The Lesser Key of Solomon

By Joseph H. Peterson

Compiled from unique manuscripts and fragments within the British Museum Library, Joseph Peterson's new presentation is the main whole and exact version of this well-known magical grimoire, "The Lesser Key of Solomon the King." He is going to nice size to set up the provenance of every half, and attainable spinoff works, together with serious analyses of all significant adaptations, using clean translations of prior magical texts akin to Johann Trithemius's Steganographia, The Archidoxes of Magic by means of Paracelsus, and newly chanced on Hebrew manuscripts of the unique Key of Solomon. Abundantly illustrated, Peterson contains reproductions of the unique magical circles, instruments, and seals of the spirits with adaptations of yes drawings from quite a few assets and notae lacking from past variations. resource checklist. Appendicies. Index.

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116v] [116v] %re beginneth the second one half known as the cArl 'Theurgia goetia ofl(inge Jalomon during this following Treatise you will have 31 names! of cheife spirits with severall of the ministering spirits that are below them with their seals and characters that are to be worne as a lamin in your breasts; for with out that the Spirit that has seemed won't obey you, to do your will &C. The workplaces of those spirits is all one, for what possible doe the opposite [others] can doe an analogous. they could shew and realize all issues that's hidd and performed on the planet: and will fetch and hold or doe any thinge that's to be performed or is contained in any of the 4 parts Fier, ayre, Earth and water &c allso [they can realize] the secrets and techniques of kings or the other individual or folks enable or not it's in what kinde it's going to. those spirits [being aerial] are through nature stable and evill that's, one half is sweet, and the opposite half Evill. they're ruled by way of their princes, and every prince hath his residence within the issues of the compass-as is shewed within the following determine; for that reason in case you have a wish to name any of the kings or any in their Servants, you're to direct yourselfe to that time of the compass the Kinge hath his mansion or please [place] of domicile, and also you can't good erre on your operations. be aware: each prince is to monitor his conjuration, but all [are] of 1 forme, other than the identify and position of the spirit [being varied], for in that they need to switch and vary allso the seal of the spirits is to be replaced as a result. as for the clothes and different materiall issues they're [the similar as] spoken of within the Booke Goetia. the shape of the determine which discovereth the order of the 31 kings or princes w th their servant ministers for while the king is located his matters are effortless to be discovered &C. fifty one, fifty two: "the names. " [117r] [117v] THE LESSER KEy OF SOLOMON determine eight. The thirty-one kings andprinces and their mansions. you'll understand by way of this determine that 20 of those kings have their first mantions [mansions] and proceed in a single position, and that ye different eleven are portable [mobile] & are often in a single position someday in one other, and in another instances [they are] jointly roughly: for this reason its regardless of which approach you stand along with your face, in case you have a desier to name any of them forth or their servants. [118r] {'The ufrt 'Theurgia qoetia: Ofthe thirty-one aerial spirits evoked and restricted hy King Jolomon. ] Camesiell [Carnesie12] is the main nice and Cheefe Emporor Ruling within the East who hath, one thousand nice Dukes and a a hundred lesser Dukes less than him, 2 See T1. 17. T and H either learn, "Carnesiel," as does fifty three within the label of the sigil; fifty one, fifty two: "Carnefiel"; H: "Carrnasiel. " PART 1: OF THE ARTE GOETIA fifty nine along with 500000000000003 of ministering spirits that is extra Inferior then the Dukes, whereof [wherefore] we will make no point out [of these], yet in basic terms 12, of the Cheefe Dukes and their seals, simply because they're adequate for preparation. Carnesiel his Seal. His dukes.

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