With the conjurations found in Theugia Goetia. His examples of hidden writing ('steganography'), and do not correspond It should be noted that Trithemius' conjurations are actually Subordinates (Adan, Ansoel, Magni and Abariel): In the section dealing with the eleventh spirit, Usiel, and his chapter xi, dealing withĬompare these with the following seals found in the Lemegeton For example, theseįour seals are found in Steg. Those few that can be found match exactly. This text has close parallels with book one of Trithemius' Steganographia.Īlthough the abundant spirit seals are not found in Trithemius, Not the elaborate ritual found in the Lemegeton. In Wier's text thereĪre no demonic seals, and the demons are invoked by a simple conjuration, Of demons published by John Wier (or Johann Wierus) as Pseudomonarchia daemonum The first book, Goetia, corresponds closely with the catalog The parts of the Lemegeton are as follows: Also in square brackets are theįolio numbers from Sl. Variants from other manuscriptsĪre noted in square brackets. On Robert Turner's translation I have therefore used his 1657Įdition as the primary source. For the latter the manuscripts are clearly dependent I have followed Sloane 3825 for this edition except for the Ars Notary Art to which has been added the remaining portions as found It isĪlso interesting in that it contains a shorter version of The
Sloaneģ825 is a more complete and internally consistent text. This text is unfortunately incomplete,Īnd omits all of book 5. SloaneĢ731 is important because it has itself been compiled from multiple 6483 is probably the latest,Īnd contains much additional material. The major texts used for this edition have been all from the British To title this work the "Little Key of Solomon " this With the Clavicula Salomonis (Key of Solomon) and wanted The name Lemegeton is probably naively invented because The bulk of the materials were possibly collected together by He also includes a text closely related to Varying forms in earlier manuscripts, and some of the materialĭates back as early as the 14th century or earlier. The Lemegeton is a popular handbook of sorcery known from theġ7th century in more or less the same formĪs I will present it.
The manuscripts firsthand, and for their help in copying the manuscripts I would like to thank the British Museum for allowing me to study LEMEGETON CLAVICULA SALOMONIS or THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMONĭetailing the ceremonial art of commanding spirits Peterson,Ī considerably enlarged edition of the Lesser Key of Solomon is nowĪvailable from Red Wheel/Weiser publishers. His Character is this which must be worn as a Lamen before thee, etc.Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis ('The Lesser Key of Solomon') And those Spirits which be subject unto them are not always with them unless the Magician do compel them. Now if thou callest this Spirit Paimon alone, thou must make him some offering and there will attend him two Kings called Labal and Abalim, and also other Spirits who be of the Order of Potentates in his Host, and 25 Legions. He hath under him 200 Legions of Spirits, and part of them are of the Order of Angels, and the other part of Potentates. He giveth good Familiars, and such as can teach all Arts. He bindeth or maketh any man subject to the Magician if he so desire it. He giveth Dignity, and confirmeth the same. He can discover unto thee what the Earth is, and what holdeth it up in the Waters and what Mind is, and where it is or any other thing thou may est desire to know. This Spirit can teach all Arts and Science, and other secret things. He hath a great Voice, and roareth at his first coming, and his speech is such that the Magician cannot well understand it unless he can compel him. There goeth before him also an Host of Spirits, like Men with Trumpets and well sounding Cymbals, and all other sorts of Musical Instruments. He appeareth in the form of a Man sitting upon a Dromedary with a Crown most glorious upon his head. The Ninth Spirt in this Order is Paimon, a Great King, and very obedient unto Lucifer. The Spirit Paymon is of the power of the Air, the sixteenth in the ranck of Thrones, subordinate to Corban and Marbas.įrom The Lesser Key of Solomon, Crowley/Mathers edition:
The demon Paimon appears in the grimoires Book of Incantations, Munich Manual of Demonic Magic, Clavis Inferni, The Discoverie of Witchcraft, Key of Solomon, The Magical Calendar, The Book of Spirits, The Book of the Office of Spirits, The Grimoire of Pope Honorius, The Book of Abramelin, The Book of Oberon, Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, The Lesser Key of Solomon, and Dictionnaire Infernalįrom Discoverie of Witchcraft, Joseph H.