Ars Almadel

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Ars Almadel is a section of the 17th-century grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon that details the construction and use of a magical wax tablet (almadel) for summoning angelic spirits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grimoire section
occult text
aimsAt communication with angels
obtaining knowledge from spirits
associatedWith King Solomon (legendary attribution) NERFINISHED
category Western esotericism
ritual magic manuals
circulatedIn early modern Europe
cosmology structured heavens with multiple levels
defines almadel as a magical wax tablet
describes construction of a magical wax tablet
incense and fumigations
prayers and conjurations
ritual apparatus
summoning of angelic spirits
use of a magical wax tablet
focusesOn almadel
genre angelic magic
ceremonial magic
influencedBy medieval angelology
inMagicSystem Solomonic grimoire tradition
intendedOperator magician
involves angelic hierarchies
four celestial altitudes or quarters
isPartOf Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis NERFINISHED
language English (in later translations)
Latin
manuscriptTradition 17th-century occult manuscripts
partOf The Lesser Key of Solomon NERFINISHED
positionInWork fourth book of The Lesser Key of Solomon
prescribes fasting and purification of the operator
specific days and hours for operations
relatedTo Ars Goetia NERFINISHED
Ars Notoria NERFINISHED
Ars Paulina NERFINISHED
Ars Theurgia-Goetia NERFINISHED
requires altar or table
astrological timing
four candles
specific incense
wax tablet
subject angelic spirits
ritual magic
timePeriodDescribed 17th century
tradition Solomonic magic
usesSymbolismOf angelic names
astrological signs
divine names

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The Lesser Key of Solomon hasPart Ars Almadel