PS: Seven Ancient Magic Books

The Book of Spells is not just a simple list of demons, but also contains many so-called "summoning techniques" - rituals that summon demons, angels, or elves to their service

The grimoire is a book written by medieval warlocks on "magic" and "magic", which is mixed with many superstitious elements, but also contains stories of ancient legends that were forbidden or demonized by the Church at the time. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info~~~~ The magic book is not only a simple arrangement of the list of demons, but also records many so-called "summoning techniques" - that is, summoning demons, angels or elves through some rituals to serve themselves.

The Seven Ancient Magic Books

The Book of Spells is not just a simple list of demons, but also contains many so-called "summoning techniques" - rituals that summon demons, angels, or elves to their service

The grimoire is a book written by medieval warlocks on "magic" and "magic", which is mixed with many superstitious elements, but also contains stories of ancient legends that were forbidden or demonized by the Church at the time. The Book of Spells is not just a simple list of demons, but also contains many so-called "summoning techniques" - that is, the summoning of demons, angels or elves through some ritual to serve themselves.

1. Solomon's Key

According to Jewish legend, King Solomon of Israel gained the ability to freely summon and manipulate demonic spirits thanks to the Book of Roger-El, written by an angel. The book contains rules and spells for summoning, but the book was actually written by medieval warlocks. It has nothing to do with King Solomon; And the magic recorded in the book encourages killing and sacrifice, which belongs to the so-called "black magic". The oldest surviving copy of the book is said to be from the 14th century.

Solomon's Little Key is an important demonological document that first appeared in the early 17th century. The book is relatively historical. It is divided into four parts. The first of these records King Solomon's method of summoning the 72 demons of hell, and this book is actually the work of warlocks and demon scientists, and has nothing to do with Solomon, and most of the demon images and allusions are copied from a biblical apocryphal text, the Pseudo-Enoch. But the book's account of demons can be extended to allusions to ancient legends and non-Christian myths forbidden by the Church, as well as some knowledge of medicine and minerals. The second part records the method of summoning monsters from all directions; the third part records astrology and angelic legends of the zodiac; The fourth part records the spells that summon angels and call wax figures. At present, it is believed that only the first part of the book was written in the Middle Ages, and the last three books should not be original.

2. The Book of Roger Elle

The book of Roger-El takes its name from the book "Sefer" in the book of Enoch, an apocryphal book of the Bible

The book Raziel, legend has it that it was written by Raziel, one of the Seven Archiels. Fifteen hundred ways to learn about the universe, the Book of Enoch declares that Roger gave him the book out of sympathy for Adam, who was about to be expelled from the Garden of Eden. Later, the book was snatched by a jealous angel and thrown into the sea, and finally God sent the violent angel Rahab to retrieve the book; The story goes on to say that the book was given to Enoch the sage, and later to Noah - who built the ark based on the knowledge in the book, and finally the book was obtained by King Solomon. His whereabouts after that are unknown.

And the magic book "The Book of Rogerayre" has nothing to do with the one mentioned above. It's just a name borrowed by the warlocks. This book of magic contains some descriptions of angels, monsters, and planets, as well as summoning, and is of low historical value. It is also known as the Book of Symbols or the Book of Adam.

3、arbatel

Arbatel is currently arguably the most complete magic book available, and has been praised by demon scholar Werther as "a valuable treatise on the field of demons". It contains legends, spells and symbols, heraldic knowledge of the Olympian gods, angelic and demonic legends, and the author's apocryphal taxonomy of ghosts and gods, as well as magic and the occult. However, the extant version of the book is incomplete, and its original parts are scattered in eight parts of the world.

4. The Great Magic Book

The Grand Grimoire is also a well-known magic book, which mainly records the legends of angels and the summoning of angels, as well as the summoning of demons.

5. Encyclopedia of Magic

Heptameron: A traditional magic book printed in the early 17th century. It mainly records the legends and summoning techniques of "terrifying demons with the appearance of angels". However, the extant version of the book is incomplete, and its original parts are scattered in eight parts of the world.

6. "Hell Dictionary"

Year 1818. French journalist Simon. Coran, to Coran. Wear. Written under the pseudonym of Blancie, the book largely aroused interest in demonic superstitions at the time. Colan (1794~1881) was not a demonist, and did not have a deep knowledge in the field, but he was quite erudite and was influenced by the medieval demonologist John Brown. Will's influence, so it can't be said that he's a complete layman.

Coran's Dictionary of Hell, written with half-hearted knowledge, inherits Will's theories and describes a similar administrative structure to hell, with demons performing their own duties and even hilarious demon ambassadors to various countries. Many scholars accuse the Hell Dictionary of being vulgar, invented, and a bad work that disrupts demonology, but if you think about it, what about the so-called orthodox magic books that are not the product of nonsense? It is precisely because the author has used his imagination to integrate the text, so although the book has no literature, it is quite interesting to read, and it can be called the Western Classic of Mountains and Seas. The book is also interspersed with some of the author's views on the society of the time, such as the fact that the ambassador sent by the Hell Empire to Britain turned out to be the great demon Momont, who represented "greed" - which is undoubtedly a satire on British commercialism.

The explanation of demons in the "Dictionary of Hell" is basically based on Will's theory. By the time the sixth edition was published in 1863, 550 colourful woodblock illustrations by the painter M.L. Burton, who knew nothing about the theories of demons and sorcerers, and whose images were created exactly according to the descriptions of legends or his own imagination. These expressive and visually effective illustrations have had a profound impact on modern demon legend culture, and even many of the demon shapes in the gods and demons film come from these illustrations from the "Hell Dictionary".

7. End of the nineteenth century

At the end of the 19th century, the British group of warlocks (secret societies), the HemeticOrder of the Golden Dawn (HemeticOrder of the Golden Endawn), a group of warlocks (secret societies) in England, was a well-known idealist group that used magic and magic to study the secrets of the universe. The group developed a magical ritual that summoned the four angels.

This type of summoning requires a pre-existing setting of the venue. It is necessary to use a room that is rarely used by people, as the Warlocks claim that everyday objects "interfere with the spiritual unity of the summoner". Draw a circular circle on the floor of the room, determine the four directions with colors and spells, and place an altar in the center or east of the circle, which can be replaced by two chests with a length of 40 cm in width and height. In addition, two columns with a diameter of 15 cm and a length of 160 cm were erected on either side of the altar (which could be replaced by ventilation tubes), painted black and white, in place of the doorposts. In this way, it is possible to imitate the ancient Jewish temple.

To perform the summoning, the magician must bathe beforehand, put on a kapok robe, and stand in the center of the altar. The magician uses the index and middle fingers of his right hand to simulate the shape of a sword, enters into contemplation (fantasy), feels the presence of the earth in the fantasy, and draws a five-pointed star with a sword (finger) in the specified direction facing east, and recites a mantra.

Then turn to the south, repeat the pentagram and recite the incantation.

Then turn to the west, repeat the pentagram and recite the incantation.

Then turn to the north, repeat the pentagram and recite the incantation.

The direction in which the pentagram is drawn, a stroke appears.

At the same time, imagine in your mind the image of Raphael: a yellow coat, carrying a bow and arrows, and a galea with huge wings.

Then turn to the south and do the same motion, saying, "Migal appears before me." "At the same time, imagine in your mind the image of Michael: dressed in red, with a sword in hand, shrouded in green light.

Then turn to the west and do the same motion, saying, "Gabriel appears before me." "At the same time, imagine in your mind the image of Gabriel: a blue coat, carrying a water bottle, and an orange sunset in the background.

Then turn to the north and do the same motion, saying, "Uriel appears before me." "At the same time, imagine in your mind the image of Uriel: a patterned robe, holding grain, galloping from the green earth.

Like the teachings proclaimed by Kabbalah and tantrism, this magic emphasizes the illusion of the magician himself. The Order of the Golden Dawn, explaining the magic of the Four Angels, claims that it requires "very strong spiritual unity and imagination", declaring that it will take dozens of repetitions to bear fruit. It's not so much a witchcraft as a self-deceptive self-hypnosis, and if you think about turning seven hundred and twenty degrees at a time, you will be dizzy if you repeat it dozens of times (maybe you may fall off the altar with one foot in the air), and it would not be strange to "see" an angel at that time - no one knows about it anyway, because the warlock claims that the summoning angel can only be perceived by the magician himself, which is basically the same principle as the emperor's new clothes.

The purpose of this summoning spell was to converse with and help the illusionary angels, and became popular in Europe in the 19th century. Like the Seventy-Two Summoned Angels of the Kabbalah and the Seventy-Two Summoned Demon Kings of Solomon in the Magic Book, the Warlocks believed that the summoner could exchange conditions with the exhaled demons or angels or ask for help. As the description of the Four Angels summoning magic ends: "Purify your heart, and if the image of the angel appears very clearly, then the summoning is successful...... You can talk to them, not in words, in your heart, don't forget to be in awe of them, then they will answer your questions. "But in the magic books written by the warlock, the summoned angels not only provide help and guidance to the summoner, but also serve the summoner, kill the summoner's enemies, find treasure for him, or help him gain a position of power. (To be continued.) )

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