Item #60945 The Testament of Cyprian the Mage: The Encyclopaedia Goetica Volume III [ Comprehending the Book of Saint Cyprian & His Magical Elements and an Elucidation of the Testament of Solomon ] ( 2 Volumes ). Jake STRATTON-KENT.

The Testament of Cyprian the Mage: The Encyclopaedia Goetica Volume III [ Comprehending the Book of Saint Cyprian & His Magical Elements and an Elucidation of the Testament of Solomon ] ( 2 Volumes ).

UK: Scarlet Imprint, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Two Volumes. Octavo. Approximately 600 pages in total, Midnight blue cloth with scattered gilt stars, navy endpapers, bibliography and index. Charts, tables, seals etc. and specially commisioned pen and ink illustrations by Oliver Liebeskind. Printed in red and black ink throughout. The "Starry Heaven" edition, a limited and hand-numbered edition of 800 sets this being no 758. From the publisher: "The Testament of Cyprian the Mage, comprehending The Book of Saint Cyprian and his Magical Elements and an elucidation of The Testament of Solomon, is the final work in Stratton-Kent's acclaimed Encyclopaedia Goetica series which began with The True Grimoire, a working reconstruction of the Grimorium Verum, and was followed by the monumental two volume Geosophia: The Argo of Magic which explored the necromantic Greek origins of Goetia. The Testament of Cyprian the Mage is a fitting climax to this endeavour which has placed the author at the forefront of modern magic with a body of work that is both scholarly and aimed at practical application. All are standalone texts though benefit from being read as aspects of a single thesis: the importance of Goetia as the oldest continuous tradition of Western magic. The Testament of Cyprian the Mage is an ambituous and far-seeing work, addressing two ends of the magical spectrum: the Testament of Solomon and a version of the Iberian Book of Saint Cyprian. In doing so, key aspects of magical practice are revealed. This work draws upon these texts to create a clear understanding of the practice of grimoire magic, not as a discrete or degenerate subset of ceremonial magic, but one which is integrated with folk magic and witchcraft. In particular we discover a shared dramatis personae, the infernal pact, and a common terrain of Wild Hunt and Sabbat. Within the text we encounter the Chiefs, Kings and Queens of the grimoire tradition; the magical role of the Decans and their stones and plants; lunar magic and magical animals; the gods of Time; the Sibyl and the Hygromanteia; Asmodeus and Oriens; Angelology, Theurgy, Conjunction and the Pact, the Angelic Vice-regent and thwarting Angels; Asclepius, Iamblichus and Neo-Platonism; Paracelsus and the Elemental Spirits; Necromancy, and the principles of spell work. As Jake writes, 'A primary purpose of this book is to explore the implicit mythology of grimoire spirits and the contexts from which it derives.' It does far more. This is a fundamental revisioning of magic with profound implications for the magical revival which we are all engaged in. Jake Stratton-Kent has been a goetic magician since 1972, making more than forty years of continuous goetic practice. His practical work integrates the magical papyri, italo-french grimoires in particular the Grimorium Verum and African traditional religions with a focus on Quimbanda and magia negra. His interest in magic spans the ancient, medieval, renaissance, and modern as well as stretching from the West to the Middle East and crucially, the New World. His scholarly approach is backed with a personal relationship with the spirits, which is rare to find in the modern world." A tight clean near Fine set in mylar covered near Fine dust jackets. NOTE: Large heavy set, international shipping at cost. Item #60945

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