Earliest Manual of the Magic of Solomon - Origin of the Lesser Key of Solomon & Medieval Necromancy

King Solomon is legendary for his wisdom and knowledge, which, according to legend extended to the Occult. Though the “Key of Solomon“ magical literature is famous in western ritual magic, what do we know about the origins of this school of sorcery - What are the origins of Solomonic Magic? In this episode I turn to the earliest text of Solomonic Magic, the Greek Hygromancy or “Talismanic Treatise of Solomon to his Son Rehoboam.“ In this complex Greek text, Solomon describes the evocation of Planetary Spirits, Angels and Demons, Elective Astrology, and the Occult virtues of “Words, Herbs & Stones.“ In addition, this text attracted a vast array of ritual and magical microforms which go on to form the structural core of western magic - from the knife of art, various forms of divination, the magical circle and, most famously, the powerful Ring and Seal of Solomon. This magical treatise is truly foundational for the history of Western Magic and Occultism. #occult #mag