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A Collection of Magical Secrets Taken from Peter de Abano, Cornelius Agrippa and from other Famous Occult Philosophers and A Treatise Of Mixed Cabalah Which comprises the Angelic Art Taken From Hebrew Sages Translated from Wellcome MS4669 by Paul Harry Barron from the original French manuscript dated 1796 With Introduction by Stephen Skinner & David Rankine This book bridges the worlds of learned magic and village cunning, providing rare and previously unavailable material from the late eighteenth century. It comprises two parts, A Collection of Magickal Secrets and A Treatise of Mixed Cabalah, both of which contain unique and exciting magical material, that were previously bound together in a French manuscript with The Clavicule of Solomon and The Universal Treatise of the Keys of Solomon. These are reproduced along with The Keys of Rabbi Solomon, in the most significant grimoire publication of modern times, The Veritable Key of Solomon by Stephen Skinner & David Rankine. A Collection of Magical Secrets contains a collection of charms, ranging from the very simple to the complex. There are charms for healing, winning in love and gambling, gaining familiar spirits, regaining stolen or lost property, instructions for the creation of magic rings for controlling spirits, and a rare angelic conjuration of a Prince of the Thumb. A wide range of sympathetic magick techniques such as dreaming, poppets, using bread, herbs and sieves, are utilised to ensure the success of the charms. A Treatise of Mixed Cabalah contains four parts, three of which fit together to develop a greater knowledge of the practical Qabalah. This includes a ritual sequence of prayers and actions for increasing knowledge, practical instructions for the construction, consecration and use of wax pentacles for absent healing, a technique for angelic dream incubation and a system of divination with 112 possible answers.
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Many of the simple charms in the first part, A Collection of Magical Secrets, resemble the writings of Albertus Magnus and also the nineteenth century French pseudo-grimoires of black magick, such as the Grimoire of Pope Honorius III, the Red Dragon and Grimoirum Verum. The charms referred to as coming from Agrippa include a wider range of material. As well as many healing cantrips, there are a number of examples of how to gain a familiar spirit, plus the inevitable charms for winning in love and gambling. There are a large quantity of charms for regaining stolen or lost property, showing a wide range of sympathetic magick techniques such as dreaming, poppets, bread and sieves. Amongst the material in the first part, is also a conjuration of a Prince of the Thumb, an angel onto the olive oil-anointed thumbnail of a virgin child or pregnant woman, along with associated practices.
The first part of Concerning Miscellaneous Cabalah is a description of the ten Sephiroth of the Tree of Life with their main qualities, i.e. name, divine name, archangel, order of angels, heaven, as well as which biblical character was ruled by the archangel. This is followed by a ritual sequence of prayer and actions for maintaining purity and leading a good life, performed over a series of days for increased knowledge of Cabalah or other revelations from the angels.
The second part of Concerning Miscellaneous Cabalah is largely concerned with practical instructions for the construction, consecration and use of the seals. This is followed by sections on Properties of the Verses and Scriptures, and Verses for Illnesses & Infirmities.
The section on the properties of the Verses and Scriptures mirrors the type of use of the Psalms described in Sefer Shimmush Tehillim, although some of the uses are different. The third part of Concerning Miscellaneous Cabalah is a technique for angelic dream incubation. The prayers and seals are given for the planetary angels, with a very concise and lucid set of instructions on their use. The fourth part of Concerning Miscellaneous Cabalah is a system of divination based on 112 answers.
The material was originally bound with the material which was used by Stephen Skinner and David Rankine in their groundbreaking work "The Veritable Key of Solomon" (Golden Hoard & Llewellyn 2008), which is the first new Key of Solomon grimoire material to be published in more than a hundred years since the compilation by MacGregor Mathers, one of the founding fathers of the Golden Dawn, was first published 1889. It is likely to appeal to both scholars of the Key of Solomon and the grimoire traditions, as well as those interested in Qabalah and a range of other subjects of interest to practitioners of the western esoteric traditions of magic.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A Collection of Magical Secrets & A Treatise of Mixed Cabalah is a book, I fear, far too easily overlooked. It is a collection of various documents found bound amongst a copy of The Veritable Key of Solomon, used by the two authors in their last publication of the same name. The material, then, found in this volume consists of numerous experiments, talismans and spells that did not seem strictly Solomonic in nature and were thus excluded from the aforementioned work.
The book includes various charms and operations more commonly associated with folk magic yet displaying a definite qabalistic bent, devoid, however, of the complications and extravagance of full blown ceremonial workings.
Thus it is both an interesting insight into the practical approach adopted by magicians as such that would have been early users of grimoires, as well as an indispensable clue to the historian with regard to the development of that tradition.
The experiments, as often they are labelled, reveal a side to magicians of that period which is regularly ignored and to which many are ignorant. The many gaps in the modern magicians repertoire (those, at any rate, following in the footsteps of the Golden Dawn) evinces such lacunae in the general understanding of magic's development and modes of use. This book, in short, presents many possibilities for scholars and practitioners alike.
The occult student might approach such material in much the same way as was intended by those who bound it into their grimoires: as magical experiments. I would suggest that this will provide many opportunities to discover useful techniques and to deepen one's understanding of how magic works and how it is worked most effectively.
For the academic this offers an equally tantalising prospect. This work provides a window into an almost unexplored area of the western magical tradition, demonstrating realities that could help progress the modern understanding of its history.
The introduction by David and Stephen indeed goes some way to exploring this, leading the way for an entire new chapter within magical scholarship. I cannot under sell how relevant I believe this work to be; I really do consider it an important, if somewhat brief, addition to the library of any who wish to study this area.
Another praise worthy addition is the inclusion of the original Latin as well as the translation of various Psalms and other passages. For those of us who read Latin, and wish to put to good use the hard work required to attain to such a skill, it saves a great deal of trouble and expense; a copy of the Vulgate no longer being required.
The book includes various charms and operations more commonly associated with folk magic yet displaying a definite qabalistic bent, devoid, however, of the complications and extravagance of full blown ceremonial workings.
Thus it is both an interesting insight into the practical approach adopted by magicians as such that would have been early users of grimoires, as well as an indispensable clue to the historian with regard to the development of that tradition.
The experiments, as often they are labelled, reveal a side to magicians of that period which is regularly ignored and to which many are ignorant. The many gaps in the modern magicians repertoire (those, at any rate, following in the footsteps of the Golden Dawn) evinces such lacunae in the general understanding of magic's development and modes of use. This book, in short, presents many possibilities for scholars and practitioners alike.
The occult student might approach such material in much the same way as was intended by those who bound it into their grimoires: as magical experiments. I would suggest that this will provide many opportunities to discover useful techniques and to deepen one's understanding of how magic works and how it is worked most effectively.
For the academic this offers an equally tantalising prospect. This work provides a window into an almost unexplored area of the western magical tradition, demonstrating realities that could help progress the modern understanding of its history.
The introduction by David and Stephen indeed goes some way to exploring this, leading the way for an entire new chapter within magical scholarship. I cannot under sell how relevant I believe this work to be; I really do consider it an important, if somewhat brief, addition to the library of any who wish to study this area.
Another praise worthy addition is the inclusion of the original Latin as well as the translation of various Psalms and other passages. For those of us who read Latin, and wish to put to good use the hard work required to attain to such a skill, it saves a great deal of trouble and expense; a copy of the Vulgate no longer being required.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Easily Called "A (Medieval) Ceremonial Magician's Book of Shadows"
16 April 2011
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I use the term "Book of Shadows" not as a slam against CM (Ceremonial Magic) but rather the idea that a 'spell book' is created by noting the useful amount of spells & lore it contains versus the journals or phone book lists of Spirits.
Over the years I have collected many manuscripts on Magic with a plethora of Spirit names, spells, incantations, folklore, seals, diagrams & so on. Most of these are of the old, Medieval variety and often they have spells in them just as they are presented here in this book.
What I liked about the book is that the authors have collected a lot of lore from grimoires of the Medieval period and then omitted some of the more difficult to obtain items that certain spells require. If something requires the actual blood of a bat, how do you plan on getting that unless you are set on killing a living bat? May I remind you that bats serve a great function in our eco-system as they eat a TON of mosquitos each night so killing a bat to get its blood is not something I'd want to do. However our Medieval minded brethren would not care about that in the least.
Beginning on page 110 & ending on page 122, there are worded spells, mainly from the Psalms in Latin. Not all the Psalms are represented but there are at least 40 things that you can use the Psalm fragments for. For instance on page 112, there is one "To Prosper In All Things" which is taken from Psalm 16: 5-6. For it to work, you'd need to use the Latin verses instead of the English. I could see a practitioner writing this out on paper & placing it in their wallet & reading it aloud 3 or more times daily.
Some spells such as the "To Be Loved By A Woman Or By Everyone Else" beginning on page 84 requires an actual rib from either a man or woman and it is suggested you get this from a cemetery! (Try explaining THAT one if you should get caught! Hah!) However, on page 83, there is a spell "To Receive Affection From Kings & Other Great People" which requires a prayer & some rose oil. Now that one is easily enough procured - provided you can afford some real essential rose oil. But imagine using this for helping you with a CEO, President, Judge and so on. It certainly seems to fit the bill.
Some of the spells seem to have quite a bit of leeway for usefulness. There's a spoken spell to help in games of chance; some to be said if you have a toothache or nosebleed; wealth & prosperity; influencing others; and so on. This IS a nifty collection of spells. If you have talent or a Familiar Spirit at your disposal, you SHOULD be able to get any of these spells to work. The vast majority of CM's & Witches don't have either so they won't get much usefulness from this book.
Also, starting on page 135 and ending on page 155, there is a system of Divination that gives a possible 112 different answers. It is called the 'Book of Fate' and this in of itself can be worth the price of the book. Most CM's rely on things like Astrology or Geomancy (to be authentic) but here's a Divination system that seems to work a little bit like the Yoruban Diloggun with its patakis (re: stories). Here you simply read a Xian based prayer & when finished you let a number float to the surface of your mind. You can also close your eyes & let your hand fall over the numbers from 1-112, then read the corresponding numbered passage and you have your answer. Simple & elegant.
Overall I liked this book. I only give it four out of five stars for one simple reason which is there are no anecdotes from the authors/translators telling us of THEIR experiences in using the material within. That bothers me. Otherwise it's a great text and if you have real Magical talent you should have little difficulty in getting any of these spells to work - that is unless you have difficulty in getting a rib from a corpse. ;)
Over the years I have collected many manuscripts on Magic with a plethora of Spirit names, spells, incantations, folklore, seals, diagrams & so on. Most of these are of the old, Medieval variety and often they have spells in them just as they are presented here in this book.
What I liked about the book is that the authors have collected a lot of lore from grimoires of the Medieval period and then omitted some of the more difficult to obtain items that certain spells require. If something requires the actual blood of a bat, how do you plan on getting that unless you are set on killing a living bat? May I remind you that bats serve a great function in our eco-system as they eat a TON of mosquitos each night so killing a bat to get its blood is not something I'd want to do. However our Medieval minded brethren would not care about that in the least.
Beginning on page 110 & ending on page 122, there are worded spells, mainly from the Psalms in Latin. Not all the Psalms are represented but there are at least 40 things that you can use the Psalm fragments for. For instance on page 112, there is one "To Prosper In All Things" which is taken from Psalm 16: 5-6. For it to work, you'd need to use the Latin verses instead of the English. I could see a practitioner writing this out on paper & placing it in their wallet & reading it aloud 3 or more times daily.
Some spells such as the "To Be Loved By A Woman Or By Everyone Else" beginning on page 84 requires an actual rib from either a man or woman and it is suggested you get this from a cemetery! (Try explaining THAT one if you should get caught! Hah!) However, on page 83, there is a spell "To Receive Affection From Kings & Other Great People" which requires a prayer & some rose oil. Now that one is easily enough procured - provided you can afford some real essential rose oil. But imagine using this for helping you with a CEO, President, Judge and so on. It certainly seems to fit the bill.
Some of the spells seem to have quite a bit of leeway for usefulness. There's a spoken spell to help in games of chance; some to be said if you have a toothache or nosebleed; wealth & prosperity; influencing others; and so on. This IS a nifty collection of spells. If you have talent or a Familiar Spirit at your disposal, you SHOULD be able to get any of these spells to work. The vast majority of CM's & Witches don't have either so they won't get much usefulness from this book.
Also, starting on page 135 and ending on page 155, there is a system of Divination that gives a possible 112 different answers. It is called the 'Book of Fate' and this in of itself can be worth the price of the book. Most CM's rely on things like Astrology or Geomancy (to be authentic) but here's a Divination system that seems to work a little bit like the Yoruban Diloggun with its patakis (re: stories). Here you simply read a Xian based prayer & when finished you let a number float to the surface of your mind. You can also close your eyes & let your hand fall over the numbers from 1-112, then read the corresponding numbered passage and you have your answer. Simple & elegant.
Overall I liked this book. I only give it four out of five stars for one simple reason which is there are no anecdotes from the authors/translators telling us of THEIR experiences in using the material within. That bothers me. Otherwise it's a great text and if you have real Magical talent you should have little difficulty in getting any of these spells to work - that is unless you have difficulty in getting a rib from a corpse. ;)
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Something different but something really interesting.
23 Jun 2009
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I am sitting here only 4 hours after I received Avalonia Books A Collection of Magical Secrets that is translated by Paul Harry Byron with introduction and commentary by Stephen Skinner and David Rankine and find my self having read it in one sitting. It is a rather small book at only 161 pages but those are some extremely interesting pages.
The first of two parts of the book deals with something that is often called "experiments" in the grimoires. It is shorter and often easier ways to obtain things then doing an entire evocation in a grimoire. It deals with things from ways to not get shot, find treasures, curing diseases and all kinds of wonderful things. One thing that struck me was how similar some of the "experiments" are to the Swedish Black Art Books that circulated around Sweden in the 1700's to the 1800's. Some of them are very alike but do not use as much Latin and the Swedish material is more connected to the Swedish way. It feels though as if much of the Swedish Black arts Books must have lent ideas from the grimoire "experiments" since it draws from older sources. I wonder if not folk magic that was practiced in the 1700's to 1800's are not more related to the grimoires then many modern magicians care to admit.
The second part is more like a divination technique to get in to a sort of ecstasy stage of mind where deep Cabalah secrets will be revealed to you. This is something I have not worked with before but the descriptions are very straight forward so I think I will actually give it a go when I have the time.
This was a great presentation of a material that is often overlooked and underestimated. It is nice to see that people care about giving the public access to these more unusual materials that David and Stephen keeps bringing us. I believe this will become one of my favorites rather soon as I get more in to it. So this is defiantly 5 stars out of 5 possible!
The first of two parts of the book deals with something that is often called "experiments" in the grimoires. It is shorter and often easier ways to obtain things then doing an entire evocation in a grimoire. It deals with things from ways to not get shot, find treasures, curing diseases and all kinds of wonderful things. One thing that struck me was how similar some of the "experiments" are to the Swedish Black Art Books that circulated around Sweden in the 1700's to the 1800's. Some of them are very alike but do not use as much Latin and the Swedish material is more connected to the Swedish way. It feels though as if much of the Swedish Black arts Books must have lent ideas from the grimoire "experiments" since it draws from older sources. I wonder if not folk magic that was practiced in the 1700's to 1800's are not more related to the grimoires then many modern magicians care to admit.
The second part is more like a divination technique to get in to a sort of ecstasy stage of mind where deep Cabalah secrets will be revealed to you. This is something I have not worked with before but the descriptions are very straight forward so I think I will actually give it a go when I have the time.
This was a great presentation of a material that is often overlooked and underestimated. It is nice to see that people care about giving the public access to these more unusual materials that David and Stephen keeps bringing us. I believe this will become one of my favorites rather soon as I get more in to it. So this is defiantly 5 stars out of 5 possible!
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Very Interesting occult lore.
3 May 2009
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I did not have high expectations when I bought this book but I was pleasantly surprised with a few of the rare rituals and spells in this grimoire which I have not seen in others. The thing that caught my attention were the four or five rituals for obtaining a familiar spirit. Granted, some rites are not practical because they involve things like being with a person at the time of death; but aside from those impractical parts the rituals are insightful and a bit inspiring to a present day occultist, witch, or mage who may be interestest in borrowing parts for their own use. The conjurations in latin are a good inventory of magical words. For me, this book's a keeper.
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