Before the Ars Almadel: How an Arabic-Derived Spirit Rite Became Christian Angel Magic in Medieval Europe
The Ars Almadel is usually encountered today as a small section of the Lemegeton, or Lesser Key of Solomon: a ritual in which a square…
Ars Almadel
The Four Altitudes of the Almadel
A detailed, source-conscious guide to the layered or quartered celestial regions described in Ars Almadel, with manuscript history, symbolic analysis, later reception, common misconceptions, and…
Ars Almadel Explained: The Wax Tablet and Four Altitudes
A detailed, source-conscious guide to the fourth book of the Lemegeton, its pierced wax device, and its fourfold celestial geography, with manuscript history, symbolic analysis,…
The Lesser Key of Solomon Explained: Five Books and a Modern Reputation
A detailed, source-conscious guide to the seventeenth-century compilation known as the Lemegeton and the five books later associated with it, with manuscript history, symbolic analysis,…