Difference between revisions of "Lesser Key of Solomon"

The ''Ars Theurgia Goetia'' is mostly derived from Trithemius's ''[[Steganographia]]'', though the seals and order for the spirits are different due to corrupted transmission via manuscript. Rituals not found in ''Steganographia'' were added, in some ways conflicting with similar rituals found in the ''Ars Goetia'' and ''Ars Paulina''. Most of the spirits summoned are tied to points on a compass, four emperors are tied to the cardinal points (Carnesiel in the east, Amenadiel in the west, Demoriel in the north and Caspiel in the south), and sixteen dukes are tied to cardinal points, inter-cardinal points, and additional directions between those. There are an additional eleven "wandering princes", totalling thirty-one spirit leaders who each rule several to a few dozen spirits.