5 Mysterious Books about Magic, Curses and Charms of Antiquity

In ancient times, the use of magic, spells, and prayers was developed throughout the cultures of the world. We were even recorded in magic books handed down through the generations. Here are five manuscripts to help us better understand the ancient magical world.

1. The Book of the Shaman Abramelin, The Esoteric Magic of Kabbalistic Knowledge

The book of the Shaman Abramelin is written in the form of a novel or autobiography by a man known as Abraham. Abraham was a German-Jewish who lived between the 14th and 15th centuries. Abramelin’s book is about the transmission of Abraham’s magical knowledge and Kabbalistic knowledge to his son, Lamech, and the story of how he possessed such knowledge.

In Egypt Abraham met the Mage Abramelin, Abramelin is said to have later taught Abraham Kabbalistic magic and gave him two manuscripts to copy. Featured in Esoteric Magic is an elaborate ritual known as the “Feast of Abramelin”, which is said to allow the magician to gain knowledge and converse with his “Guardian Angel”, as well as the Devil. The manuscript was later used in…