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The Greater Key of Solomon

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It's no surprise that most wiccans don't realize that much of the ceremonial embellishments that are practiced within the tradition of Wicca come from this body of material which Gerald Gardner added from Pieces of Free Masonry. As a good friend put it to me "The Keys of Solomon are what the Christians hallucinated the Jews were doing in the middle ages; all the Angels in the material are all really Pagan Gods". This body of work is not for the faint of heart but for most committed and mentally strong Magicians to take in hand. Those of you that gave it a one star rating might as well go in the corner, curl up with a Silver Ravenwolf book and Suck your thumbs. It is hard work but it's extremely rewarding for those that have the aptitude for this type of Magickal work. But unfortunately this system can be extremely dangerous to work for there is no room for error and that's besides the fact the Angels can be quite mischievous. The only reason Wiccans would have a problem theologically with this material is if they come to Wicca as a form of rejection of the Christian faith and not to embrace Wicca for it's nurturing and healing aspects. Those of you morons that approached this Material without finishing, you're in deep doo doo; for the Angels of the Sephroths will hunt you down until you do!

This first is to Celtic Wizard "haritasha". Um. do little research before displaying your ignorance - there are 2 books, the Greater Key and the Lesser Key both translated by a singular man named Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (Liddell soemtimes with one l). The lesser Key was seemingly inspired by the Greater, both books being from at least as early as the 17th century (the Greater more like from the 15th) and obviously rewritten from material perhaps centuries older.
On to the review. Sorry to say I have only read excerpts so far but it seems to be a very thorough take me by the hand approach to summoning spirits except that the style and terms are, obviously, archaic and somewhat obtuse. Nevertheless, and excellent additon to the library of the serious Wiccan, Templar, or Mage.

I definitely was expecting more. I thought I was buying the entire book and not just a photo copied cut down version of the book. Then again, for 10 bucks it was probably too good to be true. It did have some interesting information and some of the symbols were a little difficult to decipher as the pages looked as though they took the original book and copied them on a copy machine or a scanner. Bottom line, don't expect too much from this copy. They did ship in a timely manner though.

The key of Solomon was originally from Latin texts. There are two Hebrew texts that are from the 15 to 17th centuries. In other words, since Solomon would not have known Latin he did not scribe it. Therefore its old Gentile kaka. If one wishes to know Kabbalah I suggest "God is a Verb" by Rabbi Cooper.

An excellent edition of an intriguing text, a cornerstone of the Western Esoteric tradition.

This book is one of the central grimoires of western cerimonial magick. Required reading for any student of Magick.

It is a photo copy version of the original keys of solomon the king book how ever the seals are a bit larger so could be copied better. But be carful not to order the tow books at the seme time like I did as you would have have actually purchase the same booke twice.

Tough reading but well worth it if you want to get to the real source of magic and its symbolism. Horizon broadening to be sure.

This book is precisely what every would-be witch and magician needs. It shows clearly that magick is not fun, not easy, and not something to share with your friends. It is hard work, involving preparation and study. It requires fighting through texts more dense and difficult than this one on most occassions.

im not very impressed with the book, you could purchase the key of solomon cheaper. The contents are the same except for this one is styled of the 1914 edition. very dissapointed.