Solomonic Magic

Solomonic & Grimoire Magic - Resources

• The Study of Solomonic Magic in English by Don Karr
• Dr. Stephen Skinner’s Books on Magic 
•  Techniques of Solomonic Magic.
• Esoteric Archives – Twilight Grotto: Archives of Western Esoterica –
• his Recommended Reading 
• The Grimoire Encyclopedia Vol I & II by David Rankine
• Facebook group Western Medieval Magic.
• The Elucidation of Necromancy with text, translation and commentary by Joseph H. Peterson
• Heptameron, or Magical Elements by Peter D’Abano
• The Routledge History of Medieval Magic 
• Stephen Skinner discusses the evolution of Magic
• The Testament of Solomon 
• Testament of Solomon: Recension C translated by Brian Johnson
• The Testament of Solomon: The Origins of Solomonic Magic, Occultism & Demonology 
• The Testament of Solomon from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance by Sarah Illes Johnston
• Exorcistic Prayer and Demonology in Byzantium. A brief survey throughout the history.
• A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich
• On Magical Ceremonies in The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy – Within lies most of what we call the Solomonic Method, although it is a bit scrambled as far as steps and the order in which to do them. Dr. Skinner in Techniques of Solomonic Magic has it all laid out nicely in the appendix
• Key of Solomon or Clavicula Salomonis – Joseph H. Peterson
• Tools of the Greater Key by S. Aldarnay
• The Heptameron – Medieval Guide to Summoning Angels, Demons & Planetary Spirits – Esoterica
• The Conjuror’s Toolkit 1400-1800: Ciphers, Images, and Magical Cultures of Power Within the Solomonic Grimoires
• Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer’s Manual of the Fifteenth Century by Richard Kieckhefer – An amazing book in and of itself which helped kickstart the Grimoire Renaissance.
• series by PSUP called Magic in History and with their Magic in History Sourebooks
• On Variations From and In Grimoires – Sam Block
• Lesser Key of Solomon: Detailing the Ceremonial Art of Commanding Spirits Both Good and Evil - edited by Joseph H. Peterson
• Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires by Aaron Leitch
• Solomonic Magic in Alfonso X’s Cantiga 125. Romance Notes
• The Sworn and Secret Grimoire by Jake Stratton-Kent
• The Study of Solomonic Magic in English by Don Karr
• The Veritable Key of Solomon by Stephen Skinner and David Rankine
• From the Ring of Gyges to the Black Cat Bone: A Historical Survey of the Invisibility Spells by Ioannis Marathakis
• The Necromantic Magic Circle
• The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England by Frank Klaassen and Sharon Hubbs Wright
• Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America by Johannes Dillinger
• The Age of Secrecy: Jews, Christians, and the Economy of Secrets, 1400-1800 by Daniel Jütte
• Familiar Unto Me: Witches Sorcerers and Their Spirit Companions by BJ Swain
• Gateways Through Stone and Circle by Ashen Chassan
• Geosophia by Jake Stratton-Kent
• Clavis Goêtica: Keys to Chthonic Sorcery by Frater Acher
• A Treatise on Angel Magic: Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks by Adam MacLean – Contains Dr. Rudd’s angelic magic
• The art of drawing spirits into crystals from Francis Barrett’s The Magus
• Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer’s Manual of the Fifteenth Century by Richard Kieckhefer
• PSUP Magic in History Series 
• The Cunning Man’s Handbook: The Practice of English Folk Magic 1550-1900 by Jim Baker
• Seven Spheres by Rufus Opus
• The Book of Wisdom of Apollonius of Tyana: Apotelesmata Apollonii by Ioannis Marathakis
• Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires by Aaron Leitch
• An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke by Phil Legard and Alexander Cummins
• The Techniques of Solomonic Magic by Stephen Skinner
• Grimoires: A History of Magical Books by Owen Davies
• The Goetia of Dr. Rudd by Stephen Skinner and David Rankine

• A scan of a 16th Century Grimoire – Folger V. b. 26. This is also available translated as The Book of Oberon. Another scan can be found here
• On Variations From and In Grimoires
• Grimoires: A History of Magic Books by Owen Davies
• technical guide on How To Read a Grimoire manuscript, Dr. Justin Sledge
• Grimoire Encyclopedia
• Timeline of Western Occultism? Here.
• Omega Magick: A Journey into Ceremonial Magick
• The Study of Solomonic Magic in English by Don Karr
• Calvicula? Key of Solomon? Joseph H. Peterson has one translated on his website
• Books of Magick
• The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance by Frank Klaassen.
• Esoterica – Books of Magic – Dr. Justin Sledge
• Grimoiric Textual Authenticity and Legitimacy – Sam Block
• Invoking Angels edited by Claire Fanger – Includes Uplifitng Souls by Sophie Page which covers Liber Raziel
• The Sworn and Secret Grimoire by Jake Stratton-Kent
• Pandemonium: A Discordant Concordance of Diverse Spirit Catalogues by Jake Stratton-Kent
• Glitch Bottle Podcast
• The Book of Grimoires: The Secret Grammar of Magic by Claude Lecouteux
• The Goetia and Grimoire Magic Facebook Group
• Scarlet Imprint
• Hadean Press

The Self-Directed-Teach-Yourself-in-8-Grimoires List

• The Heptameron – I’ll just put Agrippa’s Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy here as it includes the Heptameron, On Magical Ceremonies, and the Arbatel
• True Black Magic
• The Secrets of Solomon
• The Hygromanteia or Magical Treatise of Solomon
• The Sworn Book of Honorius or Liber Juratus
• Sepher Raziel: Liber Salomonis
• A Cunning Man’s Grimoire or The Secret of Secrets
• The Book of Oberon