THE
GRIMOIRE OF HONORIUS:
THE IRWIN
MANUSCRIPT (100 copies only)
Full
colour facsimile of the unique manuscript copied by F.G.Irwin circa 1868. Hand
bound in reptile embossed material with bright emerald green silk, title label,
title gilt to spine.
An exceptional example of a
fully preserved black magic text reproduced in full.
Irwin was a member of the
secret ‘Society of Eight’ a small esoteric group that connected the early
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
The process of the first part
is one of gaining ascendancy over the rebellious spirits deputising authority
over the infernal daemons. This authority can be invoked by the magician so
that various daemons may be summoned
and compelled to provide service. The
most conjurations appear for Lucifer though a great range of daemonic names are
given. This approach is by not unique in grimoire literature and may represent
a proto-gnostic response to Christian orthodoxy.