The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin the Mage

THE NINTH CHAPTER.

(General Advice.—That this Art is founded on the Holy Qabalah Qabalah: An ancient Jewish mystical tradition based on an esoteric interpretation of the Hebrew Bible..—That all the Signs written in the Third Book are written with the Letters of the Fourth Hierarchy Fourth Hierarchy: In various occult traditions, this refers to a specific grouping of angelic or spiritual beings and their corresponding alphabets.; but that the mysterious words are taken from Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Chaldean original: "Chaldee", Persian, and Arabic) . . . . . . . . page 35

THE TENTH CHAPTER.

(Warning advice against the deceptions original: "deceits" of the Devil and the Evil Spirits) . . . . . . . . page 38

THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER.

(General Advice) . . . . . . . . page 40

THE TWELFTH CHAPTER.

(Additional advice regarding the communication with the Guardian Angel; and of the use of a Child as a Clairvoyant Clairvoyant: A person, often a child in historical rituals, believed to have the spiritual sight to see visions or spirits that the practitioner might not see directly. in the Invocation) . . . . . . . . page 43

THE SECOND BOOK.

PROLOGUE.

(Concerning the Sacred Magic) . . . . . . . . page 49

THE FIRST CHAPTER.

How many, and what, are the classes of True original: "Veritable" Magic . page 50

THE SECOND CHAPTER.

What we should consider original: "ought to take into consideration" before the undertaking of this Operation Operation: The specific, months-long ritual process described in this book to attain the "Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel." . . . . . . . . page 52

THE THIRD CHAPTER.

Of the Age and Quality of the person who wishes original: "wisheth" to undertake this Operation . . . . . . . . page 55

THE FOURTH CHAPTER.

That most Books on Magic are original: "be" false and useless original: "vain" . . . . page 56