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…
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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…