the Book of Black Magic and Pacts;Including Rites Mysteries Goetic Theurgy, Sorcery, Infernal Necromancy, also Rituals

An exhaustive guide to the occult, featuring passages on folklore, occultist history, and magic ceremony. First published in 1898, The Book of Black Magic and Pacts contains a large number of magic spells and occult writings taken from a variety of sources. This volume is one of the greatest overviews of the occult. Written by Arthur Edward Waite, influential scholarly mystic and co-creator of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck. The contents of this volume feature: The Literature of Ceremonial Magic The Antiquity of Magical Rituals The Rituals of Transcendental Magic The Rituals of Black Magic The Initial Rites and Ceremonies Concerning the Descending Hierarchy The Mysteries of Infernal Evocation According to the Grand Grimoire The Method of Honorius Miscellaneous and Minor Processes Concerning Infernal Necromancy

Pagina's: 338, Hardcover, Obscure Press