| FOREWORD by John C. Wilson |
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| PREFACE |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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| PART I The Literature of Ceremonial Magic |
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CHAPTER I THE ANTIQUITY OF MAGICAL RITUALS |
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§ 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF CEREMONIAL MAGIC |
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3 | (10) |
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§ 2. THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK MAGIC |
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13 | (4) |
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§ 3. THE UNPRINTED LITERATURE OF CEREMONIAL MAGIC |
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17 | (7) |
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CHAPTER II THE RITUALS OF TRANSCENDENTAL MAGIC |
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§ 1. THE ARBATEL OF MAGIC |
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24 | (11) |
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§ 2. THEOSOPHIA PNEUMATICA |
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35 | (4) |
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§ 3. THE ENCHIRIDION OF POPE LEO |
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39 | (7) |
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§ 4. THE SEVEN MYSTERIOUS ORISONS |
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46 | (8) |
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§ 5. SUMMARY OF TRANSCENDENTAL MAGIC |
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54 | (4) |
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CHAPTER III COMPOSITE RITUALS |
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§ 1. THE KEY OF SOLOMON THE KING |
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58 | (6) |
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§ 2. THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (6) |
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72 | (5) |
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§ 5. THE FOURTH BOOK OF CORNELIUS AGRIPPA |
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77 | (12) |
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89 | (3) |
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§ 7. THE SACRED MAGIC OF ABRAMELIN THE MAGE |
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92 | (4) |
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CHAPTER IV THE RITUA LS OF BLACK MAGIC |
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96 | (4) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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§ 4. THE GRIMOIRE OF HONORIUS |
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103 | (7) |
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§ 5. MINOR AND SPURIOUS RITUALS OF BLACK MAGIC |
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110 | (3) |
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113 | (4) |
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§ 7. TALISMANS OF THE SAGE OF THE PYRAMIDS |
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117 | (13) |
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§ 8. THE GOLD-FINDING HEN |
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130 | (9) |
| PART II The Complete Grimoire |
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CHAPTER I THE PREPARATION OF THE OPERATOR |
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§ 1. CONCERNING THE LOVE OF GOD |
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139 | (3) |
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§ 2. CONCERNING FORTITUDE |
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142 | (2) |
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§ 3. CONCERNING CONTINENCE AND ABSTINENCE |
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144 | (3) |
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§ 4. CONCERNING THE EXTERNAL PREPARATION OF THE OPERATOR, AND FIRSTLY CONCERNING ABLUTION |
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147 | (1) |
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§ 5. CONCERNING THE EXTERNAL PREPARATION OF THE OPERATOR, AND SECONDLY CONCERNING THE VESTMENTS |
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148 | (2) |
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CHAPTER II THE INITIAL RITES AND CEREMONIES |
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§ 1. CONCERNING THE VIRTUES OF THE PLANETS |
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150 | (4) |
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§ 2. A GENERAL INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE ART |
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154 | (7) |
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§ 3. CONCERNING THE ROD AND STAFF OF THE ART |
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161 | (3) |
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§ 4. CONCERNING THE PEN AND INK OF THE ART |
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164 | (4) |
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§ 5. CONCERNING VIRGIN WAX OR VIRGIN EARTH |
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168 | (1) |
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§ 6. CONCERNING THE SILKEN CLOTH |
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169 | (1) |
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§ 7. CONCERNING THE VICTIM OF THE ART |
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169 | (8) |
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§ 8. CONCERNING ASPERSION AND CLEANSING |
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177 | (5) |
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§ 9. CONCERNING THE TIME OF OPERATION |
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182 | (2) |
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CHAPTER III CONCERNING THE DESCENDING HIERARCHY |
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§ 1. THE NAMES AND OFFICES OF EVIL SPIRITS |
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184 | (9) |
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§ 2. CONCERNING THE FORMS OF INFERNAL SPIRITS IN THEIR MANIFESTATIONS |
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193 | (2) |
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CHAPTER IV THE MYSTERIES OF GOETIC THEURGY ACCORDING TO THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON THE KING |
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§ 1. CONCERNING THE SPIRITS OF THE BRAZEN VESSEL, OTHERWISE CALLED THE FALSE MONARCHY OF DEMONS |
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195 | (25) |
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§ 2. CONCERNING THE RITE OF CONJURATION FROM THE "LEMEGETON" |
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220 | (16) |
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CHAPTER V CONCERNING THE MYSTERY OF THE SANCTUM REGNUM, OR THE GOVERNMENT OF EVIL SPIRITS; BEING THE RITE OF CONJURATION ACCORDING TO THE GRIMORIUM VERUM |
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236 | (5) |
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CHAPTER VI THE MYSTERIES OF INFERNAL EVOCATION ACCORDING TO THE GRAND GRIMOIRE |
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§ 1. THE RITE OF LUCIFUGE |
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241 | (13) |
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§ 2. CONCERNING THE GENUINE SANCTUM REGNUM, OR THE TRUE METHOD OF MAKING PACTS |
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254 | (11) |
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CHAPTER VII THE METHOD OF HONORIUS |
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265 | (32) |
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CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS AND MINOR PROCESSES |
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§ 1. CONCERNING WORKS OF HATRED AND DESTRUCTION |
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297 | (2) |
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§ 2. CONCERNING VENEREAL EXPERIMENTS |
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299 | (7) |
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§ 3. CONCERNING THE EXPERIMENT OF INVISIBILITY |
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306 | (4) |
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§ 4. CONCERNING THE HAND OF GLORY |
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310 | (3) |
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§ 5. CONCERNING THE VISION OF SPIRITS IN THE AIR |
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313 | (1) |
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§ 6. CONCERNING DIVINATION BY THE WORD OF URIEL |
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314 | (4) |
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§ 7. CONCERNING THE MIRROR OF SOLOMON, SUITABLE FOR ALL KINDS OF DIVINATION |
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318 | (2) |
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§ 8. CONCERNING THE THREE RINGS OF SOLOMON, SON OF DAVID |
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320 | (3) |
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CHAPTER IX CONCERNING INFERNAL NECROMANCY |
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323 | (11) |
| CONCLUSION |
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