Daniel Harms holds master's degrees in anthropology and library and information science. He has been published in the Journal for the Academic Study of Magic and the Journal of Scholarly Publishing, and has written books on horror fiction and folklore. Joseph H. Peterson created the esotericarchives.com website. He is the author of six books on ceremonial magic and has published six other translations. James R. Clark is a self-taught artist.

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• ContentsNOTE: The table of contents has been added to give a quick overview of the parts of the text but has been worded differently in some cases for clarity.Introduction 1 Abbreviations and Typographic Symbols 31 Part 1: Theurgia 33Preparatory Prayers 33Excerpts from Heptameron 50Excerpts from the Enchiridion, for protection 53Excerpts from Heptameron resumed 74Prayers before you call or consecrate: The Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, Creed, psalms 76Sprinkling the lustral water 81Blessing of the fumigations and exorcism of the fire 82Concerning the garment and pentacle, and their use 82The oration to be said while putting on the garment 83To consecrate all instruments 83The Athanasian Creed 85The Gospel of Saint John 87How you can speak with your own good angel whenever you wish 88Prayer for one's angel 92The method of the glass or stone 93Another method to have a spirit in a glass, with sufflations and olive oil 102Experiment of invisibility 107The licence (or releasing) of any spirit 111Consecration of the circle 112Consecration of the holy water 113In order that the spirits don’t have the power to harm you 113Concerning Baron 114A bond for a spirit who is rebellious and won't appear 120Prayer of purification 121A vincle or call 123A conjuration of obedience 125A band to bind them into the triangle or ring 125To speak with a spirit in thy bed 132For winning at games 133Table of planetary hours 134Planets which be good and evil 135Signs that be good to work 136John's gospel 136Protection against thieves 137Confession 138Seven Angels 144If you wish to test experiments 145Epilepsy spell 146Excerpts from Cardano of the intelligences, numbers, and names of the planets 147The parchment, ink, pen, and writing 148Seven planets, twelve signs, thirty days 149The nature of the seven planets 150Seven precious stones which were in the crown of Zepheraziel 153Excerpts from Sepher Raziel on stones, herbs, and beasts 153Of suffumigations called incenses 155To defend treasure from finding 157To constrain and bind devils 158To see spirits, etc. 158That one shall prosper in his affairs 159To win favour of princes, etc. 159To see devils or spirits 159To bind and loose spirits 159Upupa 160To subdue spirits 160Suffumigating 161Semoferas 162Four great names 166A name to get victory 166To remove wrath and sorrow 166For victory 166The consecration of the ring 167Days most expedient to work any marvels on 168A malediction for the fire 169If he come, rewrite his name... 170Another for the fire for the four kings 170A suffumigation that rejoiceth spirits 172Tables of planets and signs 173A table of every thing of every sphere by himself 175To make a thief not to depart 178The names of the seven sisters of the fairies 179Experiment for a theft 179To be said at the beginning and ending of every work 184Prayers of purification and consecration 187Officium de spirittibus ("The offices of spirits") 191Mycob, the queen of the fairies, and the seven fairy sisters 207The four kings of spirits of the air and their subservients 208The names and shapes familiar to the spirits of the planets, their fumigations, and conjurations 215Sun / Sunday 215Moon / Monday 218Mars / Tuesday 220Mercury / Wednesday 223Jupiter / Thursday 225Venus / Friday 228Saturn / Saturday 230Directional and planetary incenses 233List of Pagan gods 234Spirits that make books and write books 235A conjuration most necessary to the angels of each day to the obtaining of any spirit thou callest 236The order of the circle work 239The blessing of the fumigations and fire 246Opening and entering the circle 266The consecration and fumigation of the circle 279Fumigations that rejoiceth spirits 279The necessaries for this art of Necromancy 290The beginning of circle work 291Rules and preparation 292An invocation unto the four kings to urge and constrain a spirit 297After you have done 314A good constriction for a spirit 315For the ground 315This must be laid in the earth to urge a late dead man to appear and speak 318For hidden treasure 319The spirit of the North, who is called King Egin... 340Conjuration of Baron 346An experiment of Rome 351In order to know about things lost, or accumulated... 356Treatise on the experiment for a theft 357To make an oil for seeing spirits from the air, as followeth 358An experiment of two hazel rods of one year's growing 363This is the office of angels, spirits, and devils... 364To see spirits in the air or elsewhere 366The secretness of secrets hid 368A collection of talismans 370Characters of the planets 381The ten most sacred names of God 382Hebrew for the planets 382Seals without characters of the seven planets 383Fumigations, excerpted from Petrus de Abano and Agrippa 385Brief notes concerning the course of the Moon 385The spirits of the planets and signs 387Prayers before beginning 388Circle work 391Instruments of the Art 398 An experiment approved by Friar Bacon to have a spirit appear in a circle... 399Bilgall—Conjuration of the Spirit 401For enclosing a spirit in a ring 403Experiment of Solomon for having whatever you may covet. Lapwing. 407Annabath 409Ascariell— Conjuration of the Spirit 410For making a stolen item return again 416An experiment to see in thy sleep whatsoever thou shalt desire 416To know whether one suspect be the thief or no 417Satan—Conjuration of the Spirit 418Experiment concerning the spirit called Baron, Baaran, Bareth, or Baryth 426Saint George 432The figure of the mirror 433Romulon—Conjuration of the Spirit 434Mosacus—Conjuration of the Spirit 445Orobas 453Oberyon—Conjuration of the Spirit 454Figures and Characters of Oberyon and His Followers 455Another way to invoke Oberion 473The circle for the great work, i.e., to call the four kings... 482On the nigromantic doctrine for all useful experiments 483Concerning the Baths 485Part 2: The Key of Solomon 491The Eye of Abraham, for theft 492For the toothache 493Experiment to overcome enemies 495For all manner of headache 496For to bind any ground or house or field that nothing shall be stole out... 497To find treasure of the earth... 499Ritual for hunting 500For shooting 501Rite using bread loaf to find a thief 502Instructions to the Steward 505This longeth to the priest to use after this manner following 507For biting of a dog, adder, or snake 522To cause sleep 523Terebinthus 523To cause conception 525A special good for women in travail 525For the ague 526For one that is bewitched 526To cause a spirit to appear in thy bed chamber 527Magrano—Conjuration of the Spirit 528An excommunication 528A conjuration, proven, regarding a theft 533Experiment for having the spirit Sibilla in the light of a candle 537For to take fowls with your hands 540For a maid's thought 541For love in the day and hour of Venus 541Against thieves 541Against thy enemies 541Against witchcraft 542For axis or ague 542For sorrow of the teeth 543A charm for thndbr... 543In the event of theft 543In the event of thefts, proven 544Experiment for thieves 544To make one fair 545For the toothache 546To make a maiden to dance 546To make one follow thee 547For a woman's love 547If thou wilt know if she is a maid 547To make love between men and women 547If any be angry with thee 547Also to make thieves to stand as well by night as by day 547An experiment for thieves 548For ulcers or p raid es (?) bladder & yard 550For fretting of the yard or any other part 550[???] ... a reumen 551Huius libra Guilielmus Braius professor 551How to call the king of the pigmies 551For the Swallow 554The virtue of vervain 555Bibliography 557Index 569