The Sworn Book of Honorius =: Liber Iuratus Honorii / by Honorius of Thebes ; with text, translation, and commentary by Joseph Peterson

As the title testifies, students were sworn to secrecy before being given access to this magic text and only a few manuscripts have survived. Bits of its teachings, such as the use of the magic whistle for summoning spirits, are alluded to in other texts. Another key element of its ritual, the elaborate Seal of God, has been found in texts and amulets throughout Europe. Interest in THE SWORN BOOK OF HONORIUS has grown in recent years, yet no modern translations have been attempted - until now. Purporting to preserve the magic of Solomon in the face of intense persecution by religious authorities, this text includes one of the oldest and most detailed magic rituals. It contains a complete system of magic including how to attain the divine vision, communicate with holy angels and control aerial, earthly and infernal spirits for practical gain. Largely ignored by historians until recently, this text is an important witness to the transmission of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism to European Hermeticists. The clavis or key to unlock the mysteries of magic of Rabbi Solomon Part I: The clavis Signs, seals, and magical knife What dispositions they ought to possess who are willing to participate in the secrets of the cabalistical science What are the proper places and time for the exercise of this great art Of matters relating to the operations, and the manner of preparing Them cabalistically, the talismans, pentacles, mysterious magic characters, and other figures, which are the principal matters of the science and may be formed different ways Concerning the necessary instruments Concerning the influences and secret virtues of the moon, in her different situations, requisite to be known in this art Of the manner of working the figures of talismans and characters, according to the rules of art The grand pentacle of Solomon Concerning the hours of the day and night for the seven days of the week and their respective planets which govern them Observations on talismans Concerning the perfumes that are proper for the seven planets for every day of the week and the manner of composing them Concerning the orations, invocations, and conjurations for every day in the week Concerning orations in the form of exorcisms, to consecrate all the things which belong to the operation of this grand work Oration Pentacles for Sunday Pentacles for Monday Pentacles for Tuesday Pentacles for Wednesday Pentacles for Thursday Pentacles for Friday Pentacles for Saturday Part II: The mysterious ring Part III: An experiment of the spirit Birto Part IV: An experiment of the spirit Vassago Part V: An experiment of the spirit Agares Part VI: An experiment of the spirit Bealpharos Part VII: The wheel of wisdom Part VIII: A complete book of magic science containing the method of constraining spirits to visible appearance, the consecration of lamins, pentacles, and the seals and characters of the planetary angels, with a form of a bond of spirits. Of all the popular handbooks of magic, The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses is perhaps the most influential. It has become quite important in American folk magic, being extensively used by Penssylvania Dutch hexmeisters, Hoodoo practitioners, African-American root workers, withes of various sorts, and rural Germans and Swiss among others. It is also widely used by practitioners of obeah (folk magic of the West Indies), as well as West Africa. Gerald Gardner, arguably the founder of modern Wicca, owned a copy. Why is it so popular? One reason may be its claim of biblical roots. Another is undoubtedly its sinister reputation. Folklorists have collected many reports of its successful use, but frequently practitioners are claimed to have become ensnared by it. A glance through the pages tend to support the view that an evil magic pervades it, with plague spells and the sinister Faustian materials. Constantly alluded to in popular European tradition as diabolical writings, it has the reputation of being powerful but evil in American folklore as well. Yet others believe it was designed to counteract the Black Bible, a Satan-inspired book, and that Moses delivered the Sixth and Seventh Books to provide protection from the hexes of a witch. Here Peterson constructs this edition by reviewing all of the previous editions and comparing them for consistency, clarity, and deviations. Chapters included in one edition, but missing in others, are bound together for completeness. Extensive endnotes, commentary, and introductory material place the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses in their historical context, as well as give meaning to what was previously barely decipherable material, making this edition a more comprehensive and more easily understood version of the ever-popular writings

For people interested in folk magic. The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, arguably one of the most popular magick books ever published, contains two secret apocrypha ascribed to Moses, perhaps pseudepigraphically. The book consists of a collection of texts,which claim to explain the magick Moses used to win the biblical magick contest with the Egyptian priest-magicians, part the Red Sea, and perform other miraculous feats. It includes instruction in the form of invocations, magick words, and seals for calling upon the angels to affect worldly ends, from the sublime (calling down a plague of locusts and frogs upon your enemy) to the mundane (getting more money). Many manuscripts and printed pamphlet versions circulated in Germany in the 1800s, and an English translation by Johann Scheible first appeared in New York in 1880 that had not been corrected or re-edited until now. In creating this restored, corrected edition, Joseph Peterson drew on Scheible's final edition of the text and his original sources. It will be of great interest to those who have suffered through prior editions and anyone looking for a traditional source of Western magick. * Used in various modern traditions of American folk magick, from Pennsylvania Dutch hexmeisters and contemporary eclectic magicians, to voodoo practioners and African American root workers. * Updated or fresh translations from original German, Latin, and Hebrew sources and restoration of censored or left out passages in earlier editions and 35 pages of text never before translated. * Describes the biblical magick ascribed to Moses and its application. * Extensively illustrated with over 100 magical seals, signs, and sigils.

The Clavis or Key to the Magic of Solomon is one of several notebooks from the estate of Ebenezer Sibley, transcribed under the direction of Frederic Hockley (1808-1885). Sibley was a prominent physician and an influential author, who complemented his scientific studies with writings on the "deeper truths" including magic, astrology, alchemy, and hypnotherapy. Both Sibley and Hockley were major inspirations in the occult revival of the past two centuries, influencing A.E. Waite, S.L. Mathers, Aleister Crowley, as well as the Golden Dawn, Rosicrucian, and Masonic movements. This collection reflects Sibley's teachings on the practical use of celestial influences and harmonies. The Clavis contains clear and systematic instructions for constructing magical tools and pentacles for many practical purposes. It includes eight separate magical The Mysterious Ring, Experiments of the Spirits, Birto, Vassago, Agares, Bealpharos, The Wheel of Wisdom, and the Complete Book of Magic Science. The manuscript reproduced here is the most accurate and complete known, very beautifully and carefully written complete with extraordinary hand-colored seals and colored handwritten text. 282 color pages with a color fold-out and a huge idex. "Purporting to preserve the magic of Solomon in the face of intense persecution by religious authorities, this text includes one of the oldest and most detailed magic rituals. It contains a complete system of magic including how to attain the divine vision, communicate with holy angels, and control aerial, earthly, and infernal spirits for practical gain. Largely ignored by historians until recently, this text is an important witness to the transmission of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism to European Hermeticists"-- Amazon Introduction Translation Septenary 1 Septenary 2 Septenary 3 Septenary 4 Septenary 5 Septenary 6 Septenary 7.