{"product_id":"sepher-raziel-liber-salomonis-a-sixteenth-century-english-grimoire-hardcover","title":"Sepher Raziel: Liber Salomonis: A Sixteenth Century English Grimoire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDon Karr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSepher Raziel\u003c\/em\u003e--also called \u003cem\u003eLiber Salomonis\u003c\/em\u003e--is a full grimoire in the Solomonic tradition from a sixteenth century manuscript. It contains seven books: the \u003cem\u003eClavis\u003c\/em\u003e, concerned with astrology and its use in magic, with precise interactions between planets, Signs, and Houses; the \u003cem\u003eAla\u003c\/em\u003e, outlining the magical virtues of stones, herbs, and animals; the \u003cem\u003eTractatus Thymiamatus\u003c\/em\u003e, which determines perfumes and suffumigations used in the Art; a \u003cem\u003eTreatise of Times\u003c\/em\u003e detailing the correct hours of the day for each operation; a \u003cem\u003eTreatise on Preparations\u003c\/em\u003e on ritual purity, and abstinence; \u003cem\u003eSamaim\u003c\/em\u003e, on the different heavens and their angels; and finally, a \u003cem\u003eBook of Names\u003c\/em\u003e and their virtues and properties, being seven semiforas of Adam and seven semiforas of Moses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eSepher Raziel\u003c\/em\u003e text is given in two forms: a literal transcription with no changes in spelling or wording and a modern English version.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume also includes a foreword which offers an overview of Raziel manuscripts, which represent a number of independent traditions, an essay on the literature of Solomonic magic in English, an introduction to the \u003cem\u003eSepher Raziel\u003c\/em\u003e manuscript presented, an appendix on incense nomenclature as a supplement to \u003cem\u003eTractatus Thymiamatus\u003c\/em\u003e, a list of printed notices and manuscript sources of \u003cem\u003eSepher Raziel, \u003c\/em\u003e and a full bibliography of printed works on Solomonic magic and items of related interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon Karr is a highly regarded expert on the hermetic arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Skinner began his career as a Geography lecturer and magazine publisher, but his long term interests have always been Western magic and feng shui.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the 1970s he was the driving force behind Askin Publishers, producing a number of classic magical works by Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, Austin Osman Spare, Aleister Crowley, and others. During the 1970s he co-wrote many books with Francis King, including the still popular \u003cem\u003eTechniques of High Magic\u003c\/em\u003e. Also with Francis King he wrote \u003cem\u003eNostradamus.\u003c\/em\u003e His interest in prophecy stimulated by this book, he went on to write the best selling \u003cem\u003eMillennium Prophecies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen is credited with bringing the art of Feng Shui to the West, and in 1976 he wrote the \u003cem\u003eLiving Earth Manual of Feng Shui\u003c\/em\u003e, which was the first English book on feng shui in the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen has written more than 35 books, which have been published worldwide in 28 different languages. These books have had introductions by such diverse people as Colin Wilson, HRH Charles Prince of Wales, and Jimmy Choo, shoe designer to the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen lives in Singapore. Stephen is the first Westerner to be awarded the title of Grand Master of Feng Shui by the International Feng Shui Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 10.28 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757156204832,"sku":"9780738723532","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/077ac1da5d9c5f045c2aab294417ab1b.webp?v=1780095206","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sepher-raziel-liber-salomonis-a-sixteenth-century-english-grimoire-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}