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The Ring and Seal of Solomon

Solomon became universally recoznied as a power sorceror by the turn of the common era. But, where did he get his power? Many legends have grown up around the Ring and Seal of Solomon but what do our earliest sources reveal about this legendary magical ring? From books of magic, pilgrims' tales, Islamic lore and medieval necromancy let's explore the Ring and Seal of Solomon! Recommended Readings: The Long Life of Magical Objects: A Study in the Solomonic Tradition - https://amzn.to/47JhA4Z Solomonic Magic: Methodology, Texts, and Histories - https://amzn.to/4nEuypp Solomon the Esoteric King: From King to Magus, Development of a Tradition - https://amzn.to/48hGbxW The Testament of Solomon online - http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/testamen.htm Mccown Critical Edition - https://archive.org/details/cu31924028957400/mode/2up 15th century Harley MS 5596 - http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Harley_MS_5596 Charlesworth - The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha - 978-1598564891 Johnson - The Testament of Solomon: Recension C - 978-1907881947 Demonological Spreadsheet of the Testament - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TLrUUNdQPv9ExCDJ6KE_aJVF7R1ErEavZNFHsA9tIrQ/edit#gid=1286187935 - Courtesy of Patrick M. Dey The Magical Treatise of Solomon, or Hygromanteia - https://amzn.to/4ntcvSW

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Joey Arledge

Awesome video!! Also I had a quick question I wanted to ask in your last Q&A but I missed it: I noticed the thumbnail had an Abraxas medallion on it. Have you/will you cover the origin/importance of Abraxas in Western esoterica? My apologies if you covered it already and I missed it. 😆

Celtobilly

Dibs on Jars of Solomon for a band name.

Nachum Kaplan

D&D par excellence...!

Ash Anthony

This episode is excellent. I look forward to more Solomon magic! Thank you!

P. Sufenas Virius Lupus`

Excellent episode! :) Unfortunately (again!), I will be missing office hours this week...an eye appointment that has had to be rescheduled twice will take me out-of-town right about when that starts, and I won't be back until the early afternoon. But, I hope it goes well, and I look forward to the next lecture on Sunday!

Jason

Interesting episode. I now have the image as the Ring Of Solomon being more like Tolkien's One Ring but with the divine name in fiery letters instead of the One ring to rule them text! Looking forward to the alchemical experiment with the Absinthe precursor.

Nancy Plummer

Loved this episode, looking forward to more

Groobus Grimes

I started my journey down mysticism very young. By 13 I was asking for things like 'All the wisdom and power of Solomon'. I probably should have done some research first because I had no idea what I was asking for. There's like, a trade off. The more capable you become the more susceptible to influence you so you need ever growing vigilance. I just don't work with demons anymore. I barely bother the angels. It's just easier. 'Try all spirits against the word' and 'Have no familiar spirits'. It's just easier. If I need to work directly with an entity they usually find me first. Other than nature spirits and animals. I generally don't mind playing their games because they're simple and relatively neutral. What I am good for is binding and banishing and basically throwing demons around. I get my butt kicked sometimes but I've managed to wrangle some big entities. (Redacted) I've done some dark deeds. I'm not particularly proud of that. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It is really hard to keep your ego in check when the heavens and the hells kneel and that's how they inevitably get you. They'll serve until your hubris catches up and then you're a puppet.

Beck

L'shana Tova. (I sincerely hope I got that right.) Best wishes to you and your family for a good year.

Mookie

A ring without an agreement is just a ring. A ring with a divine agreement, is more than a ring. Just don’t crush a bug and mentioned the “M” or “B” words… 😂