Magister Officiorum
Julio Cesar Ody’s Magister Officiorum is an essential text for those who practice Solomonic magic; the result of patient and extensive magical work, this is a record of attainment informed by the Western magical tradition, Espiritismo and Obeah.
8vo (225 × 150 mm)
80 pp
7 pen & ink illustrations by Morgan Singer
Issued in 4 editions –
fine / standard hardback / paperback / digital
Fine edition
– sold out
Limited to 72 copies
Handound in quarter vellum, black cloth boards, custom marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, ribboned, and presented in a slipcase.
Standard hardback edition
– sold out
Limited to 900 copies
Bound in black cloth stamped with gold dagger device, textured red endpapers and black dust jacket.
Paperback
– £14
Unlimited
Sewn paperback, printed on 120 gsm paper, black card cover with gold blocking.
Contents
Child of Elah
Overture
The labours and the court
Ars armorium
The work of Gemon
An audience with Lucifer
On bottling spirits
Of the vessel and the skull
The black table of Buné
A tree of ugly fruit
Commentaria
Reading list
Description
Magister Officiorum: The Ceremony of Solomonic Magic is an essential text for those who practice Solomonic magic; the result of extensive magical work, this is a record of attainment informed by the Western magical tradition, Espiritismo and Obeah. The subjects covered in this study include: the place of evocation, the magical circle and the book, the ritual tools and regalia, including the black handled knife, the brazen vessel, robes, and the pentagonal and hexagonal figures. Also addressed are ritual purity and authority in the art of commanding spirits.
Ody gives clear explanations of the process of ritual and the methods by which to ensure success in evocation – understood as a physical interaction between magician and spirit. Further, he demonstrates principles of magical working that are not explicitly given in the typically terse instructions of the grimoires. Also given is a method for the obtaining of a key to be used in the eventual binding of a King; how to bottle spirits; a working with the vessel and skull; and a rite for obtaining a patron spirit under the auspices of Lucifer. As a result the text will be of aid to both novitiates and experienced practitioners alike. The rites given are suitable for solo and group workings, notably using the model of the séance in order to establish spirit cults.
