From the editor:The Magickal methods and esoteric knowledge of medieval Europe (476 to 1453 C.E.) form the ancestral backbone of modern Ceremonial Magick. To understand medieval Magick, its necessary to know the primary repositories of this knowledge - the grimoires of spells, incantations, and ritual instructions for working with angels and conjuring spirits. And to understand the grimoires, you must delve into the life and times of the Magicians who wrote them.

Scholar and Magician Aaron Leitch provides valuable comparisons among the Magickal practices described in the grimoires and various Shamanic methods of working with the spirit world.

This groundbreaking guide examines Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy, The Key of Solomon, the Lemegaton, Dee's Enochian diaries, The Book of Abramelin, and several other classical texts. It compares the texts to one another, and then to other pagan and tribal cultural practices-reaching a conclusion that may surprise you. Using this newfound insight to the grimoires, the author presents innovative techniques that you can use for truly astounding results in your own Magickal practice.

Pages: 432, Illustrated, Large Format
Special Interest: Grimoires, Book of Shadows, Forbidden Books, Occult, Secret Orders & Societies, Magick, Ritual, Sorcery.