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Gollancz: Sepher Maphteah Shelomoh (Book of the Key of Solomon)

Title page

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Introductory remarks by the author (1 a)

'Prayers' and Invocations (26 in number) (1 a-3 a)

1a
1b
2a
2b
3a

On the composition of the Divine Seal (3b-5b)

3b
4a
4b
5a

The preparation of the one performing the act (5b-6a)

5b

A propitiatory 'Prayer' (6a-6b)

6a
6b

The Second Book of the Key (7a)

The various ways to perform the acts and operations, at what hours, on what conditions, and by whom, also the 'Prayer' (7a-9a)

7a
7b
8a
8b

The associates and disciples, the Conjuration in the case of a boy or girl (9a-9b)

9a
9b

How many associates are required (10a)

10a

Concerning the nine days of preparation (10b-11a)

10b

Ablution and recital of certain 'Prayers' (11a-11b)

11a

Blessing the Salt (11b-12b)

11b
12a

The place for performing the act and the 'Prayer' (12b-13b)

12b
13a

[Concerning the Magical instruments and other requisites (13b-20a)]

The knife and swords (13b)

13b

The sickle (14 a)

Entering the circles (14a)

14a
14b

Fumigating (15a)

15a

The water and hyssop (15b)

15b

The lights and fire (16a)

16a

The pen and ink (16b)

16b

The blood of the bat (17a)

17a

Virgin and unborn parchment (17b)

17b
18a

The wax or mortar for making the candles or images (18b)

18b

The needle and iron handle (19a)

19a

On various other parchments or paper (19b)

19b

On the written characters (20a)

The silk or linen garment (20a)

20a

The Armrl (Almrl); diagram with pentacles; diagram of candlestick with candle (20b)

20b

The Seals of the twelve Constellations (21a-23a)

21a
21b
22a
22b
23a

The wondrous Circles; Conjurations of Barkiel. (23b-25b)

23b
24a
24b
25a

Book of the images of the twelve hours of the day [which are the twelve degrees of the Armrl] (25b-27b)

25b
26a
26b
27a

Concerning the images of the night (twelve hours) (27b-28b)

27b
28a
28b

Conjuration of the powers of the twelve signs of the Zodiac by means of the Almdl (29a-35a)

29a
29b
30a
30b
31a
31b
32a
32b
33a
33b
34a
34b

The Book of Light (35a)

35a
35b

Containing the names given to the hours of day and night, the names and seals of the angels for the days of the week, the names of the angel for the four seasons of the year, the names of the Sun and Moon according to the four seasons, followed by Conjurations for the days of the week (36a-36b)

36a



Concerning the Spirits of the air that rule during the seven days (36b-37b)

36b
37a

Fumigation for the afore-mentioned stars (37b)

Conjuring the fire in which the incense is put (37b)

37b

On the garments and pentacles which must be sewn to the garments (38a)

Conjuration of the Spirits (38a-39b)

38a
38b
39a

'Prayer' on donning the garment (39b-40a)

39b
40a

Names and seals of angels, stars, and planets from the Book of Angel of the Angel Rasiel (40b-41b)

40b
41a
41b

Book of the Seal of BILT (BILID) (42a-43a)

42a
42b
43a

Conjurations of BILT (43b-46a)

43b
44a
44b
45a
45b

Replies of divers spirits and their seals (46a-48a)

46a
46b
47a
47b

Concerning the sanctity of the nine Kandariri(talismans), (revealed unto King Solomon) (48a-49a)

48a
48b
49a

Names of the angels that minister before BOAL (BOEL) (49b)

Angels of the twelve stations and of the six firmaments, and their workings (49b-52b)

49b
50a
50b
51a
51b
52a

A general Conjuration (52b)

The seven Planets and the human body (52b)

52b

Book of the (twenty-eight) stations of the Moon (53a-54b)

53a
53b
54a

Colours of the Planets (54b)

54b

Book of 'Practices'; The 'Practice' or 'Operation' of Simon Magus (55a-55b)

55a

A remarkable and true recipe for love by the philosopher Adriano (55b)

55b

Another recipe, tested and true (56a-56b)

56a

Recipe for seeing a spirit in a mirror (56b)

56b

To conjure or sanctify a ring on the Sabbath-day (57a)

57a

To escape from prison in a special boat (57b-58b)

57b
58a
58b

Illustration of boat and other diagrams (59a-59b)

59a
59b

Chapter on going through the air in a cloud (60a-62a)

60a
60b
61a
61b

Planetary invocations, and the method described (62a-64b)

62a
62b
63a
63b
64a

The Seal of the terrestrial spirits (64b)

Composition of the whistling-instrument (64b-65a)

64b

On subduing and binding the spirits (65a-65b)

65a
65b

Illustration of the Magic Circle (66a)

On keeping a spirit shut up in a ring (66 a)

66a

On seeing spirits and conversing with them (66 b)

66b

On how to become invisible (67 a)

On prison and fetters (67 a)

67a

On opening all locks (67 b)

On obtaining an answer from the spirits (67 b)

67b
68a

On injuring an enemy (68 b)

68b

On bringing the good spirit to tell thee what thou wishest, except as regards women and evil-doing, which thou must not ask (69 a)

69a

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The 'Operation' BARAKON (70a-70b)

70a

To discover theft (70b)

70b

Concluding 'Prayer' (71a-72b)

71a
71b
72a
72b

APPENDIX:

Further 'Operations' and Conjurations (1a-6a)

A1a
A1b
A2a
A2b
A3a
A3b
A4a
A4b
A5a
A5b

Specific for malady of the eyes (6a)

A6a

For one who has swallowed poison (6b)

To petition a lord or chief (6b)

Tradition from Rabbi Shalom (6b)

To coerce a king or ruler or whomsoever thou wishest to do thy will (6b-7a)

A6b
A7a


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