The Greater Key of Solomon
Author | : Samuel Mathers |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2016-09-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 1537690477 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781537690476 |
Rating | : 4/5 (476 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Greater Key of Solomon written by Samuel Mathers and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most renowned of all grimoires, the Greater Key of Solomon is a translated compilation of Solomonic magic taken from seven different manuscripts ranging from the 15th to 17th centuries. Compiled by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers at the end of the 1800s, its content is partially diabolical, partially god-fearing, and completely magickal. Through the rites listed within the text, which is broken into two books, the master, or operator, is said to be capable of calling forth a number of demonic spirits and securing various powers and abilities- partly through conjuring, partly through the use of pentacles and talismans. Additional "experiments" in invisibility, restoring lost property, and more, are also listed. It contains an interesting passage regarding crafting a magic carpet, and several spiritual texts related to Kabbalah. The mage is warned repeatedly by Mathers and by Solomon (within the context of the work itself) to remain chaste and pure, for otherwise is to invoke the wrath of the entire cosmos.