The Book of the Dead, c. 1500 B.C.
A collection of Egyptian invocations and spells.
Malleus Mallificorum (The Hammer of the Witches), 1486
A handbook for the persecution of witches, written by two Dominican monks, Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger.
The Golden Asses, 1566
Lucius Apuleius’ tale of magical transformation, translated from Latin by William Adlington.
The True and Faithful Relation of what passed between Doctor John Dee and some spirits, 1659
Communications with the spirit world in Enochian.
The Dogma and Ritual of Transcendent Magic, 1856
Eliphas Levi’s most important work.