GOETIA

From the text: Since classical Greece, Goetia has meant "low" magic (Fulfillment of the Self) as distinct from the high magic of theurgy. It is "applied" rather than "pure" magic, addressing Practical Human Concerns and Desires, from obtaining advancement and wealth to finding love and knowledge.

The manuscripts from which this edition was prepared circulated in the spiritual underground of Baroque England. They were written in the English vernacular rather than the Latin of the scholars, further evidence of the popular character of this grimoire. It is a manual of Solomonic astrological sorcery that gives detailed instructions for the ritual precautions, requisites and incantations necessary to evoke the aid of its 72 spirits, which are described in detail and illustrations.

All of the features of the original edition are retained in this edition, which is augmented by the engravings of Louis Breton and several original drawings by Aleister Crowley. Crowley's annotations from his personal copies have also been included. An editorial foreword by Hymenaeus Beta, Frater Superior of O.T.O., explores Crowley's relationship with Mathers and the place of this grimoire in the Solomonic Magickal tradition. Also new to this edition are revised versions of the Preliminary Invocation and the Enochian evocations, and a table of its 72 spirits. 146 illustrations.

Pages: 134, Illustrated, Large Format
Special Interest: Magick, Black Magick, Goetia, Magick of the Flesh, Occult, Grimoire, Forbidden Books, The Howling, Secret Orders, Fulfillment of the Self.

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