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Authentically Angelic
A new essay from 2019 exploring the nature of deification through the lens of becoming alike to the angelic mind. In particular, four essential tenets are explored that build a bridge between Holy Daimon volumes 2 and 3. Includes two original drawings by Jose Gabriel Alegríy Sabogal.
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The Highest Symbolic Degree of Magic
An anonymous 18th century manuscript passed on by a father to his son, enabling the latter to self-initiated into the ‘highest degree of magic’. Possibly written by the famous member of the Order of the Gold- and Rosicrucians, Bernhard Schleiß von Löwenfeld, this text is an important authentic source on daimonic theurgy, providing clear instructions to enter into angelic covenant.
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The Powder of Pelagius
An original essay from 2019 exploring a most powerful talismanic powder mentioned by Trithemius in his Antipalus, to be used against demonic afflictions and as part of exorcistic rites. The essay features both the reconstruction of the original recipe as well as an introduction to the related practice of the 'witch's bath'.
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Ars Phytonica: On the Use of Mantic Skulls
A detailed analysis of the short grimoire 'Ars Phytonica', consisting of an authentic manuscript of Western mantic skull magic. We trace the use of divinatory skulls back to the Old Testament, examine its use in the PGM, discover its poetic echoes in Medieval Jewish lore and learn to read the hidden context of this original grimoire of probably late Renaissance origin.
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Bibliography
A growing body of bibliographic works covering the subjects of the Holy Daimon project, with particular focus on Pelagius Eremita. All references given in the online essays on this webpage, refer to the authors and titles listed on this continuously expanding page.