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appeared to him and extracted a promise that he would keep the text hidden from the unworthy and the wicked, after which he was able to read it plainly. Iohé Grevis then placed a spell on the book that the unworthy, the unwise or those who did not fear God would not attain the desired effect from any
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does not mention the signature of the 72 spirits constrained by King
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La véritable magie noire ou Le secret des secrets. Manuscrit trouvé à Jerusalem, dans le sépulcre de
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Elaborate preparations are necessary, and each of the numerous items used in the operator's "experiments" must be constructed of the appropriate materials obtained in the prescribed manner, at the appropriate
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manuscripts. This one is identified as "The Great
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time, marked with a specific set of magical symbols, and blessed with its own specific words. All substances needed for the magic drawings and
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