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The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin

Abraham of Worms; translated by S. L. MacGregor Mathers

Date
1898 English edition
Pages
Array
Language
English
Category
Grimoires & Ceremonial Magic

A foundational grimoire of purification, divine knowledge and spirit hierarchies, transmitted through the legendary journey of Abraham of Worms.

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The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin presents a long initiatory programme attributed to Abraham of Worms and framed as instruction for his son. Its central movement is not immediate evocation but prolonged purification, prayer and the attainment of knowledge and conversation with the Holy Guardian Angel. Only after this interior discipline does the text describe the ordering of spirits and the celebrated magical squares. SatanWorld catalogues the public-domain 1898 English translation prepared by S. L. MacGregor Mathers. The work became one of the most influential grimoires of the modern occult revival, shaping later ceremonial systems while preserving material drawn from earlier European magical traditions.

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Use the 1898 S. L. MacGregor Mathers English edition only. Later annotated or revised editions must not be selected.