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
These two last mentioned Books, the ART PAULINE and the ART ALMADEL, do
relate unto Good Spirits alone, whose knowledge is to be obtained
through seeking unto the Divine. These two Books be also classed
together under the Name of the First and Second Parts of the Book
THEURGIA OF SOLOMON.
(5) THE FIFTH BOOK of the Lemegeton is one of Prayers and Orations. The
which Solomon the Wise did use upon the Altar in the Temple. And the
titles hereof be ARS NOVA, the NEW ART, and ARS NOTARIA, the NOTARY ART.
The which was revealed to him by MICHAEL, that Holy Angel of God, in
thunder and in lightning, and he further did receive by the aforesaid
Angel certain Notes written by the Hand of God, without the which that
Great King had never attained unto his great Wisdom, for thus he knew
all things and all Sciences and Arts whether Good or Evil.
CLAVICULA SALOMONIS REGIS,
which containeth all the Names, Offices, and Orders of all the Spirits
with whom he ever held any converse; together with the Seals and
Characters proper unto each Spirit, and the method of calling them forth
to visible appearance:
In 5 parts, viz.:
(1) THE FIRST PART is a Book of Evil Spirits, called GOETIA, showing how
he bound up those Spirits and used them in things general and several,
whereby he obtained great fame.
(2) THE SECOND PART is a Book of Spirits, partly Evil and partly Good,
which is called THEURGIA-GOETIA, all Aërial Spirits, etc.
(3) THE THIRD PART is of Spirits governing the Planetary Hours, and of
what Spirits do belong to every Degree of the Signs, and of the Planets
in the Signs. This is called the PAULINE ART, etc.
(4) THE FOURTH PART of this Book is called ALMADEL OF SOLOMON, the which
containeth those Spirits which do govern the Four Altitudes, or the 360
Degrees of the Zodiac.
These two last Orders of Spirits are Good, and are called THEURGIA, and
are to be sought for by Divine seeking, etc.
(5) THE FIFTH PART is a Book of Orations and Prayers which Wise Solomon
did use upon the Altar in the Temple. The which is called ARS NOVA, the
which was revealed to Solomon by that Holy Angel of God called Michael;
and he also received many brief Notes written with the Finger of God,
which were declared to him by the said Angel with Claps of Thunder;
without which Notes King Solomon had never obtained his Great Wisdom,
for by them in short time he gained Knowledge of all Arts and Sciences
both Good and Bad; from these Notes it is called the NOTARY ART, etc.
THE BOOK OF EVIL SPIRITS.
The Key of Solomon, which contains all the names, orders, and offices of
all the Spirits that ever Solomon conversed with, together with the
Seals and Characters belonging to each Spirit, and the manner of calling
them forth to visible appearance:
In 4 parts.
(1) THE FIRST PART is a Book of Evil Spirits, called GOETIA, showing how
he bound up those Spirits and used them in several things, whereby he
obtained great fame.
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