#129 - The Grimoire Encyclopaedia with David Rankine

Summary

In this episode, David Rankine explores the complexities of Solomonic magic, discussing the importance of consecration before rituals and the potential forgery of the Armadel grimoire. He sheds light on the dedication and effort required for successful conjuring practices. Listeners will gain insights into Rankine's comprehensive work, 'The Grimoire Encyclopaedia', and its significance in esoteric studies.

Key takeaways

• 1Importance of consecrating everything before performing magic rituals.
• 2Discussion on whether the Armadel grimoire is a forgery.
• 3David Rankine's background as an esoteric researcher and magician.
• 4Insights from Rankine's tome, 'The Grimoire Encyclopaedia'.
• 5Preparation required for hours of work during first-time conjuring.

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Transcript excerpt

Once you have experienced a genuine spirit contact from a conjuration, it changes you, it changes your perceptions forever. It becomes a matter of certainty, not faith, in your magic. Salutations listeners and welcome back to Glitch Bottle, the podcast where we uncork the uncommon in magic, mysticism and the generally misunderstood. Today, we are going deep into the Grimoire Encyclopedia with author, researcher and magician, David Rankin. We certainly find ourselves in a grimoire-ic renaissance in recent years. We have freshly translated grimoires resurrected from their vellum slumber in archives across the world. But with so many grimoires and books of magic floating around, one might wonder, can I explore the grimoires comprehensively? How do you even go about comparing all the magical tools, the names of spirits and more from one grimoire to another? What actually makes conjuration work? Well, this in-depth exploration, analysis and cataloging of the grimoire tradition is reflected in David Rankin's latest giant tome from Haitian press, The Grimoire Encyclopedia, a work of magical scholarship that includes 100 chapters on individual grimoires and important books spanning hundreds of years. It also includes 16 huge appendixes and a massive spirit catalog. And David Rankin is one of the best people to ask about all of these issues because he's an author, an esoteric researcher and magician who lives in Weston-Super-Mare, England, with his partner, artist and tattooist Rosa Laguna. He's been making major contributions to the modern occult revival since the 1980s through lectures, workshops, presentations, articles and books. And David's esoteric expertise covers a wide range of topics, including the Western esoteric traditions, especially the Kabbalah, the grimoire tradition, Graco-Egyptian magic and ceremonial magic, as well as British folklore and European mythology. ...

Excerpt from Glitch Bottle, Jan 31, 2023. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.