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Name is Jesus, before which the heavens., earth and hell do bend the knee; we have seen with what Power He commanded demons, which Power was also transmitted to St. Peter by that utterance: Upon this rock I will build my Church, and the Gates of Hell shall not Prevail against it. These words were addressed to St. Peter as the Head and Foundation of the Church. We then, who, by the mercy of God, and despite the Poverty of our merit, have succeeded to the Sovereign Apostolate, and, as lawful successor of St. Peter, have the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven committed to our hands, desiring to communicate the Power of invoking and commanding Spirits, which hath been reserved unto us alone, and our Possessors did alone enjoy; wishing, I repeat, by Divine inspiration, to share it with our venerable Brethren and dear sons in Jesus Christ, and fearing lest in the exorcism of the Possessed, 1 they might otherwise be appalled at the frightful figures of those rebellious angels who in sin were cast into the abyss, lest also they should be insufficiently learned in those things which must be Performed and observed, and that those who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ may not be tormented by any witchcraft or possessed by the demon, we have included in this Bull the manner of their invocation, which same must be observed inviolably. And because it is meet that the ministers of the Altar should have authority over the rebellious Spirits, we hereby depute unto them all p. 109 powers which we possess, in virtue of the Holy Apostolic Chair, and we require them, by our Apostolic authority, to observe what follows inviolably, lest by some negligence unworthy of their character they should draw down on themselves the wrath of the Most High. The Grimorium Verum has once been reprinted in the French language. 1 Of the Italian version there have been two modern editions, both poorly produced. 2 The book of True Black Magic is known only by the edition of 1750. The Grand Grimoire reappeared at Nismes in 1823 and is, moreover, in all respects identical with the work entitled the Red Dragon, of which there are several examples. 3 The Grimoire of Honorius is exceedingly rare in the original, but is better known by the reprints of 1660 and 1670, though these also are scarce. There is, finally, an edition dated 1760, and this even commands a high price among collectors. It remains to state that the Abbé d'Artigny was presented about the middle of the last century with an MS. copy of this Grimoire, which was much more complete that the printed editions. He gives no satisfactory account of it, nor can it be traced at this day. Possibly it represented the transition of the Sworn Book of Honorius into the Spurious Papal Constitution, which certainly reproduces the motive and moves in the atmosphere of its prototype. 104:1 Histoire de la Magie, p. 307. Footnotes
104:2 La Clef des Grands Mystères. See also "Thaumaturgical Experiences of Éliphas Lévi." in The Mysteries of Magic, by E. A. Waite, second edition. 105:1 Some Books on Magic." Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, Vol. iii. Part 2. 106:1 Horoy's Bibliothecha Patristica Honorii III. Opera Omnia. Paris, 1879, 8vo. 108:1 This is an evasion of the Grimoire, which is no wise concerned with the offices of exorcism, but with the conjuration of evil spirits for the usual purposes of magicians. 109:1 Les Véritables Clavicules de Salomon. Trésor des Sciences Occultes, suives d'un Grand Nombre des Secrets, et notamment de la Magie du Papillon Vert. N.D. 109:2 La Vera Clavicola del Re Salomone, Tesoro delle Scienze Occulte con molti Altri Segreti e principalmonte La Cabala della Farfalla Verde tradotte dalla Lingua Straniera alla Lingua Italiana da Bestetti. Milano, 1868. Also, with slight variations, Firenze, Amato Muzzi editore, 1880. 109:3 For example, Le Dragon Rouge, ou l'Art de Commander les Esprits célestes, aériens et infernaux. A Milan, chez Gaspard Buffanelli. And, Le Véritable Dragon Rouge, plus la Poule Noire, edition augmentée des secrets de la Reine Cleopâtre, secrets pour se rendre invisible, Secrets d'Artephiust &c. This is a reprint of the rare so-called edition of 1521 and is possibly still extant. § 5. Minor and Spurious Rituals of Black Magic To distinguish in a mass of forged literature certain books as more spurious than others, seems at first sight a needless ingenuity of criticism. There are, however, some Rituals of Black Magic which are merely the knavish speculations of catchpenny booksellers, and there are others, anterior to the period, and foreign to the centres, of colportage, which have never exercised any influence, and are, in fact, generally unknown. Both classes neither possess a history nor have contributed anything to their subject. Yet it does not follow that they offer no points of curiosity or interest, and some account of them must be given in this place. The Verus Jesuitarum Libellus, or "True Magical Work of the Jesuits, containing most powerful conjurations for all evil spirits of whatever state, condition and office they are, and a most powerful and approved conjuration of the Spirit Uriel; 1 to which is added Cyprian's Invocation of Angels, and his Conjuration of the Spirits guarding Hidden Treasures, together with a form for their dismissal,"--purports to have been published at Paris in the Latin tongue, and in the year 1508. It was reprinted by Scheible at Stuttgart in 1845, forming part of the curious collection of Faust documents already mentioned. Finally, in the year 1875, the late Major Herbert Irwin made, or procured privately, an English translation, which remains in MS. The date placed on the title-page of the
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THE BOOK OF CEREMONIAL MAGIC The Se
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§ 7. TALISMANS OF THE SAGE OF THE
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§ 3. CONCERNING THE EXPERIMENT OF
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talisman with the monogram of Micha
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connection with the congeries of ar
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ehind Magic, or that even the occul
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THE TEMPTATION OF EVIL From Cædmon
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qualification of the soul's eternit
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and suffered and died, had risen an
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about the quest and its enthusiasm,
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that anything responds to its metho
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gold earth. There words and wishes
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ecommendation that it was a convent
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ejected, and it follows in this man
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position, but it is regrettable tha
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which usually terms itself Black, b
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convocation of all the "masters of
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the Sworn Book, while that entitled
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properly understood, is, however, a
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Page 83 and 84: IV. THE CONSTITUTION OF POPE HONORI
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Page 95 and 96: p. 116 apparitions of blazing lamps
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Page 111 and 112: THE APPARITION OF THE GRAND CABALA
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When you have skinned it, take salt
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170:1 The Key of Solomon, Book ii.
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This Aspergillus may be used on any
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Footnotes 177:1 The mutilations of
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SATAN BOUND. ON PRE-NORMAN CROSS SH
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THE SEAL AND CHARACTERS OF BEELZEBU
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It will be seen that the principali
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CHARACTER OF MERSILDE MERSILDE can
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CHARACTER OF MORAIL MORAIL has the
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187:2 The second Spirit of the Leme
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of the hierarch; they must have bee
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VIII. BARBATOS, a great count and d
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THE SEAL OF SYTRY THE SEAL OF BELET
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XX. PURSON, 4 a great king, who app
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THE SEAL OF BUNE XXVI. BUNE, a stro
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202:6 Another codex reverses this,
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THE SEAL OF SOLAS THE SEAL OF PHŒN
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XLI. FOCALOR, a strong duke, appear
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command of the operator will make a
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THE SEAL OF OROBAS THE SEAL OF MURM
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LX. VAPULA, a strong duke, comes in
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THE SEAL OF BELIAL causes favours o
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THE TRIANGLE OF SOLOMON the first s
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THE PENTAGRAM OF SOLOMON men. The c
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MAGICAL SWORDS AND WAND obtained pa
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FIRST CONJURATION I invoke and conj
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INVOCATION OF THE KING O thou great
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ind thee to remain affably and visi
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ASTRACHIOS, ASACH, ASARCA, ABEDUMAB
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THE IMP STATUE. LINCOLN. Footnotes
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operator shall rejoice in the honou
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THE GREAT CIRCLE OF WHITE MAGIC You
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which you may hear, for at this ext
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Further, I command thee to surrende
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to the entrance of the circle. Then
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yourself with the stone called Emat
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Reply of the Spirit I cannot grant
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y Whom thou art overcome; when thy
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MYSTIC FIGURES FROM THE TITLE-PAGE
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A later edition substitutes the fol
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words:--May this which hath been re
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p. 276 The Beginning of the Holy Go
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p. 278 A. P. Why tarriest thou, and
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God invisible, consubstantial, in a
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A LESSER PENTACLE OF SOLOMON To dis
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the time of His dolorous passion an
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on Monday; compose the circle, and
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Write about the circle as follows:
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p. 293 Trinity. Come without inflic
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y the other Sacred Names of the mos
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of . . . . . . . . . that as the fa
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When the characters and images have
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Whether in the increase or wane of
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p. 208 of a dead man; place one of
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No person who is familiar with the
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For the Masters of Black Magic, as
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upon, &c. [Here name the subject up
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Lord, Who hast been, Who art, Who s
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IT is only within recent times that
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Then gently smiting the carcase nin
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God , by the most holy wounds of ou
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The most barbarous and unintelligib
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sanctuaries to which I alluded far
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