Grimorium Verum (The True Grimoire)

After the skinning, take well-ground salt and strew it upon the skin, which has been stretched, and let the salt cover the skin well. Before you use the salt, it must have the following blessing said over it.

The Blessing of the Salt.

I exorcise you, O creature of the Salt, by the living God, the God of all Gods, and the Lord of all Lords, so that all illusions original: "fantasies" may leave you, and that you may be suitable for the virgin parchment.

When this is finished, let the skin with the salt upon it remain in the sun for a full day. Then obtain a glazed pottery jar, and write these characters around it with the Pen of the Art A specially consecrated quill or tool used for ritual writing:

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[Magical sigils and characters]

Get quicklime and slake To combine lime with water to create a chemical reaction it with exorcised water, and put these in the jar. Original text contains a typo: "Whe" for "When". When it is liquid, place your goatskin in it, and leave it long enough for the hairs to peel off by themselves.

As soon as the hair is in such a condition as to come off with a touch, remove it from the jar and peel the hairs with a knife made from carved Hazel wood. The knife must have had these words said over it:

O holiest Adonay A Hebrew name for God, often used in magical texts, put into this wood the power to cleanse this skin, through the holy name Agason, Amen.

The skin, when peeled, may be stretched over a piece of new wood, and stones are to be placed on the skin so that they hold it down. These are to be stones taken from a river bank. Before placing the stones, say the following prayer original: "Orison" over them.

The Prayer of the Stones.

O Adonay, most puissant powerful and all-powerful Lord, allow these stones to stretch this skin, and remove from them all wickedness, so that they may possess the required power. Amen.

Concerning the Sprinkling of the Water.

All water used in these experiments must be asperged Ritually sprinkled or purified by saying this over it:

Lord God, Father, all-powerful, my refuge and my life, help me, Holy Father, for I love you, God of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob, of the Archangels and Prophets, Creator of All. In humility, and calling upon Your holy Name, I pray that You will agree to bless this water, so that it may sanctify our bodies and our souls, through You, most holy Adonay, Everlasting Ruler, Amen.

The skin is allowed to dry after this, and before leaving the spot, say over the parchment:

Je, Agla, Jod, Hoi, He, Emmanuel! A series of divine names and mystical syllables Stand guard over this parchment, so that no phantoms original: "spectra" may take possession of it!