The Three Books of Solomon The King: The Key of Solomon the King, The Lesser Key of Solomon & The Testament of Solomon

The Three Books of Solomon the King brings together the foundational texts of Solomonic magic: The Key of Solomon the King, The Lesser Key of Solomon, and The Testament of Solomon. Attributed to the biblical King Solomon, these works stand at the center of the Western occult and mystical tradition, uniting ritual, theology, and ancient symbolic knowledge within one comprehensive edition.The Key of Solomon the King was first translated into English by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers in 1889. Drawn from medieval Latin and Italian manuscripts of the Clavicula Salomonis, it outlines precise methods of purification, consecration, and invocation. Its system of planetary correspondences, talismans, and divine names became the cornerstone of ceremonial magic and later influenced many Hermetic and Rosicrucian traditions.The Lesser Key of Solomon, or Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis, emerged from seventeenth-century manuscripts and was brought into English circulation at the turn of the twentieth century. It is divided into five sections, the most famous being the Goetia, which catalogs seventy-two spirits said to have been bound and commanded by King Solomon. This manual provides sigils, invocations, and ritual procedures for the structured evocation of spirits within a sacred framework of divine authority.The Testament of Solomon was translated by Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare in 1898 from an ancient Greek text. It presents a mythic narrative in which Solomon converses with the spirits he commands through a ring given by God. The work blends early Jewish and Christian mysticism, combining theological reflection with magical symbolism, and offers insight into how ancient thinkers conceived of power, obedience, and divine wisdom.This edition reproduces the English translations by Mathers (1854–1918) and Conybeare (1856–1924). All texts are unabridged and carefully formatted for clarity. The Three Books of Solomon the King serves as a complete reference for scholars, historians, and students of the occult who wish to study the original structure of Solomonic magic in its authentic form. Read more