Around the turn of the century, when Aleister Crowley was working out his system of Magick, the source that he turned to for basics was the system of Abramelin of Egypt. From Abramelin he took his concepts of protections, purifications, evocations, vestments, and dromena down to specific details. This system of Abramelin the Mage is known from a unique fifteenth century manuscript preserved in the Bibliothèque de L'Arsenal in Paris. In it, Abraham of Würzburg, a cabalist and connoisseur of magics, describes a tour that he made of the then civilized world, visiting sorcerers, magicians, and cabalists, estimating their powers and virtues. This quest is in itself as fascinating as the similar tours of Gurdjieff. The high point of Abraham's travels was found in a small town on the banks of the Nile, where he encountered the great magician Abramelin, whose complete system Abraham thereupon sets out in detail. This amounts to a complete course in ceremonial magic (both white and black), which the student can pursue by himself. Abramelin, whose system is based mostly on Hellenistic theurgy of the Iamblichan sort, but with Jewish increments from the Cabala, explains the qualifications needed to become a magician, purifications, and asceticisms to be practiced month by month, studies and activities permitted during this period, selection of place and time for working magic, equipment needed, prayers and formulas, evocation of good and evil spirits, commanding spirits to do one's will, overcoming rebellious spirits, and similar material. Specific instructions are offered to develop such powers as clairvoyance, divining metals and treasures, warding off evil magic, healing illness, levitation, transportation, rendering oneself invisible, creating illusions and glamour, reading minds, placing compulsions, working black magic, and a host of other abilities. We do not guarantee that Abramelin's techniques work, nor that the results are desirable, but we offer this as a genuine medieval course in magic, one of the most important books in the history of occultism. It is of paramount importance to both the historian and the practitioner.

The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage (Dover Occult)

Literature & Fiction

MacGregor Mathers, S.L.

Genre Fiction

Dover Publications

The book of the sacred magic of Abra-Melin the mage: As delivered by Abraham the Jew unto his son Lamech, A.D. 1458

Religion & Spirituality

Ben Simeon, Abraham

Occult & Paranormal

R. Reginald/Borgo Press

Astral Projection, Ritual Magic and Alchemy: Golden Dawn Material

KING, FRANCIS

GILBERT, R.A.

HarperCollins, Publishers

This is a hardrback reprint edition of S.L. MacGregor Mathers' The Key of Solomon the King first published in 1888. It contains the original text, all 91 illustrations, and over 80 footnotes composed by Mathers, which detail his original research and translation of ancient manuscripts located in British Museums. Also provided by Mathers is the Order of the Pentacles of Solomon, the Ancient Fragment of the Key of Solomon, The Qabalistic Invocation of Solomon, and 15 plates full of figures, seals and charts to aid the reader in their work. Beware of other editions that do not contain all of the original material, as the the book is rendered useless without them. The work is traditionally divided into two books detailing the Key of King Solomon. Book One explains the operation of conjurations, curses, spells and other magical works. Book Two instructs the practitioner on the proper attire, purification rituals and other means of obtaining the goals of the Goetia. Between these two books is the list of plates that contain numerous illustrations and secret seals of Solomon, including the Mystical Seal of Solomon, the Pentacles of Solomon, and the Mystical Alphabet, which impart the mechanisms and requirements for the invocation of spirits and demons and other magical works or spells. Sometimes referred to as the Greater Key of Solomon, this work should not be confused with the Lesser Key of Solomon or Clavicula Salomonis Regis, or Lemegeton, which is based on similar source material and was also researched by S. L. MacGregor Mathers with the aid of Aleister Crowley. It is thought that The Greater Key of Solomon later inspired The Lesser Key as a derivative work: one with its own substantial value through the addition of various illustrations and guides such as the Magic Circle of Solomon, the 72 Seals of Solomon or King Solomon Seals, and the Pentagram of Solomon. But, although both grimoires are inspired by the same material, they are separate and distinct works. It is important to note the Solomon Key is not any one particular book. The material has been collected in various forms and published by many authors, including Armand Delatte, and L. W. de Laurence. The earliest versions of the text can be found in ancient manuscripts in different languages all dating from the 16th century or later and spread across the globe in various libraries or private collections. For example, a Hebrew edition survives in the British Library, while a Latin version is kept at the University of Wisconsin. Various French editions as well as English translations are located throughout the world. According to the mythical history of the document, King Solomon wrote the book for his son Rehoboam and commanded him to hide the book in his sepulchre upon his death. After many years, the book was discovered by a group of Babylonian philosophers repairing Solomon's tomb. None could interpret the text until one of them, IohE Grevis, suggested that they should entreat the Lord for understanding. The Angel of the Lord appeared to him and extracted a promise that he would keep the text hidden from the unworthy and the wicked, after which he was able to read it plainly. IohE Grevis then placed a conjuration on the book preventing the unworthy, unwise, and godless from attaining the desired effect of its practices. Scholars however believe the work and its many iterations derive from the ancient practices of Jewish Kabbalah and Arab Alchemy. After time, it is thought Greek and Roman influences were added until, finally, the work was used and molded by high Renaissance magicians. This book, as well as other King Solomon books, such as the Magical Treatise of King Solomon and the Testament of Solomon, were brought back to modern times through the labors of occult practitioners such as S. L. MacGregor Mathers and others around the turn of the last century.

The Key of Solomon the King

New Age & Spirituality

Mockingbird Press

They Key of Solomon The King - Complete Illustrated Edition

The Lost Book Project

The Key of Solomon The King - Clavicula Salomonis: Complete Illustrated Edition

The Golden Dawn flourished in Great Britain and France beginning in 1887. Its structure and rites appear to have come from the German order, Orden des Gold-und Rosenkreuz.In the Golden Dawn one studied Qabalah, astrology, tarot divination, geomancy, scrying, astral travel, alchemy, Ancient Egyptian religion, Theurgy, Freemasonry, Alchemy, Enochian magic, Christian mysticism, etc.It flourished until the London Adepts rebelled against their leader. This act of betrayal destroyed the Order, fragments of which carried on under other names. It is the opinion of the current editor that this rebellion destroyed the Golden Dawn for all time. Although other orders practiced its system, they were not the Golden Dawn, and more modern attempts to revive the Golden Dawn are simply not that Order; too much time has passed.This edition features illustrations of all officers' robes, brand new temple diagrams, and illustrations of all temple implements.

Original Teachings of the Golden Dawn, Volume One

Westcott, W. Wynn

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Golden Dawn flourished in Great Britain and France from 1887 to 1900. It appears to have been an outgrowth of the German order, Orden des Gold-und Rosenkreuz. In the Golden Dawn one studied Qabalah, astrology, tarot divination, geomancy, scrying, astral travel, Ancient Egyptian religion, Theurgy, Freemasonry, Alchemy, Enochian magic, Christian mysticism, etc. It flourished until the London Adepts rebelled against their leader. This act of betrayal destroyed the Order, fragments of which carried on under other names. This volume contains Instructions N-Z.3, Flying Rolls 1-36, the Phoenix Wand Consecration Ritual, the Ceremony of the Equinox, and the Table of the Titles of the Grades.

Original Teachings of the Golden Dawn, Volume Two

FARR, FLORENCE

Brodie-Innes, J. W.

Berridge, Edward W.

Bullock, Percy W.

Mathers, Moina

Simpson, Elaine

Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers was primarily known as one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.This present work was first published in 1888.Mathers added the "MacGregor" surname as a claim to Highland Scottish heritage.He was a practising vegetarian, or according to some vegan, an outspoken anti-vivisectionist, and a non-smoker. Mathers was a polyglot; among the languages he had studied were English, French, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Gaelic and Coptic, though he had a greater command of some languages than of others. This book is brief but has complete description of Tarot, the symbolism of each key, meanings of the cards, methods of divination, Tarot game play, and Occult significance of the Tarot cards.It will be appreciated by anyone interested in the study of the tarot.

The Tarot: Its Occult Significance, Use in Fortune-Telling, and Method of Play, Etc.

MacGregor Mathers, Samuel Liddell

Freitas, Eduardo Filipe

Alicia Editions

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