[Judaic] "The book of Secrets" - or - "The Book of Amulets." A Jewish magical manual that has circulated in a number of versions, including a manuscript found among the documents of the Cairo Genizah. The text found in the Geniza is fragmentary, but other parts have been recovered and a larger text reconstructed. Elements of the book were published in 1701 as part of Sefer Raziel. The book attests that it was revealed to Noah by the angel Raziel. The book then passed through the generations of worthy until it became Solomon's most prized book of magic. Sefer Ha-Razim is mostly focused on power that can be derived from astrological forces. It is divided into seven sections, mirroring the seven days of creation and the seven heavens. It describes in great details the hosts of heavens, the angelic commanders, and their powers. It also delineates the twelve months, their zodiacs, governing angels, and the like. It is particularly interested in the power of the sun as a numinous source o...
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