The lesser Key of Solomon, Goetia, the book of evil spirits : $b contains two hundred diagrams and seals for invocation and convocation of spirits, necromancy, witchcraft and black art
Religion
The lesser Key of Solomon, Goetia, the book of evil spirits : $b contains two hundred diagrams and seals for invocation and convocation of spirits, necromancy, witchcraft and black art
Magic; Occultism
(2) THE SECOND PART is a Book of Spirits, partly Good and partly Evil,
which is named THEURGIA-GOETIA, all Aërial Spirits, etc.
(3) THE THIRD PART is a Book governing the Planetary Houses, and what
Spirits belong to every Degree of the Signs, and Planets in the Signs.
Called the Pauline Art.
(4) THE FOURTH PART is a Book called the ALMADEL OF SOLOMON, which
contains Twenty Chief Spirits who govern the Four Altitudes, or the 360
Degrees of the Zodiac.
These two last Orders of Spirits are Good, and called THEURGIA, and are
to be sought after by Divine seeking.
These Most Sacred Mysteries were revealed unto Solomon.
Now in this Book LEMEGETON is contained the whole Art of King Solomon.
And although there be many other Books that are said to be his, yet none
is to be compared hereunto, for this containeth them all. Though there
be titles with several other Names of the Book, as THE BOOK HELISOL,
which is the very same with this last Book of Lemegeton called ARS NOVA
or ARS NOTARIA, etc.
These Books were first found in the Chaldee and Hebrew Tongues at
Jerusalem by a Jewish Rabbi; and by him put into the Greek language and
thence into the Latin, as it is said.
SHEMHAMPHORASH.
[Transcriber’s Note: The references below to seals, such as “And this is
his Seal...”, are to the images printed above in the illustrations at
the start of the book, each indicated by the number of each spirit.]
(1.) BAEL.—The First Principal Spirit is a King ruling in the East,
called Bael. He maketh thee to go Invisible. He ruleth over 66 Legions
of Infernal Spirits. He appeareth in divers shapes, sometimes like a
Cat, sometimes like a Toad, and sometimes like a Man, and sometimes all
these forms at once. He speaketh hoarsely. This is his character which
is used to be worn as a Lamen before him who calleth him forth, or else
he will not do thee homage.
(2.) AGARES.—The Second Spirit is a Duke called Agreas, or Agares. He is
under the Power of the East, and cometh up in the form of an old fair
Man, riding upon a Crocodile, carrying a Goshawk upon his fist, and yet
mild in appearance. He maketh them to run that stand still, and bringeth
back runaways. He teaches all Languages or Tongues presently. He hath
power also to destroy Dignities both Spiritual and Temporal, and causeth
Earthquakes. He was of the Order of Virtues. He hath under his
government 31 Legions of Spirits. And this is his Seal or Character
which thou shalt wear as a Lamen before thee.
(3.) VASSAGO.—The Third Spirit is a Mighty Prince, being of the same
nature as Agares. He is called Vassago. This Spirit is of a Good Nature,
and his office is to declare things Past and to Come, and to discover
all things Hid or Lost. And he governeth 26 Legions of Spirits, and this
is his Seal.
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