Ceremonial Texts gathers foundational works of Western ceremonial magic, among them the Cipher Manuscripts that gave rise to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Golden Dawn's own teachings, the disputed Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy attributed to Agrippa, and Eliphas Levi's Transcendental Magic. Together they trace the tradition from its Renaissance roots to its nineteenth century revival.
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What Defines This GroupingManuals of operative ceremonial magic, rituals, timings, implements and spirit hierarchies, that are neither ascribed to Solomon nor organised around Kabbalah as their frame. The nineteenth-century French and British occult revival belongs here. 2 Learn More
The Ceremonial Magic Texts
This group holds texts of ceremonial magic, the grimoires and manuals of the Western magical tradition that set out the rituals, timings, tools and spirit-hierarchies of operative magic. This is a tradition of practical instruction rather than philosophy.
The browser will find the works the atlas gathers here. The entries describe each text's contents and history, treating the grimoires as historical and textual objects and noting their frequent pseudonymous attribution to famous ancient names.
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. Grimoires: A History of Magic Books
Owen Davies, Oxford University Press, 2009on the nineteenth-century revivalView the Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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