§ 3. REGARDING THE RITUAL OF INVISIBILITY 306

§ 4. REGARDING THE HAND OF GLORYA macabre magical charm made from the dried and pickled hand of a hanged man, believed to have properties such as making the user invisible or unlocking any door. 310

§ 5. REGARDING THE VISION OF SPIRITS IN THE AIR 313

§ 6. REGARDING DIVINATION BY THE WORD OF URIEL 314

§ 7. REGARDING THE MIRROR OF SOLOMON, SUITABLE FOR ALL KINDS OF DIVINATION 318

§ 8. REGARDING THE THREE RINGS OF SOLOMON, SON OF DAVID 320

CHAPTER IX

REGARDING INFERNAL NECROMANCYoriginal: "INFERNAL NECROMANCY." The practice of communicating with the dead or summoning spirits from the underworld for magical purposes. 323

CONCLUSION

EXPLANATION OF FULL-PAGE PLATES

PLATE I

FRONTISPIECE—The witch has shot a peasant in the foot with a magic hazel wand. The victim takes off his shoe when he feels his foot beginning to swell. If the peasant yields to the witch, the spell will be lifted. (Ulrich Molitor A 15th-century lawyer and author of a famous treatise on witchcraft, De Lamiis et Pythonicis Mulieribus. was a medieval demographer.)

PLATE II

The Angels of the Seven Planets, their SigilsSymbols used in magic that represent a specific spirit or intention., the Signs and Houses of the Planets, and the names of the Seven Heavens, according to the Magical Elements of Peter de Abano original: "Magical Elements." This refers to the Heptameron, a 13th-century textbook of ritual magic attributed to the scholar Peter de Abano.. Also included are the names of the Olympic SpiritsIn Renaissance magic, seven spirits that preside over the world's seven planets and their spheres. of the Planets according to the Arbatel of Magic, and the Infernal Sigils of the Evil Planetary Spirits according to the Red Dragon original: "Red Dragon." Also known as Le Dragon Rouge, a famous 18th-century grimoire focused on the summoning of spirits..

The name of Michael, the Angel of Sundayoriginal: "Lord's Day.", appears over his Sigil, together with the Astrological Symbol of the Sun original: "Sol", the ZodiacalRelating to the signs of the zodiac. Sign of Leo, which is the House of the Sun, and the name of the Fourth Heaven, Machenoriginal: "Machen." Derived from the Hebrew Machon, the fourth of the seven heavens in Jewish mysticism.. The name of Gabriel, the Angel of Monday, appears over his Sigil, together with the Astrological Symbol of the Moon original: "Luna", the Zodiacal Sign of Cancer, which is the House of the Moon, and the name of the First Heaven, Shamainoriginal: "Shamain." Derived from the Hebrew Shamayim, meaning "the heavens" or "the sky.". The name of Samael, the Angel of Tuesday, appears over his Sigil, together with the Astrological Symbol of Mars, and the Zodiacal Signs of Aries and Scorpio, which are the...