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The book mostly deals with [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] magic and intrepertations of ancient [[Judaism|Jewish]] texts, including various books of the [[Bible]]. It further gives instructions for conjuring spirits, predominantly [[angel]]s, [[demon]]s, [[archangels]], Olympic | [[File:Camael Sign.png|400px|thumb|Sign of Archangel Camael]] | ||
The book mostly deals with [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] magic and intrepertations of ancient [[Judaism|Jewish]] texts, including various books of the [[Bible]]. It further gives instructions for conjuring spirits, predominantly [[angel]]s, [[demon]]s, [[archangels]], [[Olympic spirit]]s, as well as energies such as joy, love, and charity. | |||
''Grimoire of Armadel'' is the primary source for certain summoning sigils for many archangels, including: | ''Grimoire of Armadel'' is the primary source for certain summoning sigils for many archangels, including: | ||
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* [[Archangel Michael]] | * [[Archangel Michael]] | ||
* [[Samael]] | * [[Samael]] | ||
* [[Camael]] | |||
The sigils given for the demonic entities [[Lucifer]], [[Beelzebub]], and [[Astaroth]] are unknown outside of the ''Armadel'' tradition. | The sigils given for the demonic entities [[Lucifer]], [[Beelzebub]], and [[Astaroth]] are unknown outside of the ''Armadel'' tradition. | ||
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Several manuscripts of the ''Grimoire of Armadel'' exist in the archives of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, and it could be argued that the grimoire represents a unique French branch of the traditional ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. | Several manuscripts of the ''Grimoire of Armadel'' exist in the archives of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, and it could be argued that the grimoire represents a unique French branch of the traditional ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. | ||
[[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]] translated one of the ''Armadel'' manuscripts into English in July 1897. However, because of the financial disaster following the publication of his previous grimoire, ''The Book of Abramelin'', he declined to offer his translation to any publishers. His version of the grimoire was not published until 1980, long after his death. | [[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]] translated one of the ''Armadel'' manuscripts into English in July 1897. However, because of the financial disaster following the publication of his previous [[grimoire]], ''The Book of Abramelin'', he declined to offer his translation to any publishers. His version of the grimoire was not published until 1980, long after his death. | ||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||
[[Category:Grimoires]] | [[Category:Grimoires]] | ||