I figured I would do a suggested reading list for people that wants to learn Grimoire Magic and are not sure what they should read. When it comes to what versions of the Grimoires to actually buy that is something that will be continuously updated all the time on this blog or the Video blog.

Understanding Grimoire Magic

The Black Arts by Richard Cavendish
The Book of Ceremonial Magic or The Book of Black Magic by A E Waite
The Secret Lore of Magic by Idries Shah
Occultism: Its Theory and Practice by Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah
Ceremonial Magic & The Power of Evocation by Joseph Lisiewski
Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires by Aaron Leitch

Actual Grimoires

Key of Solomon
Veritable Key of Solomon by David Rankine and Stephen Skinner
Lemegeton
The Lesser Key of Solomon by Joseph Peterson
The Goetia of Dr Rudd by David Rankine and Stephen Skinner
The Book of Abramelin by Abraham Von Worms
The Grand Grimoire translated by Gretchen
Grimorium Verum by Joseph Peterson
The Armadel by Joseph Peterson
The Secret Grimoire of Turiel
The Grimoire of Pope Honorius III-Trident Edition
Picatrix
De Nigromancia by Roger Bacon
Heptameron
Arbatel
Le Petite Albert
Le Grand Albert
Sworn Book of Honorius
Hygromantica
Le Dragon Noir
The Black Pullet
6th and 7th Books of Moses by Joseph Peterson
Testament of Solomon
Sword of Moses
Hollenzwang

Understanding the Religious Aspects

The Bible King James version
The Torah
The Talmud
The Quran
The Book of Enoch (Slavic and Ethiopian version)
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Rituale Romanum
Biblical apocrypha

Other helpful books

Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Henry Cornelius Agrippa
Conjuring Spirits by Claire Fanger
Forbidden Rites by Richard Kieckhefer
The Complete Magician’s Tables by Stephen Skinner
Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson
Kabbalistic Handbook for the Practicing Magician by Joseph C. Lisiewski
The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot
A Collection of Magical Secrets by David Rankine
Tales of King Solomon John D. Seymour
Solomon the Esoteric King by Pablo A. Torijano
The Greek Magical Papyri
Ritual Magic by Butler, Elizabeth
The Book of Gold By David Rankine and Paul Harry Barron
The Book of Treasure Spirits by David Rankine

Anthologies

Both Sides of Heaven edited by Sorita d’Este
Howlings by Scarlet Imprint
Diabolical by Scarlet Imprint

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