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Exorcism and Blessing of Candles

Here is the Roman Catholic blessing of candles via exorcism. This is a nice standard exorcism you can do over any candles you use for ritual purpose. ℣. Our help is in the + name of the Lord.℟. Who made heaven and earth. ℣. The Lord be with you.℟. And with your spirit. ℣.  O candles, I exorcise you in the name of[…]

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The Roman Rite of Holy Water

Holy water is often a requirement in virtually all grimoires. It is used to purify space as well as utilized in the consecration rituals. There are various ways to create holy water, most of which are very complex and unique such as what is found in the key of solomon. A movement within the 15the[…]

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Nine Day Purification of Necromancy

A lengthy purification rite is no exception to Solomonic practices. That being said there are some very heavy and intricate purification rites. By comparison, the purification rite of the Heptameron is not one of them. We are told specifics in the example of the Heptameron found below. But the predecessor (Elucidarium) states explicitly to refer[…]

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Consecration and the Priest

Historically several Grimoires require priests to perform consecration or pray for the magician. But is it really necessary to find a priest to do these things for you? Before we can answer this, we need to look at the historical lineage of particular texts. For example the Key of Solomon does not appear to require[…]

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Broken Links in Sepher Razielis

I had a great chat with Al Cumins and Joseph H Peterson yesterday to discuss some potential discrepancies with a few herb. First on the subject was the 10th herb, apium. This is understood to be celery to some and parsley to others, but it has some serious evil connotations of what was an unknown[…]