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Book Discussion Summa Sacre Magice - Books 3 & 4: The Compendium of Sacred Magic, by S. Skinner
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Hey, have you seen the brief write up Dan Harms did on it?
I haven't bought it yet due to waiting on the better binding to come out. For me, the draw of the SSM is mostly the historical aspect since its 14th century. I'm into trying to piece together an understanding of how these Solomonic operations that may have appeared elsewhere originally were performed, and how they have shaped the later family of texts as a whole.
From a practical standpoint, it looks like from the blog if you happen to be interested in expanding on how you may be able to perform protocols related to the Almadel, the Liber Juratus or Ars Notoria the book would make the biggest impact.
If its not your main area & you're not in a rush the get the info, I'm sure people will be posting their specific insights soon, if they don't already have them. If the updated copy comes out soon I'll report back.
I haven't bought it yet due to waiting on the better binding to come out. For me, the draw of the SSM is mostly the historical aspect since its 14th century. I'm into trying to piece together an understanding of how these Solomonic operations that may have appeared elsewhere originally were performed, and how they have shaped the later family of texts as a whole.
From a practical standpoint, it looks like from the blog if you happen to be interested in expanding on how you may be able to perform protocols related to the Almadel, the Liber Juratus or Ars Notoria the book would make the biggest impact.
If its not your main area & you're not in a rush the get the info, I'm sure people will be posting their specific insights soon, if they don't already have them. If the updated copy comes out soon I'll report back.
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Bruh, I want to see the chapter about the making of the circle and making planetary heads which is present in book 3 and 4.
It will be cool seeing how they used to do it, the original way to do it, The book of the 12th century Solomon, from whom Ganell took lots of his material will also be nice to have, not sure if that MS survived.
It will be cool seeing how they used to do it, the original way to do it, The book of the 12th century Solomon, from whom Ganell took lots of his material will also be nice to have, not sure if that MS survived.
Thanks for the feedback! what's your opinion about the first volume ?
It's pretty great! Some standouts:
A lot of people are talking about 'the return of the winds' as David Rankine describes in his recently released "Clavis Spirituum" guide - the winds are mentioned & important in this grimoire. The spirit register is quite large and has a lot of familiar names with interesting insights when comparing, say to the Ars Goetia. Notably, with regard to the winds there is a strong implication of a rulership association between the underworld and all arial/sublunar spirits as its said in one of the conjurations:
"If you were to add these following words which are effective in causing the principal legions and chieftans to come, and in general all the spirits and the winds, and the company of the winds and the words that cause Beelzebub to come, and through them Solomon cried out to the spirits and the army of winds."
Also similarly, Lucifer, like Satan is depicted with the four moons
- A ton of the classic solomonic tools are covered and its interesting to read how they are covered here: the sword, crown, ring, seal of Solomon, etc, plus there's a whistle, like in Liber Juratus, and a Solomonic strap.
- There is a table of practice of the Shemhamphorash, I've never seen anything like it except for the Enochian table of practice.It kind of bears a pretty striking resemblance! There's "two methods of working" described so, the table in addition to using images/candles/circle outside.
- The Candaries in the manuscript are a unique set of talismans and a major draw too
A lot of people are talking about 'the return of the winds' as David Rankine describes in his recently released "Clavis Spirituum" guide - the winds are mentioned & important in this grimoire. The spirit register is quite large and has a lot of familiar names with interesting insights when comparing, say to the Ars Goetia. Notably, with regard to the winds there is a strong implication of a rulership association between the underworld and all arial/sublunar spirits as its said in one of the conjurations:
"If you were to add these following words which are effective in causing the principal legions and chieftans to come, and in general all the spirits and the winds, and the company of the winds and the words that cause Beelzebub to come, and through them Solomon cried out to the spirits and the army of winds."
Also similarly, Lucifer, like Satan is depicted with the four moons
- A ton of the classic solomonic tools are covered and its interesting to read how they are covered here: the sword, crown, ring, seal of Solomon, etc, plus there's a whistle, like in Liber Juratus, and a Solomonic strap.
- There is a table of practice of the Shemhamphorash, I've never seen anything like it except for the Enochian table of practice.It kind of bears a pretty striking resemblance! There's "two methods of working" described so, the table in addition to using images/candles/circle outside.
- The Candaries in the manuscript are a unique set of talismans and a major draw too