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Solomonic Magic & the Grimoires
The Sword of Moses
An Ancient Book of Magic
- First published1896
- TraditionSolomonic Magic
- Shelf122 books
Moses Gaster's edition and translation of Harba de-Moshe, a Hebrew and Aramaic magical text of late antiquity or the early Middle Ages. It describes how to obtain the 'sword', a powerful series of divine names, through fasting and adjuration, followed by a long list of practical applications from healing to protection. The text links the Hekhalot tradition with practical magic.









