"Thweh icPhsa lmasr,ne o theilnsge , buatm eanusn ttoh see at Maanjde sotfyG od: wheerbyy oug athweirty ho ursedluvpeeo sw e,r toa pplyy ounra turteots h heo lAyn gels" The archangetloD rUJ roiheDnle eM,a rc1h0 t1h5 82. THE BOOK OF GOLD A 17THC ENTURYM AGICAL GRIMOIROEF A MULETSC,H ARMS, PRAYERSS,I GILASN DS PELLS USINGT HEB IBLICAPLS ALMSO F KINGD AVID DAVIDR ANKINE & PAULH ARRYB ARRON A PUBLISHBEYD V ALONIA WWW .AVAOLNIABOOKS.CO.UK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wew oulldi kteot hank StBelpahkefeorn h iisn valuable assistwaintctheh m ea nuscript. Thanyko ut ot hes taaftft heB ritiLisrbha rfyor their assistwaintctheh t ee xatn dc oviemra g.e SoridtE'as tfeor h eern coaugremeendti,t oardivailac ned forb einaMg use. JosePpeht erswohno,ste r ansloaftSi epohne Srh immush Tehilliinhm i ss emineadli tioofTn h eS ixtha nd Seventh BookosfM osewsa si nvaluianob ulrre e sea.r ch JohnC anarfdor bringisnogm eo ft het raditional Europefaolnk maugsiecs o utrao t tention. Stephen Sfkorih ninosen rg oisnugp ptoa rndf ascinating discussoifo tnahslil n ggrsi moireed-r.e lat "Thweo rdosft hLeo radr peu erw ordass:s ilver tried byt he fiprugere,fd r mo the refieanretdh steviem"ne s. Psalm1 .17 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. ..........................1.1. ............................. EDITORSN OTES ...........................1.7. ............................ THE MANUSCRIPT ..........................1.9. ........................... (Psal1m1-s5 0) (ThSey mboolfS tA thanasoirTu hseA thanasCiraene d) APPENDICES 1.P reciosf a llo fU seso ft heP salmsi nL e Livred 'Or... ....... 254 2.A nalysiosf P salmU seb y Componenta ndF requenc.y. ..2.7.7. 3.T he Useso fP salm1 18 inS efeSrh imm ush Tehill.i..m.. .... 282 4.P entaclefsr omT he Key ofS olomont heK ing. ................. 285 5.P entaclefsr omV eritabKleey ofS olomon... ................ ...... 286 6.P lanetarHyo urs.. ............................................................. 287 INTRODUCTION TheB oookf P salimsst hleo ngbeosotik n t hBei blaen,d arguabtlhye momsatg icaTlh.e o neh undreadnd fi fty Psalmhsa veb eenu sedas tbhaes iosfa muleatnsd f or magicaasls ainsctfeo mra nyc enutrise, weivtihd eonftc hee ir usefo ra potrohpaeiacl,ai nndgc oercmiavgeid ca tibnagc akt leaasstf ara st het hircde nutryC EoF ragemntfsrm o the CairGoe nihz aandt heD eadS eaS crlolssh owt hatth e Psalwmesr ceo ndseireedx trempeolwye rmfaunlei sftatoifo ns divipnoew ewri,t thh ei ncip(iotpse ning tleinbn eeisn)g of useads s ymboolfst he pocwoenrt aiwnietdh tihnew hole Psalm. Whilwsetd on oti ntetnoda ttemtpott r acthee P salms back tthoe rioro tisti, sc lefaorrm thesityrl aen dc ontent thatt heyw ereh eaviilnyfl uencbeyd Babyloannida n Egyptihaynm nasn dp rarysea,n dt oa ne xtecnotu ltdh ubse vieweads continutihnegm agictarlda itioonfst hese culteuslr.T hiissa l ogiccoanlc luwshieonwne r ecatlhltew o perioodfcs a ptifvoirtyt h eH ebrewwesr ew itthh estew o civiloiznast.i With ctrhoese sr-tfilizoafti idoenab se twetehnJe e wish, HelleannidGc n ostpirca ctoifct ehsfie r sotu-rftche nutryC E, thPes alsmoso fnuo ndt hewiary i ntoot hmearg icsayls tems. There raeerfree nciensG reetke xtssu cha st heG reek MagiclPa apywrhii cihn dictahteie n fluenocfte h eP salms therien t hef ourtahn dfi fthc entuCrEyo Thusw e see frgamentarpyh raswehsi cshe emt ob ed rawfnor m the Psalminse .Ag .t estcehda nonfP ibecfhorit sh opsoes sessed byd aimo(nPsG MI V3.0076-,)8i ncludPisn1 g03 3:2( 307,6 ) Ps1 31.(303 5)5a,n dP s1 34:(73 06.6 ) Isnturctionarse a lsog ivewnh ichi ndicatthee commandipnogw eorf t heP salmssu,c ha s:" Continue withoduetcpe tiolnod,r,t hvei sioofe nv earyc ti,na ccordance -witthh ceo mmanofdt hheo lsypi ritth,ae n geoflP hoibyoosu, yoursbeelfi npgl iabbelcea uosfet hesseo ngasn dp salms" (PGIMI 2I8.7-.828 ) Anothseirg nififcaeatnutr oeft heP salmisst hatth eir magitcr anscleanndgsu awgietc,hh armpsr,ya erasn ds pells beinfguo ndi nn umeroluasn gusa igencludAirnagm aic, Engl,iF srhenGcrhe eHke,b reLwa,t iRnu,n easn dR ussian. TheP salmfsae turepdr omineintnel ayr lCyh ristian magicO.f t hen inety-tChhrreies taimaunl eftrso mt he perifoodru th-eicgehntthu CrEy w rittoennp archmeonrt papysr,u" at ltehaisrtt yo-ft ohneae m ulse qtuotfroe m the Psalmmso, sotfw hich arPes lafrmo9 m0o rP salm1 "3. Thefi rsmtaj or tfeocxutis negn tiroentl hyem agicuasel oft heP salmisst heH ebrewS epherS himmuTsehh illim (MagicUasleo ft hPes almsw)h ich dbaatcetkso t hee ighth centuCrEyoA lthoutghhea rrene o k nowcno pioefts h itse xt untcieln turliaetsew reh ,a vceo ntemaproyrr eefrencteois t whicihn dicaante ea rlfyor m ofS epheSrh immsuhT ehillim diedx iasntdw asu seadt t hitsi m.e Signciafintaltly e atswtne ty-fivoef tohneeh undraendd fiftyP salimnsL eL ivdrO'er t,h 'eB ooofkG ol(di'o. nee.i n s ix) 2 TheG reeMka gicPaalp yirniT ranslna,Bt eito(..:c d1)9%,: 26. 3 TheG ospoeflt heS aviAornA: n alyosfiP s, Oxy,A8n4d0I tPsl ace int hGeo spTerla idtioonfEs a rlChyr letlanKlrtuyl&Cl,r 2,0 05:29. have uwsheisc she emt ob ed erivfeordm thep ublished eighteecnentthu rvye rsioofnS epheSrh immuTsehhi llim, indicaitti nwagam saj oirn fluenciet .o n Fromt heeiarr Jley wisahnd C hristrioaonto sfm agical uset,h Pes alwmosu lsdp reaacdr otshswe h oloefE uropaes, fanro rtahst heS candaivniacno untrainedas s f aer asats Russibae,c omian g paorftl ocaflol km agiacn da lso permeattihnegg rimoirTehse.g rimoiarreesb ooks of magicparla ctiwcietlshi stss piorfai ntd/sor practiacneds channwsh,i cwhe ren onnalhlayn d-ceodp,ai nds pant he perifoordm thet hirteenthnt-hec iegnhttueryTe.he l evel of Psalumsa gei ns ucghr imoiarste hseK eyo fS olomotnh,e Goetainad t heA bramelsihno wh owe ffectitvheem agiocf thesweo rds bwealsi etvobe ed .C onversweolrydu,ss e di n cojnuratioinnes a rlgyr imoisruecsha sL ibJeurra tust,h e Heptameraonndt heSt eganograpahriefa uo ndi nL eL ivre dO'rs,u ggesatg irnigm oiinrfleu ceeon ns omeo ft hmea terial within. Theu seo fP salmisnc ureasl so occurred through both theC hurcahn dt het raditoifoC nu nngi-noflkw hich flourisfhoremdt hlea tMei ddAlgee tsh routgoth h tew netieth centurAyn.o thpeorp uluasrea mongbsott Chh urch and Cunninogl-kwf asf or protfeorcmt wiiotnc hcarnadfte vil occurrences. DivinatPosrya lrtsce ontaintihnePg s almwse rew ell documentientd h eS lavciocu ntrfiorems t hee leventh centuoryn wasr,da testamteont th ep opulbairb liomantic useo ft heP salmsA.n othpeorp ultaerc hnifqorume t he thirteceennttuhr oyn wardwsas t om akea spiroaflt he numbe1rs- 01a 5ndt hroaws eeodrp ebbolnea nds eweh ich