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First page of the manuscript of History of the Necronomicon by Lovecraft

Necronomicon

The Necronomicon was attributed by H.P. Lovevecraft, the writer of horror stories, (1890-1937), to Abdul Alhazred, a mad Arab poet of the Yemen; he was supposed to have written the…

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Engraving of occultists John Dee and Edward Kelley "in the act of invoking the spirit of a deceased person"; from Astrology (1806) by Ebenezer Sibly.

Necromancy

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…

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Read more about the article The Conjuration of the Spirit
Conjuration for Cassiel. Cassiel is sometimes described as the angel of tears and the angel of temperance. As Qafsiel, he is sometimes regarded as the ruler of the moon instead of Saturn.

The Conjuration of the Spirit

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…

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Read more about the article The Magick Circle, and the Composition thereof
A solomonic magic circle with a triangle of conjuration in the east. This would be drawn on the ground, and the operator would stand within the protection of the circle while a spirit was conjured into the triangle.

The Magick Circle, and the Composition thereof

The form of the circle is not always one and the same; it is according to the order of the spirits that are to be called, their places, times, days…

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Powerful names are written around the magic circle.

Names of Power

The names of gods and others that have been handed down through generations  are considered to be significant and effective in magick because they contain and transmit the power of…

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Read more about the article Devils and the Seven Deadly Sins
A Sistine Chapel fresco depicts the expulsion of Adam and Eve for transgressing God's command not to eat the fruit of the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Devils and the Seven Deadly Sins

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.…

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