Publisher's Synopsis
- The original Clavicula Salomonis is not the text that is generally regarded as the Solomonic Key of the modern era. A short manuscript, it appears predominantly in the form of an ostensibly Catholic text dedicated to the consecration of various tools in order to conjure demonic and angelic forces and cause them to obey the will of the master conducting such ceremonies.
- This unabridged edition provides a clear and detailed account of the preparations and precautions necessary for the successful evocation of its 72 spirits, which are described in detail. Includes Crowley's "An Initiated Interpretation of Ceremonial Magic," his version of "The Bornless Ritual," Enochian translations of some of the Goetic invocations, an introduction, and notes.
- This edition of The Lesser Key of Solomon the King contains all of the over 150 seals, sigils, and charts of the original lesser book of Solomon. Beware of other editions that do not contain the Lesser Key of Solomon seals; they were painstakingly researched by Mathers and Crowley, and Solomon's lesser key is enhanced by their inclusion.
- The Lesser Key of Solomon is one of the most notable and famous grimoires of all time. With its original English variant compiled from five texts- the Ars Goetia, Ars Theurgia Goetia, Ars Paulina, Ars Almadel, and Ars Notoria (or Ars Nova)- it was a long work, with much explanatory material.Within this edition the Notoria- now known to be of a far earlier era- has been removed, along with some non-cohesive explanatory jargon, and the entire work has been re-edited, re-illustrated, with a new foreword and released here for both bibliophiles and practitioners.The content is dense- many demonic seals, angels, spells and incantations, and all manner of odd powers spoken of as the natural result of practicing its content. This ranges from strictly black magic to that which solely involves positive forces.
