Of Angels, Demons and Spirits
A Sourcebook of British Magic
Published on 1. March 2019
Book
Hardback
456 pages
978-0-7387-5368-3 (ISBN)
Description
Discovered in the stacks of the Bodleian Library at Oxford, this authentic work of 17th-century English magic has been meticulously transcribed and translated by Daniel Harms and illustrated by James R. Clark, the team that created the bestselling Book of Oberon (9780738743349). With a comprehensive introduction, annotations, and more than 100 figures and illustrations, this beautifully reconstructed historical work is filled with never-before published rituals for calling forth demons, fairies, elementals, and other spiritual beings. This elegantly bound book provides new insights into a fascinating tradition, where a sorcerer or cunning-man was paid to perform magic for uncovering theft, healing, combating witchcraft, hunting for treasure, or for having a spirit fulfil one s commands. As an additional feature, this deluxe edition retains the red type found in the original manuscript to emphasise key words.
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Edition
Annotated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Minnesota
United States
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Annotated edition
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Height: 186 mm
Width: 261 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
968 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7387-5368-3 (9780738753683)
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Persons
DANIEL HARMS (Upstate New York) holds master s degrees in anthropology and library and information science. He has been published in the Journal for the Academic Study of Magic and the Journal of Scholarly Publishing, and has authored books on horror fiction and folklore. JAMES R. CLARK (Chicago, IL) has been working in philosophy and esoteric study for nearly two decades. He has illustrated The Essential Enochian Grimoire, the seventh edition of Israel Regardie s Golden Dawn, and The Book of Oberon.
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
The Manuscript 2
The Life of Thomas Allen 6
The Magic of the Manuscript 15
Magic and Witchcraft in Seventeenth-Century England 17
The Cosmology and Nature of Spirits in Early Modern Magic 22
Editor's Principles and Notes 40
Acknowledgments 42
Disclaimer 43
Works Cited 44
Of Angels, Demons & Spirits: e Mus. 173 57
Consecratio Libris [Consecration of the Book] 59
The Consecration for the Stone 59
Planetary Hours 61
[How to Use the Incantation Above] 62
[A Call to a Spirit] 62
For the Wind and the Earth 62
[The Days of the Moon for Conjuration] 65
[An Experiment of Mosacus] 65
Licentia Salomonis [The License of Solomon] 81
Licentia Generalis [General License] 82
Licentia Salomonis [The License of Solomon] 82
[A Call to Zorobaym, the Spirit in This Book, and Iuramiter] 83
These Be the Characters of Asazell or Aszazell and Naris 85
The License of Askariell to Depart 85
For a Spirit that Walketh 85
Of Asazell and Naris 88
The Circle of Defense for the Master and His Fellows to Stand In, Either in Field or Town, and This Is the True Working of This Science. 92
A Citation of What Spirit Thou Wilt 97
For to Excommunicate Spirits that Will Not Appear in Their Invocation 100
[The Nature of Cantivalerion] 101
[The Nature of Alyzaire and His Princes] 101
[The Seventh Science of Sciences, or How to Treat with Spirits] 102
Experimentum de Elphas quod Est Verum [Experiment of Elves That Is True] 104
[A Call to the Four Kings] 106
An Experiment of Askaryell 113
Pro Furto [For Theft] 116
Ite pro Furto [Again for Theft] 117
Ad Cognoscendum Societas [A Partnership for the Purpose of Knowing] 117
Ad Amorem [For Love] 117
Sigillum Solis [Sigil of the Sun], Sigillum Lune [Sigil of the Moon] 118
Circulus Terre [Circle of Earth] 118
Hec Sunt Nomina Spiritum Narrandi [These Are the Spirit Names Which Are to Be Called] 119
Here Followeth the Names of the Seven Kings of the Seven Planets 119
Ut Scias de Thesauro Obscondito [So That You May Know of Hidden Treasure] 119
[Letters and Characters of the Planets] 120
An Experiment of Saymay, for Treasure in the Seas to Be Brought Up. Most Certainly Proved. 121
An Experiment for Love-Wax Image 124
Aliud Experimentum Verissimum pro Furto [Another Most True Experiment for Theft] 125
Experimentum ad Includendum Spiritum Bilgal in Christallo [Experiment for the Purpose of Enclosing the Spirit Bilgal in a Crystal] 128
Experimentum de Forma Spatulae [Experiment of the Form of the Spatula] 131
Alkates Walkates 136
[Call to Cantivalerion and Golgathell, Ruler of All Spirits] 139
An Experiment of the Names of Them That Be Suspected for Theft or Malice, and to Know Any Other Thing, and in What Hour It May Be Proved Every Day. 140
Pro furto et malicia [For Theft and Malice] 141
Androyce vel Andramalcus Flos Florum Omnium Experimentorum pro Furto et Thesauro [Flower of Flowers of All Experiments, for Thieves and Treasure] 142
[Spirits of the Arbatel, and the Illnesses They May Treat] 145
For Spirits of the Water to Get Treasure out of the Sea 147
Circulus Aquaticus [Aquatic Circle] 150
For to Excommunicate Spirits that Will Not Appear 151
[The Eight Princes of Darkness, and Three More] 152
[The Reigning of the Planets] 152
Experimentum de Tribus Boni Angeli [Experiment of the Three Good Angels] 153
Ad Cognoscendum si Aliquis Vexetur a Spiritibus Immundis [For the Purpose of Knowing if Any May Be Vexed by Unclean Spirits] 156
Serobattam: Experimentum Bonum per Amore vel Furto [Serobattam: A Good Experiment for Love or Theft] 157
Pro Amore Mulieris [For the Love of a Woman] 159
For the Ague 160
[On the Holy Seal of Rabbi Hama, Part 1] 161
[Two Seals] 162
[On the Holy Seal of Rabbi Hama, Part 2] 163
[A Protective Device] 166
An Experiment to See Spirits What They Do 171
This is the Girdle Which Must Be Made in Parchment a Yard and a ? Long and Lined with Linen 172
[Seals of the Planets] 173
To Spoil a Thief or Witch or Any Other Enemy, and to Be Delivered from the Evil 174
To Make a Witch Confess Her Evil Before You 174
The Experiment of W. Bacon to Destroy Witches 175
This Prayer Is to Be Said Before Thou Dost Name the Great Name of God 176
[An Experiment for Love] 178
An Invocation Experimental: An Experiment of the Secrets of Rome, Whereby the Romans Knew All Things Past, Present, and to Come, by a Spirit that Is Called Sathan 178
Pro Thesauro Abscondito [For Hidden Treasure] 184
The Discharge of Alkates 188
To Avoid Spirits that Keep Any Treasure from the Ground, that You May Have It and Enjoy It 189
[Consecration of the Magical Tools] 191
[A Treatise on Calling Spirits] 191
There Be Times and Hours to Be Observed and Considered 208
For Treasure that Is Hid, to Obtain It 209
To See a Spirit in a Crystal by a Child or a Woman with Child 213
A License 215
An Experiment to Call Three Spirits into a Square New Glass 216
Incipit Invocatio, et Vocatur Invocatio Salomonis Secretum [Here Begins the Invocation, and It Is Called the Invocation of the Secrets of Solomon] 218
[A Circle to Find Treasure] 221
[The Chapters of All Offices of Spirits] 223
[Characters of Oberion and Other Spirits] 240
[List of Spirit Names] 241
Pentaculum Salomonis [Pentacle of Solomon] Signum Salomonis [Sign of Solomon] Circulus Aquaticus [The Aquatic Circle] 244
[List of Spirits, Continued] 246
Circulum in quo Spiritus Aerei et Ignei [The Circles in which the Spirits of the Air and of Fire...] 248
Circulum Terre [Circle of the Earth] 249
[Magic Circles] 250
[Notes on Incense] 252
[Hexagram and] Circulus Equi [The Circle of the Horse] 252
[Magical Triangles] 254
[Various Circles] 256
Circulus Satan Barrados Belzebue [The Circle (of) Satan, Barrados, Belzebue] 258
[Amulets of Protection and Healing] 260
Circulum Salomonis [Circle of Solomon] 262
Experiments 264
To Find Treasure That Is Hid in the Ground 268
A True Experiment to Find Treasure That Is Hid in the Ground 269
An Experiment to Cause a Thief to Come Again unto Thee in Proper Person, if He Be in Any Place within the Realm of England 270
The Quadrangle [for Treasure] 272
A License or Discharge 273
[Magic Circle] 274
For Treasure That Is Hid 274
The Circle for the Earth 281
For Them That Are Bewitched, Proved by a Hundred 282
To Cause a Woman to Tell What She Hath Done in Her Sleep 282
[Donet or Consecrations] 282
Invocatio Regum [Invocation of the Kings] 284
Exorcismum ad Odium [An Exorcism for the Purpose of Hate] 284
Officiis Spirituum de Marchionibus [In the Offices of the Spirits, of the Marquises] 284
De Ducibus [Regarding Dukes] 285
De Prelatis [Of Prelates] 285
De Militibus [Of Knights] 285
De Comitibus [Of Earls] 285
De Principibus [Of Princes] 286
Hours of the Day 286
De Circulis Quibus Diebus Debeat Fieri [Of the Circles, on Which Days It Should Be Made] 287
De Loco [Of the Place] 287
Emanuel: The Call of Tobyas into a Crystal Stone 289
The Call of Oberion into a Crystal Stone 290
Experimentum Optimum Verissimum [Most Best (and) Most True Experiment for the Fairies] 291
To See Spirits of the Air 293
Experimentum Probatum Verissimum de Furto [A Most True and Proven Experiment for Thieves] 293
[A Short Operation for Theft] 294
The Call or Charge of Benias 295
The Preparation of Experiments of Love as Followeth 295
An Experiment for Love 298
Another for Love [Wax Image] 299
The Same in English 299
To Make a Woman Follow Thee 300
For Theft 300
An Experiment of a Candle for Theft Proved 301
For the Mother 301
To Consecrate Pen, Ink, and Paper 302
That a Sword or Knife Shall Not Hurt Thee 302
That Soldiers May Be Courageous to Fight 303
Works Cited 305
Index 313
Introduction 1
The Manuscript 2
The Life of Thomas Allen 6
The Magic of the Manuscript 15
Magic and Witchcraft in Seventeenth-Century England 17
The Cosmology and Nature of Spirits in Early Modern Magic 22
Editor's Principles and Notes 40
Acknowledgments 42
Disclaimer 43
Works Cited 44
Of Angels, Demons & Spirits: e Mus. 173 57
Consecratio Libris [Consecration of the Book] 59
The Consecration for the Stone 59
Planetary Hours 61
[How to Use the Incantation Above] 62
[A Call to a Spirit] 62
For the Wind and the Earth 62
[The Days of the Moon for Conjuration] 65
[An Experiment of Mosacus] 65
Licentia Salomonis [The License of Solomon] 81
Licentia Generalis [General License] 82
Licentia Salomonis [The License of Solomon] 82
[A Call to Zorobaym, the Spirit in This Book, and Iuramiter] 83
These Be the Characters of Asazell or Aszazell and Naris 85
The License of Askariell to Depart 85
For a Spirit that Walketh 85
Of Asazell and Naris 88
The Circle of Defense for the Master and His Fellows to Stand In, Either in Field or Town, and This Is the True Working of This Science. 92
A Citation of What Spirit Thou Wilt 97
For to Excommunicate Spirits that Will Not Appear in Their Invocation 100
[The Nature of Cantivalerion] 101
[The Nature of Alyzaire and His Princes] 101
[The Seventh Science of Sciences, or How to Treat with Spirits] 102
Experimentum de Elphas quod Est Verum [Experiment of Elves That Is True] 104
[A Call to the Four Kings] 106
An Experiment of Askaryell 113
Pro Furto [For Theft] 116
Ite pro Furto [Again for Theft] 117
Ad Cognoscendum Societas [A Partnership for the Purpose of Knowing] 117
Ad Amorem [For Love] 117
Sigillum Solis [Sigil of the Sun], Sigillum Lune [Sigil of the Moon] 118
Circulus Terre [Circle of Earth] 118
Hec Sunt Nomina Spiritum Narrandi [These Are the Spirit Names Which Are to Be Called] 119
Here Followeth the Names of the Seven Kings of the Seven Planets 119
Ut Scias de Thesauro Obscondito [So That You May Know of Hidden Treasure] 119
[Letters and Characters of the Planets] 120
An Experiment of Saymay, for Treasure in the Seas to Be Brought Up. Most Certainly Proved. 121
An Experiment for Love-Wax Image 124
Aliud Experimentum Verissimum pro Furto [Another Most True Experiment for Theft] 125
Experimentum ad Includendum Spiritum Bilgal in Christallo [Experiment for the Purpose of Enclosing the Spirit Bilgal in a Crystal] 128
Experimentum de Forma Spatulae [Experiment of the Form of the Spatula] 131
Alkates Walkates 136
[Call to Cantivalerion and Golgathell, Ruler of All Spirits] 139
An Experiment of the Names of Them That Be Suspected for Theft or Malice, and to Know Any Other Thing, and in What Hour It May Be Proved Every Day. 140
Pro furto et malicia [For Theft and Malice] 141
Androyce vel Andramalcus Flos Florum Omnium Experimentorum pro Furto et Thesauro [Flower of Flowers of All Experiments, for Thieves and Treasure] 142
[Spirits of the Arbatel, and the Illnesses They May Treat] 145
For Spirits of the Water to Get Treasure out of the Sea 147
Circulus Aquaticus [Aquatic Circle] 150
For to Excommunicate Spirits that Will Not Appear 151
[The Eight Princes of Darkness, and Three More] 152
[The Reigning of the Planets] 152
Experimentum de Tribus Boni Angeli [Experiment of the Three Good Angels] 153
Ad Cognoscendum si Aliquis Vexetur a Spiritibus Immundis [For the Purpose of Knowing if Any May Be Vexed by Unclean Spirits] 156
Serobattam: Experimentum Bonum per Amore vel Furto [Serobattam: A Good Experiment for Love or Theft] 157
Pro Amore Mulieris [For the Love of a Woman] 159
For the Ague 160
[On the Holy Seal of Rabbi Hama, Part 1] 161
[Two Seals] 162
[On the Holy Seal of Rabbi Hama, Part 2] 163
[A Protective Device] 166
An Experiment to See Spirits What They Do 171
This is the Girdle Which Must Be Made in Parchment a Yard and a ? Long and Lined with Linen 172
[Seals of the Planets] 173
To Spoil a Thief or Witch or Any Other Enemy, and to Be Delivered from the Evil 174
To Make a Witch Confess Her Evil Before You 174
The Experiment of W. Bacon to Destroy Witches 175
This Prayer Is to Be Said Before Thou Dost Name the Great Name of God 176
[An Experiment for Love] 178
An Invocation Experimental: An Experiment of the Secrets of Rome, Whereby the Romans Knew All Things Past, Present, and to Come, by a Spirit that Is Called Sathan 178
Pro Thesauro Abscondito [For Hidden Treasure] 184
The Discharge of Alkates 188
To Avoid Spirits that Keep Any Treasure from the Ground, that You May Have It and Enjoy It 189
[Consecration of the Magical Tools] 191
[A Treatise on Calling Spirits] 191
There Be Times and Hours to Be Observed and Considered 208
For Treasure that Is Hid, to Obtain It 209
To See a Spirit in a Crystal by a Child or a Woman with Child 213
A License 215
An Experiment to Call Three Spirits into a Square New Glass 216
Incipit Invocatio, et Vocatur Invocatio Salomonis Secretum [Here Begins the Invocation, and It Is Called the Invocation of the Secrets of Solomon] 218
[A Circle to Find Treasure] 221
[The Chapters of All Offices of Spirits] 223
[Characters of Oberion and Other Spirits] 240
[List of Spirit Names] 241
Pentaculum Salomonis [Pentacle of Solomon] Signum Salomonis [Sign of Solomon] Circulus Aquaticus [The Aquatic Circle] 244
[List of Spirits, Continued] 246
Circulum in quo Spiritus Aerei et Ignei [The Circles in which the Spirits of the Air and of Fire...] 248
Circulum Terre [Circle of the Earth] 249
[Magic Circles] 250
[Notes on Incense] 252
[Hexagram and] Circulus Equi [The Circle of the Horse] 252
[Magical Triangles] 254
[Various Circles] 256
Circulus Satan Barrados Belzebue [The Circle (of) Satan, Barrados, Belzebue] 258
[Amulets of Protection and Healing] 260
Circulum Salomonis [Circle of Solomon] 262
Experiments 264
To Find Treasure That Is Hid in the Ground 268
A True Experiment to Find Treasure That Is Hid in the Ground 269
An Experiment to Cause a Thief to Come Again unto Thee in Proper Person, if He Be in Any Place within the Realm of England 270
The Quadrangle [for Treasure] 272
A License or Discharge 273
[Magic Circle] 274
For Treasure That Is Hid 274
The Circle for the Earth 281
For Them That Are Bewitched, Proved by a Hundred 282
To Cause a Woman to Tell What She Hath Done in Her Sleep 282
[Donet or Consecrations] 282
Invocatio Regum [Invocation of the Kings] 284
Exorcismum ad Odium [An Exorcism for the Purpose of Hate] 284
Officiis Spirituum de Marchionibus [In the Offices of the Spirits, of the Marquises] 284
De Ducibus [Regarding Dukes] 285
De Prelatis [Of Prelates] 285
De Militibus [Of Knights] 285
De Comitibus [Of Earls] 285
De Principibus [Of Princes] 286
Hours of the Day 286
De Circulis Quibus Diebus Debeat Fieri [Of the Circles, on Which Days It Should Be Made] 287
De Loco [Of the Place] 287
Emanuel: The Call of Tobyas into a Crystal Stone 289
The Call of Oberion into a Crystal Stone 290
Experimentum Optimum Verissimum [Most Best (and) Most True Experiment for the Fairies] 291
To See Spirits of the Air 293
Experimentum Probatum Verissimum de Furto [A Most True and Proven Experiment for Thieves] 293
[A Short Operation for Theft] 294
The Call or Charge of Benias 295
The Preparation of Experiments of Love as Followeth 295
An Experiment for Love 298
Another for Love [Wax Image] 299
The Same in English 299
To Make a Woman Follow Thee 300
For Theft 300
An Experiment of a Candle for Theft Proved 301
For the Mother 301
To Consecrate Pen, Ink, and Paper 302
That a Sword or Knife Shall Not Hurt Thee 302
That Soldiers May Be Courageous to Fight 303
Works Cited 305
Index 313