Author of more than 50 books on magic.David Rankine is an author who has been practising magick for 25 years, and is best known for his lively lectures and workshops. He has been involved with a wide variety of magickal groups and traditions, and draws on his extensive experience to convey the essence of magick in simple terms.

• "List of Illustrations 12List of Tables 13Acknowledgements 14Introduction 15Preliminary Preparation & PrayersThe Secret of Secrets 31Of the Angells & their Power 31Mans Power over Spirits 32Preface with Directions & Aphorisms 32Astrological Timing of the Operation 35That the holy Angells may helpe thee in thyne occasions 37Making a Pentacle to hold in thy hand 39The figure of a Pentacle & how to keep it 40An Narration to the 7 Planetary Angells of the 7 Planetary heavens 41The Seales & Characters of Angells and Spirits & their Use 42Experiments1. An Experiment to have thy owne proper good Angell 43The Call for thy proper good Angell 482. An Experiment of 3 holy Angells: Ancor, Anacor, Analos, 51Consecration of the Crystall stone or glass 533. A most Noble Experiment for the glasse or cristallomanticall Art 57The Invocation Descend 58Fumigation for thy selfe 594. A true Experiment of 3 Spirits: Durus, Artus, Æbedel 60An Exhortation to the Artist 625. Another Experiment of the 3 horsemen sayd to be approved true 63License to Depart 656. The Experiment of Birto the Spirit 66License to Depart 67Admonition to the Artist 68Astrological & TimingAstrological Considerations 69Directions for practise for gaining thy owne proper good Angell 70Of Essentiall Dignities of the Planets 71Of Essentiall Debilities of the Planets 73Planetary Hours 74Table of the Names of each houre in every Day & every Night. 75Table of the Day of the weeke, Planets, Angells & their Seales. 76Names of the 4 Seasons 77Angells of the 4 Seasons 77Angells of the Head of the Signe of the 4 Seasons 78Names of the Earth in the 4 Seasons 78Names of the Sun & Moon in the 4 Seasons 79Briefe table on the sequence of writing the Names in order 80Angels & SpiritsA Table of Hebrew Names of the 7 Angells set over the 7 Planets. 82Spirits of each of the 7 Planets. 835 Angels & their offices or officiall Names 83How long each of the 7 Planetary Angels rules the world 84Things proper to be done in each houre of the Planets. 84Angels & Spirits of the 12 Signs 85Angells of the 28 Mansions of the Moon 867. An Experiment of Askariell in a glass or cristall 87Fumigations & IncensesOf Fumigations, Unguents, Collyries & Unctions causing Apparitions 90A Fumigation for all 7 Angells together 92A Table of the Fumigations for every Planet & Planetary hour 93To Consecrate the Fumigation 94Fumigations of Divers sorts 94SpiritsTo gather Spirits together presently 95To make Spirits dread thee & to see Secret Things 95To Call all kinds of Spirits that you wilt 95To have might to binde & loose Spirits 95Another ointment to see Spirits 96To see Spirits in the ayre 96To have friendship of a Prince of Spirits of the Ayre 96To hide Treasure 97Of the power & vertue of Fumigations, Sacrifices & Unctions 98When best to compound Fumigations 101By what means does fumigation cause spirits to appear with bodys 101What the Spirits appearing in this world are, according to Hermes 102To gather Spirits of the ayre together 103Visions, Oracles, Fumigations, Images, etc.For a Vision, in the night 103Men shall see Visions. 105Directions for receiving an Oracle or Vision 105To make the Ring of ' for receiving an Oracle or true dreame 106A Ring of ! for an Oracle 107Another way to receive a true Oracle by the image of the Planets 107Metalls, trees, stones and herbs of each of the 7 Planets 108Making of the Images of the Planets 110To know when any degree of any Signe will come to the Ascendant 112For an Oracle or true Dreame. 1148. Another true Experiment for a vision in thy sleepe 117Mansions of the MoonHow to worke by the 28 Mansions 117What the 28 Mansions of the Moon are 129A Table of the 28 Mansions of the Moon 129Decembers Observations (an insert) 132Table of Houses for London, 1644 January-December 133Table of Terms of the Planets 145Simple SpellsTo drive away & consume Locust & Wormes 146To drive away Serpents, Dragons, & all creeping things & wild beasts 146To drive away wolves, foxes and cats 147That haile fall not in a place where you wouldest not have it fall 147That the ! appear & shyne forth openly on thee 147To quench fire burning a house 148That a thiefe enter not into thy house 148Magical RingsRings of the 7 Planets but for other purposes 149This Ring of the ! for honour and a swift horse 149The Ring of the ; for waterworks, fighting ships & trees bearing fruit 150The Ring of % for castles & kings doing battle 151The Ring of # for skill at all kinds of play, favour of Lords & Judges 151The Ring of & for profit & delivering out of thrall 152The Ring of $ for love & favour of men and women 152The Ring of ' for binding tongues & slanderous speeche 152Characters of the Angels called by the Rings according to the days 153A Table of this Book (the original Contents table) 155Bibliography 161Index 169"

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