i n g
al l man n er o f mu s i c al i n s t r u men t s t o b e hear d b u t n o t s een .
He mak es -t r ees f al l at t he w i l l o f t he o p er at o r an d gi v es
ex c el l en t f ami l i ar s .
I XV I i I B E L IA L , a mi ght y k i n g, c r eat ed n ex t af t er L u c i f er ,
ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f a, b eau t i f u l an gel , s eat ed i n a c har i o t
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The B o o " k f C er emo n i al M agi c
o f f i r e an d s p eak i n g w i t h a p l eas an t v o i c e. He f el l f i r s t
amo n gs t t he s u p er i o r an gel s w ho w en t b ef o r e M i c hael an d o t her
heav en l y an gel s . He d i s t r i b u t es p r ef er en c es f o r s en at o r s hi p s , *
THE S E A L O F B E L IA L
c au s es f av o u r s o f f r i en d s an d f o es an d gi v es ex c el l en t f ami l i ar s .
He mu s t hav e o f f er i n gs an d s ac r i f i c es mad e t o hi m .
L XIX. DE C A R A B 1 A , a mar q u i s , c o mes
i n t he f o r m o f a s t ar i n a p en t ac l e, b u t
p u t s o n t he i mage o f man at c o mman d .
He d i s c o v er s t he v i r t u es o f her b s an d
p r ec i o u s s t o n es , mak es b i r d s s eem t o
f l y b ef o r e t he ex o r c i s t an d r emai n w i t h
hi m as f ami l i ar s , s i n gi n g an d eat i n g l i k e
o t her b i r d s .
L XX. S E E R S , a mi ght y
p r i n c e u n d er A may man , K i n g o f
t he E as t , ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f a b eau t i -
f u l man o n a s t r o n g, w i n ged ho r s e . He
b r i n gs al l t hi n gs t o p as s s u d d en l y , t r an s -
p o r t s t o an y p l ac e i n t he t w i n k l i n g o f
an ey e an d d i s c o v er s al l t hef t s
. He
THE S E A L O F S E E R E
i s i n d i f f er en t l y go o d o r b ad , an d w i l l
d o t he w i l l o f t he o p er at o r
.
1 He i s p ar t l y o f t he O r d er o f t he Vi r t u es an d p ar t l y o f t hat o f t he A n gel s . U n l es s he
b e c o n s t r ai n ed b y Di v i n e P o w er , he w i l l n o t r emai n o n e ho u r i n t he t r u t h. He w as o n e o f
t he v as t c o ho r t s hu t u p b y S o l o mo n i n a b r az en v es s el an d r el eas ed s u b s eq u en t l y b y t he
B ab y l o n i an s .
THE S E A L O F DE C A R A B IA
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L XXI. DA N TA L IA N ,
a mi ght y d u k e, ap p ear s i n t he f o r m o f
a man w i t h man y f ac es o f men an d w o men ; he has a b o o k
i n -hi s r i ght han d . He, t eac hes al l ar t s an d s c i en c es , d ec l ar es
al l s ec r et c o u n s el s , f o r he k n o w s al l hu man t ho u ght s an d c an
c han ge t hem at hi s w i l l. - He k i n d l es l o v e an d s hew s t he
s i mi l i t u d e o f an y p er s o n i n
a v i s i o n , w her es o ev er t hey may b e.
L XXII. A N DR O M A L IU S ,
a gr eat d u k e an d ear l , ap p ear s i n
t he f o r m o f a man ho l d i n g a s er p en t i n hi s r han d . He r et u r n s
THE S E A L O F DA N TA L IA N
s t o l en go o d s , r ev eal s t he t hi ef , d i s c o v er s al l w i c k ed n es s an d
u n d er han d d eal i n g, as al s o hi d d en t r eas u r es .
S u c h ar e t he p r i me my s t er i es o f G o et i a ac c o r d i n g t o t he
t r ad i t i o n o f t he
L emeget o n ; s u c h i s t he w o r k w hi c h has b een
d es c r i b ed i n t he i n t er es t o f W hi t e M agi c as d i s t i n c t f r o m t he
K ey o f
S o l o mo n ,
b u t hi ghl y i mp o r t an t an d v al u ab l e i n i t s o w n
d ep ar t men t . ' Vi ew ed i n t he l i ght o f t hes e t w o -an d -s ev en t y
met ho d s o f ac c o mp l i s hi n g al l ab o mi n at i o n s , i t w o u l d s eem t hat
t he t hr ee < < an al o gi c al r eal ms o f o c c u l t p hi l o s o p hy
" ar e t he
t hr ee k i n gd o ms w hi c h w e hav e k n o w n u n d er o t her n ames f r o m
o u r c hi l d ho o d -as "
t he w o r l d , t he f l es h an d t he d ev i l . " It
I That i s t he d i s c r i mi n at i n g j u d gmen t o f M r
. M at her s , w ho f o r b ear s , ho w ev er , t o s p ec i f y .
I d o t hi n k t hat t he L emeget o x i s v er y c u r i o u s an d i n t hi s s en s e i mp o r t an t ,
b u t
n o t f o r t he
r eas o n s w hi c h ac t u at ed M r
. M at her s p r es u mab l y .
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1 I
THE S E A L O F A N DR O M A L IU S
The B o o k o f C er emo n i al M agi c
w i l l
b e u n n ec es s ar y af t er t hei r en u mer at i o n t o
ar gu e an y l o n ger
u p o n t he d i s t i n c t i o n b et w een B l ac k an d W hi t e M agi c as i t
ap p ear s i n o n e o f t he o l d es t an d b es t o f t he R i t u al s
. Ther e
i s n o l o n ger an y n eed t o u i n q u i r e w het her t he o p er at o r _ i s s av ed
b y hi s i n t en t i o n , f o r w e ar e ac q u ai n t ed w i t h t he n at u r e
o f t he
i n t en t i o n s w hi c h go v er n p r o c ed u r e i n o n e o f t he mo s t r ep u t ab l e
memo r i al s o f W hi t e M agi c w hi c h i s n o w ex t an t .
The ev o c a-
t i o n o f .
L u c i f er an d A s t ar o t h, w hat ev er t he p r et ex t , mu s t b e
THE TR IA N G L E O F S O L O M O N
t he f i r s t s t ep t o w ar d s S at an i s m ; b u t her e w e hav e S at an i s m
u n d i l u t ed , p l u s
al l t he my s t er i es o f t he i mp u r e Ven u s . To
d i s mi s s , t her ef o r e, t he d ef i n i t i o n w hi c h n o l o n ger p er p l ex es , l et
u s es t ab l i s h t hat t he d i s t i n c t i p n b et w een W hi t e an d B l ac k M agi c
i s t he d i s t i n c t i o n b et w een t he L emeget o n an d t he G r i mo i r e o f
Ho n o r i u s , -i n o t her w o r d s , b et w een c i p her an d z er o .
2 .
C o n c er n i n g t he R i t e
o f C o n j u r at i o n , f r o m t he L emeget o n
In c o n i mu n i c at i n g w i t h t he s ev en t y -t w o s p i r i t s , t he age o f
t he M o o n s ho u l d b e o b s er v ed , f o r i t i s af f i r med o n t he au t ho r i t y
o f S o l o mo n t hat al l d ay s ar e p r o f i t ab l e s av e t he s ec o n d , f o u r t h,
s i x t h, n i n t h, t en t h, t w el f t h o r f o u r t een t h o f t hat l u mi n ar y .
2 2 0
The
M y s t er i es
o f G o &i c Theu r gy
The s eal s mu s t b e mad e o f met al s ; t ho s e o f t he c hi ef k i n gs
s ho u l d b e o f - go l d ; , mar q u i s es , o f
.
s i l v er
;
d u k es , o f c o p p er
p r el at es , o f t i n o r s i l v er ; k n i ght s , o f l ead ; p r es i d en t s , o f f i x ed
q u i c k s i l v er ; ' an d ear l s , o f s i l v er an d c o p p er i n eq u al p ar t s .
The en t i r e, c o ho r t i s go 4er n ed b y A i v s ex i r l o N ,
K i n g o f t he
E as t ; C O R S O N , K i n g o f t he W es t ; Zi M i N A R ,
K i n g o f t he
N o r t h
; an d G A A P , K i n g, o f t he S o u t h. Thes e may
b e b o u n d
f r o m 9 A . M . t i l l n o o n , b u t , ex c ep t o n o c c as i o n s o f gr eat
i mp o r t -
an c e, s ho u l d n o t b e
i n v o k ed t hems el v es , as t hey ac t c o mmo n l y
b y t hei r i n f er i o r s . M ar q u i s es may b e b o u n d f r o m 3 t o 9 P . M d
an d f r o m s u n s et t o s u n r i s e ;
d u k es f r o m s u n r i s e t i l l n o o n , i n
1 .
N u mer o u s ex p er i men t s o f t he al c hemi s t s ar e c o n c er n ed w i t h c o n geal i n g an d f i x i n g q u i c k -
s i l v er , b u t t her e ar e W ed " c ab al i s t i c " p r o c es s es b y w hi c h t hi s s u b s t an c e
w as p r ep ar ed ex p r es s l y
f o r t he c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t al i s man s , an d t hes e mu s t n o t b e c o n f u s ed w i t ht he mo r e s o b er -i f n o t
mo r e s u c c es s f u l -r ec i p es -o f Her met i c A r t . O n t hi s p o i n t s ee L o s S ec r et s d u P et i t A l b er t , L y o n s
ed i t i o n , 1 775, p p
. 63 -65
.
2 2 1
The
B o o k o f C er emo n i al M agi c
c l ear w eat her
; p r el at es i n an y ho u r o f t he d ay
; k n i ght s o n l y
f r o m d aw n t i l l s u n r i s e, o r f r o m 4
P
. M .
t i l l s u n s et ; p r es i d en t s i n
an y d ay l i ght ho u r u p t o t he ev en i n g t w i l i ght ;
c o u n t s an d ear l s
i n an y ho u r o f t he d ay , b u t i t mu s t b e i n t he w o o d s an d f o r es t s ,
.
o r i n a p l ac e t hat i s ' f r ee f r o m
n o i s e an d f ar ' f r o m t he r es o r t o f
THE P E N TA G R A M O F S O L O M O N
men .
The c er emo n i al c i r c l e mu s t b e d r aw n t o w ar d s t hat s i d e
t o w hi c h t he s p i r i t w ho i s
. t o b e c al l ed i s at t r i b u t ed . ' The
t r i an gl e i n t o ' w hi c h S o l o mo n s u mmo n ed t he r eb el l i o u s d emo n s
mu s t b e mad e t w o f eet o u t s i d e t hi s c i r c l e an d t hr ee f eet o v er
i t . The d o u b l e s eal an d p en t agr am o f S o l o mo n mu s t b e d r aw n
o n a p ar c hmen t o f c al f -s k i n , o r o t her w i s e o n go l d o r s i l v er ,
1 The c hi ef c o n s ec r at i o n s o f t he c i r c l e ar e s u mmar i s ed b y Fr an c i s B ar r et t i n
The K ey w t o
C er emmi al M agi c as f o l l o w s :
Ther ef o r e w hen y o u w o u l d c o n s ec r at e an y p l ac e o r c i r c l e, y o u
s ho u l d t ak e t he P r ay er o f S o l o mo n u s ed i n t he d ed i c at i o n an d c o n s ec r at i o n o f t he Temp l e ;
y o u mu s t l i k ew i s e b l es s t he p l ac e b y s p r i n k l i n g w i t h ho l y w at er an d w i t h s u f f u mi gat i o n s , an d ,
c o mmemo r at e i n t he b en ed i c t i o n ho l y my s t er i es , s u c b , as t hes e
: t he s an c t i f i c at i o n o f t he t hr o n e
o f G o d , o f M o u n t S i n ai , o f , t he Tab er n ac l e o f t he C o v en an t , o f t he Ho l y o f Ho l i es
. . . . A n d
b y i n v o c at i n g al l Di v i n e N ames w hi c h ar e s i gn i f i c an t t o t hi s ,
2 2 2
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P L A TE VIII
THE M A G IC A L C IR C L E
The M y s t er i es
ofGoet i cTheur gy
ands houldbewor n up on
t hewhi t ev es t m ent oft heop er at or ,
t oget her wi t ht hes ealoft hes p i r i t , whi chm us t beex hi bi t ed
on
hi s ap p ear ance-t ocom p elobedi enceandas s um p t i onof
t he hum an for m
. I naddi t i ont ot hes echar act er s , t hes ecr et
s ealofS olom onm us t bedr awnwi t ht hebloodof
a black cock
t hat has nev er engender ed, on
v i r gi np ar chm ent , t heop er at or
hi m s elfbei ngcleanwi t hi nandwi t hout , hav i ngabs t ai nedfr om
s ex uali nt er cour s eJ
or t hes p aceofonem ont handhav i ng
M AGI CALS WORDS ANDWAND
obt ai nedp ar donfor hi s s i ns by m eans offas t i ngandp r ay er
. '
I t i s t obecom p os edonaTues day or S at ur day at m i dni ght ,
wi t ht he M oon
i ncr eas i ng i n
V i r go, andwi t hbur ni ngofp er -
fum es of
aloes , r es i n, cedar andalum .
The. -ot her ,
di r ect i ons cor r es p ondbr oadly t ot hos ep r es cr i bed
i nt he : s econdchap t er
. Ther e i s t her od or s cep t r e ; t he
s wor d
. ; _ t he
m i t r eor cap alongr obeofwhi t eli nen ; agi r dle
ofli on' s s k i n, t hr eei nches wi deandi ns cr i bedwi t ht henam es
whi chap p ear i nt heout er ci r cleofp r act i ce ;
m at er i alfor t he
I
1 donot t hi nk t hat ani nt ent i onalp r ofanat i onoft hes acr am ent s andholy offi ces oft he
Chur chwas her ei nt ended .
Thi s wouldbeas cr i bi ngadep t ht ot hem ot i v eoft heGr i m oi r es
whi cht hey nev er p os s es s ed .
2 2: 5
P
TheBook ofCer em oni alM agi c
fum i gat i ons
;
oi lt oanoi nt t het em p les andey es ; andclean
wat er for
t he' ablut i on .
The Pr ay er at Lus t r at i on i s s i m p ly
t hev er s i cleof Dav i d : -Thans halt - p ur ge m e wi t hhy s s op ,
THE, S ECRETS EALOFS OLOM ON- ; .
0 Lor d, andI s hallbecleans ed ; Thous halt was h m e andI
s hallbem adewhi t er t han-s now-,
PRAYERATV ES TI NG
By t hefi gur at i v em y s t er y
oft hi s holy v es t m ent , I wi llclot he
m e
wi t h t he ar m our ofs alv at i oni n . t hes t r engt h of t heM os t
Hi gh,
ANCOR, AM I CAR, AM I DES , THEODONI AS , ANI TOR, t hat s o
t heendwhi chI des i r em ay beeffect ed, 0 ADONAI , t hr oughThy
s t r engt h, t oWhom -bep r ai s eandglor y for ev er and ev er . '
1
1 V ARI ANT : Am or , Ar nacor , Am i des , Theodoni as , Ani t or ; by t hem er i t s oft heangels ,
O. Lor d, I wi llp ut ont hegar m ent ofs alv at i on, t hat t hi s whi chI des i r eI -m ay br i ngt oeffect ,
t hr oughThee, t heM os t Holy Adonai , Whos e
K i ngdom endur et hfor ev er andev er . `Am en
.
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TheM y s t er i es ofGoet i cTheur gy ,
Pr ay er s s hould als o be - offer ed i n har m ony wi t h t he
i nt ent i onoft heop er at or , befor ep r onounci ngt he for m s of
ev ocat i on, as follows . --
FI RS TCONJ UR, 4TI ON
I i nv ok eandconj ur et hee, 0 S p i r i t N. , and, for t i j fedwi t h
t he p ower oft heS u, 6r em eM aj es t y , I s t r ongly com m andt heeby
BARALAM ENS I S , BALDACHI EN-
S I S , PAUM ACHI E, APOLORES EDES
andt hem os t
p ot ent p r i nces
GENI O, LI ACHI DE,
M i ni s t er s
oft heTar t ar eanS eat ,
chi ef
p r i nces oft hes eat of APOLOGI A
i nt heni nt hr egi on ; I ex or ci s e
and com m andt hee,
0 S p i r i t
N. , by Hi m Whos p ak e and i t
was done, by t he M os t , Holy
andglor i ous Nam es ADONAI ,
EL, ELOHI M M ELOHE, ZEBAOTH,
THERI NGOFTHEEXORCI S T
ELI ON, ES CHERCE, J AH, TETRA-
GRAM M ATON, S ADAI : dot houfor t hwi t hap p ear ands hewt hy s elf
unt o ; m e, her ebefor e t hi s ci r cle, i nafai r andhum ans hap e,
wi t hout any defor m i t y or hor r or ; dot houcom efor t hwi t h,
fr om " what ev er p ar t oft hewor ld, andm ak er at i onalans wer s
t om y q ues t i ons ' ; com ep r es ent ly , com ev i s i by , com e affably ,
m ani fes t '
t hat
whi chI des i r e, bei ngconj ur edby t heNam e
of t heEt er nal, Li v i ng andTr ueGod, HELI OREM ; I conj ur e
t hee als oby t hep ar t i cular andt r ueNam e . oft hy Godt o
whom t houowes t ' t hi n- obedi ence ; by t henam e of t heK i ng
whor ules ov er t hee, dot houcom ewi t hout t ar r y i ng ; com e, fufl
m y des i r es ; p er s i s t unt ot heend, accor di ngt o_ m i nei nt ent i ons
.
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I conj ur et hee -by Hi m t o Whom allcr eat ur eear eobedi ent , by
t hi s i nefableNam e, TETRAGRAM M ATON J EHOV AH, by whi cht he
elem ent s ar eov er t hr own, t heai r i s s hak en, t hes eat ur ns back ,
t hefi r ei s gener at ed, t heear t hm ov es andallt hehos t s of
t hi ngs celes t i al, of t hi ngs t er r es t r i al, of t hi ngs i nfer nal, do
t r em bleandar econfoundedt oget her ; s p eak unt om e
v i s i bly
and afably i n a clear , i nt elli gi blev oi ce, fr ee fr om am bi gui t y
.
Com et her efor ei nt henam e ADONAI ZEBAOTH ; com e,
why dus t
t hout ar r y t ADONAI S ADAY, K i ngofk i ngs , com m ands t hee .
Thi s bei ng r ep eat edfr eq uent ly , i f t he s p i r i t do
not y et
ap p ear ,
s ay as follows
S ECOND : CONJ URATI ON
i nv ok e, conj ur efi ndcom m andt hee, 0 S fr i r z t -N. , t o' wear
and s k ewt hy s elfv i s i bly befor et hi s ci r cle, i n fai r andcom ely
s hap e, wi t hout defor m i t y or gui le, by t heNam e
of
ON
. 4
by t he
Nam eYandV , whi ch Adam hear d and s p ak e ; by t heNam e
of J OTH, whi chJ acoblear nedfr om t heAngelont heni ght
of
hi s wr es t li ng
andwas deli v er edfr om t hehands ofhi s br ot her
Es au ; by t heNam e of' God AGLA,
whi ch Lot hear dandwas
s av edwi t hhi s fam i ly by t heNam e ANEHEXETON, whi chAar on
s p ak e andwas m adewi s e ; by t heNam e S CHEM ES -AM ATHI A,
whi chJ os huai nv ok edandt heS uns t ay edup onhi s cour s e ; by
t heNam e - EM M ANUEL, whi cht het hr eechi ldr en, S hadr ach,
M es hachandAbednego, chant edi nt hem i ds t of t he fi er y
fur nace, and t hey wer edeli v er ed
; by t heNam e ALPHA
and
OM EGA, whi chDani elut t er ed, anddes t r oy edBelandt he
Dr agonby t heNam e ZEBAOTH,
whi chM os es nam ed, and all
t her i v er s andwat er s i nt helandofEgy p t br ought for t hfr ogs ,
whi chas cended i nt o
t hehous es oft heEgy p t i ans , des t r oy i ngall
228
The
M y s t er i es ofGoet i cTheur gy
t hi ngs
; by t he-Nam e ES CERCHI E ARI S TON, whi chals oM os es
nam ed, and t he r i v er s and, wat er s i n t he landofEgy p t wer e
t ur nedi nt o blood ; by t heNam e
ELI ON, onwhi chM os es called,
and t her e fell agr eat hai l, s uchas nev er was
s een s i ncet he
cr eat i onoft hewor ld
; by
. t he
Nam e An0 NAI , whi ch M os es
nam ed, and t her ecam e up
locus t s ov er allt he land ofEgy p t
anddev our edwhat t hehai l r had
left ; ,
by t he Nam e H AGi os , by
t he S ealof
ADONAI , by t hos eot her s , whi char e J ETROS , ATHE
NOROS , PARACLETUS ; by t het hr eeHoly andS ecr et Nam es ,
AGLA, ON,
TETRAGRAM M ATON ; by t hedr eadfulDay of J udg-
m ent
; by t hechangi ng S eaof Glas s whi chi s befor et heface of f
t heDi v i neM aj es t y , m i ght y andp ower ful ; by t hefour -beas t s
. befor et heThr one, hav i ngey es befor eandbehi nd ; by t hefi r e
1 1
whi chi s about t heThr one, by t heHoly Angels ofHeav en, . by
t heNi ght y Wi s dom of God ; by t heS eal of BAS DATHEA, by t hi s
Nam e PRI M EM ATUM , whi chM os es
nam ed, andt heear t hop ened
and
s wallowed Cor ah, Pat hanandAbi r am do
. t houm ak e
fai t hful ans wer s unt o all m y dem ands , andfi er for m
all m y
des i r es , s ofar as t hi noffi ces hallft er m i t
. Com et her efor e
p eaceably and afably ; com ev i s i bly andwi t hout delay ; m ani -
fes t t hat whi chI des i r e ; s p eak wi t ha clear andi nt elli gi ble
v oi ce, t hat I m ay under s t andt hee.
I fhecom enot at t her ehear s i ngof , t hes eConj ur at i ons , as
wi t hout doubt hewi lt , p r oceedas follows , i t bei ng
a Con-
s t r ai nt : -
THI RDCONJ UR4TI ON
I conj ur et hee, 0 S p i r i t N. , by
allt hem os t glor i ous and
eff i caci ous Nam es of t heGr eat
. andI ncom p ar ableLor dt heGod
of Hos t s , com e
q ui ck ly andwi t hout delay , fr om what s oev er p ar t
229
t
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ofCer em oni alM agi c
oft he
wor ld t hou, ar t i n
; m ak er at i onalans wer s t om y , de-
m ands
; com ev i s i bly , s p eak
of
ably , s p eak i nt elli gi bly t o m y
under s t andi ng
. I conj ur eandcons t r ai nt hee, 0
S p i r i t N. , by
allt heafor es ai d
Nam es ,
as als oby t hos es ev enot her Nam es
wher ewi t hS olom onboundt heeandt hy fellows i nt hebr az en
v es s el, t owi t ,
ADONAI , PRERAI , TETRAGRAM M ATON, ANEXHEXR
TON, I NES S ENS ATOAL, PATHUM ATON and
I TEM ON ;
dot houm ani -
fes t befor et hi s ci r cle, fu f
lm y wi lli nallt hi ngs t hat m ay
s eem goodt om e
. Bedi s obedi ent , r efus et ocom e, andby
t he
p ower of t heS up r em e
Bei ng,
t heev er las t i ngLor d, t hat God
Whocr eat edt hee and
m e, t hewholewor ld, wi t halt cont ai ned -
t her ei n, i nt hes p aceofs i x
day s ; by
EYE, by S ARAY,
by t heV i r t ue
oft heNam e
PRI M EM ATUM ,
whi chcom m ands t hewholehos t of
Heav en
; bedi s obedi ent , andbeholdI wi llcur s eanddep r i v e
t heeoft hi neoffi ce, , t hy j oy andt hy p lace
; I wi llbi ndt heei n
t hedep t k s of
t hebot t om les s p i t , t her et or em ai nunt i lt heDay
oft heLas t J udgm ent . I
wi ll chai nt heei nt he Lak e of
Et er nal
Fi r e, i nt he Lak e ofFi r e
and Br i m s t one, unles s t hou com e
q ui ck y , ap p ear i ngbefor et hi s ci r cle, t odom y -wi ll
. Com e,
t her efor e, i nt he
Holy Nam es ADONAI , ZEBAOTH, AM I 0 RAM
;
com e, ADONAI
com m ands t hee.
S houldhes t i llfai lt oap p ear , y oum ay bes ur et hat hehas
beens ent by hi s K i ngt os om eot her p lace .
I nv ok e, t her efor e,
t heK i ngt odes p at chhi s s er v ant as follows
: -
I NPOCATI ONOFTHEK I NG
0 t hougr eat andp ower fulK i ng AM AYM ON,
whor ules t by
t hep ower oft heS up r em eGod,
EL, ov er allS p i r i t s , s up er i or
andi nfer i or , but es p eci ally ov er t heI nfer nalOr der i n t he
Dom i ni onoft he
Eas t , I i nv ok eandcom m andt heeby t he
230

-
TheM y s t er i es
,
ofGoet i cTheur gy
p ar t i cular andt r ueNam e . of Gad, by t heGodWhom t houlos t
wor s hi p , by t he S ealof t hy cr eat i on, by t hem os t m i ght y and
p ower fulNam e
of God,
J
EHOV AH, TETRAGRAM M ATON,
Whocas t
t heeout of
Heav enwi t ht her es t of t he . lnfer nal S p i r i t s ; by
all
t heot her p ot ent andgr eat Nam es of God, Cr eat or of Heav en,
Ear t handHell,
of allcont ai nedt her ei n
; by t hei r p ower s and
v i r t ues ; by t heNam e PRI M EM ATUM , whi chcom m ands t hewhole
hos t ofHeav en . Do t hou for ceandcom p elt heS p i r i t N
. her e
befor et hi s ci r cle, i nafai r andcom ely s hap e, _ wi t hout i nj ur y
t om y s elfor t oany cr eat ur e, t hat hem ay gi v e m e- t r ueand
fai t hfulans wer , s o
t hat I m ay
accom p li s hm y des i r edend,
what s oev er i t be, p r ov i dedt hat i t i s p r op er t ohi s offi ce, by t he
flower
ofGod, EL, Whohat hcr eat edandlot hdi s p os e
of all
t hi ngs , celes t i alaer i al, t er r es t r i alandi nfer nal.
Hav i ngt wi ceor t hr i cei nv ok edt heK i ngi nt hi s m anner ,
agai nconj ur et hes p i r i t , us i ngt hep r ev i ous for m s , andr ehear s -
i ngt hem s ev er alt i m es , wher eup onhewi llcom eas s ur edly
.
Yet s houldhe fai l, beconv i ncedt hat hei s boundwi t hchai ns
i nhell, andi s not i n t hecus t ody ofhi s K i ng . To s et hi m
fr eei t i s neces s ar y t or eci t e
THE . CHAI NCURS E
0 t houwi ck edanddi s obedi ent N. , becaus et houhas t not
_ Obey edor r egar dedt hewor ds whi chI hav er ehear s ed, t he
glor i ous and i ncom p r ehens i bleNam es oft het r ueGod, M ak er
ofallt hi ngs i nt hewor ld, nowI , by t hep ower oft hes e Nam es ,
whi ch no cr eat ur ecanr es i s t , docur s et hee i nt o- t hedep t hs of
t heBot t om les s Pi t , t or em ai nunt i lt heDay ofDoom , i n t he
Hellofunq uenchablefi r eandbr i m s t one, unles s t hou s hah
for t hwi t hap p ear i nt hi s t r i angle, befor et hi s ci r cle, t odom y
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M agi c
wi ll
.
Com e, t her efor e, q ui ck ly andp eaceably , by t heNam es
ADONAI , ZEI ; AOTH, ADONAI , AM I ORAM
. Com e, com e, ADONAI ,
K i ng of K i ngs , com m ands t hee
.
Hav i ng r eads ofar , i fhecom enot , wr i t e
hi s s eal on
p ar chm ent ; p ut i t i n a
black box , wi t hbr i m s t one, as s afeet i da
andot her s t i nk i ngp er fum es
; bi ndt hes ai dbox wi t h - i r on
wi r e, hangi t ont hep oi nt ofy our s wor d, holdi t ov er t he
fi r eofchar coal, whi chs hallhav ebeenp lacedt owar ds
t hat
q uar t er whencet he
s p i r i t wi llcom e, ands ay fi r s t unt o' t he
Fi r e : -I conj ur et hee, 0 Fi r e, by Hi m Whom adet hee,
and all
ot her cr eat ur es i nt hewor ld, t ot or m ent , bur n, andcons um et hi s
S p i r i t N. ev f . r las t i ngly .
TOTHES PI RI T
Becaus et houar t di s obedi ent , andobey s t not m y com m and-
m ent s nor t hep r ecep t s oft he
Lor d t hy God, nowI , who am
t he
s er v ant oft heM os t Hi ghandI m p er i alLor dGodofHos t s ,
J EHOV AH, hav i ngHi s celes t i alp ower andp er m i s s i on,
for t hi s
t hi neav er s enes s andcont em p t , t hy gr eat di s obedi enceandr e-
belli on, wi llex com m uni cat et hee, wi lldes t r oy t hy nam eands eal,
whi chI hav ei nt hi s box , wi lllz er nt hem wi t hunq uenchablefi r e
andbur y t hem i nup endi ngobli v i on, unles s t houcom es t i m m edi
at ely , v i s i bly andaffably , her ebefor et hi s ci r cle, wi t hi nt hi s
t r i angle, as s um i ngafai r andcom ely for m , wi t hout
doi ng
har m
unt om y s elfor any cr eat ur ewhat s oev er , -
but gi v i ngr eas onable
ans wer t onay r eq ues t s and p er for m i ngm y des i r ei nallt hi ngs
.
I f heap p ear not at t hi s p oi nt , s ay as follows
: -
Thouar t s t i llp er ni ci ous anddi s obedi ent , wi lli ng, not t o
ap p ear andi nfor m m eup ont hat whi chI des i r et ok now
; now
t her efor e,
i n t heNam eandby t hePower anddi gni t y
of t he
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Om ni p ot ent andI m m or t alLor dGod of Hos t s , J EHOV AH TETRA-
GRAM M ATON,
s oleCr eat or , ofHeav en, Ear t handHell, wi t h
all
cont ai nedt her ei n, t hem ar v ellous Di s p os er
of allt hi ngs v i s i ble
andi nv i s i ble, I doher eby cur s eanddeft r i v e
t heeof allt hi n
offi ce, p ower
and
p lace ;
I bi ndt heei nt hedei t h of t heBot t om -
les s -Pi t , t her e t o
r em ai nunt ot he Day ofJ udgm ent , i nt heLak e
ofFi r eand Br i m s t one, p r ep ar ed for t her ebelli ous S p i r i t s . M ay
allt heCom p any of Heav encur s et heem ay t he S un, t heM oon,
t he
S t ar s , t heLi ght oft heHos t s of Heav en, cur s et heei nt ofi r e
unq uenchable, i nt ot or m ent s uns p eak able ; andev en as t hy nam e
ands ealar eboundup i nt hi s box , t obechok edwi t hs uft hur eous
ands t i nk i ng, s ubs t ances , andt o
bur n i nt hi s m at er i alfar e, s o, i n
t heNam eof J EHOV AH, andby t hep ower anddi gni t y oft he t hr ee
Nam es , TETRAGRAM M ATON, ANEXHEXETON, PRI M EM ATUM , m ay
all t hes edr i v et hee, 0 t houdi s obedi ent S p i r i t N . , i nt ot heLak e
ofFi r e, p r ep ar edfor t hedam nedandaccur s edS p i r i t s , t her et o
r em ai n unt i l t heDay of Doom , r em em ber ed no
m or ebefor et he
faceof t hat GodWho s hall com et oj udget heq ui ck andt he
dead, wi t h t hewholewor ld, by far e .
S et t hebox ; i nt heflam e, wher eup onhe
wi ll ap p ear ; when
hecom es , q uencht hefi r e,
m ak es weet p er fum es , gi v e hi m
good ent er t ai nm ent , s hewi nghi m t hep ent acleon
. t hehem
ofy our , v es t m ent
cov er ed wi t h, ali nenclot h, ands ay i ng -
Beholdt hy confus i on, i ft houbedi s obedi ent . Beholdt hePen-
t acle of S olom onwhi chI hav ebr ought i nt ot hy p r es ence
. Behold
t hep er s on- of
t heEx or ci s t , whoi s called OcTI NI M OES , i n t he
m i ds t oft heEx or ci s m , ar m edby God and fear les s , p ot ent ly
i nv ok i ngandcalli ng. M ak e,
t her efor e, r eas onableans wer s t o
m y dem ands ; be obedi ent t o m e,
t hy M as t er , i nt heNam e of
t heLor d BATHAL, r us hi ngup on
ABRAC, ABEOR, com i ngup on
BEROR.
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He wi ll becom eobedi ent andbi dy ou as k what y ouwi ll,
for he i s m ades ubj ect by Godt oy our p ur p os e
. Whenhe
s hews hi m s elfhum bleandm eek , s ay
: -Welcom e, -S p i r i t ( or ,
m os t noble - K i ng) , welcom ear t t hou unt om e ;
I hav ecalledt hee
t hr oughHi m Whocr eat edHeav en, Ear t handHell,
wi t h all
cont ai nedt her ei n, andt houbas t obey ed, als oby t heli k e : p ower
.
I bi ndt heet or em ai na. ably andv i s i bly befor e' t hi s ci r cle,
wi t hi nt hi s t r i angle, s olongas
I needt hee, t odep ar t not wi t hout
m y li cens e, t i llt houhas t t r uly -andfai t hfully fu
fi lled allt hat
I s hallr eq ui r e .
THELI CENS ETODEPART
OSp i r i t N
. , becaus et houhas t di li gent y ans wer edm y
dem ands , I doher eby li cens et heet odep ar t , , wi t hout i nj ur y t o
m anor beas t
. Dep ar t , I s ay , andbet houwi lli ngandr eady t o
com e, whens oev er duly ex or ci s edandconj ur edby
: t heS acr ed
Ri t es ofM agi c . : I conj ur e '
t heet owi t hdr awp eaceably and
q ui et ly , andm ay t hep eaceof
Godcont i nuefor ev er bet ween
m e
andt hee . Am en .
Gonot out oft heci r clet i llhebegone, but m ak ep r ay er s t o
Godfor t hegr eat bles s i ng He has bes t owedup ony ouby t hus
gr ant i ngy our des i r es anddeli v er i ngy oufr om t hem ali ceof
t heenem y .
For t hes ev er bos eandt i r es om econj ur at i ons t heLat i n
v er s i onofWi er us s ubs t i t ut es onegener alfor m ofci t at i on,
i nt heNam eoft heChr i s t i anTr i ni t y , whi chi s not r eally an
es p eci alanachr oni s m , for t hecom p i ler oft he Lem eget onwas
acq uai nt edat leas t wi t ht hebook s oft heNewTes t am ent .
Thi s i s p r ov edby t her efer ences i nt heS econdConj ur at i on
2 34
The M y s t er i es of Goet i e Theur gy
t ot heLi v i ngCr eat ur es oft heAp ocaly p s e, and i t leav es t he
at t r i but i ont oS olom oni np r eci s ely t hat ' s t at ewhi chour r es p ect
for ap r i ncei nI s r aelwouldnat ur ally des i r e. Nodoubt ,
howev er , t heEngli s hedi t or ofTheK ey M aj or ofM agi cwould
s eenor eas ont oq ues t i ont heat t r i but i onandwouldex p lai n
t heanachr oni s m v er y s i m p ly as alat ei nt er p olat i on
.
HELLM OUTHANDTHEDEV I LCHAI NED.
Fr om Cwdm on .
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Concer ni ngt heop p er t er p oft hes anct um / Wgnum , or
t heOober nm ent ofebfi s p t r i t o ; bei ngt heM i t t
ofConj ur at i onaccor afngt ot heOr fm ot fum i er um
T
HH Ep r ep ar at i ons oft heop er at or p r es cr i bedby t he
Gr i m or i um V 4r um ar e fully r ep r es ent edi nt heear li er
chap t er s , but t hey m ay be s um m edher eas follows
.
-
i . Anaus t er efas t oft hr ee day s ; 2. Ret r eat or i s olat i onfr om
hum ans oci et y
;
3
. Abs t i nencefr om s ex uali nt er cour s e ; 4.
Ther eci t at i onofcer t ai np r ay er s andt hep er for m anceof
cer t ai nablut i ons 5 . Thecom p os i t i onoft her eq ui r edi ns t r u-
m ent s . Hem us t fur t her dev ot ehi m s elft ot hei nv ocat i ons ,
les t m em or y fai l' hi m at t hem om ent s et ap ar t for t hewor k ,
andt oi ns ur em as t er y oft hep r act i ce
. Hes houldals or eci t e
t hefollowi ngp r ay er dai ly ' -at Pr i m eonce, at Ti er cet wi ce, at
S ex t t hr eet i m es , at Nones four t i m es , at V es p er s fi v et i m es ,
ands i x t i m es befor egoi ngt or es t . I t i s ex p lai nedt hat t hes e
hour s ar ep lanet ar y anduneq ual . ' Pr i m ei s r eck onedat t he
r i s i ngoft hes un, Ti er ceat t hr eehour s aft er , S ex t at m i d-day ,
Nones at t hr eei nt heaft er noonandV es p er s at s uns et
.
' Thi s p or t i onoft hep r oces s offer s s om eanalogy wi t ht he K ey o/ S olom on, Book i i . C . 2 .
oi . e. ,
t hey ar egov er nedby t het i m es ofs unr i s eands uns et . S ex t andNones wouldnot ,
howev er , bev ar i able .
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S anct unm Regnum . ,
PRAYER1
AS TRACHI OS , AS ACH, AS ARCA, ABEDUM ABAL, S I LAT, ANA-
BOTAS , J ES UBI LI N,
S CI GI N, GENEON,
, DoUOL,
Lor d God, Who
ddelles t abov et heheav ens , Whos eglance s ear ches t
t heaby s s
, ,
. gr ant m e, I p r ay Thee, t heflower t oconcei v ei nm y m i nd and
t oex ecut et hat whi chI des i r e t o do, t heendofwhi chI would
at t ai n
by Thy help , 0 GodAlm i ght y , Wholi v es t wand r ei gnes t
for ev er andev er
.
Am en .
, Thes et hi ngs bei ngdone, s ay s t heGr i m oi r e, i t r em ai ns only
t o
followt hei nv ocat i ons andt o
com p os e t hechar act er s , t o
whi chendt he op er at or
s hallp r oceedas - follows : --On t heday
and i nt hehour of
M ar s , t he M oon
wax i ng, a nd . a t t hefi r s t
hour oft heday , whi chbegi ns aut om at i cally fi ft eenm i nut es
befor et he r i s i ng oft he
S un, ap i eceofv i r gi np ar chm ent m us t
bep r ep ar ed, cont ai ni ng
all
t hechar act er s andi nv ocat i ons of
t hes p i r i t s on
whom i t i s des i r edt ocall .
Ont heday andi n
t hehour afor es ai d, let t he.
op er at or bi nd
t heli t t lefi nger oft he
( left ) hand, whi ch
i s t he fi nger
ofM er cur y , wi t hat hr ead
wov enby a_ v i r gi n, gi r l'
; let
hi m p i er cet hat fi nger
wi t ht he
lancet oft heAr t , , s o as
t odr awblood, andfor m t her ewi t h
t hechar act er of
S ci r li n, fr om
whom all
ot her s p i r i t s dep end,
s i ncehei s t hei r m es s enger and
can
com p elt hem t o ap p ear
des p i t et hem s elv es , becaus ehehas t hep ower oft heEm p er or
t ohi m dep ut ed
. Hi s i nv ocat i on, whi ch
m us t
bewr i t t en, i s
as
follows : -
1
Thi s p r ay er i s s i m i lar
t o
t hat i nt he
K ey ofS olom on, Book i i . C. 2, ,
wi t ht he, ex cep t i onnof
t henam es ,
whi char em uchm ut i lat edi nt heGr i m oi r e
; -t hes es hould r ead
: -Her ar hi o, As " ,
As acr o,
Bedr i m ulael, ' M at h, Ar abox as , I er ahlem , I deodoc, Ar char # elZop hi el, Blaut el, Bar n,
eat a
; , Edoni s l, Elohi m , Em agr o, Abr agat eh, S am oel, Gebur ahel, Coddat a, Er a, Ek hi ,
Ack s ah,
Ebm i s ha, I m achedel, Dani el, Dam e, Elam os , z acchet , Bael, S egon, Gem on, Dam es
. But t he
m aj or i t y oft hes ear euni nt elli gi ble
.
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ofCer em oni al M agi c
THEI NV OCATI ONOFS CI RLI N
HELON
4, TAUL 1 , V ARF 1; 1 , PAN 1 31 , HEON 4, HOM ONO
REUM e, CLEM I ALH
4, S ERUGEATH
1 j 1 ,
AGLA 4, TETRAGRAM =
M ATON e, CAS OLY e.
Wi t h
t he confus i on s o com m on i n t he Gr i m oi r es , t he
char act er of S ci r li n
i s not gi v en, whencet heop er at or who
followedt hei ns t r uct i ons oft hi s Ri t ualm us t hav ehadr ecour s e
t oone_ oft hes up er i or s p i r i t s
. Thei ns t r uct i ons , howev er , ar e
not des cr i bed adcler um , andi t i s s car cely p os s i blet oex t r act
fr om t hem ani nt elli gi blem et hodofp r ocedur e . Thenam eand
s ur nam eoft heop er at or m us t ap p ar ent ly bewr i t t enbelowt he
char act er oft hes p i r i t , followi ngap r es cr i bedm anner , whi chi s
als oom i t t ed ;
t heconj ur at i onoft hes p i r i t m us t beaddedand
\

i ncens ebur nt i nhi s honour ,

CONJ URATI ONTOLUCI FER
LUCI FER 1 31 , OUYAR 1 , CHAM ERON 1 31 , ALI S EON1 4, M AN-
DOUS I N
( 31 ,
PREM Y 1 34, ORI ET
1 J 4,
NAYDRUS
4, ES M ONY 4,
EPARI NES ONT
4,
ES TI OT
e,
DuM os s oN
B, DANOCHAR 4,
CAS M I EL
HAYRAS
) 4, FABELLERONTHON ) I t , S ODI RNO
1 ,
PEATHAM

Com e 1 31 , LUCI FER I . , AM EN.

CONJ URATI ONFORBEELZEBUTH
i
BEELZEBUTH
1 J 1 ,
LUCI FER 1 , M ADI LON
1 31 ,
S OLYM O
' K 1 ,
S AROY
THEU
e,
AM ECLO e, S EGRAEL j , PRAREDUN 4, - ADRI /
CA-
NOROM 1 31 ,
M ARTI RO
I ,
TI M O4,
CAM ERON
4,
PHORS Y 1 1 4,
M ETOS I TE 1 1 4, PRUM OS Y 1 4, DUM AS O
e,
ELI V I S A e,
ALPHROI S
e, FUBENTRONTY 1 31 , Com e, BEELZEBUTH i . AM EN.
23 8
TheM y s t er y oft heS anct um
Regnum
CONJ URATI ONFORAS TAROTH
AS TAROTH
e,
AI oR 4, CAM ES OI }I , V ALUERI TUF
e,
M ARES O
1 3I ,
LODI R
1 1 4,
CADOM I R 1 B,
ALUI EL44, CALNI S O( , TELY
1 B,
PLEORI M 1 4, V I ORDY
e,
CUREV I ORBAS e, CAM ERON
e, V ES TU-
RI EL e, V ULNAV I I
e,
BENEZ
e,
M EUS CALM I RON e,
NOARDI ,
NI S ACHENI BRANBOCALEV ODI UM
e, BRAz o i , TABRAS OL
e,
Com e e, AS TAROTH, & AM EN.
Hav i ngr ep eat eds ev ent i m es t he conj ur at i onaddr es s edt o
oneoft hes es up er i or s p i r i t s , t he s am e
wi llfor t hwi t hm ani fes t
t o p er for m what s oev er s hall
, bedes i r ed. NOTE. -S uch con-
j ur at i onm us t hav ebeenwr i t t enon v i r gi n p ap er or p ar chm ent
befor e-i nv ok i ngt hes p i r i t s . Thes e, hav i ng beens at i s fi ed,
m
ay
.
be di s m i s s edby us i ngt hefollowi ng
DI S CHARGE
Goi nPeaceunt oy our es ; m ay Peacebewi t hy ou, and
bey er eady t ocom ewhex s oev er I s hallcallup ony ou, I n
t heNam e of t heFat her ' and' of t heS oni I I and
of t he Holy
Ghos t &
.Am en .
CONJ URATI ON: FORI NFERI ORS PI RI TS
0 S URM Ye,
DELM US AN1 1 4, ATALS LOYM
F; l,
CHARUS I HOA
1 4,
M ELANYe,
LI AM I NTHO1 4, COLEHON I fs ,
PARON1 4, M ADOI N e,
M ERLOY e,
BULERATOR4, DONM EO
hz l,
HONE
e, PELOYM 4,
I BAS I L 4, M EON
e,
ALYM DRI CTELS e, PERS ON e, CRI S OLS AY
I j i ,
LEM ONS EFLENI DARHORI ELPEUNT
e, HALM ON 1; I ,
AS OPHI EL I C4, I LNOS TREON r I I ,
BANI EL
4, V ERM I AS k z l, ES LEV OR
e, NOELM A
e,
DORS AM OT
j 4,
LHAV ALA' e, OM OT
e, FRANGAM
j i , BELDOR 4,
DRAGI N
ffl,
Com e 4.
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Thenam eoft her eq ui r eds p i r i t m us t her ebeaddedon
t hep ar chm ent , whenhewi llduly ap p ear -t heor di nar y acci -
dent s ex cep t ed-andwi llgr ant what i s des i r edofhi m -' t hat
i s t os ay , i fi t s o
. hap p en-aft er whi chhem ay be
. di s m i s s ed
by t hep r ev i ous Di s char ge
.
Thechar act er s s houldbebur nt i neachcas e, as t hey av ai l
onceonly .
ANOTHERCONJ URATI ON
I conj ur et hee, N
. , by t hegr eat li v i ngGod, t he
. S ov er ei gn
Cr eat or ofallt hi ngs , t oap p ear under acom ely hum anfor m ,
wi t hout noi s eandwi t hout t er r or , t oans wer t r uly unt oall
q ues t i ons t hat I s hallas k t hee
. Her eunt oI conj ur et heeby
t hev i r t ueoft hes eHoly andS acr edNam es . '
THEI M PS TATUE
. LI NCOLN.
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t o
9p ot et fez of3j nfer nai ' Q t ocat fon
accot bi ng
t ot i eot anbor i i noi r e
i . TheRi t e ofLuci fuge
T
HE Gr andGr i m oi r e
di v i des
wi t h t he- Gr i m oi r e
of
Honor i us t he
dar k s om e
honour ofani nt elli gi bleand
unm ut i lat edRi t ualofBlack M agi c
. Each aft er i t s own
k i ndi
'
s i ndeedanex ceedi ngly cur i ous
. wor k .
I nt hefi r s t i s
cont ai nedwhat i s p r obably t he
only p r i nt edm et hodofm ak i ng
p act s ;
t hes econdi s r em ar k able, fi r s t ly , onaccount ofi t s p r e-
t ended or i gi nand
t heelabor at i onwi t hwhi chi t i s s et for t h,
s econdly , for t heeccles i as t i calcom p lex i onofi t s p r oces s , whi ch
cans car cely hav efai led t o
i m p os eup ons om ecr edulous , and
p r i es t ly s or cer er s oft hei lli t er at ek i nd, and as s um i ng
t hei r
wi lli ngnes s t odi s gr acet hev ows ofor di nat i on .
Bot hr eq ui r e,
i nas t udy oft hep r es ent k i nd,
t o bep r i nt edalm os t i nex t ens o,
and, s et t i ngas i det hei r p r eli m i nar y p or t i ons , alr eady adeq uat ely
dealt
wi t h, t hey ar egi v enp r act i cally v er bat i m i nt hechap t er s
whi chher e follow .
I t wi llber em em ber edt hat t heop er at or , or K ar ci s t , as he
i s t er m edi nt he
Gr andGr i m oi r e, i s r ecom m endedcont i nence,
fas t i ngands i m i lar p r i v at i ons for anent i r eq uar t er of
. t hem oon,
s uchq uar t er coi nci di ngwi t ht hat oft helum i nar y .
Ont he
m or ni ngwhi chs ucceeds t hefi r s t ni ght oft heq uar t er , hem us t
r ep ai r t o a dr uggi s t ' s , andp ur chas eablood-s t one, calledEm at i lle
241

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\ Cer em oni alM agi c
( i d
es t
Ham at i t es ) ,
whi chm us t becar r i edcont i nually about hi m
for fear
of
acci dent , andi nex p ect at i ont hat t hes p i r i t whom i t i s
p r op os edt ocom p elandbi ndwi llhencefor t hdo
all i nhi s p ower
t oov er whelm t heop er at or wi t ht er r or , s oas t oi nci t ehi m t o
abandont heent er p r i s e, hop i ngi nt hi s m anner t o-es cap efr om
t hewi les whi char ebegi nni ngt obewov enabout hi m .
The, nex t op er at i oni s t hep ur chas eofav i r gi nk i d, whi ch
m us t bedecap i t at edont het hi r dday oft hem oon
. Pr ev i ous ly
t ot hes acr i fi ce, agar landofv er v ai nm us t bewoundabout t he
neck oft heani m al, i m m edi at ely belowt hehead, ands ecur edby
m eans ofagr eenr i bbon .
Thes acr i fi cem us t beoffer edont he
s ceneoft hecom i ngev ocat i on, afor lor nandi s olat eds p ot -fr ee
fr om alli nt er r up t i on . Ther e, wi t ht her i ght ar m , bar edt ot he
s houlder , hav i ngar m edhi m s elfwi t habladeoffi nes t eel, and
hav i ngk i ndledafi r eofwhi t ewood, t heK ar ci s t s hallr eci t et he
followi ngwor ds i n a hop efuland ani m at edm anner - : --
I NI TI ALOFFERI NG
I i m m olat et hi s v i ct i m t oThee, 0 gr and
ADONAY, ELOI M ,
ARI EL and
J EHOV AM , M i k e honour , glor y and
p ower ofThy
Nam e, whi chi s s up er i or t oallS p i r i t s
. 0 gr and
ADONAY !
V ouchs afe
t or ecei v ei t as anaccep t ableoffer i ng .
Am en.
Her ehem us t cut t het hr oat of
t hek i d, s k i ni t , s et t hebody
ont hefi r eandr educei t t oas hes , whi chm us t becollect edand
cas t t owar ds t her i s i ngoft hes un, at t hes am et i m er ep eat i ng
t hefollowi ngwor ds : -I t i s t o
t hehonour , glor y and
dom i ni on
ofThy Nam e, 0 gr and
ADONAY, ELOI M , ARI EL,
J EHOV AM , t hat
I s p i ll
t hebloodoft hi s v i ct i m !
V ouchs afe, 0 Thou gr and
ADONAY,
t or ecei v ei t s as hes as anaccep t ables acr i fi ce
.
Whi let hev i ct i m i s
bei ngcons um edby t heflam es , t he
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t h e Po w e r o f t h e G r e a t ADONAY, E LOI M , ARI E L=a n d JE HOVAM ,
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t o a p p e a r i n s t a n t e r , a n d b y E LOI M , b y ARI E L, b y JE HOVAM , b y
AQUA, T AG LA, M AT HON, OARI OS, ALM OAZI N, ARI OS, M E M B ROT ,
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VARI OS, PI T HONA, M AJODS, SULPHI E , G AB OT S, SALAM ANDRA,
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J . F. Z . &c .
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T h e Re q u i s i t i o n
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e a c h n i g h t o f t h e w e e k, e i t h e r w i t h my s e l f o r w i t h t h o s e w h o a r e
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On T u e s d a y a t t e n o ' c l o c k
a n d a t o n e i n t h e mo r n i n g
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On We d n e s d a y a t e l e v e n
o ' c l o c k a n d a t t w o i n t h e mo r n i n g
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On Fr i d a y a t s e v e n i n t h e : e v e n i n g a n d a t mi d n i g h t
.
On Sa t u r d a y a t n i n e , i n t h e e v e n i n g a n d a t e l e v e n a t n i g h t .
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a n d I p r o mi s e t h e e a s a r e w a r d t h e f i r s t p i e c e , o f g o l d o r s i l v e r
w h i c h I t o u c h w i t h
my - h a n d s o n t h e f i r s t d a y o f e v e r y mo n t h .
Su c h i s my d e ma n d .

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t o d o w i t h t h y b o d y a n d s o u l a s I p l e a s e .
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t h e f i r e a n d r e p e a t t h e G r a n d C o n j u r a t i o n o f t h e C l a v i c l e t i l l
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Smi t e me n o f u r t h e r ; I p l e d g e my s e l f t o d o w h a t t h o u d e -
s i r e s t t w o s e v e r a l t i me s o n e v e r y n i g h t o f t h e w e e k . T o w i t
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t h e p a c t i n s o me i s o l a t e d r o o m, o r i n s o me s u b t e r r a n e a n p a r t
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s t o n e c a l l e d E ma t i l l e -w h i c h i s e x c l u s i v e l y n e e d e d , o n t h e f i r s t
o c c a s i o n o f ma ki n g a p a c t . .
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o n e i t h e r s i d e o f t h e T r i a n g l e o f Pa c t s , i n s c r i b i n g t h e Ho l y
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a n y ma n n e r . Yo u ma y n o w t a ke -u p y o u r p o s i t i o n i n t h e
mi d d l e o f " t h e t r i a n g l e , h o l d i n g t h e my s t e r i o u s r o d , t o g e t h e r
w i t h t h e g r a n d C o n j u r a t i o n o f t h e Sp i r i t , t h e C l a v i c l e , t h e
w r i t t e n Re q u i s i t i o n w h i c h y o u me a n t o ma ke a n d t h e Di s -
c h a r g e o f t h e Sp i r i t .
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h e w a s a c c u s t o me d t o c o mp e l t h e , r e b e l l i o u s s p i r i t s
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I p l e a s e .

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T h e r e u p o n t h r o w h i m y o u r p a c t , w h i c h mu s t b e w r i t t e n
w i t h y o u r o w n h a n d o n a s h e e t o f v i r g i n p a r c h me n t ;
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s p i r i t r e a p p e a r s , a n d t h u s a d d r e s s e s y o u :-
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I w i l l c o n f e r u p o n t h e e t h e n e a r e s t t r e a s u r e , o n c o n d i t i o n t h a t
t h o u d o s t s e t a p a r t f o r me o n e
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mi n e a t t h e e n d o f t w e n t y y e a r s .
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h o a r d , t o u c h -i t w i t h y o u r r o d , r e mo v e a s mu c h a s y o u c a n ,
r e t u r n i n t o t h e t r i a n g l e , w a l ki n g b a c kw a r d s , p l a c e t h e t r e a s u r e
2 6 !
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g i v e n
i n t h e p r e c e d i n g Ri t e .
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i s d e s i g n e d l y e v a s i v e a n d t h e f i n a l r e s p o n s e o f t h e s u p p o s e d
s p i r i t s e e ms t o r e c o g n i s e t h a t i t c a n o b t a i n o n l y b y n e g l e c t o n
t h e p a r t o f t h e s o r c e r e r .
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t h e n e t h e r mo s t w o r l d , t h e s o r c e r e r mi g h t f i n d a c e r t a i n d i f f i c u l t y
i n a r g u i n g s u c h a c a s e w i t h t h e
a d v o c a t u s d i a b o l i .
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p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e d e f e n d a n t w h e n t h e t i me o f t h e p a c t e x p i r e s
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o f o v e r -r i d i n g t h e m, f o r i n t h e y e a r 16 7 8 t h e Ab b e E y n a t t o n
p u b l i s h e d a M a n u a l o f E x o r c i s ms
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f o r ma l p r o c e s s f o r f o r c i n g t h e De mo n t o r e t u r n a n y w r i t i n g
w h i c h c o n s t i t u t e s a n a g r e e me n t w i t h h i m
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s i n n e d a g a i n s t T h e e , w e h a v e p r o v o ke d T h y mo s t j u s t w r a t h ,
w h e n w e h a v e f a i l e d t o o b e y T h y c o mma n d s , a b o v e a l l w h e n ,
f o r s a ki n g T h y r u l e a n d T h y f r i e n d s h i p , w e h a v e a b j u r e d T h e e
a n d h a v e c o n s o r t e d w i t h ' t h e i mp i o u s d e mo n s ,
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s u r r e n d e r i n g t h e d o c u me n t o f o u r v o l u n t a r y ; o b l i g a t i o n : a g a i n s t
T h e e i n t o t h e i r c u s t o d y . B u t T h y me r c i e s a r e w i t h o u t n u mb e r ,
0 Lo r d o f l o v i n g -ki n d n e s s , a n d i t i s T h i n e t o s p a r e a n d t o
p a r d o n ; l o o k, t h e r e f o r e , w i t h c o mp a s s i o n u p o n t h i s T h y c r e a t u r e ,
w h o , h a v i n g f o r me r l y d e n i e d T h e e a n d g i v e n h i ms e l f i n w r i t i n g
t o t h e d e mo n s , b u t n o w , h a v i n g r e t u r n e d t o h i ms e l f b y t h e h e l p
2 6 2
T h e M y s t e r i e s o f I n f e r n a l E v o c a t i o n
o f T h i n e i n f i n i t e g o o d n e s s , d o t h a b h o r h i s i mp i e t y , d o t h
d e s i r e
t o b e r e s t o r e d
u n t o T h e e h i s t r u e Lo r d , a n d t o b e r e c e i v e d w i t h h
c o n t r i t e h e a r t i n t o T h y f a v o u r . We kn o w , 0 Lo r d , t h a t a c o n -
t r i t e a n d
h u mb l e h e a r t T h o u w i l t n o t d e s p i s e , n o r c a n a n y w r i t i n g
b e a n i mp e d i me n t i n t h e
w a y o f T h y me r c y ; w e b e s e e c h T h e e ,
t h e r e f o r e , t h a t , b y
t h e a b u n d a n c e o f T h y c l e me n c y , n o t o n l y ma y
t h e h e i n o u s n e s s o f t h i s s i n
b e b l o t t e d o u t w i t h t h e B l o o d o f T h y
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. T h r o u g h t h e s a me Je s u s C h r i s t , T h y So n ,
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o f t h e d e mo n w h o -i s r e q u i r e d t o d i s g o r g e h i s p r e y .
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h a s p a s s e d a w a y , d o s t s t i l l p r e t e n d t o i mp o s e a t y r a n t y o ke
o n ma n . I e x o r c i s e t h e e b y Je s u s C h r i s t , Wh o c a me i n t o t h i s
w o r l d f o r t h e s a l v a t i o n o f s i n n e r s ; I c o n j u r e t h e e t o r e mo v e
t h y y o ke i mme d i a t e l y f r o m t h i s c r e a t u r e , w h o , d e c e i v e d b y t h y
w i l e s , f o r me r l y d e l i v e r e d h i ms e l f u n t o t h e e . Ab a n d o n i n g t h e e
h e n c e f o r t h , h e c o mmi t s h i ms e l f t o t h e Di v i n e me r c y , s e e ki n g
Hi s s e r v i c e u n t o Wh o m h e a l o n e i s o w i n g , Wh o a l s o p r o mi s e s
t h e r e w a r d o f e t e r n a l l i f e t o t h o s e w h o f o l l o w Hi m . I e x o r c i s e
t h e e b y t h e p r e c i o u s B l o o d o f Je s u s C h r i s t , , b y w h i c h t h e d e e d
o f j u d g me n t a g a i n s t u s h a t h b e e n b l o t t e d o u t , s o t h a t w h e n Je s u s
r e c e i v e t h t h e s i n n e r i n t o Hi s f a v o u r , t h o u s h a l t d a r e n o t t o a d -
v a n c e a n y t h i n g a g a i n s t h i m, a n d s h a l t n o t f a i l t o r e s t o r e t h e
d e e d b y w h i c h t h i s c r e a t u r e b o u n d h i ms e l f u n t o t h e e , t h e s a me
b e i n g n o w c a n c e l l e d b y t h e B l o o d o f Je s u s C h r i s t .
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He a r , t h e r e f o r e , a c c u r s e d Sa t a n , w h o ' a r t p o w e r l e s s o v e r a
s e r v a n t
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u n t o a n o t h e r s e r v i c e
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v a i n d o s t t h o u b o a s t o f t h i s
-d e e d ; I
c o mma n d t h e e t o r e s t o r e i t i n t h e n a me o f t h e Lo r d , a s a p r o o f
b e f o r e t h e w h o l e w o r l d t h a t w h e n G o d r e c e i v e t h a s i n n e r , t h o u
h a s t n o l o n g e r a n y r u l e o v e r h i s s o u l . I a b j u r e t h e e , b y Hi m
w h o e x p e l l e d t h e e f r o m t h y s t r o n g h o l d , b e r e f t t h e e o f t h e a r ms
w h i c h t h o u d i d s t t r u s t i n a n d d i s t r i b u t e d t h y _ s p o i l s . Re t u r n
t h e r e f o r e t h i s d e e d , w h e r e b y t h i s c r e a t u r e o f G o d f o o l i s h l y b o u n d
h i ms e l f t o t h y s e r v i c e ; - r e t u r n i t , I s a y , i n Hi s n a me b y Wh o m
t h o u a r t o v e r c o me ;
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n o t l o n g e r t o r e t a i n t h i s u s e l e s s d o c u me n t
. B y p e n i t e n c e a l r e a d y
h a t h t h i s c r e a t u r e o f G o d r e s t o r e d h i ms e l f t o h i s t r u e Lo r d ,
s p u r n i n g t h y y o ke , h o p i n g i n t h e Di v i n e me r c y f o r d e f e n c e
a g a i n s t t h i n e a s s a u l t s , a n d a s s i s t e d b y t h e M o s t Ho l y a n d
G l o r i o u s Vi r g i n M a r y , M o t h e r o f G o d , t h r o u g h w h o s e i n t e r -
c e s s i o n h e s h a l l o b t a i n f r o m Je s u s C h r i s t , Hi s So n , t h a t w h i c h
h e h i ms e l f i s n o t w o r t h y t o e x p e c t .
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a n d ma t e r i a l r e t u r n o f t h e i n c r i mi n a t i n g d o c u me n t , o r , f a i l i n g
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a n d w i l l ma t t e r l i t t l e ;
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c e r e r a n d t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f t h e C h u r c h i n t h e r e v o c a t i o n o f
s u c h a c t s a n d d e e d s , t h e r e w a s l i t t l e c h a n c e f o r
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o v e r y o u , " -i n w h i c h c a s e B l a c k M a g i c ' w i t h a l l i t s g r i m t h e a t r i c a l s i s
:t h e Ar t o f e x p l o i t i n g l o s t
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. B u t t h e l o s t a n g e l w i t h i n t h e o p e r a t o r w o u l d n o t b e e x p l o i t e d w i t h
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mi t i e s h a v e b e e n mu c h e x a g g e r a t e d . I t s u f f e r s c o mp a r i s o n ,
f o r e x a mp l e , w i t h t h e ke y o f So l o mo n , a n d i t i s p r e f e r a b l e t o
t h e Le me g e t o n b e c a u s e i t i s l e s s d i s -
g u i s e d . I t s mo s t e v i d e n t o b j e c t i o n s
a r e : i . Pr o f a n a t i o n o f t h e my s t e r i e s
o f r e l i g i o n .
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t i o n i s t h e s u p e r s t i t i o u s n a t u r e o f
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n e c e s s a r i l y s u p e r s t i t i o u s . T o a s -
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p a r c h me n t p r e p a r e d f r o m t h e s ki n
o f a n a n i ma l w h i c h h a s n o t e n g e n d e r e d , a n d t h a t s u c h v i r t u e
i s w a n t i n g i n t h e s ki n o f o n e w h i c h h a s r e p r o d u c e d i t s s p e c i e s ,
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ma y h a v e n o f o u n d a t i o n i n f a c t , a n d ma y b e e mi n e n t l y f o o l i s h ,
b u t i t i s n o t a s u p e r s t i t i o u s a s s u mp t i o n
. I t h a s b e n w e l l
p o i n t e d o u t b y t l i p h a s
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f i e s s u r v i v a l t h a t
i s t o s a y , i t i s t h e s i g n s u r v i v i n g t h e i d e a .
T h u s , t h e C a t h o l i c d o c t r i n e o f T r a n s u b s t a n t i a t i o n , i n i t s o p e n
t h e o l o g i c a l s e n s e , _ ma y o r ma y n o t b e t r u e d o c t r i n e , b u t i n
n e i t h e r c a s e c a n t h e w o r s h i p o f t h e c o n s e c r a t e d e l e me n t s b e
s u p e r s t i t i o u s , b e c a u s e s u c h , w o r s h i p d r a w s d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e i d e a
w h i c h h a s c r e a t e d t h e
o u t w a r d s i g n . I f a t i me c o u l d b e s u p -
p o s e d w h e n t h e , E l e me n t s s h o u l d c o n t i n u e t o b e w o r s h i p p e d
a f t e r t h e d o c t r i n e i t s e l f h a d p a s s e d a w a y , t h a t w o u l d b e a
s u p e r s t i t i o u s o b s e r v a n c e
. ' B u t t h e e t y mo l o g i c a l c o n c e p t i o n o f
s u p e r s t i t i o n c o n n e c t s a l s o w i t h t h e i d e a o f r e d u n d a n c e . T h u s ,
a d o u b l e c o n s e c r a t i o n o f t h e E u c h a r i s t i c e l e me n t s w o u l d b e
a s u p e r s t i t i o u s o b s e r v a n c e , a s w e l l a s b l a s p h e mo u s l y a b s u r d ,
b e c a u s e t h e f i r s t c o n s e c r a t i o n i s e f f e c t u a l b y t h e t h e o l o g i c a l
h y p o t h e s i s .
B u t t h e r e p e t i t i o n o f t h e An g e l i c a l Sa l u t a t i o n
i n t h e d e v o t i o n o f t h e Ho l y Ro s a r y i s n o t s u p e r s t i t i o u s , b e -
c a u s e t h e f i r s t r e c i t a t i o n i s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y e f f e c t u a l
b y t h e
d e v o t i o n a l h y p o t h e s i s
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c o n s i s t s w i t h t h e , ma g i c a l h y p o t h e s i s w i l l n o t b e s u p e r s t i t i o u s ,
t h o u g h i t ma y n o t c o n s i s t w i t h r e a s o n . T h e s l a u g h t e r o f a ki d
w i t h a v i e w t o s e c u r i n g a v i r g i n p a r c h me n t " i s n o t a s u p e r s t i t i o u s
b u t a p r e c a u t i o n a r y o r a s s u mp t i v e me a s u r e .
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t h i s s l a u g h t e r i n t o a s a c r i f i c e i s n o t s u p e r s t i t i o u s , b e c a u s e i t h a s
a p u r p o s e -
w h i c h , c o n s i s t s w i t h t h e ma g i c a l h y p o t h e s i s , n a me l y ,
t h e i n c r e a s e o f v i r t u e b y t h e c o n s e c r a t i o n o f t h e r e l i g i o u s
mo t i v e .
T h e i mp o r t a t i o n i n t o s u c h s a c r i f i c e o f c e r e mo n i e s
w h i c h a r e n o t p r e c a u t i o n a r y , a n d d o n o t , b y t h e h y p o t h e s i s ,
i n c r e a s e t h e v i r t u e , a r e r e d u n d a n t a n d s o f a r s u p e r s t i t i o u s
.
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o f t h a t o f Ho n o r i u s ,
i n
w h i c h Ri t u a l t h e y a r e f u r t h e r c h a r a c -
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t e r i s e d b y
b r u t a l f e a t u r e s .
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s l a u g h t e r o f a b l a c k c o c k
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r e d u c e d i n t o p o w d e r , a n d t h a t p o w d e r s u b s e q u e n t l y s p r i n kl e d
o n t h e l a mb s ki n , i s a r e d u n d a n t a n d mo n s t r o u s o b s e r v a n c e .
We r e I t h e r e f o r e a n o c c u l t i s t , w i t h a b e l i e f i n t h e ` -e f f i c a c y o f
ma g i c a l r i t u a l s , I s h o u l d s a y t h a t t h e G r i mo i r e o f Ho n o r i u s
mu s t b e a v o i d e d , b u t i t s h o u l d b e u n n e c e s s a r y a t t h e p r e s e n t
d a y t o w a r n a n y o n e a g a i n s t p r a c t i c e s t o w h i c h n o o n e i s l i ke l y
t o r e s o r t , w h i c h b e l o n g :t o t h e f o o l i s h my s t e r i e s o f o l d e x p l o d e d
d o c t r i n e s , a n d a r e i n t e r e s t i n g a s s u r e d l y , b u t
o n l y a s c u r i o s i t i e s
o f t h e p a s t . I t s h o u l d b e a d d e d t h a t t h e p r o f a n a t i o n s o f t h e
my s t e r i e s o f r e l i g i o n p r e s c r i b e d b y t h e G r i n n o i r e o f Ho n o r d u s
a r e n o t i n t e n t i o n a l p r o f a n a t i o n s , a n d ma y b e c o n d o n e d t o t h a t
e x t e n t .
T h e i r p u r p o s e i s n o t o u t r a g e , b u t i n c r e a s e o f e f f i c a c y .
Ha v i n g ma d e t h e s e i n i t i a l p r o v i s i o n s , t h e s u b s t a n c e o f
t h i s e x c e e d i n g l y c u r i o u s Ri t u a l ma y n o w b e o f f e r e d t o t h e
s t u d e n t i n t h e w o r d s , ' o f i t s w r i t e r
. I t w i l l b e r e me mb e r e d
t h a t t h e p e r s o n w h o d e s i r e s t o i n v o ke t h e p e r v e r s e
" Sp i r i t s o f
Da r kn e s s " a c c o r d i n g t o t h e me t h o d o f Ho n o r i u s mu s t o b s e r v e
a t h r e e d a y s ' f a s t ; h e mu s t f u r t h e r c o n f e s s a n d a p p r o a c h t h e
Ho l y Al t a r .
He s h o u l d a l s o , b y t h e h y p o t h e s i s , b e a p r i e s t
o f t h e La t i n C h u r c h .
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mo r r o w , a n d a t t h e h o u r o f s u n r i s e , h e s h a l l r e c i t e t h e Se v e n
G r a d u a l Ps a l ms , w i t h t h e a c c o mp a n y i n g Li t a n i e s a n d Pr a y e r s , '
t h e w h o l e o n h i s kn e e s
; f u r t h e r , h e mu s t d r i n k n o
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o n t h e f i r s t M o n d a y o f t h e mo n t h , ' a n d , s e e i n g t h a t h e i s
a p p a r e n t l y a p r i e s t , s h a l l
s a y a M a s s o f t h e Ho l y G h o s t . '
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T h e t h r e e d a y s ' f a s t mu s t t h e r e f o r e h a v e b e e n r e g u l a t e d s o t h a t i t e x p i r e d
o n t h e p r e v i o u s
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T h e M a s s o f Pe n t e c o s t , e x c e p t t h e E p i s t l e , w h i c h s h o u l d
b e t h a t o f t h e T u e s d a y a f t e r
Pe n t e c o s t , a n d t h e G r a d u a l , f o r w h i c h t h e r e a r e s p e c i a l v e r s i c l e s .
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Af t e r t h e c o n s e c r a t i o n , t a ki n g t h e Ho s t i n h i s l e f t , h a n d , h e
s h a l l r e c i t e t h e f o l l o w i n g
p r a y e r o n h i s kn e e s . --
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M y So v e r e i g n Sa v i o u r Je s u s C h r i s t , So n o f t h e l i v i n g G o d I
T h o u Wh o f o r t h e Sa l v a t i o n o f a l l ma n ki n d d i d s t s u f f e r t h e
d e a t h o f t h e C r o s s ; T h o u Wh o , b e f o r e b e i n g a b a n d o n e d t o
T h i n e e n e mi e s , b y a n i mp u l s e o f i n e f a b l e l o v e , d i d s t i n s t i t u t e
t h e Sa c r a me n t o f T h y B o d y ; T h o u Wh o b a s t v o u c h s a f e d t o u s
mi s e r a b l e c r e a t u r e s t h e p r i v i l e g e o f ma ki n g d a i l y c o mme mo r a -
t i o n t h e r e o f
; d o T h o u d e i g n u n t o T h i n e u n w o r t h y s e r v a n t , t h u s
h o l d i n g T h y Li v i n g -B o d y i n h i s h a n d s , a l l s t r e n g t h a n d a b i l i t y
f o r t h e p r o f i t a b l e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h a t p o w e r w i t h w h i c h h e h a s
b e e n e n t r u s t e d a g a i n s t t h e h o r d e o f r e b e l l i o u s s p i r i t s . T h o u a r t
t h e i r t r u e G o d , a n d i f t h e y t y e mb l e l a t t h e u t t e r a n c e o f T h y Na me ,
u p o n t h a t Ho l y Na me w i l l
I c a l l , c r y i n g Je s u s C h r i s t
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o f
i t s l e f t w i n g b e i n g p l u c ke d a n d p r e s e r v e d f o r u s e a t t h e
r e q u i r e d t i me . T h e e y e s mu s t b e t o r n o u t , a n d s o a l s o t h e
t o n g u e a n d h e a r t ; t h e s e mu s t b e d r i e d i n . t h e s u n a n d a f t e r -
w a r d s r e d u c e d t o p o w d e r
. T h e r e ma i n s mu s t ' b e i n t e r r e d a t .
s u n s e t i n a s e c r e t p l a c e , a c r o s s o f a p a l m i n h e i g h t b e i n g s e t
u p o n t h e mo u n d , w h i l e a t e a c h o f t h e f o u r c o r n e r s t h e s i g n s
w h i c h h e r e f o l l o w mu s t b e d r a w n w i t h t h e t h u mb
. --
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a b s t a i n f r o m e a t i n g me a t .
On T u e s d a y , a t b r e a k o f d a y , l e t h i m s a y a M a s s o f t h e
An g e l s , ' p l a c i n g t h e f e a t h e r t a ke n f r o m t h e b i r d u p o n t h e
a l t a r , t o g e t h e r w i t h a n e w p e n kn i f e . T h e s i g n s h e r e i n a f t e r
r e p r e s e n t e d mu s t b e i n s c r i b e d o n a s h e e t o f c l e a n p a p e r w i t h
t h e c o n s e c r a t e d w i n e w h i c h i s t h e B l o o d o f Je s u s C h r i s t :--
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T h e y ' s h o u l d b e w r i t t e n u p o n t h e a l t a r , a n d a t t h e e n d o f
t h e M a s s t h e p a p e r s h o u l d b e f o l d e d i n a n e w v e i l o f v i o l e t
s i l k, t o b e c o n c e a l e d o n
t h e mo r r o w , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e o b l a t i o n
o f t h e M a s s a n d a p a r t o f t h e c o n s e c r a t e d Ho s t . '
i T h e M a s s . f o r t h e Ap p a r i t i o n o f St . M i c h a e l , M a y 8, w i t h a s p e c i a l E p i s t l e , G o s p e l ,
C o mme mo r a t i o n , &c.
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t h e o b l a t i o n i s t h e b r e a d a n d w i n e , a n d t h e s a c r i l e g i o u s
r e s e r v a t i o n i s t h e r o o t -ma t t e r o u t o f w h i c h t h e t h e o r y a n d p r a c t i c e o f mo d e r n Fr e n c h Sa t a n i s m
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h e mu s t l i g h t a t a p e r o f y e l l o w w a x , w h i c h
;
s h a l l h a v e b e e n
p r e p a r e d o n t h e We d n e s d a y a n d p i e r c e d i n t h e f o r m o f a c r o s s .
Wh e n i t i s l i g h t e d h e s h a l l r e c i t e Ps a l m l x x v i i . i -At t e n d i t e ,
p o p u l e me w s , l e g e m me a m, &c . ---w i t h o u t t h e G l o r i a Pa t r i
He s h a l l t h e n b e g i n t h e
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e x u l t e mu s Do mi n o ,
&c . He s h a l l r e c i t e M a t i n s a n d La u d s ,
b u t i n p l a c e o f t h e v e r s i c l e o f t h e n i n t h Le s s o n
I
h e s h a l l
s a y
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d e mo n s d e s t r o y my s o u l , w h e n I s h a l l r a i s e t h e m f r o m t h e
d e e p
p i t , w h e n I s h a l l c o mma n d t h e m t o d o my w i l l . M a y t h e d a y
b e b r i g h t , ma y t h e s u n a n d mo o n s h i n e f o r t h , w h e n I s h a l l
c a l l u p o n t h e m . T e r r i b l e
o f -a s p e c t a r e t h e y , d e f o r me d a n d
h o r r i b l e t o s i g h t ; b u t d o T h o u r e s t o r e u n t o t h e m t h e i r a n g e l i c
s h a p e s w h e n I s h a l l i mp o s e my w i l l u p o n t h e m . 0 Lo r d ,
d e l i v e r me f r o m t h o s e o f t h e d r e a d v i s a g e , a n d g r a n t t h a t t h e y ,
s h a l l b e o b e d i e n t w h e n I s h a l l r a i s e t h e m u p f r o m h e l l , w h e n
I s h a l l
i mp o s e my w i l l u p o n t h e m
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o f n i n e d a y s , t a ki n g c a r e t h a t t h e
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u p o n t h e e a r t h .
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t o n g u e a n d h e a r t i n t o t h e f i r e . T h e f i r e mu s t b e f r e s h l y
ki n d l e d , a n d t h e a s h e s ' s h a l l b e p r e s e r v e d f o r u s e a t t h e p r o p e r
t i me . T h e s ki n o f t h e l a mb s h a l l b e s p r e a d i n t h e mi d d l e o f
a f i e l d a n d f o r t h e s p a c e o f n i n e d a y s s h a l l b e s p r i n kl e d f o u r
t i me s e v e r y d a y w i t h h o l y w a t e r .
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t h e t e n t h d a y , ' b e f o r e
t h e r i s i n g o f t h e s u n , t h e l a mb s ki n s h a l l b e c o v e r e d w i t h t h e
1 T h i s Ps a l m i s n u mb e r e d l x x v i i i . i
n t h e Au t h o r i s e d Ve r s i o n .
$ T h i s i s e x t r e me l y c o n f u s e d l ; t h e Of f i c e o f t h e De a d d o e s n o t b e g i n . w i t h t h e Ve n i t e
e x u l t e mu r . T h e n i n t h Le s s o n b e l o n g s t o t h e t h i r d No c t u r n e o f t h e M a t i n s . T h e p r a y e r g i v e n
i n t h e G r i mo i r e i s b a s e d o n t h e v e r s e s w h i c h i t r e p l a c e s .
2 7 0
T h e M e t h o d o f Ho n o r i u s
a s h e s o f t h e h e a r t a n d t o n g u e ,
a n d w i t h t h e a s h e s a l s o o f -t h e
c o c k . On T h u r s d a y , ' a f t e r s u n s e t , t h e f l e s h o f t h e l a mb s h a l l
b e i n t e r r e d i n a s e c r e t p l a c e w h e r e n o b i r d c a n c o me , a n d t h e
p r i e s t w i t h h i s r i g h t
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f o u r c o r n e r s w i t h h o l y , w a t e r , s a y i n g
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w i t h h y s s o p , a n d I s h a l l b e c l e a n s e d !
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b e ma d e w h i t e r t h a n s n o w /
Af t e r t h e a s p e r s i o n l e t h i m r e c i t e t h e f o l l o w i n g p r a y e r ,
kn e e l i n g
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w i t h o u t s p o t , v a s t i mmo l a t e d
f o r t h e s a l v a t i o n o f t h e h u ma n
s T h e d a y s o n w h i c h t h e v a r i o u s o p e r a t i o n s s h o u l d b e p e r f o r me d h a v e b e e n c o n f u s e d , a f t e r
t h e p r e v a i l i n g ma n n e r o f t h e G r i mo i r e s
.
2 7 1
T h e B o o k o f C e r e mo n i a l M a g i c
r a c e , Wh o a l o n e w a s t f o u n d w o r t h y t o o p e n t h e B o o k o f Li f e ,
i mp a r t s u c h
v i r t u e . t o
t h i s l a mb s ki n t h a t i t ' ma y r e c e i v e - t h e
s i g n s w h i c h w e s h a l l t r a c e t h e r e o n , w r i t t e n w i t h T h y b l o o d , s o
t h a t t h e f i g u r e s , s i g n s a n d w o r d s ma y b e c o me e f f i c a c i o u s ; a n d
g r a n t t h a t t h i s s ki n ma y p r e s e r v e u s a g a i n s t t h e w i l e s o f t h e
d e mo n s ; t h a t t h e y ma y b e t e r r i f i e d a t t h e s i g h t o f t h e s e f i g u r e s
a n d ma y o n l y a p p r o a c h t h e m t r e mb l i n g . T h r o u g h T h e e , Je s u s
C h r i s t , Wh o l i v e s t a n d r e i g n e s t t h r o u g h a l l a g e s
. So b e i t .
T h e Li t a n i e s o f t h e Ho l y Na me o f Je s u s mu s t t h e n b e
r e p e a t e d , b u t i n s t e a d o f t h e . Ag n u s De i , s u b s t i t u t e : I mmo l a t e d
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b e l l i o u s Sp i r i t s . So b e i t .
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s h a l l b e s t r e t c h e d f o r e i g h t e e n d a y s , a n d o n
t h e n i n e t e e n t h d a y t h e f l e e c e s h a l l b e r e mo v e d , r e d u c e d i n t o
p o w d e r a n d i n t e r r e d i n t h e s a me p l a c e . T h e w o r d v e l l u s s h a l l
b e w r i t t e n a b o v e i t w i t h t h e f i n g e r , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g
c h a r a c t e r a n d t h e w o r d s :-M a y t h i s w h i c h h a t h b e e n r e d u c e d
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t h e e a s t e r n s i d e , t h e s a i d s ki n mu s t b e s e t t o
d r y i n t h e s u n f o r t h r e e d a y s , t h e e n s u i n g c h a r a c t e r s b e i n g c u t
w i t h a n e w kn i f e
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T h i s b e i n g a c c o mp l i s h e d , r e c i t e Ps a l m l x x i . ,
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0
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w h i c h t h e s e v e n t h v e r s i c l e i s
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f i g u r e a s f o l l o w s :-
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s h a l l b e o f f e r e d
; t h e p r o s e s h a l l b e o mi t t e d a n d a l s o t h e G o s p e l
o f St
. Jo h n , b u t a t t h e e n d o f t h e M a s s t h e p r i e s t s h a l l r e c i t e '
t h e Ps a l m C o n f i t e mi n i Do mi n o q u o n i a m b o n u s , &c
. '
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. T h e r e c i t a t i o n
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w h i c h i s n o t o mi t t e d a f t e r a l l
. T h e r e i s t h e n a n e x t e n s i o n o f t h e De o G r a l i a s
; t h i s c o n c l u d e d
t h e M a s s , w h i c h s e e ms i mme d i a t e l y f o l l o w e d b y t h e e v o c a t i o n . B u t t h e u s e o f t h e Pe n t a c l e s o f
So l o mo n a n d St
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T h e Se v e n t y -t w o Sa c r e d Na me s o f
G o d . --T RI NI T AS,
SOT HE R,
M E SSI AS, E M M ANUE L, SAB AHOT , ADONAY, AT HANAT Q, S, JE SU,
PE NT AG NA, AG RAG ON, I SC HI ROS, E LE YSON, OT HE OS, T E T RA-
G RAM M AT ON, E LY, SADAY, AQUI LA, M AG NUS HOM O, VI SI O
; FLOS,
ORI G O, SALVAT OR, ALPHA AND OM E G A,
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PRI NC I PI UM E T FI NI S, PRI M OG E NI T US, SAPI E NT I A, VI RT US,
PARAC LI T US, VE RI T AS, VI A, M E DI AT OR, M E DI C US, SALUS,
AG NUS, OVI S, VI T ULUS, SPE S, ARI E S, LE O, Lu x ,
I M AG O, PANT S,
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HOM I NI S, SANC T US, PAT E R, OM NI POT E NS, DE US,
AG I o s , RE -
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DE M PT OR, UNI T AS, SUM M UM B ONUM , I NFI NI T AS
. AM E N.
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a s t h e e n d o f t h e f o u r t e e n t h v e r s i c l e .
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i s He Wh o c o me t h i n t h e Na me o f t h e Lo r d
. Ho s a n n a i n t h e
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. , d o c o n j u r e t h e e , 0 Sp i r i t N . , b y t h e l i v i n g G o d , b y
t h e t r u e G o d , b y t h e h o l y a n d a l l -r u l i n g G o d , Wh o c r e a t e d f r o m
n o t h i n g n e s s t h e h e a v e n , t h e e a r t h , t h e s e a a n d
a l l t h i n g s t h a t a r e
t h e r e i n , i n v i r t u e o f t h e
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i n t h e n a me o f Je s u s C h r i s t , a n d b y t h e p o w e r o f
t h i s s a me
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c r u c i f i e d , s u f e r e d d e a t h a n d w a s b u r i e d ; Wh o r o s e a g a i n o n
t h e t h i r d d a y a n d i s n o w s e a t e d o n t h e r i g h t h a n d o f t h e
C r e a t o r o f t h e w h o l e w o r l d , f r o m w h e n c e He w i l l c o me t o j u d g e
t h e l i v i n g a n d t h e d e a d , . a s a l s o b y t h e p r e c i o u s l o v e o f t h e
Ho l y Sp i r i t , Pe r f e c t T r i n i t y . I c o n j u r e t h e e w i t h i n t h e c i r c l e ,
a c c u r s e d o n e ,
b y t h y j u d g me n t , w h o d i d s t d a r e t o t e mp t - G o d
I e x o r c i s e t h e e , Se r p e n t , a n d I c o mma n d t h e e t o a p p e a r f o r t h ,
w i t h u n d e r a b e a u t i f u l a n d w e l l -f a v o u r e d h u ma n f o r m o f s o u l
a n d b o d y , a n d t o f u f l my b e h e s t s w i t h o u t a n y d e c e i t w h a t s o -
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ABRACMENS, ALCHOR ov er ABERER .
L . Q . L . F. A . P . -
Behol dthePenta c l eofSol om onw hic hIha v eb roug ht
into
thypresenc e
! Ic om m a ndthee, b yorderoftheg rea tGod,
ADONAY, TETRAGRAMMATON
a nd JESU SI Ha sten, ful l m y
b ehests, w ithoutw il eorfa l sehood, b utina l l truth, in thena m e
of theSa v ioura ndRedeem er, JesusChrist
.
DISCHARGE
Go in pea c euntoyourPl a c es . . Ma ythereb epea c eb etw een
usa ndyou, a ndb eyerea dy
to c om ew henyea rec a l l ed. In
theNa m eoftheFa ther, a ndoftheSon, a nd of theHol yGhost .
Am en.
ACTOFTHANKSGIVING
Pra ise, honour, g l orya ndb l essing b euntoHim W hositteth
uponthethrone, W hol iv ethforev era ndev er . Am en .
CONJU RATIONOFTHEBOOK'
Ic onj urethee, 0 Book , tob euseful a ndprofita b l eunto
a l l w hosha l l ha v erec oursetotheeforthesuc c ess of
their
a ffa irs
.
Ic onj uretheea new , b ythev irtueoftheBl ood - of
Jesus Christ, c onta inedda il y inthe
c ha l ic e, tob eserv ic ea b l e
untoa l l thosew hosha l l rea dthee .
Iex orc isethee, intheNa m e
1 Thisisthe Lib er Spirituum ofPseudo-Ag rippa , suffic ientl ydesc rib edin
Pa rtI . The
introduc tionofitinthisGrim oirepresupposeseithera na c q ua inta nc e
intherea derorinform a .
tionw hic hisom itted
.
2 7 8
The
Method ofHonorius
of
theMostHol yTrinity, in theNa m e of
theMostHol yTrinity,
in the
Na m e of theMostHol yTrinity/ l
W ha tfol l ow sm ustb esa id b efore
thesea l ing oftheBook
Ic onj urea ndc om m a ndyou, 'OSpirits, a l l a ndso m a ny
a s yea re,
toa c c eptthisBook w ithg ood g ra c e, sotha tw henso-
ev erw em a yrea dit, the
sa m eb eing a pprov ed a ndrec og nised
a sin properform a ndv a l id, yousha l l b ec onstra inedto a ppea r
inc om el yhum a n form w henyoua rec a l l ed, a c c ording l ya s
therea dersha l l j udg e . Innoc irc um sta nc essha l l youm a k e
a ny'fit upontheb ody, soul orspirit of therea der, nor
infl ic t a nyha rm onthosew hom a ya c c om pa ny', him ,
" either, b y
m uttering s, tem pests, noise, sc a nda l s, nor yet. b y l esionorb y
hindra nc eintheex ec ution of
thec om m a ndsofthisBook . I
c onj ureyoutoa ppea rim m edia tel yw henthec onj ura tion is
m a de, toex ec utew ithoutda l l ying
a l l
'tha tisw rittena nd enu-
m era tedinitsproperda c einthesa idb ook . You sha l l ob ey,
serv e, instruc t, im pa rta nd perform a l l inyourPow erforthe
b enefitofthosew hoc om m a nd you, a ndthe w hol e w ithout il l usion.
Ifperc ha nc esom e of
theinv ok edspirits b e una b l etoc om eor
a ppea rw henreq uired, theysha l l b eb oundov ertosendothers
v estedw iththeirpow er, w hoa l sosha l l sw ea rsol em nl ytoex ec ute
a l l tha tthe rea derm a ydem a nd, a nd
yea rea l l hereb yenj oined
b ytheMostHol yNa m esoftheOm nipotentLiv ing God,
ELOYM,
JAH, EL, ELoy, TETRAGRAMMATON, to fur ev erything a sit
is setfortha b ov e . Ifyeob eym enot, Iw il l forc eyoutoa b ide
intorm entsfora thousa ndyea rs, a sa l soifa nyoneofyou
rec eiv enotthisBook w ithentireresig na tiontothew il l
of the
rea der .
CONJU RATIONOFTHEDEMONS
IntheNa m e of theFa ther, a nd
of
theSon, a nd
of theHol y
Ghost . Ta k eheed/ Com e, a l l Spirits/ Bythev irtuea nd
2 7 9
The Book of
Cerem onia l
Ma g ic
pow er of
yourKing , b ythe
sev en c row ns
a ndc ha ins a r, fyour
King s, a l l SpiritsoftheHel l sa reforc edto
a ppea rinm y
Presenc eb eforethispenta c l eorc irc l eofSol om on, w hensoev er
Isha l l c a l l them .
Com etthen, a l l a tm yorders, to ful fil
tha t
w hic h isin
yourpow er, a sc om m a nded
. Com e, therefore,
from
theEa st, South, W esta ndNorth/
Ic onj urea ndc om m a nd
you, 1 b ythev irtuea ndPow erofHim W ho, isthree, eterna l ,
eq ua l , W hoisGodinv isib l e, c onsub sta ntia l ,
in a w ord, W ho
ha sc rea tedthehea v ens, thesea a nda l l w hic h
is underhea v en .
AftertheseConj ura tionsyousha l l c om m a ndthem toa ffix
theSea l
CONCERNINGTHEFIGU REOFTHECIRCLE
Circ l esshoul db edesc rib edw ithc ha rc oa l orhol yw a ter,
sprink l edw iththew oodoftheb l essedCross . 'W henthey
ha v eb eendul ym a de, a ndthew ordsha v eb eenw rittena b out,
thec irc l e, thehol yw a terw hic hha sserv edtob l essthe sa m e
m a ya l sob eusedtoprev entthespiritsfrom infl ic ting a nyhurt.
Sta nding inthem iddl eofthec irc l e, yousha l l c om m a ndthem
ina l iv el ym a nner, a sonew hoistheirm a ster
.
W HATMU STBESAIDINCOMPOSINGTHE
CIRCLE
0 Lord, w e fl y toThyv irtue/
0 Lord, c onfirm thisw ork !
W ha tisopera tedinusb ec om esl ik edustdriv enb eforethe
w ind, a ndthe Ang el oftheLordpa using
( sic ) , l ettheda rk ness
disa ppea r, a ndtheAng el of
theLord ev erpursuing , ALPHA,
OMEGA, ELY, ELOHE,
ELOHIM, ZABAHOT, ELION, SADY.
t Onthehypothesistha tthe
MethodofHonoriusis dea l ing ineffic a c iousRitesprov ided
tha titsc onditionsa reful fil l ed, theopera tionm ustfa il b ec a usethisreq uirem entisuna tta ina b l e,
ifnotindeedim possib l e . Im entionthispointfortheb enefitofthoseoc c ul tistsw hom a y
possib l yb el iev eintheeffic a c y. Idonotthink tha ttheyex ist, b utseeing tha tthereisnoend
tooc c ul tfool ishness, itisw ithinthec om pa ssofa drea m .
2 8 0
The Method ofHonorius,
Behol d theLionW hoisthe c onq uerorof theTrib e of Juda h, the
Root of Da v id l Iw il l opentheBook , a nd thesev en sea l s thereof.
Iha v eb ehel d Sa ta na sa b ol tfa l l ing from hea v en . It is Thou
W ho pa stg iv en
uspow ertoc rushdra g ons, sc orpions a nda l l
Thine
enem iesb enea thThyfeet . Nothing sha l l ha rm
us, not
ev en ELOY, ELOHIM, ELOHE, ZABAHOT, ELTON, ESARCHIE,
'THEMAGICCIRCLEOFHONORIU S
ADONAY, JAH, TETRAGRAMMATON, SADY
.
The-ea rthisthe
Lord'sa nda l l thosew hodw el l therein, b ec a use He esta b l ished
ituponthesea sa ndprepa reditin them idst of thew a v es .
W hosha l l a sc enduntothem ounta in of theLord? W hosha l l
b e rec eiv ed inhisHol yPl a c e?
Theinnoc entofha ndsa nd
c l ea n of hea rt . W hoha thnotrec eiv edhis
soul in v a in a nd
ha th . notsw ornfa l se
w itnessa g a insthisneig hb our . The
sa m e sha l l b e b l essed
ofGoda ndsha l l ob ta in m erc yofGodto
hissa l v a tion .
Heis of theg enera tionofthosew hoseek Him .
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The Book of ' Cerem onia l Ma g ic
Openyour g a tes, yeprinc es, opentheeterna l
na l g a tes, a nd the
King ofGl orysha l l enter I W ho isthisKing of
Gl ory? - The
LordAl m ig hty, theLord, m ig hty in b a ttl e . Openyour
g a g s,
ye princ es / Liftuptheeterna l g a tes . W ho is thisKing
of
ALESSERPENTACLEOFSOLOMON
Gl ory? TheLordAl m ig hty .
ThisLordisthe King ofGl ory.
Gl oryb etotheFa ther, & c
.
To
dism issthem ,
thePenta c l eof Sol om onm ustb e ex hib ited, .
a tthesa m etim esa ying a sfol l ow s
: --
Behol dyoursentenc e ! Behol dtha t w hic h forb idsreb el l ion
toourw il l sa nddothorda inyou
to returnuntoyoura b odes.
Ma ypea c eb eb etw eenusa ndyou, a ndb e ye rea dyto
c om e;
ea c ha nda l l , a syea rec a l l edtodom yw il l . .
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CONJU RATIONOFTHEKINGOFTHEEAST
Ic onj urea ndinv ok ethee, 0 pow erful King oftheEa st,
MAGOA, b ym yhol yl a b our, b ya l l thena m es
of Div inity, b ythe
na m e
oftheAl l -Pow erful
: Jc om m a ndtheetoob ey, a ndto
c om e
to m e, ortha tfa il ing ,
forthw ith
a ndim m edia tel y, to
send
untom e
MASSAYEL, ARiEL, SATIEL, ARDU EL, ACORIB,
tore-
spondc onc erning a l l tha tIw oul dk now a ndtofuAl a l l tha t
I sha l l c om m a nd
. El sethousha l t
c om e_
v eril yinthinow n
person, tosa tisfy m y w il l
; w hic hrefusing , Isha l l c om pel thee
b ya l l
thev irtue a nd pow er of
God.
TheGra ndPenta c l eorCirc l e
of
Sol om onw il l a nsw erfor
thea b ov ea ndfol l ow ing Conj ura tions, w hic h
c a nb esa idon
a l l .
da ysa nd
a t a l l hours .
Ifitb edesiredtospea k onl yw ithone
spirit, oneonl yneedb ena m ed, a tthec hoic eoftherea der
.
CONJU RATIONOFTHEKINGOFTHESOU TH
0 EGYM, g rea tKing oftheSouth, Ic onj urea ndinv ok e-'
thee
b ythem osthig ha ndhol y Na m es
ofGod, dothouhere
m a nifest, c l othedw ith a l l thypow er
; c om eb eforethisc irc l e, . ,
ora tl ea stsend - m e forthw ith
Fa da l , Na stra c he,
to
m a k ea nsw er
untom e, a ndto ex ec utea l l m yw ishes. If thou
fa il est, Isha l l
forc e theeb y GodHim sel f.
CONJU RATIONOFTHEKINGOFTHEW EST
0 BAYMON,
m ostpotentKing , w horeig nestintheW estern
q ua rter, Ic a l l a ndI . inv ok etheeinthe na m e of theDeity/ I
c om m a ndtheeb yv irtueoftheMostHig h, tosend m eim m edi-
a tel yb eforethisc irc l etheSpiritPa ssiel Rosus, w ith
a l l other
Spiritsw hoa resub j ec tuntothee, tha tthesa m em a ya nsw er
inev erything , ev ena sIsha l l req uirethem
.
If thou
fa il est, I
2 8 3
TheBook ofCerem onia l Ma g ic
w il l torm enttheew iththesw ordof
firediv ine ; Tw il l m ul tipl y
thysuffering sa ndw il l b urnthee
.
CONJU RATIONOFTHEKINGOFTHENORTH
O'thou,
AMAYMON, King a ndEm peror of theNorthern
pa rts, Ic a l l , inv ok e, ex orc isea ndc onj urethee, b ythev irtue
a ndpow eroftheCrea tor, a ndb ythev irtueofv irtues, tosend
-m epresentl y, a ndw ithoutdel a y, Ma da el , La a v a l , Ba m l a he,
Bel em a nd Ra m a th, , w itha l l otherSpirits ofthineob edienc e,
in c om el ya nd hum a n form / In w ha tsoev erpl a c e thou now a rt,
c om ehithera ndrendertha thonourw hic hthouow esttothe
truel iv ing God, W ho isthyCrea tor . Inthena m e of theFa ther,
I
oftheSona ndoftheHol yGhost, c om etherefore, a nd b e
ob edient, infront of thisc irc l e, w ithoutperil tom yb odyorsoul .
Appea rinc om el yhum a nform , w ithnoterrorenc om pa ssing
thee . Ic onj urethee, m a k eha ste, c om estra ig htw a y, a nda tonc e
. '
Bya l l theDiv inena m es-SECHIEL,
BARACHIEL-if thou-dost
notob eyprom ptl y, BALANDIER, suspensus, ira c undus,
Orig ra -
tium g u, Pa rtus, Ol em dem is,
a ndBa utra tis, N. Iex orc ise
thee, doinv ok ea nddoim posem osthig hc om m a ndm entupon
thee, b ytheom nipotenc e
of thel iv ing God, a ndofthetrue
God ;
b ythev irtueofthehol yGod, a ndb ythePow er of Him
W hospa k ea nda l l thing sw erem a de, ev enb yHishol y
c om m a nd-
m entthehea v ena ndea rthw erem a de, w itha l l tha t
isinthem I
Ia dj uretheeb ytheFa ther, b ytheSona ndb ytheHol y, Ghost,
ev enb ytheHol yTrinity, b ytha tGodW hom thouc a ntnot
resist, underW hoseem pireIw il l c om pel thee
; Ic onj urethee
b yGodtheFa ther, b yGodtheSon, b yGodtheHol yGhost,
b ytheMotherofJesusChrist, Hol yMothera ndperpetua l
Virg in, b yhersa c redhea rt, b yherb l essedm il k , w hic htheSon
of
theFa thersuc k ed, b yherm osthol yb odya ndsoul , b ya l l
thepa rtsa nd" m em b ersofthisVirg in, b ya l l
thesufering s,
1

2 8 4
The
Method off onorius-
a fic tions, , l a b ours, a g oniesw hic hshe
enduredduring thew hol e
c ourse of 'her
l ife,
b y
a l l thesig hssheuttered, b ya l l thehol y
tea rsw hic hshe shed w hil sther_ dea r
Son w eptb eforethetim e
of His dol orouspa ssion a ndon
thetree of the Cross, b ya l l the
sa c redhol ything s
w hic ha reofered a nd done, a nd a l sob y a l l
others, a sinhea v en soon ea rth, in honour of ourSa v iourJesus
Christ, a nd of the Bl essed Ma ry, HisMother, b yw ha tsoev er is
c el estia l , b ytheChurc hMil ita nt, inhonour of
theVirg ina ndof
a l l the Sa ints. In l ik em a nner, I c onj uretheeb ytheHol y
Trinity, b ya l l otherm ysteries, b ythesig nof
` theGross, b ythe
m ost Prec ious b l ooda ndw a terw hic hfl ow edfrom theside
of
Jesus Christ, b ythesw ea tw hic hissuedfrom Hisw hol eb ody,
, w henHe sa id in theGa rdenofOl iv es
: My
Fa ther, if
itb e
possib l e, l etthis c ha l ic epa ssfrom m e
. Ic onj uretheeb y His
dea tha nd pa ssion, b yHis b uria l a nd g l oriousresurrec tion, b y
Hisa sc ension, b ythe c om ing oftheHol yGhost. Ia dj urethee,
furtherm ore, b ythec row n ofthornsw hic h w a s set upon His
hea d, b ythe b l ood w hic hfl ow edfrom Hisfeeta nd ha nds, b ythe
na il s w ithw hic hHew a sna il edtothetree of theCross, b ythe
hol y tea rs w hic h -Heshed, b ya l l w hic hHesufferedw il l ing l y
throug hg rea tl ov eofa s : b ythel ung s, thehea rt, the ha ir, the
inw a rdpa rts, -a nda l l them em b ersofourSa v iourJesus
Christ .
Ic onj uretheeb ythej udg m entofthel iv ing a ndthe
dea d, b y
theGospel w ordsof ourSa v iour Jesus Christ, b yHis
prea c hing s, b yHissa ying s, b yHism ira c l es, b ythec hil din
sw a ddl ing -c l othes, b ythec rying c hil d, b orneb ythem other: in
herm ost purea nd v irg ina l w om b ; b ythe-
g l oriousinterc ession
of the Virg in
MotherofourSa v iourJesusChrist ; b ya l l w hic h
isofGoda ndofHisMostHol yMother, a sinhea v ensoon
ea rth. Ic onj uretheeb ythehol yAng el sa ndArc ha ng el s,
b y a l l
the b l essed ordersofSpirits, b ythehol ypa tria rc hsa nd
prophets, b ya l l thehol ym a rtyrsa ndc onfessors, b y, a l l the
2 8 5
TieBa -ok , ~. Cerem onia l Ma g ic
hol yv irg ins a nd innoc entw idow s, b ya l l the ` sa ints of m od,
b othm ena nd w om en . I c onj uretheeb ythehea d of St. John
theBa ptist, b ythe" il k of St. Ca therine, a ndb ya l l theSa ints .
CONJU RATIONSFOREACHDAYOFTHE W EEK
For Monda y, toLuc ifer
This-ex perienc eisc om m onl yperform edin thec irc l e
b etw eenel ev ena ndtw el v eo'c l oc k , orb etw eenthree
a nd four .
Req uisites : c oa l , a ndc onsec ra tedc ha l k toc om pose thec irc l e, ,
a b outw hic hthesew ordsm ustb ew ritten : I forb idthee, Luc ifer, ,
inthena m e-oftheMostHol yTrinity, to, enterw ithinthis
c irc l e. A m ousem ust b e prov ided, tog iv ehim -, them a ster
m ustha v ea stol ea ndhol yw a ter, a na l b a l soa nda surpl ic e .
Hem ustrec itetheConj ura tionina l iv el ym a nner, c om m a nding ,
sha rpl ya ndshortl y, a sa l ordshoul da ddresshis serv a nt, 'w ith
a l l k indsofm ena c es : SATAN, RANTAM, PALLANTRR, LU TAIs,
I Thisisinoppositiontothehig herc ounsel softhea v erse a rt, w hic henj oinsa c erta in
rev erenc eina ddressing thel osta ng el s, presum a b l yona c c ountofw ha t theyw ere.
2 8 6
r
TheMethodofHonorius
CORICACOEM, Sc IRCIGREU R, Ireq uirethee tog iv e-m ev ery
Inm y, & c .
CONJU RATION
Iv onsj a thee, Luc ifer, b ythe
l iv ing God, b y the trueGod,
b ythehol yGod, W hospa k ea nda l l w a sm a de, W ) w c om m a nded
a nda l l
thing sw erec rea ted a nd m a det Ieonj uretheeb ythe
Ine ib l eNa m es
ofGod, ON, ALPHA a nd OMEGA, ELOY, ELOYM,
YA, -SADAY, Lux , MU GIENS, REx , SALU S, ADONAY, EMMANU EL,
MESSIAS a ndIa dj ure, c onj ure, a ndex orc isetheeb ytheNa m es
w hic ha re'dec l a redunderthel ettersV, 0 , X , a sa l sob ythe
Na m es JEHOVAH, SOL, AGLA, 'RIFFASORIS, ORISTON, ORPHITNE,
PHATONIPRETU , OGIA, SPERATON, IMAGON, AMU L, PENATON,
SOTER, TETRAGRAMMATON, ELOY, PREMOTON, SITMON, PERI-
GARON, GARON, IRATATON, PLEGATON, ON, PERCHIRAM, TIROS, RU BI-
PHATON, SIMU LATON, PERPI, KLARIMU M, TREMENDU M,
MERAY,
a ndb y the, m ost, hig hIneffa b l e. Na m es'of God, GALi, ENGA,
EL, . HABDANU M, . INGODU M, , OBu ENGLABIS, . dothoum a k e
ha stetoc om e, orsendm eN . , ha v ing a c om el y, a ndhum a nform ,
innow iserepul siv e, tha the m a y a nsw erinrea l truthw ha tsoev er
Isha l l a sk him , b eing a l sopow erl esstohurtm e, ora nyperson
w hom soev er, eitherinb odyorsoul
.
ForTuesda y, toFrim ost
1
Thisex perienc eisperform edinitsproper c irc l ea tnig ht
from nineto'teno'c l oc k , a ndthefirst
stonefoundisg iv en to
- him . Heistob erec eiv edw ithdig nitya ndhonour
. Proc eed
a s on. Monda y c om pose the c irc l e, -a ndw ritea b outit
: Ob ey
m e, FRIMOST IOb eym e, FRIMOSTI Ob eym e, FRIMOSTI
CONJU RATION
Ic onj urea ndc om m a ndthee,
FRiMOST, b ya l l the na m es
w herew iththou c a nstb e
c onstra ineda ndb ound/ Iex orc ise
iOtherw ise, Na m b roth .
2 8 7
The Book
,
ofCerem onia l
Ma g ic
thee, NAMBROTH,
b y : thyna m e,
b ythev irtue ofa l l spirits, b y
a l l c ha ra c ters, b ytheJew ish, Greek a ndCha l dea n
c onj ura
tions, b ythyc onfusiona ndm a l edic tion, a ndIw il l redoub l ethy
pa insa ndtorm entsfrom da ytoda y
for ev er, ifthouc om enot
now toa c c om pl ishm yw il l a ndsub m ittoa l l tha tIsha l l c om -
m a nd, b eing pow erl ess toha rm m e,
or thosew hoa c c om pa ny
m e,
eitherinb odyorsoul .
ForW ednesda y, to. , ~Asta roth
Thisex perienc eisperform edinitsc irc l ea t nig ht, from ten
toel ev eno'c l oc k ;
itisdesig nedtoob ta intheg oodg ra c esof
theKing a ndothers
. W riteinthec irc l ea sfol l ow s : Com e,
ASTAROTH1 ' Com e, ASTAROTH ! Com e,
ASTAROTHl
CONJU RATION
Ic onj urethee,
ASTAROTH, w ic k edspirit, b y-thew ords a nd
v irtuesofGod, b ythePow erful God, JesusChrist of Na z a reth, ,
2 8 8
The Methodof
Honorius
untoW hom a l l dem onsa resub m itted, W how a sc onc eiv ed
of
theVirg inMa ry ; b ythem ystery of
theAng el Ga b riel , Ic on-
j a rsthee a nda g a ininthe
na m e oftheFa ther, a ndofthe
Son, a nd of
the Hol yGhost ; in the na m e of the g l oriousVirg in
Ma rya nd. of
theMostHol yTrinity, in W hosehonourdo
a l l theArc ha ng el s, Thrones, Dom ina tion, Pow ers, Pa tria rc hs, ,
Prophets, Apostl esa ndEv a ng el istssing w ithoutend ; ' Hosa nna h,
Hosa nna h, Hosa nna h, Lord
GodofHosts, W hoa rt, W ho" v a st,
W ho a rttoc om e, a sa riv erof
b urning fire/ Neg l ec tnotm y
c om m a nds, refuse nottoc om e .
Ic om m a ndtheeb yHim W ho
sha l l a ppea rw ithfl a m estoj udg ethel iv ing a ndthedea d,
untoW hom isa l l honour, pra isea ndg l ory . Com e, therefore,
prom ptl y, ob eym y w il l ; a ppea ra ndg iv epra isetothetrue :
God, untothel iv ing God, yea , untoa l l His w ork s
;
fa il notto
ob ey m e, a nd g iv ehonourtotheHol yGhost, inW hosena m e
I
c om m a ndthee . -
2 8 9
The
Book ofCerem onia l Ma g ic
ForThursda y, toSil c ha rde
Thisex perienc eism a dea tnig ht, from threeto
fouro'c l oc k ,
a t w hic hhourheisc a l l ed, a nda ppea rsintheform ofa King
.
Al ittl eb rea dm ustb eg iv enhim w henheisreq uiredto
depa rt ; herendersm a nha ppya nda l so
'disc ov ers trea sures.
W ritea b outthec irc l ea sfol l ow s : Hol y Godl Hol y Godl
Hol yGod/
CONJU RATION
Ic onj urethee, SICHARDE,
b ytheim a g ea ndl ik eness of
JesusChristourSa v iour, W hosedea tha ndpa ssion-redeem ed
theentirehum a nra c e, W hoa l sow il l stha t, b yHisprov idenc e,
thoua ppea rforthw ithinthisda c e . Ic om m a ndtheeb y a l l the
King l b m sofGod . Ia dj urea ndc onstra intheeb y
His Hol y
Na m e, b yHim W how a l k eduponthea sp, W hoc rushed the
l ion a ndthedra g on . Dothouob ey
. m ea ndfuj Il m y c om m a nds,
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The Method of Honorius
b eing pow erl esstodo ha rm untom eora ny Personw hom soev er,
eitheriiib odyor
soul .
ForFrida y, toBec ha rd
Thisex perienc e is perform eda tnig htfrom el ev entotw el v e
o'c l oc k , a nda nutm ustb eg iv entohim
. W rite w ithin the
c irc l e om e, BECEARD ICom e, BECHARDI
Com e, BECHARDI
CONJU RATION
Ic onj urethee, BECHARD, a ndc onstra inthee, inl ik e
m a nner,
b y the Most
Hol y . Na m esofGod, ELOY,
ADONAY, ELOY, 'AGLA,
SAMALABACTAY,
w hic ha rew ritten inHeb rew ,
Greek a ndLa tin ,
b y
a l l thesa c ra m ents, b y a l l thena m es w ritten in
thisb ook ; a nd
b yhim
w ho drov etheefrom theheig ht
of Hea v en . I c onj ure
a nd c om m a nd . theeb ythev irtue
of theMost Hol yEuc ha rist,
w hic h
b a thredeem edm enfrom theirsins ;
Ic onj urethee to
c om e w ithout
a ny del a y, todoa nd
Perform a l l m yb idding s,
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TheBook ofCerem onia l ` Ma g ic
w ithouta nyprej udic eto m y
b odyorsoul , w ithoutha rm ing
m yb ook ordoing inj urytothosetha ta c c om pa ny m e.
For Sa turda y, toGul a nd 1
Thisex perienc eisperform eda tnig htfrom el ev entotw el v e
o'c l oc k , a ndsosoona shea ppea rsb urntb rea dm ustb eg iv en
him
. Ask him a nything tha tyouw il l , a ndhew il l ob eyyou
onthespot. W riteinhis . c irc l e : Enternot, GU LAND ! Enter
not, GU LAND ! Enternot, GU LAND!
CONJU RATION
Ic onj urethee, 0 GU LAND,
inthena m e ofSa ta n, inthe
na m e ofBeel z eb ub , inthena m e of
Asta roth, a ndinthena m e
ofa l l otherspirits, tom a k eha stea nda ppea rIb efore4
m e
. Com e,
then, in the
na m eofSa ta na ndin` thena m esofa l l other dem ons .
Com etom e, Ic om m a ndthee, in ,
theNa m eoftheMostHol y
1 Otherw ise, Na b a m .
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The. MethodofHon-orius
Trinity . Com e, _ w ithoutinfl ic ting a ny ha rm uponm e,
w ithout
inj urytom yb odyorsoul , w ithoutm a l trea ting
m y b ook sor
a nything
w hic h Iuse. Ic om m a ndtheetoa ppea rw ithout
del a y, or, tha tfa il ing , tosendm eforthw itha notherSpiritha v ing
the_ sa m e pow era sthouha st, w ho sha l l a c c om pl ish m y c om m a nds
a ndb esub m itted tom y w il l , w a nting w hic h, he w hom thou
sha l tm send m e, - if indeedthouc om estnotthysel f, sha l l inno
w ise
depa rt, noruntil heha thina l l thing sful fil l edm y desire .
ForSunda y,
toSurg a t'
Thisex perienc eisperform eda tnig htfrom el ev en
toone
o'c l oc k
. Hew il l dem a nd . a ha irofyourhea d, b utg iv ehim
oneof a fox , a nd - see tha theta k esit . His
offic eistodisc ov er
a ndtra nsporta l l trea suresa ndperform a nything tha tyou
m a y
w il l . W riteinhisc irc l e
TETRAGRAMMATON, TETRAGRAM-
The Book ofCerem onia l
Ma g ic
MATON, TETRAGRAMMATON. ISMAEL, ADONAY, IHU A . Andina
sec ondc irc l e : Com e, SU RGAT r Com e, SU RGAT 1 Com e, SU RGATI
CONJU RATION
Ic onj urethee, 0 SU RGAT, b ya l l thena m esw hic ha rew ritten
inthisb ook , topresentthysel fhereb eforem e, prom ptl y a nd
w ithoutdel a y, b eing rea dytoob eym eina l l thing s, or, fa il ing
this, todespa tc hm e a Spiritw itha stonew hic hsha l l m a k e m e
inv isib l etoev eryonew hensoev erIc a rryit ! AndIc onj ure
theetob esub m ittedinthineow nperson, orintheperson of
him orofthose w hom
thousha l tsendm e, todo a nda c c om pl ish
m yw il l a nd a l l tha tIsha l l c om m a nd, w ithoutha rm tom e or
toa nyone, sosoona sIm a k ek now n m y intent .
VeryPow erful Conj ura tion for a l l da ysa ndhours of theDa yor
Nig ht, b eing forTrea sureshiddenb y . m enor Spirits, tha t
thesa m em a yb epossesseda ndtra nsported
Ic om m a ndyou, 0 a l l yedem ons dw el l ing ; in
thesepa rts,
orinw ha tpa rtofthew orl dsoev eryem a yb e, b yw ha tsoev er
pow erm a yha v eb eeng iv enyoub yGoda ndour, hol yAng el s
ov erthispl a c e, - b y - thepow erful Princ ipa l ityof
theinferna l
a b ysses,
. a s a l sob ya l l
your -b rethren, b oth ' g enera l a nd spec ia l
dem ons, w hetherdw el l ing intheEa st, W est, Southor
North,
orina nyside
oftheea rth, a nd, inl ik em a nner, b ythepow er
ofGodtheFa ther, b ythew isdom ofGodtheSon, b ythev irtue
of theHol yGhost, b ythea uthorityIderiv efrom ourSa v iour
Jesus Christ, theonl ySonoftheAl m ig htya ndtheCrea te,
W ho
m a de us
a nda l l c rea turesfrom nothing ,
W ho
a l soorda in
tha t you
dohereb ya b dic a tea l l pow ertog ua rd, ha b it ' a nda b ide
inthispl a c e ; b yW hom furtherIc onstra ina nd
c om m a nd
you, nol ensv ol ens,
w ithoutg uil eordec eption, to dec l a rem e
yourna m esa ndtol ea v e m ein
pea c ea b l epossession , a ndrul e
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MY thispl a c e, of w ha tsoev er l eg ionyou
b ea nd of w ha tsoev er
pa rt of the w orl d ; b yorderoftheMostHol yTrinity
a ndb y
the m erits oftheMost
Hol y a ndBl essedVirg in, a sa l soof
a l l thesa ints, Iunb indyou a l l , spirits
w ho a b ide in thispl a c e,
a ndIdriv eyoutothedeepestinferna l a b ysses . Thus : Go,
a l l Spiritsa c c ursed, w hoa rec ondem nedtothe
fl a m e eterna l
w hic h isprepa red
foryoua ndyourc om pa nions, ifye b ere-
b el l iousa nddisob edient
. I c onj ureyoub ythesa m ea uthority,
I ex horta ndc a l l you, Ic onstra ina ndc om m a ndyou,
b y
a l l
thepow ers of yoursuperiordem ons, toc om e, ob eya ndrepl y
positiv el ytow ha t
Idirec tyou, intheNa m e
of
JesusChrist .
W henc e, if
youortheydonotob eyprom ptl ya ndw ithoutta rry-
ing , I w il l shortl yinc rea seyourtorm ents for a thousa ndyea rs
inhel l . Ic onstra inyouthereforetoa ppea r here . i n c om el y
hum a nsha pe, b ythe MostHig hNa m es of God, HAIN, Lori,
HILAY, SABAOTH, HELIM, RADISHA, , LEDIEm 1 , ADONAY,
JEHOVA, YAH, TETRAGRAMMATON, SADAI, MESSIAS, AGIOS,
ISCHYROS, EMMANU EL, AGLA, JesusW hois ALPHA a nd OMEGA,
theb eg inning a ndtheend, tha tyoub ej ustl yesta b l ishedin
thefire, ha v ing nopow erto
reside, -ha b itora b ideinthis pl a c e
henc eforth
; a ndIreq uire your doom b ythev irtueof the sa id
Na m es, tow it, tha tSt
. Mic ha el driv eyoutotheutterm ostof
the .
inferna l a b yss, intheNa m e
of
theFa ther, a nd of the Son,
a nd oftheHol yGhost.
Sob eit.
Ic onj urethee,
Ac ha rn,
,
orw hom soev erthoum a yestb e, b y
theMostHol yNa m esofGod, b y
MALHAME, JAE, MAY, MABRON,
JACOB, DASMEDIAS, ELOY, ATERESTIN, JANASTARDY, FINIS,
AGIos, ISCHYROS, OTHEOS, ATHANATOS, AGLA, JEHOVA,
HOMOSION, AGA, MESSIAS, SOTHER, CHRISTU SVINCIT, CHRIS-
TU SIMPERAT, INCREATU SSPIRITU SSANCTU S .
Ic onj urethee, Ca ssiel , orw hom soev erthoum a yestb e, b y
a l l thesa idna m es, w ithpow era ndw ithex orc ism IIw a rnthee
2
95 ,
b ytheother Sa c red Na m es of
them ostg rea tCrea tor, w hic h_ , a re
orsha l l herea fter b e c om m unic a ted to thee
; hea rk enforthw ith
a ndim m edia tel yto m y w ords ; ob serv e
them - inv iol a b l y, a s
sentenc esofthe
x
l a stdrea dful da yofj udg m ent, w hic hthou
m ust ob eyinv iol a tel y, nor think torepul se m e b ec a useI a m
a
sinner, forthereinsha l ethourepul sethec om m a nds of theMost
Hig hGo, d . Know estthounottha tthoua rtb ereft of thypow ers
b eforethyCrea tor a nd ours ? Think thereforew ha t thoure-
fusest, a nd pl edg ethereforethineob edienc e, sw ea ring b ythe
sa idl a stdrea dful da y of j udg m enta ndb yHim W hoha th
c rea teda l l thing sb yHisw ord, W hom a l l c rea turesob ey . P. per
sedem ' Ba l da reyetperg ra tia m etdil ig entia m tua m ha b uistl
a b - eoha nc na l a tim a na m il a m , a s Ic om m a ndthee1
I Itisim possib l etorestoretheLa tinsotha titsha l l possessa nintel l ig ib l e
a nd c onstruc tiv e
sense.
The
Book ofCerem onia l Ma g ic
HORU S-RAiW EARINGTHESOLAR
DISCANDU RIEU S .
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CHAPTERVIII
i% c eIia neousa nO9tnoej 3 toc eSa eo
. Conc erning -W ork sofHa treda ndDestruc tion
HEfol l ow ing proc essa ppea rs in sev era l m a nusc ript
c opiesofthe
Key of
Sol om on,
b ut
ha sb een om itted
b ytheEng l isheditoroftha tw ork , a sothersa re a l so
om itted,
presum a b l ya sa Goetic interpol a tion . But w e ha v e
seentha ta Goetic proc essina b ook l ik ethe KeyofSol om on
isnotnec essa ril ya ninterpol a tion, w hil ea sreg a rdsthispa r-
tic ul a rinsta nc eit
is v erynea rl yev identtha titisa ninteg ra l
portionoftha tdub iousc ol l ec tion . Inthesec ondc ha pterof
the
-
firstb ook w e a retol dtha ttheda ysa ndhoursofMa rsa re
suita b l e
for ov erthrow ing enem ies, w hil ethehours of Sa turn
a nd Ma rs, a nda l sotheda yson
w hic h theMoonis
in
c on-
j unc tionw iththosepl a nets, a reex c el l entforex perim entsof
ha tred, enm ity, q ua rrel
a nddisc ord.
Inthefirstc ha pterof
thesec ondb ook itissa id-Asforopera tions of
destruc tion
a nddesol a tion, w eshoul dputthem intoex ec utionontheda y
ofSa turna tthefirsthour, orra thera ttheeig hthorfifteenth
oftheda y, a ndfrom thefirstuntil theeig hthhourofthe
nig ht. .
From thesesta tem entsitseem sfa ir to infertha t
there
m ustha v eb een a sec tionc onta ining direc tionsa stothe
perform a nc eofsuc hw ork s
. Inthisc a se, the Key of Sol om on
isneitherb etternorw orsetha na nyotherGrim oireof , Bl a c k
Ma g ic -a sindeedw eha v erea sontok now b yitsa dm itted
2 97
TheBook ofCerem onia l Ma g ic
sec tions. Thea pol og istsoftheCl a v ic l e-iftherea rea ny
a pa rtfrom itsEng l isheditor-w il l prob a b l yc iteindefenc eof
ita pa ssa g ew hic hoc c ursinBook -i, c
. 8 , inw hic hthea uthor
proffershis'sec retsontheex pressc onditiontha ttheysha l l
notb eusedtoruina nddestroyone'sneig hb our . Butw hen,
ev erya l l ow a nc eha sb eenm a deforthisstipul a tion, w esha l l
dow el l torem em b ertha tsim il a rw a rning sa renotw a nting
inpurel yGoetic ritua l s . Thereisfurthera nothertestb y
w hic hthea uthentic ityofthefol l ow ing proc essm a yb el a rg el y
determ ined, a ndtha tisthem a nnerofitsw ording , w hic h
c orrespondsc l osel yw iththeprev a il ing m a nneroftheCl a v ic l e
.
Itis-a l oosea ndg enera l w ording , c ov ering sev era l c l a ssesof
ex perim ent, a nd-ifa nyoneissuffic ientl yridic ul ousorsuffi-
c ientl yul tra -serioustodesiretha ttheq uestionb etested-it
m a yb ec om pa redw ithBook I, c . x v . , x v i . , x v ii . , inw hic h
thesa m ec ha ra c teristic sw il l b efound.
Theproc essitsel fisa sfol l ow s : -Ex perim entsuponenem ies
m a yb eperform edinsev era l w a ys, b ut, w hetherw ithw a x en
im a g esorsom eotherinstrum ent, thepa rtic ul a rsofea c hm ust
b edil ig entl ya ndfa ithful l yob serv ed
. Shoul dtheda ya ndhour
fa il thee, proc eeda sa l rea dyl a iddow n, a ndprepa retheim a g e
y
orinstrum entpropertothiseffec tintheordera ndm a nner
thereof. Fum ig a tew iththeproperperfum es, a ndifw riting b e
req uiredontheim a g e, l etitb edonew iththeneedl eorstyl et
ofthea rt, a sa foresa id . Nex trec itethefol l ow ing w ords
onc eov erthesa idim a g e
: --VSOR, DILAPIDATORE, TENTATORE,
SOIGNATORE, DEVORATORE, CONCITORE, ETSEDU CTORE . 0 a l l -ye
m inistersa ndc om pa nions, Idirec t, c onj ure, c onstra ina ndc om -
m a ndyoutofufl thisb ehestw il l ing l y, na m el y, stra ig htw a yto
c onsec ra tethisim a g e, w hic h-istob edoneinthena m eof
tha ta sthefa c eoftheone-isc ontra rytothe
other, sothesa m em a ynev erm orel ook oneuona nother .
2
9
8 1 4
Misc el l a neous a nd Minor
Proc esses
-Deposittheim a g ein som epl a c eperfum ed w ith ev il odours,
espec ia l l ythose of Ma rs, suc ha ssul phura nd a ssa foetida . Let
itrem a inthereforonenig ht, ha v ing dul ya sperg edit, ob serv ing
the properhoura nd tim e. Do
l ik ew isew hentheex perim ent
isperform ed w ith
c ha ra c tersa ndna m es, b ytouc hing the l ov ers'
w ith w ords, orb y
w ha tsoev er otherm a nner. Butw henthe
ex perim entism a deb yg iv ing som ething to b e ea ten, thesa m e
m ustb eperform ed on theda ya ndhourpropertothisw ork .
Al l thing sb eing prepa red, pl a c ethem b efore you, a ndsa y
W herea reye, TSQ IGNATORE, U SORE, . DILAPIDATORE, a nd
DENTORE ;
CONCISORE, DIVORATORE, SEDU CTORE, a nd SEMINATORE ? Yew ho
sow disc ord, w here a reyoufYew hoinfuseha treda ndyopa g a te
enm ities, Ic onj ureyou b yHim w ho ha thc rea tedyouforthis
m inistry,
tofuX I
this
w ork , inorder tha t w hensoev erN
.
[ na m ing
the person] sha l l ea t of l ik ething s, or sha l l
touc hthem ,
in w ha tsoev erm a nner, nev ersha l l heg oinpea c e.
Giv ethenw ha tsoev eryoupl ea setothepersondesig na ted,
-b utl et, it b ein thehourofSa turn or tha tofMa rs, ob serv ing
a l l thing sneedful for suc hex perim ents .
2 . Conc erning Venerea l Ex perim ents
W eha v e` seen tha t thesorc ereroftheMiddl e Ag es
w a s
usua l l ysq ua l id a nd nec essitous ; henc e he c ov etedtrea sures
he w a s usua l l ydespised, a ndhenc ehel ong edform a stery, for
theprestig eofm ysterya ndthepow erofstra ng ea rts : he
w a s
usua l l y l onel y
a nd
l ib idinous, a ndhenc ehesoug ht, b y
m ea nsofspel l sa ndphil tres, toc om pel thedesireofw om en.
Tob eric h in w orl dl yg oods, totra m pl eonone'senem iesa nd
to g ra tify thedesiresofthefl esh-suc ha retheends,
v a riousl y
q ua l ified a ndv a riousl y a tta ined, ofm ostCerem onia l Ma g ic
;
henc e a l sotheRitua l s a b ound in Venerea l Ex perim ents
.
1 This m ea ns tha t the ex perim ent isfor the oc c ul tc onsol a tion of a riv a l .
Itw il l b eseen,
how ev er, tha tthereisa c erta inc onfusion, a sthea dj ura tionw hic hfol l ow sw il l ex hib it .
2 99
Insuc h a s the Grinorium Verum -
thereisnoa ttem ptto
hidetheiril l ic itna ture ; inthe Key of Sol om on itisdisg uised,
b uttheproc essforob ta ining Kfa v oura ndl ov e w hic hoc c ursin
tha tw ork isnotrea l l ya m orel a w ful ex perim enttha ntha t Pour,
fa irev eniruneFil l ev ow s
trouv er, sisa g eq u'el l esnit . The
KeyofSol om onis
retic enta ndtheGrim oiresa refra nk the
oneprom isestheful fil m entoftheopera tor'sdesirew ithout
defining it ; theothersa reex pl ic ita ndpa rtic ul a r . Itistrue
a l sotha tthe
one ha srec oursetoAdona ia nd im pl ores his
a ssista nc e, w hil etheothersinv ok ethepow ersofHel l .
The Book ofTrue Bl a c k Ma g ic foronc eig norestheex peri-
enc eoftheCl a v ic l ea ndsub stitutesthefol l ow ing : -
Conc erning theEx perim entofLov e
W ha tsoev erpersonb etheob j ec tofthisex perim ent, w hether
m a norw om a n, itisneedful inm a k ing ittoob serv etheproper
da ya ndhour .
. Notefurthertha titisperform edb ym ea nsof
a nim a g eofw a x orothersuita b l em a tter . Beforec om posing it,
sa ythefol l ow ing w ords . ov erthew a x : NoGA,
JES, ASTROPOLTM,
ASMO, COCCAV, BERMONA, TENTATOR, SOIGNATOR-I
c onj ureyou,
m inistersofl ov e a ndinc ontinenc e, b yHim w ho
ha thc ondem ned -
you to
hel l / Doye c onsec ra tethis w a x in a
reg ul a rm a nner,
tha titm a ya c q uirethedesiredv irtue, b ythe pow er
of theMost
Hol yAdona y, W hol iv etha ndreig neth for
ev era ndev er . Am en .
Theim a g em ustthenb ec om poseda ndsuita b l ec ha ra c ters
insc rib ed-thereonw iththem a l eg oose-q uil l oftheArt, a fter
w hic hitm ustb e
. fum ig a tedw hil erec iting thefol l ow ing w ords
-Othoum ostpow erful King
PAYMON, w hosea b sol ute
rul e -
a ndreig nis in thew esternq ua rter/
0 thou, EGIM, _ m oStStrong
King , w hoseem pireis'inthec ol dreg ion/ O
- thou, ASMODEVS,
w hog ov ernestintheSouth/
0 thou,
AYMAMON, Im ostnob l e
3 0 0
MiscellaneousandMinorProcesses
K ing , - m onarch of
t h eE ast ernw orld, w h ose reig nb eg anf rom
of oldandw ill endure
t ot h eendof t im eI I inv ok eandb e-
seech y oub y H im W h ost ak eand
it w as, W h osesolew ord
b at h
creat edall, W h om all creat uresob ey
b y t h eseat of H is
Maj est y
; b y H isW illandH isN am e ;
b y H im W h ow asb ef ore
t h e
ag esandh at h creat edt h eag es
; W h oseN am eisw rit t en
w it h t h ef ourlet t ers JoD, H E , VAU, H E ;
b y t h eench ant m ent s
andp ow ert h ereof andb y all t h e sig nal
N am es of t h eC reat or ;
I conj ure
y ou- t oconsecrat et h isim ag e and
g rant t h at it m ay
acq uire v irt ue according
t oourdesire, b y t h e
Most H oly N am e
Adonay ,
t h e p ow erof w h ich
isw it h out b eg inning orend . -
T h isb eing done, conj urew it h t h eC onj urat ionof t h eim ag e,
and
if t h ew om anorm ansh ouldnot ap p ear, p lace
t h esaidim ag e
b eneat h t h e
p illow
of y ourb ed, andb ef oret h reeday s
y ou sh all
b eh oldadm irab let h ing s, w h ilech ainsoreart h sh allnot , st ay '
t h edesiredp ersonf rom com ing t oy ou,
f or t h ef ulf ilm ent of
y ourp urp ose, not h ing
b eing ex cep t ed .
B ut if t h eex p erienceb et of indt h eb elov ed, p erson, p lace
t h eim ag eundert h edoorw h ich h eorsh em ust p ass
. I n
eit h ercaseap ow derm ust b e, m adeandcast up ont h ep erson,
org iv ent h em w it h t h eirm eat ordrink
. T h e solem nit iesof
t h eh ours, m at t ersandinst rum ent sm ust b ef ait h f ully ob serv ed,
and t h e
S p irit sconj uredb y nam e, say ing also :
I conj ureand
const rainy ou, y e
Dev ils, w h oh av et h ep ow ert odist urb t h e
h eart s of
m enandw om en/B y H im
W h op at h creat edy ou
f rom not h ing andb y t h isim ag e, I conj urey out h isnig h t
int o
m y , p resence, t h at I
m ay h av et h ep ow ert ocom p elw h om soev er
I w illt olov em e, w h et h erm aleorf em ale
.
W h ent h ech aract ersandim ag esh av eb eenp rep ared, say
ov ert h em : I
conj urey ou, 0AN AL, DON QUE L, T H E LI E L,
p rinces of
lov e, andally ourm inist ers, w h oh av ep ow er- t o
f ill
3 01
w it h f erv ourt h eh eart sof m enandw om en, andt ok indle t h e
f ireof lov et I conj ure
y ou b y H im W h o is seat ed * t h e
C h erub im andg uardet h t h eab y sses, b y H im W h om ak et h t h e
w orldt ot rem b le, W h om
all creat ures ob ey / G rant - t h at t h ese
ch aract ersandf ig ures m ay p ossesst h is v irt ue, t h at such m an
orw om an m ay lov e
m e, m ay desirem e andt h irst f orm y lov e,
andt h at it sh allb eim p ossib lef orh im orh ert olov eany ' p erson
sav em e .
Placet h eim ag einav esself oronenig h t , op erat e on t h e'
day andint h eh ourap p rop riat et h eret o, andy oush all b eh olda
w onder .
T h ecom p iler of
t h e G rim orium Verism , w h o seem s t o h av e
select edalm ost inv ariab ly t h em ost b iz arrep rocesses, inst ruct s
h isp up ils
H OW T OC AUS E T H E APPE ARAN C E OFT H RE E LADI E S OR
T H RE E G E N T LE ME N I N ON E ' S ROOMAFT E RS UPPE R
i . Prep arat ion
Ab st ainf ort h reeday sf rom t h eh iddenof f ices, andt h en
sh ally oursp irit b ef ort if ied . Ont h ef ourt h day , y oush all
cleanseandp rep arey ourch am b erassoon as
it ism orning ,
im m ediat ely af t erdressing , t h ew h olef ast ing
. B ut see y oudo
it insuch aw ay t h at it w illnot b eliab let odisarrang em ent
during t h erem ainderof t h eday
. N ot et h at t h erem ust b e no
h ang ing s, norany t h ing set crossw ise, not ap est ries, no
h ang -
ing clot h es, h at s, b ird- cag es, b edcurt ains, & c . Ab ov e
all, let
t h eap p oint m ent sb ecleaninev ery resp ect .
2 . C erem ony
Af t ersup p erp assinsecret t oy ourch am b er, m ade ready as
ab ov e ; k indleag oodf ire
; p laceaw h it eclot h ont h et ab le,
roundw h ich set t h reech airs, andb ef oreeach ch air, up ont h e
3 02
Miscellaneous
and Minor
Processes
t ab le,
let t h ereb eaw h eat enroll anda g lass f ull
of f resh clear
w at er . Last ly , draw up
ach airand set t ee
t ot h esideof t h e
b edandret iret orest , ut t ering t h ef ollow ing
C ON JURAT I ON
B est icit um consolat io v eni
ad m e v ert at
C reon, C reon,
C reon,
cant orlaudem om nip ot ent is et non
com m ent ur . S t at
suj eriorcart ab ient laudem
om v iest rap rincip iem dam ont em
et
inim icosm eos8 Prost ant is v ob is
et m ih idant esq uep assium
ierisincisib us .
T h et h reep ersons, h av ing
arriv ed, w illrest t h em selv esnear
t h ef ire, drink ing , eat ing and f inally
t h ank ing h im orh er
w h o
h asent ert ainedt h em
;
f or
if it b eay oung lady w h op erf orm s
t h iscerem ony , t h reeg ent lem enw ill com e ;
b ut if it b eam an,
t h reey oung ladiesw illap p ear
. T h e saidt h reep ersonsw ill
draw lot sam ong each ot h er t o
k now w h ich of t h em sh all
rem ain- w it h y ou. I f am anb et h eop erat or, sh ew h ow insw ill
- p laceh erself int h earm - ch air w h ich
y ouh av eset b y t h eb ed,
and sh ew illrem ainandcom m unew it h y ouunt ilm idnig h t , at
w h ich h oursh ew illdep art w it h h ercom p anions, w it h out any
needof dism issal
.
Asreg ardst h et w oot h ers, t h ey w illk eep
t h em selv esb y t h e f ire, w h ile t h eot h erent ert ainsy ou
. S o long
assh e rem ains y ou m ay q uest ionh er up on
any art orscience,
orup onw h at sub j ect soev er, andsh ew illim m ediat ely g iv ey ou
ap osit iv eansw er . You m ay alsoinq uireof h erw h et h ersh eis
aw areof any h iddent reasure, and sh ew illinst ruct
y ouas t oit s
localit y andt h ep reciset im esuit edt oit srem ov al
. S h e w ill
ev enap p eart h erew it h h ercom p anionst odef endy ouag ainst
t h eassault sof t h eI nf ernal S p irit s w h om ay h av eit int h eir
p ossession . At p art ing , sh ew illp resent , y ouw it h aring , w h ich ,
w ornont h ef ing er, w illrendery ouluck y at p lay , w h ileif it
b ep lacedup ont h ef ing erof any w om anorg irl, y oush allt h ere
3 0
3
T h e
B ook
of C erem onial Mag ic
andt h enh av e y our
w illw it h t h em
. Ob serv e, h ow ev er, t h at
y oum ust leav ey ourw indow op eninordert h at t h ey
m ay
ent er.
T h iscerem ony
m ay b erep eat edf req uent ly at t h e
w ill of t h e
op erat or
.
I t m ust b eack now ledg edt h at t h eab ov eex p erim ent of f ers
alarg eret urnf orv ery sm allp ainsint h ep rep arat ion, andh ence
it isv ery p op ularw it h t h em ak ersof G rim oires
. T h esam e
ob serv at ionap p liest ot h ef ollow ing p rocess, w h ich is
com m on
t ot h esup p lem ent ary p ort ionsof t h e
G randG rinw ire, t h e
G rim orium Verum , t h e G rim oire of
H onorius and m ost of t h e
m inorcollect ions .
I t isdescrib ed, asanex p erienceof t h e
w onderf ulp ow erof t h eS up eriorI nt ellig ences . T h enat ureof
t h esup eriorit y m ay , h ow ev er, b einf erredf rom t h et it le
. .
T o
C AUS E AG I RLT OS E E K YOUOUT , H OW E VE RPRUDE N T
S H E MAYB E
W h et h erint h eincreaseorw aneof t h eMoon, a
st ar m ust
b e ob serv edb et w eenelev eno' clock andm idnig h t
. B ut b ef ore
b eg inning doasf ollow s . T ak ea
v irg in
p arch m ent. W rit e t h ereon h ernam ew h ose
p resencey oudesire . T h e p arch m ent
m ust
b esh ap edas, rep resent edint h ef ollow ing
f ig ure. Ont h eot h er . sideinscrib et h ese
w ords :
Melch iael, B areseh as . T h enp lace
y ourp arch m ent ont h eeart h , w it h t h ep er-
son' s
son' snam eag ainst t h eg round . S et y our
rig h t f oot ab ov eit , w h iley ourlef t k neeis
b ent t ot h eeart h
. I nt h isp osit ionob serv e
t h eb rig h t est st arint h ef irm am ent , h olding int h erig h t h and
a
t ap erof w h it ew ax , larg eenoug h t olast f oranh our, andrecit e
t h ef ollow ing
3 04
MiscellaneousandMinor
Processes
C ON JURAT I ON
I salut eand
conj ure y ou, 0 b eaut if ulm oon,
Ub eaut if ulS t ar,
0b rig h t lig h t w h ich I h old
inm y , h and/
B y t h eairw h ich I
b reat h e,
b y t h e b reat h w h ich is w it h in m e,
b y t h eeart h w h ich r
t ouch , I conj urey ou, and b y allt h e nam es
of t h e sp irit s w h o are
p rincesresiding iny ou
; b y t h einef f ab leN am e ON , w h ich
h at h creat ed all
; b y t h ee, 0Resp lendent Ang elG ab riel, t o-
g et h erw it h t h ePrince Mercury ,
Mich iael and ' Melch idael1
I conj urey ouag ainb y all
t h e Div ine
N am esof G od, t h at y ou
senddow n
t o ob sess, t orm ent and
h arasst h eb ody , sp irit , soul
and f iv e
senses of t h enat ure of N . , w h ose
nam eisw rit t enh ere
b elow , in
such aw ay t h at sh esh all com e
unt om eandaccom p lish
m y w ill, h av ing no: f riendsh ip f orany onein
. t h ew orld, b ut
esp ecially f or N
. , solong assh esh allb eindif erent t o m e . S o
sh all sh e endurenot , '
sosh allsh eb eob sessed, sosuf f er, sob e
t orm ent ed
. G ot h en, p rom p t ly ; g o, Melch idael, B aresch es, Z az el,
Firiel, Malch a,
andallt h osew h oarew it h out y ou
( sic) . I
conj urey oub y t h eg reat liv ing G odt oaccom p lish m y
w ill, and
I , N . , dop rom iset osat isf y y ouduly .
H av ing t h ricep ronouncedt h isconj urat ion, p lacet h et ap er
ont h ep arch m ent and let it - b urn . T ak et h ep arch m ent ont h e
m orrow , p ut it iny our lef t sh oe and t h ereleav eit
, unt ilt h e
p ersonf orw h om y ou h av eop erat ed
sh allh av e com e t oseek
y ouout . You m ust sp ecif y
int h eC onj urat iont h eday t h at y ou
desireh ert o
com e,
andsh ew ill
not f ail .
T h isp rocessh asit sdisadv ant ag es, andev enit sdif f icult ies .
I t seem sab surdt osup p oset h at t h ereareS p irit Princes
in-
h ab it ing ; t h ef lam e of at ap er, andt h et reat m ent inv ok edup on
t h elady isof at urb ulent k ind, nor is t h ereany colourab le
p ret enceonw h ich t h e
p osit ion of t h eriv allov ercanb ej ust if ied_
3 05

U
T h eB ook of C erem onial
Mag ic
b ut it h ast h et ouch ' of t h ep ict uresq ue, and, m ak ing all
allow -
ancef or- t h ep ot encies w h ich m ay inh erein
S at or, Arep o,
T enet , Op era, Rot as, it doesnot suf f erseriously b y com p arison
w it h t h em et h odof t h eC lav icle .
3
. C oncerning t h eE x p erim ent
of
I nv isib ilit y ,
W esh allseelat eront h at
- t h erearecert ainp rocesses
f ound
int h eG rim oiresw h ich donot connect w it h B lack
- Mag ic
ot h erw iset h anb y t h eirp laceint h eG rim oires .
T h ere - are
alsoot h erp rocessesw h ich arenot int h em selv es
G oet ic, b ut
areob j ect ionab le on account of t h eab uset ow h ich
t h ey - are
liab le . I t iscurioust oob serv eh ow ex p erim ent sof t h isk ind
w illinoneRit ualap p earunderah arm lessg uiseb ut w illin
anot h erb earallt h em ark sof diab olism . T h eex p erience
of
I nv isib ilit y , w it h w h ich w eareh ereconcerned, illust rat es all
t h esep oint s .
H ereC erem onialMag icp ret endst op laceit sadep t sin
p ossessionof t h ering of G y g es . Presum ing t h at t h e K ey of
S olom on ist h em ost ancient of allt h eRit uals, it ist h eret h at
t h ef orm alp rocessf irst occurs .
I t isaccom p lish ed, h ow ev er,
w it h out t h eint erv ent ionof aring , b y m eansof asim p le p re-
lim inary inv ocat ion, andanaddresst o
Alm iras, Mast er
andC h ief
of I nv isib ilit y , w h at soev erm ay b enecessary f ort h e p art icular
occasion, such asch aract ersandcircles, b eing lef t t ot h edis-
cret ionof t h eop erat or
. T h ereisalsoacom p lem ent ary p rocess
b y m eansof aw ax enim ag e
; _ it occursinonem anuscrip t cop y
andisg iv enb y t h e - E ng lish edit or . T h e- p erson w h o h asduly
m adeandconsecrat edt h isim ag eissup p osedt ob ecom ein-
v isib lew h enh ecarriesit . I f w e now t urnt ot h e B ook of
T rue
B lack Mag ic, w esh allf indt h e f irst ex p erim ent adap t edas
f ollow s
: - B ef orem ak ing t h eex p erim ent of inv isib ilit y t h ese
w ordsm ust b ecom m it t edt om em ory : S C AB OLE S , H AB RI ON ,
3 06
Miscellaneousand- MinorProcesses
E LY' , , E LI MI G I T , G AB OLI I , S E MI T RI ON , ME N T I N OB OL, S AB AN I T E UT ,
T E RFMOB OL, C AN E ,
ME T H ; ,
B ALUT I , C AT E A, T I ME G UE L, B ORA,
b y t h e
em p irew h ich
y eex ert ov er us, f ulf il
t h isw ork , so t h at I m ay
b ecom einv isib le . ' T h e said
w ords, m ust b ew rit t en
w it h t h e
b lood b ef ore
m ent ioned, $ andt h ef ollow ing C onj urat ionrecit ed
0y e
S p irit s of I nv isib ilit y , I conj ure
and const rainy ouin-
cont inent ly andf ort h w it h t oconsecrat et h isex p erim ent , sot h at ,
surely and w it h out t rick ery , I m ay
g oinv isib le . , Furt h erm ore,
I conj ure y oub y Lucif er, y ourp rince,
b y t h e . ob ediencew h ich
y ouow et oh im andb y t h ep ow er of
G od, incont inent ly t oaid
m eb y . consecrat ing , , t h isex p erim ent , w it h out lossof m y b ody or
m y
soul . S ob eit , so b e it , so b eit .
Prep are : all
t h ing sreq uired` f or t h isex p erim ent w it h due
solem nit y and , dilig ence, asit islaid` dow nin t h e ch ap t erp rop er
t h eret o : sosh alt t h ouop erat ew it h cert aint y and so f indt h e
- t rut h ; : b ut f ailing any of t h et h ing sneedf ul, t h oush alt not
at t aint h y desire, f ornot b y t h e w alls
b ut t h eg at em ay any
m anent erat ow n .
T h is, is
m erely ash ort errecensionof t h ep rocesscont ained
in
t h eC lav icle, w it h t h eref erencet oLucif erint erp olat ed .
I np laceof t h ese
b ald, andsom ew h at unm eaning direct ions,
t h e G rim orium Verum sup p lies
anex cessiv ely curiousp rocess,
at oncem onst rousandf ant ast ic, recalling , t h esorceriesof
T h essaly andh av ing direct connect ionsw it h , f olk - lore .
T o- . b ecom eI nv isib le
B eg int h isop erat iononaW ednesday b ef oret h esunrises,
b eing f drnish edw it h sev enb lack b eans .
T ak enex t t h eh ead
I T h ese nam es are g iv en asf ollow sb y t h eE ng lish edit or :
S ceab oles, - Arb aron, E loh i,
E l- q 1 h , H ereneb ulcule, Met b e, B alut h , T im g y al, Villaq uiel, T ev eni, Yev ie, Feret e, B acuh ab a,
G uv arin.
Possib ly t h at of am ole, usedint h econsecrat ionof t h einst rum ent s .
3 07

-
T h eB ook of
C erem onialMag ic
of adeadm an ;
p laceoneof t h e, b eansinh ism out h , t w oin
h isey esandt w oinh isears . T h en
m ak e up ont h is
h eadt h e
ch aract erof t h ef ig urew h ich h eref ollow s
. ( Om it t ed in
allt h e
G rim oires . )
T h isdone, int ert h eh eadw it h t h ef acet ow ards
h eav en, andev ery
day b ef oresunrise, f ort h esp aceof nine
day s, w at erit w it h ex cellent b randy .
Ont h eeig h t h ' day - y ou
w illf indt h ecit edsp irit , w h ow ill say unt oy ou : W h at driest
t h ou ? Yoush allrep ly I am w at ering m y ' p lant . H ew ill
t h ensay : G iv e f ne t h at b og le ; I w illw at er it m y self
.
Youw ill
answ erb y ref using ,
and
h ew illag ain ask , y ou, ' b ut y ouw ill
p ersist indeclining , unt ilh esh allst ret ch f ort h h ish andand
sh ew y out h esam ef ig urew h ich y ouh av et racedup ont h eh ead
susp endedf rom t h et ip sof h isf ing ers
.
I nt h is case
y oum ay
b eassuredt h at it is really t h esp irit of t h eh ead, b ecause anot h er
m ig h t t ak ey ouunaw ares, w h ich w ould b ring y ou ev il, and
f urt h er, y ourop erat ionw ould
b e unf ruit f ul . W h eny ou h av e
g iv enh im y ourp h ial, h ew illw at ert h eh eadanddep art . On
t h em orrow , w h ich ist h enint h day ,
y oush all ret urn
andw ill
f indy ourb eansrip e .
T ak et h em , p laceoneiny ourm out h ,
and t h enlook at , y ourself in ag lass
. if - y oucannot seey ourself , _ _
it
isg ood . Dot h e- sam ew it h t h erest ,
or t h ey m ay b et est ed
int h em out h of ach ild
. Allt h ose w h ich donot answ erMust
b eint erredw it h t h eh ead
.
T h e
adv ant ag eof occasionalinv isib ilit y int h ep ursuit sof
illicit af f ect ionseem st oh av ef ascinat edt h ecom p ilerof t h e
Lit t leAlb ert , andh eref erst ot h eadult ery of G y g esw it h
ev ident relish inp ref acing h isp rocessf or
I nv isib ilit y b y m eans of
aRing
T h isim p ort ant op erat ionm ust b ep erf orm edon
a W ednes-
day insp ring - t im e, undert h eausp icesof Mercury , w h enit is
3 08
MiscellaneousandMinorProcesses
k now nt ob econj oinedw it h ot h erf av ourab lep lanet s, such as
t h eMoon, Jup it er, Venusort h eS un . - T ak ing g oodm ercury ,
f ix edandw ellp urif ied, com p osealarg e, ring t h ereof , sot h at
t h esam ew illp asseasily ov ert h em iddlef ing er- of t h eh and .
Let t h ecollet b eenrich edb y asm allst onew h ich isf oundin
t h ep ew it ' snest , andab out t h ering let t h ef ollow ing w ords
b eench ased : Jesus'
; p assing i}1 t h roug h t h em idst of t h em
d4aJeared* 1
N ex t , h av ing p lacedt h ering onap alet t e- sh ap edp lat eof
f ix edm ercury , com p oset h ep erf um eof m ercury , andt h rice
ex p oset h ering t ot h eodourt h ereof
; w rap it inasm allp iece
of t af f et acorresp onding t ot h ecolourof t h ep lanet , carry it
t ot h ep ew it ' snest f rom w h ich t h est onew asob t ained, let it
rem aint h eref ornineday s, andw h enrem ov ed, f um ig at eit
p recisely asb ef ore
. T h enp reserv eit m ost caref ully inasm all
b ox , m adealsoof f ix edm ercury , anduseit w h enreq uired .
T h em et h odof useist op lacet h ering up ont h ef ing erw it h
t h est oneout w ards ; it w illsof ascinat et h esp ect at orsb y it s
v irt uet h at onem ay b ep resent w it h out b eing b eh eldW h en
t h ew earernolong erdesirest ob einv isib le, h eh asm erely t o
t urnt h ering , sot h at t h est onesh allb einw ard, andcloset h e
h andov erit ,
B ut L` lip h asLev iaf f irm st h at t h eonly aut h orsw h oh av e
w rit t enseriously concerning t h ering of G y g esorit seq uiv a-
lent sarePorp h y ry , lam b lich usandPet erof Ap ono
; t h at t h eir
discourseisalleg oricalandt h at t h ey areref erring t ot h eG reat
Mag icalArcanum
. H ow ev er, t h ism ay b e, t h eLit t leAlb ert
sup p liesanalt ernat iv ep rocessw h ich it p ret endst oderiv ef rom
t h eseaut h orit iesandalsof rom C orneliusAg rip p a, som et im es
t erm edt h em ast er, of Pet erof Ap onoindef ianceof ch ronolog y -
I C om p aret h eMag icC ircleof H onorius
.
3 09
T h e
B ook of C erem onial Mag ic` -
andt h ecent uries. T h ef irst req uisit e is > at uf t of h airt ak en
f rom t h eh eadof ah y ena, andf rom t h eup p er p art ` t h ereof .
T h eseh airsm ust b ep lait edint o a ring , w h ich m ust b ecarried,
lik et h e
ot h er,
t o
ap ew it ' snest and dep osit ed t h erein, alsof or
t h e_ sp aceof nineday s . T h ep erf um esof m ercury m ust b e
used inlik em anner . T h ep erson w h o w ears t h is ring w illb e
inv isib leandh ew ill reap p ear b y rem ov ing it f rom h isf ing er .
E lip h as
Lev i ob serv est h at t h edirect ionsrecall t h eh ist ory
of t h eb ell of
Rodilard, b ut t h ecrit icism isscarcely com m en-
surat e, f ort h em at erial_ is cert ainly ob t ainab le, norw ouldit b e
necessary t ocat ch one' s ow nh y ena
.
T h ep oint w h ich w as,
m issedb y t h eoccult ist m ay b eev ident t ot h e ordinary reader
t h eh eadof t h eh y ena is sh ort - coat ed, andt h eh airs couldnot
b eb raided . I t is not , h ow ev er, unreasonab le' t h at im p ossib le
condit ionssh ouldat t ach t p anim p ossib leob j ect . '
4 . C oncerning ' t h eH and4f G lory
N op ersonw h oisf am iliarw it h t h eh um oursof I ng oldsb y
w illh av ef org ot t ent h ew ondrousleg endof t h eH andof G lory ,
w h ich includesat ranscrip t ' f rom t h e G rim oires. I t ' isless
g enerally k now n t h at t h erearet w op rocesses ; serv ing ' dist inct
uses, andt h erecanb elit t ledoub t t h at t h ey sh ould, b ot h b e
in
t h ep ossessionof ev ery w ell- eq uip p edop erat or, w h o is anx ious
t o . t est t h ev irt uesof W h it eandB lack Mag icint h isp art icular
f orm . T h ep ossessionof t h e .
f irst alonem ig h t b e
a source . of
t em p t at ion, as' it isdesig neddp rim arily f or t h e y p rot ect ion . of
b urg lars . T h e- secondrendersh ouseb reak ing unnecessary , _ as
1
A
p rocessw asalsop rov idedag ainst t f ascinat ionanddecep t ion
b y m eansof t h e . ; ring of
inv isib ilit y . I t consist sint h ecom p osit ionof aring sim ilarly sh ap ed, m adeof ref inedlead, and
enc' h asedw it h t h eey eof af em ale' f erret w h ich h ash adonly onelit t er . T h ew ords 4, 0aruit
Dom inusS im oni
sh ouldb eeng rav edab out t h ecircum f erence .
. I t sh ouldb e com p osed on : a
S at urday w h enS at urnisinop p osit ionw it h Mercury , p erf um ed t h reet im esw it h t h ep erf um e
of S at urday , w rap p edinap ieceof aw inding - sh eet , nex t b uriedf ornineday sinach urch y ard,
p erf um ed, w h endisint erred, asb ef ore, andit ist h enready f or use .
3 4
0
MiscellaneousandMinorProcesses
it ensuresadecent com p et ence, b ut
. , isat t h esam et im ew it h -
out p rej udicet oit scom p anion, w h ich m ig h t b eserv iceab lein
anum b erof em erg enciesnot , at least t ech nically , illeg al .
According t o t h e Alb ert usParv usLuciiLib ellus, t h eH and
of G lory isindif f erent ly t h e,
rig h t orlef t h andof a crim inal
w h oh asb eeng ib b et ed . T h e
sorcererob t ainsit ash ecan,
andint h eday sof T y b urn
T reesuch req uisit es m ig h t -
h av ecost not h ing b ey ond t h e
p ersonal risk
of t h eadv en-
t ure ;
it isindisp ensab le, h ow -
, ev er, t h at it sh ouldb ew rap p ed
in ap ieceof w inding - sh eet ,
and t h issug g est st h at t h e
crim inalm ust h av eb eenp re-
v iously cut dow nw it h a v iew
t oint erm ent .
T h us, enclosed,
t h eh andm ust b ew ellsq ueez ed
soas t o f orceout any b lood
w h ich m ay p ossib ly rem ainin
t h em em b er, af t erw h ich it
m ust b ep lacedin a m eart h en
v essel, t og et h erw it h som e
z im ort , salt p et re, com m onsalt andp ep p er- corns- allp ounded
.
I t sh ouldrem ainint h is v esself orf if t eenday sandw h en
ex t ract ed
sh ouldb eex p osedt ot h eh eat of ' t h esunduring
t h et im eof t h edog - st arunt ilit - isex t rem ely desiccat ed
.
I f
solarw arm t h b einsuf f icient , it m ay b ep lacedinaf urnace,
h eat edw it h b rack enandv erv ain
. T h eob j ect ist oex t ract
allt h eg reasef rom t h em em b er, andt h eref rom , incom -
3 I I
b inat ionw it h v irg inw ax d
andsesam ef rom Lap land, t o
com -
p oseasp eciesof candle .
W h eresoev ert h isf rig h t f ulob j ect
islig h t ed, t h esp ect at orsw illb edep riv edof
all m ot ion and t h e
sorcerercandow h at h e w ill. I t is' p ossib let o dest roy
it s
inf luenceb y anoint ing t h et h resh oldof t h eedoor, orot h er
p lacest h roug h w h ich ent rancem ay b eg ainedt oah ouse, w it h
an ung uent com p osedof t h e
g all of ab lack cat , g rease- f rom
a w h it ef ow landt h eb loodof ascreech - ow l .
T h issh ouldalso
b econf ect ed in t h edog - day s .
I t ist ob ereg ret t edt h at t h issig nalp rocessdoes not rest
up ont h ep ersonalt est im ony of it sh ist orian, b ut h ew asp resent ,
asrep ort t ellsus,
at
t h et rialof sev eral w h oconf essed, under
t ort ure, t h at t h ey h adap p liedit w it h com p let esuccess . I t is
t ob ereg ret t edalsot h at t h ealt ernat iv e ex p erim ent - m ust
rem ain, as reg ards it sm at erials, int h elang uag eof it s` inv ent or .
I t w ill - b eseen, h ow ev er, t h at t h eH andof G lory isnot a land,
b ut aserp ent t h ep rocessh as, inf act , noconnect ionw h at ev er'
w it h it snam e, b ut t h isis w h olly inaccordance w it h t h eg enius
of B lack Mag ic, it sv ariant sandit ssub st it ut es .
Arrach ez le p oll av ecsaracined' unej um ent en ch aleur, le
p lusp rosdelanat ure, say ing : DRAG N E , DRAG N E , DRAG N E .
T iet h esam ein' ak not , andg of ort h w it h t op urch ase, w it h out
h ag g ling , anew eart h en p ot , - f it t edw it h a lid . Ret urnh om e
at f ullsp eed f illt h e saidp ot w it h sp ring - w at erw it h int w o
inch esof t h eb rim . Placey ourm at erialt h erein, cov ert h e
v essel, andset it w h ereneit h ery ounorany one
can
p erceiv e
it , f ort h esam eisdang er, sait h t h eG rim oire .
-
At t h eendof
nineday s, andat t h eh ourof concealm ent , b ring it f ort h , op en
it , andy ouw illdiscov erasm allanim alint h ef orm
of a serp ent ,
w h ich w illat oncesp ring up . S ay t h en : I accep t t h ep act .
T ouch not t h ecreat ure, w it h y ourh and, b ut t ransf erit int o a
new b ox , p urch asedex p ressly , w it h out b arg aining ; f or t h ef ood
3 1 2
MiscellaneousandMinorProcesses
of t h em onst erg iv eh usk sof w h eat only , andt h osedaily.
W h en
y ou areinw ant of g old or silv er, p laceasm uch asy ou
needint h eb ox ; ret ire, t o rest w it h t h eb ox at y ourb edside
;
sleep , if y ouw ish , f or` t h esp aceof t h reeorf ourh ourst h en
rise, . and y ou, w illQ
f inddoub let h eam ount of m oney w h ich y ou
h av eent rust ed t o t h e- serp ent . W h at y ou orig inally p lacedin
t h eb ox m ust , h ow ev er, b elef t t h erein , and it b ecom est h ere-
f oreasort of t ranscendent alsav ing s- b ank w h ich doub les it s
cap it aldaily . S h ouldt h erep t ileb eof ordinary ap p earance,
y ou m ust not t ry f or m ore t h anoneh undredf rancsat at im e
;
b ut if y ourp lanet g iv e y ou t h eascendant int h ing ssup ernat ural,
t h eserp ent w illh av e a
h um anf ace,
andy oum ay dep osit a
t h ousandf rancs . I n eit h er case, sh ouldt h eop erat orp art w it h
h is p ossession, t w o condit ions m ust b eob serv ed : t h erecip ient
m ust b ea- consent ing p art y t ot h eg if t , and af ig ure,
t o b e
draw nonv irg inp arch m ent , , b ut om it t edb y t h e
G rim oire,
m ust b ep lacedint h e - b ox
. I f , h ow ev er, y oup ref ert o
dest roy
it , let t h eserp ent b ep rov ided, not w it h h is usual b ran, b ut
w it h ' som eof t h ef lourused" f orconsecrat ion in t h ef irst Mass
of _ ap riest , af t er eat ing w h ich h e w ill die. On t h e w h ole, it w ill
b esim p ler
t o
ret aint h eench ant edanim al, m oreesp ecially as"
t h ev ag ueresp onsib ilit iesof t h e p act arenot ap p arent ly t rans-
f erred, int h eone or
annulledint h eot h ercase . N oj est is
int ended, say st h edry aut h orof t h e
G rim orium Verum , b ut
t h ep rocessof t h eG old- Finding H enisont h ew h olesim p ler,
asit is^ alsom ore cleanly . .
5 . C oncerning t h e
Vision of S p irit sint h eAir
Fort h eMast ersof B lack Mag ic, asf ort h eaut h orof t h e
C om t edeG ab alis,
t h e air is t h e ab ode of f arot h erb eing st h an
t h eb irdandf ly , b ut t h ep rocessb y
w h ich
t h ey arerendered -
v isib leiscom p licat edt h roug h t h eex cep t ionalnat ure of t h e
3 1
3
T h eB ook of C erem onialMag ic
,
req uired
m at erials . I t is, _ , of course, q uit ep ossib let osecure
t h eb rainof acock , anddissect ion w it h t h at ob j ect
m ay p erh ap s
b ep erf orm edb y dep ut y
; t h e k it ch en- m aidor
t h ep oult erer' s
assist ant w ouldb eeasily secured . T h edust f rom t h eg rav e
of a
deadm anist h eseconding redient of t h e p rocess ; b ut a
v isit t ot h enearest cem et ery w ill not b esuf f icient , - b ecauseit
isuselesst ocollect it ont h esurf ace ; t h at w h ich isnex t t o t h e
cof f inw illaloneserv et h ep urp ose
. _ I naddit iont ot h esesub -
st ancest h ereareonly oilof alm ondsand v irg in w ax . Acom -
p ost m ust b em adeof t h ef our, andit m ust b ew rap p edina
sh eet of v irg inp arch m ent inscrib edp rev iously w it h t h e w ords
G OME RT , K AI LOE T H , and w it h t h ech aract er of K h il .
T h em at erialsb eing t h usp rep ared, it rem ainst oset t h em
alig h t , w h ereup on'
t h eop erat orw illb eh old- t h at w h ich t h e
G rim oire ch aract erises . a s
' p rodig ious, b ut doesnot sp ecif y
ex cep t b y t h eindicat ionof t h et it le .
T h isex p erim ent , it adds,
sh ould b ep erf orm ed only
b y t h osew h of ear' not h ing .
I t iseasy t oderidet h ep rocess, b ut ref lect iv e
p ersonsw ill see
t h at it ist h eq uint essence
andsum m ary of t h ew h oleart .
T h is
isB lack Mag ic
-
and
m ost of t h ew h it ek ind- int h ep rov erb ial
nut sh ell- acom b inat ionineq ual' p rop ort ionsof t h edisg ust ing
andt h eim b ecile
. T h ereare m any m oreelab orat eex p erim ent s,
b ut f ew of such arep resent at iv e' k ind . I t isnot necessary
t o-
addt h at it h asb eenex ceeding ly p op ular
. and ist o, b ef ound
in
m ost of t h eG rim oires .
6 . C oncerning Div inat ionb y t h eW ordof Uriel
Ast h erearem any p ract icesp assing undert h enam eof W h it e
Mag icw h ich aredoub t f ulinch aract eront h esurf ace, w h ile
t h ey are . m oret h andoub t f ulw it h in, so - t h ereareex p eriences
describ edint h eG rim oires, orint h et reasuriesof secret sw h ich
accom p any t h em , h av ing not h ing in t h eir nat urew h ich canb e
3 ' i4

r
Miscellaneousand Minor Processes
t erm ed esp ecially rep ulsiv e ; t h ey b elong , h ow ev er, t ot h e
G rim oires ; t h eir connect ions in
= occult
lit erat urearet h oseof
B lack Mag ic, andt h ey deserv eap laceh ere . Moreov er, ' a
p rocessw h ich in one Rit ual w illb e m erely curious ordiv ert ing ,
h y p not icorclairv oy ant , m ay inanot h erb earallt h eout w ard
m ark sof diab olism
. T h em odeof div inat iont erm edt h e . W ord
orS p eech of
Uriel- sig nif y ing answ ersororaclesob t ainedf rom
t h at sp irit cerem onially inv ok ed- ap p earsint h e
G rim orium
Verum
asanex p erim ent inlucidit y inducedb y m eansof
H y drornancy , b ut in
t h eVerusJesuit arum Lib ellus t h eC on-
j urat ionof Urielap p earsasaninf ernalconj urat ion, andit isa
p rocessof B lack Mag icundisg uised .
T h eex p erim ent int h e G rim orium Verum isw ordedas
f ollow s : -
T H E I N VOC AT I ON OFURI E L- -
T osucceed
- int h isop erat ion, it isneedf ult h at w h osoev er
m ak est h eex p erim ent sh alldoinallt h ing sash ereinaf t er . en-
j oined .
Let h im ch ooseasm allch am b erorcab inet w h ich
h asnot b eenf req uent edb y im p urew om enf orat least nineday s .
Let such p laceb ew ellcleansedandconsecrat edb y asp ersions
and f um ig at ion .
I nt h em iddle of t h esaid ch am b erlet t h ere
b eat ab lecov eredw it h
- aw h it e clot h ; set as f ollow st h ereon-
t ow it , anew g lassp h ial
f illed w it h sp ring w at er, draw nsh ort ly
b ef oret h eop erat ion ;
t h reesm allt ap ersof v irg inw ax m ix ed
w it h h um an f at ;
ash eet of v irg inp arch m ent six inch essq uare ;
arav en' s q uill cut ready f orw rit ing
;
a
ch inaink - w ellf illed
w it h f resh ink a sm allp anf urnish edw it h t h em at erialsf ora
f ire . Let t h ereb ealsoay oung b oy of
nineort eny ears, cleanly
andm odest ly dressedand
of g oodb eh av iour, w h o m ust b ep laced
neart h et ab le
. One of t h et h reet ap erssh ouldb ef ix edup ona
g reat new needleat adist ance of six inch esb eh indt h ep h ial,
3 1 5
T h eB ook of C erem onial-
Mag ic
andt h et w oot h ers, erect edaf t ert h esam em anner, " sh ouldst and
on t h e rig h t and lef t
at t h esam edist ance . W h ilearrang ing
t h esem at t ers, recit et h ef ollow ing w ords G ab am iah , Adonay ,
Ag la, 0LordG od of Pow ers, do
T h ou assist us !
41
T h ev irg in, p arch m ent sh ouldb eont h erig h t andt h e
p en
w it h t h eink ont h elef t sideof t h ep h ial . T h ew indow sand
doorm ust b eclosedb ef oreb eg inning t h eop erat ion .
T h ef ire
sh ouldt h enb est irred, t h et ap erslig h t ed, and t h eb oy p laced
onh isk neessot h at h ecanlook int ot h ep h ial ; ob serv et h at h e
sh ouldb eb areh eaded and
h ish andsj oined . T h e Mast erof
t h eop erat ionsh allt h ereup oncom m and
h im t og az ef ix edly int o
t h ep h ial, w h en, ap p roach ing h isrig h t ear, and
ina m oderat e
, t oneof v oice, b ut asdist inct ly asp ossib le, let h im m ak et h e
f ollow ing
i
C ON JURAT I ON
Uriel, S erap h , Josat a, Ab lat i,
Ag la, C aila, I p ray and
conj uret h eeb y t h eFourW ordsw h ich G od ut t eredw it h H is
m out h unt oH is, serv ant Moses, J
osat a, Ab lat i, Ag la, C aila,
andb y t h eN ineH eav ensw h ereint h oudw ellest , asalsob y
t h ev irg init y of t h isch ildw h oisb ef ore
t h ee, t h at t h ou- ap p earesf ,
andw it h out any delay , v isib ly in t h isp h ial, t odiscov er, w it h out
disg uising , t h et rut h w h ich I desiret o k now ; w h ich done, I
w illdisch arg et h ee in p eaceandg oodw ill, int h eN am e of t h e
Most H oly Adonay .
Af t ert h isconj urat iont h ech ildm ust b eask edw h et h erh e
b eh oldsany t h ing int h e p h ial ;
andif h esh ouldrep ly t h at h e
b eh oldsanAng eloranot h erap p arit ion, t h eMast erof t h e
op erat ionsh allsay
in
anaf f ab let one of v oice : B lessed S p irit ,
b et h ouw elcom e/ I conj uret h eeoncem ore, in t h eN am e
of
t h eMost H oly Adonay , t o' g iv em ep rom p t enlig h t enm ent
3 i6
MiscellaneousandMinorProcesses
up on, & c
. [H erenam et h esub j ect up onw h ich inf orm at ionis
desired . ]Andif f orreasonsunk now nt ous, t h ouart unw illing
t op roceedinanaudib let oneof v oice, ' I conj uret h eeint h e
Most H oly N am eof Adonay t ow rit eup ont h ev irg inp arch -
m ent , h erep resent , b et w eennow andt o- m orrow m orning , or
at least rev ealunt om et h at w h ich I desiret h iscoining nig h t
inm y sleep .
I f t h eS p irit m ak eansw ert ow h at issaid, h esh allb e
h eardresp ect f ully
; sh ouldh ef ailt osp eak af t ert h ricem ak ing
t h esam esup p licat ion, let t h et ap ersb eex t ing uish edand
w it h draw f rom t h ech am b er, closing t h edoorunt ilt h em orrow ,
w h ent h eop erat orm ay ret urnint h em orning , , andt h at w h ich
w asreq uiredw illb ef oundw it h in, ont h ev irg inp arch m ent ,
unlessindeedit . sh allh av eb eenm adek now nint h enig h t
.
I nt h eVerum Jesuit arum Lib ellust h is- ex p erim ent int h e
induct ionof clairv oy anceb y m eansof aseering cup anda
f ant ast iccerem onial, h av ing - , only onem onst rouscondit ion, is
rep lacedb y af ierceconj urat ionof - m any , p ag es, com m anding
t h eS p irit Urielb y allt h ew ordsw h ich h av eev erp roceeded
out of t h em out h of t h eC reat orof H eav enandE art h ag ainst
t h eE v ilAng els, andonp ainof com p ulsionandt ort ure,
t oap p earb ef oret h elop erat or, anunw ort h y serv ant of G od,
w h erev ert h esaidS p irit m ay b e, ev enint h eab y ss- of H ell
.
H eisdirect edt oap p earv isib ly andm odest ly inah um anf orm ,
andt ob ring w h at soev erisdesiredinallt ranq uillit y and
p at ience, w it h out t um ult , w it h out det rim ent , w it h out b linding ,
w it h out dum b ness, w it h out w h isp ering , w it h out t h under, w it h -
out h ail, w it h out ex p losion, w it h out p uf f ing up , w it h out t rem -
b ling
. I t isunnecessary t oq uot et h eent irecit at ion, ast h e
1 T h at is, inav oiceaudib let ot h eclairv oy ant b oy , , t h ep rocessb eing ob v iously int ended
f ort h osew h oarenot t h em selv esseers. I t recallst h ev ast leering ex p erim ent sof Dr . Dee .
3 1 7
T h eB ook of C erem onialMag ic
p rocess is not com p let e
;
b ut it isev ident t h at t h eC onj urat ion
of Urielint h ef org ed_ t reat iseont h eMag icof . t h eJesuit sis
int endedf ort h ecom p ulsionof a dev ilandnot f ort h e, solici-
t at ion_ of f av oursf rom t h e B lessed S p irit of t h e G rim orium
Verum .
7
.
C oncerning t h eMirror of S olom on, suit ab le f or alt K inds
of Div inat ion
a
T h ef ollow ing p rocess is f ound in t h e G rim orium Verum
andinsom eot h ercom p ilat ions . I t isam ode of div inat ion
k int ot h at g iv enint h ep receding sect ion .
1
I t does not con-
nect w it h B lack Mag icex cep t b y t h e' useof b loodand is
really anaut o- h y p not icex p erim ent f ort if iedb y conv ent ional
cerem onies .
T oC om p oset h eMirror of S olom on
I nt h eN am e of t h eLord, Am en . Yesh all- b eh old
int h is
m irror allt h ing sw h at soev ert h at
y em ay desire .
I nt h eN am e
of t h eLordW h oisb lessed,
int h e N am e of t h eLord,
Am en.
I nt h ef irst p lace, y esh alldonof lesh ly act ions, norsinin
t h oug h t ordeed, during t h ep eriodh ereinaf t er, p rescrib ed . I n
t h esecondp lace, y esh all p erf orm m any g ood w ork s
of p iet y
andm ercy . I nt h et h irdp lace, t ak eash ining ` and
w ell-
p olish ed p lat e of f inest eel, slig h t ly concav e, andw it h t h e
b loodof aw h it ep ig eoninscrib et h ereon- t ow it , at t h ef our
corners- t h enam es JE H OVA, E LOYM, ME T AT RON , ADON AY.
Placet h esaidst eel
in
acleanandw h it eclot h .
N ow , w h en y e
sh allb eh oldt h enew m oonduring t h ef irst h ouraf t ersunset ,
draw nig h unt oaw indow , look up t oH eav enw it h dev ot ion,
andsay : 0 E t ernal ! 0K ing E t ernal ! G odinef f ab lel
T h ou
W h oh ast creat ed allt h ing sf orlov eof m en, and; b y asecret
3 1 8
Miscellaneousand ,
MinorProcesses
j udg m ent f ort h ek ea# h of m an, doT h oudeig nt olook up on
- m e,
N
. , T h y m ost unw ort h y serv ant , andup on_ t h ism y
int ent ion .
Vouch saf et osendunt om e T h ineAng el
AN AE L, ev enup on
t h is m irror, w h o- dot h ord, er,
com m and
andordainh is com p anions
and
T h y sub j ect s, w h om T h ouh ast m ade, 0T h ouAlm ig h t y
Lord,
W h oh alt , b een, , W h oart ,
W h o
sh alt rem ainet ernally , ,
t h at inT h y N am et h ey m ay j udg eandact j ust ly , inst ruct ing
m einall
t h at I sh allreq uireof
t h em .
Last ly ,
cast up on
b urning , coals
asuit ab lep erf um e,
and
w h ile cast ing it
say
: I nt h is, b y t h is, and
w it h t h is, w h ich I
p ourout b ef ore T h y f ace,
0G od, m y G od, W h oart b lessed,
3 1 9
T h e B ook of C erem onialMag ic
T h reeandOne,
andin
t h em ost sub lim e ex alt at ion, W h ost if f est
ab ov et h eC h erub im
' and ab ov et h eS erap h im , W h o w ilt j udg e
t h ew orldb y f ire, h earT h ou' m ei
Rep eat t h ist h ree t im es,
andh av ing doneso, b reat h e
also
t h riceup ont h em irror, and say :
C om e, AN AE L, com e, andm ay
it b et h y g oodp leasuret ob eew it h m eb y t h y w ill,
int h e
N am e
q
of t h eFat h erm ast
m ig h t y , in t h eN am e
oB
of
t h e
S onm ost w ise, int h e
N am e of t h eH oly S p irit m ost
liv ing !
C om e, AN AE L, int h eN am e of
t h et errib leJeh ov ah !
C om e,
AN AE L, b y t h ev irt ue of
t h eim m ort al, E loh im /C om e,
AN AE L,
b y t h erig h t arm
of
t h ealm ig h t y
ME T AT RON I Do
t h oucom e
unt om e, N . ( h ere
rep eat y ournam eov ert h em irror) ,
andso
com m andt h y sub j ect s
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CHAPTERIX
Co n c e r n i n g 3 j n f u n n l e c r o m a n c p
Ti s o n l y w i t h i n r e c e n t t i m e s t h a t t h e a t t e m p t t o c o m n i u -
n i c a t e w i t h t h e d e a d h a s be e n e l e v a t e d t o t h e d i g n i t y
: o f
o f
Wh i t e Ma g i c . He r e i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o a f f i r m t h a t t h e
p h e n o m e n a o f Mo d e r n S p i r i t u a l i s m _ a r e t o be d i s t i n g u i s h e d
e a r l y f r o m t h o s e o f o l d N e c r o m a n c y . Th e i d e n t i t y o f p u r p o s e -
i s , a p t t o c o n n e c t t h e m e t h o d s , bu t
t h e l a t t e r d i f f e r g e n e r i c a l l y .
To
. c o m p a r e s t h e m w o u l d be a l m o s t e q u i v a l e n t t o s a y i n g t h a t t h e
a r t o f p h y s i c a l Al c h e m y
i s s i m i l a r t o m e r c a n t i l e p u r s u i t s be c a u s e
t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f w e a l t h i s t h e
e n d i n e i t h e r c a s e . To a p -
p r e c i a t e t h e c l a i m o f Mo d e r n S p i r i t u a l i s m
w o u l d
be
t o e x c e e d
t h e l i m i t s o f t h i s
i n q u i r y ; i t i s m e n t i o n e d o n l y w i t h t h e o bj e c t
o f s e t t i n g
i t q u i t e a p a r t . It s h o u l d , h o w e v e r , be a d d e d t h a t
o c c u l t w r i t e r s - w 4a t h e
. i n d i s c r i m i n a t i o n w h i c h i s c o m m o n t o
t h e i r k i n d h a v e s o m e t i m e s
. s o u g h t a m bi t i o u s l y t o r e p r e s e n t
t h e
c o m m u n i c a t i o n
w i t h d e p a r t e d s o u l s by m e a n s o f Ce r e m o n i a l '
Ma g i c a s
s o m e t h i n g m u c h m o r e e x a l t e d t h a n m e r e
S p i r i t i d l i s m
w h e r e a s t h e v e r y o p p o s i t e
i s n e a r e r .
t i n e
t r u t h . An c i e n t + e r o
m a n c y w a s - ba r ba r o u s a n d
h o r r i bl e i n i t s r i t e s ; i t i s o n l y u n d e r
t h e
a u s p i c e s o f El i p l
,
L e v i a n d Pi e r r e Ch r i s t i a n t h a t i t h a s
be e n p u r g e d a n d c i v i l i s e d ,
bu t i n t h e h a n d o f t h e s e e l e g a n t
m a g i c i a n s i t
h a s be c o m e s i m p l y a p r o c e s s o f a u t o - h a l l u c a
t i o n , h a i r i u
g n o s c i e n t i f i c c o n s e q u e n c e w h a t e v e r .
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t r u e .
. e v o c a t i o n be l o n g s t o t h e o c c u l t s a n c t u a r i e s , by t h e h y p o -
t h e s i s o f t h o s e w h o a r e t h e i r s p o k e s m e
n ; i t i s n o t t h e p r o c e s s
3 2 3
o f S p i r i t u a l i s m , a n d s t i l l l e s s , s o f a r a s m a y be g l e a n e d ,
i s i t
t h a t - o f t h e m a g i c a l Ri t u a l s , n o r w o u l d t h e s e c r e t a t be s t s e e m
r e s p e c t e d by t h o s e w h o p o s s e s s i t , be c a u s e t h e h i g h e r s o u l , o f
m a n t r a n s c e n d s e v o c a t i o n , a n d t h a t w h i c h d o e s
r e s p o n d o u g h t
t o be be n e a t h t h e i n i t i a t e
. - Th e c l a i m , h o w e v e r , i s n a t u r a l l y
o n e o f d e l u s i o n c o m p l i c a t e d by i m p o s t u r e .
In a n y c a s e , t h e N e c r o m a n c y o f t h e Ri t u a l s i s , p r o p e r l y
s p e a k i n g , a d e p a r t m e n t o f B l a c k Ma g i c , a n d f o r t h i s r e a s o n n o
d o u bt ' i t w a s e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e t h e u r g i c s c h e m e o f t h e Ar ba t e l
;
n o r d o e v e n s u c h c o m p o s i t e w o r k s a s t h e t w o K e y s o f S o l o m o n
a n d t h e Ma g i c a l El e m e n t s
c o n t a i n a n y a c c o u n t o f a p r o c e s s
w h i c h w a s a l w a y s h e l d i n e x e c r a t i o n
.
It w a s l a w f u l a p p a r e n t l y
f o r t h e Ma g u s t o c o n j u r e a n d c o m p e l t h e d e v i l s , t o r a c k
t h e
h i e r a r c h y o f In f e r n u s by t h e a g o n y o f D i v i n e N a m e s , bu t h e
m u s t l e a v e t h e d e a d t o t h e i r r e s t .
Wh e r e t h e p r o c e s s i s g i v e n , a s i n t h e Fo u r t h B o o k o f
Co r n e l i u s Ag r i p p a , i t i s , c o n f i n e d t o t h e e v o c a t i o n o f - t h o s e
s o u l s w h o m i g h t be r e a s o n a bl y s u p p o s e d t o be d a m n e d , a n d i t
i n v o l v e s r e v o l t i n g r i t e s . It a s s u m e s t h a t t h e
e v i l l i v e r c a r r i e s
w i t h h i m i n t o t h e n e x t w o r l d t h e d e s i r e s w h i c h h a v e d e p r a v e d
h i m h e r e , a n d i t a l l u r e s h i m by
h i s
p e r s i s t e n t a f f i n i t i e s w i t h
t h e r e l i n q u i s h e d bo d y . ' In t h i s w a y t h e , u s e
o f bl o o d c a m e t o
be r e g a r d e d a s i n d i s p e n s a bl e , be c a u s e bl o o d w a s h e l d t o be t h e
m e d i u m - o f p h y s i c a l l i f e ; s o a l s o a
p o r t i o n o f t h e bo d y i t s e l f ,
w h e t h e r f l e s h o r bo n e , w a s p r e s c r i be d i n t h e r i t e
. Th e r e i s n o t
a n y n e e d t o s a y t h a t ' e v o c a t i o n s i n v o l v i n g t h e u s e
o f s u c h
m a t e r i a l s be l o n g t o B l a c k Ma g i c , bu t t h e y w o u l d n o t i n a n y
c a s e o f f e r a r e d e e m i n g f e a t u r e t o t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h e
i n f o r m e d s t u d e n t
.
It i s a l s o t o be u n d e r s t o o d , " s a y s p s e u d o - Ag r i p p a , " t h a t
Th e m o r e i n t i m a t e t h e k n o w l e d g e p o s s e s s e d by t h e o p e r a t o r
c o n c e r n i n g t h e d e c e a s e d
p e r s o n , t h e m o r e e a s i l y h e w a s s u p p o s e d t o c a l l h i m u p .
3 2 4
Co n c e r n i n g In f e r n a l , N e c r o m a n c y
t h o s e w h o a r e p r o p o s i n g t o r a i s e u p t h e s o u l s o f a n y d e c e a s e d
p e r s o n s m u s t d o s o i n p l a c e s w i t h w h i c h i t i s k n o w n t h a t t h e y
w e r e f a m i l i a r , i n w h i c h s o m e s p e c i a l a l l i a n c e be t w e e n s o u l a n d
bo d y m a y be a s s u m e d , o r s o m e s p e c i e s o f a t t r a c t i n g a f f e c t i o n ,
s t i l l l e a d i n g t h e s o u l t o s u c h p l a c e s
. .
. . Th e r e f o r e t h e l o c a l i t i e s
m o s t s u i t e d f o r t h e p u r p o s e a r e c h u r c h y a r d s , a n d , be t t e r s t i l l ,
t h o s e w h i c h h a v e be e n t h e s c e n e o f t h e e x e c u t i o n o f c r i m i n a l
j u d g m e n t s " - i n p l a i n w o r d s , t h e i m m e d i a t e n e i g h bo u r h o o d o f a
g i bbe t . Aba t t l e f i e l d o r o t h e r p l a c e o f p u bl i c s l a u g h t e r i s - s t i l l
m o r e f a v o u r a bl e , bu t be s t o f a l l i s t h e s c e n e o f a m u r d e r be f o r e
t h e r e m o v a l o f t h e c a r c a s e .
Th e r i t u a l o f N e c r o m a n t i c Ev o c a t i o n i s i n d i c a t e d bu t n o t
g i v e n by t h e a u t h o r i t y j u s t c i t e d ; w e m u s t s e e k i t i n Ebe n e z e r
S i bl e y a n d i n t h e s u p p l e m e n t a r y p o r t i o n s o f t h e G r a n d G r i m o i r e
a n d t h e Re d D r a g o n .
Th e a s t r o l o g e r S i bl e y d o e s n o t g i v e
a c c o u n t o f h i s s o u r c e s , bu t t h e y w e r e e v i d e n t l y n o t i n p r i n t e d
bo o k s . Th e S l o a n e MS . n u m be r e d 3 8 8 4i n t h e L i br a r y o f t h e
B r i t i s h Mu s e u m w o u l d a p p e a r t o h a v e be e n o n e . It i s , i n
a n y c a s e , n o t a n i n v e n t e d p r o c e s s
; i t d e v e l o p s t h e p r i n c i p l e s
l a i d d o w n i n p s e u d o - Ag r i p p a a n d i s q u i t e i n h a r m o n y w i t h t h e
ba l e f u l g e n i u s o f B l a c k Ma g i c . It i s h e r e g i v e n v e r ba t i m .
B u t i f , i n s t e a d o f i n f e r n a l o r f a m i l i a r s p i r i t s , t h e g h o s t o r
a p p a r i t i o n o f a d e p a r t e d p e r s o n i s t o be e x o r c i s e d , t h e Ma g i c i a n ,
w i t h h i s a s s i s t a n t , m u s t r e p a i r t o t h e c h u r c h y a r d o r t o m bw h e r e
t h e d e c e a s e d w a s bu r i e d , e x a c t l y a t m i d n i g h t , a s t h e c e r e m o n y
c a n o n l y be p e r f o r m e d i n t h e n i g h t be t w e e n t h e h o u r s o f t w e l v e
a n d o n e . Th e g r a v e i s f i r s t t o be o p e n e d , o r - a n a p e r t u r e m a d e
by w h i c h a c c e s s m a y be h a d t o t h e n a k e d bo d y . Th e m a g i c i a n
h a v i n g d e s c r i be d t h e c i r c l e , a n d h o l d i n g a m a g i c w a n d i n h i s
r i g h t h a n d , w h i l e h i s c o m p a n i o n o r a s s i s t a n t be a r e t h a c o n s e -
c r a t e d t o r c h , h e t u r n s h i m s e l f t o a l l t h e f o u r w i n d s , a n d ,
t o u c h i n g
Th e B o o k o f Ce r e m o n i a l Ma g i c
t h e d e a d bo d y t h r e e t i m e s w i t h t h e m a g i c a l w a n d , r e p e a t s
a s
f o l l o w s
: - - B y t h e v i r t u e o f t h e Ho l y Re s u r r e c t i o n , a n d t h e
t o r m e n t s o f t h e d a m n e d , Ic o n j u r e a n d e x o r c i s e t h e e , S p i r i t
o f
N . d e c e a s e d , t o a n s w e r m y l i e g e d e m a n d s , be i n g o be d i e n t
u n t o t h e s e s a c r e d c e r e m o n i e s , o n p a i n
o f
e v e r l a s t i n g t o r m e n t
a n d d i s t r e s s B ER. AL D , B EROAL D , B AL B IN ,
G a s , G a s o a ,
AG AB A
. Ar i s e , a r i s e , Ic h a r g e a n d c o m m a n d t h e e . '
Af t e r t h e s e f o r m s
a n d c e r e m o n i e s , t h e g h o s t o r a p p a r i t i o n
- w i l l be c o m e v i s i bl e , a n d w i l l a n s w e r a n y q u e s t i o n s
p u t t o i t by
t h e e x o r c i s t
. B u t i f i t be d e s i r e d t o p u t
i n t e r r o g a t o r i e s t o t h e
s p i r i t o f a n y c o r p s e t h a t h a s h a n g e d , d r o w n e d o r o t h e r w i s e
m a d e a w a y w i t h i t s e l f , t h e c o n j u r a t i o n m u s t be p e r f o r m e d w h i l e
t h e bo d y l i e s o n t h e s p o t w h e r e i t i s f i r s t f o u n d a f t e r
t h e
s u i c i d e ba t h be e n c o m m i t t e d , a n d be f o r e i t i s t o u c h e d o r r e -
m o v e d
. Th e c e r e m o n y i s a s f o l l o w s .
. Th e e x o r c i s t bi n d s u p o n
t h e t o p o f h i s w a n d a bu n d l e o f S t
. J o h n ' s w o r t o r Mi l l i e s
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t h e h e a d o f a n o w l ;
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t h e s p o t w h e r e t h e c o r p s e l i e s , a t t w e l v e o - e l o c k a t n i g h t ,
s h e
d r a w s t h e
c i r c l e a n d s o l e m n l y r e p e a t s t h e s e
w o r d s : - B y t h e
m y s t e r i e s o f t h e d e e p , by t h e f l a m e s o f B a n a l , by t h e Po w e r
o f t h e Ea s t a n d t h e s i l e n c e o f
t h e n i g h t , by t h e Ho i y Ri t e s
o f He c a t e , Ic o n j u r e a n d
e x o r c i s e t h e e , t h o u d i s t r e s s e d s p i r i t ,
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Pr e s e n t t h y s e l f h e r e a n d r e v e a l u n t o m e t h e c a u s e o f t h y
c a l a m i t y , w h y t h o u d i d s t o
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- t h y o w n l i e g e l i f e ,
w h e r e t h o u
a r t n o w i n be i n g ,
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w i l t h e r e a f t e r be .
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t i m e s w i t h t h e r o d , h e
a d d s : - I c o n j u r e t h e e ,
t h o u S p i r i t o f t h i s N
. d e c e a s e d , t o a n s w e r
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bo d y p r i o r t o i t s i n t e r -
m e n t c o n s t i t u t e d ; n e c r o m a n c y p r o p e r
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a c i o m a n c y .
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t h e e t o
u t t e r u n t o m e w h a t Is h a l l a s k We .
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s h a l l l a y
i t s h e a d t o w a r d s t h e e a s t
; i n t h e s p a c e t h a t t h i s f o l l o w i n g c o n -
j u r a t i o n i s r e p e a t i n g , t h e y
s h a l l s e t a c h a f i n g - d i s h o f f i r e a t i t s
r i g h t
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m a s t i c
a n d s o m e g u m - a r o m a t i c , a n d l a s t l y [ t h e
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o f t h e s w e e t e s t o i l .
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s o m e u n k i n d l e d c h a r c o a l t o m a k e t h e f i r e bu r n br i g h t w h e n t h e
c a r c a s e r i s e s . Th e c o n j u r a t i o n i s t h i s : -
,
c o n j u r e t h e e , t h o u S p i r i t o f N . , t h a t t h o u d o i m m e d i a
e n t e r i n t o t h y a n c i e n t bo d y a g a i n a n d a n s w e r t o m y
d e m a n d s ;
by t h e ' v i r t u e o f t h e Ho l y Re s u r r e c t i o n , a n d by t h e p o s t u r e. o f t h e
bo d y , o f t h e S a v i o u r o f t h e w o r l d , I, c h a r g e t h e e , Ic o n j u r e We ' ,
Ic o m m a n d t h e e , o n p a i n o f t h e t o r m e n t s
a n d w a n d e r i n g
o f t h r i c e
s e v e n y e a r s , w h i c h I, by t h e f o r c e
o f s a c r e d m a g i c r i t e s , h a v e
Po w e r t o i n f l i c t u p o n t h e e ; by t h y s i g h s a n d g r o a n s Ic o n j u r e
t h e e t o u t t e r t h y v o i c e . S o h e l p t h e e G o d a n t i t h e p r a y e r s o f
t h e Ho l y Ch u r c h . Am e n .
Th i s c e r e m o n y
be i n g , t h r i c e r e p e a t e d , w h i l e t h e f i r e i s . bu r n -
i n g w i t h m a s t i c a n d g u m - a r o m a t i c , t h e bo d y w i l l
be g i n t o r i s e ,
a n d a t l a s t w i l l s t a n d u p r i g h t be f o r e t h e
e x o r c i s t , a n s w e r i n g w i t h
a - f a i n t a n d h o l l o w
v o i c e t h e q u e s t i o n s p r o p o u n d e d u n t o i t :
w h y
i t d e s t r o y e d i t s e l f , w h e r e
i t s d w e l l i n g i s , w h a t i t s f o o d a n d l i f e
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a r e , h o w l o n g i t w i l l be e r e i t e n t e r i n t o r e s t ,
a n d by w h a t m e a n s
t h e m a g i c i a n m a y
a s s i s t i t t o c o m e t o r e s t a l s o o f t h e t r e a s u r e s
o f f t h i s w o r l d , w h e r e t h e y a r e h i d
. Mo r e o v e r , i t c a n a n s w e r
v e r y p u n c t u a l l y c o n c e r n i n g t h e , p l a c e s w h e r e g h o s t s r e s i d e ,
a n d
o f t h e m a n n e r o f c o m m u n i c a t i n g w i t h t h e m , t e a c h i n g t h e n a t u r e
o f As t r a l S p i r i t s a n d h e l l i s h be i n g s s o f a r a s i t s c a p a c i t y a l l o w e t h
.
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o u t o f c o m m i s e r a t i o n a n d r e v e r e n c e t o t h e d e c e a s e d , t o u s e w h a t
m e a n s c a n p o s s i bl y be u s e d f o r p r o c u r i n g r e s t u n t o t h e s p i r i t , t o
w h i c h e f f e c t h e m u s t d i g a - g r a v e , a n d , f i l l i n g t h e s a m e h a l f f u l l
o f q u i c k - l i m e , w i t h a - l i t t l e s a l t a n d c o m m o n s u l p h u r , m u s t p u t
t h e c a r c a s e n a k e d i n t o i t . N e x t t o t h e bu r n i n g o f t h e bo d y
i n t o a s h e s , t h i s i s o f g r e a t f o r c e t o q u i e t a n d e n d t h e d i s t u r ba n c e
o f t h e ' As t r a l S p i r i t . B u t i n t h i s a n d i n a l l c a s e s w h e r e t h e
g h o s t s o r a p p a r i t i o n s o f d e c e a s e d p e r s o n s a r e r a i s e d u p a n d
c o n s u l t e d , g r e a t c a u t i o n
i s
t o be o bs e r v e d by t h e Ma g i c i a n t o
k e e p c l o s e w i t h i n t h e c i r c l e ; f o r i f , by t h e c o n s t e l l a t i o n a n d
p o s i t i o n o f , t h e s t a r s a t h i s n a t i v i t y , h e be i n t h e p r e d i c a m e n t o f
t h o s e w h o f o l l o w t h e B l a c k Ar t f o r i n i q u i t o u s ' p u r p o s e s , i t i s
v e r y d a n g e r o u s t o c o n j u r e
a n y
s p i r i t s w i t h o u t d e s c r i bi n g t h e
f o r m o f t h e c i r c l e , a n d w e a r i n g u p o n t h e ` h e a r t , o r h o l d i n g i n -
t h e h a n d , t h e Pe n t a c l e ' o f S o l o m o n
. Fo r t h e g h o s t s o f m e n
d e c e a s e d c a n e a s i l y e f f e c t s u d d e n d e a t h t o t h e m a g i c i a n bo r n
u n d e r s u c h a c o n s t e l l a t i o n o f t h e p l a n e t s , e v e n w h i l s t i n t h e
a c t o f be i n g e x o r c i s e d
.
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i n g , a n d t h e o c c u l t s t u d e n t w i l l n o t e n v y t h e s o r c e r e r a t t h e
f i r s t p a l p i t a t i o n o f t h e c o r p s e . Y e t t h e r i t e i s
m e t h o d i c a l , a n d
e v e n s o be r , w h e n c o m p a r e d w i t h t h e m o n s t r o u s a l t e r n a t i v e
o f t h e G r a n d G r i m o i r e ,
w h i c h m u s t be g i v e n o n t h e a u t h o r i t y
o f L e v i ;
f o r n o a v a i l a bl e e d i t i o n s o f t h e w o r k w h i c h i s
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n o r i n d e e d a n y r i t u a l o f
m y a c q u a i n t a n c e , c o n t a i n s i t . Th e r e i s r e a s o n a bl e p r o ba bi l i t y
t h a t h e i n v e n t e d i t t o m a k e o u t h i s c a s e a t t h e m o m e n t
.
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t e a r i n g u p o f e a r t h f r o m g r a v e s w i t h t h e n a i l s , d r a g g i n g o u t
s o m e o f t h e bo n e s , s e t t i n g t h e m c r o s s w i s e o n t h e br e a s t , t h e n
a s s i s t i n g a t m i d n i g h t m a s s ' o n Ch r i s t m a s Ev e , a n d f l y i n g ' o u t
3 2 8
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o f t h e c h u r c h a t t h e m o m e n t o f c o n s e c r a t i o n , c r y i n g : ' L e t t h e
d e a d r i s e f r o m t h e i r t o m bs !' - t h e n r e t u r n i n g t o t h e g r a v e y a r d ,
t a k i n g a h a n d f u l o f e a r t h n e a r e s t t o t h e c o f f i n , r u n n i n g ba c k t o
t h e d o o r o f t h e c h u r c h , w h i c h h a s be e n a l a r m e d by t h e c l a m o u r ,
d e p o s i t i n g t h e t w o bo n e s c r o s s w i s e , a g a i n s h o u t i n g : ' L e t t h e
d e a d r i s e f r o m t h e i r t o m bs !' - t h e n , i f w e e s c a p e be i n g s e i z e d
a n d s h u t u p i n a m a d h o u s e , r e t i r i n g a t a s l o w - p a c e , a n d c o u n t i n g
f o u r t h o u s a n d - f i v e h u n d r e d s t e p s i n a s t r a i g h t l i n e , w h i c h m e a n s
f o l l o w i n g a br o a d r o a d o r s c a l i n g w a l l s
; f i n a l l y , h a v i n g t r a v e r s e d
t h i s s p a c e , l y i n g f l a t u p o n t h e e a r t h a s i f i n a c o f f i n , r e p e a t i n g
i n d o l e f u l t o n e s : ' L e t t h e d e a d r i s e f r o m t h e i r t o m bs !' - a n d
c a l l i n g t h r i c e o n t h e p e r s o n w h o s e a p p a r i t i o n i s d e s i r e d . "
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a s t h e o t h e r o p e r a t i o n s o f t h e G r i m o i r e s
. If t h e s o r c e r e r o f
o l d , l i k e t h e m o d e r n m a g i c i a n , h a d e v e r d i s p o s s e s s e d t h e s h a d e
o f Ap o l l o n i u s o f i t s e t e r n a l r e s t , i t w o u l d h a v e be e n u p o n a
q u e s t i o n o f f i n a n c e
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w i l l be t h e r e f o r e a n a p p r o p r i a t e c o n c l u s i o n t o o u r w h o l e i n q u i r y ,
a s i t i s - d e s i g n e d t o r a i s e u p a n d e x p e l a h u m a n s p i r i t w h o i s
s u p p o s e d t o s t a n d g u a r d o v e r a h i d d e n t r e a s u r e
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s o r c e r e r , a n d i f a s k e d t o d e f i n e Oc c u l t S c i e n c e , h e w o u l d
a n s w e r t h a t i t w a s t h e m e t h o d o f o bt a i n i n g c o n c e a l e d m o n e y
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d e f i n i t i o n .
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OFHID D EN TREAS URE
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q u e n t e s t t h i s p l a c e , a n d i n t h y l i f e h a s t i n t e r r e d t h y t r e a s u r e
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a n d Ho l y Mo t h e r ~ j i o f G o d o p , by t h e m o s t h o l y w o u n d s o f o u r
S a v i o u r , by a l l m i r a c l e s p e r f o r m e d t h r o u g h Hi s D i v i n e s o r r o w s ,
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. J o h n t h e B a p t i s t
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l i g h t n i n g , w i t h o u t t h u n d e r , w i t h o u t n o i s e o f
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t o t h e
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of f e r e d
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. Ic o n j u r e t h e e t o c o m e be f o r e
m e i m m e d i a t e l y , i n t h y Pr o p e r
h u m a n f o r m , e v e n a s w h e n t h y
t r e a s u r e w a s bu r i e d
. Co m e be f o r e t h i s c i r c l e , a n s w e r m e f a i t h -
f u l l y , w i t h o u t f a l s e h o o d a n d
w i t h o u t e n i g m a s . Th i s Ic o m m a n d
t h e e , i n t h e N a m e a n d by t h e Po w e r o f t h e Tr i u n e G o d , Fa t h e r ,
S o n a n d Ho l y G h o s t . Am e n .
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Ia d j u r e a n d c o m m a n d t h e e ,
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be f o r e m e u n d e r t h e s i m i l i t u d e o f f i r e . B y t h e i n e j a bl e N a m e
J EHOVAH, by t h e i n e f f a bl e a n d i n c o m p r e h e n s i bl e Fi a t , by t h e
p o w e r w h i c h c r e a t e d a l l
t h i n g s a n d s u s t a i n s a l l t h i n g s , I c o n j u r e
a n d a d j u r e t h e e t o ,
c o m e v i s i bl y be f o r e t h i s c i r c l e . B y t h e g o o d -
n e s s o f G o d w h e n He c r e a t e d m a n i n Hi s o w n l i k e n e s s , by t h e
p o w e r o f Hi s j u s t i c e , w h i c h e x p e l l e d t h e d e m o n s ,
e n c h a i n i n g
t h e m i n t h e In f e r n a l Aby s s ; by Hi s : i n f i n i t e m e r c y w h e n He
s e n t Hi s S o n t o r e d e e m " Us ; by a l l D i v i n e N a m e s a n d At t r i bu t e s
by t h e o m n i p o t e n c e o f o u r S a v i o u r J e s u s Ch r i s t , d e s t r o y i n g t h e
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