Procedures used to gain secret knowledge, find missing property, or identify thieves. Historical Significance
Spells intended to create phantasms, such as phantom banquets or castles in the air. Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer’s Manual of the ...
The manual is not a systematic treatise but a "miscellany" or scrapbook of magical practices. Kieckhefer divides the rituals into three primary categories: Procedures used to gain secret knowledge, find missing
It contains over 40 illustrations of magic circles and symbols, catalogues of spirits (including Satan, Lilith, and Astaroth), and ceremonies for consecrating a book of magic . Availability and Formats Procedures used to gain secret knowledge
The text draws from a variety of traditions, including Christian, Jewish, and Arabic astral magic , demonstrating the fluidity of medieval mystical thought.