Christian mysticism and Hermetic occultism

The Book of Ceremonial Magic

A comprehensive survey of the history and practice of ceremonial magic, with a specific focus on the grimoires of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Waite provides a critical (and often skeptical) analysis of the Goetic, Solomonic, and 'Black' magical traditions, while also presenting the actual rituals and sigils from major grimoires like the Key of Solomon, the Grand Grimoire, and the Grimorium Verum. It is essentially an updated and expanded version of his earlier 'The Book of Black Magic and Pacts'.