From Dr. Stephen Skinner and the Golden Hoard Press comes a historical grimoire that features a fascinating blend of high magic and local village magic. Originally a handbook for a working sorcerer, this book includes a wealth of magical workings in addition to a treasure trove of critical astrological information, including a unique set of astrological tables that are generally absent from other grimoires. Going beyond the planetary days and hours, A Cunning Man's Grimoire reveals detailed aspects of timing and magical operations connected with the 28 Mansions of the Moon and image magic, which rarely appear in Solomonic grimoires. This practical manual of magic is strongly influence by Arabic and Indian roots, placing it at the crossroads of several powerful magical streams.
The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet is an outstanding example of a seventeenth century London Cunning-man's book of practice.
In this book Peter Paddon...covers his particular path of witchcraft from scratch. He goes over the basics of his personal path, along with examples of alternatives from other traditons, covering philosophy, lore and practical techniques.
Published here for the first time, from a long-ignored mid-seventeenth century manuscript in the British Library (Sloane MS 3824), this conjuration is said to have been performed at the request of King Edward IV, with other rites to reveal ...
A comprehensive and challenging exploration of the practices and beliefs of Cunning Folk in Britain and America 1550-1900, their heyday.
As this book richly demonstrates, the history of grimoires illuminates many of the most important developments in European history over the last two thousand years.
The translator, Ioannis Marathakis, is a native born Greek academic with an extensive knowledge of ceremonial magic. Unlike the abridged Latin translation, this groundbreaking work is the complete text, now arranged in its proper order.
This book bridges the worlds of learned magic and village cunning, providing rare and previously unavailable material from the late eighteenth century.
Techniques of High Magic
The Picatrix is the most notorious grimoires of astrological magic and one of the most important works of medieval and Renaissance magic.
Like many magic manuscripts this work was attributed to famous individuals including Solomon (who reputedly received the book directly from God via the angel Pamphilius), which was translated into Greek by the magician Apollonius of Tyana, ...