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A '''[[grimoire]]''' is a textbook of [[ritual magic|magic]], typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like [[talisman]]s and [[amulet]]s, how to perform magical spells, charms and [[divination]], and how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as [[angel]]s, spirits, deities, and [[demon]]s. In many cases, the books themselves are believed to be imbued with magical powers, although in many cultures, other sacred texts that are not grimoires (such as the [[Bible]]) have been believed to have supernatural properties intrinsically. The primary contents found in a grimoire would be information on spells, [[ritual magic|ritual]]s, the preparation of magical tools, and lists of ingredients and their magical correspondences.
The '''[[First Mirror of Lilith]]''' is a [[ritual magic|ritual]] to invoke [[Lilith]] and ask her questions through the assistance of [[necromancy]] using a mirror engraved with [[King Solomon|Solomonic]] symbols and text. The ritual recalls Lilith's identity as a mirror spirit found in the ''[[Zohar]]'' in Pekudei: Verse 920. In this verse, any man who vainly looks into a mirror during the night of a new moon risks awakening the [[demon]] Asirta, who in turn, will summon Lilith to torment him.


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The only known Renaissance-era ritual involving Lilith comes from the fifteenth-century [[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]. Among the book's magical workings, many of which are unique to this manual, is a ritual called the First Mirror of Lilith (''primum speculum Lilit''). This operation is a form of [[divination]] using [[necromancy]]. By constructing and consecrating a mirror to Lilith, the [[magician]] may discover information concerning murders, thefts, and other hidden matters.
 
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The First Mirror of Lilith is a ritual to invoke Lilith and ask her questions through the assistance of necromancy using a mirror engraved with Solomonic symbols and text. The ritual recalls Lilith's identity as a mirror spirit found in the Zohar in Pekudei: Verse 920. In this verse, any man who vainly looks into a mirror during the night of a new moon risks awakening the demon Asirta, who in turn, will summon Lilith to torment him.

The only known Renaissance-era ritual involving Lilith comes from the fifteenth-century Munich Manual of Demonic Magic. Among the book's magical workings, many of which are unique to this manual, is a ritual called the First Mirror of Lilith (primum speculum Lilit). This operation is a form of divination using necromancy. By constructing and consecrating a mirror to Lilith, the magician may discover information concerning murders, thefts, and other hidden matters.

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