Table of Contents
General Introduction John Michael Greer ix
Translator's Note Mark Anthony Mikituk xxvii
Part 1 The Doctrine of High Magic
Introduction to the Doctrine of High Magic 3
Chapter 1 The Initiate 27
Chapter 2 The Columns of the Temple 39
Chapter 3 The Triangle of Solomon 48
Chapter 4 The Tetragrammaton 56
Chapter 5 The Pentagram 67
Chapter 6 Magical Equilibrium 75
Chapter 7 The Flaming Sword 83
Chapter 8 Realization 88
Chapter 9 Initiation 96
Chapter 10 The Cabala 100
Chapter 11 The Magical Chain 110
Chapter 12 The Great Work 119
Chapter 13 Necromancy 124
Chapter 14 Transmutations 132
Chapter 15 Black Magic 139
Chapter 16 Enchantments 142
Chapter 17 Astrology 151
Chapter 18 Potions and Spells 159
Chapter 19 The Stone of the Philosophers, Elagabalus 168
Chapter 20 The Universal Medicine 173
Chapter 21 Divination 177
Chapter 22 Summary and General Key to the Four Occult Sciences 183
Part 2 The Ritual of High Magic
Introduction to the Ritual of High Magic 191
Chapter 1 Preparations 209
Chapter 2 Magical Equilibrium 218
Chapter 3 The Triangle of the Pentacles 225
Chapter 4 The Conjuration of the Four 234
Chapter 5 The Flaming Pentagram 246
Chapter 6 The Medium and the Mediator 251
Chapter 7 The Septenary of Talismans 257
Chapter 8 A Warning to the Imprudent 271
Chapter 9 The Ceremony of the Initiates 275
Chapter 10 The Key of Occultism 280
Chapter 11 The Triple Chain 285
Chapter 12 The Great Work 289
Chapter 13 Necromancy 296
Chapter 14 Transmutations 308
Chapter 15 The Sabbath of the Sorcerers 315
Chapter 16 Enchantments and Spells 333
Chapter 17 The Writing of the Stars 341
Chapter 18 Potions and Magnetism 355
Chapter 19 The Magistery of the Sun 364
Chapter 20 Thaumaturgy 369
Chapter 21 The Science of the Prophets 377
Chapter 22 The Book of Hermes 387
Supplement to the Ritual
The Nuctemeron of Apollonius of Tyana 419
The Nuctemeron: According to the Hebrews 433
Of Country Magic and the Sorcery of Shepherds 439
Responses to Some Questions and Criticisms 456
The Religious, Philosophical, and Moral Tendencies of Our Books on Magic 458
Index 471
About the Translators 483
