These titles of the nobility were not in use in King Solomon’s time, nor were the prayers to Jesus (Solomon was born some 900 years before Jesus) and the Christian Trinity included in the text. For example, titles are given to many of the demons. Claims that the book was originally written by King Solomon have easily been proven incorrect, but that fact has done little to dampen the documents popularity among those who practice demonology. Some of the first section dates to the 14 th Century. The Lesser Key took much of its text from several 16 th century manuscripts, including Johann Wierus’s Pseudomonarchia Daemounum (a hierarchy of demons) and late-century grimoires. The Lesser Key of Solomon or Clavicula Salomonis Regis is an anonymous 17 th Century grimoire (textbook of magic). What is this manuscript and what is its significance? Therefore, I thought it prudent to bring to light some of the beliefs and inaccuracies associated with this text. Although there is not much print space assigned to it, the Lemegeton plays a central role in The Mysterious Death of Mr.
In researching my next cozy mystery, I have sought out several sources that speak of The Lesser Key of Solomon. The magician would stand within the circle and the spirit was believed to appear within the triangle. The circle and triangle, used in the evocation of the seventy-two spirits of the Goetia.
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