The Art of Cyprian’s Mirror of Four Kings: An Early Modern Experiment of Cyprianic Conjuration

by Alexander Cummins, S. Aldarnay (Illustrator)

The Art of Cyprian, found in MS Sloane 3850, contains instructions for the construction and use of a magic mirror attributed Saint Cyprian of Antioch. Along with the preparation of the mirror itself – which includes making and consecrating a particular ink for drafting certain figures of Solomon – come instructions detailing a conjuration of the ‘four worthy princes of the earth’, including a special appeal to the King of the East as their primus inter pares, and a dismissal of these same ‘four kings of the four parts of the world’. In this Guide to the Underworld, Alexander Cummins illuminates further Cyprianic dimensions of these directional courts of the various cardinal kings and their messenger-king attendants in the grimoiric corpus.

64 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2021

About the author

Dr Alexander Cummins, Ph.D. (History, University of Bristol; M.A., History, University of Leeds), is a consultant, poet, diviner and historian. He approaches ritual, divination, and sorcery both as a long-term practitioner and a historian of early modern magic. Dr Cummins has worked as a professional diviner for over a decade: in cafés and bars, at gatherings and festivals, and of course on the internet. He also provides training, workshops, and coaching in many aspects of magical theory and practice. Originally from the Midlands in the UK, Al now lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their vast expanse of cat.

Reviews

[Kathleen]

Fascinating and useful

I found this book fascinating and useful. The workings can be done fairly easily, unlike so many similar books with workings that seem all but impossible to reproduce. I'm excited to try these methods.