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.