My take away from the Goetia is how similar the language of the conjuring rites is in style and form to modern legal petitions or complaints. 'Comes now the magician 'M,' by the authority of (insert obscure name for God), and does command spirit 'N' to appear in tangible form and answer rationally all reasonable questions asked in order to accomplish 'X.' I guess the answer is that the same guys who imported the text into English society were basically from the same strata as the magistrates and My take away from the Goetia is how similar the language of the conjuring rites is in style and form to modern legal petitions or complaints. 'Comes now the magician 'M,' by the authority of (insert obscure name for God), and does command spirit 'N' to appear in tangible form and answer rationally all reasonable questions asked in order to accomplish 'X.' I guess the answer is that the same guys who imported the text into English society were basically from the same strata as the magistrates and lawyers who preserved English law and thus would have been informed by style rules proven to establish and maintain order. Still, it's weird. And when you think about summoning rituals with legal logic, a couple of questions are raised: 1.
The magician has to stand in a protected square and the spirit is locked in a binding triangle. The magician has protective gear that prevents the spirit from poisoning him with noxious fumes and commandeering his brain. But what happens when the ritual is over and the parties have left the ceremonial grid?
Do either the language of the spells or the magic itself protect the magician against future retaliation? I imagine some of the spirits would be pretty resentful for being ripped from their rarefied plane to teach geometry to eccentric shut ins living on the fringe of normal religious experience. Those spirits are constrained from harming the magician DURING THE ACT, but is there anything to prevent them from waiting by the back door to jump the magician on the way to his car? If the magician inadvertently summons the spirit from a plain where he is being held in captivity or being punished, is the magician indemnified against damages the now unleashed spirit may cause in the future?
A magician could theoretically upset some serious cosmic plans if his actions release a spirit who has been hunted, captured, and imprisoned by archangels as punishment for misdeeds. Such a spirit is likely to offend again.
The name Lemegeton is probably naively invented because of the compiler's ignorance of Latin. He or she was no doubt familiar with the Clavicula Salomonis (Key of Solomon) and wanted to title this work the 'Little Key of Solomon;' this became 'Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis.'
Is the magician liable? Alas, the answers to these questions were not to be found in this book.d. Anybody with enough time to read book reviews on the web is simply not devoted enough to this system of magick. Why are you wasting your life time with work, friends, and family when there is so much other-worldly lion taming to do? Get cracking young magicians. Seriously, this is only fun for serious occult scholars and those that find the pictures cool. I'm willing to bet it is the latter category that keeps this in print.
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If you know anyone who is wasting serious time trying to make this stuff Anybody with enough time to read book reviews on the web is simply not devoted enough to this system of magick. Why are you wasting your life time with work, friends, and family when there is so much other-worldly lion taming to do? Get cracking young magicians. Seriously, this is only fun for serious occult scholars and those that find the pictures cool. I'm willing to bet it is the latter category that keeps this in print. If you know anyone who is wasting serious time trying to make this stuff work, please take them out for a drink and smack some sense into them. This book is an examination of the spirits of the Goetia, which are used at the Magician's discretion for whichever purposes he may employ.
The character traits and appearances of the spirits are given, as well as the ceremony and temple space required for the operation. This is a book of practical magick, which can be used alongside 777. Caution is to be given however, as any operation of magick that is not focused at the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel is an act of black This book is an examination of the spirits of the Goetia, which are used at the Magician's discretion for whichever purposes he may employ. The character traits and appearances of the spirits are given, as well as the ceremony and temple space required for the operation.
This is a book of practical magick, which can be used alongside 777. Caution is to be given however, as any operation of magick that is not focused at the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel is an act of black magick. However, we will notice that the Tree of Life lies between the pillars of mercy and severity, of good and evil. I just finished writing the first draft of a novel that leans heavily on demonology, so reading this book has been very helpful. The descriptions and seals contain enough detail.
The invocation instructions are handy. It's all very interesting. And the individual descriptions of the 72 spirits of the Goetia is great. I find this book fascinating, and the way it fuels my creativity is fantastic. It's amazing how many things mentioned in this book happen to fit perfectly with what I've already writt I just finished writing the first draft of a novel that leans heavily on demonology, so reading this book has been very helpful. The descriptions and seals contain enough detail. The invocation instructions are handy.
It's all very interesting. And the individual descriptions of the 72 spirits of the Goetia is great. I find this book fascinating, and the way it fuels my creativity is fantastic. It's amazing how many things mentioned in this book happen to fit perfectly with what I've already written. This is a great base for me to spring from.
I also found it very easy to read. I really liked it. This is a great reference book! And I know it's one I'll keep returning to.
I, like many, purchased this for some insight into demonology in order to make my own stories more-what's the word-authentic. I expected some bios about the various 72 demons and their abilities, but what I didn't expect was to glimpse what may now be the most imitated work in fiction today. I think only Lovecraft and Tolkien have single-handedly had more effect on the broad spectrum of fiction overall.
I'm still a novice when it comes to history and even this book is a derivative of Amazing! I, like many, purchased this for some insight into demonology in order to make my own stories more-what's the word-authentic. I expected some bios about the various 72 demons and their abilities, but what I didn't expect was to glimpse what may now be the most imitated work in fiction today. I think only Lovecraft and Tolkien have single-handedly had more effect on the broad spectrum of fiction overall. I'm still a novice when it comes to history and even this book is a derivative of several religious ideas and texts, but I still see its influence in much of the novels, comics, T.V. Shows, video games, anime, manga, and movies that I consume. It has helped me square several of my own stories in their own unique magic systems.
I was surprised at just how much of what was in this book made it into my books without me even reading this. I kind of picked up many of the principles inside of this book from my own dissection of science fiction and fantasy tropes, but its funny how boiling all that stuff down led me to many of the same conclusions that were in this book.
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Reading this only helped me understand the purpose of magic even more and why things are done the way they are to bring it forth. So besides helping me decide if some of my ideas in my latest book had an authentic occult reasoning to them, it has also helped me tighten the magic systems in my more light-hearted books, and now it has given me an idea for a new occult themed series featuring demons that's much closer to what's presented by Crowley than the other dark superhero/action/detective story I've been working on. I'd say it was well worth the time and money. This book has descriptions, titles, and bios for 72 demon lords. It also details some history surrounding the making of the book, including some of the history between Aleister Crowley, S.L. Mathers, and their groups.
There are several illustrations of the various demons, the magickal objects, and various documents. There's an explanation of the purpose of magick and its connections to demons.
There's also instructions on how to setup and use the various invocations, but as the kids say 'I'm not about that life.' Note that this isn't the full Lesser Key of Solomon A.K.A. The Lemegeton compiled in the 17th century (or earlier) - this is a section of it; the first book, translated by S.L. MacGregor Mathers (8 or 11 January 1854 – 5 or 20 November 1918) and published by Aleister Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) in the early 1900's. And, there are at least some parts that refer to A.
Waite, which is interesting for the Tarot enthusiast (he'd made his own try at a version as well, apparently). T Note that this isn't the full Lesser Key of Solomon A.K.A. The Lemegeton compiled in the 17th century (or earlier) - this is a section of it; the first book, translated by S.L. MacGregor Mathers (8 or 11 January 1854 – 5 or 20 November 1918) and published by Aleister Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) in the early 1900's. And, there are at least some parts that refer to A. Waite, which is interesting for the Tarot enthusiast (he'd made his own try at a version as well, apparently). There are other translations of this central work of great importance to the discipline.
Crowley appears to have added to it, invocations and some essays, in particular, with a general slant that pulls the work from the demon summoning category into the realm of psychological exploration. This is pretty much window-dressing as far as I can tell, but presents the option that it doesn't matter if the magical results are manifest in 'reality' or if they exist only in the mind of the practitioner. Whatever the result - the result is true. In this is a definition of magic as the pinnacle of Natural Philosophy as it leads with a description of the full (original) same-titled grimoire.
The language is interesting and the book is enlightening and it has a strong pedigree. The bulk of it is a detailed grimoire; procedures, devices, conjurations, invocations and a full list of the 72 spirits/demons/gods/angels. The latter includes rank, symbol, and other details vital to any type of ritual use of them. An interesting read to be sure, but personally - wouldn't mess with the practice even if I had BOTH a the pentagram AND the hexagram of Solomon protecting me.
A bit heavy for me, and very confusing to follow. I started reading this and the Key of Solomon knowing that I wouldn't be able to follow it because I am very inexperienced, but I thought I would read it anyway. And it seems terribly difficult to perform some of these rituals. I still found it extremely fascinating to read.
I enjoy reading things like this so I can stick it to the Christians. I'm definitely not planning on forming any of these Enochian summonings anytime soon, but it was still co A bit heavy for me, and very confusing to follow. I started reading this and the Key of Solomon knowing that I wouldn't be able to follow it because I am very inexperienced, but I thought I would read it anyway. And it seems terribly difficult to perform some of these rituals.
I still found it extremely fascinating to read. I enjoy reading things like this so I can stick it to the Christians. I'm definitely not planning on forming any of these Enochian summonings anytime soon, but it was still cool to read about it.
It really helped to see all the names and ranks of the different demons, too. Everytime I read something like this I am able to make more connections against everything. Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, born Samuel Liddell Mathers and having allegedly added MacGregor as a claim to a Highland heritage for which there is little other evidence, was an English occultist best remembered as a founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. His translations of medieval grimoires and other obscure occult texts, while often criticized for their accuracy or incompleteness Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, born Samuel Liddell Mathers and having allegedly added MacGregor as a claim to a Highland heritage for which there is little other evidence, was an English occultist best remembered as a founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. His translations of medieval grimoires and other obscure occult texts, while often criticized for their accuracy or incompleteness, served to make this otherwise inaccessible material more widely available to English-speaking audiences, and remain among the most popular of his works.
The Lesser Key of Solomon Index The Lesser Key of Solomon S.L. MacGregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley 1904 This edition of the Lesser Key of Solomon is based on manuscripts from the British Museum, edited by two prominent occultists. Although Mathers took lead on the body of the text, Crowley's literary fingerprints are all over this book, such as the polite sniping at A.E. Waite, the Preliminary Invocation, and the essay The Initiated Interpretation of Ceremonial Magic, which is classic Crowley. This is a considerably cleaned up and modernized version of the Lesser Key, which is obviously intended to be used as a working document for serious magicians, rather than a rigorous transcription of the source manuscripts. However, the information presented here dovetails with the other Goetic grimoires and this version is considered one of the best of this literature. NOTE: click on the eye icons ( ) to view the illustrations.
Goetia Explanation Of Certain Names Used In This Book Lemegeton Conjurations.