The Key of Solomon the King (Clavicula Salomonis)
S. L. MacGregor Mathers (translator and editor), 1889
Second year · Ceremonial magic
Contents
- Preliminary Discourse p. 1
- Introduction p. 2
- Book I, Chapter I: Concerning the Divine Love which ought to precede the Acquisition of this Knowledge. p. 9
- Book I, Chapter II: Of the Days, and Hours, and of the Virtues of the Planets. p. 10
- Book I, Chapter III: Concerning the Arts. p. 14
- Book I, Chapter IV: The Confession to be made by the Exorcist. p. 20
- Book I, Chapter V: Prayers and Conjurations. p. 22
- Book I, Chapter VI: Stronger and more potent Conjuration. p. 26
- Book I, Chapter VII: An Extremely Powerful Conjuration. p. 32
- Book I, Chapter VIII: Concerning the Medals or Pentacles, and the manner of constructing them. p. 39
- Book I, Chapter IX: Of the Experiment concerning Things Stolen, and how it should be performed. p. 42
- Book I, Chapter X: Of the Experiment of Invisibility, and how it should be performed. p. 45
- Book I, Chapter XI: To hinder a Sportsman from Killing any Game. p. 47
- Book I, Chapter XII: How to make the Magic Garters. p. 48
- Book I, Chapter XIII: How to make the Magic Carpet proper for interrogating the Intelligences, so as to obtain an answer regarding whatsoever matter one may wish to learn. p. 49
- Book I, Chapter XIV: How to render Thyself Master of a Treasure possessed by the Spirits. p. 51
- Book I, Chapter XV: Of the Experiment of Seeking Favour and Love. p. 53
- Book I, Chapter XVI: How Operations of Mockery, Invisibility, and Deceit should be prepared. p. 54
- Book I, Chapter XVII: How Extraordinary Experiments and Operations should be prepared. p. 55
- Book I, Chapter XVIII: Concerning the Holy Pentacles or Medals. p. 56
- Book II, Prefatory Note p. 71
- Book II, Chapter I: At what hour after the preparation of all things necessary, we should bring the Exercise of the Art to Perfection. p. 72
- Book II, Chapter II: In what manner the Master of the Art should keep, rule, and govern himself. p. 75
- Book II, Chapter III: How the Companions or Disciples of the Master of the Art ought to regulate and govern themselves. p. 77
- Book II, Chapter IV: Concerning the Fasting, Care, and Things to be observed. p. 79
- Book II, Chapter V: Concerning the Baths, and how they are to be arranged. p. 81
- Book II, Chapter VI: Of the Garments and Shoes of the Art. p. 83
- Book II, Chapter VII: Of places wherein we may conveniently execute the Experiments and Operations of the Art. p. 84
- Book II, Chapter VIII: Of the Knife, Sword, Sickle, Poniard, Dagger, Lance, Wand, Staff, and other instruments of Magical Art. p. 86
- Book II, Chapter IX: Of the Formation of the Circle. p. 89
- Book II, Chapter X: Concerning Incense, Suffumigations, Perfumes, Odours, and similar things which are used in Magical Arts. p. 91
- Book II, Chapter XI: Of the Water, and of the Hyssop. p. 93
- Book II, Chapter XII: Of the Light, and of the Fire. p. 94
- Book II, Chapter XIII: Concerning the Precepts of the Art. p. 95
- Book II, Chapter XIV: Of the Pen, Ink, and Colours. p. 97
- Book II, Chapter XV: Of the Pen of the Swallow and of the Crow. p. 98
- Book II, Chapter XVI: Of the Blood of the Bat, Pigeon, and other Animals. p. 99
- Book II, Chapter XVII: Of Virgin Parchment, or Virgin Paper, and how it should be prepared. p. 100
- Book II, Chapter XVIII: Of Wax and Virgin Earth. p. 103
- Book II, Chapter XIX: Concerning the Needle and other Iron Instruments. p. 104
- Book II, Chapter XX: Concerning the Silken Cloth. p. 105
- Book II, Chapter XXI: Concerning Characters, and the Consecration of the Magical Book. p. 106
- Book II, Chapter XXII: Concerning Sacrifices to the Spirits, and how they should be made. p. 108
- Ancient Fragment of the Key of Solomon p. 110
- The Qabalistical Invocation of Solomon p. 115
About this book and its scans
Published in London in 1889 (title page, leaf 9); the Wellcome scan carries a Public Domain Mark.
- b24884431: London: George Redway, 1889 (500 copies), Wellcome Library copy, Public Domain Mark. The text is this scan's OCR, cleaned (docs/mathers-key-of-solomon-1889-extraction.md).