The Goetia of Dr Rudd: The Angels & Demons of Liber Malorum Spirituum seu Goetia Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis with a study of the techniques of evocation in the context of the angel magic tradition. - Sourceworks of Ceremonial Magic Volume III - SIGNED

Stephen Skinner & David Rankine [Dr. Thomas Rudd]

ISBN 10: 0954763920 / ISBN 13: 9780954763923

Published by Golden Hoard Press, London and Singapore, 2007

London and Singapore: Golden Hoard Press, 2007. SIGNED FIRST PRINTING / INSCRIBED - "Best Magical Wishes" / DATED "May '07" - AS NEW (see scan). Title in Full : "The Goetia of Dr Rudd The Angels & Demons of Liber Malorum Spirituum seu Goetia Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis with a study of the techniques of evocation in the context of the angel magic tradition of the seventeenth century being a transcription of Dr Rudd's Liber Malorum Spirituum seu Goetia' from Harley MS 6483, with other pertinent extracts from manuscripts Harley MS 6482, Sloane MS 3824 and Wellcome MS 3203". Signed. First Edition/First Printing/Signed. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by "19 illustrations, 12 tables". 4to size - 10" tall. Seller Inventory # 933505

Synopsis:

The Goetia is the most famous grimoire after the Key of Solomon. This volume contains a transcription of a hitherto unpublished manuscript of the Lemegeton which includes four whole grimoires: Liber Malorum Spituum seu Goetia; Theurgia-Goetia; Ars Paulina (Books 1 & 2); Ars Almadel. This was owned by Dr Thomas Rudd, a practising scholar-magician of the early seventeenth century. There are many editions of the Goetia, of which the most definitive is that of Joseph Peterson, but here we are interested in how the Goetia was actually used by practising magicians in the 16th and 17th century, before the knowledge of practical magic faded into obscurity. To evoke the 72 demons listed here without the ability to bind them would be foolhardy indeed. It was well known in times past that invocatio and ligatio, or binding, was a key part of evocation, but in the modern editions of the Goetia this key technique is expressed in just one word 'Shemhamaphorash', and its use is not explained. This volume explains how the 72 angels of the Shem ha-Mephorash are used to bind the spirits, and the correct procedure for safely invoking them using special seals incorporating the necessary controlling angel, whose name is also engraved on the breastplate and Brass Vessel.

About the Authors:

Author of more than 50 books on magic.

David Rankine is an author who has been practising magick for 25 years, and is best known for his lively lectures and workshops. He has been involved with a wide variety of magickal groups and traditions, and draws on his extensive experience to convey the essence of magick in simple terms.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Goetia of Dr Rudd: The Angels & Demons ...
Publisher: Golden Hoard Press, London and Singapore
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition