The Lesser Key of Solomon & Goetia - Documentary History of Solomonic Magic & Demonic Summoning

King Solomon has been associated with both exoteric and esoteric wisdom - especially magic and control of demons - for millennia. In this episode we explore the history of Solomonic magic and the it's most famous expression in the Lemegeton or The Lesser Key of Solomon. We will deep dive into the history of Solomon as a sorcerer, the development of Solomonic Magic, and the composition and structure of the major parts of the Lesser Key, especially the infamous book of demonic conjuring the Goetia.
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Recommended Reading:
Elizabeth M. Butler - Ritual Magic - 978-0271018461
Joseph H. Peterson - The Lesser Key of Solomon - 978-1578632206
Skinner and Rankine's Goetia of Dr. Rudd - 978-0738723556
Solomon and Asmodeus in the Talmud - www.sefaria.org/Gittin.68a?la...
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ing society and social relations, processes, and realities thereof the social scientists made associations with mystical phenomena. The psycho-biological dimension of society certainly seems mystic, but I suppose magic is science not yet understood or something. There was interest in Perennialism and mysticism or occult among the early socialist movement which attempted the synthesis of religion and science such as Saint-Simon and Comte’s New Catholicism/Christianity and Religion of Humanity respectively. Saint-Simon and Fourier both really emphasized Newton and his foundational law of attraction. To them, this was implying that there could also be mysterious forces within society. The notion of society being bigger than the sum of its parts comes out of this conception of reality being full of complex and mysterious forces. Magic was a prevalent topic and issue in the early social science movement. A video going into that history would be cool! The influential esotericist Éliphas Lévi was a disciple of the socialist Charles Fourier!

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Solomon: "Don't do demons, kids"

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I found a 1909 edition of Macgrethor Mathers The Key of Solomon the King, in my grandfathers closet after he passed away, along with a few other occult related gems. I really had no idea he was into that stuff but it is literally the most priceless and cherished book in my collection.

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That’s so cool! Old copies of occult books were really hard to come by back then and I’m sure they’re extremely valuable today!

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The opening monologue about the teeming ubiquity of demons really made me think how, in some sense, this ancient text is true - it’s just the ‘demons’ are actually bacteria and other countless microorganisms, lurking within us and upon us and on every surface we touch. If the eye could see we would indeed be horrified at the overwhelming mass of tiny, often (from our perspective) malevolent beings that we share our space with and are inexorably linked to.

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The fact that they were in the literal presence of God and knew him and still decided to turn Against him unforgivable, deservedly so.

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@@TheEsotericaChannel 2:42 this is literally what is around us. I can give anyone a glimpse whos interested. It’s quite disturbing. “A pig pile” in one sense refers to this piling upon of EL Djinn. Heard you mention FinkELstine… word on the street is much of his interpretation skills ir what have you were given in trade if you will Additionally he intentionally gives incorrect interpretations to the profane.

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FR though I am not convinced some of the wild ideas of our ancestors came from a sober state of mind, in fact I think there's too much evidence to the contrary

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The basis of the Conjuring film series. Lesser Key is a fascinating book of the occult. The concept of knowledge of names giving power over these spirits, as Adam and Eve named their corporal manifestations. Solomon using the arcane to make demons build his Temple would make for a pretty metal movie

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I like how the logical process to make the temple out of “unhewn stone” so that you can avoid using iron tools is to go on a massive, elaborate, demon-taming adventure for a magic demon worm who hews stone without tools rather than just… using tools made out of a different material.

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Iron was rare, far harder than other metals, and seen as at least half mystical. No less because the best sources of high quality iron came from meteorites. Literally metal from the heavens. In that context you can see why looking for a demon wyrm to do your masonry was seen as the more practical option. If you need iron tools to do the job but have no access to iron or iron working then obviously you need to substitute some other magical force.

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An aversion to Iron, huh. Are we sure Solomen didn't mistake bizarre Fae for demons sometimes?

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I remember happening across this book in a used bookstore years ago. It struck me how many supernatural horror stories I'd read that started out just that way. Thank you for this excellent video, and for reminding me.

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Thank you for this enlightening video on the Lesser Key of Solomon. I also have a fondness for Qohelet and, as part of my bachelor's curriculum, I wrote an exegesis on Ecclesiastes 1:4-11.

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Thank you so much, I have long awaited a scholarly video covering this exact topic and books. Many days and nights have gone by of me sitting being flabbergasted at the fact that there are numerous writings that claim Solomon could control demons but yet you never hear anyone talk about it. It's always been a topic of extreme interest to me because it's so surreal. Thank you so much for covering this, can't wait to finish the video. Just wanted to really thank you for this video and your time doing it. Love the channel, recently discovered you. Definitely have my subscription.

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Kohelet has long been my favorite book in the BIble as well. Rivaled only by the NT book of "Hebrews." Wisdom of Solomon is another favorite, and I love how that passage encapsulates so many esoteric and metaphysical sciences within them.

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Excellent video

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Solomon was featured as the primary Antagonist in Fate, with the appropriate title of King of Mages. His body turns into Georgia, a Beast of Humanity. They did that pretty well not gonna lie

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I will give the Fate series one thing, they definitely do thier homework on most of their characters.

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Interesting

[@studiesonmagic]

Such an awesome episode! I d like to see a more thorny issue dealt with, the thesis that there is a missing figure in the Solomonic chain of transmission, namely The Sage Solomon, a ByzantineJew who would have had his deeds mythologised in the Clavicula, Honorius and De Quattuor Annulis.

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I've heard this thesis but haven't seen much written on it. You got any sources? I've been wanting to do a speculation episode where I try to create a kind of stemma for this tradition....with lots of speculation.

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So informative. Thank you love this video. Highly intelligent

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2 minutes in and I am looking down here for the comments section - to see what others are saying about the sheer delivery here. lol Totally killing it these days, Dr Justin. You are now the king of the occult and esoterica and fundamentally, well (turns eyes to the upper left or right) just ('just' hahahaha) philosophy.

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Around here we are pro-homo and thanks !

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You do a great work. Shalom

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This so fascinating Justin. I really enjoy your investigations. Im currently writing a story incorporating ancient demonology/demonolatory. So many of your lectures are useful. 🙏🏼❤️🇦🇺 תודה רבה

[@tuomasronnberg5244]

I think people use Solomonic sigils in popular media because they are aesthetically pleasing designs. That is, they just look cool and there's no deeper thought to that.

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We are incredibly on the same page and the same journey. I began watching your videos recently. These arcane topics are things I have researched for years myself. I've learned a lot from your videos.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

I'm not on any journey.

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Always Interesting and worth watching!. One of my favorite texts. I enjoy the Doctor's Historical and entertaining presentations and excellent references and inspiration to go to the Archives and do your own research! Yes, do at least one, entirely En Latin of course with some translations. And Alchemy is my favorite.