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Ritual Magic

Ceremonial magic, the grimoire tradition, sigils, and circles — the structure and history of the Western magical ritual.

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    Ritual and Ceremonial Magic

    Ritual magic, often called ceremonial magic, is a disciplined technology for working with symbols, names, and carefully constructed actions in order to…

    Complete overview · 20 min read
  • The Goetia and the Infernal Tradition

    The Goetia is the first and most famous book of the Lemegeton Claviculi Salomonis, the Lesser Key of Solomon. It catalogues seventy-two demons, each with…

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  • Sigils, Circles, and Practical Magic

    Practical magic is the working end of ceremonial magic: the part that gets performed. The texts of the grimoire tradition describe operations that can in…

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  • What Is a Sigil and How Is It Made

    In magical usage, a sigil is a glyph deliberately constructed to represent and enact a specific intention. Unlike a symbol, a conventional sign whose…

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  • The Lesser Key of Solomon Explained

    The Lemegeton Claviculi Salomonis — the "Lesser Key of Solomon" — is the most influential and most quoted of all European grimoires, and the most often…

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