The grimoires are books that gather magical knowledge and were written generally between the Low Middle Ages and the end of the 18th century .The word grimoire comes from the French and seems to be a deviation from "grammaire", grammar.In the Middle Ages "grammar" was any book of basic knowledge.The grimoires were astrology, formulas, spells...and all kinds of wisdom related to magic In Mysterious we have seen some of them as The extraordinary Arbatel, a 1575 magic manual or Aradia: The Gospel of the Witches, this time we bring you the Grimoire of Abramelin the magician.
The Grimoire of Abramelin the wizard
Abramelin the wizard is a dark character we only know who lived in Egypt in the fifteenth century A German Jew named Abraham of Worms met him on a trip to Egypt, near the city of Ara ki, and got him to transmit all his mystical and cabalistic magic knowledge .Abraham transcribes it in the form of letters addressed to his son named Lamec.He describes Abramelin as a wise and kind scholar , very old now, who demands in exchange for his wisdom not to leave the path of the Lord.I give two books to make the same copy and asked for a sum of money in return to distribute it among the poor of the city.
After a elaborate ritual that can take months, you get communication with the guardian angel of the magicians , possessor of everything knowledge.To reach the end of this long process, a series of rules must be observed, including the daily prayer, chastity, abstinence of alc drinks oholicas and the rectitude in all the actions that are undertaken in the daily life.If everything has gone well, the Guardian Angel will appear and reveal its magical secrets.Then the 12 princes and dukes of hell to get them to obey and get rid of their negative influence.A series of family spirits help to get what is requested, whether riches , love, invisibility or the ability to fly , for example.
Abramelin's practice of magic focuses on the one hand in the magic squares that hide words that should be used in the rituals and on the other in the elaboration of recipes such as that of the «Abramelin incense».
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the grimoire of Abramelin returned to edit getting a huge success among believers and fans of esotericism and the practice of occultism that resurfaced at that time.
If you want to know more about other important grimoires, you may want to read the article: 6 grimoires or magical books chilling.
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