The Art of Drawing Spirits Into Crystals: The Doctrine of Spirits

by Johannes Trithemius, Francis Barrett (Translator), Tarl Warwick (Editor)

Trithemius is best known for his hidden writing- the infamous Steganographia, but his other works, including this short grimoire on the use of crystals in summoning celestial spirits, are no less potent. Through the use of a simple wand, pedestal, lamen, and a polished and clear crystal, Trithemius states that it is possible to manifest and converse with celestial forces and to constrain them through the use of simple invocation and prayer.

Genres: Occult, Magic, Magick

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 11, 2013

About the author

Johannes Trithemius (1 February 1462 – 13 December 1516), born Johann Heidenberg, was a German Benedictine abbot and a polymath who was active in the German Renaissance as a lexicographer, chronicler, cryptographer, and occultist.

Reviews

[JV · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet. It would be fairly difficult to acquire the materials to recreate the rituals, but it was still a fun read.