Liber XXVIII · Solomonic Magic
Liber XXVIII · Solomonic Magic
Chapter I
Demonic Magic & Pacts
8 min readDemonic Magic: A History from Antiquity to the GrimoiresA history of demonic magic: ancient spirit-binding, Augustine's pact theory, medieval clerical necromancy, the printed grimoires and modern scholarship.7 min readGrimorium Verum: History of the 'True Grimoire' of Black MagicThe Grimorium Verum or 'True Grimoire': its false 1517 Memphis imprint, its three infernal chiefs and their spirits, its sources and modern editions.7 min readMunich Manual of Demonic Magic: A Necromancer's HandbookThe Munich Manual of Demonic Magic (Clm 849): a 15th-century Latin necromancer's handbook, its experiments, its liturgical language and its users.7 min readThe Devil's Pact: Theophilus, Faust and Grandier in HistoryThe Devil's pact in history and legend: Augustine's theory, the Theophilus miracle, Gerbert, witch-trial pacts, Urbain Grandier's Loudun 'pact' and Faust.7 min readThe Grand Grimoire: Lucifuge Rofocale and the Pact GrimoireThe Grand Grimoire explained: a French chapbook grimoire of c. 1800, its false dates, Lucifuge Rofocale and the hierarchy of Hell, and its pact story.
Forthcoming in this chapter
1- Demonic Hierarchies: Meaning, History and Practice