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This text constitutes one of the more famous and outrageous Grimoires of black magic. It probably dates not much earlier than the early 1800's. Eliphas Levi, the great 19th century French occultist, seems to have held some fascination for this work.
A. E. Waite pronounced this the most fantastic of the texts of the Black Magic cycle, and "one of the most atrocious of its class; it has a process in Necromancy which is possible, say some occult writers -- in the geniality of a lucid interval -- only to a dangerous maniac or an irreclaimable criminal. It must be admitted that the Rite is highly unreasonable, but in dealing with such literature it seems unsafe to advance the objection, for it applies much too widely."
English translation by A. E. Waite, Book of Black Magic and Pacts, London, 1898. Diagrams 13-15 do not occur in the primary edition used, and are supplied from an alternate edition.
WARNING: While I present the complete text of the French edition, Waite omits translating significant portions of the instructions, without which "every operation will turn to your disadvantage, confusion and total destruction." Comments and translations in [] by JHP.
NOTE:
Complete text is included on our CD.

LE GRANDGRIMOIRE,OU L'ART DE COMMANDER
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The GRANDGRIMOIRE,or the art of controlling celestial, aerial, terrestrial, and infernal spirits.With the TRUE SECRET of speaking with the dead, winning whenever playing the lottery, discovering hidden treasure, etc.Printed from a manuscript of 1522. |
PRÉLUDE. | |
CHAPITRE PREMIERSigné Antonio Venitiana, del Rabbina | Chapter 1 |
CHAPITRE II
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CHAPITRE III
| Chapter 3
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CHAPITRE IV
| Chapter 4
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SECOND LIVRE,Contenant le véritable
SANCTUM REGNUM
DE LA CLAVICULE,
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SECOND BOOKContaining the true SANCTUM REGNUM of the CLAVICLE,
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| Avec les noms, puissances et talens de tous les grands Esprits supérieurs, comme ausi la manière de les faire paraître par la force de la grande appellation du chapitre des pactes de la grand Clavicule, qui les force d'obéir à quelque opération que l'on souhaite. | With the names, powers, and abilities of each of the higher great spirits, likewise the manner of making them appear by the force of the great conjurations of the chapter of pacts from the grand Clavicle, which forces them to obey in whatever operation one wishes. |
LE SANCTUM REGNUM, | THE SANCTUM REGNUM, |
| Ou la véritable manière de faire des PACTES avec quelques esprits que ce soit, sans qu'ils vous puissent faire aucun tort. | Or, the true manner of making pacts with the spirits |
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Citat præ dictorum Spirituum. | |
TABLE des jours heureux et malheureux. | Table of lucky and unlucky days |
DE L'ART MAGIQUE DU GRAND GRIMOIRE. | OF THE MAGIC ART OF THE GRAND GRIMOIRE |
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Catalogue: 8631 .a. 23. Author: Antonio Venitiana Title: Le Grand Grimoire Place and Date of origin: Paris, 1845 Pages: 108
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