3000-Year Genealogy of Magic Books Visual Encyclopedia Revealed How to Manipulate Demons and Angels

It seems to be the influence of a document commonly referred to as “The Legacy of Solomon”. This document, attributed to him, describes his many confrontations with and conquests over demons, and includes a description of the famous Seal of Solomon, the Ring.

On one occasion, while Solomon was praying in the temple for a young man who was afflicted by the vampire demon Ornias, the archangel Michael appeared from heaven and gave Solomon a ring inscribed with the divine seal of a five-pointed star (later a six-pointed star was also used). The owner of the ring would be given the power to command all demons. From this, for centuries, the image of the great sorcerer Solomon took root throughout all the major religious centers of Europe and the Middle East.

In the fifteenth century, a new grimoire of Solomon, The Key of Solomon, appeared, and Solomon took an even greater place at the center of the European magical tradition. Various versions of “Solomon’s Key” were popularized in the 16th and 17th centuries, and it became a grimoire full of practical magic, including illustrations and explanations of how to deal with thieves, problems of the mind, how to become invisible, and how to invoke spirits. There was no single version, and it became possible for the “author” to add as much practical magical knowledge as he wished, as long as he had Solomon’s name and seal.

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The invention of letterpress printing in Europe in the 15th century had a profound effect on grimoires. The mass printing of not only biblical and religious books, but also books on demonology and alchemy made knowledge of these subjects more widely available to the public than ever before. And the power of printing also gave rise to a new generation of legendary magicians. The most notorious of these was Dr. Faust.