{"product_id":"lesser-key-of-solomon-detailing-the-ceremonial-art-of-commanding-spirits-booth-good-and-evil-hardcover","title":"Lesser Key of Solomon: Detailing the Ceremonial Art of Commanding Spirits Booth Good and Evil - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompiled 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A widely respected scholar and archivist of occult texts, Peterson goes to great length to establish the provenance of each part of \u003ci\u003eThe Lessor Key of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e, and possible derivative works, including critical analyses of all major variations, utilizing fresh translations of earlier magical texts such as \u003ci\u003eJohann Trithemius's Steganographia, The Archidoxes of Magic by Paracelsus, \u003c\/i\u003e and newly discovered Hebrew manuscripts of the original \u003ci\u003eKey of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This definitive edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Lesser Key of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGoetia\u003c\/i\u003e--The ritual invocation of evil spirits and Solomons devices for binding them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTheurgia Goetia\u003c\/i\u003e--Continues the study of spirits that are \"partly good and partly evil\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eArs Paulina\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eArs Almadel\u003c\/i\u003e--attributed to an Arab of the same name, this text describes twenty beneficial sprits that govern the zodiac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eArs Notoria\u003c\/i\u003e--With roots that go back to the 13th century Latic 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendices, which include addenda found in the Sloan Manuscript 2731, Johan Weyer's \u003ci\u003ePsuedomonarchia demonum\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Peterson has translated many esoteric and religious sourceworks. He has amassed a large collection of copies of rare and occult tracts for comparative research from the British Library and other institutions, which he shares at his award-winning websites esotericarchives.com and avesta.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 7.29 x 10.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426553315506,"sku":"9781578632206","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bf056b4a639ae94863c8b40b66f1aea7.webp?v=1778516004","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/lesser-key-of-solomon-detailing-the-ceremonial-art-of-commanding-spirits-booth-good-and-evil-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}