The Lesser Key of Solomon. Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis. Grimoire. Joseph H. Peterson
I'm reading through Joseph H. Peterson's edition of "The Lesser Key of Solomon."
Compiled
from original manuscripts and fragments in the British Museum Library,
Joseph Peterson's new presentation is the most complete and accurate
edition of this famous magical grimoire.
A widely
respected scholar and archivist of occult texts, Peterson goes to great
length to establish the provenance of each part of The Lessor Key of Solomon,
and possible derivative works, including critical analyses of all major
variations, utilizing fresh translations of earlier magical texts such
as Johann Trithemius's Steganographia, The Archidoxes of Magic by Paracelsus, and newly discovered Hebrew manuscripts of the original Key of Solomon.
Abundantly illustrated, Peterson includes reproductions of the original
magical circles, tools, and seals of the spirits with variations of
certain drawings from various sources and notae missing from earlier
editions.
This definitive edition of The Lesser Key of Solomon includes:
Goetia—The ritual invocation of evil spirits and Solomons devices for binding them Theurgia Goetia—Continues the study of spirits that are “partly good and partly evil” Ars Paulina—Outlines the good spirits or angles governing the hours of the day and the signs of the zodiac. The text is purported to have been discovered by the Apostle Paul after he had been snatched up to heaven and includes “The Conjuration of the Holy Guardian Angel.” Ars Almadel—attributed to an Arab of the same name, this text describes twenty beneficial sprits that govern the zodiac Ars Notoria—With roots that go back to the 13th century Latin manuscripts, and probably even early oral traditions, this collection of orations and prayers in interspersed with magical words said to have mystical properties that can impart communion with God and knowledge of divine and human arts and sciences. Appendices, which include addenda found in the Sloan Manuscript 2731, Johan Weyer’s Psuedomonarchia demonum List of Sources Index
A Magical Education. Talks on Magic and Occultism. John Michael Greer
I'm enjoying "A Magical Education" by John Michael Greer
An extraordinary exploration of the forgotten history of the esoteric and its unexpected possibilities in our time.
In
these talks, written and presented to a variety of audiences between
2001 and 2010, John Michael Greer explores the forgotten history of
occultism and its unexpected possibilities in our time.
From
practical methods of occult training to the politics and metapolitics
of magic, from the shadowy world of Victorian sex magic to the alchemy
of initiatory ritual, from the complex origins of modern Neopaganism to
the approaching twilight of Neopagan pop culture and what comes next,
the talks collected in this book seek to inspire curiosity and
reflection, not to set out an ironclad case for this or that point of
view.
This book is an extraordinary insight into the life and work of a working magician and occultist.