The complete illustrated grand grimoire, or the red dragon: interlinear edition, french to english

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5.0 out of 5 stars Molto importante e interessante - A very interesting and important book

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on 30 July 2020

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The Grand Grimoire has been completely re-analyzed and re-translated by Aaman Lamba with the help of the editor Arundell Overman and an excellent foreword by accomplished author and occultist Baal Kadmon. This new version includes extensive notes on every aspect of the operation and the author reconstructed the whole hierarchy of spirits with sigils, powers et cetera. This is a must not only for the occultists and the practicing magicians but also from a cultural, academic and anthropological standpoint.

Il Gran Grimorio è stato completamente rianalizzato e ritradotto in formato interlineare in questa nuova opera di Aaman Lamba, con l'aiuto del suo editor Arundell Overman e con un'eccellente prefazione del noto autore ed occultista Baal Kadmon. Nel libro l'intera operazione viene ricostruita, con tutti i sigilli e i poteri degli Spiriti, e ci sono molte note che spiegano ogni passaggio in modo preciso e puntuale. Un "must" non solo per Maghi e occultisti ma anche da un punto di vista culturale e antropologico. Consigliato.

5.0 out of 5 stars Molto importante e interessante - A very interesting and important book
Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on 30 July 2020

The Grand Grimoire has been completely re-analyzed and re-translated by Aaman Lamba with the help of the editor Arundell Overman and an excellent foreword by accomplished author and occultist Baal Kadmon. This new version includes extensive notes on every aspect of the operation and the author reconstructed the whole hierarchy of spirits with sigils, powers et cetera. This is a must not only for the occultists and the practicing magicians but also from a cultural, academic and anthropological standpoint.

Il Gran Grimorio è stato completamente rianalizzato e ritradotto in formato interlineare in questa nuova opera di Aaman Lamba, con l'aiuto del suo editor Arundell Overman e con un'eccellente prefazione del noto autore ed occultista Baal Kadmon. Nel libro l'intera operazione viene ricostruita, con tutti i sigilli e i poteri degli Spiriti, e ci sono molte note che spiegano ogni passaggio in modo preciso e puntuale. Un "must" non solo per Maghi e occultisti ma anche da un punto di vista culturale e antropologico. Consigliato.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Foundational book of magic from the 19th century.

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on 2 February 2020

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The Grand Grimoire is a foundational book of magic from the 19th century. This translation is the most accurate ever, and is presented with parallel French & English (some Italian) text. A comprehensive introduction covers the development of magic, the history of the grimoire, the witch trials & the Inquisition, the themes & key insights, and much more.

The complete translation of a contemporary novel that provides relevant social context to the grimoire is also included.

This edition incorporates the seals and images of the spirits of the Grand Grimoire, many never seen before. This will aid the magician in concentration and visualization of the spirits, so that they may be evoked for practical purposes. The grimoire describes the process of evoking and making pacts with Lucifuge Rofocale, the 'Infernal Prime Minister,’ who is above the hierarchy of twenty-six other spirits in this book. The grimoire also contains a process of necromancy and a collection of spells.

This is a comprehensive resource for scholars, occultists, practicing magicians, witches and wizards. It is a valuable work both for its historical value, and its magical use. Our introduction contains notes on the various items used in the Grimoire, such as the herb Verbena, the Bloodstone, the Blasting Rod, and the Magic Circle. We have identified the actual items referenced in the Grimoire, which will be a significant leap in scholarship and magical practice, and we believe, give this grimoire a reestablished significance in occult circles.

While numerous translations exist, as this book is in the public domain, we have not found any translations that have rigorously researched the terms and translated all parts of the content, from the interspersed Latin, Greek and the base French text. The authors are practicing magicians and researchers.

From the Foreword by Baal Kadmon, "The beauty of this translation is not only its accuracy, but also that it is in a clear interlinear format. This provides the reader with the opportunity to see the original text, side-by-side with the English translation, something that does not exist in any other edition of this text. This alone is an invaluable benefit to the reader. However, this is not a mere translation of the text. It is also groundbreaking in its scholarship. For centuries, certain items mentioned in the text were a mystery. Aaman and Arundell were able to decipher them, which is a historic achievement unto itself. Due to the nature of The Grand Grimoire, accuracy should be of the utmost importance to any Magician and Sorcerer who wishes to delve into the secrets and powers of this text. You, the reader, can rest assured that this is by far the most accurate rendition of this text to-date. I am confident that this book will be referenced for many years to come. I know I will certainly refer to it time and time again as I further my own research on the subject of Solomonic Magic."

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read, low quality images

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on 27 May 2020

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The book is very interesting, especially the additional info talking about the history of the tradition, the only problem is that most of the images in the book are really low quality, not really impossible to watch but you can find way better ones with a Google search. I don't know what happened, if they picked low quality ones, if a problem happened or what else but it's annoying.

1.0 out of 5 stars Péssima qualidade das imagens, em baixa resolução.

Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on 16 July 2022

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Péssima qualidade das imagens. Primeira vez que devolvo um livro comprado na Amazon

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 20 February 2020

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Very interesting and informative!