The Key of Solomon the King by S. L. MacGregor Mathers

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The Key of Solomon the King (Greater Key of Solomon) is a book by S. L. MacGregor Mathers, first published in 1889. A translation and presentation of the medieval grimoire traditionally called the Clavicula Salomonis, this work gathers ritual instructions, talismanic designs, astrological timings and ceremonial procedures that shaped later Western ceremonial and Solomonic magic. The text reads like a practical handbook for ritual operators: instructions for preparing tools, consecrating implements, drawing sigils and performing invocations appear alongside cautions about purity, prayer and the correct planetary hours. Far from a purely sensational manual, the work sits at the crossroads of Renaissance occultism, folk magical practice and learned kabbalistic symbolism; it has proved influential for modern ceremonial magicians and for anyone researching talismans, ritual magic, and the historical development of Western esotericism. Mathers’ edition brought the text into the English-speaking occult revival of the late nineteenth century and helped fix many of the phrases and diagrams readers now associate with “Solomonic” magic, making it a frequently consulted source for scholars, practitioners and curious readers interested in grimoires, talismanic art, and the ceremonial tradition.

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