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Page 60 of the manuscript of Liber ALFeatured from this topicThe Book of the Law
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Page 60 of the manuscript of Liber AL
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The Book of the Law

The three-chapter revelatory text at the center of Thelema, also titled Liber AL vel Legis.

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Original article cover displaying Ars Theurgia-Goetia
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Ars Theurgia-Goetia

The second part of the Lemegeton, arranging aerial spirits through princes, directions, and wandering hierarchies.

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Original article cover displaying Ars Paulina
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Ars Paulina

The Pauline Art in the Lemegeton, concerning angels of the hours and the degrees of the zodiac.

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Original article cover displaying Ars Almadel
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Ars Almadel

An angelic art in the Lemegeton, using a wax tablet, candles, and a hierarchy of heavenly altitudes.

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A logic figure from an Ars Notoria manuscript
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Ars Notoria

A medieval art of prayer and contemplation intended to confer learning, memory, and eloquence.

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A magical circle from the 1565 Heptameron
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Heptameron

A grimoire of angelic conjuration organized around the seven days of the week.

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Original article cover displaying Grimorium Verum
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Grimorium Verum

A grimoire with a hierarchy centered on Lucifer, Beelzebub, and Astaroth, followed by spirit operations and practical recipes.

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The title page of the 1898 English Book of Abramelin
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Book of Abramelin

A grimoire built around religious preparation, the guardian angel, and subsequent work with spirits and magical squares.

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Original article cover displaying Sworn Book of Honorius
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Sworn Book of Honorius

The medieval Liber Juratus, a work of sacred magic concerned with divine vision, angels, and ritual authority.

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The binding of Charles and Morfill’s 1896 Book of the Secrets of Enoch
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Second Enoch

The Slavonic Enochic work also known as the Book of the Secrets of Enoch, describing ascent, creation, and instruction.

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An eighteenth-century image labeled Metatron; later reception rather than an illustration from Third Enoch
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Third Enoch

The Hebrew Enochic work associated with heavenly palaces and Enoch’s transformation into Metatron.

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The binding of a historical English edition of the Book of Jubilees
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Book of Jubilees

A retelling of Genesis and early Exodus arranged through jubilees, with angelic revelation, calendar teaching, and expanded narratives.

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