The story of the Abramelin-book involves Abraham of Worms passing his magical and Kabbalistic secrets on to his son and tells how he acquired his knowledge. The book has the…
Under normal circumstances the dead do not return as ghosts. If they do there must be a special reason. It follows that if a living person desires to establish communication…
The blackest of all the black arts is undoubtedly necromancy, the ancient method of communication with the dead. The art of raising the dead and controlling their spirits takes its name…
A deal with the Devil (also called a pact with the Devil, Faustian bargain, or Mephistophelian bargain) is a cultural motif exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure…
In traditional and most contemporary usage, conjuration refers to a magical act of invoking spirits or using incantations or charms to cast magical spells. Drawing a circle and refraining from…
In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of God. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin.…
In the New Testament, celestial beings were grouped into seven ranks: angels, archangels, principalities, powers, virtues, dominions, and thrones. Christianity describes Satan as a fallen angel who terrorizes the world…
The 9 types of angels in heaven are Dominions, Cherubim, Seraphim, Principalities, Thrones, Archangels, Virtues, and Powers. The Protestant Bible provides names for five angels in heaven, "Michael the archangel"…