As the title testifies, students were sworn to secrecy before being given get right of entry to to this magic text, and only some manuscripts have survived. Bits of its teachings, such as the usage of the magic whistle for summoning spirits, are alluded to in other texts. Another key element of its ritual, the elaborate “Seal of God,” has been found in texts and amulets all the way through Europe.
Interest in The Sworn Book of Honorius has grown in latest years, yet no modern translations have been attempted―until now.
Purporting to preserve the magic of Solomon in the face of intense persecution by religious authorities, this text includes one of the vital oldest and most detailed magic rituals. It accommodates a complete system of magic including how to attain the divine vision, keep up a correspondence with holy angels, and regulate aerial, earthly, and infernal spirits for practical gain.
Largely ignored by historians until recently, this text is crucial witness to the transmission of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism to European Hermeticists.
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