The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts: Including the Rites and Mysteries of Goetic Theurgy, Sorcery, and Infernal Necromancy, also the Rituals of Black Magic

Arthur Edward Waite

Jul 2020 · Read Books Ltd

About this ebook

An exhaustive guide to the occult, featuring passages on folklore, occultist history, and magic ceremony.

First published in 1898, The Book of Black Magic and Pacts contains a large number of magic spells and occult writings taken from a variety of sources. This volume is one of the greatest overviews of the occult. Written by Arthur Edward Waite, influential scholarly mystic and co-creator of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck.

The contents of this volume feature:

- The Literature of Ceremonial Magic

- The Antiquity of Magical Rituals

- The Rituals of Transcendental Magic

- The Rituals of Black Magic

- The Initial Rites and Ceremonies

- Concerning the Descending Hierarchy

- The Mysteries of Infernal Evocation According to the Grand Grimoire

- The Method of Honorius

- Miscellaneous and Minor Processes

- Concerning Infernal Necromancy

Ratings and reviews

An enormous, detailed, and thought-provoking essay that delves deep into the roots of black magic. Written in the 19th century, it eerily reads as if written today.

it works as intended. i just so happened to have summoned a dozen of zombies though, which is good and bad. good in the sense of it working but bad in the fact of there literally being a horde of zombies in my house. 4 stars

very fascinating read. Good book to read for theological and psychological study.