The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts;Including the Rites and Mysteries of Goetic Theurgy, Sorcery, and Infernal Necromancy, also the Rituals of Black - Arthur Edward Waite - Bog

An exhaustive guide to the occult, featuring passages on folklore, occultist history, and magic ceremony.
First published in 1898, The Book of Black Magic and Pacts contains a large number of magic spells and occult writings taken from a variety of sources. This volume is one of the greatest overviews of the occult. Written by Arthur Edward Waite, influential scholarly mystic and co-creator of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck.

The contents of this volume feature:
- The Literature of Ceremonial Magic
- The Antiquity of Magical Rituals
- The Rituals of Transcendental Magic
- The Rituals of Black Magic
- The Initial Rites and Ceremonies
- Concerning the Descending Hierarchy
- The Mysteries of Infernal Evocation According to the Grand Grimoire
- The Method of Honorius
- Miscellaneous and Minor Processes
- Concerning Infernal Necromancy