Imperial Arts of John R King IV A Record of Experiments in Demonology v1 Goetia.pdf

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I, the sole legitimate heir to the ancient

magical traditions of King Solomon the Wise,

propose to demonstrate his powerful art in

its true and proper form so that it will not

pass from history unknown.

I do not hope hereby to convince the skeptic

or to explain the meaning of these rituals to

the mystic, but rather to merely offer insight

into their procedures and the relevance

thereof, so that those who have such an

interest may distinguish them from the

impostures of the ignorant and the slothful.

Understand that King Solomon possessed

wisdom such as no man to come after him

would ever have, allowing him to transmute

the vengeance and enmity of the world

earned by his father into friendship, wealth,

and power.

Through this art, passed to his son and

thence, the wise man may yet attain the

grace bestowed upon Solomon through the

service of the spirits sworn to his covenant

under the names of his infinite God.

Imperial

Arts

John R. King IV

A Record of Experiments in

Demonology

Volume One

Contents

The Method of Science

Introduction to the Subject

Review of Practical Elements

The Evocations

The Results

Afterthoughts

Acknowledgements

The Method of

Science

My interest in demonology began at age

eleven, in conversation with a "religious

brother" of one of the Catholic orders. At the

time, he was making a point about the miracles

of saints, namely that these events were special

endowments from God and were signs of

spiritual grace. Having had some fascination

with the supernatural from a young age, I

asked of this man how it would be possible for

Oriental mystics, the magicians of Pharaoh,

and other non-saintly individuals to perform

similar miracles. His response was that the

Devil can grant power to his followers through

the intervention of demons masquerading as

deities.

This was a fascinating concept to me, and one

that I certainly did not take seriously or at face

value. On the contrary I began to feel

dissatisfied with the Catholic appraisal of

miracles (saintly and otherwise) and with their

presumption that all the various deities of the

world were mere fictions given the semblance

of identity and power by demons in league

with Satan. If nothing else, this doctrine

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