The Book of Ceremonial Magic by AE Waite is a compendious volume dealing with all aspects of occultism. It is subtitled "The Secret Tradition in Goėtia, including the rites and mysteries of Goėtic theurgy, sorcery and infernal necromancy." The table of contents is as follows:
PREFACE 11
INTRODUCTION 15
PART I
The Literature of Ceremonial Magic
CHAPTER I
THE ANTIQUITY OF MAGICAL RITUALS
§ 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF CEREMONIAL MAGIC 23
§ 2. THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK MAGIC 27
§ 3. THE UNPRINTED LITERATURE OF CEREMONIAL MAGIC 29
CHAPTER II
THE RITUALS OF TRANSCENDENTAL MAGIC
§ 1. THE ARBATEL OF MAGIC 33
§ 2. THEOSOPHIA PNEUMATICA 41
§ 3. THE ENCHIRIDION OF POPE LEO 42
§ 4. THE SEVEN MYSTERIOUS ORISONS 45
§ 5. SUMMARY OF TRANSCENDENTAL MAGIC 49
CHAPTER III
COMPOSITE RITUALS
§ 1. THE KEY OF SOLOMON THE KING 51
§ 2. THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON 53
§ 3. THE PAULINE ART 54
§ 4. THE ALMADEL 58
§ 5. THE FOURTH BOOK OF CORNELIUS AGRIPPA 60
§ 6. THE HEPTAMERON 65
§ 7. THE SACRED MAGIC OF ABRAMELIN THE MAGE 67
CHAPTER IV
THE RITUALS OF BLACK MAGIC
§ 1. THE GRIMORIUM VERUM 69
§ 2. TRUE BLACK MAGIC. 71
§ 3. THE GRAND GRIMOIRE 71
§ 4. THE GRIMOIRE OF HONORIUS 72
§ 5. MINOR AND SPURIOUS RITUALS OF BLACK MAGIC 75
§ 6. THE BLACK PULLET 76
§ 7. TALISMANS OF THE SAGE OF THE PYRAMIDS 79
§ 8. THE GOLD-FINDING HEN 96
PART II The Complete Grimore
CHAPTER I
THE PREPARATION OF THE OPERATOR
§ 1. CONCERNING THE LOVE OF GOD 100
§ 2. CONCERNING FORTITUDE 101
§ 3. CONCERNING CONTINENCE AND ABSTINENCE 102
§ 4. CONCERNING THE EXTERNAL PREPARATION OF THE
OPERATOR, AND FIRSTLY CONCERNING ABLUTION 103
§ 5. CONCERNING THE EXTERNAL PREPARATION OF THE
OPERATOR, AND SECONDLY CONCERNING THE VESTMENTS 104
CHAPTER II
THE INITIAL RITES AND CEREMONIES
§ 1. CONCERNING THE VIRTUES OF THE PLANETS 106
§ 2. A GENERAL INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE INSTRUMENTS
REQUIRED FOR THE ART 109
§ 3. CONCERNING THE ROD AND STAFF OF THE ART 113
§ 4. CONCERNING THE PEN AND INK OF THE ART 114
§ 5. CONCERNING VIRGIN WAX OR VIRGIN EARTH 116
§ 6. CONCERNING THE SILKEN CLOTH 117
§ 7. CONCERNING THE VICTIM OF THE ART 117
§ 8. CONCERNING ASPERSION AND CLEANSING 121
§ 9. CONCERNING THE TIME OF OPERATION 123
CHAPTER III
CONCERNING THE DESCENDING HIERARCHY
§ 1. THE NAMES AND OFFICES OF EVIL SPIRITS 125
2. CONCERNING THE FORMS OF INFERNAL SPIRITS IN THEIR MANIFESTATIONS 133
CHAPTER IV
THE MYSTERIES OF GOĖTIC THEURGY ACCORDING TO THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON THE KING
§ 1. CONCERNING THE SPIRITS OF THE BRAZEN VESSEL, OTHERWISE CALLED THE FALSE MONARCHY OF DEMONS 134
2. CONCERNING THE RITE OF CONJURATION FROM THE LEMEGETON 154
CHAPTER V
CONCERNING THE MYSTERY OF THE SANCTUM REGNUM, OR THE GOVERNMENT OF EVIL SPIRITS; BEING THE RITE OF CONJURATION ACCORDING TO THE GRIMORIUM VERUM 164
CHAPTER VI
THE MYSTERIES OF INFERNAL EVOCATION ACCORDING TO THE GRAND GRIMOIRE
§ 1. THE RITE OF LUCIFUGE 167
§ 2. CONCERNING THE GENUINE SANCTUM REGNUM OR THE TRUE METHOD OF MAKING PACTS 174
CHAPTER VII
THE METHOD OF HONORIUS 180
CHAPTER VIII
MISCELLANEOUS AND MINOR PROCESSES
§ 1. CONCERNING WORKS OF HATRED AND DESTRUCTION 199
§ 2. CONCERNING VENEREAL EXPERIMENTS 200
§ 3. CONCERNING THE EXPERIMENT OF INVISIBILITY 204
§ 4. CONCERNING THE HAND OF GLORY 206
§ 5. CONCERNING THE VISION OF SPIRITS IN THE AIR 208
§ 6. CONCERNING DIVINATION BY THE WORD OF URIEL 208
§ 7. CONCERNING THE MIRROR OF SOLOMON, SUITABLE FOR ALL KINDS OF DIVINATION 210
§ 8. CONCERNING THE THREE RINGS OF SOLOMON, SON OF DAVID 212
CHAPTER IX
CONCERNING INFERNAL NECROMANCY 213
CONCLUSION 219
This book is printed on 24lb parchment paper in a beautiful historical font. Contains all original engravings, tables, images, etc. The book is bound with metal screws and hinges and measures approx. 8.5" x 11".
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