The Lesser Key of Solomon
[aka
The Grimoire of Solomon
aka
The Legemeton]
An anonymous and essentially pseudo-biographical book on demonology commonly
attributed to the biblical figure
Solomon
commonly known asThe Legemeton. It appears to have been compiled in the 17th Century,
with much of the text bearing stark resemblance to Johann Weyer's
Psuedomonarchia Daemonum.
Structurally,
The Legemeton
is
divided into five books,
Ars Goetia, Ars Theurgia-Goetia1, Ars Paulina, Ars Almadel,
and
Ars Notoria
. Notably, the
Ars Goetia
contains a
comprehensive list of all 72 demons and their various rankings. In 1904 a
version of
The Legemeton
titled
The Book of Goetia of Solomon the King
edited by Samuel Lidell
MacGregor Mathers was published by
Alteister Crowley, including additional
evocations in the
Enochian
language and a
series of essays portraying the described rituals as means of introspective
exploration (aka focused meditation) as opposed to summoning.
The 72 sigils