Various Books
By Anders SandbergStrange and Interesting Finds in the Libraries
The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismagistus
Original language: Greek. Translated into most languages. The most important document of the entire Order of Hermes. It is a very brief text, containing the central precepts of the Order in a dense, allegorical form. Often the Tablet is accompanied by a lengthy hermetic exegesis.
The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin the Mage
English translation by S.L. MacGregor Mathers (1909) from a lost manuscript. Contains various rituals mainly involving the summoning of spirits and general hermetic ceremonialism. Especially important are the directions for creating the Oil of Abra-Melin, which is a liquid form of Tass.
Liber Sacratus (The Sworn Book of Honorius)
Latin manuscript, attributed to Pope Honorius, 14th century. A classic work of goetic magick, detailing the methods of summoning angels, demons and elementals.
Al-Azif
Arabic manuscript from ca 700 AD, attributed to Abd al-Azrad. Latin translation 1487 by Olaus Wormius. English translation in 1586 by John Dee. An infamous and fortunately rare work about Iblite magick and cosmology, banned by the Order of Hermes, the Celestial Chorus and the Inquisition.
Archidoxis Magica
Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), Latin book from 16th century AD. Alchemical and hermetic magick applied on medicine, healing and chemistry.
The Book of Dzyan
Edited by H.P. Blavatsky, 1900. One of the central books of theosophism. Reputedly a translation of the real, secret book of Dzyan which is kept in secret by the Invisible Masters.
The Book of the Composition of Alchemy
Translated by Robert of Chester into Latin from Arabic text 1144, several manuscripts. Alchemical processes.
De Heptarchia Mystica
Latin manuscript by Dr. John Dee, 16th century. Details the spiritual hierarchies linked to the planets and their forces, and how these beings can be summoned according to classic hermetic methods.
Khandana Khanda Khadya (Breaking into bits and devouring)
Sanskrit manuscript by Sri Harsa about the nature of Time in the Advaita Vedinta tradition of Samkara, which regards the world as unreal. He especially attacks the arguments that Time is anything other than an illusion.
Clavicula Salomonis (the Greater Key of Solomon)
A Latin text attributed to King Solomon. Exists in many translations and versions. This is the most famous book about goetic magick and demonic evocations.
Lemegeton (The Lesser Key of Solomon)
Latin manuscript attributed to King Solomon, 12th century. Various demonic evocations.
Corpus Hermeticum
A Latin and Greek book, attributed to Hermes Trismagistus. One of the central works of hermetic thought.
De Nigromancia (Concerning the Black Art)
Latin manuscript attributed to Roger Bacon, 16th century. Goetic summonings, especially of wraiths.
Ars Magna et Ultima
By Rimondo Lully, 1600 AD. Latin manuscript about the powers and methods of magick.
The Tower of Koth
Manuscript written in bastardized Hebrew and Greek, probably 1st century AD. Author unknown. One of the more notorious discussions about Nephandi philosophy and magick, reputed to have seduced many mages into the darkness. It contains several symbols and seals used in communications with the Outer Lords.
Etheric Engineering in Theory and Practice
Dr. William Heart, Edingburough, Progressive Publishing 1901. A detailed explanation of the fundamentals of Etheric engineering. How to collect ether, how to store it, its various properties and how it can be applied to a variety of problems. Notoriously Paradox inviting.
The Song of the Black Turtle
Verse epic from the Andala tribe of nothern Angola. It details the creation of the world, the spirits ruling it and the 32 names of the servants of the winds. The most common English translation is by Sir Wallace Webster, London, Gilligan & Son 1878.
Two Essays on the Worship of Priapus
By Richard Payne Knight. Discusses Greek sexual and fertility magick.
The Secret Notebooks of Nicolai Tesla
Photocopied manuscripts in English and Hungarian of the visionary designs of Tesla and his radical theories about beaming electric power and global communications. Reputedly the manuscripts were smuggled out from the Technocracy who acquired them after the death of Tesla.
The Tablets of Assur-bani-pal
Babylonian clay tablets, 7th century BC. King Assur-bani-pal gathered one of the first major magickal libraries. The tablets contain various invocations to the gods, ceremonies and sorcerous processes.
The Ocean of Mysteries
Very rare manuscript of Persian origin (?). Arabic ceremonial magick, especially the evocations of the djinni and genii.
The Book of Overthrowing Apep
Egyptian scroll, written in hieroglyphics. It contains twelve chapters, each dealing with another aspect of the snake demon Apep and how it can be banished.
The Secret Writings of Ibn Khaldun
Attributed to Ibn Khaldun, 14th century. Arabic manuscript describing his theory that magick exists in two forms; pure magick which is only from the mage himself, and Talismanic magick which uses spirits. It describes special states of trance and meditation suitable for various forms of magick.
The Maqlu Tablets (The Tablets of Burning)
Sumerian clay tablets (exists in various translations). Several ancient and potent banishings against demons.
Atharva Veda
Manuscript in Sanskrit. A secret Brahminic work containing rituals and spells for various purposes such as curing diseases, evoking spirits, Talismans, exorcisms and invocations of the gods. Its most famous ritual is a chant used to grant immortality.
Secrets Merveilleux de la Magie Naturelle et Cabalistique de Petit Albert
Grimoire probably written by Albertus Magnus in 1272 in French. Contains instructions for the creation of a Hand of Glory.
Liber Martii
A Latin book from around 300 AD, written on thin iron plates and bound in human skin. It contains the prayers and invocations used in the cult of Mars.
De Naturae Mysteris
Andreas Arenamontanus, Latin manuscript collection, 11th century. About the powers of various Talismans, artifacts, herbs, mythical animals and secret signs. Often inaccurate, but nevertheless very useful.
Liber XXX Aerum (The Vision and the Voice)
Aleister Crowley 1909, in English. A description of a series of visions and invocations performed by Crowley and his assistant Neuberg in the desert of Algeria. The visions explore the secrets of the High Umbra and its denizens.
The Ocean of Dust
Manuscript about the fundamentals of Euthanatos philosophy, the nature of death and decay and various other topics in the form of short aphorisms or sentences. The author is unknown, and the book exists in many different versions and languages.
Rare and Exotic Herbs of the Tropical Rainforest and Their Medical Uses
Dr. Jonathan Geiger, London, McNamara, 1970. A monumental work about the more bizarre properties of rare plants. Sons of Ether medicine and chemistry.
777
Aleister Crowley. A standard reference work in the Order of Hermes for kabalistic and numerological correspondences and symbols.
The Hidden Geometry of the Universe
Simon F. Duane, London, Greyhound, 1881. A complex work about the subtle geometric secrets underlying all of existence and how space relates to time and energy.
Liber Paginarum Fulvarum
Latin book of unknown origin, quite possible a translation from the Greek. One of the most infamous books about the summoning and binding of spirits, demons and other beings. Contains a veritable catalogue of seals and true names only the most foolhardy mage would dare to use.
The Million Petalled Lotus
Manuscript in Sanskrit, detailing ancient secrets of tantric yoga and the use of various potions and meditations in sexual magick.
Eis und Feuer Magie
Heinrich von Hallstein, Hamburg, Kirchdorfer 1934. A rather infamous classic about teutonic magick and race-mysticism.
Visiones Divinorum
Helene de Alembert, 1723. In Latin. A series of meditations on the divine and its relation to the material world, filled with beautiful Catholic imagery.
Xenobiologica
Xavier F. Cantavo, Berlin, Hartmann, 1971. An invaluable reference guide to mythical animals and strange events across the world. It contains descriptions and compilations of sightings, evidence and theories about unknown lifeforms in the world.
Creative Surgery
Medical guide, author unknown (although a Son of Ether barrabi is probable). Probably written early this century. Contains detailed descriptions of how to perform drastic surgical modifications of humans and animals, creating bizarre hybrids or sickening new organs.
The Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe
Printed engraving in Latin, attributed to Tycho Brahe. 1620. Astrological lore.
Die Chymische Hochzeit des Christian Rosencreutz
By Johann Valentin Andreae, Strassburg, Zetzner, 1616. In German. Classic book about rosicrucian alchemy, written in allegory.
On Vampires, Ghosts and Other Imps of the Devil
Arthur Berensborough, London, Davell, 1798. A quite complete collection of lore about vampires, faeries, ghosts, demons and other denizens of the night. Due to its completeness it is now very rare.
The English Physitians Guide: Or A Holy Guide
By John Heydon, London, Ferris, 1662. Rosicrucian healing magick, early technomantic thought.
Sepher Yetzirah (The Book of Formation)
Several manuscripts in Hebrew, attributed to Simeon ben Yochai 3rd-6th century AD. A lengthy and detailed description of the Kabalistic system.
The Zohar (The Book of Splendor)
Attributed to Simeon ben Yochai, printed in the 14th century by Moses de Leon in Hebrew (other translations exist). One of the central works of the Kabala, detailing the secret structure of reality.
De Rerum Natura
By Lucretius, in Latin. A five volume treatise written in verse about the true nature of matter, life and energy. Ancient technomantic pattern magick.
Sargozast-i Sayyid-na
by Hasan-i Sabbah, Arabic manuscript. About the secret wisdom and theories of the sect that later would become known as the assassins. Hidden inside the text is the geometrical keys to the paths of Mount Qaf, which is identified with Alamut.
Conclusiones Magicae
by Pico della Mirandola, in Latin. A classic overview of hermetic magick.
Lands Beyond
by Sprague de Camp and Ley, New York, Rinehart 1952. Son of Ether geography, especially the Hollow Earth, the jungles of Venus and deserts of Mars.
Mundus Subterraneus
Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, Jansson 1665. About the secret pathways, caves and worlds inside the Earth, and what powers and beings exist there.
Trattato sulla Quintessenza
Johannes de Rupescissa, in Italian. About the alchemical and occult properties of Quintessence and how it can be purified.
La Poule Noir (The Black Pullet)
Author unknown, printed 1740 in French. A somewhat improbable or allegorical description of the secret of the Pyramids and practical magickal rotes.
Liber Al vel Legis
Aleister Crowley, 1904. In English. Channeled manuscript containing dense occult references to hermetic magick, Egyptian religion and Taoism. According to its followers it is the law of the New Aeon, which will overthrow the old Aeon and bring a new age of change and power.
Somniorum Synesiorum
Gerolamo Cardano, Basilea 1562. A treatise in Latin about the nature and meaning of dreams and their magick.
Operum Volumen Secundum
Paracelsus, Genevae, De Tournes 1658. Part of Paracelsus alchemical and medical treatises. Includes the formulas for the creation of a homunculus.
Dogme de la Haute Magie
Eliphas Levi, Paris, Baillère 1856. A classic survey of ritual magick.
De Arte Cabalistica
Johannes Reuchlin, Hagenhau, 1517. A classic work on Kabalism and numerology.
The Teachings of the Tenfold Enlightened One
Manuscript in ancient Chinese. About the nature of reality, dragons and Taoist alchemy discussed by an unknown teacher and his 101 students.
Kama Sutra, the unexpurgated version
Classic text of the Tantrcs of India. Contains several rituals of sexual nature.
Fifteen Meditations on a Bamboo Staff
Poem written in Mandarin, author unknown. According to some schools of Akashic Brothers one of the best descriptions of Do and the world.
Nonlocality in Modern Physics
Vladimir Roganov, New York, Freeman, 1965. Technocracy theories about the non-existence of space and time.
The Secrets of Life and Death
An unfinished manuscript by Victor Frankenstein, detailing his research and theories.
On the Fundamentals of Analysis
by Srinavasa Ramanujan, unpublished manuscript. A short treatise on the central theorems of mathemagick, heavily suppressed by the Technocracy.
De Iuvene Aeterne
Arnaldus Villanovanus. A short manuscript from the 11th century in Latin, detailing an alchemic procedure for achieving eternal youth.
De Natura Animalium
Claudius Aelianus, ca 350 BC. A book in Latin detailing the appearance, behavior and properties of many real and mythical animals.
Geheimnissvoller Heldenschatz (The mysterious hero-treasure)
Johannes Starchius, 1615. A German book about rotes useful in battle and medicine.
Tetrabiblios (Quadripartitum Claudius Ptolemaei, The Four Books of Ptolemy) and Megale Syntaxis
By Ptolemaios, 2nd century BC in Greek. The classic works of Hellenic astrology, used as standard reference by most of Order of Hermes.
Liber Sibyllinum
Latin fragmentary manuscript. Reputed to be a transcription of one of the Sibyllinian books, foretelling the future of Rome and the world.
De Occulta Philosophia
Agrippa, 1510. Discusses how magick correlates with religion and science. An attempt to reconcile the Order of Hermes, Celestial Chorus and early Technocracy.
The Grimoire of Claudius of Heidelberg
12th century, in Latin and German. A Goetic text about the spirits of transportation and divination. Hidden in a cypher is a Chorist treatise on the nature of destruction and Armageddon.
The Rending of the Ten Veils
Gnostic text from the first century BC, written in Greek. Delineates the ten steps from mortality to reuninon with the Godhead, and the purifications which have to be undertaken.
Thronum Mirabilis
Illuminated Latin manuscript, 14th century, describing the occult and religious splendor of the Throne of God. Contains several important prayers to the Archangels and Dominions.
The Hymn of Pythagoras
Greek manuscript of unknown origin, attributed to Pythagoras. Contains the secret teachings of Pythagoras in verse, detailing the relationship between music, geometry, space and time.
The Lost Book of Euclid
Arabic translation of the final book of Euclid's Elementa together with a long explanation by Al-Kashi on the occult properties of the geometric figures.
Five Treatises on the Letter Aleph
Solomon ben Hadai, Prague 1551, in Hebrew. Kabalistic theories about the innermost nature of the world, the powers and polarities of the letter Aleph and how it links to the secret patterns of the Torah.
Liber Tenebros
Gottfried Jäger, 1975, Berlin, Hohenheimer. Printed book in German, Latin and English. Describes a series of Left-Hand Path rituals of invocations of the dark subconscious urges and how they can be directed into the physical world.
The Book of Thoth
Aleister Crowley. A treatise about the symbolism and power of the Tarot.