by Tarl Warwick (Editor), Rita Metzner (Illustrator), S. L. Mathers (Author)
The Lesser Key of Solomon is one of the most notable and famous grimoires of all time. With its original English variant compiled from five texts- the Ars Goetia, Ars Theurgia Goetia, Ars Paulina, Ars Almadel, and Ars Notoria (or Ars Nova)- it was a long work, with much explanatory material.Within this edition the Notoria- now known to be of a far earlier era- has been removed, along with some non-cohesive explanatory jargon, and the entire work has been re-edited, re-illustrated, with a new foreword and released here for both bibliophiles and practitioners.The content is dense- many demonic seals, angels, spells and incantations, and all manner of odd powers spoken of as the natural result of practicing its content. This ranges from strictly black magic to that which solely involves positive forces.