A category page for the grimoire tradition: the manuals, rites, seals, conjurations, and ceremonial technologies of Western magic.
Main idea
The grimoire tradition preserves the operative side of Western magic: sacred names, planetary hours, angelic and spirit hierarchies, talismans, circles, conjurations, and ritual protocols.
Core texts
- Picatrix
- Heptameron
- Lemegeton / Lesser Key of Solomon
- Key of Solomon
- Greater Key of Solomon
- Arbatel
- Sworn Book of Honorius
- Book of Abramelin
Core themes
- Sacred names and divine authority
- The magician as priest, commander, and mediator
- Planetary timing and astrological election
- Angels, spirits, intelligences, and demons
- Seals, pentacles, lamens, and talismans
- Consecration, purification, and ritual space
- The danger of magic without purification
Topics to expand
- Solomonic magic
- Planetary magic
- Angelic magic
- Spirit evocation
- Talismans and pentacles
- Ritual tools and vestments
- Magical circles
- Ethics of command and service
Place in the Royal Art
This page belongs to the Hermetic Arts and Sciences as the operative magical library of the Western Tradition.
Library of Light Edition 1.0 — Last revised: June 2026