Lesser of solomon
However, the authors of this particular translation said, “Solomonic magical books were frowned upon by the Bishop William Auvergn of Paris in 1249.” Solomon entered Arabic folklore in the Arabian Nights as Sulemain and the demons became the jinn or genies who have the power to grant wishes when released from their vessels in which they were sealed.” (See page xxiv.) The Papal did not like the magical teachings of Solomon, which is one of the reasons all particular texts about “The Lesser Key of Solomon” was removed or hidden and was not published in the modern bibles that we read today.Īccording to the editor’s notes, “The Goetia is basically a catalogue of Astrological spirits.” Also it says, “Solomonic magical works existed in Hebrew but are of uncertain date and provenance. It seems to me that the Roman Catholic Church has prohibited the teachings of Voodoo and have gone through a great deal to have it outlawed. Well, I took the liberty of checking this translated version so that I could do a summary on it. he had a long reputation as a wise and powerful magician capable of controlling demons.” (See Editor’s foreword notes, page xxiii). In their observation it says, “In the 10th century B.C.E. King Solomon, “also know as Shlomo in Hebrew, ruled Israel in 960 to 922 B.C.E.” According to the book – The Goetia - The Lesser Key of Solomon the King, published by Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC was translated by Masonic Rite members, Samuel Liddell, MacGregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley.
The historical King Solomon the son of King David and Bathsheba was the ruler of Israel. This practice of calling on spirits for favors is actually more ancient than the customs of Voodoo. Voodoo has to do with “calling on spirits or demons” to do your bidding. Voodoo is the worship of the god lua also called Lwa. Last week, my discussion had to do with the history of Voodoo and how this particular religion evolved from the Yoruba people and came from Benin, and made its way to Haiti. In my last discussion, which you will find on the previous pages, I brought out the meaning of ritual and how I think it could benefit African-Americans, as well as, natives worldwide should they choose to go back to practicing the natural law over commercial religion.