S.L. MacGregor Mathers > Quotes

“This being true for the ordinary Universe, that all sense-impressions are
dependent on changes in the brain we must include illusions, which are after all
sense-impressions as much as “realities” are, in the class of “phenomena dependent
on brain-changes.”
― S.L. MacGregor Mathers, The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Lemegeton - Clavicula Salomonis Regis, Book 1

“Furthermore, I wish to make thee understand that God hath destined to each one of us a Spirit, which watches over us and takes care of our preservation; these are called Genii, who are elementary like us, and who are more ready to render service to those whose temperament is conformed to the Element which these Genii inhabit; for example, shouldest thou be of a fiery temperament, that is to say sanguine, thy genius would be fiery and submitted to the Empire of Baël.”
― S.L. MacGregor Mathers, The Key of Solomon the King: Clavicula Salomonis

“(12.) SITRI.--The Twelfth Spirit is Sitri. He is a Great Prince and appeareth at first with a Leopard's head and the Wings of a Gryphon, but after the command of the Master of the Exorcism he putteth on Human shape, and that very beautiful. He enflameth men with Women's love, and Women with Men's love; and causeth them also to show themselves naked if it be desired.”
― S.L. MacGregor Mathers, The Three Magical Books of Solomon

“Verily, since no experiments for converse with Spirits can be done without a Circle being prepared, whatsoever experiments therefore thou wishest to undertake for conversing with Spirits, therein thou must learn to construct a certain particular Circle; that being done surround that Circle with the Circle of Art for better caution and efficacy.”
― S.L. MacGregor Mathers, The Key of Solomon the King: Clavicula Salomonis

“There are different kinds of Spirits, according to the things over which they preside, some of them govern the Empyrean Heaven, others the Primum Mobilé, others the First and Second Crystalline, others the Starry Heaven; there are also Spirits of the Heaven of Saturn, which I call Saturnites; there are Jovial, Martial, Solar, Venerean, Mercurial, and Lunar Spirits; there are also (Spirits) in the Elements as well as in the Heavens, there are some in the Fiery Region, others in the Air, others in the Water, and others upon the Earth, which can all render service to that man who learns their nature, and knows how to attract them.”
― S.L. MacGregor Mathers, The Key of Solomon the King

“Furthermore, let the Master appoint his Disciples to carry the things necessary for the Art. The first shall bear the Censer, the Fire, and the Incense. The Second; the Book, the Paper, the Pens, the Ink, and the various Perfumes. The Third; the Knife, and the Sickle. The Master; the Staff, and the Wand.”
― S.L. MacGregor Mathers, The Key of Solomon the King: Clavicula Salomonis

“In order to properly carry out the greatest and most important Operations of the Art, various Instruments are necessary, as a Knife with a white hilt, another with a black hilt, a short Lance, wherewith to trace Circles, Characters, and other things.”
― S.L. MacGregor Mathers, The Key of Solomon the King: Clavicula Salomonis

“Having chosen a place for preparing and constructing the Circle…take thou the Sickle or Scimitar of Art and stick it into the centre of the place where the Circle is to be made; then take a cord of nine feet in length, fasten one end thereof unto the Sickle and with the other end trace out the circumference of the Circle, which may be marked either with the Sword or with the Knife with the Black hilt. Then within the Circle mark out four regions, namely, towards the East, West, South, and North, wherein place Symbols; and beyond the limits of this Circle describe with the Consecrated Knife or Sword another Circle, but leaving an open space therein towards the North whereby thou mayest enter and depart beyond the Circle of Art.”
― S.L. MacGregor Mathers, The Key of Solomon the King: Clavicula Salomonis